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Thimble Stars is a 4 minute thimble manipulation routine, as Stephen performs in his children's show, adult parlour, and in close-up situations.

He performs it over 250 times a year in his children's show to comedy patter, which ends in a spring rabbit production. His close-up version ends with the vanish of all four thimbles.

The routine has been devised to work around all bad angles, eliminate steals and awkward moves and make the routine as 'fool proof' as he could make it. He doesn't wear a jacket or use sleeves. The only clothing requirements are that you have trouser pockets. ...

Stretchy Bands are large hair ties, similar to elastic band and loom bands. They pack small and play big, are great for teaching in workshops and offer a different selection of effects to elastic bands. This video teaches 26 different visual tricks which includes mentalism, penetrations, vanishes, games, restorations and more. They are just as much fun to perform as they are to watch. Check out the unedited, uncut, no camera trickery trailer that shows just a few of the effects.

1. Y Knot
One band is locked within the other and around a the spectators finger. You wave and suddenly the two...

This download video features tricks that Stephen teaches over a course of lessons, and are often used as a showcase piece in a talent show at the end of the course. They are all simple to master and great for any beginner in magic.

Guess Who: Characters are eliminated until your left with one, that matches your prediction.

Ten Card List: Using the card in the data folder, you can read a persons mind

Vanishing Me: Using the template found in the data folder, make a person vanish.

Grid Prediction: A random number is calculated which matches your prediction.

Unburstable Balloon:...

This download video features several tricks that Stephen teaches to children in his magic workshops and in one-on-one magic lessons for adults. They are all simple to master and great for any beginner in magic.

Impossible Jigsaw: Puzzle pieces are eliminated until your left with just one, the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Two Into One: Two pieces of string merge into one long piece.

Combination: A random number is created by the spectator, which amazingly opens a sealed lock.

Domino: A row of dominos is made and the end two numbers match your prediction.

Straw Thru Straw: Two...

Here you have a unique cups and balls routine created by Ken Brooke, using just three cups and three balls with a surprising climax: The production of a fruit or vegetable. This routine is not difficult to do and is performed by Cameron Francis as part of the Aldo Colombini Tribute series.

This routine appeared in The Art Of Close-Up Magic Vol. 1 written by Lewis Ganson. A Chinese bowl is shown empty and placed mouth downwards on the table, sponge balls appear and multiply repeatedly. Eventually there is a fruit or production. A top class routine that was performed by the late Fred Kaps in his close-up routines. This routine is not difficult to do and is performed by Cameron Francis as part of the Aldo Colombini Tribute series.

This is the second half of the live lecture performed by Aldo and Rachel Colombini in 2011 on their Farewell Tour. It is one of the last filmed lectures of Aldo and is a great tribute to his artistry and memory and a wonderful keepsake.

Here you can go to Part 1. And here you can get the lecture notes covering Part 1 and 2.

This is the first half of the live lecture performed by Aldo and Rachel Colombini in 2011 on their Farewell Tour. It is one of the last filmed lectures of Aldo and is a great tribute to his artistry and memory and a wonderful keepsake.

Here you can go to Part 2. And here you can get the lecture notes covering Part 1 and 2.

CONTENTS:

• SIMPLIFIED FOLLOW THE LEADER (Max Maven): An easy version of the Follow the Leader theme, using jumbo cards cut into quarters.
• EYES DOWN (Vic Allen): A comedy revelation of a selected card using an eye (a toy eye of course).
• HANDY ACES (Simon Lovell): A selected card disappears from between the four Aces held by a spectator, only to reappear face up in the deck.
• IMMEDIATE ACES (Max Maven): A quick yet effective Ace assembly using only eight cards.
• THE PISCATORIAL PEG (Wally Boyce): You produce the wrong card and clip it on a peg which is placed inside a bag with the deck. When the peg is...

CONTENTS:

• PLAY IT AGAIN SAM (Peter Duffie & Roy Walton): Seven pairs are shown and then separated. They assemble again in pairs with a final surprise.
• TRANSPO INK (Fabian-Aldo Colombini): Four cards with red spots and four cards with blue spots. They change place one by one (can be done with regular cards as well).
• FOUR GONE CONCLUSION (Bob Haines): Two selected cards are lost in the deck. Four cards are shown to be all alike. Two of the cards disappear and the two left are the selections.
• YOUR VERY OWN (Roy Walton): A group of cards is mixed by a spectator and then magically sort themselves out into...

[Note that due to the age of the recording there are occasionally problems with the audio and the video freezes. Despite these problems there are many very practical ideas, moves and routines being taught.]

On 31st March 1985 the American street magician John Lenahan gave his first ever lecture. The event was held in the Magic Lounge London and organized by Martin Breese. John calls his lecture "Taking it to the streets ... or the tables ... or the bars ... or wherever they will watch."

• Miser's Dream with a surprise ending
• Chats about working on the street
• Vanishing handkerchief
• Rope routine
• Sponge ball bit
• Tips on working on the street
• Ambitious card routine
• Working tables
• Bullet card trick
• Four ace routine
• Rising cards

length 1h 20min...

CONTENTS:

• SUPERTRANSPORTATION (Ian Baxter): The four Aces and the four Kings change places among themselves.
• BEHAVIORAL BLUFF (Fred Robinson): A spectator picks a card among five (free choice) and you show the other four cards to be indifferent. You have predicted this card. You’ll love the method.
• BLANK FACES (Phil Wye): A selected card is revealed by using four double-blank cards on which messages appear.
• PAST HELP (Roy Walton): Four cards are selected by four spectators and then discovered by you with the assistance of four very famous magicians. Entirely self-working.
• SPOTTING THE SPOT (Leslie May): A...

The English magazine Pabular was first published in 1974 by Nick Bolton and ran for just over eight exciting volumes. It was mainly edited by the well respected Fred Robinson (later by Walt Lees and Stephen Tucker) and the art editor throughout was the talented Eric Mason. The contributors include: Jack Avis, Gaeton Bloom, John Carney, Peter Duffie, Alex Elmsley, Dominique Duvivier, Cy Endfield, Bob Farmer, Flip, Piet Forton, Roberto Giobbi, Paul Hallas, Steve Hamilton, Francis Haxton, Larry Jennings, Peter Kane, Fred Kaps, Gerald Kosky, Trevor Lewis, Ed Marlo, Bob Ostin, Patrick Page, John Ramsay, Bob Read, Sam Schwartz, Arthur Setterington, Al Smith, Juan Tamariz, Stephen Tucker, Dai Vernon, Roy Walton, Tommy Wonder and William Zavis.

CONTENTS:

• SPECTATOR MAGICIAN (Tony Faro): Here is a great card effect...

This was the first magic video Martin Breese released. While it was not the first instructional magic video tape (that honor goes to a 1971 video featuring Dai Vernon), it was certainly among the very first ones to appear and find relative wide distribution both in the US and UK.

This instructional video is designed specifically for the Cabaret entertainer. An hour long with full explanations of each effect. Terry Seabrooke gives away some of his cherished secrets and more important the reasons why and how. Also includes a pretty clever unpublished mentalism routine by Al Koran. Terry's versions of the Chinese...

CONTENTS:

• FINALE (Brian Davies): A card is selected (face unseen) from a red-backed deck and retained by a spectator. A number is chosen and counted in a blue-backed deck. The two cards match.
• THE POWER OF SUGGESTION (Barrie Richardson): A ring is placed around the neck of a Coca Cola bottle. The ring is removed, vanished and it appears back on the neck of the bottle.
• DOMINO TELEPATHY (Anonimous): All the domino pieces are put together in line. You devine the spots at each end of the chain. A classic.
• COLOR CROSSER (Max Maven): A series of stunning effects using just a packet of cards. ...

The English magazine [lc=3255 Club 71 ran from 1970 to 2007 and was produced by Geoff Maltby the owner of Repro Magic. For most of the time Walt Lees was the editor. Contributors include: Max Maven, Peter Duffie, Patrick Page, Al Smith, Angelo Carbone, Ian Rowland, Werner Miller, Peter Kane, Paul Hallas, Stephen Tucker, Ali Bongo and many more. The subjects discussed span everything from mentalism and cards, to magic for children and close-up.

CONTENTS:

• AROUND THE WORLD (Peter Underwood): A great mental effect. Two cards are selected by a cut of the deck done by a spectator. The two values added and an Atlas opened at that page to select a country. You have predicted that country. ...

CONTENTS:

• TUNED MINDS (Jack Avis): Four spectators chose four numbers which are used to reveal the four Aces (or four selections).
• HAVE A MATCH (Magini): A novelty funny trick. You offer a match to a spectator and the match rises from the box. A good laugh.
• TWO BALL TRANSPOSITION (C. King): You show a red and a green ball (or any two colors) and they, using a handkerchief, transpose. A strong effect for any ball routine.
• A CHANGE OF PLANS (Bill Simon): A nice routine using the four Kings where they follow the leader. One King changes into an Ace and the other Kings change into Aces too.
• A CARD TRANSPOSITION...

CONTENTS:

• THE EVER READY SPELLER (Al Koran): An excellent impromptu card trick where a selected card is revealed after reciting any jingle (or a short poem). Funny stuff. Can be done in any language.
• MY NAME YOUR NAME (Lewis Ganson): The selected card is revealed using the name of a spectator.
• BETWEEN THE ACES (Don Loder): You give the four Aces to a spectator to hold. A selected card vanishes from the deck and reappears between the Aces.
• ADD-A-PAIR (Tom Sellers): You find two selected cards from a shuffled deck without any help from card keys or other devices.
• CARD PENETRATION AND CHANGE (Cy Endfield):...

More magic from the pages of Peter Warlock's legendary magazine.

CONTENTS:

• MURDER BY SUGGESTION (Stewart James): Two cards are used to find a murder suspect.
• DOUBLY IMPOSSIBLE II (Michael Symes): Two selected ESP symbols are predicted by you.
• THREE INTO ONE (Jack Avis): A stunning routine with a series of revelations using just a regular deck of cards.
• AUSTROLOGY (Max Maven): An easy routine with cards that can be done also over the phone (you could use Tarot cards, Zodiac sign cards, etc.).
• BEAUTY AND BOTTLE (Someran): A fun routine to perform using cards with bottles and ...girls.
• ONE MORE LIE DETECTOR (Bob Neale):...

CONTENTS:

• ROPE, HANDKERCHIEF AND RING MYSTERY (Ken de Courcy): A handkerchief is draped over the center of a piece of rope which is tied over the handkerchief. The whole thing is given to a spectator to hold. A ring is vanished and it appears knotted on the center of the rope.
• AN E.V.T.V. PREDICTION (Arthur Carter): A method to predict basically anything you want: Names, places, cards, etc. The principle can be used for many other routines.
• DICE CHOICE (W. Rory Coker): Two ESP cards are removed as predictions and two are selected by a spectator. These symbols match your predictions.
• WHIRL (Aldo Colombini):...

CONTENTS:

• SYMPATHETIC JOKERS (Steve Cook): Two blue-backed Jokers placed in different part of the deck, come together in the middle. A selected card appears between them and at the end, their backs become red.
• KARDCOINCIDENCE (Alfred Gabriel): A very unique way to reveal a selected card, where a miniature card duplicate of the selection appears glued to a coin previously shown on both sides.
• A BLANK SANDWICH (John Yeager): A selected card is placed on the table. Two Jacks are shown and the selected card appears between them. The card on the table is now blank.
• RISING CARD (Carlos Corda):...

CONTENTS:

• COMMERCIAL PREDICTION (Arthur Carter): You predict a single card which is removed from an apparently ordinary deck.
• I WANT (Geny Dellan): Four freely selected cards turn out to be the four Aces.
• CENTURY FORCE (Arthur Carter): A very unique way to force a number using discs.
• CARD IN WALLET (John Yeager): A comedy (and magical) way to reveal a selected card inside your wallet.
• MY FUNNY VALENTINE (Tom Ogden): Perfect for Valentine's Day (or any other day!). The spectator shuffles the cards and at the end all the Hearts are face up among the other cards face down.
• ANOTHER JACK...

CONTENTS:

• VACATION (Max Maven): Two Jokers capture the four Kings one by one. A very strong impromptu routine.
• SPEEDY SPONGES (Arthur Carter): A very easy and clever routine with sponge balls in three phases.
• NEWSPAPER MIRACLE (Arthur Carter): A full page of a magazine or newspaper is torn into sixteen and a piece selected by a spectator. You predicted the contents of the piece.
• FLAGGING ATTENTION (Max Maven): A trick with countries and flags. A unique prediction with a principle that you will use for other routines.
• WRONG GUESS (George Blake): An impromptu revelation of a selected card...

The creator of these effects, Jozsef Kovacs, is a Hungarian magician who became interested in magic at the age of four. He was living in a small village but only when he moved to Budapest he was able to find a magic store and the possibility to find books and videos. He published a series of booklets and lecture notes and you can find most of his work here on Lybrary.com. He likes close-up magic but card magic is his real love.

CONTENTS:

• TWIN GIANTS: Two numbers freely selected by two spectators find two cards that you have predicted.
• MATHEMAGIC: Using four cards with math symbols you perform a very...