Smoke and Mirrors

Book
1991
Written by John Bannon
Work of John Bannon
164 pages (Hardcover), published by Kaufman and Greenberg
Illustrated with drawings by Richard Kaufman
Language: English
98 entries
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Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
John Bannon Acknowledgements
Simon Aronson Introduction
9
John Bannon Foreword
11
John Bannon Heart of the City card spectator cuts to is predicted, another signed selection travels to envelope which has been on table
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Variations
 13
Ed Balducci Cut Deeper Force
15
John Bannon Discrepancy City Display showing four cards as four-of-a-kind even though there are only three and one indifferent
 		15
Edward Marlo, John Bannon "Signed Card" Switch tabled card is placed between apparent mates and switched for one of them
Also published here
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 17
Edward Marlo On The Marlo Switch tabled card is placed between apparent mates and switched for one of them
Also published here
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John Bannon On The Elmsley Count brief
 		19
John Bannon, Bob Farmer Clock O'Doom clock trick with small packet triumph sequence, selection travels from packet to deck, see Racherbaumer reference for credit information
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Edward Marlo Bold Face-Up Switch
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Paul Harris Tilt Swindle
24
John Bannon Divided Biddle Steal alternative do Marlo's "Bold Face-Up Switch"
 		25
John Bannon On Sid Lorraine's Slop Shuffle
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John Bannon Shake Well Before Using red-black-separated cards instantly mix, faro fan
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Alex Elmsley, John Bannon False False Shuffle faro fan
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 27
John Bannon One is the Onliest one coin routine with signed coin and jumbo finale, coin to nest of boxes
 		29
Bob Kohler Bertram Spider Vanish Handling
30
John Bannon I/O Holdout Input/Output, clip for stealing and retrieving flat body loads
 		30
Bob Kohler Acquitment
31
John Bannon Fat City whole deck travels between isolated sandwich cards, leaving selection behind
Variations
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Edward Marlo ATFUS Sandwich Handling
36
John Bannon Tattoo You spectator's initials are transferred from red to blue card, red/blue double backer
Related to
  • Sankey's Secret Files video, 2002
    • also in: Nomad (The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1, 2012)
Variations
 38
John Bannon Minus One Force here credited to Sid Lorraine
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Dai Vernon Optical Monte Move
41
John Bannon Masquerade four jokers assemble and change to aces
 		44
John Bannon Broken Flushtration Count
47
Push-In Change with small packet
 		48
Flick Change card is flicked onto some cards on table and changes visually, here credited to John Cornelius (?)
 		50
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count brief
 		50
John Bannon Outer Limits spectator cuts off half the deck and thinks of any number card, fishing
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John Bannon Beyond the Pale no totally free choice
 		51
John Bannon "Double No" Fishing Binary-Majority Sort in Bob Farmer's terminology
 		54
John Bannon Alternate Indexing Schemes index methods for eight cards
 		57
John Bannon Alternate Fishing Systems commentary
 		58
John Bannon Trick Shot Production producing eight ball from card case
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Variations
 59
John Bannon Bottom Bluff Force see also page 61
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 59
John Bannon (The Mystery on the) Aztec-Orient Express routine for Connie Haden's Two Copper/One Silver or Presley Guitar's Copper/Silver/Brass set
 		61
John Bannon Take Two Switch picking up coins from Two Copper/One Silver or CSB set
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 63
James Lewis Visual Change Move with CSB set
 		64
Dan Garrett Pinch Switch here as transformation
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 67
John Bannon, Larry West Strangers' Gallery
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Swing Cut
69
Sydney Bergson Bottom Slip Force here credited to Sid Lorraine
 		70
All Alike Phase
71
Snap Over Change
72
Dai Vernon Through-The-Fist Flourish
73
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count brief
 		74
The Flushtration Count brief
 		74
John Bannon, Richard Himber The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Card Trick in case all cards are shredded to pieces by themselves except selection
Inspired by
  • Richard Himber's "Surprise Stab"
 74
Scotty York Flap Case card case with blank card as flap in it
 		75
Daryl Martinez Pocket Search Switch
76
John Bannon Single Bullet Theory large steel bearing from paper bag after routine with small steel bearing and bag
 		79
John Bannon Reversal of Fourtune
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John Bannon, Bernard Bilis Biddle Grip Bilis Switch
84
John Bannon Boogie Woogie Aces royal flush kicker
 		87
Edward Marlo Le Temps Pull-Off Switch as top card of small packet is drawn onto deck
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 90
John Bannon The Ace-Man Cometh progressive matching the cards with transformation after every phase
Inspired by
Variations
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Edward Marlo Sleightless Drop Switch
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Frank Thompson Triple False Cut shown to Bannon by Harvey Rosenthal
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Variations
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Randy Wakeman In Lieu of the Slip Cut
Inspired by
 95
John Bannon, Ron Wilson Hop Two It two cards from red half to black half, two-card variation of Ron Wilson's "Highland Hop"
Inspired by
  • "The Highland Hop" in "Genii" May, 1968
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Ron Wilson Highland Hop Move transfer from packet to tabled spread
Inspired by
 99
John Bannon Detour de Force humorous prediction effect with obviously but wrongly marked cards
 		102
John Bannon Directed Verdict actually "Directed Verdict IV"
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Gary Kurtz* Overhand Shuffle Placement set-up
Inspired by
 106
John Bannon SWAK - Swindled With A Kiss transferring a card from packet in end grip to packet in other hand
 		107
John Bannon, Edward Marlo "Bold Control" Bottom Deal
108
John Bannon Directed Verdict II
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John Bannon Directed Verdict III
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John Bannon Directed Verdict V
110
Jerry K. Hartman Drop Stop
111
John Bannon Duet To It two cards transform to resemble other cards, then become two previous selections, two handlings with and without duplicates
Inspired by
Variations
 113
Paul Harris Flip Flop Plop
114
Arturo de Ascanio Bottom Double Lift from small packet
 		115
John Bannon, Jerry K. Hartman On The Secret Subtraction Switch see also page 114
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John Bannon Steel Convergence impromptu method for John Kennedy's "Mid-Air Card Stab"
 		118
Jack Merlin Drop Sleight
119
John Bannon OZ Deposit card changes to $100 bill, card in wallet, with variations:
  • Way Ahead Variation (Bob Kohler)
  • Compromise Variation
  • No-Palm Variation
  • The OZ Envelope and Remote Change
  • OZ Recombinant
Inspired by
 122
John Bannon Return of the Magnificent Seven ungaffed
Variations
 127
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count
128
Ken Krenzel Pressure Hideout
130
John Bannon Ton-Toid royal flush ending, ungaffed close-up handling for Ton Onosaka's "Tonte"
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Edward Marlo KM Move Variation illogical double lift
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Larry West, John Bannon Mirage Count Variation Rhythm count alternative
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John Bannon Creased Lightning Again Creased Lightning III, also right after convincing control
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John Bannon Real Secrets card to card box, then folded to small box
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John Bannon Misdirection Card Steal choreography to palm off a card
 		142
Edward Marlo Card to Case
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John Bannon Underhanded
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John Bannon, Rick Johnsson Vacuum Packed folding coin, removed with tweezers, two handlings
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 148
John Bannon Care And Feeding of Folding Quarters
151
John Bannon Vicious Rumors
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Inspired by
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John Bannon Assisted Switch Elmsley Count type switch in the spectator's fingers
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Variations
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Theodore Annemann* Jinx Switch brief
 		156
John Bannon Do the 'Twixt
Inspired by
  • Abracadabra, Vol. 13 No. 335, June 28, 1952, p. 361
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John Benzais The Benzais Spin-Out brief
 		160
John Bannon Timely Departure three cards are thought-of via "packet is cut off and counted..." procedure, they disappear and reappear face up
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Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2010.