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There is no one better at the drummer's art than Karrell Fox, a master magician who once wangled an appointment with Henry Ford Jr. He arrived at Ford's office, gave a predictable spiel about the wonderful world of Ford magic, then asked his victim to pick a card, any card. Fox then shuffled, threw the deck on the floor, spread the pack with his foot and smugly selected-the wrong card. Crestfallen, he asked Ford if he could at least see the famous garden on the balcony behind his desk. Henry drew the curtains. There...
...desperate, so I listened to this guy's spiel, convinced him that I was the man for the job, knowing very little about the specifics but vaguely aware at that point that I was going to be selling encyclopedias door to door. Hold it, did he say encyclopedias? Come on, a Harvard graduate, you've got to be kidding. The whole set-up reminded me of the ads on TV for computer schools, conservation schools ("wear the badge of authority, protect nature and arrest violators") and the like. In other words...
...rapid-fire sequence of patter, Hero unwittingly rattles off 14 Dickens's titles during a spiel about his life...
...Linda Lovelace," says the longhaired actress hoarsely, "and I know what you want." However, before Los Angeles television viewers can jump to any conclusions, the porno-chic Deep Throat artist waves a man's oxford at them, and continues her spiel: "You're looking for comfort, variety and style. So I guess we have a lot in common. Like in shoes." It is the M. & J. Shoe Co. that has Linda Love-lacing up their product over the Southern California air waves, apparently reasoning that exploitation fits their purpose like-er-an old shoe...
...such firm try to get prospects to buy $5,000 lots for $50 down and $50 a month-and to put the first $50 check in the next mail-with the promise that the buyer can quickly resell the land for a huge profit. Excerpts from one telephone spiel: "I'm going to make an offer that will definitely be of interest to you, especially if you're interested in making money ... If you saw that you could definitely make an excellent profit within the next 24 to 36 months, Mr. Blotz, could you comfortably handle...