Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy

2020
Written by Richard Kaufman
Work of Larry Jennings
580 pages (Hardcover), published by Kaufman and Company
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
353 entries
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Richard Kaufman Acknowledgements
4
Tony Giorgio Foreword
16
Tony Giorgio Larry Jennings: A Magician's Magician
17
Richard Kaufman Introduction
21
Larry Jennings Jennings Talks About His Early Exposure to Magic
28
Chapter One: The Breaks
31
Richard Kaufman History
33
The Left Pinky Break in Center or Bottom of the Deck
34
Cliff Green The Cliff Green Multiple Buckle credit information
Also published here 35
How to Spread Cards and Conceal the Break deck spread while holding a break
 		37
Richard Kaufman The Left Pinky Break on Top of the Deck intro
 		37
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Robert-Houdin's Method gesturing with a card in right hand while picking up a break under the top card
 		38
Larry Jennings Okashina Dekigoto (Japanese Twisting the Aces) extra card, credit information
Related toAlso published here 39
Dai Vernon Buckle Count
43
The Push and Pull picking up a break under second card while turning over top card
 		46
The Double Push Off picking up a break under two cards
 		47
The Thumb Count and Right Thumbtip Break picking up a break at inner end of deck with right thumb near top
 		47
Biddle Grip details of end grip
 		47
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Squeeze Break
  • Two Hands
  • One Hand
Related toAlso published here 49
Dai Vernon Rescuing a Break enlarging a break
Also published here 51
Dai Vernon Verdnase Break (A Right Pinky Break)
52
Larry Jennings To Transfer a Left Pinky Break to a Verdnase Break near top
 		53
Larry Jennings Erdnase’s Revolution from a Verdnase Break break instead of side-jog
Inspired byRelated to 54
Larry Jennings The Jennings Pulldown break above bottom card with base of fourth finger
  • As a Glide
  • As a Cut Which Retains the Bottom Card
 		55
Larry Jennings A Brief Yet Ambitious Effect card travels from bottom to top of deck
 		57
Richard Kaufman Greek Break heel break introduction
 		58
Converting a Greek Break into a Pinky Break (The Preferred Readjustment)
59
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Greek Break Cut performer holds deck while spectator cuts into break
 		59
Lin Searles Autobreak
60
Richard Kaufman Jogs introduction
 		61
To Outjog a Card openly during in-the-hands spread
 		61
To Injog a Card during in-the-hands spread
 		62
Alternate Method for Injogging a Card during in-the-hands spread
 		63
Larry Jennings Jennings Talks About the Need for Tools and Practice
Related to 65
Chapter Two: Double and Triple Undercut Work
69
Richard Kaufman History credit information
 		71
Larry Jennings The Double Undercut with a Verdnase Break
  • 1. From Top to Bottom for a Single Card
  • 2. From Top to Bottom for Multiple Cards
    • Humid Air or Sticky Cards
  • 3. From Center to Top (or Bottom)
 		72
Deep Verdnase Break
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Larry Jennings A Wee Equivoque selection is top or bottom card of deck, as spectator chooses
 		77
Larry Jennings Four-Card Cutting Control Aces or selections are cut into deck one by one face up
 		78
Larry Jennings Braue Reverse (Jennings Finesse) with Verdnase break
 		79
Larry Jennings The Four Ace Bet four selections lost in deck, four Aces removed from deck and tabled face down, they change to selections and Aces are reversed in center of deck
Related to 81
Gordon Bruce Gordon Bruce Outjog Addition: First Handling source for Bruce credit not given
Related to 82
Larry Jennings A Placement Cut "The Second Cut" from reference
Also published here 83
Larry Jennings The Double Undercut with a Block Pushoff (the Reverse Double Undercut) - 1. From Bottom to Top for a Single Card also as Triple Undercut
Also published here 85
Larry Jennings The Double Undercut with a Block Pushoff (the Reverse Double Undercut) - 2. From Bottom to Top for Multiple Cards
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
 		87
Larry Jennings The Double and Triple Undercut Combinations - 1. From Center to Top, Top Stock Retained; Also a Multiple Control
90
Larry Jennings The Double and Triple Undercut Combinations - 2. From Center to Top, Original Top Card to Bottom Cover-Up Cut alternative
Related toAlso published here 92
Larry Jennings The Double and Triple Undercut Combinations - 3. Top and Bottom Cards Transposed with a Double Undercut
Also published here 95
Larry Jennings Devious Open Prediction spectator deals to previously named number and leaves that one face down
Also published here 96
Corner Crimp in Spread
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Larry Jennings Unpredictable Prediction spectator deals to previously named number and leaves that one face down
Related to 98
Larry Jennings Cheshire Aces Aces are lost, then shown to have vanishes from deck, they reappear face-up in center
Also published here 100
Larry Jennings Kings Trap Choice
Also published here 102
Larry Jennings Four Kings Trap Three Choices
Also published here 103
Richard Kaufman Sandwich sans Roy intro to following three effects
 		104
Larry Jennings In Two Places at the Same Time unknown sandwiched card turns out to be later selection
 		104
Larry Jennings A Magical Appearance selection appears between tabled sandwich cards
Inspired by
  • Roy Walton effect with a double backer
 107
Switch à la Hofzinser Top Change cross between second deal and Hofzinser Top Change
 		109
Larry Jennings The Paradoxically Simple Sandwich selection travels from center of deck to between sandwich cards
Inspired by
  • Roy Walton effect with a double backer
 109
Larry Jennings Quick Reverse selection turns over in deck
 		113
Larry Jennings The Simplex Visitor
114
Larry Jennings ATFUS (Elmsley/Marlo) with a Verdnase Break: Version One
114
Larry Jennings Turnover Add-On as tabled card or packet is turned over, here as sandwich load
 		117
Larry Jennings Without Warning! Aces between spectator's hands, top face-down card changes into named face-up Ace which is then missing from spectator's hand
 		118
Stroke Change double, top card dragged onto deck in stroking action
 		120
Larry Jennings Always Cut the Cards - Version One (Ungimmicked) cards are cut into deck with spectator
Also published here 121
Larry Jennings ATFUS with a Verdnase Break: Version Two
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Larry Jennings Always Cut the Cards - Version Two (Gimmicked)
Also published here 124
Larry Jennings Gordon Bruce Outjog Addition: Second Handling "finessed handling", source for Bruce credit not given
Related to 124
Larry Jennings The Joker Finds a Thought-of Card card thought of from a group, performer stabs Joker reversed next to selection
 		127
Larry Jennings Placement Cut Collectors
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Bridging Bottom Cards with fourth finger, under deck
 		129
Larry Jennings Jennings Talks About the Double Lift and Top Change
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Chapter Three: Multiple Lifts and More
135
Richard Kaufman History credit information
 		137
Larry Jennings The Hit Minus One Double Turnover
Related toAlso published here 139
Larry Jennings The Covered Double Turnover covered hit type
Inspired byRelated toVariations 143
Larry Jennings The Covered Triple Turnover
Inspired by 145
Larry Jennings The Expedient Lift hit end-for-end turnover
 		145
Larry Jennings The Dead Certain Double
148
Larry Jennings The New Theory Getready credit information
Inspired byRelated to 149
Dai Vernon The Vernon Light Lift top two cards moved to the right in right-hand end grip as simulated push-off
Also published here 151
Larry Jennings, Dai Vernon The Dai Vernon Pushoff (Jennings Fingering)
Related to 153
Larry Jennings The Larry Jennings Pushoff
Inspired by
  • "Hahne's Perfect Double Card Lift" (Nelson Hahne, Modernism in Pasteboard, 1934)
Also published here 		154
Larry Jennings The Stuart Gordon Lift (Jennings Finesse)
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Larry Jennings The Quick Tip Turnover (Covering Large Multiple Lifts)
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Larry Jennings Quick Tip Count Down value of top card used to count to selection which appears face up
Inspired by 161
Dai Vernon End-for-End Step Turnover deck turned over with step, see also p. 335 for packet handling
 		161
Larry Jennings Center Double Lift
Also published here
  • The Gen, Sep. 1964
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Larry Jennings Jennings Turnover Switch four random cards change to Kings, featuring a block turnover switch
Inspired by
  • "based on an idea by S. Leo Horowitz"
Also published here
  • Larry Jennings's Japanese Lecture Notes
 164
Larry Jennings A Graceful Way of Holding a Double Card with the Left Hand
166
Richard Kaufman Uncommon Methods of Getting Ready for the Double Lift intro
 		166
Larry Jennings First Method (End Over End Turn) deck turned over before obtaining break
 		166
Larry Jennings Second Method (Pivot and Duck) card slid under top card when deck is held upright in preparation for double lift, slow motion top change
 		168
Larry Jennings Third Method (Outjogged Pivot and Duck) out-jogged card removed and slid under top card when deck is held upright in preparation for double lift, slow motion top change
 		169
Larry Jennings Fourth Method (The Long Distance Double Lift Getready) face-up card loaded under selection as it is shown in preparation for double lift
 		169
Larry Jennings Vanish and Reappearance of a Card card vanished from top of deck an appears reversed in center
 		171
Larry Jennings Fifth Method (The Gordon Turnover and Isolated Reverse) reverse, or loading a card under a face-up card in preparation for double lift during display sequence
 		172
Richard Kaufman Unloading One Card from a Double Lift intro
 		173
Larry Jennings First Method (Sideways Turnover) out-jog finesse
Inspired by
  • Vernon unload in The Gen, Vol. 19 No. 7, Nov. 1963
Related to 		173
Larry Jennings Second Method (End Over End Turnover) card remains side-jogged
 		175
Larry Jennings Third Method (The LJ Change)
Inspired byAlso published here 175
Larry Jennings Fourth Method (A Two-Card Change)
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Richard Kaufman When the Double Card Leaves the Hands intro
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Larry Jennings First Method: Bounce Double double turned over unto tabled packed, it bounces off other hand's finger, packet display application which hides several cards
 		180
Larry Jennings Second Method: The Free-Fall Double double spins in the air and lands on table, described with three as two cards
 		182
Larry Jennings New Dual Discovery two cards change to selected cards
Inspired by 183
Larry Jennings Third Method: Warp and Drop
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Larry Jennings A Simple, Yet Strong Prediction tabled double as prediction
 		186
Larry Jennings Fourth Method: Marlo’s Two Card Throw (Jennings Finesse) from deck
Inspired by 186
Larry Jennings Ambitious Card Interlude card dropped on table, deck put on top, card penetrates to top and bottom card remains the same, repeat
 		187
Richard Kaufman On Transpositions intro
 		188
Larry Jennings New Double Double
Inspired byRelated to 189
Dai Vernon The Clean-Up Move rightening a reversed card in center and bringing it to top
 		190
Larry Jennings The Bastard Son of the King of Hearts "The Double Double", tabled card, cased card and card on top of deck transpose in a three-way transposition
Related to 192
Two-Step Top Change
194
Larry Jennings Everyone’s Transposition card in breast pocket transposes with card that rises up through deck
 		194
Larry Jennings Circus Transposition combo of Ambitious Card sequence and transposition of card in breast pocket with tabled card
 		195
Dai Vernon The Depth Illusion (Original Dai Vernon Get-Ready and Technique)
197
Larry Jennings Deep Transposition tabled card and reversed card in deck transpose, using Tilt
 		198
Larry Jennings Deep Transposition II selection in deck transposes with one of the tabled Aces
 		200
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
201
Larry Jennings Numerical Aces Plus One to Four Aces change to Ace through Four, then palindrome phase with those
Inspired by 202
Wedge Break Displacement small packet
 		205
Small Packet Bottom Deal
206
Larry Jennings Return to 1002nd Aces - Version One
Inspired by 209
Switch-Out Sequence cards removed from deck, put on face and cards added
 		209
Lift Shuffle Displacement
210
Larry Jennings The Covered Double Turnover as an Add-On Move
Inspired by 211
Larry Jennings Return to 1002nd Aces - Version Two slow-motion phase followed by all-at-once phase
  • The First Movement
  • The Second Movement
Inspired by 213
Center Insertion packet placed on top of deck, bottom card secretly inserted in center
 		214
Jack McMillen Covered Slip Cut slip cut with card under side-jogged top card(s)
 		214
Larry Jennings The Misdirective Outjog Switch see also p. 552
Also published here 215
Larry Jennings Dragging a Double from packet in end grip onto deck, Verdnase break
 		216
Larry Jennings Return to 1002nd Aces - Version Three
Inspired by 217
Edward Marlo Scoop-Up Addition
217
Larry Jennings Return to 1002nd Aces - Version Four no switch-out at beginning
Inspired by 219
Larry Jennings The Hofzinser/Leech Switch (with a Verdnase Break) peel switch handling with Verdnase Break
Related to 221
Larry Jennings Slow-Motion Five-Card Ace Assembly credit information
 		223
Dai Vernon The Optical Move
224
Larry Jennings The Card that Changes in Front of their Eyes Joker changes into selection
Related to 227
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion with an one-handed get-ready
 		227
Larry Jennings Misdirection Change card held side-jogged on deck, when spectators look up and down again, it has changed
 		228
Larry Jennings A Mysterious Visit simplified
 		229
Larry Jennings Four Aces and Four Selections four cards change into Aces one by one
 		231
Larry Jennings The Strange Case of the Unsinkable Ace card placed second from top comes back to top, repeats
  • Version One (Ungimmicked)
  • Version Two (Gimmicked)
Inspired by
  • "The Trick that Fooled Houdini" (Dai Vernon, Vernon Touch column, Genii, Vol. 37 No. 4, Apr. 1973)
 233
Ben Harris The Floating Ambitious Card tilted card slowly lowered
 		237
Larry Jennings In Space one of five cards thought of, correct one pocketed, others change to Aces
  • Version One (Ungimmicked)
  • Version Two (Gimmicked) (a bit like fan-2-c gaff)
Inspired by
  • "In Sp-Ace" (Ken Allen, marketed mid-1960s)
Related to 		240
Larry Jennings Remember and Forget-Me-Not with one spectator
 		244
Top Card Glimpse as deck is flexed between hands
 		244
Larry Jennings Triumphantly Turning Back Time Time Machine, followed by Triumph
Inspired byRelated to 245
Larry Jennings, Tenkai Ishida Bold Optical Revolve
247
Larry Jennings Ambitious Classic Revisited credit information
 		248
Larry Jennings Greek Break Pulldown base of thumb pulls down bottom card
 		250
Double Buckle three-card spread
 		253
Larry Jennings Jennings Talks About Where to Look on looking at the audience during performing
 		255
Chapter Four: The Reluctant Packeteer "Tricks Which Rely Mainly On False Counting a Packet"
 		257
Richard Kaufman History credit information on packet tricks
 		259
Larry Jennings, Richard Kaufman The All-Count Technique general comments on grips
 		260
Larry Jennings The Elmsley Count (All-Count Technique) right-hand corner grip
 		261
Larry Jennings The Flushtration Count (All-Count Technique) right-hand corner grip, credit information
 		263
Larry Jennings Brother Hamman's Two as Four Count (All-Count Technique) right-hand corner grip
 		264
Larry Jennings The Hamman Count
  • Finessed Hamman Count One
  • Finessed Hamman Count Two (With a Verdnase break)
 		266
Larry Jennings The Simplest Twist
Inspired by 269
Larry Jennings Twisting the Leader Aces turn down at once, then one by one, last Ace is put on deck and travels back to Aces
Related to 271
Arthur Finley Tent Vanish
272
Larry Jennings Underground Oil and Queens credit information, two quartets apparently transpose one by one, but tabled cards turn out to be a third four-of-a-kind
Related to 273
Larry Jennings One-Hand Maestro’s Poker Demonstration five cards change several times into increasingly better poker hands
Related to 276
Ray Grismer The Grismer Count Rhythm Count precursor, double Olram count
Related to 279
Larry Jennings Eight Damned Queens Aces and Queens removed, transposition begins, all eight cards become Queens
Also published here 281
Larry Jennings The Rhythm Count (With Four Cards)
 		284
Larry Jennings The Eye Popper Kings change to Aces
Related to 285
Larry Jennings Finesse for Adding a Card to the Face of a Packet
286
Larry Jennings The Rhythm Count (With Five Cards) five as four
 		286
Gambler's Cop brief
 		287
Larry Jennings The Final Reset
288
Larry Jennings Secret Subtraction with a Verdnase Break
Inspired by 288
Larry Jennings The Rhythm Count (With Six Cards) six as four
 		290
Larry Jennings Four Cards All Alike - Version One "Jennings Multiple Display Sequence", cards stay in the hands
Inspired by 291
Larry Jennings Four Cards All Alike - Version Two
293
Larry Jennings Four Cards All Alike - Version Three
295
Larry Jennings Original Uni-Flection four Jokers turn into first selection, then back to Jokers, into second selection and back to Jokers again
Also published here 296
Swing Cut
297
Larry Jennings Four Cards All Alike - Version Four using wedge break
VariationsAlso published here 300
Larry Jennings Four Cards All Alike: Version Five using wedge break
 		303
Larry Jennings Knoxville Aces Rethought four piles, Ace on each, packets assembled and top Ace lost in center, Aces travel to top
Inspired by 305
End Grip Transfer
306
Larry Jennings Tilting Through Time red Kings used to select and lose a card, it later appears again between the Kings
 		309
Larry Jennings False Count As Add-On top cards added to packet at start of count
 		310
Larry Jennings Twisting the Aces extra card
Inspired by
  • "Queenie" (Piet Forton, The New Pentagram, Apr. 1969)
 311
Dai Vernon Through the Fist Turnover
314
Richard Kaufman A Treatise on “The Magic Cards” introduction
Related to 314
Larry Jennings Magic Cards No. 1 four cards change to three selections one after another, gemini counts (general cards with packet)
Inspired by 315
Larry Jennings Magic Cards No. 2 four cards change to three selections one after another, gemini counts (general cards with packet)
Inspired by 316
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition wedge break
 		317
Larry Jennings Magic Cards No. 3 three cards from odd-backed deck change to three selections one after another, gemini counts (general cards with packet)
Inspired by 319
Ed Balducci Cut Deeper Force
319
Alignment Move
321
Larry Jennings O. Henry Gets Jazzed Jazz Aces with O. Henry kicker
Inspired byVariations 323
P. Howard Lyons Slip-duc displacement of center two cards in four-card packet
 		325
Larry Jennings O.J. Aces Jazz Aces with O. Henry kicker
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Tom Blue's The Castle Keep, Vol. 1 No. 9, Sep. 1995
 331
Larry Jennings Wild Card Jennings Style eight Jokers change into the Ace of Spades one by one, credit information
 		334
Larry Jennings Look - An Illusion! five cards change two times
  • Classic Handling (with alternative ending)
  • New Handling (after seeing Ricky Jay's handling)
Also published here 340
Larry Jennings Flushtration Variation using Verdnase Break, showing packet as four Jokers and one Ace
 		341
Larry Jennings Jennings Talks About Flourishes, and Patter
346
Chapter Five: An Assortment of Techniques and Sleights
349
Larry Jennings Repeat Indicator "First Exercise in Holding Multiple Breaks"
counting from one card to the next
Also published here 351
Larry Jennings The Double Slop Shuffle "Second Exercise in Holding Multiple Breaks"
slop shuffle triumph with two selections
 		354
The Spectator Peek two cards
 		354
Richard Kaufman Overhand Shuffle Techniques intro and terminology
 		356
Larry Jennings New Third Finger Break hiding break at top, with scenarios as control
 		357
Larry Jennings Magician and Spectator Cut to the Aces performer cuts to three Aces from hand to table, spectator then to last one
 		360
Larry Jennings Additional Overhand Shuffle Work with the Third Finger Break stock control, displacement
 		360
Double Diagonal Insertion two break
 		362
Criss Cross Force
363
Larry Jennings Overhand Shuffle Jog (Jennings Finesse) side-jog, see reference for credit
Also published here 364
Larry Jennings Jennings Makes Good Queen chosen, performer cuts to three Aces, first Queen is shown to be an Ace now, Queen reversed in center
 		364
Will De Sieve Coin Crimp
365
Riffle Force break
 		365
Larry Jennings The Last Card throwing to the last card
 		367
Larry Jennings Erdnase False Overhand Shuffle (Jennings Finesse) chops, concealing the breaks
Inspired by 368
Mike Shelley, Larry Jennings Shelley's Quadruple Coincidence spectator counts off some cards, then selects a card from the rest of the deck, it's the only red-backed card, bottom card of counted pile also matches, jumbo card prediction as kicker
Inspired by
  • "Quadruple Coincidence" (Mike Shelley, The Crimp)
Also published here
  • "Thoughts on Cards" video, 1995
 371
Larry Jennings Hindu Shuffle Force
373
Gordon Bruce Gordon Bruce False Overhand Shuffle jogged blocks
Related to 375
Larry Jennings Overhand Shuffle Speller
376
Larry Jennings Red/Black Shuffle for Key shuffling singly around key card
Related to 377
Larry Jennings Free-Cut Poker Deal
378
Larry Jennings LJ on Vernon’s Weight Guesser performer knows position of spectators's fingertip peeked card, estimation
Inspired byRelated to 380
Richard Kaufman Subtractions intro
 		382
Larry Jennings To Leave One Card Behind
Inspired by 382
Larry Jennings Unloading Technique from a Packet wedge break
 		383
Larry Jennings Elevated Rub A Dub false transfer without table
 		385
Switches
386
Richard Kaufman Bringing it to the Fingertips intro, credit information
 		386
Larry Jennings New Grip Hofzinser/Leech Change no end grip
 		386
Larry Jennings New Grip Covered Le Temps Change top card remains, no end grip
Inspired by 388
Larry Jennings The Optical Toss switching one card of a pair on top of deck
Also published here 390
Larry Jennings Optical Transposition using optical toss
 		392
Larry Jennings Red-Black Separation and Mate Location half the deck placed aside, two cards chosen from rest, they are the black Kings, all other cards in that half are red
Related to 393
Larry Jennings Center Push-Out ambitious riser move to apparently push a card out from center as in alignment move
 		394
Larry Jennings The Silhouette Switch
Inspired by 396
Controls
398
Larry Jennings New Peek Control end-for-end turnover with step
 		398
Larry Jennings Discrepancy Switch spread laydown, face-up/face-down discrepancy
 		400
Larry Jennings Bottom Placement also into gambler's palm
Also published here 401
Larry Jennings Four Cards All Alike: Version Six using the Jennings Bottom Placement
Inspired by 403
Larry Jennings The Alpha Control featuring a spread transfer switch
  • One
  • Two
Related to 405
Larry Jennings Faceless Mystery Card double-backed card shown, it changes into later signed selection
  • Version One
  • Version Two
Inspired by 406
Larry Jennings Covered Double Deal turning top and third card over
Related to 409
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Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2021.