Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolics 2003
Obie O'Brien (The Head Forker)
Starting the festivities for
FFFF 2003 (Day 4).
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OBIE INTRODUCING THE MORNING LECTURER
1997 FISM WINNER BORIS WILD.
THE BORIS WILD LECTURE.
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ON THE LEFT IS BORIS STARTING THE LECTURE AND ON THE RIGHT HE CALLS ON HIS FIRST ASSISTANT.
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ON THE LEFT IS BORIS BEING ASSISTED BY DON VOLTZ AND ON THE RIGHT BY SCOTT WELLS.
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ABOVE YOU CAN SEE BORIS HAVING SOME FUN WITH TONY ECON. BORIS WAS USING A HOOTERS DECK AND WHEN BORIS ASKED TONY TO TAKE A CARD HE TOOK THE HOLE DECK. IT TOOK A LITTLE PRODDING TO CONVINCE TONY TO RELEASE THE DECK.
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ON THE LEFT ASSISTING BORIS WITH A CARD EFFECT IS MARK DE SOUZA AND ON THE RIGHT IS TONY ENG DOING THE SAME.
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OBIE INTRODUCING OUR AFTERNOON LECTURER
DAVID STONE.
THE DAVID STONE LECTURE.
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ON THE LEFT IS DAVID ADDRESSING THE CROWD AND ON THE RIGHT FROM A BALLOON HE PRODUCES A BOTTLE OF WINE.
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ON THE LEFT DAVID DOES SOME OF HIS GREAT COIN WORK WHILE ON THE RIGHT HE PERFORMS SOME UNIQUE CIGARETTE ROUTINES.
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ON THE LEFT IS DAVID BEING ASSISTED BY PETER TAPPEN AND ON THE RIGHT HE FINDS A SELECTED CARD.
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ON THE LEFT, AFTER MAKING A MESS OF OBIE'S TABLE AND MY CLOSE-UP PAD, DAVID PRAYS FOR FORGIVNESS. ON THE RIGHT AFTER THE PRAYER DAVID IS SEEN CLEANING UP AFTER HIMSELF WITH A MINI-VAC.
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AFTER THE CLEAN UP DAVID DOES SOME HOT STUFF WITH A FIRE WALLET. ON THE RIGHT THE HOT STUFF IS IN THE MAGAZINE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MAGAZINE WAS FROM HOOTER'S BUT FROM THE PICTURES IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN!
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ON THE LEFT IS DAVID HAVING JEAN LUC DUPONT SELECT A PLAYING CARD. DAVID APPEARS TO BE USING WHAT LOOKS LIKE FRENCH SIGN LANGUAGE. ON THE RIGHT DAVID HAS FOUND JEAN'S CARD ON HIS SEAT.
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IN THIS PICTURE, AFTER DOING THE STRAW THROUGH THROAT, DAVID IS SHOWING ROGER KLAUSE THAT HIS MOUTH IS EMPTY.
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OBIE INTRODUCING PHIL WILLMARTH OUR MC FOR THE THIRD FORMAL SHOW
THE THIRD FORMAL SHOW.
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ON THE LEFT PHIL WILLMARTH TAKES THE HELM AS MC AND INTRODUCES ON THE RIGHT TYLER ERICKSON WHO IS BEING ASSISTED BY ROY COTTEE AND JOHN MINTZ. TYLER DID A CLEVER ONE COIN ROUTINE.
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ABOVE IS PHILLIP YOUNG WHO DID I BELIEVE THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE HAT FROM HARE AT A FFFF CONVENTION. HE ALSO DID SOME GREAT CARD WORK.
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ABOVE IS ALLAN NACKAN DOING SOME HOT STUFF WITH CARDS AND A BUSINESS CARD MONTE. HE WAS ASSISTED BY MEIR YEDID.
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ON THE LEFT IS GARRETT THOMAS COVERING HIS CRITICAL ANGLES WHILE ON THE RIGHT HE DOES SOME FINGER RING WORK THAT IF I SAW IT ON VIDEO I WOULD SWEAR WAS DONE WITH TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY.
YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS ONE TO BELIEVE IT!
GARRETT ALSO DID THE RUBICK'S CUBE PUZZLE.
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ON THE LEFT IS ROLANDO SANTOS AND ON THE RIGHT ROLANDO BEING ASSISTED BY TRIXIE BOND IN A CARD EFFECT THAT I BELIEVE WAS CALLED HANDSOM JACK.
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ON THE LEFT IS RYAN SWIGERT AND ON THE RIGHT RYAN USES A UNIQUE METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ASSISTANT. HE HAS THE GROUP PLAY THE CHILDRENS GAME LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN TO TRAP TWO ASSISTANTS.
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ON THE LEFT ARE THE TWO ASSISTANTS THAT WERE CHOSEN IN THE LONDON BRIDGE GAME. THEY ARE MARK DE SOUZA AND MEIR YEDID. ON THE RIGHT POSING FOR A PHOTO MOMENT AS THE TUNE MY LITTLE TEA POT PLAYS IS MEIR.
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ABOVE AND ON THE LEFT IS CAMILE GHASTINE WHILE ON THE RIGHT CAMILE IS BEING ASSISTED IN A CARD EFFECT BY PIET FORTON.
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ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT IS PHIL MESSINA DOING A FOUR ACE CARD EFFECT. ON THE RIGHT IS PHIL HOLDING TRIXIE BOND'S HAND.
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ABOVE IS TONY ENG DOING A VERY ENTERTAINING CARD TO BOX ROUTINE AND BEING ASSISTED BY JENNY.
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JACK CHANCELLOR ABOVE IS BEING ASSISTED IN A MOVING HOLE CARD ROUTINE BY MEIR YEDID.
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RICHARD HATCH IS SEEN ABOVE DOING A CLASSIC IN MAGIC
THE CUPS AND BALLS.
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ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT IS NICHOLAS ANTHONY AND ON THE RIGHT NICHOLAS IS BEING ASSISTED BY HOWIE SCHWARZMAN.
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THE CLOSER FOR THE THIRD FORMAL SHOW WAS PABLO KUSNETZOFF FROM BUENOS AIRES. ON THE RIGHT PABLO HAS ROGER KLAUSE HELP HIM WITH A CARD EFFECT. OFF CAMERA IS MARK DE SOUZA WHO CALLED OUT A CARD AND PABLO TOLD ROGER THE NUMBER LOCATION OF THE NAMED CARD IN THE DECK THAT ROGER WAS HOLDING. THE KICKER WAS THE FACT THAT THE DECK WAS A BORROWED ONE FROM THE AUDIENCE.
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OBIE STARTING THE FOURTH FORMAL SHOW AND THE LAST SCHEDULED EVENT OF FFFF 2003.
THE FOURTH FORMAL SHOW.
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BEFORE WE START THE SHOW LETS HONOR OUR GUEST OF HONOR MEIR YEDID. TO THE LEFT IS OBIE AND PAT PAGE INTRODUCING MEIR. ON THE RIGHT MEIR RECEIVES HIS FIRST OF MANY GIFTS FROM MARV LEVENTHAL.
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ABOVE PHIL WILLMARTH IS SEEN ON THE LEFT GIVING MEIR THE FFFF BUNNY INVITATION PLAQUE AS A GIFT. ON THE RIGHT OBIE GIVES MEIR ANOTHER PLAQUE (GIFT).
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TO THE LEFT GIVING YET ANOTHER GIFT TO MEIR IS HERB ZARROW. THE GIFT THIS TIME WAS A BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL WAND. ON THE RIGHT MEIR IS SEEN WITH HIS NEW AND WELL DESERVED TREASURES.
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ABOVE MEIR PERFORMES SOME GREAT CARD ROUTINES.
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NEXT WITH KNIFE IN HAND MEIR DOES SOME OF HIS FINGER VANISHES.
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FREDERIC SHARK IS SEEN ABOVE DOING A UNIQUE COCKTAIL SET ROUTINE.
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ERIC DE CAMPS IS SEEN ABOVE DOING A PAPER RESTORATION ON THE LEFT AND ON THE RIGHT ERIC SHOWS ROGER KLAUSE DEAN'S BOX.
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ON THE LEFT ERIC IS AGAIN SEEN DOING THE PAPER RESTORATION AND ON THE RIGHT HE PERFORMES DEAN'S BOX.
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ABOVE DAVID STONE IS SEEN DOING SOME OF HIS GREAT COIN WORK. HE WAS ALSO VOTED THIS YEARS MVP.
HEY DAVID GREAT JOB.
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HERE WE SEE DAVID STONE STARTING ONE OF HIS WILD CARD ROUTINES.
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AT THE FINISH OF THE CARD ROUTINE THE SELECTED CARD WAS FOUND AT THE END OF DAVID'S CANE (CARD STAB).
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YOU JUST CAN'T DESCRIBE THE END OF DAVID'S SHOW SO I WILL JUST POST THE PICTURE AND LET YOUR MIND WONDER WHAT WAS GOING ON!
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DON'T ASK!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT IF YOU MUST KNOW ASK HOWIE.
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ABOVE IS GOLD CUPS WINNER OSCAR MUNOZ ADDRESSING THE AUDIENCE.
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ON THE LEFT OSCAR IS PERFORMING A STIFF ROPE BIT AND ON THE RIGHT A SILK ROUTINE.
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ABOVE OSCAR IS SEEN PERFORMING A GREAT BILLIARD BALL ACT.
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TO THE LEFT JOHN CARNEY IS DOING A ZONE ZERO (ANDRUS) ROUTINE WHILE ON THE RIGHT HE PERFORMS A COINS TO HAT.
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ABOVE JOHN CAN BE SEEN DOING A SHRINKING CARDS BIT.
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ABOVE ROCCO DOES PRETZEL MAGIC. NO THATS NOT A TYPO, HE IN FACT DID A FULL PRETZEL ACT. ROCCO DIDN'T YOUR MOTHER TELL YOU NOT TO PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD?
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ROCCO GETTING FIRED UP DOING A RED, WHITE AND BLUE PRODUCTION.
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ABOVE ROCCO DOES A THROW STREAMER PRODUCTION FOR HIS FINISH.
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ABOVE AND ON THE LEFT NICHOLAS EINHORN DOES A WINE BOTTLE FROM BALLOON. ON THE RIGHT HE GET A LITTLE HOT.
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TO THE LEFT NICHOLAS CAN BE SEEN LEVITATING AND ON THE RIGHT HE PUTS A SELECTED CARD IN THE SEALED WINE BOTTLE.
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WILD MAN BOB SHEETS ABOVE IS SEEN GETTING READY TO PERFORMING CUBA LIBRA.
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IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE CUBA LIBRA ROUTINE YOU SHOULD BOOK BOB JUST FOR THAT ROUTINE ALONE.
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LAST YEARS MVP PERSON WAS HENRY EVANS. HERE HENRY IS PERFORMING A CARD ON ROPE ROUTINE FOR MEIR.
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ON THE LEFT HENRY IS PERFORMING A CARD EFFECT FOR JOHN MINTZ TO THE LEFT AND RICHARD LEVIN ON THE RIGHT. IN THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT HENRY ENDS HIS SPOT ON THE EVENING SHOW WITH A GOODBYE WAVE.
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ABOVE VENTRILOQUIST MIKE ROBINSON TAKES THE STAGE WITH HIS ASSISTANT IN THE TRUNK. I TRIED THAT WITH MY ASSISTANT ONCE AND I WOUND UP IN THE TRUNK. ON THE RIGHT THE LETS GET OBIE ROUTINE STARTS.
HEY OBIE; TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS PICTURE. WITH THE MOUSE MOVE THE CURSOR OVER THE PICTURE AND "BOOM" YOU GOT IT!
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BEBEL ABOVE IS BEING ASSISTED BY ROY COTTEE. BEBEL IS A STREET PERFORMER FROM FRANCE WHO DOES SOME SUPER FINGER FLICKING.
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THE ABOVE ROUTINE OF DAVE WILLIAMSON SHOULD BE WATCHED. YES PUN INTENDED. IF YOU LOOK AT DAVE'S WRIST THE WATCH NOT ONLY JUMPS FROM ONE HAND TO THE OTHER BUT CHANGES COLOR IN THE PROCESS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CUP OF STRAWBERRY'S WAS ABOUT BECAUSE I WAS TO BUSY LAUGHING TO NOTICE.
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ON THE RIGHT DAVE STARTS A CARD EFFECT.
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DAVE IS ASSISTED IN THE CARD EFFECT BY THE DARK FORCE HIMSELF PICTURED ON THE LEFT AND OBIE-ONE PICTURED ABOVE. ON THE RIGHT THE CARD IS FOUND.
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ABOVE STEVE BEAM STARTS HIS ROAST OF ALL THAT DESERVED IT OR NOT.
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ON THE LEFT MORE ROASTING AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HE FINDS THE CARD!!.
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OBIE ENDING THE FOURTH FORMAL SHOW AND THE LAST SCHEDULED EVENT OF FFFF 2003. NOW ITS TIME FOR THE LAST ALL NIGHT SESSION TO BEGIN. THAT IS UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
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Above left is the poster honoring next years guest of honor
Pat Page.
On the right I am seen performing "Card A-Tack" for Piet Forton and Karl Norman. "Card A-Tack" is an effect that I market and has fooled many of the greats in magic like Piet Forton, Roger Klause, and Karl Norman to name just a few. You can order it on my web site for $22.50. It comes with four full routines and 100 bonus ideas ranging from cards and coins to dice and mentalism.
