Marlo without Tears

1983
Written by Jon Racherbaumer
Work of Edward Marlo
317 pages (Hardcover), published by D. Robbins & Co., Inc.
Illustrated with drawings by Bob Nelson
Language: English
97 entries
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Jon Racherbaumer Acknowledgements
Jon Racherbaumer Foreword
Edward Marlo The Two-Second Side Steal squaring action without right hand leaving deck, optional immediate replacement
 		5
Edward Marlo The 380-Degree Tilt good Angles
 		11
Edward Marlo The Bomb Door Card face down, slow
Related to 14
Edward Marlo The Marnase Bottom Deal
Inspired by 16
Edward Marlo Unit Movement for Erdnase Bottom Deal
Related to 21
Edward Marlo The Hittop Change
Related toAlso published here 23
Edward Marlo For Crimp's Sake inner left corner
 		26
Edward Marlo The Money Card
Inspired byRelated to 29
Edward Marlo Bite the Buillet Aces are found with the teeth (!)
Related to
  • an effect in Linking Ring (described by Stephen Minch)
 35
Edward Marlo Angle-Jogging Second-from-Bottom Card tabled riffle shuffle position
 		36
Edward Marlo Non-Saliva Vanish
40
Edward Marlo Throw Laydown
42
Edward Marlo Tabled Palm Preparation slight crimp in top card of tabled deck
 		43
Edward Marlo Delayed Slip Cut
43
Edward Marlo Tabled Flat Palm Production invisible card is apparently turned over
 		44
Edward Marlo Vernon Mental Force Handling
47
Edward Marlo Barroom Poker strange Follow the Leader Variation with aces, five phases
Inspired by 50
Edward Marlo False Count Spell two unknown Cards are spelled to
 		60
Edward Marlo Unloading False Count cards counted one by one off deck, card unloaded back on deck, see also Marlo's Magazine 4
 		61
Edward Marlo Streamlined Discernment Idea one out of three, but apparently out of six, OOSOOM
Related to 65
Edward Marlo Double Underpeel Cut in the hands breakless double cut
 		67
Edward Marlo Olram Bottom Slip Cut tabled, multiple cards
 		69
Edward Marlo Combi-Null Cuts
  • First Combi-Null Cut
  • Second Combi-Null Cut
Inspired by 73
Edward Marlo From the Mind of a Cardician Draw Shift Variation
Related to 78
Edward Marlo Marlo's Favorite Procedure Draw Shift handling with total cover
 		82
Edward Marlo Devilish Miracle Redux
Variations 86
Edward Marlo Leipzig Would have Loved This! ungaffed, odd-backed, using Curry's Swindle Switch
VariationsAlso published here 95
Paul Curry Swindle Switch
98
Edward Marlo A Brief Description of the K.M. Move
101
Edward Marlo A Hull of a Trick
Inspired by 102
Edward Marlo Less Cards Marlo no extra Card
Inspired by 108
Edward Marlo Future Classic Double-Cross duplicates are produced, see Regal Aces
 		114
Edward Marlo Reverse Count Fan with double
 		118
Edward Marlo A Tasty Bluff Sandwich
Inspired by 122
Edward Marlo Bluff Ace-X-Ace cards trap Selection
  • A More Spectacular Approach
  • For the Skillfull
Related to 123
Bluff Fan Insertion apparently at different positions in fan
 		124
Edward Marlo Bluff Miracle
Inspired by 126
Daryl Martinez Bluff Force Handling
128
Edward Marlo The Real, Honest-To-God Bluff Cut cards end up on Bottom, one-cut double cut
Related to 129
Edward Marlo Second-Hand Bluff Cut fake Centers
 		132
Edward Marlo Impossible? spectator cuts off cards, counts and pockets them and remembers card at that position, performer locates it, and tosses it into the deck at the original position
Inspired by 136
Edward Marlo Locus-Pocus two Cards, four methods
  • Locii Two
  • Locii Two II
  • Loci Two III
  • Prediction Variation
Inspired by 139
Edward Marlo Nouveau 21-Card-Trick
  • The Work
  • Third Phase
  • Fourth Phase
  • Fifth Phase
  • Sixth Phase (Gag)
  • Blow-Off Phase I
  • Blow-Off Phase II
Related toVariations 146
Edward Marlo Straight Cut Placement in third phase
 		148
Edward Marlo Blind Mentalism groups of cards are shown, then thought-of card named, faro
Inspired by 154
Step Glimpse
155
Edward Marlo Tears Without Tears instant Reading
 		158
Edward Marlo Reading In Triplicate Spectator thinks of one of three, then the other two
 		164
Edward Marlo Small Packet Bottom Deal with loosening
 		168
Edward Marlo The 27-Card Trick: Streamlined
171
Edward Marlo 14-14-14 Prediction two added up values predicted, with amusing surprise
 		173
Edward Marlo Self-Locating Prediction indicator stabbed in deck, indicator card transforms/is into selection and cards on either side predicted
 		176
Edward Marlo Marlo Slip Cut in the hands
 		178
Ribbon-Spread Hide-Out
179
Edward Marlo New-Approach Propelled Lapping also as a switch
 		182
Edward Marlo The Curled Grip
185
Edward Marlo Flat Palm Grip
187
Edward Marlo Direct Lapping Move top cards
 		188
Edward Marlo The Lapped Ace Assembly
194
Edward Marlo Vanishing Aces Aces vanish out of the pack
 		196
Edward Marlo Screened Propelled Lapping
197
Edward Marlo Fake Propelled Lapping card is apparently (!) lapped
Also published here 201
Edward Marlo Rear Palm Approach description of the position
 		203
Edward Marlo Of Course I can deal a good Poker Hand! combo with control, false dealing
Related toVariations 206
Edward Marlo A Subtile Triumph not bad
Variations 211
Edward Marlo Turnover Move
212
Edward Marlo The Four Eightses Classic four cards change to Aces, duplicates, Kings, with selection in pocket
Variations 214
Edward Marlo The Warm-Up ribbon spread & turnover variations
 		220
Edward Marlo Clearly Oil and Water 4&4, two extra cards, four phases, spectator assists
 		223
Edward Marlo It's Only Us Chickens! sheep & thieves, using cases, multitude of throw offs for magicians
 		232
Edward Marlo About Facing Cull, Reverse Combo
 		238
Edward Marlo Subtile Fanover turning the deck over
 		241
Edward Marlo Dressed Up Reverse
243
Edward Marlo Jog Turnover book break
 		244
Edward Marlo Interlace Cut top and bottom card interlaced in straight cut
 		245
Edward Marlo Wrist Turn Palm
Inspired by 248
Edward Marlo Turnover Palm top Card is shown, immediately palmed
Inspired by 251
Edward Marlo As an Exchange Turnover Palm Switch
Related toAlso published here 254
Edward Marlo Future Classic Palm
Related toAlso published here 255
Edward Marlo The End Tap Pass cards are tapped on the table
Variations 260
Edward Marlo Topping Thompson's Pass cover Thompson
Related to 265
Edward Marlo Convincing Convincer
Related to 267
Edward Marlo The Roman Pick-up Control
270
Edward Marlo The L-C-M Control three cards, odd pack, straddle faros
Related to 272
Edward Marlo C-S Control to place the cards together at a known position with cuts, originally from Control Systems
 		273
Edward Marlo Natural Deck Switch lapping, also as partial switch of half deck
  • Getting Rid of the Switch-Out Deck
 		276
Edward Marlo Fan Swap-Out to switch one from a 4 card fan
 		280
Edward Marlo Drop-off Switch one handed, lapping, tabled
 		283
Edward Marlo Switchout Sidelights
Related to 286
Edward Marlo Olram's Open Prediction ungaffed
Related toVariations
  • "Dark Side of the Moon" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring Vol. 71 No. 2, Feb. 1991)
 293
Edward Marlo The Un-Stapled Cards two faced Cards change place with 2 other faces cards
Inspired by 296
Edward Marlo Latest Observation Test
301
Edward Marlo The Smug Departure two methods, one for magicians
Variations 308
Edward Marlo Tears Without Tears 2 instant Reading
 		312
Edward Marlo Face-up Poker Deals cards are dealt face up, face-up bottom deals, discrepancy
Variations 316
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2004.