{"id":615,"date":"2010-04-26T13:30:10","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T12:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avantidisplay.co.uk\/?p=615"},"modified":"2022-05-30T10:08:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T09:08:46","slug":"mystic-monty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/avantidisplay.co.uk\/?p=615","title":{"rendered":"Mystic Monty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/avantidisplay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/THE-FORTUNE-TELLER.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-616\" src=\"http:\/\/avantidisplay.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/THE-FORTUNE-TELLER-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"THE FORTUNE TELLER\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-10kzqn-b9a235da88e9ab6a4e1d76158b9fff47\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-10kzqn-b9a235da88e9ab6a4e1d76158b9fff47{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-10kzqn-b9a235da88e9ab6a4e1d76158b9fff47 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\nIt should surprise no one that the ancient art of astrology with all its wonderful myths and<br \/>\nfolklore has previously held little to interest the giant brains of Britain\u2019s scientists who<br \/>\nare the best in the world for a fact. But now four of our leading mad inventors have come<br \/>\nup with a genuine fortune telling machine!<br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-37d93-8aac5512d97c6f49fcd2cfe85824e037\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-37d93-8aac5512d97c6f49fcd2cfe85824e037{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-37d93-8aac5512d97c6f49fcd2cfe85824e037 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The boffins from the advanced doodling department at Avanti Display H.Q. have devised<br \/>\na wonderful apparatus, which may truly be said to revolutionise the science of<br \/>\nsuperstition. \u2018We have successfully interfaced the DNA of a subject with the previously<br \/>\nignored digestive powers of a mechanical Equus africanus asinus\u2019, they say. Yes that is<br \/>\nthe secret of the machines almost uncanny powers. But what of its practical applications,<br \/>\nyou ask. Well the sky\u2019s the limit, sonny, but get this: imagine a proper scientific gizmo,<br \/>\ncertified by top Profs that can actually predict the future. Impossible you cry. Igor,<br \/>\nremove the screen! You shall see for yourselves, dolts!<br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9t3j-1bf2138ddd6408a0646a64d105265609\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9t3j-1bf2138ddd6408a0646a64d105265609{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9t3j-1bf2138ddd6408a0646a64d105265609 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p>In this new piece Avanti shoot at the soft target of astrology. With beautiful automata<br \/>\nconstruction from Brian Tweddle, the surreal and oddball literary skill of Neil Hornick<br \/>\nand the comic insight and experience of Brian Popay this is a show to please the most<br \/>\ndiscerning arty type. Mystic Monty is a flexible piece that can be sited anywhere, indoors<br \/>\nor out. The audience will be treated to some truly unbelievable slight of hand tricks and<br \/>\nsome lucky individuals will leave with an individual prediction card and a new respect<br \/>\nfor the science of nonsense.<br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jv17r-b0de040f34c9b914ce81e3965721e1ff\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jv17r-b0de040f34c9b914ce81e3965721e1ff{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jv17r-b0de040f34c9b914ce81e3965721e1ff hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Mystic Monty can be consulted this year in Whitehaven on 30 May and Paradise Gardens<br \/>\non 19th June.<br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dbfqf-90177d43b1551fce63ef91fe4938b8c9\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-dbfqf-90177d43b1551fce63ef91fe4938b8c9{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-dbfqf-90177d43b1551fce63ef91fe4938b8c9 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stradivarius \u2013 or The Fiddle<\/strong><br \/>\nYour power-packed ruler, Mars, promises you will excel at things you try for the first<br \/>\ntime, like singing O sole mio while crawling into a swamp. People are more receptive to<br \/>\nyour plans once they know they will be paid for agreeing with you. What starts as shared<br \/>\nlaughter can grow into something deeper and more lasting, like complete mental<br \/>\nbreakdown.<br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8wnon-1c85946467d988f20f62ba20f4ef13ba\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-8wnon-1c85946467d988f20f62ba20f4ef13ba{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-8wnon-1c85946467d988f20f62ba20f4ef13ba hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fineartistes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.fineartistes.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/phantomcaptain.netfirms.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/phantomcaptain.netfirms.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bt-things.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.bt-things.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It should surprise no one that the ancient art of astrology with all its wonderful myths and folklore has previously held little to interest the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-8"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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