Mentalist Christopher Caldwell wishes you all a happy holiday season. He is now accepting engagements for the 2012 season.
To check availability, please contact his management:
Ron Boat
602.326.3302 (office)
480.437.9066 (cell)
ronboat@psavideo.com
If you wish to contact Christopher directly,
602.790.6224
chriscaldwell11@msn.com
Thoroughly shuffle a jokerless deck of cards. Without looking--preferably behind your back--remove one card, turn it upside down and replace it anywhere in the deck. Return the deck to its box, seal it with tape and bring it to the interview.
For the better part of two hours, the box lay untouched at the end of a restaurant table. Caldwell placed his own boxed deck at the other end, amidst the salt and pepper shakers and napkin holder. Finally, Caldwell asked the interviewer to spread his deck across the table. All cards were face down except for one. The 5 of Diamonds.
One balky card stuck in the box and an admonishing Caldwell said to include that card, the deuce of hearts, face up with the rest. Then he opened his deck, also spreading the cards in face down fashion.
Voila! There was the 5 of Diamonds-face up. And the deuce of hearts, too.
How'd you do that?
Caldwell wouldn't say, but he can regale audiences for hours with similar feats.
"Certainly some of what I do is extra-sensory 'deception,' but at the same time there is a lot of psychology in what I do."
How else can he explain enticing the interviewer to pick black over red, the spades over clubs and finally the jack over the ace, king, and queen? It's more than a hunch, intuition, or even coincidence.
Christopher Caldwell will appear at the Herberger Theater July 3 through 6.
Gary Rausch
Tribune