Brahams, Anthony & Mike Porstmann: Karl Norman 40 Years at the
Forks ©1995 Anthony Brahams Hardcover, no dustjacket, 82 pages |
Image courtesy e-Bay seller Slacks! |
Comments: Foreword by Doc Eason. This was a republishing of Karl's "Here's How" with additional material. Also available was a companion VHS performance tape.
Contents (from book ToC, page numbers added Feb 2019):
5 Foreword (Doc Eason)
6 Introduction (Mike Porstmann)
8 Autobiography (Karl Norman)
9 Card Routine for the Bar - Including Think of a Card 1: card to
pocket, under glass
13 Pick One Out in Your Mind - Think of a Card 2: card on forehead
15 Pass Finesse: classic pass
16 Spring Fever: cards are sprung, end at selection
18 Photo Parade
20 Card on the Ceiling: with rubber band around deck
23 Key Card Routines: magician cuts number of cards named by
spectator and finds three selections
29 Follow-Up Routine: spectator shuffles card into the deck and it
ends up on top
30 The Coin Collection: CSB and Okito Box
36 Coin in the Bottle: using a folding half
39 Coins and Silk and Ring and Wand!
45 Bill in the Cigarette: with device to tightly roll the bill
49 Impromptu Torn & Restored Cigarette: From Linking Ring
51 Colour Changing Knives: using four knives (B, W, B/W, B/R)
54 Linking Pins: safety pins
57 Matchboxes Routine: using commercial props
60 Multiplying Rabbits: sponge rabbit routine
62 Ring Flight: reel version
65 Ring and Rope Routine: cut and restored
69 Sucker Egg - Easy Method: egg turns to real egg
71 The Polish Rocket: burning napkin gag
72 The Carnival Loop: the endless chain or Loopy Loop
75 The Three Shell Game: uses brass cups, could be used with
standard shells
80 After-Words (Anthony Brahams)
81 Photo Parade Captions