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an amusing interlude \n wine visibly vanishes from glass, when it is raised to the lips \n vynn boyar \n the dusty drink \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam
1945
my best
Vynn Boyar
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An Amusing Interlude
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Variations
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1945
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parlour yoga \n - pulse stopping
- blood flow
- hand turns white
- pin smashed in table with palm
- hand removed from skunk trap \n stuart p. cramer \n no pain \n theodore annemann \n the trap mystery \n ormond mcgill \n caught \n wayne kyzer
1949
the phoenix
Stuart P. Cramer
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Parlour Yoga
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May 1949
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the trap mystery \n activating a jump trap without being harmed \n ormond mcgill \n parlour yoga \n stuart p. cramer \n caught \n wayne kyzer
1951
psychic magic — vol. 6
Ormond McGill
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The Trap Mystery
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1951
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raisin' rabbits \n sponge rabbit vanishes and only leaves some dung in form of raisins \n rick johnsson \n raisin' rabbits \n steve beam \n wayne kyzer
1976
practical impossibilities
Rick Johnsson
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Raisin' Rabbits
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1976
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mail box \n fake biography of a certain plooster family \n steve beam \n wayne kyzer
1983
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam, Wayne Kyzer
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Mail Box
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1983
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caught \n comedy routine with a bear trap, activating a jump trap without being harmed \n wayne kyzer \n parlour yoga \n stuart p. cramer \n the trap mystery \n ormond mcgill \n rat trap \n wayne kyzer
1983
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Caught
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1983
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wilmot \n comedy bit, rubber chicken starts to laugh and is eventually shot by performer \n wayne kyzer
1984
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Wilmot
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1984
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rat trap \n comedy routine with a bear trap and a fake mouse \n wayne kyzer \n caught \n wayne kyzer
1984
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Rat Trap
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1984
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leftovers \n a joke by wayne kyzer for the guillotine act, henry pettit \n steve beam
1984
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1984
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raisin' rabbits \n joke, apparently rabbit appears and disappears, handful of raisins as proof, see p. 351 for credit information \n steve beam \n wayne kyzer \n raisin' rabbits \n rick johnsson
1985
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam, Wayne Kyzer
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Raisin' Rabbits
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1985
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the trick that cannot be printed \n gag prediction \n wayne kyzer
1985
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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The Trick that Cannot Be Printed
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1985
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the dusty drink \n glass fills up several times, funny patter \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam \n an amusing interlude \n vynn boyar
1985
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam
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The Dusty Drink
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1985
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ooze \n gags for razor blade swallowing, second one by steve beam, see also p. 228 for additional ideas \n wayne kyzer
1985
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Ooze
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1985
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leftovers \n on duct tape, dan fleshman, wayne kyzer, george wallace, james swoger, phil thomas, paul wolman, jerry andrus, video editing, john riggs \n steve beam
1985
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1985
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reserved seating \n three gags with a bedpan \n wayne kyzer \n the trapdoor issue #13 \n steve beam \n reserved seating \n wayne kyzer
1986
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Reserved Seating
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1986
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leftovers \n on harry blackstone, jr., john riggs, wayne kyzer, don morris \n steve beam
1986
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1986
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night writer \n prediction, blank card, writing is seen with flashlight, see also p. 264 for additional ideas by phillip young \n wayne kyzer
1986
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Night Writer
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1986
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leftovers \n on w.i.m.p.s, wayne kyzer, henry pettit, phillip young \n steve beam
1986
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1986
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the good, the bad & the layman \n 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 \n steve beam \n the trapdoor issue #15 \n steve beam
1986
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam
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The Good, the Bad & the Layman
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1986
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thumbs down \n comedy routine, performer's finger vanishes from hand and appears on selection \n wayne kyzer
1986
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Thumbs Down
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1986
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coon 3 \n spring raccoon routine, raccoon pees \n wayne kyzer
1987
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Coon 3
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1987
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over lightly \n gag, anti-smoking, lighter transforms into small sign \n wayne kyzer
1987
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Over Lightly
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1987
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leftovers \n on abbott's, greg bordner, wayne kyzer, kaymar the magician, patter for the shrinking glove, computer tricks \n steve beam
1987
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1987
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slicker \n toupee put in card case, cards transform into toupee and in case selection is found \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam
1987
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam
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Slicker
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1987
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blindfold \n joke, toupee comes off in a blindfold act \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam
1987
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam
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Blindfold
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1987
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339
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hair production \n toupee is produced from handkerchiefs \n wayne kyzer
1987
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Hair Production
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1987
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339
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grow \n comb grows \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam
1987
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam
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Grow
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1987
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341
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sweat silk \n while doing the card silk, performer accidentally removes his toupee \n wayne kyzer
1987
the trapdoor — volume one
Wayne Kyzer
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Sweat Silk
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1987
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fallout \n gag, toupee jumps from one hand to the other \n steve beam \n wayne kyzer
1987
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam, Wayne Kyzer
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Fallout
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1987
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leftovers \n on wayne kyzer, john riggs, phillip young, tv show "the search for houdini", james randi, the pendragons \n steve beam
1987
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1987
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352
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upwardly mobile 2 \n card sticking out at the back slowly and visibly rises to the top \n steve beam \n ben harris' "wafting upward" in john racherbaumer's "flashpoints", 1992. p. 57. \n the trapdoor issue #22 \n steve beam \n ordered \n wayne kyzer
1988
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam
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Upwardly Mobile 2
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Related toVariations
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1988
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pot holder \n gags with playing cards, on using ordinary cards
- twins
- double up
- smoothie
- hot deck
- mixed up
- heavyweight (wayne kyzer)
- shuffled
- pot holder \n steve beam
1989
the trapdoor — volume two
Steve Beam
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Pot Holder
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1989
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474
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phony magic 1 \n medium on phone names card, 52 friends \n steve beam \n phoney magic ii \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam
1989
the trapdoor — volume two
Steve Beam
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Phony Magic 1
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1989
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478
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ordered \n upwardly mobile #2 handling and presentation idea \n wayne kyzer \n upwardly mobile 2 \n steve beam
1989
the trapdoor — volume two
Wayne Kyzer
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Ordered
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Inspired by
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1989
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480
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phoney magic ii \n phone rings, medium calls and is not called as usual \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam \n phony magic 1 \n steve beam
1989
the trapdoor — volume two
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam
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Phoney Magic II
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1989
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496
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glass elevator \n glasses rise up and back into the case \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam
1989
the trapdoor — volume two
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam
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Glass Elevator
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1989
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517
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visual magic \n gag \n wayne kyzer
1989
the trapdoor — volume two
Wayne Kyzer
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Visual Magic
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1989
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518
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hot handed \n hands rubbed together, smoke appears, opener gag \n wayne kyzer
1989
the trapdoor — volume two
Wayne Kyzer
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Hot Handed
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1989
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550
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leftovers \n on mark gallo, glenn strange, wayne kyzer \n steve beam
1991
the trapdoor — volume two
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1991
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720
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birth card \n \n wayne kyzer \n the recognition reflex \n norman houghton \n birth card \n wayne kyzer
1991
the trapdoor — volume two
Wayne Kyzer
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Birth Card
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Inspired byAlso published here
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1991
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leftovers \n on paul sorrentino, steve pressley, wayne kyzer \n steve beam
1991
the trapdoor — volume two
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1991
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740
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leftovers \n on michael clancy, wayne kyzer, bob lund, magic inc, matt schulien, frances marshall \n steve beam
1992
the trapdoor — volume two
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1992
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820
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bottoming out \n all values are spelled, selection is found at last letter of last value, sucker element \n steve beam \n gwynne's speller \n jack gwynne \n bottoming out today \n marty kane \n buckeye bottoms out \n marty kane \n raw deal \n wayne kyzer \n practical joker \n marty kane \n errata \n steve beam
1993
semi-automatic card tricks
Steve Beam
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Bottoming Out
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Related toVariations
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1993
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17
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raw deal \n card is found by spelling different characteristics of the selection \n wayne kyzer \n bottoming out \n steve beam \n "remote control" (jim steinmeyer, the new invocation #43)
1993
semi-automatic card tricks
Wayne Kyzer
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Raw Deal
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Inspired by
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1993
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19
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forte \n four of a kind is found, dealing four piles and stop, performer and spectator deal \n wayne kyzer
1993
semi-automatic card tricks
Wayne Kyzer
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Forte
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1993
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73
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open and shut \n cards cut and dealt by performer and spectator number and cards are predicted \n wayne kyzer
1993
semi-automatic card tricks
Wayne Kyzer
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Open and Shut
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1993
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75
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bottomout \n card is stopped at, hands separated and selection dropped on table \n wayne kyzer
1993
semi-automatic card tricks
Wayne Kyzer
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Bottomout
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1993
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154
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reserved seating \n three gags with a bedpan \n wayne kyzer \n reserved seating \n wayne kyzer
1993
magic with no entertainment value ii
Wayne Kyzer
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Reserved Seating
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Also published here
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1993
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leftovers \n on long distance calls, seinfeld, impact / multiple impact, tricks with computers, don morris, ffff, picture with derek dingle and obie o'brien, handling detail for steve beam's "quadruple prediction" from semi-automatic card tricks by billy mcdonnell, wayne kyzer, john moran, tom craven \n steve beam \n quadruple prediction \n steve beam \n quadruple prediction \n steve beam
1994
the trapdoor — volume three
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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Inspired by
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1994
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992
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leftovers \n on tom gagnon, 4f convention, wayne kyzer, simon aronson, drei-länder-kongress, magic christian, leo polacek, harry lucas, john moran, ron jeffries, simon lovell \n steve beam
1995
the trapdoor — volume three
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1995
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1100
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the heavy deck \n gags with block of steel in card box \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam \n mike beam \n joel givens \n john riggs \n the heavy deck \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam \n mike beam \n joel givens
1995
the trapdoor — volume three
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam, Mike Beam, Joel Givens, John Riggs
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The Heavy Deck
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Also published here
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1995
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leftovers \n on marty kane, jon racherbaumer, jim hyams, wayne kyzer, scott robinson, simon lovell \n steve beam
1995
the trapdoor — volume three
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1995
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memorable magic \n one red/blue double backer and blank card \n wayne kyzer \n the color-changing deck \n paul curry
1995
semi-automatic card tricks — volume 2
Wayne Kyzer
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Memorable Magic
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Inspired by
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1995
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birth card \n \n wayne kyzer \n birth card \n wayne kyzer \n the recognition reflex \n norman houghton \n errata \n steve beam
1995
semi-automatic card tricks — volume 2
Wayne Kyzer
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Birth Card
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Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
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1995
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151
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leftovers \n on david michael evans,wayne kyzer, bill robinson \n steve beam
1996
the trapdoor — volume three
Steve Beam
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Leftovers
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1996
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subscriptions \n how do you know someone is not a card magician? humorous answers \n steve beam \n rajneesh madhok \n doug canning \n mike beam \n wayne kyzer
1997
the trapdoor — volume three
Steve Beam, Rajneesh Madhok, Doug Canning, Mike Beam, Wayne Kyzer
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Subscriptions
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1997
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the finger \n joke with handcuffs, finger hanging from end \n wayne kyzer
1997
the trapdoor — volume three
Wayne Kyzer
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The Finger
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1997
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the heavy deck \n gags with block of steel in card box \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam \n mike beam \n joel givens \n the heavy deck \n wayne kyzer \n steve beam \n mike beam \n joel givens \n john riggs
1997
sound effects
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam, Mike Beam, Joel Givens
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The Heavy Deck
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Also published here
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1997
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the color-changing deck \n one red/blue double backer \n paul curry \n memorable magic \n wayne kyzer \n the color changing deck \n paul curry
2001
paul curry's worlds beyond
Paul Curry
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The Color-Changing Deck
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VariationsAlso published here
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2001
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errata \n volume one
- color vision
- double stop
- world's greatest magician
- quadruple prediction
volume two
- bite me / underhand location
- well shaken
volume three
- memory ade \n steve beam \n color vision \n steve beam \n the world's greatest magician \n steve beam \n quadruple prediction \n steve beam \n bite me \n steve beam \n well shaken \n steve beam \n birth card \n wayne kyzer \n telephone lying \n doug canning \n the memory ade \n steve beam
2002
semi-automatic card tricks — volume 4
Steve Beam
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Errata
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Related to
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2002
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251
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the trapdoor issue #13 \n on jinxed, reserved seating, 6801 prediction \n steve beam \n jinxed \n steve beam \n reserved seating \n wayne kyzer \n 6801 prediction \n steve beam
2011
the trapdoor — volume one
Steve Beam
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The Trapdoor Issue #13
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2011
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