Bill Abbott

4 publications by Bill Abbott:

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Theodore Annemann*	Wanted - A Card Routine Without Cards!	invisible deck presentation for any named card to pocket, no method	Related to Invisible Origins Revealed (Bill Abbott, Cocktail Card Magic, 2008) A Routine Without Cards! (David Britland, Genii, 2024)	Sep. 1935	The Jinx (Issue 12)	60	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Ideas Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous
Robert Harbin	The Pierced Cards	cards in bag, pierced with needle and thread, when bag is mixed, selections hang on thread	Variations Hot Shot Card Stab (Bill Abbott, Table Magic, 2010)	1941	Our Mysteries	24	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / Paper bag
Dai Vernon	Emotional Reaction	key card	Also published here Ein Kartenkunststück, das Dai Vernon vorführte (Dai Vernon, Rolf Andra, Hokus Pokus, 1978) also in: Gefühlsmäßige Reaktionen (Dai Vernon, Intermagic, 1995) Related to Telepathic Miracle (J. B. Bobo, Watch This One!, 1947) As a Substitute for a Top or Bottom Key (Jeff Busby, The Secret of the Palmettos, 1998) … and 5 more Variations Anmerkungen (Rudolf Braunmüller, Intermagic, 1995) Just a Thought (Paul Cummins, Onyx, 1998) also in: Just A Thought (Cyber Sessions, 1999) … and 5 more	1959	Inner Secrets of Card Magic	7	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Dai Vernon, Rolf Andra	Ein Kartenkunststück, das Dai Vernon vorführte	key card	Also published here Emotional Reaction (Dai Vernon, Inner Secrets of Card Magic, 1959) also in: Gefühlsmäßige Reaktionen (Dai Vernon, Intermagic, 1995) Related to Telepathic Miracle (J. B. Bobo, Watch This One!, 1947) As a Substitute for a Top or Bottom Key (Jeff Busby, The Secret of the Palmettos, 1998) … and 5 more Variations Anmerkungen (Rudolf Braunmüller, Intermagic, 1995) Just a Thought (Paul Cummins, Onyx, 1998) also in: Just A Thought (Cyber Sessions, 1999) … and 5 more	1978	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Eugene Burger	Ashes on the Palm for Non-Smokers		Also published here Ashes on the Palm for Non-Smokers (Eugene Burger, Mastering the Art of Magic, 2000) Variations Flash (The Wonder Dog) (Bill Abbott, Table Magic, 2010)	1994	Rediscoveries	26	Ashtray & Ashes / Ashes on Palm
Dai Vernon	Gefühlsmäßige Reaktionen		Also published here Emotional Reaction (Dai Vernon, Inner Secrets of Card Magic, 1959) also in: Ein Kartenkunststück, das Dai Vernon vorführte (Dai Vernon, Rolf Andra, Hokus Pokus, 1978) Related to Telepathic Miracle (J. B. Bobo, Watch This One!, 1947) As a Substitute for a Top or Bottom Key (Jeff Busby, The Secret of the Palmettos, 1998) … and 5 more Variations Anmerkungen (Rudolf Braunmüller, Intermagic, 1995) Just a Thought (Paul Cummins, Onyx, 1998) also in: Just A Thought (Cyber Sessions, 1999) … and 5 more	Mar. 1995	Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)	59	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Eugene Burger	Ashes on the Palm for Non-Smokers		Also published here Ashes on the Palm for Non-Smokers (Eugene Burger, Rediscoveries, 1994) Variations Flash (The Wonder Dog) (Bill Abbott, Table Magic, 2010)	2000	Mastering the Art of Magic	221	Ashtray & Ashes / Ashes on Palm
David Ben	Tossed On Stage	tossed out deck version, five spectators	Variations Pokerface (Bill Abbott, Cabaret Card Magic, 2008)	2003	Tricks	119	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Tossed Out Deck
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)	Bill Abbott Performs Close-Up for Kids	by Bill Abbott		June 2004	Genii (Vol. 67 No. 6)	99	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Michael Close (reviewer)	Bill Abbott Performs Close-up for Kids	by Bill Abbott		June 2004	MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 10)	33	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)	Bill Abbott Performs Stand-Up Magic for Kids	by Bill Abbott		Dec. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 12)	114	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Trixie Bond (reviewer)	Stand-Up Magic for Kids	by Bill Abbott		Feb. 2006	MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 6)	30	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
David Regal (reviewer)	Mind Control - Remastered	by Bill Abbott		June 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6)	91	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Bill Abbott	Dedication			2008	Cocktail Card Magic	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Bill Abbott	The Art of Cocktail Magic	performing in cocktail situations		2008	Cocktail Card Magic	7	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays
Bill Abbott	Blockbuster	three selections, all become in some way mutilated (kiss imprint, hole, name on back...), all other cards blank		2008	Cocktail Card Magic	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck
John Bannon, Bill Abbott	Bottom Bluff Force Handling			2008	Cocktail Card Magic	13	Cards / Sleights / Force / Riffle Force / Miscellaneous
Bill Abbott	Autograph x2	card travels into wallet twice, it is apparently torn in between, Mullica Wallet		2008	Cocktail Card Magic	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / Destroyed & "Rediscovered" Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Bill Abbott	Corner Short Control			2008	Cocktail Card Magic	16	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Short Cards / Corner Short
Bill Abbott	Ctrl+Alt+Delete	deck becomes plexi glass, Omni Deck		2008	Cocktail Card Magic	18	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Climaxes
Bill Abbott	Invisible Origins Revealed	credit information on the "Invisible Deck" presentation by Eddie Fields	Related to Wanted - A Card Routine Without Cards! (Theodore Annemann, The Jinx*, 1935)	2008	Cocktail Card Magic	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
Bill Abbott, Joe Berg	Ultra-Mental Mingling	three presentations for cocktail reception environments The Joe Berg Original The Cocktail Psychic Presentation Cellular Telepathy		2008	Cocktail Card Magic	26	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects
Bill Abbott	Dedication			2008	Cabaret Card Magic	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Bill Abbott	Cards on Stage	My Approach The Islands Selection of Material The Environment Originality It is not what you do, but how you do it. Stories Transitions & Down Time "A Regular Pack Of Cards" Instant Applause Opening with The Question Closing		2008	Cabaret Card Magic	7	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays
Bill Abbott, Dr. Stanley Jaks	The Princess and the Pea	stand-up story presentation		2008	Cabaret Card Magic	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects
Bill Abbott	Pokerface		Inspired by Tossed On Stage (David Ben, Tricks, 2003)	2008	Cabaret Card Magic	13	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Tossed Out Deck
Bill Abbott	The Last Romance of Diamond Jack			2008	Cabaret Card Magic	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Story Deck
Bill Abbott, Ross Bertram	EZ Action Ultra-Mental Deck	rough smooth preparation method		2008	Cabaret Card Magic	17	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)	Bill Abbott Performs Magic for Kids - Deluxe Edition	by Bill Abbott		June 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)	102	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Michael Close (reviewer)	Cabaret Card Magic	by Bill Abbott		Oct. 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10)	84	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
David Regal (reviewer)	Smart-Ass	by Bill Abbott		Nov. 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 11)	104	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jason England (reviewer)	Cabaret Card Magic	by Bill Abbott		Oct. 2008	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 2)	86	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Jason England (reviewer)	Smart-Ass	by Bill Abbott		Oct. 2008	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 2)	87	Reviews / Props & Tricks
David Oliver (reviewer)	Secrets Of The Octopus Deck ... revealed!	by Bill Abbott		Mar. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 3)	90	Reviews / Props & Tricks
David Regal (reviewer)	The Thing Platinum Edition	by Bill Abbott		Aug. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 8)	75	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Brad Henderson (reviewer)	The Thing - Platinum Edition	by Bill Abbott		May 2009	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 9)	81	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Bill Abbott	Dedication	to Paul Gertner		2010	Table Magic	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Bill Abbott	Interruptions & Distractions	on walk-around magic 1) Know Your Material 2) Be Flexible & Adapt 3) Create and Collect Boredom Killers		2010	Table Magic	7	Articles / Articles
Bill Abbott	My Opener	approaching a table		2010	Table Magic	8	Articles / Articles
Bill Abbott	To Sit or Stand	on walk-around magic		2010	Table Magic	8	Articles / Articles
Bill Abbott	Pied Piper Syndrome & the Antidote	on kids following the performer in walk-around magic		2010	Table Magic	8	Articles / Articles
Bill Abbott	Centre Pieces and the Art of War	on walk-around magic		2010	Table Magic	9	Articles / Articles
Bill Abbott	House Parties: The Perfect Place for Magic	on walk-around magic		2010	Table Magic	9	Articles / Articles
Bill Abbott	Why the Restaurant Needs You	on restaurant magic		2010	Table Magic	10	Articles / Articles
Bill Abbott	Why You Need the Restaurant	on restaurant magic		2010	Table Magic	10	Articles / Articles
Bill Abbott	Flash (The Wonder Dog)	story presentation, ashes of dead dog	Inspired by Ashes on the Palm for Non-Smokers (Eugene Burger, Rediscoveries, 1994) also in: Ashes on the Palm for Non-Smokers (Mastering the Art of Magic, 2000)	2010	Table Magic	11	Ashtray & Ashes / Ashes on Palm
Bill Abbott	Ashes Feng Shui			2010	Table Magic	14	Ashtray & Ashes / Ashes on Palm
Bill Abbott	Hot Shot Card Stab	card stab in paper bag, full shot glass produced as finale	Inspired by The Pierced Cards (Robert Harbin, Our Mysteries, 1941)	2010	Table Magic	16	Glass / Production & Appearance Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / Paper bag
Bill Abbott	Casey's Crayons	location and color of three crayons divined, Free Will		2010	Table Magic	21	Crayons Games / Instruction Games Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Distribution of Items divined or predicted / Free Will & Variants
Bill Abbott	Mental Photograph	image of card appears on business card via out to lunch		2010	Table Magic	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery Paper / Out to Lunch Business Cards
Bill Abbott	The Boyd Mystery Complete	photo transforms in buddha papers, story presentation		2010	Table Magic	25	Photograph Paper / Transformation Paper / Buddha Papers
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	Powerball 60	by Richard Sanders, Bill Abbott		Jan. 2010	Genii (Vol. 73 No. 1)	76	Reviews / Props & Tricks
David Oliver (reviewer)	Liquify	by Bill Abbott, Richard Sanders		Mar. 2010	Genii (Vol. 73 No. 3)	86	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jamie D. Grant	Breaking into the Church: A Day with Bill Abbott			Aug. 2011	MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 12)	46	Articles / Biographical
Bill Abbott	Forewords			2012	Anteater Consortium	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Bill Abbott	Dedication	to Eugene Burger		2012	House Party Magic!	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Bill Abbott	House Parties: Perfect Place for Magic	discussion of house party performances Do's and Don'ts For The House Party Performer Dressing Right For The Occassion Final Thoughts		2012	House Party Magic!	7	Articles / Articles
Bill Abbott	Party Control	random item is chosen and predicted	Inspired by "Mind Control" (Bill Abbott, marketed)	2012	House Party Magic!	11	Mental Magic / Principles / Multiple Out Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Random Object / Miscellaneous
Bill Abbott	The HoySi Incident	"I have performed this twice." Part One: several cards chosen and pocketed, then divined Part Two: word on designated page number in several magazines remembered and divined, with design duplication		2012	House Party Magic!	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Design or Drawing Duplication Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck Book / Book Test / Magazine Test
Bill Abbott	Polenta!	playing card to any food, torn corner, half forcing deck		2012	House Party Magic!	17	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Anything
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	Celebrity Smart-Ass	by Bill Abbott		May 2012	Genii (Vol. 75 No. 5)	84	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Bill Abbott, Dai Vernon	Impossible Killer		Inspired by Emotional Reaction (Dai Vernon, Inner Secrets of Card Magic, 1959) also in: Ein Kartenkunststück, das Dai Vernon vorführte (Hokus Pokus, 1978) Gefühlsmäßige Reaktionen (Intermagic, 1995) Related to Emotional Reaction (Dai Vernon, Inner Secrets of Card Magic, 1959) also in: Ein Kartenkunststück, das Dai Vernon vorführte (Hokus Pokus, 1978) Gefühlsmäßige Reaktionen (Intermagic, 1995)	2013	Seventeen Secrets — Volume 2	1	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Bill Abbott	Demonstration Glimpse			2013	Seventeen Secrets — Volume 2	3	Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Top or near Top
Paul Vigil	Determined Choice	one of six items chosen and predicted	Inspired by "Mind Control" (Bill Abbott, 2004) "Hypnotic Choice" (Dealer's Item)	2017	The Doors of Deception	13	Propless / Equivoque Mental Magic / Principles / Multiple Out Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Paul Vigil, Bill Abbott	The Octopus Deck	two spectators think of cards in spread, then two selected with tossed-out deck procedure Phase 1: Up Close Phase 2: Furthur	Inspired by "The Octopus Deck" (Bill Abbott, 2008)	2017	The Doors of Deception	197	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Divided Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Svengali Principle / Other Applications & Handling of Long-Short-Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Tossed Out Deck
Bill Abbott	Bill's Phase 3	two spectators select a card from half the deck each that is in their pockets, divined by performer		2017	The Doors of Deception	220	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Slate / Normal
Mortenn Christiansen	The Jumbo Five of Hearts Card Trick	jumbo card as prediction, card freely chosen is matching, featuring a switch with the jumbo card, Smart-Ass selection procedure	Inspired by Smart-Ass, Bill Abbott (marketed item)	2023	Mortenn's Notes	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Props Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Magnetic & Shimmed Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Pocket or Envelope Card
Mark Phillips (reviewer)	Poker Face	by Bill Abbott		Nov. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 11)	92	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Joshua Jay	Distilled	elimination procedure in which deck is consecutively halved until one card remains with either-or-questions, remaining card is selection or named card (with memorized deck)	Related to "Smart-Ass" (Bill Abbott, marketed item)	2024	Particle System	193	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Miscellaneous

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