Hey there, I haven't posted for a while, just lurking around.
I am currently working on a rather interesting effect by Eugene Burger, where a piece of paper is rolled into a ball, is set on fire and bursts into flames, and then is found to have writing on it. I am looking for inspiration as to what that writing should be. Sw*mi / po*ket writing is possible, but I would prefer to do without.
Now, I have two presentations that I would like to explore.
1. Classic spirit message. In this case I would like to keep it playful but theatrical - think Halloween. The message would be rather dark and sinister, along the lines of "What you are, I once were; what I am, you shall once become" or "All that lives must die" etc. A rather heavy theme, I know, but I hope my performance will balance it out a little bit. However, the effect can be easily repeated without much risk of detection, so if you have an idea for a lighter, even funny message, that is most welcome as well. I personally find that laughter and death go very well together... that the contrast enhances both, as in the gravedigger-scene of Hamlet.
2. Slightly Psychic Paper. This is where I lack inspiration. The idea is, that the paper is psychic, and can tell something about the other person. A Barnum statement seems a pretty obvious thing, but they just don't seem very convincing to me, when standing on their own. They seem too general and arbitrary... which I guess they are.
So... what kind of messages would you think fitting in the two presentations (especially the second, as this is where I have problems)? Alternative presentations are also welcome, though I'm quite happy about these two.
