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.Shakethe purse to make sure all the coins have dropped out.This silently indicates that thepurse is now empty.Allow the purse to snap shut and place it at an angle in your jacket handkerchief pocketso that most of the purse is left protruding above the top edge of the pocket.Now seek out587Stunners-Plus! The Mental Magic of Larry Beckerthose bills that look fairly close to your force bill.Swap a dollar coin for each paper dollaryou purchase.When you re finished, openly hand the five bills to a nearby sixth spectatorand ask that she follow you back to the stage.Have the spectator stand to your right.Ask her to select any one of the five bills as soon asyou ve turned your head away.Then she is to place the remaining four bills in your righthand jacket pocket.Be sure that your head is turned away so that you cannot possibly seewhich bill she elects to keep.With your head still turned away, ask her to fold the remainingbill in half with the lighter side out.This, you explain is to make sure that GeorgeWashington can t see what s going on.Actually it s to make sure the serial numbers arehidden from view.Now ask the spectator to fold the bill in half again so that it s quarterfolded.Request that she tell you when this is done.When she indicates that she hasfinished folding the bill, turn towards the spectator.Retrieve the purse sticking out ofyour jacket pocket and hold it closed in the left hand.Ask for the folded bill, which youhold at your extreme fingertips.Open the purse to the secret compartment and openlyplace the folded bill inside.Now, as if an afterthought, hold the purse right under thespectator s nose and squeeze open the center compartment.Allow the spectator to peerinside as you ask,  Can you see your bill? Naturally, she ll say yes.This action accomplishestwo thing.It confirms the bill is in the purse.It also shows the spectator how to open thepurse by squeezing the spring-top between the thumb and first and second fingers.Thisis very important as you will now see.Ask the spectator to extend her hand, palm up.Place the purse, secret side down, on thepalm of the spectator s hand.Have the spectator sandwich the purse between the palmsof her hands.Pick up the drawing pad and take out your trusty marking pen.The onewith the serial number printed on the barrel.Appear to concentrate intently as you gazeat the spectators cupped hands.Proceed to write the serial number boldly on the pad.Naturally, you simply copy the number off the barrel of the pen in case you decided not tomemorize the number.Now, here comes the real work.Just gird your loins and do exactly as I say.I have neverfailed to get away with this devilish deceit.So just do it! Ask the spectator to  squeezeopen the purse and remove her bill.If you use the words,  squeeze open, you ll refreshher memory, subconsciously directing the manner in which she opens the purse.Remember,you showed the spectator how to open the purse just moments before.She ll squeeze thesprings and naturally the only thing that can open is the legitimate center compartmentof the purse.The bill the spectator removes is your force bill.Retrieve the purse andcasually pocket it.Now have the spectator open and read aloud the serial number on thebill as you record it directly beneath the one you just wrote.You ll receive a nice round ofapplause.I m sure you ll create many routines that revolve around the Becker Coin Purse.You canuse the five slips to determine where in the world the spectator imagines themselvesspending a well deserved vacation.You can switch any items small enough to beaccommodated in the purse.Just use your imagination.And let the purse do the rest.588Commercial Material - Ads & InstructionsAnother Bonus Effect using the Becker HoldoutThe performer invites three gentlemen to join him on stage.The volunteers are asked tostand behind the performer s table.The first spectator on the left is designated as the shuffler. The middle spectator is designated as the  cutter and the final spectator onthe right is designated as the  Security Guard. The performer removes a deck of playingcards from his pocket.The box has two rubber bands around it.Under one of the rubberbands is a folded sheet of paper.The performer removes one of the rubber bands, opensthe box and removes the deck of cards.The cards are handed to the  shuffler to examineand shuffle to his heart s content.As he is mixing the cards, the performer removes thesecond rubber band and places the folded sheet of paper inside the empty card box.Theperformer retrieves the deck of cards and asks the  cutter if he has any idea what his jobis? The  cutter, the performer explains, is in charge of cutting the deck.The cards areplaced on the table in front of the second spectator (the  cutter ).First, the spectator cutsoff approximately two thirds of the deck and places it to the right of the remaining third [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]