Beam, Steve

Book

2001
Written by Steve Beam
Work of Steve Beam

52 pages (Spiralbound), published by Trapdoor Productions
Illustrated with drawings by Steve Beam
Language: English

20 entries

This publication has been reviewed by

Eric Mead (Genii, Vol. 65 No. 10, Oct. 2002, p. 84)
Michael Close (MAGIC, Vol. 11 No. 5, Jan. 2002, p. 30)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Steve Beam	Hand-Picked Card Tricks			3	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Steve Beam	Cutting Class		Also published here Cutting Class (Steve Beam, The Trapdoor — Volume Three, 1995) also in: Cutting Class (Steve Beam, Magic For The British Aisles, 1996) Cutting Class (Steve Beam, Sound Effects, 1997) … and 1 more Variations Ace Beam Boom (Rich Aviles, Freebie 7, 2006)	5	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Steve Beam	The Layover	Aces appear one by one when the deck is turned over in hands Walk On The Beach Variation	Also published here The Layover (Steve Beam, MAGIC, 2002) also in: The Layover (Steve Beam, The F.F.F.F. Book, 2012) The Layover (Steve Beam, 52, 2017) … and 1 more	7	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One
Steve Beam	Back Jog Turnover Variation		Also published here Back Jog Turnover Variation (Steve Beam, MAGIC, 2002) also in: Back Jog Turnover Variation (Steve Beam, Talk About Tricks, 2022) Inspired by Back Jog Turnover (Jerry Andrus, Andrus Card Control, 1976)	8	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Steve Beam	Mortality	card found at number, number indicates how long person will live	Also published here Mortality (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000) also in: Mortality - The Second Opinion (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4, 2002) Mortilidad (Steve Beam, El Cardquistador, 2014) … and 1 more Inspired by Mortality (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000) also in: Mortality (Hand-Picked Card Tricks, 2001) Mortality - The Second Opinion (Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4, 2002) … and 2 more Related to The Talisman (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9, 2015) Mortality (Steve Beam, Card Tricks That Kilt, 2019) Variations Mortality (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000) also in: Mortality (Hand-Picked Card Tricks, 2001) Mortality - The Second Opinion (Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4, 2002) … and 2 more The Talisman (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9, 2015)	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Number Forcing Stack
Steve Beam	The Ripper	two cards are lost and found using incomplete faro fan and Mary Kinson's "Fan-See Card"	Also published here El Desgarrador (Steve Beam, El Cardquistador, 2014) also in: The Ripper (Steve Beam, 52, 2017) Inspired by Fan See Card (Mary Kinson, Lewis Ganson, Routined Manipulation Finale, 1954) also in: Die Fächerkarte (Intermagic, 1998) Fan See Card (Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements, 1999)	14	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Fans with tricky purpose Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / Two-Handed
Steve Beam	The One-Handed Gloviczki	production of a card, sticking out of a fan	Also published here Einhändiger Gloviczki (Steve Beam, Card Magic To Go, 2016) also in: The One-Handed Gloviczki (Steve Beam, 52, 2017) Inspired by Peter Gloviczki's "Pop Out Aces" in "Genii" June, 1971 Variations The Two-Timing One-Handed Gloviczki (Steve Beam, Hand-Picked Card Tricks, 2001)	19	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / One-Handed
Steve Beam	The Two-Timing One-Handed Gloviczki	two cards produced in succession	Inspired by The One-Handed Gloviczki (Steve Beam, Hand-Picked Card Tricks, 2001) also in: Einhändiger Gloviczki (Card Magic To Go, 2016) The One-Handed Gloviczki (52, 2017)	21	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / One-Handed
Steve Beam	The Two-Timing Two-Faced One-Handed Gloviczki	card pops out from fan, it is the second selection, same card pops out and first card has changed into the other selection		23	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with Delays or Revelations Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Steve Beam	Three-Piece Combo	combination of One-Handed Gloviczki and The Ripper	Also published here Der Dreiteiler (Steve Beam, Card Magic To Go, 2016) also in: Three-Piece Combo (Steve Beam, 52, 2017)	24	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards
Steve Beam	The Birthday Card Trick	spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday	Also published here The Birthday Card (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000) Related to Party Time (Steve Beam, Hand-Picked Card Tricks, 2001) also in: Party Time (Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4, 2002) Variations Birthday Shuffle (Lewis Jones, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000) Birthday Memories (Simon Aronson, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4, 2002)	27	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Steve Beam	Party Time	spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday	Also published here Party Time (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4, 2002) Related to The Birthday Card (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000) also in: The Birthday Card Trick (Hand-Picked Card Tricks, 2001)	28	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Steve Beam	X-Change	two cards change to selections when halves are rubbed against each other face to face and perpendicular	Also published here Cambio en X (Steve Beam, El Cardquistador, 2014) also in: X-Change (Steve Beam, Card Magic To Go, 2016) X-Change (Steve Beam, 52, 2017) Inspired by Mark Aspiazu's "Easy Kelly Change" in "The Second Deal"	29	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / Multiple Cards at the same time Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Ovette Master Move (Kelly Bottom Placement)
Allan Slaight, Steve Beam	Stebbin Out	spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection	Also published here Stebbin Up (Allan Slaight, Steve Beam, The Trapdoor — Volume Three, 1997) also in: Stebbin Out (Allan Slaight, Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000) Stebbin' Out (Steve Beam, Card Tricks That Kilt, 2019) … and 1 more Inspired by Sly Stebbins (Allan Slaight, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995) also in: Sly Stebbins (Sound Effects, 1997) Sly Stebbins (Spins & Needles, 2008) The Deck Will Tell (Allan Slaight, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5, 2004) also in: The Deck Will Tell (Spins & Needles, 2008) Related to Steve Beam's Color, Number, Matching Card (Steve Beam, Tim Conover, Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks, 2025) Behind the Back (Juha-Matti Ristiharju, For Friends, 2025) Variations Tim Conover's Color, Number, Matching Card (Tim Conover, Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks, 2025)	34	Cards / Principles / Spelling Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / Si Stebbins Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up
Steve Beam	Against All Odds	spectator names amount of change in envelope, with variations	Also published here Against All Odds (Steve Beam, The Trapdoor — Volume Three, 1997) Variations Remote Viewing (Rajneesh Madhok, The Trapdoor — Volume Three, 1998)	38	Coin / Effect Themes / Mental Stuff Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / by Spectator
Steve Beam	Scrabbled	word built with ABC cards is predicted	Also published here Scrabbled (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4, 2002)	42	ABC Cards / Prediction Cards / Principles / Gilbreath Principle
Steve Beam	Card Compression	four Aces compressed into two Tos, into a Four, then card vanishes	Also published here Card Compression (Steve Beam, Fingers don't Entertain, People Do, 1982) also in: Card Compression (Steve Beam, The Trapdoor — Volume One, 1985) Card Compression (Steve Beam, Magic with No Entertainment Value II, 1993) … and 2 more Related to The Trapdoor Issue #9 (Steve Beam, The Trapdoor — Volume One, 2011)	44	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Fusion Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card
Steve Beam	Phony Card Trick	card is found by spelling word, over phone	Also published here Phony Card Trick (Steve Beam, MAGIC, 2001) also in: The Phony Card Trick (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4, 2002)	47	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
Steve Beam	The Checkout	check book, svengali book, as a gag for card to wallet	Also published here The Checkout (Steve Beam, The Trapdoor — Volume Three, 1998) also in: The Checkout (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000)	49	Paper / Appearing Writing, Photos, ... Book / Miscellaneous
Steve Beam	Also by Steve Beam			51	Articles / Bibliography

Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2020.

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