Simmons, Ken

Book

1992
Written by Ken Simmons
Work of Edward Marlo, Ken Simmons

45 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English

21 entries

This publication has been reviewed by

Michael Weber (MAGIC, Vol. 2 No. 4, Dec. 1992, p. 66)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Ken Simmons	Introduction				Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Edward Marlo	The Schmaltzy Showman's Prediction	fair selection from new and sealed deck is predicted, Penelope's Principle Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)	Also published here The Schmaltzy Showman's Prediction (Edward Marlo, The Unexpected Card Book, 1974) also in: The Schmaltzy Showmans Prediction (Edward Marlo, Simplicity at Your Fingertips, 1993) Variations Smaltzy Penelope (David Solomon, Solomon's Secrets, 2018)	1	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order
Edward Marlo	Not All Psychological	spectator stops at odd backed card	Also published here Not All Psychological (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986) also in: Not All Psychological (Edward Marlo, Simplicity at Your Fingertips, 1993)	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Sleights / Force / Psychological Forces / Psychological Stop Force (Seventh Card Force) Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Spectator
Edward Marlo	Breaking the Rule	spelling to the four Aces, last one turns over Marlo Note Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)	Also published here Breaking the Rule (Edward Marlo, So Soon?, 1989) also in: Breaking the Rule (Edward Marlo, Simplicity at Your Fingertips, 1993) Related to Aces to Order (Dai Vernon, The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2, 1988) Variations Phantom Aces (Justin Higham, Roger's Thesaurus, 1994) Rule-Breaking Aces (Edward Marlo, MAGIC*, 1995)	6	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Four-of-a-Kind
Edward Marlo	Sure Simplified Shift	Simple Shift variation	Also published here Sure Simplified Shift (Edward Marlo, So Soon?, 1989) also in: Sure Simplified Shift (Edward Marlo, Simplicity at Your Fingertips, 1993)	10	Cards / Principles / Plunger Principle Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Active / Cut Controls
Edward Marlo	Bluff Ace Assembly	Marlo Note Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)	Also published here Bluff Ace Assembly (Edward Marlo, Ireland's Yearbooks, 1955) also in: Bluff Ace Assembly (Edward Marlo, Special Effects, 1987) Bluff Ace Assembly (Edward Marlo, Simplicity at Your Fingertips, 1993) … and 2 more Inspired by Bluff Ace Assembly (Edward Marlo, Ireland's Yearbooks, 1955) also in: Bluff Ace Assembly (Special Effects, 1987) Bluff Ace Assembly (A Final Farewell Lecture, 1992) … and 3 more Related to One At a Time Aces (Gerald Kosky, The Magic of Gerald Kosky, 1975) Speaking Volumes (John Cornelius, Genii, 2002) Variations Bluff Ace Assembly (Edward Marlo, Ireland's Yearbooks, 1955) also in: Bluff Ace Assembly (Special Effects, 1987) Bluff Ace Assembly (A Final Farewell Lecture, 1992) … and 3 more MUM, Dec. 1959 also in: K.B.V. Aces (Marlo on Erdnase, 2007) … and 8 more	12	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Slow Motion
Edward Marlo	The Marlo Flourish	to turnover a card in hand	Also published here The Marlo Flourish (Edward Marlo, Simplicity at Your Fingertips, 1993)	16	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Turnover of Cards
Edward Marlo	Are We Kidding Ourselves	Ace of Spades and three blank cards shown, apparently they change into Aces, but remain blank	Also published here Are We Kidding Ourselves (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986)	17	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Magicians Only Gags
Edward Marlo	Not So Obvious	three blank cards change into Kings, then Aces	Also published here Not So Obvious (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986)	19	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Printing & "Unprinting"
Edward Marlo	Easy Vanishing Card	fifty-one cards roughed on faces, one card on back	Also published here Easy Vanishing Card (Edward Marlo, Ibidem, 1959)	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
Edward Marlo	The Named Transposition	named card travels from one deck to another, roughed deck, and roughed red/blue menetekel	Also published here The Named Transposition (Edward Marlo, Ibidem, 1959)	22	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Menetekel Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Two Back Colors Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Into another deck / Miscellaneous
Edward Marlo	The Named Reverse	named card removed from blue deck, same card then shown reversed in red deck, roughed red/blue menetekel Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)	Also published here The Named Reverse (Edward Marlo, Ibidem, 1959)	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Menetekel Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Two Back Colors
Edward Marlo	Challenge Oil and Water or Try This With a Glide	6&6, condensed three-phase version Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)	Inspired by Challenge Oil and Water or Try This With a Glide (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986) Related to An Oil and Water Phase (Edward Marlo, Formula One Close-Up, 1985)	26	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / One Back Color
Edward Marlo	Spread Pass Addition	with packet or deck, variations	Also published here Spread Pass Addition (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986) also in: Spread Pass Addition (Edward Marlo, Genii, 2001) Related to Covers & Applications for the A.G. Shift (Justin Higham, Will Houstoun, Dai Vernon, Dexterity Manual, 2008) Variations Ribbon Spread Addition (Tom Gagnon, Gagnon Unfiltered*, 2019)	29	Cards / Sleights / Additions / Spread- & Strip-out Addition Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using a Packet Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using the Deck
Edward Marlo	McDonald Aces Switch-Out		Also published here Double Facer Switch (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986)	33	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Isolated Sequences & Ace Vanishes Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using a Packet Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Edward Marlo	Female	spectator's name on back of named card Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)	Also published here Female (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986) also in: Female (Edward Marlo, Ed Marlo: Forty Years Later, 2025) Related to Female (Edward Marlo, Simplicity at Your Fingertips, 1993) Variations Der weibliche Kalendereffekt (Alexander de Cova, New Avantgarde Magic, 2014) Female (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 2, 2015)	34	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Fred (aka Phil, Oscar, ...)
Edward Marlo	The Money Sandwich	using envelope out of bills Alternatives to the Double or Envelope Bill	Also published here The Money Sandwich (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986) Related to The Money Card (Edward Marlo, Marlo without Tears, 1983)	38	Bill / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Between Your Palms
Edward Marlo	The Card in Case	card case instead of palms, using dull blank card gaff	Also published here The Card in Case (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986)	41	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Card Case Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Between Your Palms Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Eccentric Gaffs
Edward Marlo	Card apparently put in Case		Also published here Card apparently put in Case (Edward Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later, 1986)	42	Cards / Sleights / Case Things / Simulate to put Card(s) into Case
Ken Simmons	Published Sources	original sources of the Marlo items		44	Articles / Bibliography
Ken Simmons	Other Books by Ken Simmons			45	Articles / Bibliography

Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2022.

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