Magic from which Memories are Made!

A work on Close-Up Magic

Book
1981
Written by Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher
Work of Ben Harris
130 pages (Spiralbound), published by Ben Harris Magic Publications
Illustrated with drawings by Sue Mayo
Language: English
29 entries
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Magic from which Memories are Made! (written by Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher, work of Ben Harris, 1981)
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Steve Dusheck Foreword "I don't really know Ben Harris. We are not close friends."
 		4
Woody Meltcher Introduction 8
Ben Harris Rundown of Effects summary of each effect
 		10
Ben Harris Silverdust Production production of single coin in empty hands, drop from classic palm in other hand
 		12
Ben Harris Four Coin Fantasy four coins produced one by one
 		17
Ben Harris Production Move coin held between fingertips doubles, brought forward from classic palm
 		23
Ben Harris Washout Wonder routine for Dusheck's props, coin from washer, coin through hole of washer becomes small coin and vanishes
Inspired by
  • "Washout" (Steve Dusheck, marketed item)
 26
Ben Harris Twist and Shout Aces turn over one by one and then change into four selections
 		33
Edward Marlo ATFUS 34
The Basic Count card drawn into left hand one by one, last card is thick block
 		36
Variation on Vernon's Push Through through-the-fist flourish variation
 		38
Alignment Move 38
Ben Harris Free-Fall-Aces Aces appear on table
Inspired by
 45
Piet Forton Pop-Out Production 46
Ben Harris Images two Aces, they change to the two missing suits in various ways, then selection appears
 		54
Ben Harris Stuck-Up small round stick stuck onto palm penetrates hand to back
 		67
Ben Harris Round the Ben-d spoon bending, it breaks and is restored
Inspired by
 73
Ben Harris Housing Loan four cards are put in square card castle formation, a coin appears inside, it vanishes and reappears inside
Inspired by
 82
Ben Harris Twilight Visit coin multiplies with mirror, multiple phases
Inspired by
 88
Ben Harris Super Shift four coins vanish one by one from hand an appear under tabled card
Inspired by
 102
Matrix Load as card is removed from one coin another is loaded
 		105
Ben Harris Han Ping Chien with Scooped Coins two coins scooped up with a card and tossed back on table
 		105
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Twin Boomerang two cards "rise"/wiggle out of the deck in a hands-on handling
Variations
 111
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Aroma Cards spectator shuffles, makes three piles and follows a selection procedure, card apparently found by smell
 		117
Spectator Shuffles with Key Card 119
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Magnetic Aces three cards made into triangle card castle configuration, three of four Aces lost in deck, castle collapses and consists of other three Aces
Related to
 121
Bluff Fan Multiple Shift bluff spacing, all go to the bottom
 		125
Ben Harris Author's Final Word 129
Woody Meltcher Afterword 130
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2019.