1978
Written by John F. Mendoza
Work of John F. Mendoza
137 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
63 entries
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John F. Mendoza Introduction
John F. Mendoza Topsy-Turvy Aces
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Partial Table Faro brief
2
Tabled Slip-Cut
2
Piet Forton Forton Pop-Out
4
John F. Mendoza The Zarrow Shuffle
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John F. Mendoza Impossible Poker Demonstration aces cut to in named order, shuffled back and cut to again (Estimation Aces), roll-over production with Royal Flushes, ten handed deal first with aces, then two royal flushes (Marlo-Gardner principle), optional color changing deck kicker
Inspired by 7
Chair Pulling Deck Switch brief
14
John F. Mendoza, Derek Dingle, Bruce Cervon The Uneral-Geniversal Card odd-backed Ace of Spades changes into four selections one by one
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John F. Mendoza A word about double lifts praising the strike lift
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Packet Stop Force during running card from hand to table
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John F. Mendoza Routined Poker Mental princess card trick with lie detection presentation
Variations 19
John F. Mendoza The simple collectors
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Edward Marlo ATFUS
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Edward Marlo Cover-Up Cut
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John F. Mendoza, Jim Ryan Vice-Versa two spectators get the wrong card, then they transpose, duplicate
Inspired by 27
Charlie Miller, John F. Mendoza The Miller(?) Change card rises from back of deck, changes there
Related toVariations 29
John F. Mendoza Lightning
Inspired by 31
John F. Mendoza Twisting The Aces Again last Ace changes into odd-backed King
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John F. Mendoza The Quick Cull down-jog cull
Variations 35
John F. Mendoza The Quick Cull - Effect cards shuffled face-up and face-down, all cards right themselves except for named four-of-a-kind
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John F. Mendoza The D'Amico Spread also for more cards
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John F. Mendoza Invisible Palm Aces
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Tent Vanish brief
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John F. Mendoza Guessing Game guessing game with four Kings, they change into Tens
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John F. Mendoza All Gone card selected and returned, performer names it, it turns over and is odd-backed, rest blank, with variation
Inspired by
  • "Triple Chance"
Related to
  • "Paleface Pasteboards"
Variations
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Don Alan Blackjacked brief, suggested as combination
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John F. Mendoza Have You Ever Heard Of? four-card montes with Ace through Four which change into four Aces
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Edward Marlo Mechanical Second Deal as glide substitute
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John F. Mendoza On The Elevator two handlings, with climax (either faces or backs transform)
Variations 49
Bruce Elliott Elliott's Card Change
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Edward Marlo, Tony Kardyro K.M. Move
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John F. Mendoza The Coin Routine (No. 1) copper and silver coin transpose, both change to copper, then silver, then into four dollars, coins across with those, two more dollars appear and a copper coin, coins through table, drill production from purse
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Jules DeBarros The Ishtar Move showing two copper/silver coins from both sides
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John F. Mendoza, Tony Slydini One-Handed Imp Pass retrieving a coin into hand
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Larry Jennings, Al Schneider Pop Up Move
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John F. Mendoza Han Ping Chien Move
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John F. Mendoza The Coin Routine (No. 2) from handkerchief first three dollar, then four giant coins produced, then 6'' coin followed by 12'' coin, TV production
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John F. Mendoza Sitting Spellbound II dollar changes to jumbo coin, several more changes
Inspired by
  • "Sitting Spellbound" (John Mendoza Lecture Notes)
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John F. Mendoza Standing Spellbound jumbo coin kicker
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John F. Mendoza Mendoza Matrix jumbo coin kicker
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John F. Mendoza Simplified Pick-Up Move
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John F. Mendoza The Automatic Deck sliding block production
Inspired byRelated to 78
Frederick Braue Braue Addition & Switch as multiple control
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John F. Mendoza The Lump of Coal (TLC) lump of coal appears under fez after short coin interlude, then hat is full of pennies
Inspired byVariations 83
John F. Mendoza The Ultimate Torn and Restored Card signed on front and back, torn into eighth and restored, last corner restored as well
  • Restoration of the Torn Corner
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John F. Mendoza The Bowl Routine longer combination
Inspired by 92
Roy Benson The Basic Move Benson vanish with wand
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John F. Mendoza The Coin Casket marked quarter to brass box, routine for prop in which marked coin changes, then grows, then changes into the box, Benzais China Change
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John F. Mendoza, George LaFollette The Card In The Wallet no palm
VariationsAlso published here 101
John F. Mendoza Interlude III ending for "Interlude II" from Johnson Products
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John F. Mendoza The Chop Cup
Variations 105
John F. Mendoza, Steve Spain Steve France hot dog production after Jean Merlin's bill routine
Inspired by
  • "The Little Travellers" (Jean Merlin)
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John F. Mendoza Copper, Silver Brass..What a Gas!
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Scott Drake Drake-Trix four different coins
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Barry Nelson The Flash Cups very short routine (one minute) that ends with final loads
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Barry Nelson Jennings Improved
Inspired by 119
David Stahl The World's Most Expensive Okito Box Routine different coins from box with hole to under crossed cards
Also published here 121
Coin Load under Card
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David Roth Fake Insertion
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John F. Mendoza The First Stage of My Career bare-handed dove production from candle on table
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John F. Mendoza The Ring Routine three rings
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John F. Mendoza In Closing
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Data entered by Denis Behr.