Beam, Steve, Cohen, Steve, Goldstein, Philip T., Kaufman, Richard

Book

1995
Written by Steve Beam, Steve Cohen, Philip T. Goldstein*, Richard Kaufman
Work of Hiroyuki Sakai

20 pages (Loose-leave collection), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Richard Kaufman, Ton Onosaka, Kazu Katayama, Kaifu Wang
Language: English

6 entries

Lecture Notes (written by Steve Beam, Steve Cohen, Philip T. Goldstein*, Richard Kaufman, work of Hiroyuki Sakai, 1995)
Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Hiroyuki Sakai	Haunto	deck cuts itself on out-stretched palm at selection	Related to Impromptu Haunted Deck (Bert Fenn, Karl Fulves, Joseph K. Schmidt, The Pallbearers Review, 1974) also in: Aparición Fantasma (Cartomagia Fundamental*, 1993)	1	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Eccentric Gaffs Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Miscellaneous Thread / Invisible Thread / Elastic Loop
Hiroyuki Sakai	The Right-Angle Bill Mystery	spectator holds on to three stacked bills and closes eyes, when eyes are opened again chosen bill is found at right angles to the other two in perpendicular position, Power of Darkness type	Also published here Midnight Chicago or The Right-Angle Bill Mystery (Hiroyuki Sakai, MAGIC, 1992) also in: The Right-Angle Bill Mystery (Hiroyuki Sakai, Japan Ingenious, 2013)	4	Bill / Topological Effects Ring / Powers of Darkness
Hiroyuki Sakai	Inner Inertia	cards loaded on deck from inside of a wallet, in application a prediction card is added to top of a pile	Also published here Inner Inertia (Hiroyuki Sakai, Japan Ingenious, 2013)	7	Wallet Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Sleights / Additions / with Props
Hiroyuki Sakai	Karate Bill-Usion	finger pushed through bill, bill unharmed	Inspired by Finger through Bill (Toyosane Sanada, Apocalypse, 1992)	10	Bill / Penetration
Hiroyuki Sakai	Belle's Rope Cut	two ropes are cut into four, then restored back to two	Inspired by "Again the cut and restored rope" (Bob Bell, Linking Ring, Aug. 1960) Related to Here Spot (Karl Fulves, Contemporary Rope Magic — Part II, 1986) also in: Here, Spot! (Self-Working Rope Magic*, 1990)	12	Rope / Cut & Restored
Hiroyuki Sakai	Band on the Run	rubber band around deck disappears and is found around selection	Also published here Band On the Run (Hiroyuki Sakai, The Trapdoor — Volume Two, 1991) also in: Band On The Run (Hiroyuki Sakai, A Creative Powerhouse, 2025) Inspired by Stretch aka Rubber Band Scam (revised) (Paul Harris, The Art of Astonishment — Book 2, 1996) Related to Total A-Band-A-Ment (Bernard Bilis, Jean Philippe, MO — Modus Operandi, 1993) Herbert - The Trained Rubber Band (Denis Behr, Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 2, 2011) Variations Herbert - The Trained Rubber Band (Denis Behr, Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 2, 2011)	17	Cards / Effect Themes / Rubber Band & Cards

Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2025.

Lecture Notes