MonkeyShines — Volume One

A Collection of Platform & Close-Up Conjuring Routines

Book
2009
Written by Chris "Doc" Dixon
Work of Chris "Doc" Dixon
48 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
20 entries
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MonkeyShines — Volume One (written by Chris "Doc" Dixon, work of Chris "Doc" Dixon, 2009)
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Chris "Doc" Dixon Preface 6
Rick Maue Foreword 9
Part I: Close-Up Magic For the Table & Strolling 10
Chris "Doc" Dixon Memory Aces four packets cut, face cards shown one by one, then they changed to Aces when shown again, with variation by Steven Youell
Inspired by
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Chris "Doc" Dixon Dixon Drop card dropped from from one packet and added to other packet
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Chris "Doc" Dixon, Joshua Jay JHD Sandwich random card between Aces turns out to be to signed selection, using the Dixon Drop
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Chris "Doc" Dixon My First Coin Trick small and large coin on hand, both coins cannot be seen when other coin is placed on top
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Chris "Doc" Dixon Sally Rand gag-bet, holding one card in a fan and betting that all cards will fall but selection, using spring fan
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Chris "Doc" Dixon Tantalizer Lives! spectator's pile is reduced to one via elimination deal, he wins money every time, but loses all on last card
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Part II: Bits O' Business & The Business O' Bits 24
Chris "Doc" Dixon McCombical Redux only one deck used for McCombical Prediction
Inspired by
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Chris "Doc" Dixon Al Baker? We're All "Bakers" cake from dove pan, for restaurant gigs
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Part III: Mental Magic & Platform Conjuring 26
Chris "Doc" Dixon Double Duty card is turned over and both sides shown to two spectators, one thinks of reversed card other can think of any card he sees, both cards are divined
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Chris "Doc" Dixon Deep & Meaningful Infatuation performer divines card and situation that the spectator apparently made up (but is really written on the card), with idea by Philipp Tawfik
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Inspired by
Related to
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Chris "Doc" Dixon Snack Food can of Pringles and signed beer bottle shall change places, bottle vanishes from bag and appears inside can
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Chris "Doc" Dixon Bottle Sock bottle changes into sock inside paper bag, bag is thrown into audience
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Chris "Doc" Dixon Part IV: Everything Is Still Funnier With Monkeys with explanation of the book title
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Chris "Doc" Dixon Reshuffled trick can be repeated instantly
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Chris "Doc" Dixon That Turner Guy Is Real Good 47
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