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Gregg Webb

After 16 years as a working magician, Gregg turned to illustrating, writing, and in some cases "ghost" writing technical magic.

Besides his own collections of his newsletters for magicians, he worked on the Tannen catalog, Tannen's Top Hat Topics, Sam Sharp's Mechanical Secrets, Genii Magazine, Richard Robinson's ALL MAGIC web site, David Roth's 3-Ball Trick lecture notes, two books for Doug Edwards, dust jackets and a few interior illustrations for Steve Minch's Hermetic Press, and he has helped build, sculpt, or decorate props for a number of working pros.

Gregg still invents magic, writes his newsletters, and occasionally still performs. His Zarrow Shuffle draws praise when seen from the right angle.

Coauthors: Doug McGeorge

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Webb Mania by Gregg Webb

From the Foreword:

Magic is changing and a lot of the reason for this is that people's attention spans are shorter because of the pace of life today and more distractions.

We don't have the luxury of people dying for entertainment. There is too much entertainment and to compete, we have to get to the point quicker.

If you look at my magic a certain way, it is a direct result of chipping away at long tricks trying to distill them down.

The format follows Gregg's established style of illustrations and hand-lettered text.

  • Dedication
  • Introduction
  • Bill in Lemon XYZ
  • Three Minus One...
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Triplets 9 by Gregg Webb

This issue will begin with an essay called "What a Place for a Mission Statement!" by Gregg Webb. Indeed, 9 issues in and a Mission Statement? Anyway, it should make Gregg's position on magic even more clear for any newcomers.

The next section is about ideas for mentalists. Here is how to revamp your entire lifestyle to make it easier to convince others that you are a mentalist ... before you even begin. You don't even have to change your name (although in some cases it may help). Other ideas include having your business card re-printed differently. And, looking through your wardrobe....

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Triplets 8 by Gregg Webb

This edition features a completely different routine for MacDonald's Aces and a simple way to make the gaffs yourself. This is more of a platform or parlor version and not a close-up trick. The patter and presentation are also completely different from MacDonald's Aces. This is also different from the version in Hilliard's Lost Notebook. Gregg performed this on TV in 1968 long before Hilliard's notebook was even found. If you pride yourself on being different from the crowd, you'll love this. A very catchy storyline and premise is included.

Next follows many updates on a trick of Gregg's,...

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Triplets 7 by Gregg Webb

Following the mentalism issue of Triplets 6, this one, Triplets 7, will also be mainly mentalism, specifically about Equivoque. I learned a lot about this, with 5 objects, from Max Maven's video, and at the same time, I discussed this with Charles Reynolds who in turn discussed it with Pat Page. Then I put in some work of my own and came up with a very practical way of working this.

I will go into every detail. Every mentalist I have shared this with thought my procedural changes worthwhile.

Next, I will go through every object I can think of with which to do this feat. I once saw Kreskin do it with...

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Triplets 6 by Gregg Webb

This is an all-mentalism issue, and the first essay is about the various kinds of mentalism, to help you describe your "powers" to your audience. These include Thought Reading, Remote Viewing, Precognition, Drawing Duplication, Clairvoyance, Psychometry, Living and Dead Tests, and also Metal Bending, and Psychic Healing (Faith Healing) and unusual "powers" such as Handwriting Analysis. Calling your feats by the correct type of power will go a long way in establishing yourself as an expert.

The next essay is about presentations that may be new to you so that your act will have more thought...

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Triplets 5 by Gregg Webb

In this mixed props issue from Gregg Webb, it starts out with some magic news, and a book review, and an essay on how today's audiences want shorter tricks, and why.

Next we have a devilish coin trick, Rolled - or Pennies South, where a whole lot of pennies penetrate the table. Following this is The World's Fastest Cups and Balls Routine. In the essay provided in the magic news section is an essay on how magicians often go too long because they can, and why not to fall prey to that impulse these days.

Lastly comes Gregg's latest version of a series of methods for doing a mental version...

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Triplets 4 by Gregg Webb

In this, the second all-cards issue, of Triplets, Gregg Webb describes some old and some new in the news section, including a review of a rather old book Gregg thinks has good patter ideas for poker-themed card tricks, and some others that are quite recent, and a few things that are yet to come out but will soon.

Next Gregg describes a novel vanish of a card for standup manipulators, and then a card trick based on Schrödinger's Cat theory (from quantum mechanics), and a very direct new incarnation of Real Gone Aces, called Real Gone Queens, which includes a way to do it as Real Gone Jokers. ...

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Triplets 3 by Gregg Webb

In Triplets 3 - The All Coin Issue, Gregg describes a platform version of Hanging Coins with 3 coins so that it fits in with 3-Fly for those that do that trick. Also, the last coin actually vanishes instead of just being held at the fingertips as in the Roth original.

Next is a routine that looks like a standard Han Ping Chien trick but in reality is done by a completely different method - Pseudo HPC.

A routine using the Nokito Box which is described in David Roth's book Expert Coin Magic. A second ending is provided using a regular Okito Box.

Finally, a new feature, Magic News, has...

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Triplets 2 by Gregg Webb

In this second installment of Triplets, which is an all-cards issue, Gregg describes a new variation of a card change of Jimmy Groppo's. Jimmy was the glad-hander of one of the casinos in Vegas and would do very direct magic effects for the customers.

Next are some very strong tips and additions to a trick called the Repeat Card to Pocket. At the end, Gregg explains how to do this feat with a signed selection.

Lastly, Gregg explains how to solve some of the common problems of a move called The Misdirection Palm. Many beginners make the same mistakes with this move and miss the point....

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Triplets 10 by Gregg Webb

This volume, Volume 10, will be the last issue of Triplets. It will include Magic News including some new contacts and various pieces of magic news. Following this will be many "Thank you's" to all the people who helped me over the years.

The next essay will be a retrospective of the theories that have guided my movements of minimalism and streamlining. These go back to the 60's and 70's when every trick in every magazine ended with "lap the extra item", to end. Many other trends began with ideas that were ahead of their time. While there have been great thinkers along the way, my magic...

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Triplets 1 by Gregg Webb

Triplets is a new series by Gregg Webb with three items each - tricks and essays. This first ebook in this series features "Cleverness", a two-card transpo, a coin routine that was inspired by Milt Kort's famous shot glass coin routine, and "Behold the Invisible Knife", a routine most suitable for a kids show.

"Gregg Webb is one of the most creative minds in Magic. For over 40 years he has been inspiring me with his contributions to our art." - Jeff McBride

1st edition 2022, PDF 7 pages.

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The SOHO Trilogy by Gregg Webb
"Gregg Webb is one of the great underground sleight-of-hand innovators of our age. I've had the privilege to work with him in person... now YOU have the opportunity to learn from him in his pages of S.O.H.O." - Jeff McBride, creator of "McBride's Magic and Mystery School"
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The Shamans' War: Book II by Gregg Webb

A war between a good and a bad shaman illustrates a lot about the shamans' world, their rituals, practices and believes.

This ebook is beautifully illustrated by the author himself.

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The Shade: SOHO trilogy book 2 by Gregg Webb

This is book 2 in the SOHO (Sleight of Hand only) trilogy. The other two are SOHO and The Lizard Wizard's Diary.

"Gregg Webb has been marching to the beat of a different drummer for the past couple of decades. His wonderful handcrafted magazines contain great magic that is fun to perform. Why sweat the hard stuff when you can fool laymen - and your magic buddies - with stuff that is sneaky rather than difficult?" - Joe McKay
  • The Key on the String
  • There's the Rub II
  • Heads I Win. Tails I Win.
  • Real-Gone Queens Revised
  • What is Shade?
  • Coins Across 2017
  • "Hocus" plus "Pocus" Equals "Presto"
  • Egg and Salt
  • 3-Ball...
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The Magic Jones by Gregg Webb

The format follows Gregg's established style of illustrations and hand-lettered text. The material is classic Gregg Webb.

"I found the latest E-books from Gregg Webb, S.O.H.O., The Shade, and Lizard Wizard's Diary, to be refreshingly different. The books are "hand-written" in journal style and contain simple but clear illustrations. Not only are they a fun read, but also contain top notch practical magic." - John Luka
  • 4 Word
  • 1 Ping Chien
  • One-way Pip
  • Wee-Jah
  • Coin Productions
  • The "Real Work" on Vanishing a Card or Block of Cards
  • Torn and Restored Cards Revisited
  • Another Torn and Restored Card
  • A Platform Coin Trick ...
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The Lizard Wizard's Diary: SOHO trilogy book 3 by Gregg Webb

This is book 3 in the SOHO (Sleight of Hand only) trilogy. The other two are SOHO and The Shade.

"Gregg Webb's brand of magic spans the full spectrum to include closeup, mentalism, manipulation, and stage. He spins his magic web - always inviting spectators one step closer to his inevitable moment of no explanations we call magic." - Doug MacGeorge
  • Foreward
  • Chapter I
  • Chapter II: Rattle Caps
  • Chapter III: Poker Dice and Poker Cards
  • Chapter IIII: Nate Leipzig X
  • Chapter V: Harry and Bess - Love and Bondage the Card Trick
  • Chapter VI: Blinded by the Lack of Light III
  • Chapter VII: The Lizard and...
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The Dog Whistle by Gregg Webb

Read about the adventures of Kirstin, her dog Spunky and a dog whistle she found in the attic.

Illustrated by the author.

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The Book That Doesn't Exist by Gregg Webb

Why do the same tricks everyone else is doing?

The Book That Doesn't Exist is the new name for the continuation of [lc=4152 FEEN-X Magazine, an underground newsletter read by some of the top names in magic. Now it can be yours!

2002-2003, 178 pages.

  1. Table of Contents

  1. The Book That Doesn't Exist - Chapter 1 - 5 pages
  2. Twistin' The Night Away - A New Twist to Card Twisting Effects
  3. Slowly I Turn - Thoughts on Quick Moves Vs. Smooth Moves
  4. Johnny CardTrickSeeds - A Short Story
  5. Brian Higgins Alternative to the Rub-A-Dub Vanish - A Different Card Vanish
  6. Old Business - Thoughts on Stigmata...
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The Book That Casts No Reflection by Gregg Webb

This is a compilation of magic newsletters by the same name that Gregg wrote, illustrated, and published in 2004 and 2005.

Contents:

  • Foreword (Doug MacGeorge)
  • Table of Contents
Chapter 1: A Simplified Poker Deal
  • S.K.I.S.S.E.S.: Simplified Poker Deal
  • Retouches: Simplified Poker Deal
  • Key and Card: Idea for the Ghost Key
  • The Haunted Bookshelf: brief thoughts on the upcoming Juan Tamariz' Mnemonica book
Chapter 2: A Wild Card Trick - Coins
  • Wild Card Trick: Using Cartoons on Cards
  • Retouches: Adjusting Your Presentation
  • New 1 to 4: Coin Multiplication
  • Retouches: Coin Angles ...
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The Book That Burns In Hell by Gregg Webb
  • Chapter 1:
    • Blinded Deluxe
    • Comedy Mental
    • New Experimental Grip for Webb's False Count with Coins
    • A Handling Variation of the L'Homme Masque Load
    • New Shamanism
  • Chapter 2:
    • Leaf Rejuvination
    • Bubble-Pop Corn
    • Tierra Del Fuego Leather Strap Stretch: a real shaman's trick
    • Imaginary Friends
    • Clay Tablets and Beyond
  • Chapter 3:
    • Variations on Chanin's Production
    • Chanin Production to get into 3-Fly
    • Next: A New Ending for 3-Fly
    • 3 At Once
    • On Shamanism
    • Original Spin
  • Chapter 4:
    • Gellerbound
    • Shades of Geller
    • Some from the Fingertips
    • Postcards from the Edge (of Hell)
  • Chapter...
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Super Session #9: Twist and Untwist by Gregg Webb

The following effect, Twist and Untwist, enables you to practice and perform your "Steeplechase" coin roll with impunity - no more worries of dropping the coin.

  • You are always ready to perform - no coin purse needed.
  • Effective either as a flourish on its own, or when included as part of a coin routine.
This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2020, 3 pages.

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Super Session #8: Five Card Phlugelheimer by Gregg Webb

The featured effect, "Five Card Phlugelheimer," enables you to walk among your audience and allow five people to mentally select five cards from a deck:

  • Each spectator mentally selects a card - the deck is shuffled and cut each time.
  • The miracle worker rapidly reveals the selected cards.
  • As a bonus kicker, a sixth spectator mentally selects a card - the deck is shuffled again. Single cards are dealt to the table as the name of the selected card is spelled - the final card dealt is the selection.
This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2020, 5 pages.

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Super Session #7: Thief Scrambld by Gregg Webb

This is for mentalists ... The original version of this effect, "The Key on the String," was first published in Gregg Webb's ebook, The Shade. However, this Super Sessions ebook features an all-new and expanded effect using 13 "thought cards" - no key and string used here, making a simpler and more direct presentation. Gregg's friend Jeff McBride's enhanced version is also explained as a bonus at the end of this ebook. This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2020, 4 pages.

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Super Session #6: Harry and Bess, Love and Bondage - the card trick by Gregg Webb

This effect was originally published in Gregg Webb's ebook Lizard Wizard's Diary. This Super Session explains a clean and fast transposition of two cards. This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2020, 2 pages.

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Super Session #5: Twisting the Night Away by Gregg Webb

Presented are two versions of the effect, "Twisting the Night Away," by Gregg Webb as first published in the ebook, The Book That Doesn’t Exist. The two versions presented here each have their own subtleties and strengths.

1st edition 2019, 5 pages.

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Super Session #4: Polaroid Princess Redux by Gregg Webb

This effect was originally published in Gregg Webb's ebook Soapbox Derby. This Super Session is an improved and updated version. Bob Cassidy loved the effect and came up with the name for it. This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2019, 5 pages.

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Super Session #3: Leipzig Poker Deal X by Gregg Webb

This effect, "Nate Leipzig Poker Deal X," was originally published in Gregg Webb's ebook, The Lizard Wizard's Diary as part of his SOHO trilogy. This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2019, 2 pages.

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Super Session #2: Coins Across 2000 - Updated by Gregg Webb

This effect was originally published in Gregg Webb's various newsletters as "Hit-and-Run" before landing in Genii Magazine as "Coins Across 2000." This Super Session is an improved and updated version. This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2019, 5 pages.

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Super Session #15: Basic Emotions by Gregg Webb

Gregg Webb and Ed Brown teach a mentalism routine that enables you to perform a demonstration of clairvoyance or psychometry. Required are two easy-to-make packets of faces and a matching set of word cards that describe the emotions depicted by the faces. The spectator mixes the pictures and deals them to the table in any order. You deal the word cards face down on top of each face: all of the cards match!

  • The cards are unmarked
  • The method is simple and the effect is easy to perform, which allows you to focus on your presentation.

1st edition 2021, 5 pages hand lettered text with illustrations....

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Super Session #14: The Return of the Ball and the Big Fat Wand by Gregg Webb

Gregg Webb teaches a routine for causing a ball to appear in his hand and vanish multiple times, using an oversize magic wand. The routine uses one ball, and a simple-to-make wand: this is a great family-oriented trick for children's shows.

1st edition 2021, PDF 4 pages hand lettered text with illustrations.

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Super Session #13: 2 Poker Chip Transpo by Gregg Webb

A clean and fast transposition of two poker chips.

Only two poker chips are used - nothing extra is required. This trick is based on an original coin effect by Sol Stone, to whom this ebook is dedicated.

"Love the poker chip transposition. Easy to do and really practical -- it's a good example of why and when to use the Spellbound Change. This is a quick trick I'll use." - Ed Brown

1st edition 2021, PDF 2 pages.

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Super Session #12: Three-Way Spellbound with Kicker by Gregg Webb

This startling coin routine, "Three-Way Spellbound with Kicker," enables you to casually display a coin at your fingertips and magically change it into several other coins one-at-a-time. In the end, a silver dollar appears from out-of-nowhere as a surprise kicker.

  • Simple standard coins sleights are employed at each phase.
  • Required are a copper-silver gaff and a silver dollar.
1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages.
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Super Session #11: Casino Zarrow Shuffle and the Gardner-Marlo-Webb Poker Deal by Gregg Webb

The original version of the following card tutorial, "Gardner-Marlo-Webb Poker Deal," was first published in Gregg Webb's ebook, Soapbox Derby.

The package presented here includes:

  • Webb's Casino-Style Zarrow Shuffle Tutorial
  • Gregg's improved "Marlo-Gardner-Webb Poker Deal" using Casino Zarrow Shuffles
Note that the streamlined method taught here eliminates 'showing' the audience the ruse of an exposed bottom deal to show how gamblers 'operate.' Performing Zarrow Shuffles smoothly requires practice, but any magician learning this tool and the tutorial presented will be amply rewarded with a powerhouse card...
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Super Session #10: All That Jazz - Face Up Jazz Aces by Gregg Webb

The following effect, "All That Jazz," was first published in Gregg Webb's underground magic newsletter, FEEN-X in 2000.

  • A great packet trick with normal cards - no gaffs are used.
  • Packed with surprises, eight cards transpose and assemble in front of your audience in the cleanest manner.
  • The cards are displayed face up at key points in the performance. Gregg's setup allows you to present the trick as slowly as desired - no discrepancies can be seen by the sharpest spectator.

1st edition 2020, 4 pages.

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Super Session #1: Key on the String by Gregg Webb

Each ebook in the series will feature a single effect from Gregg's vast oeuvre. Whenever applicable, Gregg will present new handlings, suggestions, and presentations. The series follows Gregg's established style of graphics and hand-lettered text.

The effect, "The Key on the String," was originally published in Gregg Webb's ebook, The Shade.

1st edition 2019, 3 pages.

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SOSOHA: Society of Sleight of Hand Artists by Gregg Webb

January 2002 - December 2003, 144 pages.

  1. Table of Contents

  1. SOSOHA - Society of Sleight of Hand Artists - Issue 1 - 7 pages
  2. Death and Rebirth - A Torn & Restored Card, Method 1
  3. A Torn & Restored Card, Method 2
  4. A Torn & Restored Card, Method 3
  5. The Library - An Introduction
  6. Dark Frickin' Humor
  7. Theoretical Theories - Thoughts on Restoration Themes

  1. SOSOHA - Society of Sleight of Hand Artists - Issue 2 - 5 pages
  2. David Roth Click Pass False Count and Production Combo
  3. Dark Frickin' Humor
  4. Theoretical Theories - About Sleeves

  1. SOSOHA - Society of Sleight of Hand Artists...
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SOHO: Sleight of Hand Only: Book 1 by Gregg Webb

This ebook includes innovative sleight of hand routines for the modern magician. A familiarity with basic sleights is required. This is book one of a trilogy. The other two titles are The Shade and The Lizard Wizard's Diary.

From the Foreword by Doug MacGeorge:

Gregg is a professional artist and teaches very high-level courses on drawing and animation, always coaxing the best from his students and instilling an appreciation of nuance and - this is important - helping them unleash their own individual styles. As you read this collection of tricks, you'll see the same level of encouragement as he guides you through his thinking...

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