Nelson, Earl

1984
Written by Earl Nelson
Work of Various

153 pages (Spiralbound), published by Nelson & Nelson Ltd.
Illustrated with photographs and drawings
Language: English

35 entries

This publication has been reviewed by

Richard Kaufman (The Collected Almanac, Vol. 2 No. 20, Apr. 1984, p. 193)
Richard Kaufman (The Collected Almanac, Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24, July/Aug. 1984, p. 240)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Issue	Year	Page	Categories
Earl Nelson	A Word of Welcome			Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Earl Nelson	Letters to the Editor	requesting letters on the topic "What is your opinion of the magic you see on television?"		Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	3	Articles / Articles
Earl Nelson	Answers to Questions			Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	4	Articles / Articles
Earl Nelson	Au Courant	Dessert Magic Seminar, Joe Berg		Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	5	Articles / Columns
Larry Jennings	The Mystery Card	see also issue 2, p. 3	Variations Sans Fronds (Philip T. Goldstein, 1984) Mystery Card To Pocket (Richard Paddon, 1997) The MacGuffin (William Duncan, 2005) Also published here The Mystery Card (Larry Jennings, 1986)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Point of Departure (often Traveling effect) Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card
Larry Jennings	The L.J. Flop	version of a gambling subtlety known as the "Blackjack Roll"	Related to An Esthetic Quality - The Glamorous Turnaround (Helder Guimarães, 2019)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	10	Cards / Sleights / Turnover
Edward Marlo	The Secret Agent			Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	16	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Four Cards Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Reverse Matrix
Russell "Rusduck" Duck, W. F. "Rufus" Steele	The Murdock Stack	in multiple deals, progressively better hands are dealt, see credit correction in issue 2, p. 3, see also The Cardiste	Related to The Gambler's Rehearsal (W. F. "Rufus" Steele, 1954)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Multiple Phase Routines Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Full Deck
Philip T. Goldstein, Jerry Sadowitz, William Zavis	Quietell		Inspired by The Whisperers (Jerry Sadowitz, 1982)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	30	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Asymmetric Transposition
Philip T. Goldstein, Jerry Sadowitz	Quietell Jr.		Inspired by The Whisperers (Jerry Sadowitz, 1982)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	34	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Asymmetric Transposition
Philip T. Goldstein	Sottovoce	four Ace kicker	Inspired by The Whisperers (Jerry Sadowitz, 1982) Also published here Sottovoce (Philip T. Goldstein, 1989) Sottovoce (Philip T. Goldstein, 1990)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	37	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Asymmetric Transposition
Michael Weber	Cash Transaction	five and one dollar bill transpose	Inspired by Slow Motion Bill Transposition (U. F. Grant, 1943) Related to The Five & One Dollar Transpo (Francis Carlyle, 1975)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	43	Bill / Transposition
Shigeo Takagi	Shigeo Takagi's Triumph		Inspired by The Puerto Rican Triumph (Daryl Martinez, 1980)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	50	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections)
Daryl Martinez, Shigeo Takagi	Triumph Cutting Display			Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	53	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Displays & Finesses
Earl Nelson	The Flying Signature	odd-backed card turns out to be same as signed selection, then signature appears on it	Related to The Flying Signature, No Palm Method (Frank Simon, 1984) Signa-Flite (William P. Miesel, 1984)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	56	Cards / Effect Themes / Signature Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser,	Under-the-Spread Force			Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	57	Cards / Sleights / Force / Spread Force
Frank Simon	Versatile Spread Control			Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	58	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Convincing Control & Variations
Frank Simon	The Flying Signature, No Palm Method	odd-backed card turns out to be same as signed selection, then signature appears on it	Related to The Flying Signature (Earl Nelson, 1984)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	64	Cards / Effect Themes / Signature Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card
Ray Grismer	Foxy	impromptu, faros		Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	70	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Princess Card Trick (Matrix)
David Gripenwaldt	Door to Infinity	coin vanishes and reappears in metal ring	Related to As Promised! (David Gripenwaldt, 1984)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	76	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Earl Nelson	The Soapbox			Vol. 1 No. 1	Winter 1984	84	Articles / Columns
Earl Nelson	Oops			Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	3	Articles / Articles
Earl Nelson	Au Courant	on Vernon's Revelations, Michael Weber, video magic instruction		Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	4	Articles / Columns
Jon Racherbaumer	Letters to the Editor	on "Magic on Television"		Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	7	Articles / Theory & Essays Articles / Letters Articles / Magic on TV
Loren Michaels	Band-It	opposite than normal Crazy Man's Handcuffs	Also published here Band-It (Loren Michaels, 2009)	Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	12	Rubber Band / Penetration / Through another Rubber Band
Philip T. Goldstein, Stephen Tucker	Muster	odd-backed blank card becomes (open) red-blue double backer, simplified version of Stephen Tucker's "You Must Be Psychic" (Cardiac-Arrest)		Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	18	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Back Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Different Colors
Philip T. Goldstein, Stephen Tucker	Packet Muster	packet version of Stephen Tucker's "You Must Be Psychic" (Cardiac-Arrest)		Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Back Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
Bob Shulgold	A Logical Shuttle Pass			Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	25	Coin / Sleights / Passes / Shuttle Passes
David Gripenwaldt	As Promised!	jumbo coin appearance from metal ring, alternate ending	Inspired by Door to Infinity (David Gripenwaldt, 1984)	Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	29	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Jumbo Coin Sequences Coin / Effect Themes / Jumbo Coins
John C. Wagner	Australian Lie Detector	impromptu		Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	31	Cards / Effect Themes / Lie Detector (without spelling) Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Deane Stern	The Spectators' Porous Paw	coin through spectator's hand		Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	35	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Spectator's Hand (Stack of Coins)
Ross Bertram	Penny Pincher Move	brief		Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	37	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / "Practical" Vanishes - DON'T USE THIS ANYMORE
William P. Miesel	Signa-Flite	odd-backed card turns out to be same as signed selection, then signature appears on it, simplified variation	Inspired by The Flying Signature (Earl Nelson, 1984)	Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	41	Cards / Effect Themes / Signature Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
Jean Faré	Streamlined Topsy Turvy	Royal Flush kicker	Inspired by Topsy-Turvy Ace Control (Edward Marlo, 1964)	Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	47	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Topsy-Turvy Aces
Earl Nelson	Soapbox - Competition in Magic	on magic contests		Vol. 1 No. 2	Summer 1984	54	Articles / Theory & Essays Articles / Columns

Data entered by Denis Behr, June 2015.

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Winter/1984 & Summer/1984