Nosek, Terry: Fraud! The Collected
Works of Sigmund Fraud ©1984 Terry Nosek, Abbott's Magic Company, Colon, MI Softcover, saddle-stitched, 6x9", 71 pages |
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Comments: "Entertaining mentalism from the laughable to the incredible"
Contents (from book):
3 Backstage (Terry Nosek)
4 Sigmund Says: thanks and dedication
5 The Green Room: mental effects collected from various
contributions, etc.
8 Something Old
8 The Best Of Life: book test using "Best of Life" book
10 Mental Bingo: magician wins a game of Bingo
14 Ad: for Dr. Sigmund Fraud
15 Talk Of The Town: celebrity prediction; uses clipboard
16 Five Star Prediction Tip: selecting one of four prediction
cards in a single envelope
17 It's Your Loss: script and routine for Key-R-Rect
18 Antique Tip: making cards look old without ruining them
19 Credits: praise for Dr. Fraud
21 Handy Guide To Palm Reading: using color cards and 12 palm
reading cards
25 Tuning In: phone mentalism
26 Card In Wallet: comedy version
28 Enteraining, Surprising, Puzzling: newspaper article about
Terry
29 Handy Dandy Thought Reader: business card divination you can
make
31 Psi Peek: clever use for a stacked deck
32 IBM Award of Special Merit: given for Star Wars effect
33 Star Wars: recorded Darth Vader gives magician Force to retain
image with the X
40 Sign Language: Zodiac mentalism
41 Psi Pow: idea for two-person mentalism during a live telecast
42 Solitaire Sorcery: spectator wins a game of solitaire
43 Stock Market Manipulations: magician's selected stock earns
more than the spectator's
45 Something New
46 State Lottery: spectator wins the lottery using ping-pong
balls, two variations
49 The Tossed Out Zodiac: performer determines Zodiac sign of
three spectators who choose their card
51 Karnac, The Magnificent: comedy mentalism with a divination at
the end
53 - List of Comedy Answers and Questions
56 Mental Block: performer predicts ailment selected by the
spectator
59 Something Borrowed
60 Cut-Away Caper: envelope prediction
63 Higher Municipality: applying Bobo's "Higher Mentality" to
cities, details not described
64 Time Killer: magician writes the accurate time without an
apparent watch
65 It's A Double Date: comedy birthdate prediction
66 Impromptu Psychometry: impromptu method for keeping track of
spectator's papers
68 Something Blew
69 Parachute Prediction: method to reveal a prediction
71 Backstage