What’s with the Ring Thing?
Posted on September 9th, 2008 by John
WE’VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE EMAIL as to what is the ring effect that is portrayed in the heading of “Come a Little Closer”. Well, it’s something I’ve done for the past ten years. It’s not brilliant magic but it’s been the perfect banquet table crasher that gets attention and quickly signals that magic is about to happen.
It’s a routine that I devised on a very basic idea that I bought from an American dealer and I believe it was originated many years ago by Bob McCallister. It’s a series of quite impossible ring on/off a cord moves, no knots just the ring melting on and off , and I devised a few extra moves including throwing the ring through the air to pass onto the cord!
The ring that I sell is chrome (together with the cord and the gimmick) but I had a jeweller gold plate mine which allowed me to go up to a table, apologise for the interruption and say that a gold wedding ring has been found in the restaurant and does it belong to anyone on the table. As you are dressed in dinner jacket they usually think you’re part of the management. After denials and jokes you then produce the large gold ring and say “Then I take it this ring doesn’t belong to anyone on this table” Immediately you get a laugh and a response as you say “I’m kidding – this is my wife’s ring – she came from a big family!”
Immediately they know that some entertainment is about to follow and the ice is broken. This has been a winner for me for years both in mix and mingle and on tables. You’ll find it listed on this site under the name of “Staggering” and many magicians have incorporated it into the programme.
We have an offer whereby if you purchase the low priced package of all five effects listed in the KISS programme, we’ll include the full script of gags and funnies that I’ve used with the routine over the years. Why not check out “Staggering” now. The demo will show a small selection of moves without the patter but it will give you some idea. An effect proven by performance.
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