York, Scotty

Book

1993
Written by Scotty York
Work of Scotty York

125 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Scotty York
Language: English

20 entries

This publication has been reviewed by

Jim Sisti (The Magic Menu, Vol. 4 No. 20, Nov./Dec. 1993, p. 223)
Stephen Hobbs (MAGIC, Vol. 3 No. 5, Jan. 1994, p. 64)

For Your Eyes Only (written by Scotty York, work of Scotty York, 1993)
Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
William A. Wells	Foreword			iii	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Scotty York	Introduction			vii	Articles / Biographical Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Scotty York	The Performing Bartender (or GTFM)	on performing in a bar		1	Articles / Theory & Essays
Scotty York	The Skill Compatibility Test	two jumbo decks are used, one card is selected from a red deck and placed in an envelope, other deck is sawed in two with a toy saw and two halves are selected, card in envelope is a split-faced card matching both halves	Also published here The Sawed Deck (Scotty York, A Rumor in Their Own Time, 1988) Inspired by "Banana Split" (Repro Magic marketed item)	9	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Divided Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Routines / Prediction Toy Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Mirage Forcing Deck
Scotty York	Froggy Goes A'Courtin	card reveals itself underneath handkerchief, glorpy, with card frog that changes into caricature card of performer	Also published here The Frog Trick (Scotty York, A Rumor in Their Own Time, 1988) Inspired by Spectral Silk (John C. Wagner, Talisman, 1970) also in: Spectral Silk (7 Secrets, 1978) Related to Spectral Silk (John C. Wagner, Talisman, 1970) also in: Spectral Silk (7 Secrets, 1978) The Frog Prince (Michael Close, Workers Number 2, 1991) also in: The Frog Prince (A Workers Series Sampler, 1994) … and 1 more	18	Silk & Handkerchief / Animation Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
	How to Fold the Frog	folding a frog from a playing card		25	Paper / Origami Effects Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Miscellaneous
Scotty York	The Signed Card in the Watch (With Watch Works Transposition)	in pocket watch, watch works in zipper purse, including history of signed coin into pocket watch	Also published here The Card in Watch (with Watch Works Transposition) (Scotty York, A Rumor in Their Own Time, 1988) also in: The Signed Card in the Watch (With Watch Works Transposition) (Scotty York, The Magic Menu, 1993)	31	Watch / Transposition Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Box Container (Hennig style) Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Watch
Scotty York	The Marked Coin to Pocket Watch	signed coin in a bag transforms into works of pocket watch, coin is found in watch		39	Watch / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous
Scotty York	The Marked Coin in the Sugar Packet	signed on stickers	Also published here The Marked Coin in the Sugar Packet (Scotty York, The Magic Menu, 1993)	47	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Coin into sugar Packet
Scotty York	My Lady's Teddy Bear	with three olives and a coffee cup, lemon and teddy bear as final loads	Also published here The One Cup Routine (Scotty York, The Magic Menu, 1993)	51	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines
Scotty York	"Poor Charlie" Smith	gaffed, rainbow backs, with pistol cigarette lighter	Inspired by Poor Charlie (Derek Dingle, The Complete Works of Derek Dingle, 1982)	56	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Half Card Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Pokerhand Transformations
Scotty York	The Rising Cards	three cards rise, under glass dome	Variations The Routine (Juha-Matti Ristiharju, In Search of the "perfect" Rise, 2017)	65	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Thread
Scotty York	The Borrowed Bill in the Borrowed Cigarette	clever preparation, missing corner		72	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Cigarette or Cigar Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Scotty York	Scotty's Cigarette Switch Using a Fountain Pen			85	Cigarette & Cigar / Switches Pen & Pencil / Miscellaneous
Scotty York	The Scotty York Light Bulb - History and Development of the Bulb			91	Light & Fire / Light Bulb Articles / Articles
Scotty York	Construction Details for the Original Scotty York Light Bulb			96	Light & Fire / Light Bulb
Scotty York	Assembly, Testing, and Adjustment of the Scotty York Light Bulb			103	Light & Fire / Light Bulb
Scotty York	The Scotty York Handling & Presentation of the Light Bulb	bulb in handkerchief, different packets on table, location of selection with bulb	Related to V. Card Routine (Scotty York, Greenville Lecture, 1977) also in: First Card Sequence (Decennial Prelection, 1980)	109	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Magnetic & Shimmed Card Light & Fire / Light Bulb
Fred Kaps	The Fred Kaps' Handling of the Scotty York Lamp			116	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Light & Fire / Light Bulb
Scotty York, Fred Kaps	Shuffling Off Lucille	with ideas by Fred Kaps	Inspired by Sidewalk Shuffle (Martin Lewis, Martin's Miracles, 1985)	119	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Packet Trick with Monte theme Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Routines / Miscellaneous

Data entered by Lorenz Schär, March 2018.

For Your Eyes Only