Montalbano, Dean: Quietus of Creativity ©2005 Dean Montalbano and Leaping Lizards Publishing, FL Hardcover, w/dj, 228 pages

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Comments: Edited by Ron Dayton and Julie Sobanski. Limited edition book.

Contents (from book, descriptions condensed from listing in the contents):

21 Ring Around The Rosy: borrowed finger ring passes through solid object, then reappears on a rose
24 Toothpick To Parasol: wrapped in tissue and transforms to cocktail umbrella
36 The U.P.C. Miracle II: Laser Card reads Barcode card to become a duplicate of selection
34 Dive Captain Dive: Non-Gimmicked Version Of The Submerged Card Mystery
39 Chewed And Restored Gum: wrapper and gum restored
42 Of Dogs And Handkerchiefs: Handkerchief penetrates deck of cards with selection in the middle
47 When The Moon Is Full: photographs transform and turn blank
52 Batten Down The Hatches: key appears to penetrate a deck, with selected card gaining a key hole
54 Rainbows And Riddles: rainbow color balls appear from a cone of sunshine
58 Goldi-Bear And The 36 Locks: signed picture of a lock unlocks and more
61 Remote Control: remote control cards cotrol which cards fly out of the deck and more
64 Molecules Of Matter: Joker becomes stapled to the selection
67 Fort Knox: borrowed ring escapes and appears on a key, and more
70 Nailed And Screwed: a nail hammered into a block of wood becomes a screw
73 A Familiar Ring: variation on destroyed and restored dollar bill, involving the performer's finger ring
77 Pop Goes Orville Redenbacher: kernel of popcorn pops in a clear tube, then entire bowl pops
82 Rehcabneder Ellivro Seog Pop: follow-up effect goes back in time
85 The Toast Of The Town: bread becomes magically toasted with name of selected card
87 Double Coupon Daze: magic coupon reveals selection, and is found to be printed on the back of the card, and the deck is blank
92 Crystal Image: coin through clear glass table with a clear glass
97 Like Sands Through The Hourglass: hourglass vanishes from screen made of blank cards, that now bear a ghostly image of the hourglass
100 Don’t Drink And Gamble: A Series Of Coin Penetrations
103 The Great Badge Of Magic: Cute Role Playing Effect With A Couple Spectators
106 Hair Of The Witches Head: Revisitation Of The Gypsy Thread Effect
109 Sugar And Spice: Chop Cup Type Routine Using An Ice Cream Cone and Chocolate Coins
112 The Hazards Of Nuclear Fall Out: spectator becomes unable to lift a canister
115 Batter Up: Cookie and donut change places, then centers transpose
119 There’s A Spot On Your Tie: selected card appears on tie tack, with variations
122 Give Him Da Screws Mugsy: Gangster-Themed Mind Reading using screw drivers and colored screws
126 Visual Imagery: Close-up mind reading effect using various colored markers
129 Table Manners: Spectators try to cause a fork to become a spoon and vice versa, but tops are mangled
133 Credit Card Calamity: comedy routine with spectator's credit card, a phone bill, and more
137 Cowabunga Dude: Odd chop cup effect themed after ninja turtles using a turtle shell
141 Pasta Present And Future: Lasagna noodles transform into a pile of macaroni!
145 That’s The Way The (Fortune) Cookie Crumbles: Spectator does magic without knowing how
149 Don’t Pop Your Top: signed sketch of a bottle pops, shoots water, and changes to an open bottle
153 Ping Pong Coaster: Ping pong paddle card selection
156 A Twist Of Fate: spooky effect with Tarot cards and old skeleton key
160 Especially Tricky: ESP effect appears to go awry
163 Matchy-Snap: Broken and restored match stick
166 Counterfeiting Is A Federal Offense: Visible money printing effect
172 How To Snag A Hooker
176 Ring In The Morn: ring off string
179 A Card Askew: zig zag card effect without cover
182 A Rat Through The Looking Glass: Close Up Mirror Penetration
185 Vampires Don’t Photograph: Magician vanishes in a Polaroid photo
188 The Cheese Stands Alone: the plastic end up with holes and the cheese is solid
191 Carbon Conjuring: Carbon Paper, Dollar Bill Doodles, And Vanishing Sketches
Die Sugar Die: a die vanishes in a coffee, but spots on the bottom of the cup reveal the roll of a second die
198 Stamp It: Rubber Stamp stamps and creates a business card
201 A Kiss Before Magic: Lipstick on the collar vanishes
203 Cam-Cord-Er: blank cards develop a picture of a knot that vanished from a rope
205 A Naked Warp: kicker ending for Card Warp
207 The Cheshire Grandpa: Grandfather photo penetrates a mirror, and goes blank with only his dentures left
209 The Self Audit Kit, Another Brilliant Government Concept: Cut And Restored shoe lace
211 Bounce!: Card trick with a Fabric Softener sheet and more
214 Don’t Watch Too Closely: Time Travel drawings change, broken things are not, and watches flip
217 Beware O’ Painted Ladies: Nail Polish Color changes to reveal a thought of card
219 To Dollars Do Nots: Dollar bill becomes folded inside out, so the printing is on the inside!
221 Flora-Youth: Plants get younger And chickens return to the Egg
224 Choco-Flora-Auru1m: A Spectator’s Ring is destroyed, mixed with chocolate where an edible chocolate rose embeds the ring