Workers Number 3

Further Routines form the Professional Repertoire of Michael Close

1993
Written by Michael Close
Work of Michael Close
138 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Homer Liwag
Language: English
36 entries
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Michael Close Introduction
  • SOB 2000 and Carlo's Three Laws
  • About The Stand-Up Routines
  • About This Book
Also published here 1
Michael Close The Big Surprise signed fake contract travels folded to container
VariationsAlso published here 5
Michael Close Folding the Contract secret folding method while "contract" is placed into pocket, could be used for jumbo cards
 		9
Michael Close Presentation
  • The First Barrier
  • The Big Lie
  • Dr. Nagler's Study
  • We're Back Home
 		15
Michael Close, Larry West A Visit from Rocco using giant bills
Variations 20
Michael Close, John Cornelius You Axed For It ring to box, appears to be at several places at once
Inspired byVariations 26
Michael Close Patter
  • The Purpose of Patter
  • Delivering Patter
  • Thinking on Your Feet
  • Humor
 		34
Michael Close Patter for Pavel's "Fantastic Knot" presentation
 		37
Michael Close Technique
  • We Go to Music School
  • Magic Books
  • No That I've Got It, What Do I Do?
 		41
Michael Close On Palming general discussion of classic palm with headings
  • The Grip
  • The Swing Points
  • The Pivot Point
 		45
S. W. Erdnase, Michael Close The Erdnase Bottom Palm
48
Michael Close After the Palm what to do after bottom palm
 		50
Paul LePaul, Michael Close, Edward Marlo The Left Hand Diagonal Palm
Inspired by 50
Tenkai Ishida, Michael Close The Left Hand Peek Steal
52
Harry Riser Peek Handling
53
Michael Close, Dai Vernon Transfers, Top Palms, and Shifting the Grip
54
Michael Close How to Avoid "Framing"
56
Michael Close Loose Ends replacing palmed cards
 		57
Michael Close Take a Letter signed alphabet card is found in paper bag by shooting a pin in it
 		58
Michael Close The Incredible Peeked Prediction free selection predicted in wallet (palming method)
 		64
Michael Close Naturalness and Motivation
  • Doin' What Comes Naturally
  • Uniformity
  • Motivating Sleight of Hand
 		69
Michael Close The Ooh-Ah Bird origami bird lays egg with prediction in it
 		73
Michael Close Criss Cross Force Handling
75
Michael Close, Dai Vernon, Wallace Galvin Origami Bill Production origami bill produced from handkerchief
Inspired by 79
Michael Close The Too Perfect Theory
  • What is Magic?
  • Method vs "Sell"
  • Some Examples
  • One More Example
  • A Corollary
Related toAlso published here 84
Michael Close Chicken Teryaki coin through hand, c/s transpo
 		89
Palm Change
92
Michael Close Analysis and Conviction
  • Convincing the Audience
  • A General Approach
  • Analysis
 		95
Michael Close The Incredible Growing Toothpick
98
Michael Close Ethics
Also published here 101
Michael Close We're all B*z*s on this Bus clown faces appear on blank cards
Variations 104
Philip T. Goldstein, Michael Close Haback Count Variation flushtration hamman count combo
 		106
Michael Close Down for the Count vampire teeth appear in mouth
 		112
Michael Close Audience Management
  • Elmsley's Approach
  • Authority
  • We Meet the Enemy
  • Patter
  • Maintaining Control
Related to 116
Michael Close The Card, The Forehead, And The Salt Shaker card on forehead, under salt shaker, deck under salt shaker, 51 cards to pocket combo
Related to 119
Michael Close The Double Bar
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Data entered by Denis Behr, August 2009.