1976
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Tony Slydini
108 pages (Hardcover), published by D. Robbins & Co., Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
76 entries
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Tony Spina Preface
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Karl Fulves Introduction on close-up magic
Related to 3
Karl Fulves Slydini - A Brief Biography
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Karl Fulves The Incident in Cuba Slydini anecdote
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Karl Fulves A Story from Baton Rouge, La. Slydini anecdote
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Tony Slydini Basic Precepts
  • Slydini's Secret of Entertaining Audiences
  • The Basic Starting Position (for lapping tricks)
  • The Eyes
  • Notes on Natural Magic
  • Developing Grace
  • Coordination
  • Noise
  • Some General Observations
  • To Conclude
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Karl Fulves Easy Routines and Moves chapter intro
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Tony Slydini Sightless Vision card divined behind back, corner torn off
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Tony Slydini Mongolian Clock
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Tony Slydini Impromptu Miracle packet counted, numbers added and card from face remembered
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Tony Slydini Psychology - Too Good to Be True coin vanish with lapping, psychology, too-perfect theory
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Tony Slydini The Sweep Technique
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Tony Slydini Sleeving
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Tony Slydini The Sleeving Switch
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Tony Slydini A Direct Palm with Checkpoints
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Tony Slydini Slydini on the Mock Pass with Checkpoints
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Karl Fulves Basic Moves chapter intro
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Tony Slydini The Fake Take
Related toVariations 26
Tony Slydini The Fake Drop
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Tony Slydini Applying the Moves short coin routine, vanish, reproduction and through the hand
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Tony Slydini Another Routine short coin routine, vanish, reproduction and through the hand
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Tony Slydini More on Coordination
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Tony Slydini Coordination - An Example retrieving a ring (or object) from behind cigarette case on table (not really lapping related)
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Tony Slydini Leave and Take on ditching items when picking up something else
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Karl Fulves Fundamental Concepts of Slydini's Magic chapter intro
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Tony Slydini Slydini's Concept of Misdirection
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Tony Slydini Invisible Sleights
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Tony Slydini Misdirection vanish of object using lap
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Tony Slydini The Retrieval retrieving object from lap
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Tony Slydini The Handling of the Misdirection Vanish
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Tony Slydini Miniature Misdirection vanish using lap
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Tony Slydini Timing
  • Checkpoints
  • Applying the Concept of Timing
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Tony Slydini Timing - A Simple Routine vanish using lap
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Tony Slydini Producing the Ball by Timing from lap
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Tony Slydini The Revolve vanish using lap
  • Details of The Revolve
  • Checkpoints
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Tony Slydini The Imp Pass
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Karl Fulves Applying the Concepts chapter intro
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Tony Slydini First Routine packet of matches vanishes and is reproduced via imp pass, any object possible
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Tony Slydini Second Routine - Vanish and Production of a Ring
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Tony Slydini Third Routine ball vanishes, appears, repeat
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Tony Slydini Fourth Routine - Vanish and Recovery of a Glass glass of three inches height
  • Notes on the Handling
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Karl Fulves More Slydini Moves chapter intro
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Tony Slydini The Han Ping Chien Move
  • The Right Hand Only
  • The Left Hand Only
see also p. 63 ff. for applications
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Tony Slydini A Simple Routine for learning Han Ping Chien
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Tony Slydini Slydini Technique for Palming a Cigarette
  • The Retrieval
  • Checkpoints
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Tony Slydini Copter Control card inserted in fan is brought to top via temporary Tenkai palm
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Tony Slydini The Purse Frame sponge balls appear from purse frame, spectator's hand phase, small balls finale
Related to 54
Tony Slydini Destroyed and Restored Cigarette
Variations 59
Tony Slydini Torn and Restored Lit Cigarette
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Karl Fulves Slydini's Coin Classics chapter intro
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Tony Slydini Six Coins and English Penny using Han Ping Chien
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Tony Slydini Six Coins and a Ring using Han Ping Chien
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Tony Slydini Six Coins using Han Ping Chien
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Tony Slydini Four Coin Routine using Han Ping Chien
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Tony Slydini Sound Shake Illusion sound comes from other hand
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Tony Slydini Two Coin Routine one in each hand, one travels through table
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Tony Slydini One Coin Routine eleven phases, featuring lapping vanishes, retrievals, hand penetration
Related toAlso published here 70
Tony Slydini The Helicopter Card half distributed on table, selection placed in other half travels onto tabled mess, five phases
Also published here 75
Tony Slydini Fan Steal in two phases
Related to 75
Tony Slydini Direct Fan Steal pushed in and stolen out
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Tony Slydini Paper Balls Over the Head
Related to 79
Tony Slydini Poetry in Magic: The Close-Up Cigarette Production
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Karl Fulves New Card Moves chapter intro
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Tony Slydini Drop Steal top cards lapped while inserting card near top
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Tony Slydini Flat Tabled Palm cards added from tabled deck to tabled packet
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Tony Slydini Card Mates card selected from spread matches prediction card
Related to 93
Tony Slydini Timing Lap while removing card from in-the-hands spread
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Tony Slydini Pick-Up Switch as tabled card is picked up
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Tony Slydini Card Mates - The Repeat card selected from spread matches prediction card
Related to 94
Tony Slydini Pick-Up Switch II as tabled card is picked up, open grip
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Tony Slydini Paper Balls in the Box
Variations 96
Tony Slydini Gypsy Thread Trick two methods
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Tony Slydini Production of a Glass of Liquid empty glass is suddenly filled, handkerchief cover, table edge glass switch
Related toVariations 103
Tony Slydini The Slydini Switch table edge
Related to 105
Karl Fulves Addenda
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Karl Fulves The Second Book announcement
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Data entered by Denis Behr.