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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Al Mann DI-2 secretly folding a billet inside out to read message
 		1986
Double Incidence
7
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Double Incidence by Al Mann July 1987
Epoptica (Issue 9)
481
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Diplo-Mental Pouch by Al Mann July 1987
Epoptica (Issue 9)
492
Jeff Busby (reviewer) 50 Miracles with the 5-Star Miracle Deck by Al Mann Oct. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 10)
500
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The "H" Factor by Al Mann Oct. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 10)
501
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Nihon Venture by Al Mann Oct. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 10)
501
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Trionym Effect by Al Mann Oct. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 10)
502
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Al Mann, Richard Webster, Rich Bloch, Phil Goldstein, Chris Kenworthey, Bob Dorian, Romark, Tony Shiels
 		Jan. 1987
Magick (Issue 383)
1914
Al Mann Bagged! blindfolded performer holds ESP cards over his head and divines them
 		May 1987
Magick (Issue 389)
1942
Al Mann Stix stirer or knife placed inside a glass, glass lifts with stirer
 		Sep. 1987
Magick (Issue 395)
1972
Al Mann Scorpio's Curve words written on business card, card is then destroyed and words divined
 		1988
Scorpio's Curve
1
Al Mann Thot-Coveret variation on Stan Alexander's version
 		1988
Scorpio's Curve
4
Al Mann Salem's Bridge reading method for business cards, slit
 		1988
Scorpio's Curve
5
Al Mann Postman's Curve spectator writes on back of a envelope and folds it, reading method
 		1988
Scorpio's Curve
7
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Hugh Riley, Rich Bloch, Al Mann
 		Apr. 1988
Magick (Issue 404)
2020
Hiroshi Sawa Silent Movie four sponge balls in a row on the table, they travel to the other hand in a tabled and visual manner
 		1988
Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One
92
Al Mann Satellite Billet
Jan. 1989
Magick (Issue 416)
2080
Walter Webb Variations on a Number Force number force inspired by force in Mann's book test, number from one to nine on pad, three are circled
  • The 84-Possibility Choice
  • The 28-Possibility Choice
  • One-Out-Of-28 Force
  • 27-Possibility Choice
  • 9-Possibility Choice
  • Patter Deception
  • Advantages of the Variations
  • And Uses
Inspired by June 1989
Magick (Issue 423)
2117
Richard Osterlind School Daze prediction of named number or letter, folded billet
Related to Nov. 1989
Magick (Issue 430)
2149
Gene "Phantini" Grant, Al Mann The Mann Mystique headlines torn from newspaper and rolled to tight pellets, chosen one is predicted
 		Jan. 1990
Magick (Issue 433)
2164
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Al Mann, Bob Haines
 		Sep. 1990
Magick (Issue 445)
2226
Paul Hallas Second Message one of five envelopes is selected and it's the only one containing a message, the number of the envelope is also predicted
Inspired by 1990
Mental Mix
28
Al Mann Mann-erism spectator tears billet
 		Feb. 1992
Magick (Issue 467)
2334
Al Mann Acidus Plus with more information on billet to use later
Variations 1992
Stunners!
59
Jim Magus The 1992 Meeting of the Minds: Day Three on Bascom Jones, Richard Webster, Raj Madhok, Tom Taylor, Ray Hyman, Mark Edward, David Himelrick, Mary Tomich, Eugene Burger, Ted Lesley, Al Mann, Ken Chandler, Chuck Hickock, Kurt Bai, Bob Bluemle, Rich Bloch, Bob Fellows, Elliott Black, Tim Conover, Danny Orleans
 		Aug. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 2)
11
Al Mann Life After Death? on the medium Dr. Louis Schlesinger, Schlesinger Test
 		1993
The Quick and the Dead
1
David P. Abbott, Al Mann, Dr. Louis Schlesinger Schlesinger's Seance annotated reprint from Abbott's "Behind the Scenes with the Mediums", first divination of which billet contains the dead name, then the name is revealed, method for knowing the relation of the names to the spectator
 		1993
The Quick and the Dead
5
Al Mann Empty Graves first divination of which billet contains the dead name, then the name is revealed, among several blank billets
 		1993
The Quick and the Dead
11
Eddie Fechter, Del Ray Fechter's Aces Aces vanish from four packets and are found again, improvisational manner
Variations 1993
Fechter
138
Al Mann An Introduction
1993
The Clashing Force
1
Al Mann Alien Billet slit in billet, using the Clashing Force
 		1993
The Clashing Force
2
Al Mann, Rudy T. Hunter The Nether Gate folded paper secured with paperclip, slit
 		1993
The Clashing Force
4
Al Mann The Seventh Column with newspaper clipping, slit
 		1993
The Clashing Force
5
Al Mann Elemental Prophecies signed polaroid changes at home of spectator, snow missing on picture
 		1993
The Clashing Force
7
Robert L. Bluemle, Al Mann The Vibrations Interview: Part 1- Al Mann
Apr. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 10)
7
Robert L. Bluemle, Al Mann The Vibrations Interview: Part 2 - Al Mann
May 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 11)
7
Robert L. Bluemle, Al Mann The Vibrations Interview: Part 3 - Al Mann
June 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 12)
7
Robert L. Bluemle, Al Mann The Vibrations Interview: Part 4 - Al Mann
July 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 1)
7
Robert L. Bluemle, Al Mann The Vibrations Interview: Part 5 - Al Mann
Sep. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 3)
7
Robert L. Bluemle, Al Mann The Vibrations Interview: Part 6 - Al Mann
Oct. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 4)
7
Elliott Black The President's Message on Guidelines for PEA Members, Al Mann, Chuck Hickok, MOTM, Tony Johnson
 		Nov. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 5)
3
Robert L. Bluemle, Al Mann The Vibrations Interview: Part 7 - Al Mann on Khalda
 		Nov. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 5)
7
Roy Miller Editor's Log on Jan Rose, Danny Orleans, Russ Burgess, Pascal de Clermont, Kevin James, Satori, Mark Stone, Uri Geller, Marcello Truzzi, Hedy Jo Star, Herb Dewey, Al Mann, Riley G. Matthews
 		Nov. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 5)
14
Al Mann Houdini the Mentalist
Also published here
  • Jerry Page's "Spicy Armadillo Stories"
 Dec. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 6)
11
Al Mann The Naked Thought prediction and mind reading, one ahead with 3 billets
 		1994
The Naked Thought
1
Al Mann The Opener Move while opening the billet, turning it over and presenting the outside as the inside
Related to 1994
The Naked Thought
3
Al Mann The Quantum Leap with four cards, one ahead routine with the opener move
 		1994
The Naked Thought
4
Al Mann The Secret Marks with paper clips
 		1994
The Naked Thought
5
Al Mann Swami-Writing management, when to write
 		1994
The Naked Thought
6
Al Mann Challenges on challenges during a mentalism performance, Himber vs. Dunninger
 		1994
Challenges
1
Al Mann The Street Challenges answer when someone says "Tell me what I am thinking"
 		1994
Challenges
4
Al Mann The VIP's Choice waitress and spectator write the same number, opener move
 		1994
Challenges
5
Al Mann The Opener Move while opening the billet, turning it over and presenting the outside as the inside
 		1994
Challenges
6
Al Mann Twin Tear two center tears with newspaper sheet
Inspired by
  • "Gemel's Messages" in "Mental-Ettes" 1978
 1994
Challenges
7
Al Mann A History of the Opener Move with description of Al O'Hagan's method
Inspired by
  • Al O'Hagan's effect "O'Hagan's Digitelepathy", 1958
 1994
Challenges
9
Al Mann Two-Way Opener variation of the opener move, for a two-way prediction
 		1994
Challenges
10
Al Mann The Four O' Clock Incident
1994
The Four O' Clock Incident
1
Al Mann The Squiffer Billet memory fold for billet, easy to open and close it secretly
  • The One Ahead
  • On Command
  • The Talking Billet
  • The Umbrella Move
 		1994
The Four O' Clock Incident
2
Al Mann A Basket of Books one of several books is chosen, title is predicted and chosen word divined, force books
 		1994
The Four O' Clock Incident
6
Al Mann The Headless Horseman on a blindfold drive using steel blindfold
 		Feb. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 8)
12
Al Mann Hallucination card in wallet changes to thought of card, hallucination presentation, Diplo-Mental Pouch
 		Apr. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 10)
11
Ford Kross Kross Roads on Al Mann, Burmese Bells, Dennis Marks, Charles Reynolds, Steve Fearson, Bascom Jones
 		May 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 11)
9
Al Mann Who Invented the Window Envelope?
Related to July 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 1)
6
Norman van Tubergen The 1994 Meeting of the Minds: Day 2 on Anton Zellman, Jack Camp, Sandy Spillman, Bascom Jones, Lois Zellman, Pascal de Clermont, Ralph Fowler, John Keyes, Al Mann, Docc Hilford, Lee Earle, Bill Tadlock, Richard Webster, Ron Martin, Herb Dewey, Allen Swift, Robert Priest, Abrax, Sheila Lyon, Anne Eva Faye, Ted Annemann, Mark Strivings, Mark Edward, Mary Tomich, Margery Francis, Lary Kuehn, T. Everett Bookings III, Robin DeWitt
 		Aug. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 2)
9
Al Mann Who Invented the Window Envelope? - Part 2
Related to Sep. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 3)
11
Al Mann Who Invented the Window Envelope? - Part 3
Related to Oct. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 4)
11
Al Mann The Swords of Thoth on pencils
  • Living and Dead
Related to Nov. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 5)
15
Roy Miller Editor's Log on Marcello Truzzi, Dick Steiner, Dr. Juris, Al Mann, Kurt Bai, Kreskin, Ted Lesley
 		Nov. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 5)
16
Al Mann The Swords of Thoth - Part 2 on Ed Mellon's Instrumental
Related to Dec. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 6)
15
Roy Miller Editor's Log on Gary Dudash, Larry Becker, Graham P. Jolley, Al Mann, Richard Busch, Docc Hilford, Marcello Truzzi, Ron Pataki, Punx
 		Dec. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 6)
16
Al Mann The Hidden Scroll word or number is predicted on business card, either in performer's pocket or in spectator's handbag, method to write message with swami
  • Handbag Ending
  • In the Basket Ending
  • How I Make My Own Thumbtip Swami
 		1995
The Hidden Scroll
1
Al Mann La Pelle's Pen swami on coat lapel pin
 		1995
The Hidden Scroll
6
Al Mann To Move a Mountain on how Jasper Maskelyne moved a harbor during WWII, how to move a mountain
 		1995
The Hidden Scroll
7
Tony Corinda Beyond the 13 Steps: Let's Look into the Window on the window envelope, Canasta, Fogel, Koran, Tremaine, Romark
  • The Corinda Envelope
Related to Jan. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 7)
11
Al Mann The Swords of Thoth - Part 3 on pencils, billet pens
Related to Jan. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 7)
15
Al Mann The Swords of Thoth - Part 4 on pencils, nail writer
Related to Feb. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 8)
12
Al Mann The Swords of Toth Part 5 names in envelopes are taken home by performer, after a couple of days name is revealed
Related to Mar. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 9)
12
Al Mann Mann's Mysteries: Talk With the Devil
Apr. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 10)
12
Al Mann The Veils of Isis - Part 1 on the Khan envelope, Corinda envelope, transparency principle
Related to May 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 11)
12
Richard Mark Brainstorm: Fresh Approach on Al Mann, Ralph Monserrat, tape recorder prediction
 		May 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 11)
12
Al Mann The Veils of Isis - Part 2 on the semi-transparent envelope, Charles Foster, Augustus Rapp
 		June 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 12)
12
Roy Miller Editor's Log on Ken Norris, Neil Baldwin, Ted Karmilovich, Marc Sky, Al Mann's The Silence of the Loins, MOTM, Bob Cassidy, Satori, Corinda, Riley G. Matthews
 		June 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 12)
16
Ted Karmilovich Bold & Beautiful Prophecy prediction of symbol, name and city on three business cards, people read prediction and sit down if correct
Related to 1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 14)
149
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk on Meeting of the Minds, Al Mann, Jeff & Tessa Evans, Mark Salem, Charles J. Pecor, Bruce Bernstein, Banachek, Gary Kurtz, Chuck & Betsy Hickok, Joe Marino, Richard Webster, Blair Robertson, Dick Steiner, Dave Arch, Doug Dyment
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 15)
248
Al Mann The Temple Switch
Related to 1997
Seminarunterlagen 1997
7
Al Mann Mind Your Poker thoughts on gambling and stories
  • Four-of-a-Kind by Design
  • House Rules
  • Getting back to our beloved Aces
  • Controlling the Aces
  • Cutting the Aces
  • The one Arm Tijuana Gambler
 		1997
Mind Your Poker
1
Al Mann One-Hand False Cuts
1997
Mind Your Poker
11
Al Mann Al Mann's One Hand False Tee Cut
Also published here
  • "Snap -Out False Cut" in "Kaps on Kards"
 1997
Mind Your Poker
11
Al Mann Show Time
1997
Mind Your Poker
12
Dai Vernon, Al Mann Cutting the Aces story, with knife
Inspired by 1997
Mind Your Poker
12
Al Mann Five Aces hand gets four aces and joker
 		1997
Mind Your Poker
21
Al Mann The Cut spectator cuts to bridge
 		1997
Mind Your Poker
25
Al Mann Dead Man's Hand story and John Scarne on chances of improving the hand
 		1997
Mind Your Poker
27
Al Mann Acidus II - Advanced Billet Technique
1997
Acidus 2
1
Al Mann Introducing Acidus 2 information written on piece of paper, paper is then folded and secured with paperclip, billet is secretly switched and partially opened in same hand to read information
 		1997
Acidus 2
2
Al Mann The Temple Switch
Related to 1998
Secrets No. 2
26
Alexander de Cova Tektron-X reading method for billet in wallet
Inspired by 1998
Secrets No. 2
145
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk on Jean-Yves Prost, Topper Martyn, Yuka Onosaka, Luis de Matos, Fred Masschelien, Marco Fida, Tony Binarelli, Aldo Colombini, Roberto Giobbi, Ron Pataki, Tristan, Manuel Erminy, Mike Porstman, Dennis Marks, passing of Al Mann
 		1999
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 3)
364
Karl Fulves Discoverie No. 2 Houdini special on PBS television, passing of Al Mann and Doug Henning
 		2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
27
David Berglas Breaking the Chain link on a chain is selected, performer breaks it
Related to 2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
491
Luke Jermay Touching On Hoy performer reveals thoughts of three spectators, when tapped on shoulder one has to think of a shape, one of a date and the third of a name
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2004
The Coral Fang
9
David Regal (reviewer) Glass Box Headline Prediction by Devin Knight, Al Mann Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
104
Alexander de Cova Symbolicus two spectators think of a symbol via an odd and even number from a 5x5 grid of symbols, both predicted
Inspired by
  • marketed Al Mann routine with ESP symbols and a wallet
 2005
Symbolicus
3
David Oliver (reviewer) Autobend Silverware by Devin Knight, Al Mann Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
104
Al Mann Acidus
2006
Das Marc Gettmann-Seminar 2006
28
Patrik Kuffs Drawing a Blank
  • Mind Stunts
spectator makes drawing with marker that is not working, drawing is duplicated
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)
93
Alexander de Cova Königsgambit chosen chess figure is predicted, red circle in a chess book around figure, with a letter
  • Die Waage (using hidden scale to find out which chess figure is missing from box)
Inspired by 2015
Burners — Vol. 2
171
Roy Miller Miller Clipper slip of newspaper cut where the spectator wants, predicted
Related to
  • Super Clipline Plus, Al Mann
 2019
The Florida Notes 2019
8
Rico Weeland Thank You, Eddie Aces vanish from four packets in different ways and are found again at four numbers or values in improvisational manner
Inspired by Oct. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 10)
466
Patrik Kuffs Drawing a Blank spectator makes drawing with marker that is not working, drawing is duplicated
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 10)
478
White (陈怀宇), Bob (张熙禹) Ambitious Collector (有雄心的收集者) Three selections rise to the top one by one, then suddenly appear between the Collectors in a visual manner
Inspired by 2022
Nothing But Collectors
43
Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian Expertalk: Spidey on Acidus Plus with more information on billet to use later
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, June 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
630
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