Start by watching this; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEC9l-FTKgo it's our old friend BobC about a million years ago, working some kind of retirement community or something? It is however an illustration of the diary trick, which is what we will be discussing today. I won't be going into detail about presentation, just watch the so called master, and I'm sure you'll get the idea. I will suggest that you do include the blah blah about cards, as it really fits in with the whole theme, and kind of justify the diary. If you want more info try this link; http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4363177564957181730# it has Bob's whole story and more on the video. With that, lets get back to the diary effect.
So in a previous post I told that mr. mindreader did a thing with a pocket diary that was old and outdated. I figure that since he has seen fit to trash a fellow performer on some forums and behind the scenes, it might be a good idea to share the methoud to the trick. Well the tricks works on a a variation of the "Koran deck" principal. This is nothing more than to have the same card repeated a number of times in a deck so that only one of those cards can be chosen. A force of one of those cards is the basic premise at work. In the diary trick, you have two diaries one even one odd. In the even diary on every even date is placed one of your force cards in a rotation. Lets take April as an example, on the first would be an indifferent card. On the second would be a force card in my case its the 2 of spades. On the third an indifferent card. the forth another force card in my case the 3 of spades. Followed by another indifferent card on the fith. Then a force card for the sixth the four of spades. Another indifferent card for the seventh with a force card for the eight the five of spades.
The force cards are continued on every even date in the even date book for the whole month beginning with the 2 of spades, and beginning a new every month there after. What this does is allow you to know what the card is without the spectator saying it. How? Say the spectator says June 22. You would look up Say September 22 while showing the diary and how there is a different card on each date. The same sequence is followed in the odd date book, except the force cards fall on the odd datets. They are of course the same 4 force cards, the 2,3.4, and 5 of spades. The reson these cards are used is because they can be easily recognized easaly.
Once both diary are completed depending on what date is called one of the force cards can be produced. So just to be clear, say the spectator calls for the date June 21 we would go to say Nov 21 as we show the diary to have a different card at each date. Obviously the only diary would be the odd diary we remove. If should also be obvious that the only diary the audience is aware of is the one you pull out. Another thing about the diarys that it's the type that shows a week at a glance with 3 days on the left side and four on the right.
All That's left is to reveal the card from your prediction place. You can just have the 4 cards "indexed" in your 4 pants pockets. Or you can use double envelopes in a Himber wallet. Or just have 4 Jumbo cards in your jacket in one pocket using the step system "short cuts". Whatever you decide the trick is the same. Well there it is the famous Diary trick all wrapped up for your amusement. I know not really worth anything since you need two diarys which are out of date anyway. Some people seem to like it (mostly magicians) and so it's presented here for you, my readers. Here is another Video of BobC much older, performing it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTe_B5ScOKo&feature=related
Remember that soon I will be reviewing "Seance" by BobC after which I will be describing some of the effects. Till then, good thoughts and remember this is an entertainment blog full of satire and personal opinions.
