Jon Allen

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Bruce Allen	The Ring and Rope	with extra piece	Related to On Ring and Rope Routines (Jon Racherbaumer, 1992) Double Impact (Jon Allen, 1995) Variations Ring & Rope Climax (Felix Farrell, 1995) Cuerda y Tijera (Alberto de Figueiredo, 2019) Also published here Hope on a Rope (Bruce Allen, 1990 ca.) Ring Around the Rope (Bruce Allen, 2003)	1984	Striking Magic	24	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves
David Williamson	A Little Spoon Bending	spoon bending with secret extra bowl	Variations Weird Science (Jon Allen, 1995) Also published here A Spoon Bending Routine (David Williamson, 1988)	1990 ca.	How Magic Works	7	Spoon & Fork Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Bob King, Ted Biet, Angelo Carbone, Jon Allen, Duane Henry, Frank Chambers, Michael Mander, Nick Fitzherbert, Harry Lorayne	Bonus Section	various tips on preparation & performance of "Out of Order"		1995	Out of Order	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Packet Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Using Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Slit
Dan Harlan, Marvin Leventhal	About the Contributors	on Marc Paul, Zelek Shadline (pseudonym), Anthony Davis, Anthony Owen, Angelo Carbone, Jon Allen		Mar. 1995	The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 1)	11	Articles / Articles
Jon Allen	M.A.R.L.O.	on "Magic And Real Life Occasions"		Mar. 1995	The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 1)	11	Articles / Theory & Essays
Jon Allen	Final Nightmare	handling for Professor's Nightmare, fair displays of the ropes		June 1995	The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 2)	1	Rope / Professor's Nightmare
Jon Allen	Get the Point	prediction in envelope, spectator sits on it, with funny gag		June 1995	The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 2)	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Chair Paper / Envelopes / Normal
Jon Allen	Welcome			1995	The "B" Movies	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Jon Allen	E.T.	ring on rubber band, rubber band is broken and restored to remove ring		1995	The "B" Movies	2	Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Rubber Band
Jon Allen	The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (Wristoration)	rubber band is broken and restored around spectator's wrist		1995	The "B" Movies	3	Rubber Band / Torn & Restored
Jon Allen	The Jerk (Crazy Man's Handcuffs Get-Ready)	linking phase		1995	The "B" Movies	4	Rubber Band / Penetration / Linking
Jon Allen	Star Trek (One-Handed Star)	forming a five-pointed star with a rubber band, one-handed		1995	The "B" Movies	5	Rubber Band / Figures
Jon Allen	True Lies (Really Broken & Restored Band)	rubber band broken into four pieces is restored		1995	The "B" Movies	6	Rubber Band / Torn & Restored Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Jon Allen	Extra Footage	tip for Crazy Man's Handcuffs		1995	The "B" Movies	7	Rubber Band / Penetration / Linking
Jon Allen	Introduction			1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Jon Allen	Drop Zone	deck appears and card is selected, coin appears on selection, everything vanishes again	Inspired by Drop Zone (Jon Allen, 1996)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Coin Cut & Variations
Jon Allen	Twins	lighter is split in two		1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	3	Light & Fire / Lighter
Jon Allen	Ghost	bill floats inside wine glass		1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	4	Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous Bill / Animation / Floatation
Jon Allen	Weird Science	spoon bending, handle bent at 90° to the side	Inspired by A Little Spoon Bending (David Williamson, 1990 ca.)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	5	Spoon & Fork Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Jon Allen	Freddy's Dead	clever Professor's Nightmare variation		1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	6	Rope / Professor's Nightmare
Jon Allen, Chad Long, Karrell Fox	The Vanishing	coathanger vanishes from sheet of paper		1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	8	Coathanger
Jon Allen	Double Impact	ideas for Coins Across Ring and Rope	Related to The Ring and Rope (Bruce Allen, 1984)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	9	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / to or from Spectator's Hand
Jon Allen	High Society	though of card on ceiling	Also published here High Society (Jon Allen, 1996)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Jon Allen	The Four Musketeers	production of four Aces, while cutting the deck in the hands		1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Jon Allen	Citizen Kane	white and brown sugar packets are signed, sugar inside packets change places		1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	12	Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly) Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Packet / Transposition
Jon Allen	Thoughts About M.A.R.L.O. (Magic and Real Life Occasions)	on restaurant / close-up magic		Jan./Feb. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)	373	Articles / Articles
Jon Allen	Drop Zone	coin appears on selection	Variations Drop Zone (Jon Allen, 1995)	Jan./Feb. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)	380	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Coin Cut & Variations
Jon Allen	High Society	though of card on ceiling	Also published here High Society (Jon Allen, 1995)	Jan./Feb. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)	380	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Jon Allen	Twin Peaks	endings for Coins Across Ring on Rope		Jan./Feb. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)	380	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / to or from Spectator's Hand
Michael Close (reviewer)	The Quadro-Chick	by Jon Allen		June 1997	Magic (Vol. 6 No. 10)	33	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Michael Close (reviewer)	Glink	by Jon Allen		Mar. 1998	Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)	34	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jon Allen	Poor Man's Prayer Vase	trick with two modelling balloons, air pocket is moved from end to end via squeezing		Nov. 1999	Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)	54	Balloon / Miscellaneous
Michael Close (reviewer)	Phobia	by Jon Allen		Nov. 1999	Magic (Vol. 9 No. 3)	29	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)	Spectators Don't Exist: Breaking Through the Participant Side	by Jon Allen		Oct. 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10)	78	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	Double Back	by Jon Allen		Nov. 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 11)	95	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Michael Close (reviewer)	Spectators Don't Exist	by Jon Allen		Sep. 2002	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)	37	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Michael Close (reviewer)	Double Back	by Jon Allen		Sep. 2002	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)	39	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Michael Close (reviewer)	The Destination Box	by Jon Allen		Dec. 2002	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 4)	44	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jon Allen	Introduction			2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Jon Allen	The Hole	pen through coin, with a ring		2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	2	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin Ring / Finger Rings / Miscellaneous
Jon Allen	The Usual Suspects	using two decks, card is chosen and then spectator names "name" of the card which matches selection in second deck		2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Fred (aka Phil, Oscar, ...) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Jon Allen	Force of Nature	Fred, name of spectator on card, two decks		2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	6	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Fred (aka Phil, Oscar, ...) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Jon Allen	Out of Sight	spectator reverses one card behind the back, deck is spread face-up and performer quickly finds mate		2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Jon Allen	Cash In Hand (Palm-up Bill Switch)	bill switch done palm up	Also published here Cash in Hand (Jon Allen, 2006)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	9	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Inner Space (Internal Switch)	message put on bill changes, bill switch	Also published here Internal Switch (Jon Allen, 2006)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	12	Paper / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Memento	real bill and bill on polaroid transform into other bills	Also published here Memento (Jon Allen, 2006)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	13	Photograph Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Changing Faces (Oralgami)	paper with text is folded several times and unfolded again, text is longer than paper has surfaces	Also published here Oralgami (Jon Allen, 2006)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	15	Words & Letters / Miscellaneous Paper / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Executive Decision			2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	18	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Divided Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / by Spectator / Out of this World & Variants / Deck
Jon Allen	Against All Odds	spelling to find a card, matches prediction, all other cards are the same		2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	20	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up
David Oliver (reviewer)	Destination Box	by Jon Allen		Dec. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 12)	102	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jon Allen	Bluff Card at Any Number			2004	World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 1	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers)
David Regal (reviewer)	The Silent Treatment	by Jon Allen		Nov. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)	102	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jon Allen	Cash in Hand	palm-up handling	Also published here Cash In Hand (Palm-up Bill Switch) (Jon Allen, 2003)	2006	Switch	134	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding
Jon Allen	Internal Switch	post-it message put on bill changes, bill switch	Also published here Inner Space (Internal Switch) (Jon Allen, 2003)	2006	Switch	248	Paper / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Memento	real bill and bill on polaroid transform into other bills	Also published here Memento (Jon Allen, 2003)	2006	Switch	279	Photograph Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Oralgami	paper with text is folded several times and unfolded again, text is longer than paper has surfaces	Also published here Changing Faces (Oralgami) (Jon Allen, 2003)	2006	Switch	311	Words & Letters / Miscellaneous Paper / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Peter Duffie	Jon Allen	mini bio		2006	England Up Close	24	Articles / Biographical
Jon Allen	Sad Aces	four Aces are alternated face-up/face-down, all face down suddenly, repeat, named Ace turns up		2006	England Up Close	24	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Other Twisting Things
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	by Jon Allen (written by John Lovick)		Sep. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 9)	90	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	The Pain Game	by Jon Allen		Oct. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10)	82	Reviews / Props & Tricks
David Regal (reviewer)	Double Back	by Jon Allen		Feb. 2011	Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)	82	Reviews / Props & Tricks
David Regal (reviewer)	Flexion	by Jon Allen		Feb. 2011	Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)	82	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Dustin Stinett (reviewer)	Connection	by Jon Allen		May 2014	Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5)	97	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Alexander de Cova (reviewer)	Destination Box	by Jon Allen		Mar. 2014	New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 16)	520	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Alexander de Cova	The Signed Folded Card	thoughts on the "folded card to container" effect What is the effect? Does it always have to be the climax for the Ambitious Card? Fred Kaps and Tommy Wonder Roberto Giobbi's Joker Routine Jon Allen's Destination Box The Clarity Box Dramatic Structure Why Always Playing Cards? Things Don't Like Falling Alone	Also published here Grundsätzliche Gedanken zum Thema (Alexander de Cova, 2014)	May 2014	Scrapbook (Issue 11)	78	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Box Container (Hennig style)
Jon Allen	Something Quick	Picture of horse on your business card changes into a cheetah		2017	The Interrobang Lecture	3	Paper / Transformation Business Cards
Jon Allen	Quickfire	Flurry with coin and pen, coin vanishes, appears, transposes with pen	Inspired by "Impromptu Hit Man" (Rune Klan, MAGIC, March 2004)	2017	The Interrobang Lecture	4	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Pen
Jon Allen	Ring on String Move	Ring links onto string	Inspired by The Dai Vernon Wand Spin (Dai Vernon, 1988)	2017	The Interrobang Lecture	6	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Jon Allen	ST&R	Torn and restored napkin, happens in both your hands and spectator's hands. Inspired by a Paul Daniels Linking Rings routine and Paperballs over Head		2017	The Interrobang Lecture	7	Paper / Paperballs Over The Head Paper / Torn & Restored Paper / Paper Napkin
Jon Allen	Ripped Out	Deck trapped in balloon, card is visibly ripped out from inside, inspired by Pressure by Daniel Garcia		2017	The Interrobang Lecture	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Balloon
Jon Allen, Shimon Nahamani	Numballoon Prediction	Use numbered balloons to predict serial number on dollar bill		2017	The Interrobang Lecture	12	Balloon / Miscellaneous Bill / Prediction Numbers / Miscellaneous
Anthony Owen	On the Cards	two blank cards, with signature and pictures, pictures transpose	Inspired by On the Slate (Roy Johnson, Peter Warlock, 1971) Jon Allen, John Gordon & Richard Pinner's "Stick to Business" in the instruction booklet for the Glink pen	2017	Secrets	75	Cards / Effect Themes / Signature Effects Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Miscellaneous
Samuel Varg, Jon Allen	The Double Peek Warped Coin Routine	coin bends when held by spectator's hands, includes nice subtlety by Jon Allen where spectator can peek at the coin to check it has bent yet		July 2019	Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))	168	Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Torn & Bent Coin Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Eugene Burger	Trusting Fate	presentation for Jon Allen's "The Pain Game"		2019	Eugene Burger: From Beyond	148	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Andi Gladwin	ScriptedBored	with script read aloud by spectator	Inspired by Rainman "Except the Seven of Clubs" (Lennart Green, 2008) "Silent Treatment" (Jon Allen, marketed effect) "Cue the Magic" (Angelo Carbone, marketed effect)	2020	The Boy Who Cried Magic	235	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Shuffle-Bored
Jon Allen	Expertalk: Jon Allen on the Cups & Balls	ball penetrates cup, Charlie Miller phase alternative	Also published here MAGIC, July 2006	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	522	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Sequences

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