1976
Written by Frank Garcia
Work of Various
224 pages (Hardcover), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Ed Tricomi
Language: English
103 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Frank Garcia Preface
3
Frank Garcia Foreword
10
Jerry Solomon Endorsement
12
Mike Tannen Endorsement
13
The Jacket Lapel Move stealing from behind lapel
15
Frank Garcia Behind the Tie holdout behind the tie
16
Up to my Neck in Sponges to get an extra sponge ball into play
18
Let's Have Some Elbow Room to get an extra sponge ball into play
20
"The One, Two, Three Knock-Out Routine"
22
"Wrapper Magic" sponge ball from cigar wrapper
25
Bob Baxter "The Mayfair Mountebank's Move" tips for holding out a sponge ball
26
Albert Cohn Under the Jacket Move holdout edge of jacket
28
Frank Garcia "The Basic Garcia Master Move"
Also published here 31
The "Clipped" Vanish
35
"Exercise"
38
The One, Two, Three Vanish
Also published here 40
Bob Baxter Now You See It, Now You Don't
43
Bob Baxter Two to Nothing false transfer for 2 sponge balls
45
Frank Garcia, Audley Walsh Quick Vanish
49
Frank Garcia The O.K. Vanish
Related toAlso published here 52
The Rolldown Animated Vanish
55
The Bold Vanish
57
The "Bluff" Vanish
59
Another Bluff Vanish
60
The Pretended Place Vanish
62
The "Toss Vanish"
63
The Squeeze Vanish
65
Pretend Take Vanish
67
Frank Garcia Nip and Tuck No Skill Vanish
69
"The Hook Vanish or Under The Nose Vanish"
71
The Impossible Challenge Vanish
74
"The Back Palm Vanish"
79
Spongeball Back Palm
80
"The Deliberate Vanish"
82
Mike Tannen "Mike Tannen's Fork Move"
Also published here 84
Mike Tannen Tannen's "In" Move thumb tip
Related to 86
Frank Garcia The "Gaff" Vanish pull
88
The Magic "10" Count - "Chinese Version"
91
Frank Garcia "Four Plus" - Second Version ten count with four sponge balls
93
Frank Garcia My Version of the "10" Count balls appear from purse frame
95
Albert Cohn Al Cohn's Spongeball Routine
97
Ball Hideout small ball hidden behind large ball
100
"The Slow Motion Transposition and Impromptu Routine" sponge from purse frame, split in two, one in each hand, travel into one
102
Martin Gardner Holding Two As One Subtlety
107
Derek Dingle Undercover Move ball into spectator's hand
109
Frank Garcia Spur of the Moment Routine
111
Frank Garcia Pop Up Move
112
Frank Garcia Short and Sweet
115
Frank Garcia The "Slick" Routine two in hand, one in pocket
118
Frank Garcia, George Schindler My Routine, By George!
125
Classic Palm
125
Simply Commercial purse frame
128
Bob Baxter Sleightly Superlative
132
Flash Opening balls from flash paper flash
137
Peter Samelson The Peter Principle
138
Peter Samelson The Drop Ploy subtlety for sponge-to-spectator's hand
Also published here 140
Peter Samelson Peter's Switcheroo
141
Frank Garcia Right Through through table
142
John Benzais, Frank Garcia Sponge Through Table into Spectator's Hand
143
Frank Garcia Hanky Panky with handkerchief
147
Frank Garcia, Roy Benson Sometimes bowl routine
151
James Renaux Jimmy Reneaux's Idea
155
John Francis Where Did They All Come From using Goshman cube sponge gaff
156
Frank Garcia Veil of Darkness with handkerchief
159
The Sacrosanct Routine flesh color ball as container
161
Frank Garcia, Tony Slydini Head to Head Migratory Balls
Inspired by 167
Bob Elliott The Bob Elliott Razzle Dazzler two in the hand, one in the pocket
171
Frank Garcia The Soft Chop-Chop or You Don't Have to Be Chinese to Do This Trick chop cup routine with sponge balls, magnet in sponge
173
Father Cyprian Father Cyprian's Spongeball Routine
178
Frank Garcia The Grand Finale purse frame, many small balls appear
183
Roger Klause Hidden Factor subtlety for hiding out palmed ball
187
Frank Garcia Cute Opener
191
Frank Garcia The Spongeball Trick thoughts on the ball to spectator's hand
192
Frank Garcia Spongeball Vanish
193
Frank Garcia Ideas, Reflections and More Ideas ball to rolled up bill
194
Lenny Greenfader Mis-Direction
195
Albert Cohn Spongeball to Rubber Nut
196
Frank Garcia Heavy Balls apparently balls are heavy, gag
197
Frank Garcia My Tradeshow Spongeball Routine
198
Frank Garcia Playing Cards to Balls sponge balls from card case, gag
199
Frank Garcia Imaginary Sponge
200
Bob Baxter Within the Folds Knee Holdout
201
Johnny Paul On Palming a Spongeball
202
Frank Garcia "Number One" Sponge idea
202
Philippe Fialho How to Make A Sponge Ultra Soft
203
Mike Tannen, Bob Baxter Ball to Cube
203
Cat Gut Vanish loop attached to ball
204
Bob Baxter Criss-Cross subtlety for ball-into-spectator's hand
205
Frank Garcia Hollow Egg and Lemon Idea
206
Frank Garcia Two in the Hand, One in the Pocket Bit
206
Frank Garcia Balls to Cube
206
Frank Garcia Phantom Whiskey Glass
207
Frank Garcia Tablecloth Surprise ball appears under table cloth
208
Frank Garcia Box of Mystery box prop to transform sponge balls
208
Frank Garcia Retention, Vanishes, Take My Advice tips on vanishes
210
Frank Garcia More Thoughts, Ideas and Reflections
  • Pop-Up Routine
  • Interesting Start
  • My Preferred Pop-Up Routine
  • Different Method
212
Peter Wong Peter Wong's Spongeball Routine
216
Frank Garcia Al Goshman's "Number Four"
218
Frank Garcia Rubber Frankfurter Finish
219
Bob Baxter The Rabbit Trick using sponge rabbits
219
Frank Garcia Epilogue
221
Frank Garcia Supreme Sponge Cake
222
Frank Garcia Never Fail Sponge Cake
223
Data entered by Denis Behr.