159,948 entries in
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bill Okal Fechter - The Bartender
1993 98
Bill Okal Fechter's Magic
1993 107
Chapter 5 - Early Memories of Eddie
1993 117
William P. Miesel My Early Memories of Eddie
Also published here 1993 119
Eddie Fechter A Card Location card pushed inside case
Also published here 1993 119
Eddie Fechter A Card Control same as LePaul's "An Automatic Jog-Control"
Related toAlso published here 1993 121
Eddie Fechter A Different Disclosure card change, while deck is turned over
Also published here 1993 122
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Dunbury
Also published here 1993 123
Eddie Fechter The Three Devils joke with cards
Also published here 1993 124
Eddie Fechter Eddie Fechter's Homing Card
Also published here 1993 125
Chapter 6 - Magic From the Forks Hotel
1993 127
Eddie Fechter I've Got a Surprise For You wrong card placed on table, same card is removed from pocket and card on table turns out to be selection
1993 129
Toss Change while card is tossed on table or in spectator's hand
1993 129
Karl Norman Impromptu Torn and Restored Cigarette
Also published here 1993 131
Eddie Fechter Be Honest - What Is It? two cards, one held by spectator and one by performer, change into two totally different cards, other two cards end up in performer's trouser pocket
Related toVariations 1993 132
Eddie Fechter The Follow Up follow up for Be Honest - What Is It?, card changes face-up
1993 136
Eddie Fechter Goblin Tube coin changes into water, with Goblin Tube, gag
1993 137
Eddie Fechter, Del Ray Fechter's Aces Aces vanish from four packets and are found again, improvisational manner
Variations 1993 138
Stanley Collins Collins Glide Vanish
1993 138
Eddie Fechter Aces Up or Down? Aces are found reversed in the deck
1993 143
Eddie Fechter You've Been Real Good to Me spectator sits on chosen card
1993 146
Eddie Fechter Waterfall revelation of chosen card after waterfall from hand to hand
1993 148
Chapter 7 - Request Tricks
1993 151
Eddie Fechter 6-4-5 Coin Trick tabled coins across, several phases
1993 153
Han Ping Chien Han Ping Chien Move
1993 158
Eddie Fechter Eight to Twelve two spectators hold amount of cards, number of cards changes several times
Also published here
  • "Eight to Twelve" in "The Linking Ring" February, 1973.
1993 159
Karl Norman Card on the Ceiling
Also published here 1993 162
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Brainwave using a normal and a Brainwave deck
1993 166
Eddie Fechter Glimpse of reversed card in center of the deck, while squaring up tabled deck
1993 168
Chapter 8 - Peeks
1993 171
Jerry Mentzer Introduction to "Peeks"
1993 173
Eddie Fechter Peek Force
  • Multiple Force
1993 174
Eddie Fechter Tiniest Peek I've Ever Seen verbal convincer for spectator's peek
1993 177
Eddie Fechter Peek and Key Combination
1993 178
Eddie Fechter Glimpse during rotation of the wrist
1993 180
Eddie Fechter Peek Subtlety using a step after the peek
1993 181
Eddie Fechter Turn Around Peek Control deck is turned 180° between the hands
1993 183
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Fan Glimpse one-handed fan after peek
Variations 1993 185
Eddie Fechter Cover For Peek Control deck is flexed while holding a break
1993 186
Eddie Fechter Two Card Control From Peek
  • Pseudo Three Peek Control
1993 188
Eddie Fechter Eight Selections using eight cards, fingertip peek and various revelations
1993 190
Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous
1993 197
Eddie Fechter Flying Locator improved version of Fechter's Fooler
Related to 1993 199
Lou Gallo Gallo's Addition flourish reveal, half is turned over
1993 200
Eddie Fechter Small Stock False Shuffle
1993 203
Gambler's Slip Cut
1993 204
Eddie Fechter Auto Jog Control side-jog, swivel cut
1993 206
Eddie Fechter Spring Card Revelation card jumps from deck to hand
1993 208
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Bluff Pass
1993 210
Eddie Fechter Bar Towel Force
1993 212
Eddie Fechter Tips, Hints, and Bits of Business various gags, on the classic force and Ambitious Card bit
1993 213
Chapter 10 - Previous Offerings
1993 217
Eddie Fechter Top Card Reversal for one or more cards, top or bottom
1993 219
Eddie Fechter A Magical Prediction spectator finds his own card from ribbon spread deck, risky method, with outs
Also published here
  • "A Magical Prediction" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1972.
1993 222
Eddie Fechter Knockout Prediction using two decks
Also published here
  • "Knockout Prediction" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1972.
1993 225
Chapter 11 - Eddie Fechter Magic from Card Cavalcade
1993 229
Eddie Fechter Small Number Faro Stack faro slough-off handling
Also published here 1993 231
Eddie Fechter Fan Positioning placing a card at certain position from top, using fan shuffle
Also published here 1993 233
Eddie Fechter Double Lift from Tabled Pack
Also published here 1993 235
Eddie Fechter A Fechter Force packet cutting timing force with out
Also published here 1993 237
Eddie Fechter Peek Reverse
Also published here 1993 238
Eddie Fechter Quick Reverse using palm, with variation
Also published here 1993 241
Eddie Fechter Tabled Transfer tabled double undercut, bottom to top
Also published here 1993 244
Eddie Fechter Swivel Cut Transfer bottom cards to top
Also published here 1993 245
Eddie Fechter Control cuts and a faro shuffle
Also published here 1993 247
Chapter 12 - Eddie Fechter Magic from Card Cavalcade II
1993 251
Eddie Fechter How Do You Want Me To Find Your Card? selection is found again and again in quick fashion, as an out
Also published here 1993 253
Eddie Fechter Estimation Peek
Also published here 1993 255
Eddie Fechter Speller Positioning
Also published here 1993 256
Chapter 13 - Eddie Fechter Magic from Card Cavalcade Finale
1993 259
Eddie Fechter No Pile four of five cards vanish
Related toAlso published here 1993 261
Eddie Fechter Packet to Packet with Alternate Ending
Also published here 1993 263
Steve Dusheck Dedication to Jim Hill
1993
Larry Becker Foreword
1993
Steve Dusheck Introduction
1993
Steve Dusheck Poe Keen Know card selected from Po-Ke-No game cards by throwing coin on it, sticky
1993 1
Steve Dusheck A Glowing Thought three coins in a box, spectator distributes them in pocket and hand, performer knows which coin is where, luminous paint in bottom of box, Free Will
1993 5
Steve Dusheck Color Pen Epic things written in different-colored pens, force with type of coin
1993 7
Larry White Penny Force digits of date on coin added
1993 11
Steve Dusheck Coin Force different coins shaken and covered with other hand, spectator reaches in and takes force coin
1993 11
Steve Dusheck Chess Chance two-way out for black or white
1993 15
Steve Dusheck Clearly Mental Addition performer and spectator each select an ESP card, they match
Related to
  • "Clearly Mental" (Tony Spina)
1993 18
Steve Dusheck Dynamic Duo two different coins in two plastic boxes, spectator opens one and turns it over with performer's back turned, performer knows which one, sound, can be combined with "I've Got Your Spot" (Lex Zaleta idea)
1993 20
Steve Dusheck Force 58 twenty-eight numbers in a grid, row selected and sum predicted, Tape Measure Force extension
1993 22
Steve Dusheck Bookmark Book Test bookmark inserted in book by spectator to choose page, flap on bookmark
1993 25
Steve Dusheck I.O.U. Paddle date on borrowed coin predicted, switched with a paddle
1993 28
Steve Dusheck Astro Perception Calendar spectator's birth month used to count to a ESP symbol on a grid, it's predicted
Also published here 1993 31
Steve Dusheck E.S. Pen double writing with pen that has small pen hinged to it
Also published here 1993 38
Steve Dusheck Minus One spectator choses ESP card behind performer's back, performer than removes four cards, spectator's completes the set
VariationsAlso published here 1993 42
Steve Dusheck Dr. Rhine's Stones one of three different colored gems chosen and predicted with multiple outs
1993 45
Steve Dusheck Personality Lines Touch with four design cards, no credit
1993 48
Steve Dusheck Stooge Book Prediction
1993 52
Steve Dusheck Four-Way Prediction
1993 53
Steve Dusheck Spike Bending
1993 57
Steve Dusheck I've Got Your Spot six chips of different colors on box, one removed, same one predicted in box
Also published here
  • first marketed in 1969
1993 60
Steve Dusheck Six Easy Pieces one of six puzzle pieces chosen, it's the one missing
1993 64
Steve Dusheck Miami Dice three dice shaken in plastic box, total predicted
1993 66
Steve Dusheck Red Card Prediction with Dice Four and One rolled with dice, spectator can choose 5, 14 or 41 and the card is counted to, it is only red card
1993 68
Steve Dusheck Living Test with only two spectators
1993 70
Steve Dusheck Keytector key on string swings wildly over selected ESP card
1993 73
Steve Dusheck Mental Choice Outdone one of six colors chosen, predicted
1993 76
Steve Dusheck The Know Bill Prize one of four mini-bills chosen, predicted, with small plastic wallet
1993 80
Steve Dusheck Paper Switch with small plastic wallet
1993 80
Steve Dusheck Coinetism three coins on box, one removed, same one predicted in box
Also published here
  • marketed in 1969
1993 85
Steve Dusheck Named Coin Vanish follow-up coin vanish, one coin vanishes under card
1993 87
Steve Dusheck You Can't Lose one of three colors chosen and predicted
1993 88
Steve Dusheck Mini Can Prediction one of four mini soda cans chosen and predicted
1993 91
Steve Dusheck Brainstorm spectator choses a card from one deck, it is reversed in other deck
1993 94
Steve Dusheck Two-Way Out Case three sides blue and three red for Brainwave deck
1993 94
Steve Dusheck Very Dry one of ten numbered discs chosen, it is predicted, writing on back with dry erase marker
Related toAlso published here
  • marketed ca. 1982
1993 96
Steve Dusheck A Moving Experience five cards on a stand, chosen one falls over
1993 99
Steve Dusheck The Acid Test six test tubes, one with acid, performer drinks five of them, the key inserted in final one starts to bubble
1993 102
Steve Dusheck Flasher flash cube flashes by itself
1993 105
Steve Dusheck Shattered glass in plastic bag breaks by itself
1993 107
Steve Dusheck Cornered three of the four Aces written in four corners of a paper, fourth corner is seen torn out and torn-out piece fits and predicts missing Ace, tearing four papers simultaneously for same tear edge
1993 109
Steve Dusheck Edgy edge-marked deck, using case with one side missing
1993 113
Steve Dusheck Folded folded card(s) in bulldog clip predict free roll of dice
1993 118
Steve Dusheck, James M. Klein Mental Magic interview about mental magic
1993 121
Steve Dusheck About the Author
1993 127
James M. Klein About the Editor/Publisher
1993 128
Gary Kurtz Relentless German translation of full routine
Related to Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
142
Trick-Progress
Mar. 1993
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165
Ken De Courcy Baby-Puppe-Effekt baby puppet taken from bag, one of seven spectators chosen as father, he is predicted, PATEO force
Variations Mar. 1993
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Roy Baker PATEO Force
Mar. 1993
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Toni Forster Pateo-Baby baby puppet taken from bag, one of six spectators chosen as father, he is predicted, they all take a billet from force bag that also predicts the right one
Inspired by Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
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Toni Forster PATEO Handling
Mar. 1993
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169
Rudolf Braunmüller Die Papierzerreiß-Kunst collection of paper tearing effects
Mar. 1993
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172
Erich Tauer-Turmi, Rudolf Braunmüller Riesenpalme paper tree
Mar. 1993
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172
Erich Tauer-Turmi Himmelsleiter palm tree ladder
Mar. 1993
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Tommy Windsor Steurrad und Tanzende Mädchen
Mar. 1993
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Jay Marshall Papierkette mit Hasen
Mar. 1993
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Ken Bowell Kreisquadratur paper folded, half-moon cut out, when unfolded the hole is a square though
Mar. 1993
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Jean Hugard Deckenreißen message on cut-out design
Mar. 1993
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Charlie Miller Kaninchen two description translated from Genii, Magicana
Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
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Russell Blaine Das Hasenerscheinen rabbit from folded mat, load from chair
Also published here
  • Genii, 1974
Mar. 1993
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Russell Blaine Hasenverschwinden rabbit vanishes in box
Also published here
  • Genii, 1974
Mar. 1993
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Rudolf Braunmüller Plauderstunde
Mar. 1993
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Lewis Ganson Fingerhut-Manipulation on thimble manipulation
Also published here June 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1)
6
Wilfred Bader Fingerhutroutine thimble manipulation routine
Also published here June 1993
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7
Zeigefinger-Daumenpalmage
June 1993
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Mittelfinger-Daumenpalmage
June 1993
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11
Fingerpalmage
June 1993
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11
Austausch-Palmage
June 1993
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Färbe-Steal
June 1993
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Steal zur Produktion von 4 Fingerhüten auf den linken Fingern
June 1993
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Steal zur Produktion von 5 Fingerhüten auf den rechten Fingern und Daumen
June 1993
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Thimble Vanish
June 1993
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Wilfred Bader Das Fingerhut-Schweben thimble floats, thread
Also published here June 1993
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20
Rudolf Braunmüller Dies und Das
June 1993
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21
Steve Dusheck Verrücktes Seil ropes attached with thin thread
Also published here
  • Genii, 1974
June 1993
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21
Ali Bongo Der Gordische Knoten
Also published here
  • Genii
June 1993
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Ali Bongo Do It Yourself Pompons faster way to make pompoms form wool
Also published here
  • Genii
June 1993
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Aus dem Mental Work Shop
June 1993
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Toni Forster Gedanken-Projektion two things predicted on pieces of paper
Inspired by June 1993
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Toni Forster Totale Freiheit
June 1993
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Rudolf Braunmüller Leichter geht's nimmer! intro to a few self-working tricks
June 1993
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32
Rudolf Braunmüller Taschenrechner-Zahlenforce Toxic force and applications
June 1993
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Rudolf Braunmüller Übereinstimmung time on watch coincides with forced number
June 1993
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33
Rudolf Braunmüller Phantastische Phänomene forced number in calculator makes up word that fits circumstances
June 1993
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33
Rudolf Braunmüller Hellsehen per Telefon spectator reverses any card behind his back, phone number forced with calculator, that person called and he names card
June 1993
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34
Rudolf Braunmüller Goethes Hexeneinmaleins number remembered, that many cards removed, automatic placement, rhyme to find card
Inspired by
  • George F. Miller's "Anti-Clock Location"
June 1993
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Rudolf Braunmüller Plauderstunde
June 1993
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37
Lewis Ganson Der brennende Zigarettenfang article on catching lighted cigarettes
Also published here Nov. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 2)
46
Die Daumenpalmage
Nov. 1993
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47
Der Zigaretten-Austausch
Nov. 1993
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48
Das Leervorzeigen der Hand trotz brennender Zigarette
Nov. 1993
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Ein anderes Erscheinen
Nov. 1993
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Ein Verschwinden und Wiedererscheinen
Nov. 1993
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Eine dreifache Produktion
Nov. 1993
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51
Durch die Knie
Nov. 1993
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Vielfache Produktion
Nov. 1993
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Lewis Ganson Die Routine lit cigarette manipulation routine
Nov. 1993
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52
Kurti Freitag, Frank Garcia Frank Garcias Abschiedsgruß spectator finds three cards that match prediction
Nov. 1993
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Roy Johnson Eine magische Lektion borrowed handkerchief changes into destroyed pieces, pieces put in paper bag, they change into ribbon, then in lemon, handkerchief is in lemon but with hole, put in cloth bag, part of the fabric transposes from bag to handkerchief, finally it appears on head of performer or assistant under hat
Nov. 1993
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Rudolf Braunmüller Si Stebbins à la Rusduck Stebbins variation
Related to Nov. 1993
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Karl-Heinz Ritter Handschuhe über den Kopf routine with gloves
  • Vorführung
    • Der Beginn
    • Der Verschwinde-Gag (Phase A)
    • Das 1. Durchrdringungsspiel (Phase B)
    • Das 2. Durchrdringungsspiel (Phase C)
    • Daumenspiel und Schulterablage (Phase D)
    • Das Hase- und Igel-Spiel (Phase E & F)
    • Das Große Zweihandschuh-Spiel (Phase G)
    • Die Schlussankündigung (Phase H)
  • Sonderfälle
  • Varianten
  • Merkhilfe
Nov. 1993
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Roy Johnson ESP-Voraussage spectator assigns five ESP cards to five envelope, three are correct, that outcome is predicted, previously unpublished
Nov. 1993
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Rudolf Braunmüller Plauderstunde USA, Magic Castle, David Copperfield, Wittus Witt
Nov. 1993
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Johnny "J.J." Johnston Editorial
Jan. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 8)
2
Al Smith, Roberto Giobbi Letters
Related to Jan. 1993
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5
Johnny "J.J." Johnston, Christoph Borer The Living Art Magic Theater
Jan. 1993
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6
Vanni Bossi The Ring in Light Bulb with gaff
Also published here Jan. 1993
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8
Paul Kieve Opus Talks to Paul Kieve
Jan. 1993
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13
Johnny "J.J." Johnston Tales from the Wagon
Jan. 1993
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17
Jerry Sadowitz Opus questionnaire: Jerry Sadowitz
Jan. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 8)
18
Johnny "J.J." Johnston Editorial
Mar. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 9)
2
Max Maven Letter things real magicians would do
Related to Mar. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 9)
6
Ian Keable-Elliott How to Get on TV
Mar. 1993
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7
Johnny "J.J." Johnston, Larry Parker Opus Talks to Larry Parker
Mar. 1993
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9
David Jones (reviewer) Modus Operandi by Jack Carpenter (written by Stephen Hobbs) Mar. 1993
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Alexander de Cova Coin into Cellophane cellophane of card case halfway down, pinch vanish
Mar. 1993
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15
Alexander de Cova The Amazing Sudden and Totally Surprising Cigarette Production at the Table or Bar in off-beat
Also published here Mar. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 9)
16
Johnny "J.J." Johnston Tales from the Wagon
Mar. 1993
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17
Tommy Wonder Opus questionnaire: Tommy Wonder
Mar. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 9)
18
Chris Power Editorial magic and art
Related to June 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 10)
2
Richard McDougall Letter Michael Ammar, Ricky Jay
June 1993
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3
Guy Hollingworth To Summit Up Collectors' Workshop World Magic Summit
June 1993
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4
Ian Keable-Elliott Magicians' Patter
June 1993
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5
David Britland Cathode Daze David Copperfield
June 1993
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Walt Lees They See Him Here, They See Him There
June 1993
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15
Johnny "J.J." Johnston Tales from the Wagon
June 1993
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Flip Hallema Opus questionnaire: Flip Hallema
June 1993
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18
Johnny "J.J." Johnston Editorial New Orleans, SAM Convention
Sep. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 11)
2
Alan Shaxon, Michael Bailey Letters
Related to Sep. 1993
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5
David Jones (reviewer) Fechter - "The Magic of Eddie Fechter" by Eddie Fechter (written by Jerry Mentzer)Related to Sep. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 11)
6
David Jones (reviewer) Secrets Draun From Underground by Steve Draun (written by Richard Kaufman) Sep. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 11)
7
Peter Duffie Aces Apace red Aces in deck change place with black Aces, visual surprise ending
Also published here Sep. 1993
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9
Chris Power A Tale from the Wagon
Sep. 1993
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Patrick Page Opus questionnaire: Pat Page
Sep. 1993
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Johnny "J.J." Johnston Editorial The British Ring Convention, The Lesley Cole Collection
Nov. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
2
David Britland Less Than Total Recall on clocking and memory demonstrations
Nov. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
5
David Britland, Marc Russell Cul-de-Stack high/low alternating deck for memory demonstration and bridge deal
Nov. 1993
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7
Jerry Sadowitz Cigarette Manipulations cartoon
Nov. 1993
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Colin Dale The Triple Sandwich three pairs of mates openly placed reversed on top, center and bottom, three cards peeked at, after one riffle shuffle the selections are sandwiched between the mates, described by Jerry Sadowitz
Nov. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
10
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer) The Magic of Alan Wakeling by Alan Wakeling (written by Jim Steinmeyer) Nov. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
11
Max Maven A note from Max Maven on Eugene Burger, Jeff McBride and pseudo-mystical bullshit
Related to Nov. 1993
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14
Chris Power I just draw the pictures your honour
Nov. 1993
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15
Johnny "J.J." Johnston Tales from the Wagon
Nov. 1993
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17
John Lenahan Opus questionnaire: John Lenahan
Nov. 1993
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Gary Ouellet Master Video Series
1993 2
Gary Ouellet MacDonald's Aces
1993 3
Patrick Reymond, Gary Ouellet The Most Outrageous Cut of All repeated swing cuts and turnover on the table
Related to 1993 10
Gary Ouellet Three Second Wonder crossing hands when turning over top cards
Also published here 1993 12
Gary Ouellet Packet Switch switching double facers for normal card during McDonald's Aces
1993 16
Gary Ouellet The Last Word
1993 41
Justin Higham Foreword
1993 3
Justin Higham Carta Mundi Wallet Routine Aces between spectators palms, signed selection added, Joker put in wallet, miniature selection appears on Joker, then selection travels into wallet, for Basil Horwitz or Himber wallet
Related to 1993 4
Justin Higham Combination Transpo two cards and coins both transpose
1993 7
Justin Higham Blankjack six blank cards change to three blackjack hands
1993 8
Justin Higham Dynamic Duo with spread pass
1993 9
Justin Higham Wrist Turn Cut Control multiple versions
Related to 1993 10
Justin Higham Round the Twist
Inspired by 1993 11
Justin Higham Crossover Coins two copper and two silver coins
1993 12
Justin Higham Red Prediction Plus
1993 15
Justin Higham The Money Eater theme of routine: coin put in hand, sponge ball pushed in, coin vanishes
1993 17
Push-In Vanish
1993 18
Justin Higham The Lambada Card Trick transposition, then one of the cards changes into selection
1993 20
Justin Higham Step Double Undercut with visible (sucker) step
VariationsAlso published here 1993 20
Justin Higham (ESP)ionage normal cards have ESP Symbols on their face, one chosen and divined
1993 21
Justin Higham Back-Pocket Opener bottom card changes to selection, original bottom card brought from pocket
1993 23
Justin Higham Blank And You'll Miss It packet trick with blank cards
Variations 1993 24
Edward Marlo Quick Three-Way display sequence
1993 24
Justin Higham Blank And You'll Miss It Too odd-backed addition
Inspired by 1993 25
Justin Higham Ambitious Overkill last card changes twice
1993 27
Justin Higham The Cutout Card Trick blank card with cut-out letters that spell out selection
1993 29
Justin Higham Epilogue
1993 30
Mike Caveney René Lavand bio
1993 2
René Lavand My Philosophy
1993 5
René Lavand Three Card Monte with story presentation
1993 7
René Lavand The Greek four cards change blank on both sides, one by one
1993 10
René Lavand Essence on simplicity, Fu Manchu performing for Einstein
1993 12
John Bannon Twisted Sisters two duplicate four-of-a-kinds from different decks, thought-of suit transposes
  • First Scenario: Apparent Transposition
  • Second Scenario: Implied Transposition
Variations 1993 1
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
1993 15
Juan Tamariz Introduction
1993 5
Arturo de Ascanio Prologue
Also published here 1993 7
Mike Caveney Publisher's Note
1993 11
René Lavand Foreword
1993 13
René Lavand My Life
1993 15
René Lavand A Philosophy
1993 31
Techniques
1993 37
René Lavand That Which Is Simple
1993 37
René Lavand The Importance of the Preamble and Epilogue in a Routine
1993 38
René Lavand A Story for Young Enthusiasts
1993 38
René Lavand The Importance of Pauses
1993 39
René Lavand Regarding My Techniques
1993 40
René Lavand Turn-Over Second Deal
1993 42
René Lavand Third Deals one-handed
1993 43
René Lavand Fourth Deal one-handed
1993 45
René Lavand Fifth Deal one-handed
1993 45
René Lavand Sixth Deal one-handed
1993 46
René Lavand Synthesizing... on one-handed turn-over false deals
1993 47
René Lavand To Start a Routine with Four Cards Aces found at named numbers, multiple false deals
1993 49
René Lavand Bottom Deal one-handed
1993 50
René Lavand La Carambola (A Break) from heel to pinky break
1993 51
René Lavand Turn-Over Switch à la Downs
1993 52
René Lavand Turn-Over Change switching cards while scooping cards up from table, one handed, with one handed palm
Also published here 1993 53
René Lavand Card from Pocket Finesse same as Gordon Bruce / Norman Houghton
1993 55
René Lavand Palming before the Cut with four Ace production explained in context
1993 56
René Lavand The Lavand Double Lift
1993 58
René Lavand One-Handed False Shuffle and Cut
Related to 1993 58
René Lavand Tricks with a Normal Deck chapter intro
1993 61
René Lavand Nothing Happens by Chance same card found again by a spectator calling stop while performer deals cards on the table, deck shuffled in process
1993 62
René Lavand Monte Revelation three Jokers on the table, chosen one changes into selection
1993 63
René Lavand All Alike Display three cards, hiding one face, one-handed
1993 63
René Lavand I Was a Gambler
Also published here 1993 65
René Lavand The Tijuana Story with gambling story presentation, gold lighter as bet
Also published here 1993 65
René Lavand Private Conference Aces change to Jokers and Aces found inside pocket
Also published here 1993 67
René Lavand Switching Hands spectator chooses hand for performer, which is a Royal Flush
1993 68
René Lavand Red an Blacks - I Can't Do It Any Slower six phases, 3x3
Also published here 1993 69
René Lavand The Story of Victorio de Pardú four cards change into Aces followed by Jacob's Ladder
Inspired by
  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
Also published here
1993 74
René Lavand Packet Switch one-handed
1993 75
René Lavand Transposition one-handed
Also published here 1993 78
René Lavand A Little More on Gambling
Also published here 1993 79
René Lavand Turnover of Deck of faced-deck
1993 81
René Lavand Old Man River longer gambling routine, story
Also published here 1993 84
René Lavand Producing Card From Center of a Spread
1993 91
René Lavand The Deck is Feminine Aces are found, spectators name numbers
Also published here 1993 92
René Lavand Chance
Also published here 1993 93
René Lavand Three Queens - Four Aces Queens change to Aces and back to Queens
Also published here 1993 96
René Lavand Ace, Two, Three, Four three phases
Inspired by
  • Dr. Daley's "Jacob's Ladder" in "The Sphinx" September 1951
Also published here
1993 100
René Lavand Swing with a Sonnet bridge deal, four hands
Also published here 1993 102
René Lavand I'm Going to Be Honest with You deck is cut and same card ends up at the bottom various times
Related toAlso published here 1993 104
René Lavand The Levitation production of a card from spread
Also published here 1993 106
René Lavand All Fours deck of fifty-two Fours turns into normal deck
Also published here 1993 107
René Lavand Ah!... If they were... spectator stops at Kings, x-deals
1993 108
René Lavand Ah!... If they were... A Subtle Variation spectator stops at Kings, x-deals, technical variation
1993 109
René Lavand Showing Off dealing a Royal Flush, no matter how many hands are wished, x-deals
1993 110
René Lavand You Find Your Card (Card Reversals) spectator stops at selection
1993 111
René Lavand Reverse three cards, one handed using table
1993 112
René Lavand An Alternate Technique for Reversing Cards
1993 114
René Lavand Reverse Two
1993 115
René Lavand This Is the Simplest of All spectator stops at Aces
1993 116
René Lavand Something More... all but selection vanish under handkerchief, seated
1993 117
René Lavand With Just One Hand, For Your Two Hands trick performed with one hand in pocket, Kings vanish and appear in pocket
1993 120
René Lavand Lapping Technique several cards from the bottom of the deck, one-handed
1993 121
René Lavand Improvisations apparently improvisational routine, four selections are found and Aces produced as climax
1993 122
René Lavand Poker Against All performer deals himself a Royal Flush, with wallet
1993 126
René Lavand Slip-Cut Technique red and black cards are mixed and separated again
1993 128
René Lavand Flash Effects two changes of Aces to Kings
1993 131
René Lavand My Monte ten phases, with sticker
Also published here 1993 133
René Lavand Mexican Turnover Variation
1993 139
René Lavand I Don't Know Why one of the three Jokers change into selection
Also published here 1993 141
Tricks With Prepared Cards
1993 145
René Lavand Proposal
1993 145
René Lavand Peace
Also published here 1993 146
René Lavand The Story of Antonio the Gypsy
1993 146
René Lavand Antonio's Three Card Monte Monte
Also published here 1993 147
René Lavand My Turn Aces change to Kings, follow up for previous routine
1993 149
René Lavand Your Signature in My Wallet envelope inside wallet
Also published here 1993 150
René Lavand Just One Moment... Just One! four signed cards to envelope in wallet
Also published here 1993 151
René Lavand Perhaps, Some Day four chosen cards to wallet, Himber Wallet
VariationsAlso published here 1993 152
Rosary Deck Routines
1993 155
René Lavand About the Rosary
Also published here 1993 155
René Lavand Rosary Stop named card
1993 156
René Lavand More Rosary Effects production of named cards, card switch in pocket and dealing into four suits
Also published here 1993 156
René Lavand There are Many Legal Tricks for a Resourceful Gambler memory demonstration, quickly looking through one half of the deck and naming all cards in other half
Also published here 1993 159
René Lavand This Shall Be A Noble Trick... And Nothing More prediction of cards which spectator stops
1993 160
René Lavand My Favorite cards stopped at match two predictions from other deck
1993 161
René Lavand The Little Martian deck turns blank
Also published here 1993 162
René Lavand My Grand Illusion
Inspired byAlso published here 1993 163
René Lavand Playing Pirates with envelopes, Himber Wallet
Also published here 1993 166
René Lavand Rehearsal in Madrid sidewalk shuffle type, three blank cards and an Ace, ends with three Aces and one blank card
Also published here 1993 168
René Lavand, Rolando Chirico Pygmalion wild card, story presentation
Also published here 1993 171
René Lavand Poker Bagatella (The Greek) Jacks to blank cards and back to Jacks
VariationsAlso published here 1993 172
René Lavand Mahtub multiple phases
Related toAlso published here 1993 176
René Lavand That's the Way We Are chosen card vanishes from deck and another appears with name of selection on its face
Also published here 1993 180
René Lavand You Wanted It prediction of two selections appears on chosen blank card
1993 181
René Lavand Triple Predicrtion prediction of three selected card, backs of selections change color and rest of the deck too
1993 182
René Lavand A Box of Candy For Your Kindness three signed cards travel to box secured with rubber bands
1993 184
René Lavand It Would Be Impossible For Me location of two selections, cutting to two short cards
1993 187
René Lavand My Penknives general comments
1993 191
René Lavand A Trick for the Chosen Few color changing knives routine
Also published here 1993 192
Dai Vernon Twist Number 1 with penknife
Also published here 1993 195
Twist Number 2 paddle move with penknife
Also published here 1993 196
Twist Number 3 paddle move with penknife
Also published here 1993 196
Ultra-rapid Twist paddle move with penknife
Also published here 1993 197
Twist Number 4 paddle move with penknife
Also published here 1993 198
Twist Number 5 paddle move with penknife
Also published here 1993 198
Twist Number 6 (with a handkerchief) paddle move with penknife
Also published here 1993 198
Another Important Twist With a Handkerchief
Also published here 1993 199
René Lavand Something Else
Also published here 1993 205
René Lavand Spotted Knives
Also published here 1993 206
Twist Number 1 (transversal) with penknife
1993 207
Twist Number 2 (turning the hand over) with penknife
1993 207
Twist Number 3 (longitudinal) with penknife
1993 207
René Lavand My Engraved Penknife
Also published here 1993 211
René Lavand My Little Penknife
Also published here 1993 212
René Lavand Three Bread Cumbs breadcrumbs routine, balls placed aside always end up inside cup
Also published here 1993 216
René Lavand People Named In This Book And Other Inspirations
Also published here 1993 225
David Avadon Introduction
1993 9
Sid Fleischman Preface
1993 13
Coins & Stuff
1993 15
Sid Fleischman The World Famous Coin Swallowing Act using $1.35 locking coins set
1993 17
Sid Fleischman, Arthur Gross Another Way coins slid off magazine into other hand, magazine as coin tray, razor blade switch mentioned
1993 20
Sid Fleischman The Torn & Restored Cigarette Paper, Revisited wax on thumbnail (also in 1947 booklet), piece secretly mouthed
  • 2 (waxless method)
Inspired by
  • "The Blue Bug" (1947 booklet, Sid Fleischman & Bob Gunther)
Related to
1993 21
Sid Fleischman Harry Is At It Again box drawn on napkin, "Houdini" written inside, writing vanishes from napkin and appears on hand
1993 25
Sid Fleischman Ringbound two or three rings through pen at once
1993 27
Sid Fleischman The 31-Day Coin Trick coin tossed towards ceiling vanishes, a month later it comes down into glass
  • First Magic Meeting: The Vanish
  • Second Magic Meeting: The Return
1993 30
Sid Fleischman The Vanish coin tossed from hand to hand back and forth, then into air
1993 30
Sid Fleischman Spoon Twisting spoon moves, then has a twist in its handle, switch as spoon drops to floor
  • Tabletop Switch
1993 34
Sid Fleischman Lady McBathtub continuous ball production with hand with is made to look like a face/puppet
1993 39
Sid Fleischman Five Minutes of Voodoo presentation for block that falls over (shifting weight)
1993 43
Sid Fleischman Coin Fade coin on palm, hand turned over and back, it vanishes, then reappears, other hand holds wrist
1993 46
Sid Fleischman The Bottle Diabolique bottle clings to rope
  • 1 Beer Bottle
  • 2 Perrier (bill around neck)
1993 48
Sid Fleischman The Bottle Fantastique bottle clings to rope, gimmick on invisible thread
1993 54
Sid Fleischman Do As I Do routine with spectator
Related to 1993 56
Sid Fleischman The Mean Magician Syndrome presentation for finger chopper
1993 58
Sid Fleischman The Longest Card Trick stop watch vanishes with gag presentation
1993 60
Sid Fleischman The Fail-Safe Rope loop in thumb tip or attached to pull
1993 62
Sid Fleischman On Professor Charles W. Fait
1993 66
Card Trumpery
1993 71
Sid Fleischman Nomenclature
1993 72
Sid Fleischman A Guide to the Gallows marking system in which letters are written on back, Lesley type
1993 73
Sid Fleischman Flash Mnemonics No. 1, order of shuffled deck apparently memorized
1993 76
Sid Fleischman Jimmy Valentine Returns, Blindfolded No. 2, reading cards with fingertips
  • The Blindfold Finish
  • The Card Discovery Finish
1993 78
Sid Fleischman The Princess & The Pea No. 3, reading cards with fingertips, routine with jumbo cards
1993 80
Sid Fleischman On Thayer's Studio of Magic
1993 83
Sid Fleischman You, Too Can Have X-Ray Eyes No. 4, apparently reading a card through a piece of metal
1993 84
Two New Card Reveals and the vagrant key No. 5
1993 86
Sid Fleischman The Moving Lips spectator thinks of name of his card and performer names it
1993 86
Sid Fleischman The Eyes presentation for revealing a card
1993 86
Sid Fleischman The Vagrant Key marked deck for setting key card next to selection which is not read
1993 87
Sid Fleischman The World's Greatest Average Card Trick comedy routine for naming a selection
1993 88
Sid Fleischman Beating the Odds two spectators freely chose cards for value and suit, card produced in humorous way
1993 90
Sid Fleischman On Madame Houdini
1993 93
Sid Fleischman The Fabled Non-Working, Self-Working Card Trick presentation for Schmidt's effect
Inspired byVariations 1993 94
Sid Fleischman The One Card Repeat parody on Six Card Repeat, single card vanishes at knee and reappears in hand
1993 97
Sid Fleischman False Transfer and Vanish with back palm
1993 97
Pivot Palm Vanish
1993 98
Sid Fleischman One-Arm McDonald Card Tricks introduction to one-handed card tricks
1993 100
Sid Fleischman The Right-Handed Card Trick No. 1, one-handed card to pocket, signed, from 1930s, one-handed only after control and palm
1993 102
David Avadon Avadon's Absquatulated Card No. 2, one arm behind back, selection appears in that hand, "Stomach Card Switch"
1993 104
David Avadon Charlier Pass Control one-handed
Inspired by 1993 104
Sid Fleischman Bud & Sid
1993 107
Sid Fleischman A Flourish From the 30x perpendicular card under the deck holds long spread
  • The Extender (two perpendicular cards)
Related to 1993 109
Sid Fleischman A Pocketful of Wry card turns over in cased deck, deck switch
1993 112
Sid Fleischman The Wrong Way Card Trick card trick performed backwards, card first produced from pocket and shown, then lost, then selection made, it's another card that changes into original card, selection then produced from pocket
1993 114
Top Change finger change
1993 115
Sid Fleischman The Card in the Fly credit information
Related to
  • "Make no Mistake" (Sidney Fleischman, Genii, Dec. 1940)
1993 116
Sid Fleischman On Houdini
1993 119
Sid Fleischman An Aside on the Thumb Count
1993 120
Sid Fleischman Weighing the Cards No. 1, using thumb count
1993 122
Sid Fleischman The Machine Gun Color Change No. 2, continuous changes as hand passes over deck back and forth
1993 124
Sid Fleischman The Pigeon Pasteboard No. 3, card at named position remembered, it later is found at same position
1993 127
Riffle Slip Force
1993 128
Sid Fleischman The Crimp Force gambling for seventeen
1993 129
Sid Fleischman W. C. Fields Does a Card Trick talking with voice on record, revelation of a playing card
Also published here 1993 130
Sid Fleischman On Arthur F. Bull
1993 134
Sid Fleischman A Magic Club Roast card finding routine with gags for magicians, sleights listed on post-it
1993 136
Sid Fleischman The Potato and the Card Trick humorous spelling effect, double count placement
  • Alternate Handling
1993 140
Sid Fleischman On Presentation and Literacy see also next pages
1993 140
Sid Fleischman Card Gossip person thinks of a card and whispers it to someone, who whispers it to another one but can lie, and so on, final card predicted in Brainnwave deck or other
  • The Silent Partner Option
  • The Index Option
  • Thumb Writing
1993 145
Sid Fleischman The Poor Man's Orient Express signed card to inside sand frame
1993 148
Sid Fleischman Join the A.S.C.T. Michelangelo themed revelation in which all cards are eliminated except selection
1993 150
Sid Fleischman Genii Ad "The Trick Without A Name"
1993 152
For the Move Maven
1993 153
Sid Fleischman The False Shuffle - Who Needs It?
1993 155
Sid Fleischman The Push Through False Shuffle Made Easy No. 1, reducing friction
  • Big Tip
  • A Bigger Tip
1993 157
Sid Fleischman The Zarrow Shuffle - Fleischman Handling No. 2, cards lifted on edge for squaring
1993 160
Sid Fleischman The Carl March Shuffle back and forth, optical shuffle
Also published here
  • Magic Made Easy, 1950s, Carl March (pseudonym of Sid Fleischman)
1993 162
Sid Fleischman Sawing is believing on The Great Virgil
1993 165
Sid Fleischman How Did That Card Get In My Hand?
1993 166
S. W. Erdnase Bottom Palm. Second Method brief
Also published here 1993 167
Joe Berg Topping the Deck with Joe Berg No. 1
Related to 1993 169
Sid Fleischman The Coward's Palm No. 2
1993 171
Sid Fleischman The Fleischman Pop-Up Palm No. 3, left thumb pushes card into right palm
1993 172
Sid Fleischman The Camelback Palm No. 4, top card buckled with left thumb
1993 175
The Praiseworthy Bottom No. 5, by "J. J. Praiseworthy"
1993 176
Sid Fleischman My other life
1993 178
Sid Fleischman Double Lifting comment on the hit lift
1993 179
Sid Fleischman The Camelback Double Lift No. 1, thumb count and buckling of top two cards
1993 180
Sid Fleischman The Fleischman Snap or The Wonderful One-Handed Double Lift No. 2, card snaps to the right after thumb count, optional tabling
1993 182
Sid Fleischman Piking the Card
1993 184
Floyd G. Thayer The Thayer Glimpse No. 1, deck on edge on table, top card jogged
1993 186
The Praiseworthy Pike No. 2, "J. J. Praiseworthy"
1993 187
Sid Fleischman Thumbduggery on sleights using the thumb
1993 188
Sid Fleischman Center Stealing No. 1, dragged out by left thumb
1993 189
Sid Fleischman Bottom Stealing No. 2, left thumb action
1993 190
Sid Fleischman Color Changing
1993 191
Sid Fleischman A Crimpmeister's Crimp crimping isolated card in hand
1993 193
Sid Fleischman The Chutzpa Crimp spectator is told to crimp the card for later identification
1993 195
Lyle Laughlin The Fine Art of Card Shooting deck held in hand, selection shoots up into the air
1993 196
Sid Fleischman The Fleischman Shoot No. 2, deck is snapped and selection jumps from center
Also published here 1993 199
Sid Fleischman The One-Handed Shoot No. 3, deck held in hand, selection shoots up into the air
1993 202
Sid Fleischman Mr. Mysterious & Company
1993 204
Lagniappe
1993 205
Sid Fleischman Adventures With the Three Shell Game
  • A Tip on the Pea
  • Mind Reading with Shell
  • Bottom Up
1993 207
Sid Fleischman You, Too, Can Saw A Lady in Two "Or, Five Minutes of Comedy Suspense with a Red Ribbon"
ribbon through person
1993 210
Sid Fleischman The Lady Disrobes paddle design with woman with and without clothing
1993 215
Sid Fleischman Ring Business addition of key ring, link in which ring drops off the arm into a held ring
  • The Double Touch
  • The Mickey Mouse Bit
1993 217
And a Bonus
1993 223
Sid Fleischman, David Avadon The Fleischman-Avadon No-Switch Needle Swallowing Trick
Related to
  • Genii Review by David Avadon for clarification
1993 225
Joan Lawton Foreword
1993 1
Chuck Fayne Welcome to Something Old, Something New
1993 2
Close-Up Effects
1993 3
Chuck Fayne One Lump or Two? signed card from miniature deck penetrates saucer into cup
1993 4
Chuck Fayne This Trick is Dated date written on paper and folded up, it matches the year of spectator's coin
1993 6
Chuck Fayne Cheap Date spectator takes out any coin, date is divined, coin index
1993 7
Chuck Fayne Card in Balloon
1993 9
Chuck Fayne Roll Your Own tobacco and cigarette paper placed in left hand, they change to cigarette
1993 10
Chuck Fayne Double Signed Card two spectators sign one card each on face and back, in the end one card is found with both signatures on face and back
1993 12
Chuck Fayne The Shrunken Signature card signed on back, it shrinks to miniature card
1993 13
Stand-Up Effects
1993 14
Chuck Fayne Out From Behind The Table or The Transition From Close-Up to Stand-Up Magic
1993 15
Chuck Fayne The Rope in the Coat Effect rope through spectator's coat button hole, behind cover it is moved to performer's coat
1993 16
Chuck Fayne The Finger Ring Linking Rings finger ring is linked between two linking rings
1993 17
Chuck Fayne The "Plays Huge - Packs Tiny" Card Trick five spectators chose a card which is the same, comedy revelation by spectators, "This is my favorite effect."
1993 18
Chuck Fayne Broken, Restored and Set Watch borrowed watch is broken and restored with previously named time
1993 19
Chuck Fayne Bill in Lemon tip on loading
1993 20
Chuck Fayne Thanks
1993 21
Jay Johnson Introduction
1993 9
Harry Anderson Foreword
1993 11
Mike Caveney Publisher's Note
1993 15
Mike Caveney Preface
1993 17
Mike Caveney Early On biography of Harry Anderson, interrupted by trick descriptions
1993 21
Harry Anderson Sewing A Coin one coin production, while miming to sew fingers together
Also published here 1993 22
Harry Anderson The Chicken and the Egg producing a chicken food and an egg, turning egg into fried egg
1993 24
Harry Anderson The Bullet Catch with a plate shattering
1993 30
Harry Anderson The Ballade of Aristotle Couvert patter for Anderson's Bullet Catch at the Shakespeare Festival in Oregon
1993 35
Harry Anderson Ping-Pong Ball, Fruti & Flute comedy bit, ping-pong ball thrown into the air, caught and balanced on nose, eating apple and playing a tune on a flute with the nose to finish act
1993 43