The Blurb
THE LONG & SHORT OF IT is not a card trick.
THE LONG & SHORT OF IT is not a coin trick.
THE LONG & SHORT OF IT is David Regal’s magical explosion of the classic boomerang illusion, a complete performance piece packed with amazement and amusement, suitable for all ages. Laughs and gasps combine as pieces of wood appear to change size in ever more intriguing colorful combinations.
An elegant burgundy sack contains four brightly-painted pieces of custom-crafted wood. The theme of the routine can be tailored to one’s audience:
– A demonstration of audience hypnosis
– A reenactment of the time you taught kindergartners
– A look at poor quality control
– The reason you failed geometry
– The miracle of “adjustable wood”
– The power of suggestion
– What happened when you tried to assemble that thing from IKEA
Or even…
– The techniques behind Classical Architecture (Regal’s routine)
THE LONG & SHORT OF IT adds elements to the classic prop that are doorways to comic opportunity and magical mayhem. It’s three minutes of fun, overflowing with moments of astonishment – that’s THE LONG & SHORT OF IT.
Jheff's Guide
WHAT IT IS:
Effect with Props
HOW ACCURATE OR COMPLETE THE AD COPY IS:
It’s accurate enough.
SET-UP AND RE-SET:
David Regal suggests a starting set-up for the four pieces, but you can use your own. More importantly, it’s just the four pieces, which are not gimmicked in any way, and the bag to keep them in, so there’s really no set-up or re-set.
SUITABLE VENUES:
Close-up, Internet
JHEFF’S JUDGMENT:
Even though you can work the premise of an optical illusion into a mental routine, this is not really something that you will fool people with. It is simply an incredibly amusing piece of business that, as I said, is just fun to perform and fun for the audience. If you’re looking for a routine like this to add some variety into your repertoire, then you will enjoy performing this.