Gerard Enterprises Home Page.Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic 2003. Antony Gerard, owner of Gerard Enterprises a manufactures of mascots, masks, magic supplies, special effects, haunted house props, costumes, movie props, and supplier of stage lighting and sound equipment, is one of the 4F advisors.Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolics 2003
Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolics 2003 THIS PAGE MAY TAKE LONGER TO LOAD BECAUSE OF THE OVER 100 PICTURES.
OBIE O'BRIEN (THE HEAD FORKER) STARTING THE FESTIVITIES FOR FFFF 2003 (DAY 3).
THE PENETRATION WORKSHOP
PAT PAGE DOING A RING AND ROPE EFFECT ON THE LEFT AND PHIL WILLMARTH ON THE RIGHT DOING THE PENETRATING MATCH STICKS.
ON THE LEFT IS DAVE NEIGHBORS DOING THE COINS THROUGH THE TABLE AND ON THE RIGHT BEING ASSISTED BY MARK DE SOUZA AND ROGER KLAUSE IS ROBERT K. MILLER DOING A BILL PENETRATION.
ON THE LEFT IS PHIL WILLMARTH DOING A PENETRATING BANDS ROUTINE WHILE PAT PAGES TAKES ON THE ROLE OF MIC STAND AND ON THE RIGHT IS HOWIE SCHWARZMAN DOING THE PLAYING CARDS (GUILLOTINE) PENETRATION ON OBIE.
ON THE LEFT OBIE GIVES HOWIE THE THUMBS UP AFTER THE PENETRATION AND ON THE RIGHT IS TOM CRAVEN DOING A ROPE PENETRATION THROUGH HIS BODY. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH TOM IS ABOUT AT THE END OF HIS ROPE.
ON THE LEFT WE SEE TOM ABOUT TO DO THE PENETRATION AND ON THE RIGHT IS PHIL WILLMARTH DOING A PEN THROUGH STRING.
ON THE LEFT IS TONY ENG DOING A VERY ENTERTAINING COINS ACROSS ROUTINE AND ON THE RIGHT PAT PAGE DOING COIN THROUGH THE TABLE.
ON THE LEFT IS DAVID REGAL BEING ASSISTED BY J.J.SEVANT AND HERB ZARROW. ON THE RIGHT IS PETER TAPPEN PERFORMING THE PULL MY FINGER, I MEAN ROPE THROUGH THE FINGER AND BEING ASSISTED BY ROY COTTEE.
LEFT AND RIGHT IS ALI BONGO DOING A RING ON AND OFF ROPE IN THE PAPER BAG.
ON THE LEFT IS BOB SWADLING DOING A COIN THROUGH HANK AND BEING ASSISTED BY ACE GREENBERG AND BOB ELLIOT. ON THE RIGHT IS DAVE (MY KIDS FAVORITE BABYSITTER) WILLIAMSON ABOUT TO DO A ROPE EFFECT.
ON THE LEFT IS DAVE WITH TWO VICTIMS (ASSISTANTS). THEY ARE JOHN CARNEY AND PIET FORTON. ON THE RIGHT WE SEE DAVE GETTING JOHN CARNEY READY FOR THE TOM CRAVEN ROPE PENETRATION. AT THIS POINT JOHN GIVES US THE THUMBS UP BELIEVING HE CAN HANDLE WHAT DAVE IS ABOUT TO PULL (PUT) HIM THROUGH.
ON THE LEFT THE NOT SO CONFIDENT JOHN CARNEY ISN'T SURE OF WHAT HE GOT HIMSELF ROPED INTO AS DAVE WILLIAMSON PREPARES FOR THE CLIMAX. ON THE RIGHT DAVE TRIES AND TRIES, THEN TRIES AGAIN TO PULL JOHN THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE BOARD BUT FAILS. WITH A FEW MORE TRIES IT WOULD HAVE EITHER WORKED OR KILLED JOHN. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME DAVE. WHAT A GREAT ENDING FOR THE MORNING WORKSHOP!!!!!
OBIE O'BRIEN ABOUT TO INTRODUCE PAVEL.
THE PAVEL LECTURE
ON THE LEFT PAVEL SHOWS SOME VERY UNIQUE ROPE THROUGH NECK VARIATIONS. ON THE RIGHT HE IS DOING A DRINK PUZZLE.
PAVEL ON THE LEFT DOES THE RINGS AND SILKS AND ON THE RIGHT HE PERFORMS THE TRAVELING KNOTS.
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SHOTS ARE OF PAVEL DOING A BLENDO ROUTINE.
ON THE LEFT PAVEL IS PERFORMING A ROPE AND CLOTHS PIN ROUTINE AND IS BEING ASSISTED BY BRIAN OCHAB. ON THE RIGHT PAVEL ADDS A SILKY FINISH TO THE ROUTINE.
ON THE LEFT PAVEL HAS MIKE POWERS SELECT A CARD AND ON THE RIGHT HE HAS ALI BONGO DO THE SAME.
ON THE LEFT PAVEL HAS PHIL WILLMARTH EXAMINE A BALLOON FOR A PENETRATION EFFECT. ON THE RIGHT PAVEL FINDS A SELECTED CARD.
ABOVE OBIE INTRODUCES DAN GARRETT THE MC FOR THE FIRST FORMAL SHOW
ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT IS OUR MC FOR THE FIRST FORMAL SHOW.
DAN GARRETT
THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS PATRICK DRAKE DOING A FOUR COIN PRODUCTION.
ON THE LEFT PATRICK HAS PATRICK (PAT PAGE) TAKE A CARD AND ON THE RIGHT PATRICK HAS MICHAEL VINCENT DO THE SAME.
I HAVE SEEN LANCE PIERCE WORK A FEW TIMES AND HE ALWAYS PERFORMED SOME TECHNICAL AND ENTERTAINING STUFF. SO TO WAS HIS PERFORMANCE ON THE FIRST FORMAL SHOW AT FFFF 2003. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING WENT WRONG. TO THE LEFT LANCE PIERCE HAS LEE FREED SELECT THE FIRST OF THREE CARDS. ON THE RIGHT ROGER KLAUSE TAKES THE SECOND CARD.
ON THE LEFT AND SELECTING THE THIRD CARD FROM LANCE IS PAT PAGE. THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS LANCE JUST AFTER HE LOST ALL THREE CARDS. HE REALLY LOST THEM BUT LIKE A REAL TROOPER LANCE TRIED THE SAME EFFECT AGAIN. THE EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE SAYS IT ALL. YES HE LOST THEM A SECOND TIME. LANCE WAS NOT WILLING TO TRY A THIRD TIME SO HE PUT AWAY THE CARDS AND TOOK A BOW TO WHICH THE AUDIENCE GAVE HIM A STANDING OVATION. ONLY AT FFFF CAN YOU PERFORM A ROUTINE AND HAVE IT NOT WORK TWICE AND STILL GET A STANDING OVATION?
ABOVE ARE TWO OF OUR IBM PRESIDENTS. ON THE LEFT AND PERFORMING A CARD TO WALLET IS BOB ESCHER WHILE ON THE RIGHT MIKE STRATMAN ENLISTS THE ASSISTANCE OF ROY COTTEE IN A CARD EFFECT.
ON THE LEFT ASSISTING TRIXIE BOND IS HOWIE SCHWARZMAN AND ON THE RIGHT TRIXIE IS ASSISTED IN A ROPE ROUTINE BY ALI BONGO AS GUEST OF HONOR MEIR YEDID LOOKS ON.
ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT NICK SACCO TAKES HIS TURN PERFORMING FOR THE FFFF CROWD AND ON THE RIGHT DUANE LAFLIN RECRUITS THE ASSISTANCE OF PAT PAGE AND LEE FREED IN A ROPE EFFECT.
ON THE LEFT PERFORMING A PAPER TO CURRENCY EFFECT IS ETIENNE LORENCEAU. ON THE RIGHT IS JASON JULIANO WHO IS HAVING OBIE SELECT A CARD.
ON THE LEFT JASON DOES A NICE TORN AND RESTORED CARD WITH OBIE'S SELECTED CARD. ON THE RIGHT IS FRANK TRUONG IS BEING ASSISTED BY TRIXIE BOND AND HOWIE SCHWARZMAN IN A CARD EFFECT. THE CARD WAS LATER FOUND IN A BALLOON DOG. CLEVER STUFF FRANK!
ON THE LEFT MICHAEL BAIREFOOT DOES A NICE FOUR ACE AND COIN ROUTINE. ON THE RIGHT MIKE TALLON AND DOUG GORMAN SET THEIR STAGE FOR A DUELING MAGICIANS SET.
ON THE LEFT MIKE STARTS THE DUELING. ON THE RIGHT DOUG IS SEEN WORKING THE CUPS.
ABOVE MIKE AND DOUG ARE WELL INTO THEIR ROUTINE.
ABOVE LEFT SHOWS MIKE AND DOUG FINISHING THEIR SHOW AND ON THE RIGHT A VERY APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE GIVES THEM A MUCH DESERVED STANDING OVATION! BRAVO MIKE AND DOUG AND GLAD I COULD BE OF HELP.
ABOVE OBIE THANKS ALL WHO HAVE HELPED TO MAKE THIS ONE OF THE BEST FFFF CONVENTIONS EVER. BELOW THE SECOND FORMAL SHOW BEGINS.
ON THE LEFT OBIE HAS OUR FRENCH GUESTS TAKE A BOW AND ACCEPT THEIR WELL DESERVED APPLAUSE. ON THE RIGHT OBIE HANDS OVER THE MIC TO BRUCE TRIGG (IN MOUNTY GEAR) WHO ANNOUNCES THE GOLF AWARDS.
ABOVE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRIAN OCHAB GETS MIKE POWERS UP TO HELP WITH A CARD EFFECT. BRIAN DID SOME GREAT CARTOON CHARACTER IMPERSONATIONS DURING HIS ACT.
ABOVE MARVIN MARTIAN ASSISTS BRIAN WITH HIS CUPS AND BALLS ROUTINE..
ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT BRIAN ENLISTS THE HELP OF YOGI. TO THE RIGHT - HEY YOGI - WATCH ME PULL A RABBIT OUT OF MY HAT - OR TWO! GREAT JOB BRIAN AND HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK NEXT YEAR.
ALI BONGO GETS OBIE UP TO HELP WITH A GAMBLING PUZZLE. OBIE LOSES!
DAVID REGAL ABOVE IS BEING ASSISTED BY PHIL WILLMARTH AS HE PERFORMS A PREDICTION EFFECT.
ON THE LEFT JAMES CELLINI DOES SOME GREAT CIGARETTE WORK. ON THE RIGHT JAMES PERFORMS SOME OF HIS ROPE ROUTINES.
ABOVE JAMES CELLINI DOES ONE OF MY FAVORITES. THE CUPS AND BALLS AND ENDS WITH A LIME UNDER EACH CUP.
ABOVE JAY SCOTT BERRY PERFORMS A RIBBON ROUTINE IN HIS UNIQUE STYLE OF MUSIC AND MAGIC. THAT I SUPPOSE MAKES JAY ONE OF THE FEW WORKING MUGICIANS OUT THERE.
ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT JAY IS SEEN DOING COIN PRODUCTIONS AND VANISHES. ON THE RIGHT HE PERFORMS A SPONGE BALL ROUTINE.
REY BEN HAS A VERY STRANGE BABY ACT THAT HE DOES AND ABOVE LEFY REY BEN LEVITATES THE BABY. ON THE RIGHT HE PRODUCES THE BABYS CRIB.
ABOVE REY BEN ENDS HIS ACT WITH A CLEVER SELECTED CARD TO PIN AND PIN DESIGN TO CARD. HE WAS ASSISTED IN THIS ROUTINE BY MEIR YEDID.
ABOVE TERRY LUNCEFORD CAN BE SEEN DOING SOME ENTERTAINING CARD WORK.
RICK MAROTTA DID SOME GREAT CARD WORK WHILE BEING ASSISTED BY NICHOLAS ANTHONY ON THE LEFT AND JOHN MINTZ ON THE RIGHT.
JEAN-JACQUES SANVERT DID SOME GREAT CARD WORK AND ABOVE YOU CAN SEE JEAN-JACQUES DOING ONE OF HIS CARD ROUTINES FOR NEIL STAFFORD. JR.
ABOVE TRIXIE BOND AND PIET FORTON ASSIST JEAN - JACQUES DURING ONE OF HIS COIN ROUTINES.
PAVEL AS ALWAYS WOWED THE CROWD WITH HIS ROPE WORK.
ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT RICHARD PINNER IS SEEN DOING A MONTE ROUTINE WITH THE ROYAL MAGIC COLORING BOOKS. ON THE RIGHT AND BEING ASSISTED BY MIKE POWERS, RICHARD DOES A PREDICTION EFFECT.
TO THE LEFT MICHAEL VINCENT HAS PIET FORTON SELECT A CARD. ON THE RIGHT BOB DAVIS MAKES SURE MICHAEL DOESN'T GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING (BUT HE DOES).
ABOVE PIET FORTON AND BOB DAVIS ARE HURT BY MICHAEL VINCENT. THE CLOSER THEY WATCHED THE MORE IT HURT. GREAT JOB MICHAEL.
ABOVE BORIS WILD HAS A CARD SELECTED. HE IS ASSISTED BY DAVID JONES WHO BLINDFOLDS BORIS.
ABOVE BORIS FINDS THE CARD AND TAKES A BOW THUS ENDING THE SECOND FORMAL SHOW.
THE JAMES CELLINI LECTURE
STARTING THE LATE NIGHT LECTURE ABOVE IS JAMES CELLINI "THE KING OF THE STREET PERFORMERS".
ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT JAMES CELLINI LECTURES TO THE LATE NIGHT CROWD. HE IS ASSISTED BY HIS WIFE MARIANNE. ON THE RIGHT HE PERFORMS THE CUPS AND BALLS.
ON THE LEFT JAMES PERFORMS SOME ROPE ROUTINES AND TO THE RIGHT ONE OF MY FAVORITES, THE VANISHING BILLIARD BALL. IN JAMES HANDS THE VANISH AND PRODUCTION OF THE BALL LOOKS LIKE REAL MAGIC.
JAMES ENDED HIS LECTURE WITH A LINKING RINGS ACT PERFORMED TO MUSIC. A BEAUTIFUL ROUTINE THAT YOU MUST SEE. THUS ENDS THE SCHEDULED EVENTS OF DAY THREE. NOW THE SESSIONS BEGIN.
