USDStunninger aka Bill O’Connell – The Elvis Peek
For the past 5 years or so I’ve been in search of the “perfect” full billet peek using business cards. I don’t like folding or tearing my business cards, so I wanted a peek that would not require the card to be folded or torn. I also wanted a peek that would work 100% of the time with dry hands, as my hands get very dry in the winter. Another design requirement was no restrictions where the subject could write on the card. Another requirement was I wanted to start clean and end clean, being able to set the cards down on the table, or hand them to the spectator to with no worry…nothing out of place…nothing to find.
I also wanted the spectator to be able to put their card in the stack, rather than me. I also wanted them to be able to mix up the cards if they chose to.
Of course the peek had to be deceptive. But I also wanted the handling to appear to “prove” that a peek could not have occured. I know, I know, some will say this is “running when not being chased.” And from one perspective it certainly is. But it is a feature I designed into this specific handling, and one I quite like.
After years of experimentation with different methods and sequencing, I came up with 4 different handlings. All similar in some ways, different in others. All 4 use classic, well-known principles. So the core methods are not new, but to the best of my knowledge, the specific handlings are.
One of the 4 handlings I find particularly useful. It is one of the easiest to execute full billet peeks I’ve ever used. It’s called The Elvis Peek. It is ideal for a one-on-one reading and allows enough time to read a short question, a design duplication, a name, star sign, number,or many other pieces of information.
A small number of review copies have gone out to those I know and trust. I will be giving away one copy to the first person who successfully guesses why the peek is named as it is. Please post your guesses on this thread.
Why is this called The Elvis Peek?
Was Elvis secretly a mentalist?
Did Elvis perform mind reading professionally under a stage name?
Did he actually invent a business card peek decades ago that has stayed underground all this time?
Does this peek involve jelly donuts?
Which Elvis are we talking about?
Is the peek’s name actually an acronym which describes its key features?
Is “The Elvis Peek” really an anagram?
Is there another explanation all together?
Good luck, and…
