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Mercury's Card folded
Related toVariations 1940 269
Dai Vernon Winged Silver three silver coins in one hand, three gold coins in other hand, silver travels across
Related toVariations 1941/49 27
Stewart James The Nullificator based on Henry Christ Force, card cut and turned over behind back of performer
Related toVariations 1954 3
Dai Vernon Five Coin Star
Related to 1957 98
David Douglas Flora-Mental spectator name numbers which match a price tag, flower is chosen and produced in box from performer
Inspired by
  • Ned Rutledge's "Minding the Store" (marketed 1969)
Variations
1974
Magick (Issue 94)
467
Steve Beam Upside Down Chinese compass effect with the words "up" and "down", square plaque, several moves, see also p. 51 for additional ideas and remarks by Martin Gardner, Dan Garrett and Sid Lorraine, more ideas on p. 990 by Lee Fred
Related toVariations 1983 1
Steve Beam Rollover Kings four kings production, last two kings with Elliott's Brrrrtttt!
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1983 32
Denny Laub, Gary Inglese The Dream named selection has spectator's name on its back
Variations Oct. 1983
Magick (Issue 324)
1617
John Riggs 5 Coin Star in a circle formation, predated by Alex Elmsley 1952
Related to 1984 42
Steve Beam Leftovers on The Winter Carnival of Magic in Gatlingburg, Houdini, Randi, John Riggs, Harvey Rosenthal, Dexter Cleveland
1984 52
Steve Beam Leftovers on The Equinox, an All Backs Joke by John Riggs, John Murray, Kevin Justice's birthday card idea, Walter Gibson, Harry Blackstone Sr., Lloyd Jones, James Bazemore, birth of Casey Lauren Beam
1984 88
John Riggs Cold Fold card fold into quarters, bottom of the deck, finesse on Scarne's card fold
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1984 92
Jon Racherbaumer Surfer Sandwich visual catch as tabled spread is turned over
Related to Oct. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1121
Steve Beam Leftovers on an idea for finding a check with muscle reading, a very risky idea to find a selected card over the phone, John Riggs
1985 120
John Riggs Sandwich Spread jokers placed on spread, spread is flipped over and jokers caught with right hand, selection is found sandwiched in between
Related to 1985 128
John Riggs Thumb Print
1985 156
Steve Beam Leftovers on duct tape, Dan Fleshman, Wayne Kyzer, George Wallace, James Swoger, Phil Thomas, Paul Wolman, Jerry Andrus, video editing, John Riggs
1985 192
John Riggs The Thing small puppet hand in coin purse, throws coin out, more ideas on "Mr. Jimmy" by Steve Beam
Related toAlso published here 1985 193
John Riggs The Dip Switch bold coin switch, in pocket
1985 197
John Riggs One Handed Gellerism spoon bending, slow bend until it breaks
1985 198
John Riggs Airspread card spread in hands, one hand lets go, spread suspends in air, ungaffed
1985 199
John Riggs Uncle John's Guide to Magic! in comic form
1985 202
John Riggs Bent Over Double
Related to 1985 204
John Riggs John Riggs
1985 208
John Riggs Rollover Revisited cards shuffled face up / face down, four of a kind is produced and cards all turn into same direction again
Inspired byAlso published here 1985 208
Edward Marlo, John Riggs Perfect False Riffle Shuffle variation
1985 210
John Riggs The Centerfold Deal false center deal demonstration, two players, four kings, four aces as a climax
Also published here 1985 210
John Riggs Loading Cards Between a Four of a Kind with the pack, several breaks
1985 211
John Riggs Double Lift from Bottom hiding a face up card
1985 211
Steve Beam Leftovers on John Riggs and Henry Looper
1985 212
John Riggs Jimmy Revisited more ideas on The Thing and puppet hand finds card, Mr. Jimmy
Related to 1986 216
John Riggs Purse Snatcher puppet hands and feet appear between performer's hand, joke, Mr. Jimmy
Also published here 1986 217
John Riggs Backwards Card to Wallet wallet changes into giant card
Also published here 1986 218
Steve Beam Leftovers on Harry Blackstone, Jr., John Riggs, Wayne Kyzer, Don Morris
1986 228
Bud Whitford The Thing Returns Again more ideas on "The Thing", Mr. Jimmy, baby between hands urinates
Related to 1986 238
Bud Whitford And Again more ideas on "The Thing", Mr. Jimmy, baby between hands
Related to 1986 238
John Riggs Count on Me gag, counting fingers, rubber hand
1986 239
Steve Beam The Good, the Bad & the Layman comments and thoughts on magic
1. Magician or Actor?
2. Why aren't Magicians Tougher on Each Other?
3. Are Magicians too Tough on Each Other?
4. The "Commercial" Trick
5. Good Versus Bad Tricks
6. The Commercial Magicians
7. The Attitude
8. Conclusion
Followed by comments of Don Morris, John Riggs, Leroy Blackstone, Phillip Young, Dexter Cleveland, Wayne Kyzer
Related to 1986 245
John Riggs Aces for Airheads off-beat cutting the aces, four random cards on top, when position of packets are changed, aces appear on top of the packets
1986 258
John Riggs Coon 2 spring raccoon routine, impressions and selected card is found
1. The Attack
2. The Signed Cod
3. The Finale
4. The Screaming Assault
5. The Follow Up
6. The Wiggler
7. Leftover Line
1987 267
John Riggs Lucinda ring vanishes from box and appears in performer's mouth, invisible bird presentation, comedy routine
1987 303
John Riggs Flea Market joke, apparently performer eats flies, additional ideas
1987 307
John Harwood The Thing - The Sequel more ideas with miniature hands, Mr. Jimmy / The Thing
  • The Fly
  • Sponge Balls
  • Applause
Related to 1987 309
Steve Beam Leftovers on John Riggs, Doug Henning, Danny Smith, Genii
1987 332
Rhett Bryson, John Riggs Zombie gag, bald head zombie
1987 340
John Riggs Cranium Vanish gag, coin is thrown in the air and lands on performer's head, he then removes the coin and it vanishes, for bald people only, tattoo
1987 349
Steve Beam Leftovers on Wayne Kyzer, John Riggs, Phillip Young, TV show "The Search for Houdini", James Randi, The Pendragons
1987 352
John Riggs Ups and Downs jokes for Upside Down
Related to 1988 367
John Riggs Cool Change color change using Riggs' "Cold Fold"
Related to 1988 407
John Riggs Cold Case using John Riggs' "Cold Fold"
Related toAlso published here 1988 408
Steve Beam The Floating Lady queen floats between two halves of the deck, then the card vanishes, impromptu
Related toVariations 1989 485
John Riggs Can-Can comedy routine, soda can changes brand six times in a bag, sucker element
Inspired by
  • Jerry Johnson's "In the Bag" in "The Linking Ring" February 1989
1989 505
John Riggs Linking Cards
Also published here 1989 545
Steve Beam Leftovers on Brad Reeder's Comedy Bash, Winter Carnival of Magic, John Riggs
1990 580
John Riggs The Golly Pitch gallo pitch variation, coin transfer
Variations 1990 590
John Riggs Back to Business card on hand
1990 639
John Riggs Back to Back Issues
Inspired by 1990 640
John Riggs Wallet to Card wallet changes into giant card
Also published here 1991 165
Steve Beam Leftovers on National Magic Day, Tom Craven, John Riggs, Bob Sheets idea for Yedid's Finger Fantasies, Barry Wood idea for the no-tear paper
1991 660
John Riggs The Jerk with a Pen spectator cannot remove cap from pen, performer can do it easily
Also published here 1991 665
John Riggs Glass Houses coin produced from purse frame, with doll hand, Mr. Jimmy
Related to 1991 671
John Riggs Card Force in Leftovers
Related to 1991 678
John Riggs The Eggroll Peek several cards, peek and overhand shuffle
1991 717
John Riggs Irritating Cards Across humorous card to pocket, 51 to pocket, gaffed and impromptu
1991 738
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1992 770
John Riggs The Open Book Test triple prediction, word, card and picture from a magazine, Mental Epic, comedy presentation
1992 802
Steve Beam Leftovers on an opening line by John Riggs, Dick Dale, business card gag, taboos and Jim Culver
1992 840
Steve Beam Leftovers on opening lines by John Riggs, Dai Vernon, Stephen Minch, Lisa Weedman, George Sands, Don Morris, Dan Garrett, Earl Oakes, Ed Weiss, Alec Callow, getting booked on conventions, Richard Bartram
1993 860
John Riggs Unbeatable red / black or pairs, performer wins bet all the time, is able to let spectator win on his demand, gilbreath
1993 9
John Riggs The Falling Prediction stopped card in one deck, prediction is odd-backed card in second deck, roughed Svengali
1993 41
John Riggs The Solution
1993 54
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1993 119
John Riggs The Jerk with a Pen spectator cannot remove cap from pen, performer can do it easily
Also published here 1993 9
John Riggs Purse Snatcher puppet hands and feet appear between performer's hand, joke, Mr. Jimmy
Also published here 1993 15
Alex Elmsley The Rosette roll down with five coins
Related to 1994 19
John Riggs ESP 2000 six business cards are numbered from one to six on one side and the cards shuffled and turned over, spectator selects cards and the numbers from one to six are written on the other side, they match
Inspired by
  • Ormond McGill's "ESP Guessing Game"
Related to
1994 922
John Riggs Impressions credit card behind back, number is divined
1994 931
John Riggs Coinfusion two silver dollars, one vanishes, one changes, another coin appears and travels to other hand
1994 170
John Riggs Slow-Motion Gellerism bowl of spoon falls off
1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Lee Earle Editor's Desk: This 'n' That on Banachek, Docc Hilford, Kenton Knepper, Weerd Weekend, Virtual Tarot, Palmistry CD-Rom, PhoneDisc with Powerfinder, John Riggs
1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 6)
28
Steve Beam Leftovers on Tom Baxter, Bruce Fricker, Jon Racherbaumer, Stephen Minch, Steve Pressley, Doug Canning, Tom Craven, Scott Robinson, John Riggs
Related to 1995 1072
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam, Mike Beam, Joel Givens, John Riggs The Heavy Deck gags with block of steel in card box
Also published here 1995 1116
John Riggs Solipsist Cup and Ball Routine ball, wand and cup, different loads then solid cup ending
1995 5
John Riggs Palm-to-Palm Load
1995 8
John Riggs Further Thoughts on Cups and Balls
1995 10
John Riggs, Warren Stephens Sweet Mystery three pink sweetener packets travel to other hand joining three sugar packets, winged silver
1995 11
John Riggs Self-Working Rising Business Card loop
1995 13
John Riggs Anytime Wand from Purse
1995 13
John Riggs Mr. Jimmy puppet hand in coin purse, throws coin out
Also published here 1995 14
John Riggs Mr. Jimmy Exposed puppet hands and feet appear between performer's hand, joke, more ideas
Also published here 1995 17
John Riggs Coinfusion Two silver coins, one vanishes and the other changes into a smaller copper coin. One silver coin is reproduced, coins across and with the two odd coins
1995 23
John Riggs Golly Pitch Gallo Pitch variation
1995 24
John Riggs Backfire Eagles winged silver, with Mr. Jimmy gimmick
Related to 1995 25
John Riggs Coins to Pocket four coins travel one by one to pocket, they arrive with a clink
1995 26
John Riggs Ambitious Card with Blank Deck
Variations 1995 31
John Riggs The Cold Fold card fold into quarters, bottom of the deck, finesse on Scarne's card fold
Related toAlso published here 1995 31
John Riggs Color Change Case with the Cold Fold
Also published here 1995 33
John Riggs Other Ideas with the Cold Fold
  • color change
  • torn and restored card
1995 34
John Riggs File Card signed card, deck is shown every card has a label, signed card is marked as "Your Card"
1995 35
John Riggs Peek Case gaffed case in cellophane
Related to
  • Marc Spelmann's "Glimpse", 2004
1995 36
John Riggs Rising Card Handling
1995 38
John Riggs Mullica Wallet Idea independently developed by Bob King, wallet handling
1995 39
John Riggs Corkscrew side steal to palm, while turning deck
1995 40
John Riggs The Centerfold Deal false center deal demonstration, two players, four kings, four aces as a climax
Also published here 1995 41
John Riggs Rollover Kings cards shuffled face up / face down, four of a kind is produced and cards all turn into same direction again
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 44
John Riggs The Double Cross four cards on table, selected one is reversed
1995 45
John Riggs The Linking Cards
Also published here 1995 47
John Riggs On the Presentation of Mentalism
1995 55
John Riggs Procrastinating Prognostication prediction of selected headline
1995 57
John Riggs ESP Guessing Game 2000 six blank cards are numbered, spectator guesses where which number is and he is right
Inspired by
  • Orville Meyer's "The ESP Guessing Game"
Related to
1995 59
John Riggs Design Deception design drawn on blank card is shuffled among other cards, card is found and design duplicated
1995 60
John Riggs Florariggs bag with bulldog clip, prediction of three numbers, in bag rose for spectator
Inspired by 1995 61
John Riggs A Mullica Wallet Routine prize prediction on receipt in wallet
1995 63
John Riggs A Bird of Different Feather bag with cards cut in quarters, performer finds pieces of thought of card
Inspired by
  • Robert Baker's "Birds of a Feather" in "Shared Thoughts"
1995 65
John Riggs The Scissor Steal/Switch
1995 68
John Riggs The Center Scissor Steal center tear handling, for stealing the piece
1995 68
John Riggs Scissor Swap coin and ring, travel to same hand
1995 69
John Riggs Key Shocker
Related to 1995 70
John Riggs The Psychic Shopper grocery bag, performer names two different products several times and spectator can select one each, those products are in the bag and prize tag is sum of numbers spectator have written on a card
1995 71
John Riggs Slow Motion Gellerism spoon bends and eventually breaks
1995 73
John Riggs Your Good Fortune, Miss! prediction of a gem stone and a tarot card
1995 74
John Riggs R.I.P.P. Paper Tear
Inspired by
  • Patrick Page's "Ten Second Paper Tear"
1995 81
John Riggs Rolled Vanish handkerchief is rolled between hands and vanishes
1995 86
John Riggs Poor Man's Dream coins are produced, a cookie and a jumbo coin, put in paper bag, then the coins change into jumbo coin
1995 87
John Riggs Follow the Oil & Water halves behind a red and a black card, change color when riffled through, impromptu svengali
Related to 1995 68
John Riggs In-Decks tactile aid to locate any card
1995 111
John Riggs Nuggets of Knowledge thoughts on mentalism, performing and business
1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. Quarterly Supplement #2)
54
John Riggs Dream Design cards with various symbols, one is named and on the back is name of spectator
Inspired by 1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
95
Lee Earle Editor's Desk: Anchors Aweigh! on Warren Paul Earle, Paul Alberstat, Micky Hades, Riley G., Larry Becker, John Riggs
1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
96
John Riggs Ultimate Psychometry psychometry with several objects, blindfolded and without marking system
Also published here
  • John Riggs' "The Ultimate Psychometry" in "The Complete Fortune Teller" 1995. P. 72.
1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 5)
107
Lee Earle Editor's Desk: Last Minute Shopping on Mark Edward, Docc Hilford, Kenton Knepper, Richard Webster, John Riggs, Larry Becker
1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 7)
120
Steve Beam Leftovers on John Riggs, Jeff White, Tony Biscardi Joke, Steven Youell/Grace Ann Morgan, David Copperfield, Mike Gallo, Tom Craven, Dave Michael Evans
1996 1196
John Riggs Sugar Vanish poured in hand, impromptu thumb tip version
1996 1196
Lee Earle Editor's Desk: NEMCON Greetings on John Riggs, Fred Rosenbaum, Szechuan Sampler, Dave Ashton
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 12)
144
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk on John Riggs, Ted Karmilovich, John Gardner, Robert Bluemle
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 13)
148
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk on John Riggs, Docc Hilford, David Ashton
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 14)
152
John Riggs Tarot Telepathy 2000 Q&A, with medium answering questions and giving readings, performer only reads names
Also published here
  • John Riggs' "Tarot Telepathy 2000" in "The Even Compleater Fortune-Teller" 1996. P. 47.
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 17)
167
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor Desk: on Bob Cassidy, Tim Conover, Anton Zellman, Pascal du Clairmont, John Riggs, Ken Weber, Joe Marino, Satori, Charlie Buckner, Bill Myers, Roy Miller, John Riggs
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 17)
168
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk on Loyd Auerbach, Martin Caidin, John Riggs, Kenton Knepper, Denny Laub, Mark Strivings, Ty Kralin, Dennis Marks, Richard Webster, Ken Meaux
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 6)
200
John Riggs The Compelling Key keys in a bag are removed by spectators and held in closed fists, padlock as pendulum starts moving over correct key
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 8)
210
Ken Krenzel Strip the Leader two leader card in front of two shuffled piles, they become black and red pile, follow the leader phase, they shuffle again by themselves, stripper deck
Related to 1997 195
John Riggs Add-A-Riggs sum prediction pinned on back, add-a-number with index cards
Aug. 1997 3
Richard Bartram, Jr. Drawing a Blank ambitious card with signed card from a double blank deck, named card appears on back of selection
Inspired by 1997 23
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam, Mike Beam, Joel Givens The Heavy Deck gags with block of steel in card box
Also published here 1997 22
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk on John Riggs, Jack Dean, C.L. Boardé, Ty Kralin, Scott Robinson, Eddy Wade, Phantini, Joe Marino, Fred Hager
1997
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 2)
272
John Riggs Voo Doo You with voodoo doll, prediction on cardboard where spectator places pin
Jan. 1998 12
John Riggs, Ted Lesley Confabulation in the Sock brief, uses Carl Cloutier's Card in the Sock gimmick
Mar. 1998 10
Jerry Mentzer Blank Ambition ambitious card routine with double blank deck
  • The Bluff
  • Really Ambitious
Related to
  • concept in "Riggs - The Magic of John Riggs" (Magic Methods)
2000 154
Paul Curry Probability Zero ten business cards are numbered from one to ten on one side and the cards shuffled and turned over, spectator selects cards and the numbers from one to ten are written on the other side, they match, first in "Sealed Miracles 1", 1944
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2001 139
John Riggs Post-Prognostication headline prediction done during show, with comedy headlines
2003
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 17)
429
David Regal (reviewer) The Brown Hornet by John Riggs June 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6)
95
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Stealthboard by Mark Zust, John Riggs Oct. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 10)
93
Ed Fowler New Effect for the Butterfly routine for John Riggs's marketed "The Butterfly", number divination
2010 29
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #3 on illustrations, John Riggs, Upside Down, Human Printing Press, Credit Check
Related to 2011 xii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #6 on Calculator Trick, The Cold Fold, Compu-Card & Teleforce, on digital trickery, GIGO
Related to 2011 xii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #12 on illustrations, The Thing
Related to 2011 xxv
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #14 on John Riggs cartoon, Cashpack, Well Shaken
Related to 2011 xxx
Steve Beam Special Issues #05 1st Annual - Creating Magic
#10 2nd Annual - Beam's Guide to Attending Magic Conventions
#11 No Steve Beam Issue
#12 John Riggs' 1-Man Issue
#15 3rd Annual - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
#15 Dead Raccoon Issue
#20 4th Annual - The Bald Issue
#22 The Power Session - All Cards
#23 Tom Gagnon - One-Man Issue
#25 5th Annual - Name Brand Magic
2011 liv
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #51 on Doug Canning, Tom Craven, John Riggs, Steven Youell/Grace Ann Morgan
2012 iii
Scott Robinson Coins, By Golly two silver coins in one hand transpose with Chinese coin in other, as finale the two silver coins merge into one and the Chinese coin is split into two
Inspired by 2018 261
John Riggs Golly Pitch two coins from one hand are secretly tossed into other
2018 262