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debts of gratitude \n \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Debts of Gratitude
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tom asked me to write this introduction \n \n peter rosengren
2010
Peter Rosengren
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Tom asked me to write this introduction
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"ding!" \n \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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"Ding!"
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in the eye (and up close) \n \n unknown
2010
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In the Eye (and up close)
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1
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champagne \n short one-coin sequence with full glass and shoe production climax \n tom stone \n king burton's drink \n lance burton \n king solomon's drink \n paul harris \n champagne \n tom stone \n champagne \n tom stone \n king burton's drink \n lance burton \n o²j - optical orange juice \n thomas fraps
2010
Tom Stone
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Champagne
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shoe duplication \n splitting a shoe in two, brief \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Shoe Duplication
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7
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loading strategies \n methods for obtaining loads without body loading
- lifted up with magnet on shoe behind table
- stealing from case as one picks something up from the floor
- mechanical arm moves from table to other side of body with load \n tom stone \n loadstorming \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Loading Strategies
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princess salome's drink \n to vanish a glass close up \n tom stone \n king burton's drink \n lance burton \n king solomon's drink \n paul harris \n princess salome's drink \n tom stone \n king solomon's drink \n paul harris
2010
Tom Stone
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Princess Salome's Drink
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prov. 31:6 \n performer turns around and suddenly has drink in hand \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Prov. 31:6
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15
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card, deck & case \n selection disappears, then deck vanishes, reappears in card case with selection face up, seated \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Card, Deck & Case
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rub-a-dub vanish variation \n \n glenn morphew \n jason england
2010
Glenn Morphew, Jason England
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Rub-a-Dub Vanish Variation
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case removal cut \n deck is cut as it is removed from case, used to load a card into center of deck \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Case Removal Cut
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subliminal persuasion \n secret message appears as cards are riffled, nudist deck presentation \n tom stone \n subliminal persuasion \n tom stone \n subliminal persuasion \n tom stone \n subliminal persuation \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Subliminal Persuasion
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camera gag \n film is pulled out of camera \n tom stone \n camera gag \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Camera Gag
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loading display \n displaying sandwich cards while loading odd-backed card \n tom stone \n sandwich display idea \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Loading Display
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monty walks again \n four coins in coin box transpose with finger ring on string \n tom stone \n monty hall goes close-up \n jay sankey \n monty walks again \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Monty Walks Again
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box turnover \n brief \n unknown
2010
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Box Turnover
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clifton's ring move \n \n emile clifton
2010
Emile Clifton
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Clifton's Ring Move
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one-handed turnover \n \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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One-Handed Turnover
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protection against chameleons \n idea \n tom stone \n the coinditional coin game \n daryl martinez
2010
Tom Stone
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Protection Against Chameleons
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reality glitch \n off-beat sandwich-transposition combo \n tom stone \n tomas blomberg \n reality glitch \n tom stone \n tomas blomberg
2010
Tom Stone, Tomas Blomberg
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Reality Glitch
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gesture transfer switch \n one small spread held in each hand, during gesture some cards are secretly transferred from hand to hand \n tom stone \n tomas blomberg \n gesture transfer switch \n tom stone \n tomas blomberg
2010
Tom Stone, Tomas Blomberg
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Gesture Transfer Switch
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calculated aces \n four spectators with a fourth of the deck do some dealing/spelling procedure and end up with an ace on top, based on jim steinmeyer's "nine card problem" \n tom stone \n math vs. magic \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Calculated Aces
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king castling \n sandwich-unequal transposition combo, two kings tabled and other two kings used to find selection, but they find two kings and on table is found selection in place of the two other kings \n tom stone \n luke dancy's "royale with cheese" \n 113 grams \n tomas blomberg \n axel adlercreutz \n queens gambit \n moritz mueller \n casino royale with cheese \n chris mayhew \n king castling \n tom stone \n king castling \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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King Castling
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versatile outjog control handling \n \n frank simon \n tom stone
2010
Frank Simon, Tom Stone
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Versatile Outjog Control Handling
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misdirection ditch \n from deck onto tabled packet \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Misdirection Ditch
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ringbound \n borrowed ring is threaded on thread, transforms into cheap ring \n tom stone \n ringbound \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Ringbound
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ring from ring box extraction \n \n "joro" bruno hennig
2010
"Joro" Bruno Hennig
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Ring from Ring Box Extraction
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spoon jumper \n plastic spoon jumps out of cup, gag \n tom stone \n jumping spoon \n tom stone \n jumping spoon \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Spoon Jumper
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hoarders \n faro \n tom stone \n hoarders \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Hoarders
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minus deck atfus \n table, handling away from deck \n tom stone \n tabled atfus \n alexander hansford \n tatfus \n andi gladwin \n expertalk: tom stone on atfus \n tom stone \n expertalk: tom stone on atfus \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Minus Deck ATFUS
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multiple shift \n sliding block, hindu shuffle \n carmen d'amico
2010
Carmen D'Amico
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Multiple Shift
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stripper finesse \n handling the selection and replacement for one-way deck \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Stripper Finesse
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the annoying four \n presentation for eleven-card trick with four cards \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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The Annoying Four
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among the mad men \n odd-backed handling for daryl's effect \n tom stone \n daryl's psychological assembly \n daryl martinez \n freebie 2, 1999 \n among the mad people \n tom stone \n among the mad men \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Among the Mad Men
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two-for-four count \n \n brother john hamman \n daryl martinez
2010
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez
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Two-for-Four Count
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rising crime sequence \n \n daryl martinez
2010
Daryl Martinez
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Rising Crime Sequence
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asher twist half pass \n \n lee asher
2010
Lee Asher
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Asher Twist Half Pass
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olram subtlety \n brief \n edward marlo
2010
Edward Marlo
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Olram Subtlety
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flustered display variation \n \n eddie taytelbaum \n tom stone \n flushtration count handling \n eddie taytelbaum \n brother john hamman \n flushtration count handling \n eddie taytelbaum \n brother john hamman \n flustered display variation \n eddie taytelbaum \n tom stone
2010
Eddie Taytelbaum, Tom Stone
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Flustered Display Variation
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gap drive \n coin travels from hand to elbow and back \n tom stone \n gap drive \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Gap Drive
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coin propulsion variation \n coin is shot into other hand without visible movement \n masao atsukawa \n tom stone \n m.a. coin propulsion / the bullet \n masao atsukawa \n coin propulsion variation \n masao atsukawa \n tom stone
2010
Masao Atsukawa, Tom Stone
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Coin Propulsion Variation
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killer gap launcher \n idea for devise that shoots a coin \n tom stone \n killer gap launcher \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Killer Gap Launcher
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freedom cuts \n choreography for the selection & replacement procedure for free cut principle \n tom stone \n freedom cuts \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Freedom Cuts
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free cut principle handling \n choreography for the selection & replacement procedure for free cut principle, see footnote \n roy walton \n free cut principle handling \n roy walton
2010
Roy Walton*
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Free Cut Principle Handling
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memorized deck & free cut principle \n some ideas \n tom stone \n memorized deck & free cut principle \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Memorized Deck & Free Cut Principle
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problems with the memorized deck \n rants \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Problems with the Memorized Deck
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the etude \n two spectators cut off piles, remember bottom cards and shuffle, memorized deck or new deck order \n tom stone \n the etude \n tom stone \n the etude \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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The Etude
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hand rothing \n idea for climax for david roth's "the sleeve" (expert coin magic) \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Hand Rothing
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victorious mead \n idea \n tom stone \n the incredible mystery of the 10th card \n eric mead
2010
Tom Stone
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Victorious Mead
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matchbox calculator \n writing on matchbox changes \n tom stone \n matchbox calculator \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Matchbox Calculator
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electromatrix \n idea for matrix in spectators' outstreched hands \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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ElectroMatrix
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poltergeist \n idea in which something falls off the shelf without performer being present \n tom stone \n poltergeist \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Poltergeist
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up the funnel (and onto the platform) \n \n unknown
2010
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Up the Funnel (and onto the platform)
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tracking mr. fogg \n thoughts on the ambidextrous travelers plot
- footprints
- passepartout
- the wager
- introducing fix \n tom stone \n ambidextrous travellers \n larry jennings \n ambidextrous travellers \n larry jennings \n tracking mr. fogg \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Tracking Mr. Fogg
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ambivalent travelers \n travelers with two torn cards (four pieces) \n tom stone \n ambivalent travellers \n tom stone \n ambivalent travellers \n tom stone \n ambivalent travellers \n tom stone \n ambidextrous travellers \n larry jennings
2010
Tom Stone
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Ambivalent Travelers
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transfer switch \n here with torn pieces \n unknown
2010
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Transfer Switch
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86
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half-card vanish \n packet of half cards vanishes as hand waves over them \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Half-Card Vanish
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90
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warning - bridge out \n further thoughts on the ambidextrous travelers plot
- slap!
- a sinister man (includes letter exchanges with stephen minch) \n tom stone \n warning - bridge out \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Warning - Bridge out
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mr. fogg \n four signed cards travel into one pocket, then in different pockets \n tom stone \n mr. fogg \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Mr. Fogg
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timing fan force \n one of four \n tom stone \n timing fan force \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Timing Fan Force
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multiple shift variant \n relativity push-in \n dai vernon \n tom stone \n multiple shift variant \n dai vernon \n tom stone
2010
Dai Vernon, Tom Stone
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Multiple Shift Variant
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swing cut bottom palm \n \n allan ackerman \n the swing cut bottom palm \n allan ackerman \n swing cut bottom palm \n allan ackerman
2010
Allan Ackerman
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Swing Cut Bottom Palm
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multiple buckle \n \n unknown
2010
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Multiple Buckle
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jinx change variation \n \n tom stone \n jinx change variation \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Jinx Change Variation
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mr. fogg's codicil \n comments on previous routine \n tom stone \n epilogue \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Mr. Fogg's Codicil
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concerto for cutlery \n piano card trick with silverware \n tom stone \n the great silverware scam \n jim steinmeyer \n the pianist's cutlery \n tom stone \n thoughts of tom jacobson \n michael weber
2010
Tom Stone
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Concerto for Cutlery
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gaffed spoon/fork \n with credit information \n michael weber
2010
Michael Weber
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Gaffed Spoon/Fork
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113
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wooing annette \n idea for blocking balls-and-net routine \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Wooing Annette
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115
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nullified! \n stand-up handling with glass \n tom stone \n nullified! \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Nullified!
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optical alignment \n \n guy hollingworth
2010
Guy Hollingworth
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Optical Alignment
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color steal & change \n with small packet \n tom stone \n color steal & change \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Color Steal & Change
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the momentum color-change \n card on lower half of deck changes, card slides forward with wrist flick, with credit information, for more information see the "sherwood shake" reference \n tim star \n baltazar fuentes \n "the sherwood shake" (the linking ring, vol. 91 no. 3, march 2011, p. 90) \n momentum color change \n tim star \n baltazar fuentes
2010
Tim Star, Baltazar Fuentes
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The Momentum Color-Change
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Related to - "The Sherwood Shake" (The Linking Ring, Vol. 91 No. 3, March 2011, p. 90)
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flash card change \n jacket cover \n karl germain \n tom stone \n flash card change \n karl germain \n tom stone
2010
Karl Germain, Tom Stone
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Flash Card Change
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card from breast pocket \n \n dave rumfelt
2010
Dave Rumfelt
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Card from Breast Pocket
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shoe loads \n money from shoe, severed foot from shoe \n tom stone \n looy simonoff \n earth shoes \n looy simonoff
2010
Tom Stone, Looy Simonoff
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Shoe Loads
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rope segments \n \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Rope Segments
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133
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almost restored \n rope cut, safety pin appears and joins the rope together again \n tom stone \n almost restored \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Almost Restored
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the sands end switch \n with extra piece \n george sands
2010
George Sands
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The Sands End Switch
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135
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sharp fingers \n fingers cut rope \n tom stone \n sharp fingers \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Sharp Fingers
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drop and restored \n visual restoration, magnet \n tom stone \n drop restoration \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Drop and Restored
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benson-frakson combo \n idea for design for clear bucket for miser's dream \n tom stone \n benson-frakson combo \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Benson-Frakson Combo
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whip restoration \n visual restoration \n tom stone \n whip restoration \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Whip Restoration
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conic relief \n ideas and sequences for dai vernon's "ball, cone and handkerchief"
- the cone as a holdout
- the cone as a servante
- combinations
- vernon's basic vanish
- changes
- the surprise load
- extending it outward \n tom stone \n ball, cone and handkerchief \n dai vernon \n conic relief \n tom stone \n ball, cone and handkerchief \n dai vernon
2010
Tom Stone
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Conic Relief
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Inspired by - The Sphinx, Vol. 50 No. 5, Sep. 1951
Related to - The Sphinx, Vol. 50 No. 5, Sep. 1951
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vernon's basic vanish \n ball & cone vanish \n dai vernon \n basic ball & cone vanish \n dai vernon \n basic ball & cone vanish \n dai vernon
2010
Dai Vernon
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Vernon's Basic Vanish
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150
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light bulb & lampshade idea \n \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Light Bulb & Lampshade Idea
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let them eat cake \n idea for comedy routine, picture of cake instead of real cake is "baked" in dove pan \n tom stone \n let them eat cake! \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Let Them Eat Cake
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into the sky (and onto the stage) \n \n unknown
2010
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Into the Sky (and onto the stage)
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159
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the monodextrous brigand \n several ideas for sawa's slot machine plot \n tom stone \n the monodextrous brigand \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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The Monodextrous Brigand
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microphone stand load \n \n tom stone \n microphone stand load \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Microphone Stand Load
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an addition to john carney's "hot slot" \n idea \n tom stone \n hot slot \n john carney \n hiroshi sawa \n an addition to john carney's "hot slot" \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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An Addition to John Carney's "Hot Slot"
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work in progress \n glass production followed by silk and silver routine \n tom stone \n work in progress \n tom stone \n work in progress \n tom stone \n silk and silver \n dai vernon
2010
Tom Stone
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Work in progress
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jardine ellis' glass production \n steal from chair \n jardine ellis \n tom stone \n jardine ellis' glass production \n jardine ellis \n tom stone \n jardine ellis' glass production \n jardine ellis \n tom stone
2010
Jardine Ellis, Tom Stone
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Jardine Ellis' Glass Production
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coin holder \n underneath glass \n tom stone \n coin holder \n tom stone \n coin holder \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Coin Holder
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jardine ellis glass production \n idea with spectator's hand \n tom stone \n jardine ellis glass production \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Jardine Ellis Glass Production
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silk and silver \n ammar coin clip in silk, idea \n tom stone \n silk & silver \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Silk and Silver
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coin softener \n making soft coins \n cardini \n smooth coins \n cardini \n coins \n cardini
2010
Cardini
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Coin Softener
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pocket shots: ten card rhythms \n ideas \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Pocket Shots: Ten Card Rhythms
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incompetent cards to pocket \n idea for routine, no method \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Incompetent Cards to Pocket
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disembodied cards to pocket \n pocket is ripped out and put on table, idea \n tom stone \n the sleeve \n david roth \n open cards to pocket \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Disembodied Cards to Pocket
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burning things on stage \n tip to avoid failing lighter \n john houdi
2010
John Houdi*
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Burning Things on Stage
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a toast for charon \n three coins appear with glass, travel to silk, vanish, bottle production \n tom stone \n the incredible bottle production \n bob read \n silk and silver \n dai vernon \n a toast for charon \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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A Toast for Charon
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fingertip rest to lower downs palm \n \n unknown
2010
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Fingertip Rest to Lower Downs Palm
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multiple french pop \n one-handed multiple coin vanish \n geoffrey latta \n tom stone \n multiple french pop \n geoffrey latta \n tom stone
2010
Geoffrey Latta, Tom Stone
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Multiple French Pop
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light stretching \n production of fantasio appearing candle \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Light Stretching
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188
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roomtone \n idea with sound \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Roomtone
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salt-x-change \n white silk in hand changes place with salt in saltshaker \n tom stone \n salt-x-change \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Salt-X-Change
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thumb tip silk vanish \n \n david williamson \n tom stone \n whirlybird silk vanish \n david williamson \n thumb tip silk vanish \n david williamson \n tom stone
2010
David Williamson, Tom Stone
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Thumb Tip Silk Vanish
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salt container \n \n tom stone \n salt container \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Salt Container
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mental sports \n sport objects, idea \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Mental Sports
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benson burner \n stand-up benson bowl routine with dozens of sponge balls as final load \n tom stone \n benson burner \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Benson Burner
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the servante \n servante for a stand-up table \n tom stone \n the servante \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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The Servante
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200
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black drop \n black art, vanish of small object \n tom stone \n black drop \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Black Drop
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the wand spin \n brief \n unknown
2010
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The Wand Spin
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whirly bird vanish variation \n table edge unload \n david williamson \n tom stone \n whirly bird vanish variation \n david williamson \n tom stone
2010
David Williamson, Tom Stone
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Whirly Bird Vanish Variation
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spongeball vanish \n \n unknown \n spongeball vanish \n unknown
2010
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Spongeball Vanish
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helena of the east \n color of lipstick prediction, idea \n tom stone \n helena of the east \n tom stone
2010
Tom Stone
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Helena of the East
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gold wielder \n \n tom stone \n the linking of three borrowed finger rings \n richard osterlind \n ringmaster \n roger klause \n the linking of three borrowed finger rings \n richard osterlind \n gold wielder \n tom stone \n lord of the rings \n mark elsdon
2010
Tom Stone
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Gold Wielder
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hotel psychometry \n idea with hotel key cards \n tom stone \n from the notebooks \n tom stone
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among the clouds (thoughts and theories) \n \n unknown
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resonance theory \n \n tom stone \n the resonance theory \n tom stone
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Resonance Theory
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too perfect imperfect \n on the too-perfect theory \n tom stone \n too perfect imperfect \n tom stone
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Too Perfect Imperfect
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rejection \n \n tom stone
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acknowledgements \n \n tom stone
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publishing history \n \n tom stone
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