Doc Dixon: MonkeyShines Volume Two
Dixon, Doc: MonkeyShines Volume Two
©2009 Chris "Doc" Dixon, Dixon Magic, PA
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 8.5x11", 48 pages
Doc Dixon Monkey Shines Volume 2
Image courtesy eBay seller Rrath

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Contents (from book ToC):

1 Preface
3 Introduction

5 Part I: Mental Magic & Platform Conjuring
7 Making The Starting Line-up: A discussion of adding material to a platform act
10 Out Of This Platform: A hilarious platform presentation for the classic Out Of This World
17 Successful Failure: A discussion of what makes “failure gags“ succeed or fail
18 Halitosis Osmosis: The audience is tipped to the “real work"
22 Voicemail Message To Leave For A Mentalist Friend

22 Part II: Bits O' Business & The Business O' Bits
22 Flying Shoes: A small touch for Slydini’s Balls Over The Head
25 Failure Deck: Make the most of screw-ups and get bigger laughs
26 A Moment In Misers: A small touch for the Miser’s Dream

27 Part III: Close-Up Magic For Strolling And The Table
27 Prudish Nudist: A routine for the Nudist Deck that solves all the idiosyncratic things I wanted to fix in it; Maybe you'll like it, too.
29 Calvinism Predicted: The Dixon drop used for a mentalism effect. The deck is cleanly cut into three piles. The performer knows the face card of each pile.
31 Fingertip Card to Card Box: A signed card appears in a card box under very clean conditions
33 Park Room: Mouth coils for adults. No saliva required.
35 Cover Your Bottom: A theatrically sound bottom deal routine
37 Five Hands Plus One: I risk worldwide scoffing by daring to change a classic Nate Leipzig routine

40 Part IV: From Everything Is Funnier With Monkeys...
40 Ships In The Night 2.0: Four signed aces and four pocketed jokers change places
47 The Stuff Upon Which Legends Are Built
48 Coming Attractions


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