foreword \n \n jerry mentzer
1993
Jerry Mentzer
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Foreword
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background information \n on eddie fechter \n jerry mentzer
1993
Jerry Mentzer
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Background Information
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introduction \n \n dai vernon \n "magician nitely" 1974
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Dai Vernon
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Introduction
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chapter 1 - tales, history, photos, & shtick \n \n unknown
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Chapter 1 - Tales, History, Photos, & Shtick
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biography of eddie fechter \n \n harrison carroll
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Harrison Carroll
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Biography of Eddie Fechter
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thoughts of eddie fechter and the forks \n \n ed eckl
1993
Ed Eckl
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Thoughts of Eddie Fechter and the Forks
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the kitchen table \n stories on the kitchen in the forks hotel and eddie fechter
- nonsense in the kitchen
- mindreading
- sandwich \n rob allen
1993
Rob Allen
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The Kitchen Table
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breakfast \n stories of eddie fechter
- going out to breakfast.
- i'm here!
- coffee's strong!
- coffee refills.
- when the food came.
- got to go now. \n rob allen \n bill okal \n ray mertz
1993
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Breakfast
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two tales of eddie \n - the carnival dice game
- paper balls over the head \n michael skinner
1993
Michael Skinner
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Two Tales of Eddie
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sight bits and other shtick \n gags eddie fechter used to do
- eddie's imitations
- directions
- winter wonder
- fuzzy duck \n rob allen \n bill okal \n ron fredrick
1993
Rob Allen, Bill Okal, Ron Fredrick
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Sight Bits and other Shtick
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fechter bits \n lines and bits by eddie fechter \n harrison carroll \n ron fredrick \n rob allen \n bill okal
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Fechter Bits
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success and the forks hotel \n ln the forks hotel \n jerry mentzer
1993
Jerry Mentzer
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Success and the Forks Hotel
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chapter 2 - peek magic \n \n unknown
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Chapter 2 - Peek Magic
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imperfection peek \n \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Imperfection Peek
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peek control with a corner short card \n \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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natural break peek \n using natural breaks \n eddie fechter
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Eddie Fechter
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Natural Break Peek
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two card revelation \n deck cut in half, face cards change into selections, a la "sleeve aces" \n eddie fechter
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Eddie Fechter
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Two Card Revelation
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fourth down \n finding two selection with reversed card \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Fourth Down
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chapter 3 - eddie fechter magic \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 3 - Eddie Fechter Magic
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you would lose \n performer cuts to four aces, slip cuts \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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You Would Lose
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eddie's stop \n performer stops spectator while dealing, next card is selection \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Eddie's Stop
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the spectator stops \n psychological stop trick, cards face down
- outs
- touches \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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The Spectator Stops
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eight coin trick \n \n eddie fechter \n chinese money mystery \n unknown \n subterranean silver \n andrew galloway
1993
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Eight Coin Trick
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fechter's changing aces (snapover aces) \n red aces on top of deck are replaced and turned over again, transformation to black aces \n eddie fechter \n "precursor" xxxiii, 1991. p. 3.
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lou gallo's presentation of snapover aces \n same as fechter's method, just after multiple shift \n lou gallo \n "precursor" xxxiii, 1991. p. 3.
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Lou Gallo
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that's it! \n \n eddie fechter
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Eddie Fechter
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That's It!
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fechter's shake down \n gymnastic aces with selected cards \n eddie fechter \n the gymnastic aces \n paul lepaul
1993
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slide revelation \n incomplete faro, part slides forward and back to reveal selection \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Slide Revelation
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fechter's invisible pass \n cover pass \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Fechter's Invisible Pass
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off beat tip change routine \n card under finger of spectator is apparently switched with other card \n eddie fechter \n dan block
1993
Eddie Fechter, Dan Block
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Off Beat Tip Change Routine
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top change handling \n card held from above \n eddie fechter \n dan block
1993
Eddie Fechter, Dan Block
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Top Change Handling
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faro pairs \n magician's gag, faro with alternate pairs \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Faro Pairs
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crazy cut \n strange card control, pass mechanics \n eddie fechter
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Eddie Fechter
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Crazy Cut
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eddie fechter's multiple shift \n - the basic multiple shift
- four to the top
- three to the bottom and one to the top
- four to the bottom
- two to the top and two to the bottom \n eddie fechter \n the most flexible shift: simple shift \n edward marlo
1993
Eddie Fechter
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one handed tabled switch \n with deck in hand and card on table \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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One Handed Tabled Switch
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chapter 4 - bill okal remembers \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 4 - Bill Okal Remembers
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i meet the "guy named fechter" \n \n bill okal
1993
Bill Okal
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I Meet the "Guy Named Fechter"
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outside the forks \n on the forks hotel \n bill okal
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Bill Okal
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Outside the Forks
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eddie as teacher \n \n bill okal
1993
Bill Okal
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Eddie As Teacher
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the new forks begins \n \n bill okal
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Bill Okal
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The New Forks Begins
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the forks enters twilight \n \n bill okal
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Bill Okal
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The Forks Enters Twilight
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the forks' finale \n \n bill okal
1993
Bill Okal
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The Forks' Finale
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fechter - the bartender \n \n bill okal
1993
Bill Okal
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Fechter - The Bartender
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fechter's magic \n \n bill okal
1993
Bill Okal
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Fechter's Magic
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chapter 5 - early memories of eddie \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 5 - Early Memories of Eddie
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my early memories of eddie \n \n william p. miesel \n my early memories of eddie \n william p. miesel
1993
William P. Miesel
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My Early Memories of Eddie
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a card location \n card pushed inside case \n eddie fechter \n a card location \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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A Card Location
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a card control \n same as lepaul's "an automatic jog-control" \n eddie fechter \n a card control \n eddie fechter \n an automatic jog-control \n paul lepaul
1993
Eddie Fechter
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A Card Control
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a different disclosure \n card change, while deck is turned over \n eddie fechter \n a different disclosure \n eddie fechter
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Eddie Fechter
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A Different Disclosure
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eddie's dunbury \n \n eddie fechter \n eddie's dunbury \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Eddie's Dunbury
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the three devils \n joke with cards \n eddie fechter \n the three devils \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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The Three Devils
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eddie fechter's homing card \n \n eddie fechter \n eddie's homing card \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Eddie Fechter's Homing Card
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chapter 6 - magic from the forks hotel \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 6 - Magic From the Forks Hotel
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i've got a surprise for you \n wrong card placed on table, same card is removed from pocket and card on table turns out to be selection \n eddie fechter \n the card that isn't! \n russell t. wise \n no it isn't \n jean hugard \n frederick braue \n rapid transit \n louis christianer
1993
Eddie Fechter
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I've Got a Surprise For You
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toss change \n while card is tossed on table or in spectator's hand \n unknown
1993
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Toss Change
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impromptu torn and restored cigarette \n \n karl norman \n impromptu torn & restored cigarette \n karl norman
1993
Karl Norman
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Impromptu Torn and Restored Cigarette
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be honest - what is it? \n two cards, one held by spectator and one by performer, change into two totally different cards, other two cards end up in performer's trouser pocket \n eddie fechter \n stepping stones \n benjamin earl \n which switch? \n david solomon \n the memory test \n david williamson \n fech me? fech you! \n r. paul wilson \n unmöglicher austausch \n jörg alexander weber \n eddie fechter \n have a heart \n david berger \n Äährlich?! \n tom ogden \n double-take card change \n nick trost \n a.d.d. aces \n joe rindfleisch \n face value \n benjamin earl \n two card monte con copa \n david redondo \n transposición crisalina \n david redondo \n speaking volumes \n paul gertner \n speaking volumes \n john lovick \n the memory test \n david williamson \n be honest, did you see it? \n justin higham \n be honest, where am i? \n jack carpenter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Be Honest - What Is It?
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Related toVariations- Double-Take Card Change (Nick Trost, 1979)
- Äährlich?! (Tom Ogden, 1988)
- Have a Heart (David Berger, 1990)
- Unmöglicher Austausch (Jörg Alexander Weber, Eddie Fechter, 2000)
- Fech Me? Fech You! (R. Paul Wilson, 2001)
- The Memory Test (David Williamson, 2001)
- The Memory Test (David Williamson, 2003)
- Which Switch? (David Solomon, 2007)
- A.D.D. Aces (Joe Rindfleisch, 2011)
- Two Card Monte con Copa (David Redondo, 2012)
- Transposición Crisalina (David Redondo, 2012)
- Face Value (Benjamin Earl, 2016)
- Stepping Stones (Benjamin Earl, 2019)
- Be Honest, Did You See It? (Justin Higham, 2023)
- Be Honest, Where Am I? (Jack Carpenter, 2024)
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the follow up \n follow up for be honest - what is it?, card changes face-up \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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The Follow Up
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goblin tube \n coin changes into water, with goblin tube, gag \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Goblin Tube
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fechter's aces \n aces vanish from four packets and are found again, improvisational manner \n eddie fechter \n del ray \n solution to e.f. aces \n edward marlo \n four aces 1,000,001 \n steve saunders \n james r. hicks \n thank you, eddie \n rico weeland
1993
Eddie Fechter, Del Ray
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Fechter's Aces
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Variations
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collins glide vanish \n \n stanley collins
1993
Stanley Collins
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Collins Glide Vanish
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aces up or down? \n aces are found reversed in the deck \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Aces Up or Down?
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you've been real good to me \n spectator sits on chosen card \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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You've Been Real Good to Me
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waterfall \n revelation of chosen card after waterfall from hand to hand \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Waterfall
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chapter 7 - request tricks \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 7 - Request Tricks
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6-4-5 coin trick \n tabled coins across, several phases \n eddie fechter \n change up (fechter with a twist) \n jack carpenter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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6-4-5 Coin Trick
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Variations
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han ping chien move \n \n han ping chien
1993
Han Ping Chien
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Han Ping Chien Move
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eight to twelve \n two spectators hold amount of cards, number of cards changes several times \n eddie fechter \n "eight to twelve" in "the linking ring" february, 1973.
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Eight to Twelve
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Also published here- "Eight to Twelve" in "The Linking Ring" February, 1973.
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card on the ceiling \n \n karl norman \n card on ceiling \n karl norman
1993
Karl Norman
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Card on the Ceiling
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Also published here
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fechter's brainwave \n using a normal and a brainwave deck \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Fechter's Brainwave
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glimpse \n of reversed card in center of the deck, while squaring up tabled deck \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Glimpse
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chapter 8 - peeks \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 8 - Peeks
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introduction to "peeks" \n \n jerry mentzer
1993
Jerry Mentzer
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Introduction to "Peeks"
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peek force \n - multiple force \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Peek Force
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tiniest peek i've ever seen \n verbal convincer for spectator's peek \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Tiniest Peek I've Ever Seen
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peek and key combination \n \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Peek and Key Combination
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glimpse \n during rotation of the wrist \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Glimpse
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peek subtlety \n using a step after the peek \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Peek Subtlety
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turn around peek control \n deck is turned 180° between the hands \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Turn Around Peek Control
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fechter's fan glimpse \n one-handed fan after peek \n eddie fechter \n a fan of müller's three-card catch \n tom gagnon \n fan glimpse to hindu shuffle \n tom gagnon \n fan glimpse to overhand shuffle \n tom gagnon
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Fechter's Fan Glimpse
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Variations
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cover for peek control \n deck is flexed while holding a break \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Cover For Peek Control
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two card control from peek \n - pseudo three peek control \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Two Card Control From Peek
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eight selections \n using eight cards, fingertip peek and various revelations \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Eight Selections
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chapter 9 - miscellaneous \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous
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flying locator \n improved version of fechter's fooler \n eddie fechter \n fechter's fooler \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Flying Locator
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gallo's addition \n flourish reveal, half is turned over \n lou gallo
1993
Lou Gallo
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Gallo's Addition
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small stock false shuffle \n \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Small Stock False Shuffle
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gambler's slip cut \n \n unknown
1993
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Gambler's Slip Cut
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auto jog control \n side-jog, swivel cut \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Auto Jog Control
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spring card revelation \n card jumps from deck to hand \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Spring Card Revelation
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fechter's bluff pass \n \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Fechter's Bluff Pass
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bar towel force \n \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Bar Towel Force
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tips, hints, and bits of business \n various gags, on the classic force and ambitious card bit \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Tips, Hints, and Bits of Business
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chapter 10 - previous offerings \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 10 - Previous Offerings
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top card reversal \n for one or more cards, top or bottom \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Top Card Reversal
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a magical prediction \n spectator finds his own card from ribbon spread deck, risky method, with outs \n eddie fechter \n "a magical prediction" in "the linking ring" june, 1972.
1993
Eddie Fechter
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A Magical Prediction
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Also published here- "A Magical Prediction" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1972.
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knockout prediction \n using two decks \n eddie fechter \n "knockout prediction" in "the linking ring" june, 1972.
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Knockout Prediction
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Also published here- "Knockout Prediction" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1972.
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chapter 11 - eddie fechter magic from card cavalcade \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 11 - Eddie Fechter Magic from Card Cavalcade
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small number faro stack \n faro slough-off handling \n eddie fechter \n small number faro stack \n eddie fechter \n small number faro stack \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Small Number Faro Stack
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fan positioning \n placing a card at certain position from top, using fan shuffle \n eddie fechter \n fan positioning \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Fan Positioning
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Also published here
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double lift from tabled pack \n \n eddie fechter \n double lift from tabled pack \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Double Lift from Tabled Pack
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a fechter force \n packet cutting timing force with out \n eddie fechter \n a fechter force \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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A Fechter Force
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peek reverse \n \n eddie fechter \n peek reverse \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Peek Reverse
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quick reverse \n using palm, with variation \n eddie fechter \n quick reverse \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Quick Reverse
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tabled transfer \n tabled double undercut, bottom to top \n eddie fechter \n tabled transfer \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Tabled Transfer
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swivel cut transfer \n bottom cards to top \n eddie fechter \n swivel cut transfer \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Swivel Cut Transfer
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control \n cuts and a faro shuffle \n eddie fechter \n control \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Control
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chapter 12 - eddie fechter magic from card cavalcade ii \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 12 - Eddie Fechter Magic from Card Cavalcade II
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how do you want me to find your card? \n selection is found again and again in quick fashion, as an out \n eddie fechter \n how do you want me to find your card? \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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How Do You Want Me To Find Your Card?
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Also published here
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estimation peek \n \n eddie fechter \n the estimation peek \n eddie fechter \n edward marlo
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Estimation Peek
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speller positioning \n \n eddie fechter \n speller positioning \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Speller Positioning
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chapter 13 - eddie fechter magic from card cavalcade finale \n \n unknown
1993
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Chapter 13 - Eddie Fechter Magic from Card Cavalcade Finale
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no pile \n four of five cards vanish \n eddie fechter \n no pile \n eddie fechter \n unexpected surprise \n walter rollins \n jerry mentzer
1993
Eddie Fechter
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No Pile
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packet to packet \n with alternate ending \n eddie fechter \n packet to packet \n eddie fechter
1993
Eddie Fechter
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Packet to Packet
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