Riding, Joe: Newsletters ©2000-2001 Joe Riding Softcover, folded manuscript, 8.5x11"

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Comments: Joe Riding's newsletters. Intended to provide presentation tips, gags, tricks, and Joe's views on various topics.

Contents (courtesy Phil Lawson, TheMagicResearcher, numbers are not page numbers):

1 Newsletter 1, August 2000
2 Chicago Closer (not described)
3 A diary effect with a clever crib
4 Revolving Aces, a twisting the aces effect using the Hamman Count.

5 Newsletter 2, September 2000
6 Some suggestions on the Revolving Aces in Newsletter one
7 Idea on Ken Brooke’s baby gag.
8 Hamman count described.

9 Newsletter 3, October 2000
10 A billet mindreading routine.
11 Old blue eyes: A gag card routine

12 Newsletter 4, November 2000
13 Alien Email, a routine using the card box and a card displaying all 52 cards.
14 The Infernal Triangle: A chink a chink style routine with sponge balls.

15 Newsletter 5, December 2000
16 The new three card trick using three cards (sidewalk shuffle)
17 A George A. Woo comedy effect: a bug is produced as part of a revelation.

18 Newsletter 6, January 2001
19 Mexican Chilli turnover sleight: a Mexican turnover followed by a bottom change. With applications
20 A touch on a Harry Stanley coin routine.

21 Newsletter 7, February 2001
22 A card to envelope revelation, an idea from Jarle Leirpoll of Norway

23 Newsletter 8, March 2001
24 Memory system for ten decks.

25 Newsletter 9, April 2001
26 Some touches on Revolving Aces from Newsletter 1.
27 Unnamed routine: two people each select a card one from a blue deck, one from a red deck, they both sign the cards on the face, and the signatures mysteriously change places.

28 Newsletter 10, May 2001
29 Bombshell Prediction: A prediction in an envelope is handed out. Several rows of numbers of arrived at using cards from a deck. A total is arrived at and it matches the prediction. Based on an idea of Al Baker’s

30 Newsletter 11, June 2001
31 A touch on Newsletter 10’s Bombshell prediction, giving a lottery style presentation.
32 Two approaches to handling Out of this World.
33 Gypsy thread handling from John Fells.

34 Newsletter 12, July 2001
35 Unnamed effect: A nominated card at any number effect done twice.
36 Your numbers up – a prediction effect using a dice and a calculator. Based on a Martin Gardner mathematical trick.