• NOTHING IS WRITTEN DOWN BY THE SPECTATOR
• NOTHING IS ASKED OF THE SPECTATOR
• NO PROBING

The performer states that for thousands of years, devices have been invented and used to measure and keep track of time. The first time measuring obelisks and water clocks were introduced in Mesopotamia and Egypt as early as 2000 BC. Tonight, he continues, we're going to explore both time and its relation to man's ability to project images telepathically.

Removing a small packet of blank cards the performer explains they will be used to focus on an hour and a timekeeping device that will be thought of by a member of the audience. A volunteer is randomly selected to assist in the demonstration. The participant then proceeds to freely think of any hour in the day. No force. Nothing is written down. No stooges. The participant's selected hour is known to no one but himself.

The performer instructs the participant to also select one of several timekeeping devices created over the centuries which are listed on a laminated card. A variety of devices from water clocks to atomic clocks. Today, the performer explains, Coordinated Universal Time is based on atomic time. The most accurate measure of time ever devised by mankind. The participant mentally selects one of the listed devices. Now he has two thoughts in mind. Two images that the performer points out exist only in the participant's mind and nowhere else.

The performer asks the participant to imagine that the time he freely thought of and the device he is thinking of are now combined into one mental image. The performer concentrates intently and jots something down on the back of the listed timekeeping devices and hands it to the participant to hold, writing side down. The performer asks, "For the first time, loudly tell everyone what time you are thinking of?" "One o'clock" the participant answers. And which timekeeping device is showing the hour of one o'clock in your mind", the performer asks? "An hourglass," the participant replies. The performer smiles and asks the participant to turn over the card he is holding and to loudly tell the audience what time and which device the performer wrote down.

"One o'clock and hourglass." the spectator exclaims. The audience applauds wildly. The same response you'll get from your wife or a rich uncle. Even in the mirror when you practice. Remember, at no time does the spectator reveal or write down the two thoughts he has in mind until the very end of the demonstration. No electronics. No sleights. It happens as described. Clean and direct as well as entertaining and educational.

"It's About Time" is an absolute joy to perform. Everything fits compactly in your pockets. No memorization required. No angle problems. Perform it one on one or for an audience of hundreds. Thousands if you're really a star. Best of all, there's a bonus idea that leaves your business card in the participant's possession at the finish of this killer effect. And to top it off, it's dead easy to perform. Plus a bonus close-up/table routine by Richard Busch

Comes complete with everything you need: the blank unmarked cards, the laminated list that will last you for years, a marking pen and that special something, as well as fully detailed instructions and performance tips.