2011
Written by Steve Beam
Work of Various
553 pages (Hardcover), published by Trapdoor Productions
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
356 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page Categories
Steve Beam Trade in Time car key changes into different brand as well as picture of a car on a photo
44 1992 786
Tom Craven Armchair Golfer Mel Stover's Vanishing Pencil (version of the Magic Egg Puzzle), pencil on paper changes places with pencil on initialed paper
44 1992 787
Steve Beam Subscriptions list on "You know it's going to be a bad day for magic when:"
Also published here 44 1992 788
Barry Wood The Wood Cutter ring of rope without ends is shown fairly and cut again with fingers
44 1992 789
Roger Sherman Eye Opener doll hand vanishes, with eye ball gag, with variation by Steve Beam, see also p. 838 for ideas by Mike Rose
Variations 44 1992 791
Steve Beam Encoded one of several rubber bands is selected, when stretched "You will pick me" is seen written on it
Related to 44 1992 792
Scott Robinson Slideways Production slide appears in empty mount
44 1992 794
Scott Robinson Slideways Penetration slide in mount is put in envelope and is penetrated with a pencil
44 1992 796
Steve Beam Leftovers on Alan Slaight, Jay Marshall, Stewart James, Stephen Minch, Abe Carnow
44 1992 800
John Riggs The Open Book Test triple prediction, word, card and picture from a magazine, Mental Epic, comedy presentation
45 1992 802
Allan Slaight I Cannot Spell A Lie
Also published here 45 1992 806
Marty Martini The Postcard prediction card in envelope turns out to be selection
Also published here 45 1992 807
Steve Beam Fantasy Vacation I vacation prediction, no gag, spectator sits on envelope
45 1992 809
Steve Beam Fantasy Vacation II prediction of a city, vacation plot, spectator sits on envelope
45 1992 810
Gary Ouellet Special Forces similar to a riffle force
45 1992 812
Richard Street Stainless Steal Cutlery top stock and full deck control
45 1992 813
Steve Beam Subscriptions fake interview with The Great Baldini
45 1992 816
Steve Beam Leftovers on Michael Clancy, Wayne Kyzer, Bob Lund, Magic Inc, Matt Schulien, Frances Marshall
45 1992 820
Thomas Baxter Breathless performer cuts to the Aces, then Kings and suits are produced as a climax
46 1992 822
Multiple Shift
46 1992 823
Steve Beam Unleaded several mechanical pencils, spectator removes lead from one which performer divines
46 1992 825
Mac King Shoe Time signed card to shoe
46 1992 827
Hiroyuki Sakai Tokyo Triumph
46 1992 828
Hiroyuki Sakai Table Display Variation on Martinez' Packet Display
Inspired by 46 1992 830
David Solomon Four for Four Ace, Two, Three and Four rise to top of packet after distributed among the cards
Related to 46 1992 831
Dai Vernon, David Solomon Strip-Out Addition wedge
46 1992 831
Van Abernathy Chute deck encircled with rubber band, signed selection floats down attached to small parachute
Related to 46 1992 834
Steve Beam The Spinners pirouette flourish, several ideas, see also p. 920 for an idea by Bob Bengal
  • The Wind Up
  • Tired
  • Business Cards I
  • Business Cards II
Related to 46 1992 834
Steve Beam Subscriptions with fake lecture contract
46 1992 836
Steve Beam Leftovers on an opening line by John Riggs, Dick Dale, business card gag, taboos and Jim Culver
46 1992 840
Scott Robinson Riding the Wave mentally selected card is found reversed in the deck, three different handlings
Related toAlso published here 47 1993 842
Steve Beam, Scott Robinson Color Wave with different colored back
Also published here 47 1993 845
Steve Beam Scott Robinson short humorous bio
Related to 47 1993 846
Scott Robinson Visual Retentive also as a change
Also published here 47 1993 847
Scott Robinson Changing a Fan Belt left hand's fan penetrates right hand's fan, selection ends up in other fan reversed
47 1993 848
Scott Robinson Case Closed I signed card vanishes among aces and appears in case
47 1993 849
Scott Robinson Case Closed II one sandwich in card case
47 1993 851
Scott Robinson Sucker Ending climax for Scott's Sucker Monte
Related to 47 1993 853
Steve Beam Subscriptions on gender neutral terms in magic
47 1993 854
Scott Robinson Card It Away on the deck, card is apparently removed and melts away
47 1993 856
Steve Beam Leftovers on opening lines by John Riggs, Dai Vernon, Stephen Minch, Lisa Weedman, George Sands, Don Morris, Dan Garrett, Earl Oakes, Ed Weiss, Alec Callow, getting booked on conventions, Richard Bartram
47 1993 860
Marc DeSouza Shape Shifter
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 48 1993 862
Oscar Munoz Pirouette Change
Variations 48 1993 864
Marc DeSouza The Cover Change variation of the sleeve change
Related to 48 1993 866
Stephen Kradolfer A Hull of a Triumph thought of card
Inspired by 48 1993 867
Howard Cohen The Tap Change coin changes when tapped with a pen
VariationsAlso published here 48 1993 868
Steve Beam The Forgotten Trick shuffled deck behind back, number is called and card named at position
48 1993 869
Steve Beam Impaired named card ends up between jokers
VariationsAlso published here 48 1993 871
Steve Beam Subscriptions
48 1993 872
Simon Lovell The Packed Wallet card to wallet, second phase 51 cards to wallet
Also published here 48 1993 875
Steve Beam Leftovers on Billy McDonald, Mike Gallo, Evan Katz, Michael Close, Gary Plants, Joan Moran, Marty Martin
48 1993 880
Shigeo Futagawa The Toaster deck pushed in case, selection sticks out
49 1993 882
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Flight Switch flourish card switch
49 1993 884
Hiroyuki Sakai Facing the Aces four aces end up face up in the deck, deck is thrown in other hand
49 1993 885
Thomas Baxter Ascanio Meets Hofzinser
49 1993 887
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio Spread Laydown
49 1993 889
Guy Hollingworth Cases Loaded three selections travel under card case one by one, last card is found in case
Variations 49 1993 890
Anthony Lindan Psychic Compatibility as Anthony linden, number divination
49 1993 892
Steve Beam Subscriptions
49 1993 893
Steve Beam Lube Job cards cannot be removed from case, oil can is needed, gag
Related toAlso published here 49 1993 894
Jean-Pierre Vallarino The Circle Change card changes while it is rotated face up between halves
49 1993 896
Steve Beam Leftovers on opening lines, Tom Craven, Paul Critelli
49 1993 900
Jim Krenz Savage Card all cards from deck change into selection, Himber wallet
Also published here 50 1993 901
Jim Krenz The Card Dropper Shuffle two breaks, a cards are "accidentally" dropped (inspired by Juan Tamariz)
Also published here 50 1993 904
Mike Rose Boxed Surprise selection is found folded in case, cards do not fit into it, gag
50 1993 905
Steve Beam Ten Year Index
50 1993 907
Steve Beam The Weasel card appears face up and out-jogged in the deck
Also published here 50 1993 917
Steve Beam Subscriptions epitaph jokes
50 1993 919
Steve Beam Leftovers on Bob Weil
50 1993 920
Steve Beam Addendum (Repeated from Volume 1)
Addendum 2011 ii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #26 on Harry Levine, Mike Gallo
Addendum 2011 iii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #27 on being a professional magician
Addendum 2011 iv
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #28 on The Floating Lady, Scott Robinson
Related to Addendum 2011 vi
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #29 on Goosed
Related to Addendum 2011 viii
Steve Beam Casting Call cards with celebrities, divination of several chosen cards
Addendum 2011 x
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #30
Addendum 2011 xii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #31
Addendum 2011 xiii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #32 on credits for Double Dealer
Related to Addendum 2011 xiv
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #33 on Jerry Andrus
Addendum 2011 xv
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #34
Addendum 2011 xvi
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #35 on producing the magazine, Dan Garrett, floating effects
Addendum 2011 xvii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #36 on a practical joke by Richard Bartram, Gary Plants and Evert Chapman
Addendum 2011 xviii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #37
Addendum 2011 xix
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #38 on Marv Leventhal
Addendum 2011 xx
Steve Beam Mating Season VII multiple phase matching routine, as a climax all cards match
Also published here Addendum 2011 xx
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #39 on Super Sum
Related to Addendum 2011 xxvi
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #40 on credits for The Recognition Reflex and Point Break, handling for The World's Greatest Magician
Related to Addendum 2011 xxviii
Joe Riding It Takes a Year card is found by dealing various numbers related to year and weeks through the whole deck, selection ends up on top
Also published here Addendum 2011 xxix
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #41 on a variation of Opening Stab by Marv Leventhal
Related to Addendum 2011 xxxi
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #42
Addendum 2011 xxxv
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #43
Addendum 2011 xxxvi
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #44
Addendum 2011 xxxvii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #45
Addendum 2011 xxxviii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #46 on David Solomon, Jeff Siegfried
Addendum 2011 xxxix
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #47 on credits for The Shapeshifter
Related to Addendum 2011 xli
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #48
Addendum 2011 xliii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #49 on Gary Plants
Addendum 2011 xliv
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #50
Addendum 2011 xlv
Steve Beam Table of Contents - Issue by Issue
Addendum 2011 xlvii
Steve Beam Special Issues #30 Insert - Scott Robinson
#34 Harvey Rosenthal - The One Man Issue
#35 The Floating Issue
#37 No-Card Issue
#38 High-Octate Card Magic (all cards)
#39 Insert - Steve Pressley
#40 Insert - Jack Birnman
#41 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
#42 Harry Levine - One Man Issue
#47 Scott Robinson - One Man Issue
#49 International Issue
Addendum 2011 liv
Steve Beam Table of Contributors
Addendum 2011 lv
Steve Beam Alphabetical Table of Tricks
Addendum 2011 lix
Steve Beam Thanksgiven
Addendum 2011 lxv
Steve Beam Unintended Bonus Section
Addendum 2011 lxvii
Steve Beam Dealing with the Crimpers humorous article on magician's borrowing and crimping cards by other performer
Addendum 2011 lxix
Steve Beam The Perks of Being a Professional
Addendum 2011 lxxi
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, January 2017.