158 entries for Jeff Busby

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Franklin M. Chapman Again - The Card in the Wallet card loaded behind back while card is apparently located by touch which fails, wallet rubber-banded
Variations 1936
Six Bits
5
Theodore Annemann, Percy Naldrett The Phantom Artist celebrity chosen, large paper sheet is folded and cut, silhouette of chosen person is seen
Related toAlso published here 1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
217
Charlie Miller The Danbury Deliver fingertip peek, four cards with edge-marks
Related to 1940
Expert Card Technique
307
Senor Charles Mardo Mardo’s Egg Bag Routine egg vanishes and reappears a few times, lemon is produced from bag
Related toVariations 1945
Routined Magic
5
Karl Germain The Flash Card Change in glass while covored with handkerchief
Related toVariations 1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
116
Arthur H. Buckley Card in Pocket Book Experiment No. 41 [An old plot with a new and simplified method] - using reel (!)
Variations 1946
Card Control
209
Edward Marlo The Punch Deal bridge deal application
Related to 1947
Marlo In Spades
18
U. F. Grant Zella Card Stabbing stabbing into run of Spades in paper-wrapped deck, value then is used to count to selection
Related toAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, Nov. 1953
 Mar. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)
14
Roy Benson Bizarre Bag bag is filled with six eggs as a climax
VariationsAlso published here June 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 230)
919
Edward Marlo Placing the Key Cards placing key card next to peeked at cards with cutting sequences
  • A. Placing Key Card by Step Control
  • B. Placing Key Card Using Cut Control
  • C. Placing of Key Card using Shuffle Control
  • D. Placing of Key Card by Use of Side Steal Control
Related toVariations 1952
Control Systems
71
Dr. Ben B. Braude Simplex Card Stab
Variations Nov. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 293)
1173
Edward Marlo Peek Spelling small progressive spelling set-up
Related to 1956
Fingertip Control
8
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction key card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
7
Dai Vernon Ginsburg Poke
Related toVariations 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
36
Edward Marlo Marlo Edge Reader - Putting in the Work edge-marking system for Bee back, handling and locating in riffle shuffle position
Related to 1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Edge Reader)
1
Larry Jennings The Future Gambler overhand stacking demo, riffle stacking demo, triumph finish
Related to 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
29
Karl Fulves Second Law some value coincidences happen when dealing through piles, application of Milk Build Shuffle to Si Stebbins
Inspired by
  • "Isaac's Law" (Karl Fulves, Magic and Spells Quarterly)
Related to 		Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
379
Jeff Busby Into the 4th Dimension... and Beyond
Variations
  • "Card Warp" (Roy Walton)
 1973
Into the 4th Dimension... and Beyond
3
Jeff Busby Royal Runaway Jack, Queen and King of one suit are in (Himber) wallet, chosen value travels to pocket, then from deck back to wallet, turns over, back to deck
 		1973
Royal Runaway
1
Jeff Busby The Action Switch choreography to turn over Himber Wallet
 		1973
Royal Runaway
2
Jeff Busby Two Counts: Four As Four alternative to Jordan Count
Related to Nov. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 22)
207
Jeff Busby Four As Five four as five with one concealed
 		Nov. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 22)
208
Jeff Busby Whispering Joker five cards with joker, joker whispers selection which then vanishes, double facer
 		Nov. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 22)
208
Jeff Busby 2nd Thot spectator remembers card and its position from top ten cards, Klondike shuffle
Inspired byRelated to June 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 8)
746
Jeff Busby Travelling Transmutators Aces twisting phase, r/b transpo phase, transformation, reproduction of Aces
Related to 1975
Card Cavalcade 3
73
Jeff Busby Overhand Shuffle Setup
1976
Stabbed Coincidence
2
Jeff Busby Back to Back all backs with four cards, to four normal cards to all backs again
Related toVariations 1977
Back to Back
2
Jeff Busby, Brother John Hamman All Alike Display flushtration count and Carlyle's Paddle Move, to place each card on the table
 		1977
Back to Back
5
Jeff Busby All Alike Display
1977
Back to Back
8
Jeff Busby Elmsley Count Variation
1977
Back to Back
10
Jeff Busby Broken Taco disrupted Mexican Turnover
 		1977
Back to Back
14
Jeff Busby Modified Olram Move
1977
Back to Back
15
Jeff Busby Busby's Billets billet switch using matchbook
Variations 1977
Magick (Issue 175)
872
Philip T. Goldstein Hot Message prediction of chosen ESP symbol, on billet with invisible ink which appears with fire
Inspired by 1977
Magick (Issue 176)
879
Philip T. Goldstein, Jeff Busby Cued Reading cards with different colors are arranged, prediction of positions, in envelopes
 		1977
Magick (Issue 182)
909
Jeff Busby Royal Backs five apparently double-backed cards change into Royal Flush, see Reference Shelf
Related toVariations 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 1)
1070
Jeff Busby 6-as-5 Count Elmsley type
 		1978
The Chronicles (Issue 1)
1070
Jeff Busby Dice Thru Table four at once, with cup
 		1978
The Chronicles (Issue Close-up Folio No. 11)
1
John F. Mendoza, George LaFollette The Card In The Wallet no palm
VariationsAlso published here 1978
The Book of John
101
Jeff Busby Chrom-a-mental using "Mental Pictoria" deck, design dupliction
 		1978
Magick (Issue 215)
1073
Simon Aronson Histed Heisted matrix card divination, last card predicted
Inspired by
  • "The Miracle Divination" (Louis Histed, The Magic of Louis S. Histed)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
104
Jeff Busby Disguised Water 4&4, color changing back kicker for one color
 		1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
13
Jeff Busby The Repeat Hotel Mystery with Joker as kicker and presentation ideas by Reinhard Müller, see p. 49 for credits
 		June 1979
The Talon (Issue 4)
41
Edward Marlo The Marlo Punch Deal putting in the work, feeling and dealing
Related to 1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
1
Jeff Busby Squeeze-Out card rises out between two other cards, credit correction on page 492 (Busby's "Squeeze Play")
Related to Dec. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 12)
428
Jeff Busby A Problem And An Interesting Sidelight reflection problem: how to make stay stack with one cut and one shuffle
The Solution: pack(et) torn in half and one half reversed via Klondike Shuffle
 		1980
Curioser
13
Jeff Busby Interesting Sidelight dealing stay stack into any number of piles retains stay stack, with tables how to pick up the piles for up to five piles
  • General Rules For Pick Ups
  • Added Notes
Related to 1980
Curioser
14
Jeff Busby Red-Black Stay Stacks Same Color Reflection, Opposite Color Reflection
 		1980
Curioser
20
Jeff Busby Cyclical Stack <-> Stay Stack
1980
Curioser
21
Jeff Busby The Constant Straight Routine straights show up despite shuffling and mixing, seven phases, with packet
Related to 1980
Curioser
21
Jeff Busby Polar Repulsion Straights "The same as Constant Straight Routine only more so!"
Related to 1980
Curioser
24
Jeff Busby Double Reflection Stack stay stack in which each half is mirrored in itself, no application
 		1980
Curioser
26
Jeff Busby The Insane Australian packet hidden, card at same position noted in rest
 		1980
Curioser
26
Jeff Busby Klondike & Down/Under Formula see Notes
Related to 1980
Curioser
27
Jeff Busby No Commercial Potential Klondike Shuffle and Down/Under Deal
Inspired by
  • "Isaac's Law" (Karl Fulves, Magic and Spells Quarterly)
Related to 		1980
Curioser
28
Bob Hummer Thotograhy spectator remembers card and its position from top ten cards, Klondike shuffle, marked key card with needle scratch
VariationsAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
25
Jeff Busby Thotography II
Inspired byRelated to 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
93
Larry Jennings Business Card Prophecy Move Handling for credit information see Busby review
Related to 1980
Cards On Demand
9
Jeff Busby The Card In The Wallet Handling no palm, variant handling
Inspired by 1980
Card-in-Envelope Wallet
10
Franklin M. Chapman, Jeff Busby Again -- The Card in Wallet Handling
Inspired by 1980
Card-in-Envelope Wallet
12
Jeff Busby, Arthur H. Buckley Reel Card to Wallet
Inspired by 1980
Card-in-Envelope Wallet
12
Bob Nelson Squared-Squeeze using corner short and two-card-version
Inspired by July 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 7)
514
Jeff Busby Preliminary Set-Ups Mental Reverse
Inspired byRelated to 1981
Arcane (Issue 5)
53
Jeff Busby Top Stock Control Zarrow and crimp combo
Related to 1981
Arcane (Issue 5)
54
Jeff Busby Phantom of the Dice Table color changing die routine with cup, die behind ear holdout
  • Phase One: "It's Right Ear"
  • Phase Two: A Handy Switch
  • Phase Three: Into the Darkness
  • Notes
  • Further Notes
 		1981
The Chronicles (Issue 29)
1345
Edward Marlo Marlo's Controlled Faro-Riffle Shuffle
Related to 1982
Card Finesse
149
Jeff Busby History of the Faro Shuffle
May 1982
Epoptica (Issue 1)
41
Harry Riser, Jeff Busby, Shigeo Takagi Presentation of Shigeo Takagi's Miracle Monte
Oct. 1982
Epoptica (Issue 2)
114
Jeff Busby, Francis Pelkey Ultimate Succession Aces - ungaffed odd-backed progressive assembly with kickback, two handlings
 		1982
Arcane (Issue 8)
92
Edward Marlo, Jeff Busby Olram Subtlety Variation
1982
Arcane (Issue 8)
94
Jeff Busby, Brother John Hamman Fan Flushtration Count
1982
Arcane (Issue 8)
95
Bill Worsley Back to Back five cards
Inspired by May 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 4)
1028
Gene Nielsen Mental-Market slips with groceries written on them, prediction of real items in a bag, forcing bag with flap
Related toVariations Nov. 1982
Magick (Issue 312)
1559
Michael Rubinstein Changeover to the Angle Palm (A Modified Thumb Palm) from back clip to a thumb grip, one-handed, also Lamont Grip or modified Drobina Grip, "Chanin Grip" according to Jeff Busby's review
 		1982
Intermediate and Advanced Coin Technique
5
Jeff Busby The Routine
  • Introductory Comments and Inspection
  • The First Vanish
  • Reproduction of the Egg and the Secret Turnover
  • The Second Vanish
  • The Spectator Reproduces the Egg
  • The Third Vanish
  • The Final Reproduction
  • The Multi-Climax (three egg production from bag)
Inspired by 1982
Routines & Handlings for the Sterling Egg Bag
4
Jeff Busby Credit Information on linking finger rings
 		1983
Two Perfected Professional Routines
1
Jeff Busby Credit Information on coin in bottle
 		1983
Two Perfected Professional Routines
3
Richard Vollmer The Strasbourg Waltz Aces twist, change places and transform into Eights
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
121
Paul Fox The Five Card Mental Selection
  • Adding the Gimmick to the Deck
  • Shuffles and Cuts During the Routine
  • A Convincing Subtlety
  • Apparently Calling Off the Cards
  • Locating the Selections in the Proper Squares
  • Zeroing in on the Selection: The Basic "Pumping" System
  • Advanced Subtleties
Variations 1983
Paul Fox's Miracle Gimmick
6
Jeff Busby, Danny Dew Sleight of Hand Techniques to Shorten the Elimination Process various two-way outs
  • The Top Change
  • The Double Lift
  • Danny Dew's Double in Glass
  • Another Double Lift Handling
Inspired by 1983
Paul Fox's Miracle Gimmick
16
Faucett Ross The Faucett W. Ross Handling
Inspired byVariations 1983
Paul Fox's Miracle Gimmick
19
Jeff Busby Another Handling Using the Nail Writer
Inspired by 1983
Paul Fox's Miracle Gimmick
20
Jeff Busby The Jeff Busby Climax for the Routine one card put in pocket at the beginning turns out to be later selection (prediction kicker, pocket index)
Inspired byRelated to 1983
Paul Fox's Miracle Gimmick
21
Paul Fox, Jeff Busby Five Card Mental Selection Using Jumbo Cards
  • Setting Up the Jumbo Deck
  • Preparing the Jumbo Card Box
  • Presentation and Working
 		1983
Paul Fox's Miracle Gimmick
23
Edward Marlo The Sting punch deal with natural edge marks, Bee deck, see Busby reference for credit information
Related to 1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
24
Larry Jennings, Jeff Busby The Return of the Future Gambler variation of Jennings' "Future Gambler" , overhand stacking demo, riffle stacking demo, triumph finish
Related to 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
289
Jeff Busby Credit Information on "Premonition"/"Prize Winner"
1984
Arcane (Issue 11)
144
Father Cyprian, Jeff Busby Further Ideas with the Flash Fold
1984
Arcane (Issue 12)
169
Joseph K. Schmidt The "Un-False" Shuffle
  • I - The Hand Off
  • II - The "Ladder-Job" (based on Jeff Busby)
Also published here Nov. 1985
Epoptica (Issue 7)
430
Jeff Busby Squeeze-Out card rises out between two other cards, for credit information see reference
Related to 1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
296
Randy Wakeman Three Phase Follow-Up Aces come to top twice, then vanish
Inspired byVariations 1985
Formula One Close-Up
19
Karl Fulves, Jeff Busby Omega Count six as five
 		1985
Lake Tahoe Card Magic
11
Gene Nielsen, Jeff Busby Ultimate Transparent Change Bag credit information and basic handling
Inspired by
  • "Transparent Change Bag" (U. F. Grant, late 1950s)
 1985
The Bag Book
1
Jeff Busby Stamps stamp chosen from zip loc bag is predicted on postcard
 		1985
The Bag Book
3
Jeff Busby Birthday Boy single-day calendar pages are in zip loc bag, spectator choses his own birthday
 		1985
The Bag Book
4
Jeff Busby Folded Card Force folded card chosen from zip loc bag
 		1985
The Bag Book
4
Jeff Busby Help Yourself! zip loc bag with crumpled up papers and one dollar bill, chosen spectator will get the bill when he reaches in
Inspired by 1985
The Bag Book
6
Jeff Busby, Gene Nielsen Psychic Lottery/Psychic Raffle half ticket chosen from zip loc bag matches other half in prediction envelope
 		1985
The Bag Book
7
Jeff Busby, Gene Nielsen Additional Notes on the transparent change bag
Related to 1985
The Bag Book
7
Larry Jennings Discrepancy Deal Force
Related toVariations 1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
158
David Britland Parallax card reverses while spectator holds it, with cut
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1986
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 1)
14
Jeff Busby Credit Information on Mercury Card Fold
1986/99
Three Miracle Routines
49
Dai Vernon The Fingerprint Card Trick
Related toVariations 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
136
Jeff Busby Omega Count
1990
Focus
28
Jeff Busby Four As Four Count same objective as Jordan Count
 		1990
Headhunter
3
Jeff Busby, Edward Marlo Neo-Jordan Count
Related to 1992
Card Finesse II
53
Jeff Busby Discrepancy Deal Force
Related to Sep. 1993
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 3)
16
Jeff Busby Card From Pocket Finesse to pivot card away from hand, trouser pocket
 		1994
Workers Number 4
50
Jeff Busby A Lift Tip
1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
204
Martin Gardner, Jeff Busby Two Quick Tricks & Associated Ideas: A Reversal Method a card turns over, based on cut deeper force
 		1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
210
Martin Gardner, Jeff Busby Additional Methods & Handlings card turns over
 		1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
210
Dominique Duvivier Auto-Twist no sleights
Variations 1996
Auto-Twist & Isolated Aces
2
Jeff Busby Isolated Aces four spectators chose a card each that are put in glass, they're the Aces, Aces in glass are covered with handkerchief and an Ace turns over in packet, repeated for all Aces
  • Phase One: The Spectators Select the Four Aces
  • Phase Two - Five: The Aces Reverse
Inspired by 1996
Auto-Twist & Isolated Aces
7
Jeff Busby Snap Finesse double snaps off fingers
 		1996
Miracles with Cards
121
Jack McMillen Astral Vision edge-marked diagonal line, card location after riffle shuffle, mechanical interlocking chain principle, with more details and corrections by Jeff Busby
Related toAlso published here
  • "Mental Mysteries with Cards" (Larsen & Wright, 1942)
 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
31
Jeff Busby Chapter 5: The Texans and The Secret on the one-way feature of the Texan '45 Palmetto deck
  • Discovering the Secret of the Palmettos
  • Understanding the Work
  • A First Exercise
  • Putting in the Work
  • The Advantages of the Texan
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
40
Jeff Busby Tilt Check spotting the position of an edge-marked key card
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
53
Jeff Busby Basic Cut Location cutting to an edge-marked key card
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
54
Jeff Busby What About a Little Finger Break? on getting a break at an edge-marked key card with the left fourth finger and generally advising against it
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
56
Jeff Busby If You Miss corrections for previous Basic Cut Location
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
57
Jeff Busby Thousands of Tricks on different locator cards, and the option of doing that material with an edge-marked card
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
58
Jeff Busby A One-Way Street on the one-way principle, credit information, and the option of doing that material with an edge-marked one-way deck
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
60
Jeff Busby One-Way Glass card selected out-of-hands from shuffled deck, performer names position of selection, almost no-touch, out-of-hand reversal method
Inspired by
  • "Mind Mirror" (Jack McMillen, "Mental Mysteries with Cards", Larsen & Wright, 1942)
 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
62
Jeff Busby Dumping the Work shuffling a one-way edge-marked deck to lose the orientation
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
64
Jeff Busby As a Substitute for a Top or Bottom Key using edge-marked card instead of a standard key
Related to 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
65
Jeff Busby Bottom Key Placement peek and running cut, key starts on bottom
Inspired by 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
66
Jeff Busby Top Key Placement peek and running cut, key starts on top
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
68
Jeff Busby Double Control two times peek and running cuts, key card ends up between both selections
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
68
Jeff Busby Shuffle Throwoff shuffling around edge-marked key card, riffle or overhand
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
69
Jeff Busby Mental and Physical two chosen cards are located in different ways
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
70
Jeff Busby Basic Fingertip Force with edge-marked force card and timing
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
77
Jeff Busby Using the Texan Key to Force Other Cards forcing card above or below edge-marked card, or ranging force from small memorized stack
Related to 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
79
Jeff Busby On-the-Fly Speller distant edge-marked key
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
81
Jeff Busby Two Fly Don't Bother Me two edge-marked keys
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
82
Jeff Busby Super Fly card fingertip peeked at, then named and spelled to, two edge-marked keys
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
83
Jeff Busby Red/Black Fishing red card and black picture card
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
85
Jeff Busby Strictly Mental fingertip-peeked at card is divined
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
86
Jeff Busby More Aspects more on fishing and Al Koran type deck, credit information, Richard Osterlind's Radar Deck
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
86
Jeff Busby Pack Stabber I selection stabbed to in rubber-banded deck with bill wrapped around
Inspired by 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
92
Jeff Busby Pack Stabber II card stabbed to in bill-wrapped deck, value then is used to count to selection
Related toVariations 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
94
Jeff Busby Pack Stabber III card stabbed to in bill-wrapped deck, value then is used to count to selection, fair conditions
Inspired by 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
95
Jeff Busby In Lieu of the Punch using edge-marked cards instead of punched cards, credit information, Walter Scott
Related to 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
98
Jeff Busby On the Miracle Ace Cutting
1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
100
Jeff Busby The Five Card Mental Force selection procedure for Mental Reverse type tricks in which one of five face-down tabled cards is chosen
Related to 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
105
Jeff Busby Fingerprint Detection credit information, location with fingerprint presentation, adapting previous selection method
Related to 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
106
Jeff Busby Recycling Shuffle stock control with edge-marked key card
Related to 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
107
Jeff Busby Automatic Block Transfer edge-marked key combined with Zarrow
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
108
Jeff Busby The Hi-Lo Stack intro on High-Low separated deck combined with Gilbreath principle
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
110
Jeff Busby Magnetic Blackjack High-Low separated deck combined with Gilbreath principle
Related to 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
111
Jeff Busby Riffle Shuffle Convincer combination of tabled faro with Zarrow to apparently shuffle twice and have a fair squaring action (optionally by spectator) after the Zarrow with still incompletely squared deck
Inspired by
  • Jack McMillen concept from "L. W. False Shuffle" (William Larsen Sr., T. Page Wright, Genii, Feb. 1937)
Related to 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
113
Jeff Busby Vernon Triumph Shuffle Handling
1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
113
Karl Fulves Carbon Copy No. 59, two sets of Aces from two decks, shuffled with down/under and klondike, same order in the end
Related to 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
88
Justin Higham Svengali-ish Convincer Zarrow/Shank shuffle convincer with unsquared deck (deck left in slight reverse faro condition)
Related toVariations 2008
Dexterity Manual
12
Persi Diaconis Stay Stack Dealing Property
Related to Summer 2015
Quarterly (Issue 3)
35
Justin Higham Pre-Faroed Shank Shuffle Zarrow/Shank shuffle convincer with ribbon spread before square-up (deck left in slight reverse faro condition)
Inspired byRelated to 2015
Highlights
3
Frank Shields Ambitious Card Bit card appears face-up on tabled deck
from a letter by Ed Marlo to Jeff Busby (June 8, 1979)
Related to 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
4
Johnny Thompson, Jeff Busby The Whispering Queen queen tossed in deck, value of card there is used to count to selection, Ace to Ten set-up
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
195
Karl Fulves, Jeff Busby Omega Count five as five, hiding cards
 		May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 2 (Spring #2))
246