49 entries for Ray Mertz

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The "Yankee Doodle" Card singing a tune, card appears at last beat
Related toVariations 1945
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
120
Ray Mertz A $2.85 Deck gaffed deck with slits for coins
Related to 1977
Card Cavalcade Four
26
Ray Mertz Jumbo Cards and Coins cups and balls type routine with three coins and cards, jumbo coin finale
 		1977
Close-up Cavalcade Finale
42
Obie O'Brien USA Happenings on Tannen's Jubilee, Bob Read, Maurice Fogel, Ray Mertz
 		May 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 5)
843
Ray Mertz, Dai Vernon Cards & Coins Ala Cups & Balls Vernon's routine with jumbo cards and coins
 		Oct. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 10)
546
Ray Mertz Mirror Twist backs of four Fours change colors, then faces change into mirrors
 		1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
27
Ray Mertz International Reverse Matrix
Variations Dec. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 12)
857
John F. Mendoza Ray Mertz
1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
149
Ray Mertz R.M. Triumph
1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
149
Ray Mertz Hole Coin/Whole Coin penny with hole in silk, half dollar in hand, the hole transposes into half dollar
Inspired by
  • "Hugs & Kisses" (Al Schneider)
 1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
154
Michael Powers International Reverse Matrix Plus
Inspired by 1983
Powerful Magic
59
Ray Mertz R.M. Card in the Wallet with a gag lock on wallet
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
38
Ray Mertz "Slop Shuffle" Roll Over for credit update see page 1164
Inspired by Sep. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 9)
1108
Ray Mertz Twisted Up pass, as an ambitious card move
 		Mar. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 1)
6
Ray Mertz Some Views on Close-Up Magic
July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
49
Jim Sisti Editor's Note on Ray Mertz
 		July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
50
Ray Mertz At the Bar
July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
50
Ray Mertz, Eddie Fechter Yankee Doodle singing Yankee Doodle to find selection
Related to July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
56
Ray Mertz, Nick Trost All Wild deck cut in half, one half card from each half is selected, they match split face jumbo card prediction, rest of the cards are blank
Inspired by July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
56
Ray Mertz Easy Multiple Spellbound Plus! three half dollars change to copper one at a time, then to Chinese
Also published here July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
57
Ray Mertz Commercial Insurance prediction on insurance policy
 		July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
58
Ray Mertz Mirror Twist twisting four-of-a-kind, backs change and as a kicker backs are mirrors
 		July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
58
Ray Mertz At the Bar card on outside of window, assistant
Also published here Sep./Oct. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 7)
62
Ray Mertz At the Bar
Nov./Dec. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 8)
75
Ray Mertz At the Bar
Jan./Feb. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 9)
89
Ray Mertz Two Coin Quickies coin on fingers of closed fist, hand to hand
Also published here
  • "Two Coin Quickies" in "The Close-Up Magic of Ray Mertz"
 Jan./Feb. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 9)
89
Ray Mertz At the Bar
Mar./Apr. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 10)
101
Ray Mertz At the Bar
May/June 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 11)
113
Ray Mertz At the Bar on 4F, Jim Ryan, working at a bard
 		July/Aug. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 12)
125
Ray Mertz At the Bar on tricks that work well at the bar
 		Sep./Oct. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 13)
137
Ray Mertz At the Bar list of favorite packet tricks
 		Nov./Dec. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 14)
149
Ray Mertz Card on Window Surprise with helper
Also published here 1993
Card File
156
Rob Allen, Bill Okal, Ray Mertz Breakfast stories of Eddie Fechter
  • Going Out to Breakfast.
  • I'm Here!
  • Coffee's strong!
  • Coffee Refills.
  • When the Food Came.
  • Got to Go Now.
 		1993
Fechter
20
Ray Mertz At the Bar on the passing of Evelyn Fechter, Forks Hotel
 		Jan./Feb. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 15)
161
Ray Mertz At the Bar gag
 		Mar./Apr. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 16)
173
Ray Mertz At the Bar on FFFF, Charles McBurney
 		July/Aug. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 18)
197
Ray Mertz At the Bar
Nov./Dec. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 20)
226
Ray Mertz Easy Multiple Spellbound - Plus! four half dollars change to copper one at a time, then to Chinese, with stand up version
Also published here 1994
Close-Up File
168
Ray Mertz At the Bar
Jan./Feb. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 21)
238
Ray Mertz At the Bar
Mar./Apr. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 22)
243
Ray Mertz, Karl Norman At the Bar third hand gag, using board with name on it
Related to May/June 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 23)
257
Ray Mertz At the Bar apparently stretching arm, fake hand and board
Related to July/Aug. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 24)
268
Ray Mertz At the Bar
Sep./Oct. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 25)
279
Ray Mertz At the Bar credits for Ray Mertz's "Mirror Twist" and "Bud Twist"
 		Nov./Dec. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 26)
291
Ray Mertz, Mike Cioppa At the Bar card appears in paper napkin
 		Mar./Apr. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 28)
322
Nicholas Einhorn The Money Deck gaffed deck to produce four coins
Related to 2004
World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 1
20
Nick Trost Half Wild deck cut in half, one half card from each half is selected, they match, rest is blank on one side
Variations 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
181
Ray Mertz R. M. Dice Stacking Routine done with a can, jumbo die gag and billiard ball load
 		2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
161
William P. Miesel A Clean Nudist first blank, then backs on both sides then normal deck, using two blank cards
Inspired by
  • Bill Dunn's "The Non-Nudist Nudist Deck" in "The Close-Up Magic of Ray Mertz... and Friends"
 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
195