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ANNOTATED
Magic of
Slydini
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tions in this new edition originated solely
ably easier to learn from this edition of
the book. And certainly there is a great
deal to learn from Slydini’s material.
from Slydini. I was simply the transcriber. Even if the student reader were not to
Though the words and phrases are mine, learn individual routines in order to
the content of each note resulted from perform them, just the study of
discussions with Slydini himself. I do Slydini’s routines can teach a student
want to make it abundantly clear that much regarding timing, coordination,
these notes are not in any way my ver- control of the spectator’s degree of
sions or opinions or thinking with regard attention and inattention, control of
to Slydini’s material. the student reader’s
Since 1971, I had the good fortune to
spend countless hours with Slydini, dur-
ing which time he elaborated on the
explanations for his classic routines,
describing and demonstrating details not
in the published texts. These included
alternative handlings, “outs,” his attitudi-
nal approach toward the assisting specta-
tor and toward the audience, and a multi-
tude of other topics relating to his per-
formance of magic.
Through the years, I documented
Slydini’s thoughts in my copies of his var-
ious books, as well as in separate note-
books. After each session I tried to record
as much as I could recall, and the result-
ing notes were intended only for my own
reference.
Louis Falanga learned of the annota- own facial expression and body move-
tions in my personal copy of The Magic of ments, and the use of different methods
Slydini and asked me to allow him to for the same effect so that subsequent
incorporate them into his new edition of methods cancel preceding possible meth-
the book. The notes in this new edition ods. Study “The Coins Through the
are the same notes I wrote in my own Table.” As Slydini used to say, “To under-
copy of the book. My copies of Slydini’s stand my magic, you have to understand
other books do have other notes. This ‘The Coins.’ That’s the foundation.” ✴

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 L&L Publishing is proud to present
The Annotated
M AG I C O F
SLYDINI Long unavailable, Lewis Ganson’s The Magic of Slydini is, per-
haps, one of the most influential magic books ever. Many of its rou-
tines have now become classics in magic, including Flight of the
Paper Balls, Helicopter Card, Coins Through The Table, Slydini’s
Knotted Silks, The Paper Balls in the Hat and others. In many
ways, these routines have all become standard phrases in the lan-
guage of magic...and they all started with this book.
A Master Revisits His Masterpiece
In this brand new edition, Slydini has some additional things to
say about his creations. Some time ago, Dr. Gene Matsuura went
through the text of Ganson’s book with Tony Slydini and took care-
ful notes as Slydini made valuable additions and observations based
on his experience with the material after the book’s initial publica-
tion.
The Annotated Magic of Slydini presents every word of Lewis
Ganson’s original text, printed in black, along with Slydini’s addi-
tions and corrections, printed in blue, making this an invaluable and
essential work even for those who own the original book.
The Annotated Magic of Slydini is printed on the highest quali-
ty enamel paper. All 450 photos have been repositioned to corre-
spond directly with the text and have been rescreened for optimum
reproduction, including a half-dozen new photos not seen in the orig-
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Hardbound with matching endsheets, foil-stamped cloth cover,
striking full-color dust jacket, 312 pages.
The price for this historic masterpiece is just $59.95
COLLECTOR’S DELUXE LIMITED
EDITION — Different binding from the regu-
lar edition, the Deluxe Edition includes a careful
reproduction of a letter from Slydini used in the
original limited edition. Sales strictly limited to
just 100 copies. $99.95
Here is my magic . . . with it I have travelled all round the world.
The applause and nice comments of magicians and public alike indicated
that it gave them great enjoyment. For many years magicians everywhere
asked me when my pet secrets and presentations would be put into book form.
This, at last, is my answer . . . a book which gives you my
interpretation and ideas of what constitutes good magic . . . magic performed at any time,
under almost any conditions and with simple objects. Study my book carefully,
practice diligently and I am sure that my success can soon be yours.
—New York, June 1st, 1960

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Three Shells - Three Peas
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VOLUME I
These (560) pages are crammed
ENDS

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including Ace Sandwich, Future
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Jim Swain, Paul Gertner, Jon Racherbaumer, Bob Farmer, Bernard Bilis, Ron Ferris, and
many more. You’ll even find some effects and routines of my own. And you’ll enjoy the
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 (The Flying Hole) and a trick that turns the
classic “Chicago Opener” plot inside out (The
Joker Works Overtime). (By the way, this is the
one that garnered such a great response at the
local magician’s meeting.)

JIM SISTI
Also on Volume Two, you’ll be treated to
David’s take on a classic of magic. Cups & Balls
✴✳✴✳ ✴✳✴✳ & Cups & Balls (and I won’t tell you why it’s
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titled that way—that would spoil the surprise)
✴✳ ✴✳ ✴✳ really showcases David’s training in theater. The
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Magic in ✴✳ ✴✳
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fact that he’s a professional television writer
(Everybody Loves Raymond and Rugrats are just
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✴✳✴✳ ✴✳ ✴✳ two of his impressive credits) doesn’t hurt
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Full Regalia
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either. It’s a wonderful example of how to relate
something about yourself through your magic
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sound
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when
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it
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of sur-
travels invisibly between two inverted glass
goblets in the fairest, most magical looking
✴✳ ✴✳✴✳ ✴✳ way imaginable.
trick couldn’t.
On Volume Three, we’re treated to a series
of twelve card effects that David usually per-
comes from a room filled
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with ✴✳✴✳
“seen
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alls” Another highlight among the twelve forms when he does one or two tricks in an
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the local magic club. And, ✴✳ s the✴✳ ✴✳
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sound ✴✳ ✴✳ items on Volume One includes Self-Evident,
that
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ty-six outstanding items from three ✴✳
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✴✳
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brand-new
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videos by David Regal titled, with✴✳ ✴✳
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firm- backed card in the pack. This brings us to and Commercial Travel, for example), there are
✴✳ Enough
ly in cheek, Tricks!, More Tricks!,✴✳
and ✴✳ Perchance To Dream, a mentalism feat where a some tricks here that are not quite like any-
With The Tricks Already! ✴✳✴✳✴✳ ✴✳ ✴✳ spectator literally steals a word right out of
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thing you’re likely to have seen before. For
✴✳
His name shouldn’t be unfamiliar Hamlet’s famous soliloquy. example, in The World’s First Card Trick, specta-
if you’ve been into magic, particularly close- Volume Two features twelve more items tors shuffle a deck repeatedly yet the top card
up, for any length of time. David Regal has that will fool you so badly in some cases that matches the performer’s prediction. There are
been sharing his unique brand of magic for you’ll be grabbing the remote control in order no multiple outs; it’s just pure audience man-
some time now. His effects have graced the to fast forward to the explanations. In All’s agement. Then there’s Out Of This Borough,
pages of Harry Lorayne’s Apocalypse, Magical Fair, for example, two spectators fairly deal to where David takes the Curry plot a step further
Arts Journal, Magic Manuscript and other con- two cards in a pack, forming a composite card and influences two audience members to not
juring periodicals and his magic has also been made up of the value of one of the selections only separate a good portion of the deck into
the subject of two best-selling books, Star coupled with the suit of the other. David pro- the two colors but also into the four suits!
Quality, written by Harry Lorayne, and the duces a prediction card from his Interspersed
self-penned Close-Up and Personal. A third pocket that matches the composite among the tricks on
book, Constant Fooling, is in the works. His card. As a kicker, he confirms the all three tapes are
marketed effects include Special Delivery, spectator’s suspicions that he merely David’s thoughts on a
Altered States, Prophecy Pack, Pasteboard has an entire deck in his pocket and number of subjects
Massacre, and the Déjà Vu Deck. then pulls the rug out as he shows relating to the per-
In fact, the last two items are included in formance of magic
Volume One of this new video series and both including some great
are excellent examples of the offbeat approach advice on writing
David has to magic. In the Déjà Vu Deck, scripts, improvisa-
David claims to make a freely named card van- tion, arranging your
ish from the pack. He then proceeds to go one performance space,
step further and make the entire deck disap- presentation and
pear. The deck is removed from the case and more. There are also
the faces are shown to be all blank. Claiming some real laugh-out-
that the cards are marked, he isolates one loud moments
apparently blank card under the spectator’s including David’s
hand, declaring it to be their selection. Of hilarious but affec-
course, when the card is ultimately turned tionate impression of
over, it is seen to now have a face—that of the Harry Lorayne and
previously named card. his “bumpers” between segments that poke
In Pasteboard Massacre, a card is selected gentle fun at a number of other L & L
and returned to the pack. David then cuts the Publishing artists. And, make sure to stay
pack to find the selected card. Not a big deal, tuned all the way to the end of each tape or
you say? That’s only because I neglected to you’ll miss some of the most unusual closing
mention that he literally cuts the deck, using credits to ever appear on a magic video.
one card as a blade to cleave the top stock of So, if you enjoy watching a funny, engag-
cards in half the long way, stopping just short ing performer, you’ll like these videos. If you
of one card. Yes, of course it’s the selection. that the entire deck is only made up of his take pleasure in learning highly original magic
If you think that’s a weird plot, wait until prediction card. that’s surprisingly easy to do, you’ll really like
you see The Half Deal, also on Volume One, as Another highlight of Volume Two is these videos. But, if you’re like me and you live
David demonstrates how to deal just the ink David’s practical, no-gimmick bill switch for the sound of surprised gasps and the kind
off of a playing card. Then there’s There and method (The Origami Bill), a way to make a of laughter that only comes from people who
Back, a trick that a friend of mine couldn’t punched hole disappear from one playing card have been thoroughly and completely fooled,
stop raving about when he saw David perform and travel to (through?) a signed selection you’ll absolutely love these videos! ✴

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 THE MAGIC OF DAVID REGAL
TRICKS! MORE TRICKS!
Enough With The Tricks Already!
“DAVID’S MAGIC IS NEW, FRESH, IMAGINATIVE, VOLUME 1 2 hr 39 min Cheating
A lesson in skull-duggery took
Pasteboard
Massacre
Self-Evident
A lone odd-backed card in a deck
The Half Deal
All of the Las Vegas casinos were
All Strung Out
The world’s greatest coincidence
many twists, becoming wholesale was discovered by a civilian using forced to shut down today, as a occurred yesterday afternoon, as a
ENTERTAINING, EASY TO DO, AND— The Déjà Vu Deck
assault on the citizens’ senses.
Cards flipped and changed more
times than some would imagine
The bodies of dozens of once whole
playing cards were found bisected
in a manner that suggests knowl-
powers he claims he did not know
he possessed. “I just put one
aside…I did the dealing…I turned
form of cheating known as “The
Half Deal” rendered all card wager-
ing useless. According to sources,
team of monkeys that had been
stringing different colored beads
along different colored strings for
Without warning of any type, a

IT’LL FOOL THE HELL OUT OF YOU.” freely-named card appeared under
the hand of an unsuspecting civilian.
“It was horrible,” said Doris Patitsky,
necessary, yet the perpetrator con-
tinued his barrage, claiming it was
“entertainment.”
edge of surgical instruments. A sur-
viving playing card, the signed
selection, was unavailable for com-
it over,” was all he was able to
mumble from his semi-comatose
state.
those in the know are able to deal
the ink off a card, and place it back
at will.
ten years, finally matched an ancient
prediction made by Nostradamus.

Deep Guilt Acres

—HARRY LORAYNE
of 505 N. Ambrose Lane. Witnesses ment.
to the appearance claim ignorance. Clearly Impossible There & Back Perchance to Dream Sending It Through
Scientists report a dimensional vor- A very lucky gambler dead cut to
Authorities were confounded today, A portion of the works of William tex discovered within a deck of four aces Sunday morning, turning
as valuable coins vanished from Marie Threadbottom has lodged a Shakespeare was reported stolen them over himself. Though this was
David Regal, when he isn’t writing for television shows like Everywhere within the confines of a clear glass complaint in reference to her wed-
ding band, which she insists “mys-
to-day. The suspect insists he sim-
cards. According to Dr. Edwin
Fecund, “A playing card inserted witnessed by David Regal, Angelo
Yesterday afternoon, a selected card when the glass was inverted. ply “thought of a word,” and it van- sideways at a precise predeter- Carbone has testified to similar
teriously transported itself” from
Rugrats and Everybody Loves Raymond, creates diabolical ran rampant, taking over the identi-
ties of innocent cards throughout a
Inspector Tibbet insists the coins
did not, in fact, vanish, but instead one locale to another while under
ished from Hamlet’s soliloquy. mined angle goes all wacky.” results in England. Mark Jenest has
seen even more incredible results at
her closest scrutiny. The ring,
magic. And, on these three new videos. David performs and deck then jumping into a nearby
pocket. “It just kept coming and
pene-trated a solid table to be
caught below, one at a time. which she identified both before
his casino, some years ago.
and after the event, was returned
then teaches killer effects from his Magic Castle act as well coming…” wept Sally Trusdale, the
first on the scene.
Needless to say, this has raised con-
siderable debate. unharmed, so charges were dropped.
as the bestselling books Close-Up & Personal, Star Quality
and the forthcoming Constant Fooling.
Streamlined TripleVision Illegal Collections Ten Second Poker The Joker Works Overtime
The 36 close-up items taught on these three tapes are capa-
ble of fooling well-posted magicians, yet are exceedingly
VOLUME 2 2 hr 13 min Assembly
Four apartment renovators, spread
throughout the floors of a house,
A grandmother’s gift became cause
for alarm, as three missing cards
turned out to match three cards
The International Convention of
Card-Palmers was interrupted late
last night by a member of the fra-
The Guiness Book of World
Records has officially listed a
delighted spectator as master of the
A criminal joker has located fellow
conspirators and perpetrated several
changes of disguise, much to the dis-

entertaining to laypeople. What’s more, because of David’s All’s Fair inexplicably appeared on the roof,
much to the surprise of onlookers.
selected by the spectators. Several
well-situated witnesses insist the
ternity who ada-mantly refused to
palm. “We hate him,” whispered a
“Ten Second Deal.” The spectator
shuffled a deck of cards, then, in
may of authorities. “How can one lit-
tle fellow do so much with so little?”
A playing card was created today by dedicated palmer, who saw three only ten seconds, dealt himself a puzzled Ellery Cad-mar, the Chief of
“I think it was the free beer,” said a choices were fair, the deck was
two unsuspecting accomplices in the
singular and sometimes unusual methodology, almost all of fairest possible manner—y e t i t s witness to the workers’ amazing examined, and there were “no sus- free selections move through space royal straight flush. “I’m as Forensics.
flight. picious moves.” without benefit of the typical loco- amazed as the rest of them!” said
the effects are surprisingly easy to perform. First, you’ll be identity matched a hoard of dupli- motive methodology. the participant, wiping his brow. Flight of Fancy
cates that tumbled from a nearby
entertained and fooled along with the studio audience and pocket. Lt. Swagger suspects third For Marlo Cups & Balls & TheFlyingHole Red-Handed
“I touched it…and it went away,” was
all Barbara Tick could mumble as she
party involvement. A selected playing card quietly left
the company of four lowly twos Cups & Balls Physicists from three countries A new patent on the lie detector was dragged into a van by four hos-
then delighted as David takes you behind the scenes and The Origami Bill when a quartet of queens made What first appeared to be another today re-ported that a hole has been was issued today, one that features
a surprising and convincing proof
pital interns. According to a dazed
exercise of an ancient ruse, took on successfully moved from one point witness, a freely selected card van-
themselves available, even though
shows you the extremely clever workings of his magic. The world rejoiced as paper curren- the parcels of playing cards never a different tone as a credible story to another. All materials were left of guilt for all who have formerly
benefited from the Stein-meyer
ished from one deck, only to land in
cy suddenly increased in value yes- slowly revealed itself. All assem- for the scientific community to another, even though “the guy didn’t
touched. Just how the selection examine. invention.
terday. While many desired to dupli- bled were caught in a web of do nothing.”
negotiated this passage is a matter
More amazing them an Elvis sighting, these three new cate the feat, there were no tips or customs agents are still considering. deceit, thwarted by an unexpected
rules of thumb forthcoming. wrinkle.
videos are your chance to get really close-up and personal
with the star-quality magic of David Regal.
Straight-forward Bottoms-Up Aces Commercial Travel Dave’s Move-a-Card Out of This Borough

$29.95 each, 3-vol set, $84.95 VOLUME 3 1 hr 47 min Collections

Four ace detectives today refused to
divulge the identities of three sus-
POLICE WARNING: Four like
cards have again gathered without
proper permits. On this occasion,
A crowd watched in horror as an
explanation of card table chicanery
turned into a series of bizarre
Last evening, an individual dis-
played prodigious mind power by
memorizing the order of an entire
The editors of this paper wish to
make note of yet another translation
of Paul Curry’s classic novel “Out of
events that threatened to go out of deck of cards, and locating a selec- This World.” Of interest is the fact
American VHS, PAL (overseas customers please specify) or DVD Primate pects, and instead captured them,
much to the satisfaction of the
they avoided all normal routes.
control. A traveler to these parts tion. “He’s full of crap,” quipped that the book’s structure has not been
Two kings, under spectator watch,
managed to catch a felon who was
assembled populous. Down-Under was heard to say, “I’m open to
many things—but not this.”
Harry Lorayne, memory expert,
“It’s just a **** trick.”
changed in any way, yet for reasons
un-clear, the final outcome is differ-
SEE THE ARTICLE ABOUT DVDs ON PAGE 10 lost in the deck the moment a spec-
Clean Cut Production ent.
tator released them. Radar clocked
Sunday morning, a display of ace The World’s First Logical Assembly Four the Hard Way
the kings’ total time required to Four like playing cards were seen PUBLIC NOTICE: There will be a
solidarity turned into an unwarrant-
Card Trick
DVDs only available
apprehend at .5 seconds. upon four packets early this morn- get-together of the four aces, out in It is with sadness we report that an
ing. Those with information ed assembly that quickly disturbed
the pubic. A shaken onlooker said, A man was arrested last night for the open, for all to see. WHERE: unidentified man collapsed after per-
regarding their gathering are asked
Leap of Faith to contact the police. “No one saw it coming.” forcing a group of spectators to
shuffle a deck of cards repeatedly
On the table. WHEN: You missed
it already.
forming undue exertions with a deck
of cards, as he located four selec-

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Five cards gathered today for the tions. Doctors on the scene say he
most amazing metaphysical display against their will. The fact that the
man held a prediction did not pre- will never perform again. Those in
yet recorded, as a selection visibly the vicinity applauded.
transported from one spot to another vent Judge Wilson Glimmer from
in full view of a grand jury. declaring that “no criminal has ever
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in the Spring of 1997, approximately 15 million players have sampling rate.
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ing and most rapidly adopted consumer electronics product programming contained on the disc. Through interactive
ever. menus, viewers can select specific parts of the disc to watch
Just to compare, during their first four years in the market- without the tedious rewinding and fast-forwarding that made
place, CD players shipped less than four million units and VHS tapes so problematic. In fact, some DVDs allow the user to
VCRs shipped slightly more than two million. Industry insiders select different camera angles. This would enable a viewer to,
say that, by the end say, watch a play
of this year, more from a different
than 27 million
DVD players will
be in the market-
place, which repre-
why angle while watch-
ing a sports video,
for example.
And, as if their
sents an amazing, superior audio and
worldwide embrace
of this relatively
new technology.
As of right
DVD? video quality
weren't enough,
DVD is, perhaps,
one of the most
now, there are near- durable media for-
ly 70 different mats to ever be
DVD players on the DVD developed. Unlike
market, represent- is really the videotapes, DVDs
ing 30 of the most will not deteriorate
popular consumer
best choice over time or wear
brand names, and for out from repeated or
prices are now well instructional excessive use.
below the $200.00 L&L
mark for entry- magic videos. Publishing, while
level players. And, maintaining its com-
for those waiting mitment to VHS as
until there are long as there is a
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leap...well, your B Y J I M S I S T I the bold, new
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music videos, docu- instructional magic
mentaries and videos in this new
other titles avail- format last year
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exceed 10,000 titles by the end of 2001. World of Magic and
However, this mass acceptance only remains a mystery to The Complete
those who have not had the DVD experience. DVD represents a Introduction to
leaps-and-bounds jump over all previous video formats, includ- Coin Magic,
ing VHS, Beta and even Laser Disc. A DVD videodisc is the both by
same size as a conventional audio compact disc but has a much Michael Ammar), L & L has decided to release all new
greater storage capacity. For example, an audio-only CD can fit video projects in both VHS and DVD with possible re-
up to 80 minutes of programming but a DVD videodisc can releases of popular titles in DVD down the road.
store up to 133 minutes of full-motion video on one side of a With its superior video and audio quality, its durability, and
single-layer disc. Dual-layer discs can store more than four its enabling of viewers to instantly access and repeat select-
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length movies such as Gone With The Wind or Titanic without magic videos. And, with DVD players becoming more and
ever having to change or turn over a disc. more affordable, there’s simply no reason to wait any longer.
However, its amazing storage capacity is, by no means, Just as magicians always have one eye cast toward improve-
enough to explain the overwhelming love affair consumers have ments in technology that they can incorporate into the
developed with DVD in such a short period of time. The main advancement of their magic, L & L Publishing remains com-
reason, almost certainly, has to be the quality of the informa- mitted to not only producing the finest instructional magic
tion that DVD delivers. The superior video images from DVD videos but also utilizing the most cutting-edge technology to
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 ARMANDO VERA’S CELL-O-PHANE. The magician writes DARYL’S COLOR CHANGING
and shows a prediction on a card case’s cellophane—the Jack of KNIVES. Two pocket knives change color
Spades, for example. Immediately afterwards, a spectator is asked to several times and one ends up with your
sign the back of the cellophane and to hold the card case between smudged thumbprint in the middle, where
his hands.Then an audience member chooses a card that is sup- you stopped the color change half way!
posed to be identical to the one the magician just wrote.To every- Complete with Daryl’s unique routine, visual
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cially gimmicked deck and detailed instructions. Easy to perform! $19.95 forms any of his usual card tricks and then
returns the deck to the case. Suddenly, and with-
out any strange moves, the cards fly out of the
case in a streaming fountain! At that point you
WEDDING RINGS FROM HOCUS POCUS. Two rings are
can catch a selected card out of the air or per-
borrowed from audience members, ideally a wedding set.The rings
form any card stab routine.The possibilities are
are both locked onto a combination padlock.The audience members
endless with the use of this precision-made gim-
are allowed to try to open the lock but to no avail.The magician
mick. Entirely self contained, the gimmick is made
asks the couple the year in which they were married and has them
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LEE EARLE’S DREAM TEST.
A participant opens a paperback
OBIE OBRIEN’S BIG BUCKS. The magician tells the book to a random page, silently
story of Charlie, the con man, to whom he had loaned $80. selecting and reading a few lines of
One night the magician runs into Charlie in a bar and the text. He visualizes what he
reminds him of his debt. Charlie offers to pay on the spot reads, but says nothing. Instantly,
and removes some money from his wallet. He then proceeds you make a sketch on a pad or
to count out the $80 in a most peculiar way. It seems clear piece of posterboard.When your
that he counts four $10 bills as $80, turning them over and helper reveals his thought, your
counting fronts and backs of each bill.The magician tells drawing is a perfect match! This is mentalism at its best using a
Charlie that if that’s the way he wants to count the bills, he brand new method—no gimmicks, no anagrams, no number forces,
will show him how it’s done the magical way. Somehow the no sleights, no pre-show work, no impression devices, no duplicate
four bills shown on both sides now total $180.The magician pages, no pumping‚not the same drawing everytime. If fact, as you
pockets the $80 and the extra $100 with glee! Comes com- are sketching, you can toss a different bestselling paperback to a
pelte with jumbo laminated bills.$25.00 second participant so that he can find a word to focus upon.After
you reveal the drawing for the first participant, you write a single
EL DUCO’S JUMPING WATCH. Two solid ropes are dis- word below the drawing and ask your second helper to reveal his
played, one red and one white.A spectator may even check selection. Once gain, they are identical! A powerful presentation and
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JOHN GALLO’S THE OSAKA BILLS. This video teaches squeeze it over an empty bucket—huge
the instant production of bills from thin air! The Osaka Bills was amounts of water are released. Set the
created 25 years ago with a Japanese magician in Osaka.This is sponge down on the tray and repeat the
one of Jahn Gallo’s favorites and he performs it both on stage gag a few moments later. More and more
and close up.This is a very visual production of bills which water is released! At the end of your act,
instantly appear at the finger tips.You can easily produce up to grab the bucket of water and empty it into
15 bills without any extra gimmick! The routine is easy to learn the audience—to their relief, they're del-
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 JAY SANKEY’S AIRTIGHT. A selected and signed card is JAY SANKEY’S NONSTOP MAGIC PARTY. Amazing
lost in a deck.A spectator chooses a balloon and the magi- magic combines with hilarious comedy on this 80-minute video.
cian holds it in his open hand.The magician slams the deck Featuring 18 of Jay’s coolest tricks including stuff with mints,
against the balloon and the deck literally becomes “sucked” playing cards, coins, dollar bills, thumb tips, matchbooks,
into the balloon! The balloon is blown up and the cards are pencils,rubber bands, flash paper, cigarettes, paperclips and much
shuffled around inside.The magician now pinches the select- more! Includes: No Jacket Required—a super-clean version of
ed card through the wall of the balloon and visibly pulls it the Open Travellers concept, but performed with coins, not
through to the outside! The balloon with cards and the cards; the Messiah Coin Vanish—a borrowed coin vanishes and
signed selection are immediately given out as souvenirs of appears at your fingertips; Unleaded—an ordinary rubber band
this truly remarkable magic experience. Performed by David melts through a borrowed pencil.When it comes to combining
Copperfield! $10.00 ingenious sleight-of-hand with out-of-control comedy antics,
nobody does it better than Jay! $24.95 (American VHS or PAL,
THE GOLDEN KEY. The performer shows a normal overseas customers please specify)
house key. Instantly strange things happen.The teeth of
the key begin to move down around the shaft.The
JAY SANKEY’S AND PAUL RICHARDS’ THE BIG
magician can even revolve the teeth, to bring them at
FINISH. Two amazing routines with huge impact.The
right angles to the head of the key. Finally the teeth are
magician tries to divine a chosen card, but can only nar-
brought right down to the base of the key.The key is
row it down to four possible choices. But when those
then handed over for examination and the teeth are
four cards are turned face up, they form the jumbo image
clearly seen to be welded in the wrong place.They will
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magic magazine. On the contrary, it is a magazine on the Torn and Restored Card in years, Ben
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