Book
2016
Written by Handsome Jack*, John Lovick*
Work of John Lovick*
220 pages (Hardcover), published by Squash Publishing
Illustrated with drawings by John Lovick*, Robin Fuqua
Language: English
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John Lovick* Acknowledgements
iv
John Lovick* Foreword
ix
Handsome Jack* Preface
xiii
Penn Jillette, Teller Introduction
xv
John Lovick* Bottle? Rock It!
3
John Lovick* On Openers
3
John Lovick* The Handsome Jack Lotto presentation for McCombical Prediction
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Inspired by
  • "Lucky Cards" (Roy Johnson, By My Guest Plus!, 1989)
11
John Lovick* They Say It's Your Birthday animated drawing, given out at the end
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17
John Lovick* The 100th Dollar Bill Change no thumb tip
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  • More Skinny, 2001
25
Joel Givens Bill Display Subtlety hands with bill shown empty while a second bill remains hidden
28
John Lovick* Persona and Other Pieces of the Performance Puzzle
35
John Lovick*, Bruce Cervon Ten-Card Red Rover with a Black Jack Kicker combo of cards to pocket, six-card repeat, homing card
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Variations
45
John Lovick* Buckle Count Tip
46
U. F. Grant Extra Pocket see also footnote 7
47
John Lovick*, Helder Guimarães Streamlined Homage
Inspired by
  • "Homage" (Helder Guimarães, Red Mirror DVD, 2010)
48
Vertical Ascanio Spread
49
John Lovick* That's My Ring! borrowed rings appear to be at several places at once
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Slip Knot with Finger Ring
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Emile Clifton Clifton's Ring Move
56
Michael Close Ring Switch
58
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Ring from Ring Box Extraction
59
John Lovick* A Dip into Scripture predicting a selected bible verse
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61
Number Force cards with numbers distributed, two-digit numbers formed and added
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John Lovick*, David Regal Handsome in Love fair elimination process, last remaining card predicted
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John Lovick* President Handsome riddle/illogicality with bills in which money is spent but apparently everyone, including the spender, walks away with profit
Inspired by
  • "Borderline Case" (Maurice Fogel, In Search of the Sensational, 2007)
  • The Secret (David Regal, Genii, 2008)
77
John Lovick* Chic Thief pseudo psychometry with drawings
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Larry Becker Peeking a Drawing
86
John Lovick* Saint Jack cards with predictions, any selected one becomes true, clown nose sight gag finale
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Spectator Cuts to the Aces Procedure with three cards
103
John Lovick* Hand in My Pocket one hand in pocket, selection signed and returned one-handed, appears in pocket in isolated hand, credit information, with four variations
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Inspired by
  • "Pocket Nightmare" (Max Maven, finally published on Kayfabe DVDs, 2017)
Variations
107
Jack McMillen Production from Pocket top card of deck apparently extracted from pocket
110
Ultra Move brief
112
Wrist Turn Peek
112
John Lovick* My Dream of Mind Reading blank deck finale, credit information
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Variations
115
Joshua Jay On "My Dream of Mind Reading" thoughts on this and Bob Hummer's "Mindreader's Dream"
117
Anton van Helden On "My Dream of Mind Reading" blank deck finale, thought-of card is only printed one
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John Lovick* Houdini Outdone! handcuff escape, linking with spectators arms
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121
John Lovick* The Reparation
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Variations
129
John Lovick* Piece by Piece Restorations credit information
129
John Lovick* The Reparation Strikes Back
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143
John Lovick* Scripting and Similar Essentials
157
John Lovick* Little House on the Scary illustration selected from book appears on slates
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167
John Lovick* Vainfabulation presentation for confabulation routine, no impression or double writing
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175
John Lovick* Envelope Load
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John Lovick* Eyes Wide Shut card from spectator's blouse to performer's fly
Inspired by
  • "The Risqué Aces" (Jason Randal, Magic for Professionals, 1982)
  • Card to Fly (Dan Fleshman, The Very Best, Yet!, 1990)
191
Sylvan Barnet Back Count three as four counted from deck, first one stolen back
Related to
  • Genii (July 1944)
192
Pete McCabe Face-Out Ghost Count vertical
192
John Lovick* Mutilation & Restoration with Explanation (and Additional Restoration) paper torn and restored, fake explanation with grappler or sock (credit info about Harry Anderson), torn pieces restored as well
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John Lovick* John Lovick
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John Lovick* Handsome Jack
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Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2016.