Looy Simonoff

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Logan Wait	Pebbles In the Shoe	producing rocks or golf balls from shoe	Related to Earth Shoes (Looy Simonoff, 1977)	Nov. 1949	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 6)	605	Stone / Rock Clothing / Shoe / Shoelace
John Scarne, Joseph Prieto	The Stapled Card	No. 62, Card transposition with card stapled to a Joker	Variations The Stapled Cards (Bert Fenn, 1979) Marlo on the Stapled Cards (Edward Marlo, 1979) The Pinned Cards (Edward Marlo, David Solomon, 1979) The Un-Stapled Cards (Edward Marlo, 1983) The Stapled Card (Karl Fulves, 1984) In Staple Condition (Jerry K. Hartman, 1991) Stapled (Joseph Prieto, Looy Simonoff, Paul Harris, 1996) Jagged Edge (Peter Duffie, 1996) The 25% Solution (Peter Duffie, 1996) Double-Stuck (Peter Duffie, Gene Maze, 1997)	1950	Scarne on Card Tricks	110	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Looy Simonoff	Introduction			1976	The Magic of Paul Harris	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Looy Simonoff	Earth Shoes	Produce large rock from shoe	Related to Pebbles In the Shoe (Logan Wait, 1949) Variations A Free Kiss (Nathan Kranzo, 2020) Egg in Shoe (Michael Liptack, 2022) Also published here Earth Shoes (Looy Simonoff, 1996)	1977	SuperMagic	102	Stone / Rock Clothing / Shoe / Shoelace
Looy Simonoff	Looys Pull Through	alternative phase for "Cardboard Connection"	Also published here Looy's Pull Through (Looy Simonoff, 1996)	1977	Cardboard Connection	22	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Linking Card Effects
Looy Simonoff	The Getaway	alternative phase for "Cardboard Connection"	Also published here The Getaway (Looy Simonoff, 1996)	1977	Cardboard Connection	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Linking Card Effects
Looy Simonoff	Behind the Back	alternative phase for "Cardboard Connection"	Also published here Behind the Back (Paul Harris, 1996)	1977	Cardboard Connection	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Linking Card Effects
Looy Simonoff	Appendix			1978	Here's My Card	87	Articles / Articles
Looy Simonoff	Looy's Addition	from thumb clip palm at table edge	Also published here Looy's Addition (Looy Simonoff, 2022) Looy's Addition (Looy Simonoff, 2023)	1978	Here's My Card	104	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Replacements (all positions except Classic Palm) Cards / Principles / Hold Out / Table Cards / Sleights / Additions / Table Edge
Looy Simonoff	Koplooy!	thumb clip steal as card is pushed in (misdirection style)		1978	Here's My Card	106	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Other Positions
Looy Simonoff	Kenomental	fair selection is marked on face. two possible effects: card is found by spectator from back or vanishes from deck		Apr. 1978	Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 4)	41	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
Looy Simonoff	Crayon Vanish	using card signed with crayon as sticky card		Apr. 1978	Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 4)	41	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Other Work
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff	Staple and Stab	two cards stapled together, one of them becomes selection, see two variations following this	Related to In Staple Condition (Jerry K. Hartman, 1980)	July 1978	Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 7)	78	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Richard Kaufman	Stapled Stunner		Inspired by Staple and Stab (Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff, 1978)	July 1978	Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 7)	80	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Ken Krenzel	Ken Krenzel's Version	business card is at once stapled to selection	Inspired by Staple and Stab (Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff, 1978)	July 1978	Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 7)	80	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Card thumbtacked or tacked on Something Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous Business Cards
Looy Simonoff	Flippant		Variations Splittant (David Acer, Richard Sanders, 2002)	Sep. 1978	Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 9)	103	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Looy Simonoff	Mental Symmetry	people read each other's mind, impromptu stooge		Nov. 1978	Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 11)	123	Cards / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff	UnCanny	chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end	Related to Creamed (Jay Sankey, 2004) Variations Beenie Weenie (Michael Ammar, 1983)	1978	Las Vegas Close-Up	10	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Can
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff	Stapled!	two jokers stapled back to back, one of them transposes with selection Presentation Idea - Stapled Blackjack	Variations Simply Stapled (Steven Hamilton, 2013)	1978	Las Vegas Close-Up	19	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Blackjack Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Looy Simonoff	Looy's False Count	gag		1978	Las Vegas Close-Up	104	Articles / Joke
Karl Fulves	Levitations	on impromptu levitations	Variations Looy's Sooperman (Looy Simonoff, 1979)	1978	The Chronicles (Issue 2)	1077	Illusions / Animation / Levitation
Looy Simonoff	Sleevebone Connected to the Chestbone	knife vanishes (standard lapping) and is recovered from chest		July 1979	Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)	222	Knife & Paddle / Traveling
Looy Simonoff, Norman Ashworth	Rub Out!	gag prediction is erased, name of card remains, using Eraser-Mate Pen		Nov. 1979	Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 11)	273	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery
John Cornelius	Apocalypse Variations Or Additions	applications	Inspired by Flippant (Looy Simonoff, 1978)	Nov. 1979	Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 11)	274	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / General Card
Looy Simonoff	Looy's Sooperman	one-man floatation behind cloth	Inspired by Levitations (Karl Fulves, 1978)	1979	Close-up Entertainer	115	Illusions / Animation / Levitation
Looy Simonoff	Looy's Fancy Putdown	variant handling for Harris/Casel "Twilight"	Also published here Looy's Fancy Put-Down (Looy Simonoff, 1996)	1979	Twilight	18	Mirror Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / With Props / Mirror
Looy Simonoff, Paul Harris	Breaking Point	cap and pen interlude	Also published here Breaking Point (Looy Simonoff, Paul Harris, 1996)	1980	Close-up Fantasies — Book II	31	Pen/Pencil / Pen (& Cap) Manipulation Routines
Looy Simonoff	Puzzlement 1 & 2	puzzles with rope, not really effects		July 1981	Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 7)	507	Rope / Miscellaneous
Looy Simonoff	Escape From the Inner Circle			1981	Close-up Fantasies Finalé	1	Articles / Articles
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff	The Beast With Two Backs	prediction, then two cards fuse back to back		1981	Close-up Fantasies Finalé	113	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Fusion Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
Harry Lorayne	Looy Simonoff	mini bio		1982	Best of Friends	359	Articles / Biographical
Looy Simonoff	Two Spread Bottom Palms: Spread-Pass Bottom Palm			1982	Best of Friends	360	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Bottom
Looy Simonoff	Counter-Clockwise Bottom Palm			1982	Best of Friends	363	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Bottom
Looy Simonoff	Flippant	as a production, with both hands		1982	Seminarheft	9	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Michael Ammar	Beenie Weenie	chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end	Inspired by UnCanny (Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff, 1978)	1983	Encore III	36	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Can
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff	Preferred Presentation			1983	New Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Linking Card Effects
Jon Racherbaumer	Pensées	thoughts on various topics, Dan Greenburg, Looy Simonoff, A Swindle of Sorts, Raymond Smullyan, Marx Brothers, magazine The Magic Wand	Related to A Swindle Of Sorts (Paul Curry, 1974)	1984	At The Table	185	Articles / Theory & Essays
Meir Yedid	Elongated Thumb	stretching thumb with teeth	Also published here Verlängerter Daumen (Meir Yedid, Looy Simonoff, 1991) Elongated Thumb (Meir Yedid, 1993)	1985	Finger Secrets	9	Propless / Body Mutilation Propless / Body Magic
Tom Potente	Flip Revelation		Inspired by Flippant (Looy Simonoff, 1978) Related to "The Foxy Flip" (Karrell Fox, 1986) Flippant Pop-Out (Ernest Earick, 1993)	Feb. 1989	Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)	1607	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / One-Handed
Looy Simonoff	Flippant			Aug. 1990	Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)	1819	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / One-Handed Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Looy Simonoff	Flippant Change	in detail		1990	Close-up Impact!	124	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Meir Yedid, Looy Simonoff	Verlängerter Daumen	long thumb, biting on thumb and stretching it	Also published here Elongated Thumb (Meir Yedid, 1985)	1991	Meir Yedid	33	Propless / Body Mutilation Propless / Body Magic
Looy Simonoff	Flippant			1991	Simply Harkey	30	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Ernest Earick	Flippant Pop-Out		Inspired by Flippant (Looy Simonoff, 1978) Related to Flip Revelation (Tom Potente, 1989)	1993	By Forces Unseen	123	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / One-Handed
Looy Simonoff	Card Replacement	card apparently placed in center of fan, really on face		1994	Las Vegas Kardma	128	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Insertions Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Fan Controls
Looy Simonoff	Flippant			1995	Torn & Restored	3	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Looy Simonoff	Simple Examples of Misdirection	intro		Apr. 1995	The Lemniscate (Vol. 1 No. 11)	1	Articles / Articles
Looy Simonoff	Paper Passe	rolled up napkin travels from one hand to the other, repeat	Related to What Went Wrong (Shawn McMaster, David Jockisch, 1995)	Apr. 1995	The Lemniscate (Vol. 1 No. 11)	2	Paper / Traveling Paper / Paper Napkin / Table Napkin
Shawn McMaster, David Jockisch	What Went Wrong	corrections	Related to Paper Passe (Looy Simonoff, 1995)	May 1995	The Lemniscate (Vol. 1 No. 12)	4	Articles / Columns
Looy Simonoff	My Dinner with P.H.			1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue The Magic of Paul Harris)	47	Articles / Articles
Looy Simonoff	Looy's Convincer		Inspired by The Ultimate Rip-Off (Paul Harris, 1996)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Super Magic)	116	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once
Looy Simonoff	Earth Shoes	large rock produced from own shoe	Related to Light Out (Andrew Mayne, 1998) Variations Shoe Loads (Tom Stone, Looy Simonoff, 2010) Also published here Earth Shoes (Looy Simonoff, 1977)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Super Magic)	123	Stone / Rock Clothing / Shoe / Shoelace
Joseph Prieto, Looy Simonoff, Paul Harris	Stapled	two jokers stapled back to back, one of them transposes with selection	Inspired by The Stapled Card (John Scarne, Joseph Prieto, 1950)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up)	167	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Looy Simonoff	Looy's False Count	gag		1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up)	195	Articles / Joke
Jim Steinmeyer, Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff	Uncanny	chop cup routine with can which is resealed at the end		1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up)	225	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Can
Looy Simonoff	Looy's Pull Through	alternative phase for "Cardboard Connection"	Also published here Looys Pull Through (Looy Simonoff, 1977)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Connections)	73	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Linking Card Effects
Looy Simonoff	The Getaway	alternative phase for "Cardboard Connection"	Also published here The Getaway (Looy Simonoff, 1977)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Connections)	74	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Linking Card Effects
Paul Harris	Behind the Back	alternative phase for "Cardboard Connection"	Also published here Behind the Back (Looy Simonoff, 1977)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Connections)	74	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Linking Card Effects
Looy Simonoff, Paul Harris	Breaking Point	cap and pen interlude	Also published here Breaking Point (Looy Simonoff, Paul Harris, 1980)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)	221	Pen/Pencil / Pen (& Cap) Manipulation Routines
Looy Simonoff	Looy's Fancy Put-Down	variant handling for Harris/Casel "Twilight"	Also published here Looy's Fancy Putdown (Looy Simonoff, 1979)	1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul)	268	Mirror Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / With Props / Mirror
Looy Simonoff	Flippant Move	brief		1996	The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Astonishing Friends)	298	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Looy Simonoff	Flippant Change	brief		1997	Ingenuities	83	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Ken Krenzel	Flippant Alchemy	doing "Flippant" with double sided coin	Inspired by The Tap Change (Howard Cohen, 1993) Related to Flippant (Looy Simonoff, 1978)	1997	Ingenuities	92	Coin / Gaffed / Copper/Silver Coin / Sleights / Spellbound & visual Changes
Allan Ackerman, Looy Simonoff	Some Put-Downs	methods to release coin/shell from magnet Harlin ring Slide Put-Down Roll Over Put-Down Looy's Put-Down		1997	I Can't Believe it's Not All Cards	13	Coin / Sleights / Shell Moves Ring / Finger Rings / Magnetic Ring Coin / Gaffed / Magnetic
Looy Simonoff	Flippant			1997	Karten à la carte	182	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Andrew Mayne	Light Out	light bulb vanishes from lamp and appears in shoe	Related to Earth Shoes (Looy Simonoff, 1996)	1998	Mad Mojo	49	Light & Fire / Light Bulb
Looy Simonoff	Flippant	brief		1999	Tricks of my Trade	161	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
David Acer	Five Card Mental Farce		Related to Suggested Confessions for a Road Warrior (Max Maven, 2002) Messages (Richard Killion, Looy Simonoff, Frank Tougas, Werner G. Seitz, 2002) Variations Psyboards (Tom Frame, 2022) Also published here Confessions of a Road Warrior #12: Five Card Mental Farce (David Acer, 2004)	Aug. 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 8)	33	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Five Card Mental Force Articles / Columns
David Acer, Richard Sanders	Splittant	a Four visibly splits into two Twos	Inspired by Flippant (Looy Simonoff, 1978) Related to Splittant Aces (David Acer, 2004)	Aug. 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 8)	34	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Splitting Cards
Richard Killion, Looy Simonoff, Frank Tougas, Werner G. Seitz	Messages		Related to Five Card Mental Farce (David Acer, 2002)	Dec. 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 12)	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Five Card Mental Force Articles / Letters
Looy Simonoff	Flippant	brief		2003	Nursery Rhymes — Volume 3	24	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Looy Simonoff	Flippant			2004	Random Acts of Magic	19	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Jay Sankey	Creamed	short chop cup sequence with creamer and crumpled up lid, then creamer is restored and full of milk again	Related to UnCanny (Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff, 1978) Also published here Creamed (Jay Sankey, 1995)	2004	Sankey Unleashed	137	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Food / Miscellaneous
Looy Simonoff, Steven Gregory	Honest, a Bionic Linking (and Unlinking)	different method for Crazy Man's Handcuffs	Also published here first phase in Magic, Aug. 2001	Jan. 2008	Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 4)	27	Rubber Band / Penetration / Through another Rubber Band
Gene Taylor	The Antinomy Perspective	We Welcome Back a Good Friend of Antinomy Books with an Antinomy Connection Another Suggestion for a Box and Deck to use with Dean Dill's "Reflection" Looy Simonoff - Font of Knowledge	Related to Reflection (Dean Dill, 2005)	Mar. 2008	Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)	2	Articles / Columns
Tom Stone, Looy Simonoff	Shoe Loads	money from shoe, severed foot from shoe	Inspired by Earth Shoes (Looy Simonoff, 1996)	2010	Vortex	132	Clothing / Shoe / Shoelace
Looy Simonoff	Flippant			2011	Full Frontal Mayhew	12	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Looy Simonoff	Flippant			Sep. 2011	Genii (Vol. 74 No. 9)	18	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Allan Ackerman, Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff	Another Interlaced Vanish	credit information on the plot		2012	The Cardjurer	79	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Interlaced / Interlaced Vanish
Steven Hamilton	Simply Stapled	two Jokers stapled back-to-back, signed card becomes a Joker and selection is stapled to Joker	Inspired by Stapled! (Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff, 1978)	2013	The Magic of Steven Hamilton	105	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Looy Simonoff	Flippant	with single card		2017	A New Angle	30	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck
Alexander de Cova, Looy Simonoff	Der Salztrick für die Bühne	salt poured into bowl of water, then brought out dry again		2017	Arbeitsbuch Daumenspitze	72	Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Miscellaneous
Nathan Kranzo	A Free Kiss	production from shoe of air freshener and Hershey's kisses	Inspired by Earth Shoes (Looy Simonoff, 1977)	2020	Magic for BLM	152	Clothing / Shoe / Shoelace Food / Candy Can
Michael Liptack	Egg in Shoe	egg produced from shoe and cracked into a glass	Inspired by Earth Shoes (Looy Simonoff, 1977) Also published here MAGIC, Jan. 2005	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	367	Egg / Production & Appearance / Props
Looy Simonoff	Looy's Addition	from thumb clip palm at table edge	Also published here Looy's Addition (Looy Simonoff, 1978)	2022	Instructions for a few Miracles	13	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Replacements (all positions except Classic Palm) Cards / Principles / Hold Out / Table Cards / Sleights / Additions / Table Edge
Looy Simonoff	Looy's Addition	from thumb clip palm at table edge	Also published here Looy's Addition (Looy Simonoff, 1978)	2023	Instructions for Miracles	25	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Replacements (all positions except Classic Palm) Cards / Principles / Hold Out / Table Cards / Sleights / Additions / Table Edge

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