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Shaman Cagliostro's Spectacles spectator puts on special glasses when the cards are spread in front of him, he names all of the selections
Inspired by
  • an idea of DeLands, credit reference on page 191
Related toVariations
Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 45)
185
Paul LePaul The Bottom-Deal (Simplified Method) bottom card set two-handed during previous top deal
Related toVariations 1949 90
Paul LePaul A Quadruplicate Mystery four spectators each find their selection
Related toVariations 1949 165
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen, Somerset Maugham Grand Guignol thumb is cut with a knife until the performer bleeds, wound is healed
Variations 1969 126
Frank Garcia Three in a Million two decks, spec and perf select same card and cut off same amount of cards
Related toVariations 1972 32
Philip T. Goldstein Palm Off
Variations 1977 11
Paul Harris Hi Ho Silver! coin vanishes and appears under selected card in the deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1977 17
Simon Lovell Jack Catch
Jan. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5)
515
Fred Robinson Oasis on Bob Read, Doug Alker, Maurice Fogel, Ian Simpson, Paul Daniels, Ken Brooke, Harry Lorayne, Phil Goldstein, Simon Lovell, Kevin Davie
Feb. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 6)
531
Simon Lovell Riffle Two
Mar. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)
547
Simon Lovell Second Deal easy continuous strike deal
Mar. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)
547
Simon Lovell Handy Aces selected card disappears between the four Aces and reappears face up in the deck
Inspired byAlso published here May 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 9)
577
Simon Lovell, Ron Wilson Atomic E.S.P. joker changes to selected card, deck vanishes from case
Also published here Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
614
Fred Robinson Oasis on Simon Lovell, Tommy Wonder, Brian Barnes
Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
638
Fred Robinson Oasis on Gordon Bruce, Roy Walton, Alex Elmsley, Jan Heins, Simon Lovell, Piet Forton, Derek Dingle
May 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 5)
673
Fred Robinson Oasis Johnny Johnston, Mick Moran, Dave Curtis, Simon Lovell, Ken Brooke
Oct. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 10)
742
Simon Lovell Two Faced
Oct. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 10)
750
Allen Okawa Cellophane Surprise torn and restored cellophane at cigarette case, healing process is felt
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979 134
Roy Walton Grown Up Hofzinser four jumbo Aces, suit that matches selection is turned-over and when turned over the jumbo card became the selection and the selection became the Ace
VariationsAlso published here 1979 2
Fred Robinson Oasis on David Berglas, Uri Geller, Walt Lees, Stephan Stamm, Andrew Galloway, Bob Hamilton, Jeff Busby, Phil Goldstein, Kevin Davie, Simon Lovell
Feb. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 2)
798
Al Smith (reviewer) Simon Says... by Simon Lovell Feb. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 2)
994
Stephen Tucker Exhibit 'A' four objects in box and also names written on paper, knife is selected and blood is found on blade, murder presentation
Variations 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
14
Steve Beam Back to Aces all backs with four cards, one by one they change into Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1983 6
Simon Lovell Preword
1983 1
Simon Lovell Introduction
1983 3
Simon Lovell Types of Second Deals
1983 4
Simon Lovell Myths of the Second Deal
1983 4
Simon Lovell Your Hands and Cards
1983 5
Simon Lovell How to Practice Second Dealing
1983 6
Simon Lovell Advanced Practise for the Second Deal
1983 8
Simon Lovell Strike Deals - The Top Sweep Deal
Variations 1983 8
Simon Lovell The Side Sweep Deal
1983 13
Simon Lovell Scaling Cards from the Strike
  • Scaling From The Top Sweep Deal
  • Scaling From The Side Sweep Deal
1983 15
Simon Lovell Dealing Studs from the Strike
  • Studs From The Top Sweep Deal
  • Dealing Studs From The Side Sweep Deal
1983 16
Simon Lovell Scaling Cards from the Stud
1983 17
Simon Lovell A Variation on the Top Sweep Deal
Inspired by 1983 17
Simon Lovell Push Off Second Dealing
1983 19
Simon Lovell Dealing Pairs (The Double Deal)
1983 22
Simon Lovell A Simple Push Off Deal
1983 24
Simon Lovell The Long Stroke Push Off
1983 25
Simon Lovell Scaled Push Off Deals
1983 26
Simon Lovell The Specialist Scaled Push Off
1983 26
Simon Lovell The One Handed Push Off Deal
1983 27
Simon Lovell A Variation on the One Handed Push Off
1983 28
Simon Lovell Another Variation on the One Handed Push Off
1983 28
Simon Lovell Hand to Hand Push Off Dealing without a table to deal on
1983 29
Simon Lovell Push Off Stud Deals - The Side Sweep Stud Push Off
1983 30
Simon Lovell The Long Stroke Stud Push Off
1983 32
Simon Lovell The Specialist Blackjack Stud Push Off
1983 33
Simon Lovell One Handed Push Off Stud Dealing
1983 35
Simon Lovell Final Notes on Second Dealing
1983 36
Simon Lovell Other Second Deals
1983 37
Simon Lovell Bonus Section - Tricks and Moves chapter intro
1983 37
Simon Lovell The Weird "Stop" Trick spectator stops at his card, then again later at the very same card
1983 38
Simon Lovell The Second Deal in Leiu of a Double Lift "Lieu" (sic)
1983 38
Simon Lovell Double Coincedence "Coincidence" (sic)
two cards end up in same position in two piles, using one-handed second deal
Also published here 1983 39
Simon Lovell The Ten Card Special Plus number card chosen, top cards dealt, they form a straight and card at value of spectator's card is selection
  • The Basic Routine
  • The Extended Routine (straight shown first and mixed back in, then as above)
Related to 1983 40
Simon Lovell Endword
1983 42
Paul Cummins Counting On It number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Related toVariations 1984 132
Walt Lees Simon Lovell
1984 107
Simon Lovell Simon Lovell's Ambitious Card Routine more everywhere and nowhere routine, card in case finale
Also published here 1984 107
Simon Lovell Tips on the Fan Force classic force
1984 110
Simon Lovell, Ron Wilson Atomic E.S.P. joker changes to selected card, deck vanishes from case
Also published here 1984 122
Randy Wakeman The Randy Revelation
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1987 116
Ben Harris S.F.U.C. - Super Flip Utility Concept flipping over two cards as once with Super-Flip, upper one is scallop short, with applications:
  • A Flash Double-Lift
  • A Color Change
  • A Stunning Ambitious Card Climax
  • A Vanish
Inspired by
  • "Super-Flip" (Ben Harris, New Directions)
Related toVariations
1988 62
Ian Keable-Elliott, Simon Lovell, Al Smith Comment with letters, Al Smith on David Copperfield
Aug. 1988
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 12)
1
Simon Lovell Bibliography
1989 4
Walt Lees Simon Lovell Introduction of the man himself
1989 5
Simon Lovell Introduction
1989 9
Simon Lovell Thinks Some of Simon's pet hates
1989 11
Simon Lovell You And Them
1989 13
Simon Lovell Another Departed Point Card placed under spectator's hand from the beginning is the spectator's signed card
Inspired byAlso published here 1989 15
Simon Lovell Crispy Spectator cuts deck, produces pile of potato crisps. Bag of crisps is opened to find selected card.
Inspired by
  • "The Searcher" (Bob Ostin, Magic Mag, vol. 1, no. 3)
1989 21
Simon Lovell Glassy Card Card repeatedly goes under glass, ends with deck appearing under glass (moves explained in section "Glassy Card Extra" on p. 35)
1989 27
Simon Lovell The All Seeing Eye Spectator sit on card, magician looks into their mouth to "see" the card and divine it
Related to 1989 39
Simon Lovell Stopcut spectator says "stop" at his own card as magician cuts small packets off the deck
1989 45
Simon Lovell The Explod-ing Eyeball Rub eyeball, pretend eyeball explodes with creamer packet
1989 49
Simon Lovell Centre Tear Tip Divine spectator's name (with tips of handling centre tears)
1989 51
Simon Lovell Fingered wrong card under spectator's finger becomes selection
Variations 1989 57
Simon Lovell Assassination Three bullet holes appear in a coin after magician feigns assassinating Kennedy - coin then changes into a bullet
1989 59
Keith Charnley Chop Wallet Chop Cup style routine with coin and wallet - final production of ten pound note under the wallet
Also published here 1989 65
Simon Lovell Four Ace Opener Series of color changes between black and red Aces, end with all four Aces on table
1989 69
Simon Lovell, Father Cyprian Really Wild Packet of four Jokers change into four Kings one by one
1989 77
Simon Lovell Can Can Magician crush soda can under foot instantaneously
1989 87
Simon Lovell Jack Catch Sandwich routine where two Jacks are used to pull out selection
1989 89
Simon Lovell Squiddle Karate Coin done with cards, but finger is thrust into cards that are thrown in the air, and finger splits a card (selection)
1989 93
Simon Lovell, Eric Mason Open Hand Colour Change
Related to 1989 97
Simon Lovell Tongued Magician puts nail through his tongue, then restores tongue
Related to 1989 103
Simon Lovell Multiple Top Change Lovell's handling
1989 109
Simon Lovell Chinese Ring in Rat Borrowed ring to matchbox, but has long racist interlude where magician wears fake teeth, pretends to be Chinese and speaks in a stereotypical accent and bad English in order to produce a rat
1989 113
Simon Lovell Jazz Magic Some outs and ideas for improvisational magic to locate "freely named" card
Related to 1989 119
Simon Lovell Jazzing After Story Keith Fields helped Simon to do a deck / cigarette pack transposition
1989 131
Simon Lovell Tipping How to get tips
1989 133
Simon Lovell Endword
1989 135
Simon Lovell Simon Says...
Mar. 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 7)
6
Johnny "J.J." Johnston (reviewer) Close Up Magic to Tap Dance To by Simon Lovell Aug. 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 12)
4
John Bannon Play It Straight (Triumph) ordered suit reversed & distributed as finale
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 1
John Bannon Creased Lightning into fourth or eighth under the deck, also right after convincing control
Variations 1990 45
Click! Click! Simon Lovell, Lynn Thomas, Jolly Roger, Nic Picot
Feb. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 2)
17
Simon Lovell (reviewer) Unexplainable Acts by Gary Kurtz (written by Richard Kaufman) Oct. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 6)
17
Simon Lovell (reviewer) Gambling Scams by Darwin Ortiz Dec. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 7)
3
Aldo Colombini Jumbo airplane is formed with cards, selection is found and four Aces produced as kicker
Inspired by
  • Ken de Courcy's "Airplane"
VariationsAlso published here
1991 14
Simon Lovell (reviewer) Imagication by T. G. Murphy Aug. 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 11)
12
Simon Lovell Letter on cheater claim
Oct. 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 12)
3
Jim Sisti (reviewer) The Dog-Eared Deck Plus by Simon Lovell Mar./Apr. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 10)
103
Simon Lovell The Packed Wallet card to wallet, second phase 51 cards to wallet
Also published here 1993 875
Simon Lovell The Packed Wallet card to wallet, second phase 51 cards to wallet
Also published here 1993 94
Simon Lovell The Full Bottle Wipe Out signed card to sealed bottle, at the bar
Related to Sep./Oct. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 19)
213
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners
Nov./Dec. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 20)
227
Simon Lovell Another Departed Point
VariationsAlso published here May 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 5)
2356
Alex Elmsley Between Your Palms card between spectator's palm turns out to be a later signed selection, using stranger card
VariationsAlso published here
  • Abracadabra, Vol. 13 No. 335, June 28, 1952, p. 361
1994 246
Dan Harlan, Simon Lovell From the Labyrinth Simon Lovell on the "why" of magic
June 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 2)
12
Simon Lovell The Push-Off Second Deal - Second Method
1994 148
Simon Lovell, Gary Plants Jacked Black! card and position remembered, then another value added and card ends up at this position, switchless switch placement
1994 14
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners on "What's new?", real close-up magic
Jan./Feb. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 21)
233
Simon Lovell The Famed Two Card and Glass Juggle using a glass
Mar./Apr. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 22)
248
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners criteria for choosing a routine
Mar./Apr. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 22)
250
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners on body language and misdirection
May/June 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 23)
262
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners
July/Aug. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 24)
274
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners on working conditions
Sep./Oct. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 25)
280
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners list of material for close-up magic
Nov./Dec. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 26)
292
Simon Lovell Beauty and the Beast
  • Letters
Sep. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
12
Steve Beam Leftovers on Tom Gagnon, 4F convention, Wayne Kyzer, Simon Aronson, Drei-Länder-Kongress, Magic Christian, Leo Polacek, Harry Lucas, John Moran, Ron Jeffries, Simon Lovell
1995 1100
Steve Beam Leftovers on Marty Kane, Jon Racherbaumer, Jim Hyams, Wayne Kyzer, Scott Robinson, Simon Lovell
1995 1148
Simon Lovell Three Ways presentation for single card location
Related to 1995 116
David Acer A Word About the Contributors Rick Bronson, Barry Julien, Simon Lovell, Richard Sanders
1995 11
Simon Lovell Polaroid deck used as camera, selection kind of rises out of deck polaroid style
1995 85
David Jockisch The holey Deck
  • Effect 1: centers of all cards fall out leaving a deck with a large hole in the center except selection
  • Effect 2: a center and a middle are then chosen, they match
Related to
  • "Heartless" (Simon Lovell, I'm Still Tapping!!, 1992)
June 1995
The Lemniscate (Vol. 2 No. 1)
1
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners on Rick Silvers top five list of tricks for close-up
Jan./Feb. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 27)
309
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners on Mike Cioppa's list for close-up magic
Mar./Apr. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 28)
321
Al "The Only" Ulman Ask the Only on Fechter's, FFFF, Obie O'Brien, Paul Daniels, Harry Lorayne, Simon Lovell
May/June 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 29)
328
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners on the 'why' of doing close-up magic
May/June 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 29)
333
Simon Lovell Straight Lines Don't Go Round Corners on the climax of routines
July/Aug. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 30)
346
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly bar bet, Darts
Sep./Oct. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 31)
352
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly
Nov./Dec. 1995
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 32)
364
Simon Lovell Heart-Less whole deck has a large whole in the center
Also published here Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
78
Dota C. Brown, Stan Allen Much Ado
  • Letters
Related to July 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 11)
14
Simon Lovell Talk Nice?
  • Letters
Related to Aug. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 12)
12
Simon Lovell Pacific Coast Association of Magicians
Oct. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
35
Simon Lovell Magicians Alliance of Eastern States
Nov. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
37
Doc Dougherty Counter Point on Paul Daniels, Ali Bongo, Simon Lovell, Lee Earle, Docc Hilford
Feb. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 8)
5
Paul Hallas Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Jan. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)
2603
Simon Lovell The "Heartless" Deck whole deck has a large whole in the center
Also published here Apr. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 4)
2636
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly on performing behind a bar
Jan./Feb. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)
377
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly on performing behind a bar
Mar./Apr. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 34)
389
Simon Lovell The Bar Gly
Nov./Dec. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 38)
435
Simon Lovell Sorcerer's Halloween Observance Weekend
Jan. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 5)
31
Simon Lovell Glass City Conjurers Conclave
May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
26
Simon Lovell The Supra-Selling of the Lemming Man
  • Selling the Roll Out (four-coin roll-out flourish)
  • Selling the Six-Dice Stack
  • Grandfather's Beer (beer production from dice stacking cup)
1997 16
Simon Lovell Dedication
1997 v
Simon Lovell Thanks to...
1997 vi
Simon Lovell, Walt Lees Who Is This Lovell Guy Anyway?
1997 xiii
Simon Lovell Introduction
1997 xv
Simon Lovell What Is Close-Up Magic?
1997 3
Simon Lovell Approach, Opening, Time Served and the Closing Cheer!
  • The Table-Hopping Opener
  • The Walk-Around Opener
  • Lucky You - They've Requested to See You!
  • Time Served
  • The Closing Cheer
1997 6
Simon Lovell Comfort Zones
  • What Are Comfort Zones?
  • Invading Comfort Zones
1997 11
Simon Lovell Routining and Resetting
1997 13
Simon Lovell Top Tip or Not To Tip?
1997 16
Simon Lovell Flukes!
1997 17
Simon Lovell Entertainment and Sleight-Of-Hand!
1997 18
Simon Lovell First Things First... chapter intro
1997 21
Simon Lovell Fingered Number Three wrong card under spectator's finger, same card shows up reversed in deck and selection is now under finger
Inspired byRelated to 1997 22
Simon Lovell Fingered Number Four card to wallet addition
Related to 1997 25
Simon Lovell PalmThinks top card is levered up with left thumb into right hand
1997 25
Simon Lovell Packed Wallet card to wallet, second phase 51 cards to wallet
  • Fingered Packed Wallet (as finale to Fingered Number Four)
Related toAlso published here 1997 28
Simon Lovell Another Departed Point two duplicates
Also published here 1997 33
Simon Lovell Optician's Delight card to behind glasses
1997 37
Simon Lovell Vernonesque Three Way packet stop force with outs
1997 41
Simon Lovell The Gambler's Move Kings and Aces, repeated
Variations 1997 43
Simon Lovell Hold The Mayo red Kings in deck, selection appears between them, repeat, then Kings split and then find selection
  • Stage One - Butter the Bread!
  • Stage Two - Add the Ham
  • Stage Three - Hold the Mayo!
Variations 1997 47
Simon Lovell Give Me The Mayo cleaner handling with double backer
Inspired by 1997 53
Simon Lovell Ambitious Everywhere and Nowhere
Also published here 1997 55
Simon Lovell Fanforcethinks
1997 55
Simon Lovell TopChangethinks
1997 57
Simon Lovell HinduShufflethinks as all alike display
1997 59
Simon Lovell Afterthinks addition in which selection is torn and put in case, then it is chosen again and torn card turn out to be Joker
1997 60
Simon Lovell Business Card Giveaway business cards stapled to top indifferent card which is placed in center, it comes back to top and is now selection
Also published here 1997 62
Simon Lovell SloMo Pass
Variations 1997 65
Simon Lovell Capped SloMo Pass bottom cover pass
Inspired by 1997 67
Simon Lovell Challenge Reverse! multiple cards selected and replaced, they all reverse
1997 68
Simon Lovell Gesture Rightening top card of deck secretly reversed, rightened in up-and-down movement
1997 69
Simon Lovell Sleight Of Mouth - Effect Number One card unfolded with tongue in mouth à la Tom Mullica
1997 71
Simon Lovell Super Quick Simey Fold into fourth at deck
Inspired by 1997 71
Simon Lovell Sleight Of Mouth - Effect Number Two Joker folded up with mouth alone, then unfolded with mouth and it changed into selection
  • The Simey Sloppy Card Fold
1997 75
Simon Lovell Bonus Fold Effect spectator cuts and folded selection happens to be where he cuts
1997 78
Simon Lovell Card In Bottle handkerchief put over deck, bottle appears underneath with signed selection in it
Related to 1997 79
Simon Lovell Who Killed Lilly Longlegs?
1997 83
Simon Lovell The Switch deck switch during a non-card trick in pocket
1997 83
Simon Lovell Pushthroughriffleshufflethinks
1997 86
Simon Lovell Outfold indifferent card folded into fourth face outward, changed into back-outward and then into selection, two methods
1997 91
Simon Lovell Sitting Deck Vanish oker changes to selected card, deck vanishes from case
Also published here 1997 94
Simon Lovell Curryturnoverthinks
1997 96
Simon Lovell Oily Snobs 4&4
  • Phase One - Mix and Separate
  • Phase Two - Try Harder, Tramps!!
  • Phase Three - The Solo Tramps Goes For It!
Related to 1997 98
Simon Lovell The Lemming Ace Exchange four jumbo Aces, suit that matches selection is turned-over and when turned over the jumbo card became the selection and the selection became the Ace
Inspired by 1997 103
Simon Lovell The Squelmsley Count with jumbo cards
1997 103
Simon Lovell Two-Step Top Change card put on deck for a moment
1997 105
Simon Lovell Vanishing Moustache moustache on printing of one of the four Kings vanishes
1997 107
Simon Lovell Oooops! spectator receives four Aces and a Joker, performer has six Aces
1997 109
Simon Lovell Gambler's Flat Palm Addition to top
1997 109
Simon Lovell Simple Double Deal
1997 111
Simon Lovell Impossible Location! spectator stops anywhere and remembers card, later divined
Related to 1997 113
Simon Lovell Double Trouble two magicians perform in different parts of the room, one cannot find card and other magicians shouts out name, repeated
1997 115
Simon Lovell Hyperpoke first finger penetrates deck of cards and stops at selection
1997 123
Simon Lovell Predicted Bermuda three cards chosen behind back of spectator, same cards reversed in prediction deck, extra deck, ends clean
Inspired byVariations 1997 126
Simon Lovell, Michael Austin Blind Date Bermuda spectator pockets three cards behind his back, performer takes another deck and finds the mates
Inspired by 1997 129
Simon Lovell Kicked! two card placed in deck during deal, next to matching cards, rest of deck turns out blank
Inspired by
  • "The Kick" (Harry Baron)
1997 136
Simon Lovell Heartless whole deck has a large whole in the center
Related toAlso published here 1997 141
Simon Lovell Heartlebox hole also appears in case
Related to 1997 147
Simon Lovell The World's Only Blue-Backed Double-Faced Card! gag
  • Bonus Magicians-Only Gag Number One
  • Bonus Magicians-Only Gag Number Two
1997 149
Simon Lovell Flashburn 2! card lost, coin wrapped in flash paper and put on deck and burned, paper circle under coin has name of selection, selection is torched
Inspired by
  • "Meltdown" (Harry Baron & Simon Lovell)
1997 151
Simon Lovell Three Card Pop three cards appear on three piles à la Jennings Revelation
Inspired by 1997 157
Simon Lovell The Non-Panoramic Shift straight to bottom in straddle type action
1997 157
Simon Lovell Simon Takes On Le Paul
Inspired by 1997 162
Simon Lovell The Turn-Up Multiple Top Change packet turned over on deck, Talazac type
Variations 1997 162
Simon Lovell The Table Spread Multiple Top Change table spread as cover after switch
Inspired by 1997 166
Simon Lovell Sambitious Card
1997 168
Simon Lovell FLOOP "Finger Loop Double Lift"
double card spun out of center with top half in right-hand end grip
Variations 1997 168
Simon Lovell, Ben Harris Super Flip Variation turnover at end of dribble
Inspired by 1997 172
Simon Lovell Bonus FLOOP Color Change double held away from half in left hand with left finger and thumb, other half fanned over it
1997 174
Simon Lovell Spinnup! outjogged card spun around fingers, Jerry Andrus Twirl
1997 176
Simon Lovell Cheats' Honesty Test Aces produced, then they change into Royal Flush
Inspired by
  • "Radical Aces" (Bill Malone, MUM, Vol. 82 No. 11, Apr. 1993)
1997 179
Simon Lovell Razahtab
Inspired by
  • Baltazar Fuentes Change (see Malone's "Radical Aces", MUM, Vol. 82 No. 11, Apr. 1993)
1997 180
Simon Lovell The Bottom Deal
Related to 1997 181
Simon Lovell Frank's Fave number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection at chosen number within this packet
Related to 1997 185
Simon Lovell Elmsley Cut Elmsley Ace to King shown and lost, number card chosen, top cards dealt, they form the straight again and card at value of spectator's card is selection
Related to 1997 190
Simon Lovell The Push-Off Second Deal detailed
  • The Side Sweep Stud Push Off
1997 190
Simon Lovell Double Coincidence two cards end up in same position in two piles
  • Bonus Method Number One
  • Bonus Method Number Two
Also published here 1997 198
Simon Lovell The One-Handed Push-Off Second Deal
1997 198
Simon Lovell Mini All Backs all backs with deck and small backed
Inspired by 1997 202
Simon Lovell Countthinks on the Flushtration Count
1997 203
Simon Lovell Coin From Pack large coin appears from between two cards
1997 208
Simon Lovell The Coin-Eating Pack coin put on deck of cards, it vanishes
Inspired by 1997 212
Simon Lovell Whoops! The Bonus Reproduction coin appears again
1997 213
Simon Lovell Number 1 - Instant Tosheroon coin vanishes from deck and reappears next to selection
1997 214
Simon Lovell Number 2 - Finger Ring Fun finger ring penetrates deck and reappears on finger
1997 214
Simon Lovell Pen Through Tongue fake tongue
Related to 1997 219
Simon Lovell Tongue of War fake tongue flies into audience from mouth
1997 221
Simon Lovell Self-Writing Pen pen writes/moves by itself
1997 222
Simon Lovell Sebastian the Mind-Reading Chicken gag with drawing of chicken and a part that is apparently about to vanish
Also published here 1997 224
Simon Lovell, Ken Brooke Any Dog Called For! any dog apparently appears under a glass, "puddle" gag
1997 226
Simon Lovell The Nightmare Deck apparently only spectator with special glasses can see large marks on the back
1997 228
Simon Lovell Anyway I Could Know Your Card? (X 2) gag, card is not found
  • Anyway Number One
  • Anyway Number Two
1997 230
Simon Lovell Anticadge cigarette removed from cigarette case, case is then restored again
Inspired by 1997 231
Simon Lovell Cointear coin is torn
1997 234
Simon Lovell The Infamous Submarine Card gag routine in which glass of beer is spilled all over the place as a deck of cards is put inside
1997 236
Simon Lovell Final Simey Words
1997 240
Simon Lovell One Last Piece Of Advice...
1997 242
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly on doing simple things, bar magic
Jan./Feb. 1997
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 39)
447
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly on getting cards signed
Mar./Apr. 1997
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 40)
460
David Acer, Simon Lovell On the Lovell interview with Simon Lovell
May/June 1997
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 41)
469
Simon Lovell Business Card Giveaway business cards stapled to top indifferent card which is placed in center, it comes back to top and is now selection
Also published here May/June 1997
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 41)
473
Simon Lovell Sebastian - The Mind-Reading Chicken gag with drawing of chicken and a part that is apparently about to vanish
Also published here May/June 1997
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 41)
475
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly
July/Aug. 1997
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 42)
485
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly
Nov./Dec. 1997
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 44)
509
Michael Close (reviewer) Simon Says by Simon Lovell Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
24
Simon Lovell (reviewer) Top Five Tricks from Simon Says! From the Horse's Mouth Nov. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
32
Simon Lovell A Simon Moment on presentation and character
July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
31
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly
Jan./Feb. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 45)
521
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly switching decks when doing bar magic
Nov./Dec. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 50)
583
Simon Lovell Introduction
1999 7
Simon Lovell Another Restoration of bottle cap
1999 34
Simon Lovell Ferret Filiperoo center of three empty business cards instantly prints itself
1999 134
Simon Lovell Monday Night Magic: New York!
Sep. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 9)
32
Simon Lovell The Bar Fly on how to behave when watching another bar magician
Mar./Apr. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 52)
611
Simon Lovell In the Spotlight
  • The Mob and the Magi!
Nov./Dec. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 56)
659
Simon Lovell Why "Son of Simon Says"?
2000 vi
Simon Lovell Acknowledgements
2000 ix
Simon Lovell Introduction
2000 xiii
Simon Lovell More Thoughts of Chairman Lovell
2000 3
Simon Lovell So, What do you need to learn Sleightwise to be a Magician?
2000 5
Simon Lovell The Mob and the Magi!
2000 6
Simon Lovell Pocket Management
2000 8
Simon Lovell Logic and Thinking
2000 9
Simon Lovell A Quick Word About Bar Magic
2000 10
Simon Lovell The Magic Moment
2000 11
Simon Lovell End Bit
2000 12
Simon Lovell Lovey Dovey Sandwich two selected cards are sandwiched at once
Inspired by 2000 15
Simon Lovell Star Trick aircraft is formed with cards, selection is found and matching cards as kicker
Inspired by 2000 19
Simon Lovell Moments and Musings on Harry Baron
2000 22
Simon Lovell The Namer back of signed card changes to another back with "Your Signature" written on it
2000 23
Simon Lovell Two Cards and a Glass wrong card becomes right card under glass, John Scarne glass staging
  • Fingered Two-and-a-Half (without table)
Also published here
  • "Fingered Number Two" (Simon Lovell, "Club 71" and "The Magic Menu")
2000 27
Simon Lovell The Murder Mystery four objects in box and also names written on paper, knife is selected and blood is found on blade, murder presentation
Inspired by 2000 31
Simon Lovell Moments and Musings on Fred Robinson
2000 36
Simon Lovell Super Play It Straight! wrong suit is turned over, then changes into correct one, or change with two selection, half the deck is double backers
Inspired byRelated to 2000 37
Simon Lovell Imagination deck held face-up in right-hand end grip, top card change into selection and then back
Related to 2000 41
Simon Lovell Backwards Kelly Replacement Jack Birnman?
2000 42
Simon Lovell Collectors 21!
2000 47
Simon Lovell Sidney the Hamster one handed fan that opens and snaps shut again
2000 53
Simon Lovell The Flipster flourish sequence in which the cards are fanned out and closed and secretly displaced, Twisting the Aces application
2000 57
Simon Lovell Moments and Musings on Eric Mason
2000 62
Simon Lovell Granama spectator's name written on card and turn up with one letter per piece to make anagrams, then restored
2000 63
Simon Lovell Five-and-a-Half! multiple on-handed cut
2000 67
Simon Lovell The Angle of the Dangle as top card is shown, a card is stolen into LTP
2000 73
Simon Lovell Bermuderama spectator choses card behind back, performer does the same, the cards match, uses three deck instead of one
Inspired by
  • Juan Tamariz performance
Variations
2000 77
Simon Lovell Moments and Musings on Fred Kaps
2000 80
Simon Lovell One Way to Bermuda different presentation, mate turns over in deck
Inspired by 2000 81
Simon Lovell Blind Man's Bluff spectator finds cards in deck, rest is secretly blank, cards are predicted
Inspired by 2000 85
Simon Lovell The Wyoming Wobble selected card disappears between the four Aces and reappears face up in the deck
Also published here 2000 99
Simon Lovell Copthinks
2000 100
Simon Lovell Topchangethinks
2000 101
Simon Lovell The Bucket Cull
  • One Bucket! (single card)
  • Several Little Buckets Hanging on a Wall! (multiple cards)
2000 105
Simon Lovell Bonus Trick - Fourplay card chosen and lost, produced with its mates
2000 110
Simon Lovell Moments and Musings on Steve Beam
2000 112
Simon Lovell Waiting for God "God" calls on the performer's cell phone and names card and position
2000 113
Simon Lovell Harry's Catnip Principle cat locates card
  • Bonus Number One - Free Choice Catnip!
  • Bonus Number Two - The Mind Reading Cat (cat locates object)
  • Bonus Number Three - Gambling Kitty (cat finds money card in monte, with Guy Hollingworth variation)
2000 117
Simon Lovell Matchbox Betcha number of matches in matchbox divined, mathematical
2000 121
Simon Lovell Moments and Musings on gambler Fast Jack
2000 126
Simon Lovell Two Pieces of Silliness - Teethy "Silly Stunt Number One"
piece of glass bitten out of glass, coin for sound effect
Related to
  • Martin Gardner's Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic
2000 131
Simon Lovell Two Pieces of Silliness - Cancan "Silly Stunt Number Two"
can is crushed flat in two seconds
2000 132
Simon Lovell The Texas Chainthumb Massare or Grand Guignol Revisited thumb is cut with a knife until the performer bleeds, wound is healed
Inspired by 2000 135
Simon Lovell Business Card Flash! blank card tabled, coin on top, flash paper on coin, ignited and card visibly prints, pull into lap, also with playing card
Also published here
  • video "The Office Animal"
2000 139
Simon Lovell Moments and Musings on Cardini
2000 142
Simon Lovell Coins, Dice and Grandfather's Beer! some bar bets, then full glass of beer produced
  • Stage One - Selling the Roll Out
  • Stage Two - Selling the Six Dice Stack
  • Stage Three - Grandfather's Beer
2000 143
Simon Lovell Imagiro bill folded (?) into animal behind back of performer
2000 149
Simon Lovell Twisted Roses making a rose out of paper napkin
2000 157
Simon Lovell, Keith Charnley Chop Wallet Chop Cup style routine with coin and wallet - final production of ten pound note under the wallet
Also published here 2000 163
Simon Lovell The Incredible Card in Dove Number Two! card with torn-off corner to rubber dove, comedy prop extravaganza
2000 171
Simon Lovell Torn Corner Switch
2000 172
Simon Lovell Lobster Watch! broken and restored watch, reappears at performer's wrist, comedy prop extravaganza
2000 175
Simon Lovell Center Tear
2000 178
Simon Lovell Moments and Musings on Robert Harbin
2000 180
Simon Lovell Ring in Rat comedy prop extravaganza
2000 181
Simon Lovell The Frisk of the Risk! effect done with named card, risky, juke box principle, set-up of often named cards
2000 187
Simon Lovell Endword
2000 193
Simon Lovell Works Cited
2000 197
Matthew Field (reviewer) Party Animal by Simon Lovell Oct. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 10)
72
Matthew Field (reviewer) Office Animal by Simon Lovell Oct. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 10)
72
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Son of Simon Says; More Close-Up Magic of Simon Lovell by Simon Lovell Dec. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 12)
83
Mark Mason Card Under Glass Transposition no-duplicate solution to the Scarne glass transposition involving the revelation of a selection
Inspired byRelated to 2000 7
David Acer (reviewer) Son of Simon Says by Simon Lovell Jan./Feb. 2000
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 57)
666
Michael Close (reviewer) The Party Animal by Simon Lovell Aug. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 12)
24
Michael Close (reviewer) The Office Animal by Simon Lovell Aug. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 12)
24
Michael Close (reviewer) Son of Simon Says by Simon Lovell Nov. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 3)
36
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Extended Floop double card spun out of center with top half in right-hand end grip
Inspired byAlso published here 2001 11
Simon Lovell (reviewer) Dazzled in Atlantic City: Abracadazzle Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
16
Matthew Field (reviewer) Man of Danger, Parts 1, 2, and 3 by Simon Lovell Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
77
Matthew Field (reviewer) The Act by Simon Lovell
The Lemming Unleashed
Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
77
Aaron Smith (reviewer) Simon Says by Simon Lovell Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
14
Simon Lovell Introduction on Father Cyprian
Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
6
Tom Frame Blind-Sided spectator choses card behind back, performer does the same, the cards match, single-deck method
Inspired by Sep. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 4)
8
Michael Close (reviewer) Simon Lovell: Man of Danger Volumes 1-3 by Simon Lovell Sep. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
48
Michael Close (reviewer) Simon Lovell Live: The Lemming Unleashed by Simon Lovell Sep. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
48
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Second to None: A Manuscript on the Art of Second Dealing by Simon Lovell Mar. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 3)
85
Simon Lovell Frank Garcia - To Meet Such A Legend
Jan./Feb. 2002
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 2 No. 1)
23
Simon Lovell Fantasma Magic Opens at FAO Schwarz!
May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
72
Simon Lovell, David Acer Twice Removed Two magicians get two spectators to select cards, they each find the wrong card, turns out that the cards have transposed.
Variations 2004 180
Simon Lovell, David Acer The Painted Deck Using a card fan, face card is changed twice, then backs of the deck changes to blue from red
2004 184
Derek Dingle Card in Lemon "The Dingle I Knew", written up by Simon Lovell
May 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 5)
75
Matthew Field (reviewer) The Madness Behind the Methods by Simon Lovell Sep. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 9)
92
Kostya Kimlat Hallucinogenic Gaze of Gala deck held face-up in right-hand end grip, top card change into selection and then back
Related to 2004 35
Simon Lovell The Original Introduction To The Lecture Notes
2004 4
Simon Lovell, Derek Dingle Simon And Derek Transport The Whispering Queen! Queen placed face up on deck, spectator reverses a card on the deck, Queen whispers name of card to performer, then they transpose
  • Finish Number One
  • Finish Number Two
2004 39
Allan Ackerman Follow the Leader Kings and Aces
  • Conclusion (gaffed version)
Inspired byAlso published here 2005 26
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Billion Dollar Bunko by Simon Lovell July 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 7)
91
Carl Mercurio (reviewer) Strange and Unusual Hobbies by Simon Lovell Sep. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 9)
52
Simon Lovell (reviewer) The Book of Spirits: Séance at the Boston Mystery Lounge Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
30
Harry Lorayne Simon Lovell mini bio
2007 117
Simon Lovell Polaroid card slides out of deck as a photo out of a polaroid camera
2007 118
Simon Lovell Poked finger is used to stab card out of shower of cards
2007 121
Simon Lovell Semi-Switched cards change places while signatures stay put, gaffed
2007 125
Simon Lovell Splodge card (or photograph) transforms into four coins
2007 327
David Acer The Immiscible Eight 4&4, three phases, only first phase is Acer's and is described here
Related to 2007 19
Tyler Wilson Slacker Spectator and magician both do a trick at the same time for two other spectators, but each performer finds selection of the other spectator
Related to 2007 106
David Regal (reviewer) Heartless by Simon Lovell Feb. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2)
95
Simon Lovell Fred Robinson
2009 32
Tyler Wilson, David Acer, Simon Lovell Slacker spectator and performer each have a card selected from half deck, they find the other's cards
Inspired byRelated to 2010 79
Patrick Page The Eye Card Trick card revelation, spectator sits on card and performer looks into his mouth
Related to 2011 292
Eric Mead (reviewer) Betcha by Simon Lovell Oct. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 10)
85
Asi Wind Not-so-Straight Triumph two cards chosen, cards shuffled face-up/face-down, all cards straighten out except first suit in order, then second suit in order
Inspired byRelated to 2018 129
Brad Henderson (reviewer) The Bermuda Trio by Simon Lovell Jan. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 1)
87
Simon Lovell Paper Bullet Catch idea
2021 193
Tom Frame Blind-Sided spectator choses card behind back, performer does the same, the cards match
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2006
2022 525
Ken Niinuma Kick Back Straight wrong suit is turned over, then changes into correct one
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2010
2022 973