2006
Written by Eric Mead
Work of Eric Mead
238 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Earle Oakes
Language: English
48 entries
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Teller Introduction
xi
Eric Mead Preface
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Eric Mead Approach essay
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Eric Mead A Fine Howdy Do lighter produced, flame turns to quarter, switches with copper in spectator's hand
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Cigarette Pivot Production for production of lighter
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Tony Slydini Fake Take
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Eric Mead, Juan Tamariz Post Performance Coloring theory, credited to Juan Tamariz
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Eric Mead Watch the Birdie little paper bird vanishes from handkerchief and reappears on finger, bottle of beer produced from handkerchief
Related toAlso published here 23
Daniel Cros Thimble Vanish with paper ring
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Eric Mead A Perfect Mystery essay on the question if magic is childish
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Eric Mead The Desired Effect essay on purpose and intention
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Eric Mead The Bunny-Bill Swindle using Bob Neale's bunny bill fold, kids are conned out of 9$ in the process
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Eric Mead Bar Flight three quarters, two travel to underneath napkin, the last one visibly on top
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Thumb Flick underneath napkin
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Click Pass apparently adding third coin
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Eric Mead Three-Piece Combo Aces cut to, lost and found again, color separation kicker with Aces in wrong halves
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Eric Mead Four-Card Control using crimp
Inspired byAlso published here 72
Eric Mead Change marked coin mixed with other coins, marked one found by touch, all other change to match
Inspired by
  • "The Odd Coin" (Jay Sankey, Up For Adoption, 1987)
Also published here
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Juan Tamariz Double Crossing the Gaze Switch
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Eric Mead The Walkout business tip
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Eric Mead Disorderly Conduct thoughts on stack management:
  • Three Words about False Shuffles
  • Attitude
  • Variety
  • Minimalism
  • Incidental Handling of Cards
  • The Bottom Card
  • Dealing, Counting, and Spelling
  • Dealing as Revelation
  • Replacements and Reassembly
  • The Overall Picture
  • Advanced Chaos

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Eric Mead "Weighing the Cards" tip for stack method
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Eric Mead Spectator Shuffles
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Eric Mead Face-Down Slop restoring order of riffle shuffled packet
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Eric Mead Topsy-Turvy Slop restoring order of riffle shuffled packet
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Eric Mead Implicate Order two though cards found with procedure that apparently mixes the cards
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Eric Mead Milking Aronson non-chalant method to replace Aces into Aronson stack
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Milk Build Stack
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Eric Mead Lazy Restoration handling to restore reversed part of stack
Inspired by 117
Eric Mead Jazz Chart & Favorite Licks strategies
  • Opening Gambits
  • Cheating
  • A Favorite Lick
  • Formula Lick
  • Superior Lick
  • Quick Lick
  • Last Dance
  • Tips and Tools
Inspired by 123
Arthur Finley Remote Control
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Eric Mead Fifty-Two on One to One fifty-two on one gag, then all cards fall off except chosen one
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Eric Mead Puddle Jumper three packets, staged with glasses
Inspired by
  • Ace Goram's "Cards Across"
Related toAlso published here
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Francis Carlyle Walking Finger Count
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Tony Kardyro, Elmer Biddle Kardyro-Biddle Steal
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Ernest Earick, Eric Mead Rotary Reverse Handling
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Karl Germain The Flash Card Change
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Eric Mead Transitions
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Eric Mead When Children Walk with Canes presentation for appearing cane with picture cards
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Eric Mead Say Anything
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Eric Mead A Proper Introduction
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Eric Mead Tie One On performer's tie hidden, one chosen from several matches
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Eric Mead Peek-a-Book information written on business card and placed in book is secretly read
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Eric Mead, Michael Weber Gone Fishin' date of coin chosen from several in handkerchief is divined
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Eric Mead An Auspicious Occasion
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Mexican Joe Crimp
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Eric Mead The Under-Fire Peek
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Eric Mead So Long
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