For My Next Trick...

1986
Written by Karrell Fox
Work of Karrell Fox
184 pages (Hardcover), published by The Supreme Magic Company
Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Ed Harris
Language: English
72 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Karrell Fox Dedication
4
Karrell Fox Many Thanks to ...
5
Philip T. Goldstein Foreword
7
Charles Reynolds Foreword
7
Billy McComb Foreword
8
Karrell Fox Introduction
9
Karrell Fox "Imprompchop" ungaffed, rolled-up bill in any cup
 		15
Karrell Fox A "Better-Wetter" two methods to secretly get the fingers wet/moist for sleights
 		18
Karrell Fox The "Popper" Thimble Vanish popping sound
 		21
Karrell Fox The "Invisible Gun" popping sound with thumb-tip
Related to 22
Karrell Fox Triple Thimble Vanish routine
 		23
Karrell Fox "Manipucoin" ring attached to coin to stick it on thumb or finger for productions or vanishes
Related to 27
Karrell Fox "Yes-Sational-Coin Climax" half dollar becomes Chinese coin and grows several times with handkerchief to five inch coin
Inspired by
  • "The Fred Kaps Chinese Coin Trick"
 29
Karrell Fox Nest O' Purses ring to nest of purses
 		32
Karrell Fox The "Let's cut out all of the Phoney Baloney and do something normal and natural for a Change.. Prediction" thoughts about framing a prediction
 		37
Karrell Fox "Mind-Dropper" six jumbo cards, one selected, another spectator drops all cards one by one except selection
 		38
Karrell Fox "Can't Miss" Book Test forcing a double page, rubber-cemented pages
 		40
Karrell Fox "C.B.S." Question Answering "couldn't be simpler", method to steal some of the billets away
 		42
Karrell Fox "Getting Away with Murder"
Also published here 44
Karrell Fox How to Do - The "Let's cut out all of the Phoney Baloney and do something normal and natural for a Change" Prediction sending letter ahead for headline prediction, slip of paper switched when dumped out of envelope
 		47
Karrell Fox "Slo-Moshun" Color Change slow top change
 		51
Karrell Fox "Baffling Balance" balancing card on back of hand
 		52
Karrell Fox "Karrell's Klever Kard Kase" joker in case transposes with selection
 		54
Karrell Fox "The Foxy Flip" top half tossed up and revolves, selection flies out onto other hand
Related to 55
Karrell Fox The Pretend Prediction imaginary or clear dice rolled, total predicted
Inspired by 57
Karrell Fox "Around-a-Bout" Card Production
58
Karrell Fox "Squeeze-Play" Card Production slow motion
 		60
Karrell Fox "Simply-Difficult" Aces Aces shuffled back and found by performer
 		63
Karrell Fox "Cassettecard" card appears on cassette with funny line
 		64
Karrell Fox The Meat-Slicer Cut
65
Karrell Fox "Jacks in the Box" spectator removes four unknown card and they are placed in case, they turn out to be the four Jacks, apparently putting cards in case, switch
VariationsAlso published here 67
Karrell Fox Cut N' Shake Rope quickie
 		71
Karrell Fox "Rope Trick No. 221" (Two to One) two ropes melt together
 		73
Karrell Fox Comedy "Ball N' Rope" ping pong ball balanced on short rope, then it is seen that it is stuck to it, gag
 		77
Karrell Fox "Rope Trick No. 421" four ropes change to one
 		78
Karrell Fox Elmer's Rope Trick using glue package to get extra loop into play
 		80
Harold Sterling A "Sterling" Tip lin of baby clothes production from kid
 		85
Karrell Fox "Geni-Weenie" rubber sausage appears on lamp, gag
 		86
Karrell Fox "Tie N' Bow" tie is pivoted up as a giant bow tie
 		87
Karrell Fox Firecracker/Snakes firecracker tube explodes and spring snakes jump out, snake can
 		88
Karrell Fox "Dry Paint" sight-gag, paint can dumped into audience, red ribbon
 		90
Karrell Fox "Sumper Simple Silk-2-Egg"
95
Karrell Fox "Korn-ation Kream" spring flower bouquet produced from carnation cream can
 		97
Karrell Fox "Grow-Tania" feather flower bouquets appear in four flower pots from under silk, "garden of flowers"
 		98
Theo "Okito" Bamberg Silk Production Tip tip on producing items from under silk
 		98
Karrell Fox "Perpetual Stogies" endless repeat cigarette production
 		100
Karrell Fox Magic "Gone to Pot" spring flower production from flower pot, comedy presentation
 		102
Karrell Fox "Watch-It" broken and restored wristwatch
Related to 104
Karrell Fox The "Foxy" Paper Tear black and white paper torn, restores into paper hat from which paper rabbit is produced, optional live rabbit finale
Variations 106
Karrell Fox "Karrell's Chinese Tear" chinese signs on paper strips, funny messages, apparently bundle drops, sucker
 		108
Karrell Fox "IBM Rose" red and green paper crumpled up, changes into real rose
 		110
Karrell Fox The "Egg-ceptional Egg Bag" ungaffed bag, hook on egg
 		113
Karrell Fox The Really "Vanishing Cane" rolled up in newspaper, breast pocket unload
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Karrell Fox "Simplicibill in Cigarette" white tubing as cigarette
 		117
Karrell Fox The "Foxy" Nest O' Bags finger ring in nest of bags, glass with rolled up silk in final bag
 		119
Karrell Fox The "Girl in the Fishbowl" & Re-Runs tiny apparently live girl in fishbowl in shelf construction, side-show, many different uses for it
 		125
Karrell Fox, Mickey Ostaski A "Hare-Raising" Illusion male picture card chosen, when it is eventually found, it has grown a beard
 		135
Karrell Fox "The Rabbit Asrah" asrah levitation and vanish with rabbit
 		135
Karrell Fox The "Utili-Base" Illusion Concept using one base for multiple illusions that are put on top
  • Number 1: Temple of Benares
  • Number 2: The Doll House
  • Number 3: The Haunted House
  • Number 4: Production from four stacked boxes
  • Number 5: The "Mismade Girl"
  • Number 6: "Carnival" Sword Box
  • Number 7: "Cutting a Girl in Sixths"
  • Number 8: "Toyland"
  • Number 9: "Costume Crate"
  • Number 10: "Jill in the Box"
  • Number 11: "Send in the Clowns"
  • Number 12: "The Hindu Basket"
  • Number 13: "The Magic Top Hat"
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Karrell Fox "Tricks of the Trades" trade shows, chapter intro
 		155
Karrell Fox "Hand it to 'Em" company name appears on cards at fingertips of fake hand
Related to 155
Karrell Fox "Company Spirit" company name appears on spirit slates
 		156
Karrell Fox "The Card Commercial" company name appears on back of Royal Flush
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Karrell Fox "A Commercial Fame-Up" company name appears in frame
 		157
Karrell Fox "It's in the Book" selection appears in sales catalog of company, trade show
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Karrell Fox "How to Make a Pile of Money" spring bills appear on tray, trade show
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Karrell Fox How It's Done Give Away give-away card
 		169
Karrell Fox "Woofle" Bottle squeaking plastic bottle
 		170
Karrell Fox "Ring-Around" shower cap to transport linking rings
 		171
Karrell Fox "Cups and Balls Apron"
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Karrell Fox "Biz-Card's Concept" cards to pocket routine with borrowed business cards
 		173
Karrell Fox Final Edition - Paper Tear ends clean
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Data entered by Denis Behr, June 2018.