1990
Written by John Bannon
Work of John Bannon
142 pages (Hardcover), published by L&L Publishing
Illustrated with drawings by Amado Narvaez
Language: English
70 entries
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Harvey Rosenthal Introduction
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John Bannon Foreword
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John Bannon Play It Straight (Triumph) ordered suit reversed & distributed as finale
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1
John Bannon Discrepancy City Prediction three mates used to predict free selection
Variations 4
John Bannon Discrepancy City Display showing four cards as four-of-a-kind even though there are only three and one indifferent
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John Bannon The Unreal Work queens placed on top, they jump to bottom, middle, top, sleeve
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Larry West Mirage Display/Count Rhythm Count alternative
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John Bannon, Jerry Sadowitz Cries and Whispers four Jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Inspired byVariations 8
Double-Buckle Center Lift removing second and third card as one in 5-card packet
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John Bannon Oh Calcutta thought of and dealt-to card are predicted, one ahead
Inspired by 11
John Bannon Card Box Billet Switch see also page 16
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John Bannon End Grip Bottom Deal bold, from small packet
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John Bannon Twilight Zone Assembly four blank cards, progressive assembly with backfire
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Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
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John Bannon Twixt The Devil
Variations 22
John Bannon Tourist Class Travellers
Related to 25
John Bannon Travelling Jack's Sideshow Aces jacks vanish from their packets, fourth packet transforms into aces, jacks from pockets
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Jerry K. Hartman DRED - Discrepant Reverse Elmsley Display used to vanish an ace in an assembly
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John Benzais Benzais Spin-Out
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John Bannon Wild in the Straights Monte Routine with five cards (four Jokers & selection), transform to royal flush as climax
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Larry West, John Bannon Mirage Count Variation Rhythm Count alternative
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John Bannon A Little T, T, & A "Topsy Turvy and Aces"
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Nate Leipzig Leipzig Spin-Cut Revelation
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Paul Harris Tilt Display
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John Bannon Shock Treatment thought-of-card placed in pocket as prediction, another selection is found
Related toVariations 42
John Bannon Creased Lightning into fourth or eighth under the deck, also right after convincing control
Variations 45
John Bannon Terrorist Card Vanish combining "Homing Card" with folded card in box
Inspired by 50
Bob Kohler Two Ahead (Is Better Than One)
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Edward Marlo Marlo Vanish as coin is scooped up and put in hand
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John Bannon Revolutionary Penetration coin with hole frees itself from shoelace, ungimmicked
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John Bannon The Brass Zero ring rope penetration
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John Bannon Chop2
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John Bannon Glass Reunion four coins from hand to glass on table
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Han Ping Chien into Glass
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Harvey Rosenthal Misdirection Coin Steal from left fist into right hand
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Larry West Spill Out Addition palmed coin added to coins that are spilled out of glass
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John Bannon Shanghai Surprise silver coin to copper, silver appears again as well, both change to chinese
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Harvey Rosenthal Toss Retention Vanish
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John Bannon Of Cups and Fuzzballs
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The Reverse Stack Count
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Cup Through Cup
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Harvey Rosenthal The Retention Toss coin vanish adapted for small ball
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John Bannon The Trick Pick - Something New ball removed from cup and reloaded at same time
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The Slide Move - Another Standard Cups Move
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John Bannon Shuttleball - Another "New" Sleight
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John Bannon The Big Loads - A Few Words On Timing
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Bob Kohler Brass-Ackwards Production four coins produced from Boston Box at once
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Alan Nguyen Flurry Production coin vanishes and reappears, splits in two, vanish again, split in four
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John Bannon Triple Threat three coins, without table, also through table possible
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Michael Rubinstein Coin Steal into Tenkai Pinch
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Larry Jennings Heel Steal
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David Roth Back-Clip Steal
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John Bannon Silver/Silver Transposition half dollar and quarter transpose
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John Bannon DeManche Change Variation
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Bob Kohler Return to Spender reverse matrix with two cards
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Bob Kohler Spider Vanish Handling
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John Bannon Photologic on slip of paper, image of selection appears magically (spirit photography)
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Jack Birnman The Birnman Revelation performer cuts deck swiftly into four piles, Ace on top of each, including a handling by John Bannon
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John Bannon Split-Braue Reversal cards are reversed but also distributed to two different positions
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John Bannon One-Handed Buckle Slip Cut
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John Bannon Coins Across the Water three coins vanish one at a time, reappear in sealed envelope in wallet
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Pocket Ditch as sleeve is pulled up
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John Bannon Shriek of the Mutilated torn and restored cigarette paper
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John Bannon Real Men Don't Carry Purses concepts and ideas for a purse called "Coin Pouch":
  • Introducing the Coin Pouch
  • The Action Load
  • The Action Steal
  • Not so Secret Compartment
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John Bannon Coin of Voodoo marked coin with hole vanishes from cord, reappears in coin pouch/purse
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Emile Clifton, John Bannon Clifton's Ring Move Variation
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John Bannon Pouched Copper/Silver one coin in pouch/purse
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John Bannon, Al Koran Five-Star Engraved Prediction four cards selected, reduced to one, this is engraved on brass disc in purse, inspired by Al Koran's "Five-Star Prediction"
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Derek Dingle No-Lap Switch - Second Variation
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John Bannon Endpapers
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Data entered by Denis Behr.