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Mike gave this lecture already twice in the US with great success. He is one of the gambling and cheating-at-gambling authorities in Germany. I liked particularly his 10 card poker deal for the stage, an entertaining piece of card magic for a large audience.

1st edition, 1999, Mike Porstmann, München

1. Welcome To The Golden Nugget
2. The Great Joker Game
3. New York Credit Card
4. Jokers Always Win
5. 10 Card Poker Deal
6. Derby Days
7. Switchgame

This is an excellent cross-section of some of Karl Norman's best routines.

From the introduction:

• Foreword (Doc Eason)
• Introduction (Mike Porstmann)
• Autobiography (Karl Norman)
• Card Routine...

Mike is a German magician, inventor, author, publisher and dealer in Dachau. Since childhood he was interested in magic but it took almost 3 decades until he became the recognized magic and gambling expert he is today.

He was first introduced to card play and advantage card play through his father. When he moved to Munich in 1977 his magic interest blossomed. In particular he was helping Eckhard Boettcher and his Zauber-Butike. He also became friends with Punx and Alexander de Cova.

He opened Zauberservice München together with Ernst Werner Händl, later started magic&gambling, and together with Peps Zoller Casino Consulting.

Mike published around...

10 hervorragende Effekte über Trickmünzen.

• EINLEITUNG
• DIE 1. WANDERUNG
• DIE 2. WANDERUNG
• DIE 1. DURCHDRINGUNG
• BEFREIUNG
• DIE 2. DURCHDRINGUNG
• DIE 3. DURCHDRINGUNG
• DIE 4. DURCHDRINGUNG
• DIE 5. DURCHDRINGUNG
• GOLD - SILBER – WANDERUNG
• AGENTEN - ABENTEUER

Erstausgabe 1982; erste digitale Ausgabe 2017, 21 Seiten.

Techniken und Routinen mit der "Endlosen Kette".

• QUELLENANGABEN
• VORWORT
• 1. Die einfache Acht
• 1. 1. Die "echte" Acht
• 1. 2. Die "falsche" Acht
• 1. 3. Routinen mit der einfachen Acht
• 2. Die Blume
• 2. 1. Die "echte" Blume
• 2. 2. Die "falsche" Blume
• 2. 3. Routine mit der Blume
• 3. Die Meister - Acht
• 3. 1. Die linke Schlaufe gewinnt, die rechte verliert
• 3. 2. Beide Schlaufen verlieren
• 3. 3. Die rechte Schlaufe gewinnt, die linke verliert
• 3. 4. Beide Schlaufen gewinnen
• 3. 5. Der Meister-Griff
• 3. 6. Routine mit der Meister-Acht
• ANHANG
• 1. Die Knotenbefreiung
• 2. Die Ringbefreiung
• 3....

First edition hardcover in good condition. For details on content see the digital edition.

• ...Mein STOP-Trick / Fred van Thom
• Zwei Würfel - Ein Kartentrick! / Philius
• Magische Ideen: Die gute alte Kugelbüchse / Karo
• Super-Dunch / Werner Miller

• Quick Change Secrets: Geheimnisse der Verwandlungskunst / ChaPeau
• Zur Technik Der Verwandlungskunst: Quick Change Effekte / ChaPeau
• Joker Power / Mike Porstmann
• Derby Days / Mike Porstmann
• Magische Ideen: Die verschwindende Münze / Karo
• Geisterhafte Teilung / Jair Bonair

• Möchten Sie Einen Portwein / Serip
• Serips Zauberkugelschreiber / Serip
• Jokers Always Win / Mike Porstmann
• My Coin Collection / Mike Porstmann
• Magie...

• ... - Dr. Peter Kersten
• Tagebuchnotizen
• Andinos zauberhafte Begegnungen - Juri Obrezkow

• Meinungen
• Aus der Zauberwelt - Reinhard Müller
• Die Hardy-Lossau-Romano-Kolumne 21
• Aus Theorie und Praxis - Jochen Zmeck
• Hin und her - ein Seiltrick - Alfred Kellerhof
• Big Chance #2 - Mike Porstmann
• Meine Seilroutine - Fred van Thom
• Ein Kessel Illusionen (2) - Dr. Peter Kersten
• Ein neues Hilfsmittel - Gerhard Schweitzer
• Bohnenkaffee - Bernd Bentz
• Unmöglich - Maurice Nicole, Franz Greb
• Papier zu Geld - Detlef Brettschneider
• Meine Ringspielroutine für Kinder - Fritz Topp
• Ein...

Born in Buffalo, New York. Learned in 1931 from library books and magic sets. Toolmaker. Semi-pro magician since 1938 doing kid shows and close-up sleight-of-hand. Was Gene Gordon's first demonstrator in 1946. Worked the Forks Hotel bar in Buffalo 1970-1980s. 1982 FFFF "Best" award.

See Mike Porstmann, Karl Norman (1993, in German) translated into English by Anthony Brahams as Forty Years at the Forks (1995).

1. ...Henning Koehlert's article on the current state of magic in Germany
58. Masterclass
    • Henning Koehlert's "Invisible Coins" - Someone who is interested in your business card, chooses one of three different imaginary coins and flips it; then she takes one of your business cards. On the back, there is a correct prediction: the chosen coin and the correct side.
    • Mike Porstmann's "Switch Game" – A comedy envelope routine where a spectator's £20 note switches places with another spectator's selected card.
64. Dealer's Booth: A profile of magic dealer Stephen Tucker.
66. Back Issues

• ...Das Preisrätsel: Gesucht wird
• Comedy Corner - Crato
• Erino-Comic - Erino
• Tagebuchnotizen
• Andinos zauberhafte Begegnungen - Hans Wolfsgruber
• Das neue Fachbuch

• Meinungen
• Aus der Zauberwelt - Reinhard Müller
• Noch einmal das Tabu-Thema Gagen - Crato
• Aus Theorie und Praxis - Jochen Zmeck
• Derby Day - Mike Porstmann
• Stegreif-Feuer aus dem Nichts - J.C. Sum
• Shrinko Decko - J.C. Sum
• Kugelschreiber durchbohrt Münze - Achim Haekel-Akimo
• Gefesselt - Fritz Topp
• Ein Alternative-Angebot - Utz Napierala
• Transparent-Magie - Fred van Thom
• Nur gedacht - Fritz Topp
• Die Kaminhölzer - Werner Mansfeld
• Zauberpeter...

This is the legendary magazine by Ted Lesley. It is filled with contributions by people such as Larry White, Phil Goldstein (aka Max Maven), Ken de Courcy, Banacheck, Paul Alberstat, Toni Forster, Larry Becker and others. Of course, also Ted's own creations are featured.

ISSUE 1 (July 1997)

• The Editor Writes
• The Bermuda Bottle (Larry White)
• Personal Possessions (Ken de Courcy)
• Just Chintz (Phil Goldstein)
• Psychokinetic Banknight (Ted Lesley)
• Aura-Prediction (Prof. Dr. Toni Forster)

• Editorial
• Add-A-Riggs (John Riggs)
• Geller For Dinner (Ken de Courcy)
• Double-Decker (Mike Porstmann)
• Terry Goes Mental...