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harris Inner circle Harris Deutsch 8812 Posts |
Funny story I tell at times at shows...
I had to go to a shoe repair shop to get a larger strap. (the one for between the legs) I had gained so much weight that I had more trouble getting into the jacket than out of the jacket. WW joke add on... Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and wei (cottage cheese I think) along came a spider and sat down beside her and said you've used up all your points for today. ww is of course weight watchers.... Harris
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
I also utilize a version of the Kellar rope tie but performed behind the back. very easy to do with a 3 foot peice of rope and a lot you can do for various presnetations. It can be a very fun and interactive routine and one that can and does get a lot of great response.
It gives you a nice time to be able to do patter as you are being tied up and you can then use music as you make your escape. Kyle
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Mr. Woolery Inner circle Fairbanks, AK 2149 Posts |
I'd do the chain escape. You can also use terms like "the chains of sin" for another presentation of the same effect.
The chain escape is simple to make from parts at the hardware store, fairly baffling when you get out even though someone else chianed you up, and it can play as big as you can make it play. I can't personally think of a reason I'd want to do an escape, but if I did, this is the escape I'd do. -Patrick |
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themagiciansapprentice Inner circle Essex, UK 1381 Posts |
Since Easter, I do an escape routine for older kids, based on comedy
(1) Biscuit (rabbit puppet) does a chain escape, well drops chain on floor from hat ("Realm of the Rabbit") (2) I use Houdini shackles covered in a silk and keep escaping one hand at a time to reposition the silk; (3) assistant decides I need to be placed in a strait-jacket David Ginn did a stait-jacket escape against the clock about 18 years ago. Either he escaped in 2 1/2 minutes or his wife's favourite silk, in a frame inside a grocery bag, got a spike through it. This added to the magic / humour. I now working out a few ideas of my own.
Have wand will travel! Performing children's magic in the UK for Winter 2014 and Spring 2015.
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Julie Inner circle 3943 Posts |
An easy solution is to check the rack toy section in Walgreens etc. for a set of real looking handcuffs that are designed to be opened without a key. As I recall these can be had for $4-$5. Whatta deal!
Julie |
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bradymc Regular user Allen, TX 111 Posts |
Here's what I created for about $14 with parts from Lowes. It's a stainless steel chain with 2 shackles and a Masterlock.
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Bill Abbott Veteran user 351 Posts |
Brady,
My friend Anthony Lindan has a very funny and interactive escape routine you can see here: http://www.billabbottmagic.com/public/IS......ProID=21 It truly is the best of all worlds (IMO). It's a straight jacket escape, shackle escape, works close-up and completely surrounded, it plays huge and fits in a briefcase. I've seen him perform for family audiences and kill with it. For a birthday party you could either have parents/adults hold the curtain, or you could crouch/kneel and have two kids hold the curtain. Cheers Bill Abbott |
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bradymc Regular user Allen, TX 111 Posts |
Bill - that's a great routine, looks very entertaining, and easily adaptable to any situation, but I'm not too sure I'd trust a couple of kids with the curtain raising/lowering. I keep envisioning a curtain being dropped too soon!
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Bill Abbott Veteran user 351 Posts |
Brady,
I've seen Anthony do this where the assistants actually peek into the curtain during the routine, and it brought the house down. Very funny scenario. The routine can be structured so the volunteers 'rehearse' the up and down action of the curtain before the routine, and the physical positions of the jacket and the shackles takes very little time to get into. There is audience management, undoubtedly, but nothing out of the ordinary IMO, especially for a kids show. Cheers Bill |
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bradymc Regular user Allen, TX 111 Posts |
As a follow up to this...
I performed this escape twice on Monday. The 1st performance went as planned, but in the second I was asked to be a part of a skit. The flow went like this: The story was started, then interrupted for me to get a volunteer to help chain me up, then the story continued using other children as characters in the story. Basically after about several minutes of story time, I began to perspire. Perspiration and this escape don't mix very well when you've put yourself at the mercy of the pace someone else decides to go at. Lesson learned. I think I'll wear wristbands as "protection" for my wrists next time. |
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