They Don't Make Trap Doors Like They Used To Do Or You Too Can Walk On Water

1978
Written by Steve Beam
Work of Steve Beam
42 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Phillip Young
Language: English
41 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Steve Beam Mental Address Book gag for getting phone number of spectator
 		1
Steve Beam The Ringer ring is caught in knot, one handed
 		1
Steve Beam Edition Addition name of selection found in newspaper add, card vanishes from deck
 		2
Steve Beam Guillotine Idea gag, used blades
 		2
Steve Beam The Vanishing Earthworm worm vanishes from tube, gag
 		3
Steve Beam Utility Vanish worm vanishes from book, gag
 		3
Henry Pettit Elwood's Dead Brother production of wands and a fake rabbit from hat
 		4
Steve Beam Cubio Routine presentation for Cubio, Die on string stops and slides on magician's command
 		4
Steve Beam Routine For The Lota humorous presentation for the Lota bowl
 		5
Steve Beam, Jimmy Heron Dry Clean Only patter for dye box / washing box trick
 		6
Milton Francis A Proposal For Rope Apprecation Week humorous article on ropes
 		7
Steve Beam On the Subject of Linking Rings humorous article
 		12
Steve Beam Editorial about bringing more women to magic meetings, humorous article
 		13
Steve Beam You're Joking removing jokers from face-down deck
Also published here 15
Steve Beam Quick Change card on table is covered with a fan and transforms
Inspired by
  • Mathew Corin's "Novel Card Discovery" in "Genii" May, 1972.
VariationsAlso published here 		15
Steve Beam Card to Silk playing card changes into card silk
 		15
Chuck Beam Further Than That messing with the spectator, using shaving cream, gag
 		17
Steve Beam The One Handed Pharoah one handed faro shuffle and cascade (Jerry Andrus)
Inspired byAlso published here 18
Don Morris Camelot to rhymed patter
Related to 21
Steve Beam Lazy Man's Deck Switch #1 dropping card during a trick, then take another deck
 		22
Steve Beam Lazy Man's Deck Switch #2 as a gag
 		22
Steve Beam Comeback off-beat prediction, same back design
 		22
Phillip Young Wrong Card spectator selects card with "You've picked the wrong card" written on it
 		23
Steve Beam Flipover as a production, apparently from the middle, using a swing cut
Inspired byAlso published here 24
Steve Beam Rapid Transit card appears face-up on the deck (using one handed top palm) vanishes again (face up Tent vanish) and appears face up in the center of the deck
Also published here 25
Steve Beam Mabel using wind-up teeth
 		26
Steve Beam How To Fan Cards humorous article, cartoons
 		28
Steve Beam The African Shuffle shuffle gag, dated
 		29
Steve Beam Pic A Card gag, dated
 		30
Steve Beam Borrowed Deck Beauty to switch a borrowed deck in the context of a routine
 		30
Tommy Dowd A New Card Change brief
Related to 31
Jim Culver The Complete Okito Turnover Move
32
Steve Beam Visual Brainwave color changing deck, with signed selection
 		33
Steve Beam Dancing Queen selection appears as a Tattoo on performers body
 		35
Steve Beam Backdoor Force #1 using a table
 		36
Don Morris Backdoor Force #2 dealing cards, stop
 		37
Steve Beam Split False Cut #1 multiple cuts, Hindu shuffle position
Also published here 37
Steve Beam Split False Cut #2
38
Steve Beam Electrocution card is found using an X-Ray machine, humorous routine
Inspired by
  • Lou Derman's "The X-Ray" in "Add Comedy to your Act"
 39
Steve Beam Glossary of Terms
41
Steve Beam Thanksgiven
42
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, April 2020.