Unexpected Agenda

2024
Written by Roberto Giobbi
Work of Roberto Giobbi
384 pages (Hardcover), published by Florence Art Edizioni
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
397 entries
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Roberto Giobbi Thanks!
2024 5
Roberto Giobbi Preface about his own achievements
  • Life in a flash
  • Author and lecturer
  • Performer
  • The meaning of magic
  • Unexpected Agenda
  • P.S. Read an entry a day
 		2024 9
Roberto Giobbi A History of Civilization... and Magic presentational idea for an intro
 		Jan 1 2024 13
Roberto Giobbi The Japanese Gift gift-wrapping with a cloth (Furoshiki), palming a card while giving the deck to the spectator with both hands
 		Jan 2 2024 14
Roberto Giobbi The Zodiac Clock using the Zodiac signs in a clock trick, also Tarot cards
 		Jan 3 2024 15
Roberto Giobbi Angel's Peek - My Handling of the Diablo Peek while picking a card up from the table
Inspired by Jan 4 2024 16
Roberto Giobbi The Fourteen Most Important Card Sleights
Jan 5 2024 17
Roberto Giobbi Cards, Dice and Numbers presentational idea for an intro
 		Jan 6 2024 18
Roberto Giobbi The Shirt-to-Jacket Pocket Load secret transfer of card-like object from shirt pocket to inner jacket pocket while showing it empty
 		Jan 7 2024 19
Roberto Giobbi The Empty Pocket Ruse choreography to load a palmed card while removing other object from the pocket
 		Jan 8 2024 20
Roberto Giobbi, Gabi Pareras Empty Pocket - Gag Line gag line by Gabi Pareras, and application to Homing Card routine
Related to Jan 9 2024 21
Roberto Giobbi Too Many Decks taking out many decks at the start, presentational idea for an intro
 		Jan 10 2024 22
Roberto Giobbi The Backslip Force handling variation
Inspired by Jan 11 2024 23
Roberto Giobbi, Ted Lesley, Dr. Stanley Jaks Bringing a Spectator Onstage
  • Greedy-spectator Strategy
  • Salami Tactic (Ted Lesley)
  • Hands-up Strategy (Stanley Jaks)
Related to Jan 12 2024 24
Roberto Giobbi Curious Card Configurations flourishy configurations like double fan as conversation starters
 		Jan 13 2024 25
Roberto Giobbi Curious Card Case taking deck from unusual case, presentational idea for an intro
 		Jan 14 2024 26
Roberto Giobbi Deception by False Logic - The Reverse Pyramid on verbal deceptions
 		Jan 15 2024 27
Roberto Giobbi On Frank Lane's Fabulous False Shuffle three shuffles
Inspired by
  • false shuffle in Two Hours With Frank Lane, 1933
 Jan 16 2024 28
Frank Lane False Overhand Shuffle
Also published here
  • Two Hours With Frank Lane, 1933
 Jan 16 2024 28
Roberto Giobbi On Finley's Remote Control spectator riffle shuffles after control, cards spread before pushed together
Inspired by Jan 17 2024 29
Roberto Giobbi Storytelling and Magic opinion
 		Jan 18 2024 30
Roberto Giobbi Genie in the Bottle presentational idea for an intro
 		Jan 19 2024 31
Roberto Giobbi Show Me How You Shuffle... presentational idea
 		Jan 20 2024 32
Roberto Giobbi The Over-and-under Overhand Shuffle
  • The Legitimate Shuffle
  • To Retain Bottom Stock
  • To Retain Top Stock
 		Jan 21 2024 33
Roberto Giobbi On Erdnase's "First Method" False Shuffle Full-Deck Control
Inspired byRelated to
  • Bob King's method in Darwin Ortiz's The Annotated Erdnase
 Jan 22 2024 34
Roberto Giobbi The Difficult and Easy Shuffle
Jan 23 2024 35
Roberto Giobbi Drink Puzzle challenge to alternate empty and full glasses
 		Jan 24 2024 36
Juan Tamariz Behavior at Climax mirroring spectator
 		Jan 25 2024 37
Roberto Giobbi, Luis Gavilondo Your Signature, Please! having deck with special signatures, just missing the spectator's
 		Jan 26 2024 38
Roberto Giobbi Stop! reminder on how to read this book
 		Jan 27 2024 39
Roberto Giobbi Magic Square and Lucky Number matrix force handling
Inspired by Jan 28 2024 40
Roberto Giobbi The Magic Super-Award Trick presentational idea for an intro
 		Jan 29 2024 41
Roberto Giobbi Carlyle's Law on describing an effect in one sentence
 		Jan 30 2024 42
Roberto Giobbi, Tony Cachadiña Behind-Your-Back Alternative spectator performs actions underneath a handkerchief
 		Jan 31 2024 43
Roberto Giobbi Predictions and Divinations presentational ideas
 		Feb 1 2024 44
Roberto Giobbi Books I Would Like to Keep
Related to Feb 2 2024 45
Roberto Giobbi My Fifty-Two Books in Magic
Feb 3 2024 46
Roberto Giobbi On the Bevel Force side is riffled
Inspired by Feb 4 2024 47
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Quotations from Magicana
 		Feb 5 2024 48
Roberto Giobbi Trick and Treat on doing tricks in card sessions
 		Feb 6 2024 49
Roberto Giobbi The Weave Shuffle Ruse
  • Bottom Single-card Control
  • Bottom Stock Control
  • Combination Weave and Cut
 		Feb 7 2024 50
Roberto Giobbi Combination Shuffle and Cut Control Hindu Shuffle
 		Feb 8 2024 51
Roberto Giobbi Ze Sekret of Keping Zings Simpel
Feb 9 2024 52
Roberto Giobbi Interdisciplinarity: Magic and Gastronomy
Related to Feb 10 2024 53
Roberto Giobbi Business Card Handout I printing with paddle move
 		Feb 11 2024 54
Roberto Giobbi Business Card Handout II spectator's business card with torn-off corner is pocketed and then removed from wallet, then from pocket again
Related to Feb 12 2024 55
Roberto Giobbi Business Card Handout III - No! No!-gag
 		Feb 13 2024 56
Roberto Giobbi One Liner Puzzle on a one-line drawing puzzle in which the paper has to be folded
 		Feb 14 2024 57
Roberto Giobbi An Opener for Table Magic opener idea in which bill changes to phone, no method
 		Feb 15 2024 58
Roberto Giobbi Spelling Tricks Ploy motivation to do spelling tricks in English in non-English countries
 		Feb 16 2024 59
Roberto Giobbi Close-up-mat Transporter how to pack a close-up mat
 		Feb 17 2024 60
Roberto Giobbi Letter of Complaint presentational idea for an intro
 		Feb 18 2024 61
Roberto Giobbi Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction performance table falls over because event organizer carries it
 		Feb 19 2024 62
Roberto Giobbi The Trisa Trick transformation and vanish, then vanished card appears in breadcrumb cleaner, duplicate
Inspired by Feb 20 2024 63
Roberto Giobbi "Please Can You Teach Me a Trick?!"
Feb 21 2024 64
Roberto Giobbi Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells spectator rings bells during performance, for example for stop trick
 		Feb 22 2024 65
Roberto Giobbi Aoccridng to a sduty presentational idea for an intro
 		Feb 23 2024 66
Roberto Giobbi Surrealism presentational idea for an intro
 		Feb 24 2024 67
Roberto Giobbi Pay Envelopes DIY pattern
 		Feb 25 2024 68
Roberto Giobbi $100! offering $100 if spectator can detect gaffed cards
 		Feb 26 2024 69
Roberto Giobbi Influential Quotations
Feb 27 2024 70
Roberto Giobbi Reconstruction Flashback recalling initial situation after the effect
 		Feb 28 2024 71
Roberto Giobbi Napoleon illusion painting of Napoleon, presentational idea for an intro
 		Mar 1 2024 72
Roberto Giobbi, Michael A. Perovich, Richard Kaufman, Gary Plants Why Is an Outjog Better Than an Injog? on Vernon's statement in Revelations, p. 69
  • Michael Perovich
  • Richard Kaufman
  • Gary Plants
 		Mar 2 2024 73
Roberto Giobbi Applause thoughts on applause
 		Mar 3 2024 74
Juan Tamariz A Useful Bill Corner Switch
Mar 4 2024 75
Roberto Giobbi Card Collection on using different back designs
 		Mar 5 2024 76
Roberto Giobbi Name Tag ideas for a name tag
 		Mar 6 2024 77
Roberto Giobbi Dotted Key Card extending the Q from a Queen to make an edge-marked card in beveled deck
Related to Mar 7 2024 78
Roberto Giobbi Alexander's Fan Letter Ploy fan letter as presentational idea for an intro
 		Mar 8 2024 79
Roberto Giobbi On Brown's "Several Cuts Force"
Inspired by Mar 9 2024 80
Roberto Giobbi Restrictive Choice verbal range force
 		Mar 10 2024 81
Roberto Giobbi Importance of Terminology and Taxonomy
Mar 11 2024 82
Roberto Giobbi The Q&A Lecture
Mar 12 2024 83
Roberto Giobbi Signal Setup how to know if a deck you open is set up for a specific trick
Inspired by Mar 13 2024 84
Roberto Giobbi To Obtain a Stack classic card calling stacking, arranging memorized deck stack in front of spectators, calling out cards until selections remain in the spectators's hands
Related to Mar 14 2024 85
Roberto Giobbi List of Quick Tricks
Mar 15 2024 86
Roberto Giobbi What Are Quick Tricks Good For?
Mar 16 2024 87
Roberto Giobbi Table Edge Flip-over flipping cards over at table edge (like the coaster flourish)
 		Mar 17 2024 88
Roberto Giobbi A Sincere (But Unusual) Compliment
Mar 18 2024 89
Roberto Giobbi List of Underestimated Magic Books - Part 1
Mar 19 2024 90
Roberto Giobbi List of Underestimated Magic Books - Part 2
Mar 20 2024 91
Roberto Giobbi, Fred Kaps Small Prop Carrier Gozinta Box to carry other props
 		Mar 21 2024 92
Roberto Giobbi The Letter That Was Never Sent But Still Arrived presentational idea for an intro
 		Mar 22 2024 93
Juan Tamariz Impromptu Set-ups for Gambling Demonstrations setting up a stack while explaining poker rules
 		Mar 23 2024 94
Roberto Giobbi What is a Classic Trick?
Mar 24 2024 95
David Devant, John Nevil Maskelyne The 24 Rules of Magic... Part 1
Also published here
  • Maskelyne and Devant's Our Magic
 Mar 25 2024 96
David Devant, John Nevil Maskelyne The 24 Rules of Magic... Part 2
Also published here
  • Maskelyne and Devant's Our Magic
 Mar 26 2024 97
Roberto Giobbi Magic Membership membership card as presentational idea for an intro
 		Mar 27 2024 98
Roberto Giobbi Dribble Force with Gambler's Cop dribble force, force card starts in cop position
Also published here Mar 28 2024 99
Roberto Giobbi Setting up a Card for the Classic Force
Mar 29 2024 100
Roberto Giobbi, John Mulholland, Max Malini More on the Classic Force
  • Setting up the Force Card
  • Body Balance
  • Malini's Handling
Related to Mar 30 2024 101
Roberto Giobbi, Trevor Lewis Still More on the Classic Force
  • Trevor Lewis and Dai Vernon
  • Ther Simplest of All Classic Forces for Parlor and Stage (card simply handed out)
 		Mar 31 2024 102
Roberto Giobbi The Very Best Magic Trick April fool
 		Apr 1 2024 103
Roberto Giobbi Dry Fingers hand lotions
 		Apr 2 2024 104
Roberto Giobbi The Magic Contract presentational idea for an intro
 		Apr 3 2024 105
Roberto Giobbi Self-Reflection doing tricks with things one has on the body
 		Apr 4 2024 106
Roberto Giobbi Horoscope presentational idea for an intro
 		Apr 5 2024 107
Roberto Giobbi Meaningless Magic That Means Something
Apr 6 2024 108
Roberto Giobbi Telephone Inquiry
Apr 7 2024 109
Roberto Giobbi Time is Money presentational ideas for coin productions
 		Apr 8 2024 110
Roberto Giobbi A Deck of Cards in Bretagne question of how to test and break in a deck
 		Apr 9 2024 111
Roberto Giobbi A Twelve-point Checklist for Card-Quality Control
Apr 10 2024 112
Roberto Giobbi To Break in a New Deck of Cards - The Ten-step Kata
Apr 11 2024 113
Roberto Giobbi Quality Check for Used Decks
Apr 12 2024 114
Roberto Giobbi To Have a Card Signed on having cards signed
  • Involvement and Importance
  • Name or What?
  • Memory
  • Bits of Business
  • Giveway
Related to Apr 13 2024 115
Roberto Giobbi Further Thoughts on Signing on having cards signed
  • Classy Pen
  • To Label or Not to Label
  • Back and Front
  • Color Change (green pen, Carlhorst Meier)
 		Apr 14 2024 116
Roberto Giobbi Sign It, Really? on having cards signed
 		Apr 15 2024 117
Roberto Giobbi Stunt with a Cork dropping a cork so it stands upright
 		Apr 16 2024 118
Lu Brent Pencil Dot on Borrowed Deck while writing a prediction
Also published here Apr 17 2024 119
Roberto Giobbi Gambler's Cop - Ruses and Details of Handling see following items
 		Apr 18 2024 120
Look Ma, No Palm! gripping and taking away the deck with the right hand at a corner
Also published here
  • Ponsin, 1853
 Apr 18 2024 120
Martin A. Nash Two-handed Fan Palm - To Palm Bottom Card of Deck
Apr 18 2024 120
Roberto Giobbi Spin-Cut Action Palm
Apr 18 2024 120
Roberto Giobbi Gambler's Cop - One More: The Two-handed Fan Cop
Apr 19 2024 121
Juan Tamariz A "Normal" Deck Ruse price tag on deck
Related to Apr 20 2024 122
Roberto Giobbi Accompany with the Gaze keeping eye contact
 		Apr 21 2024 123
Roberto Giobbi Eight Things in Your Pocket
Apr 22 2024 124
Roberto Giobbi Polyvalent Wallet wallet with many tricks in them
 		Apr 23 2024 125
Roberto Giobbi Barcode Utility usage ideas for barcodes on the card case
  • Digit for Digit (memory aid for set-ups)
  • Digit for Text (memory aid for what's inside)
  • Taking the Idea Further
  • Lying Lines (written prediction in long letters)
 		Apr 24 2024 126
Roberto Giobbi Ca(r)davre Exquis game with several to create a trick or idea
 		Apr 25 2024 127
Roberto Giobbi My First Meeting With Juan Tamariz
Apr 26 2024 128
Roberto Giobbi Questions on using questions in a performance
 		Apr 27 2024 129
Juan Tamariz Key Card Locator some cards are removed but one forgotten, ruse to later removed that card which has been used as a key
Related to Apr 28 2024 130
Roberto Giobbi A Pyramid For Everyone two-piece pyramid puzzle as presentational idea for an intro
Related to Apr 29 2024 131
Roberto Giobbi Envelope Stand using an envelope as a card stand
 		Apr 30 2024 132
Roberto Giobbi Achievements, Success and the Meaning of Life
May 1 2024 133
Roberto Giobbi Shuffling the Aces shuffling, spectator says stop, making four packets that way
 		May 2 2024 134
Roberto Giobbi The Mini-Maxi Deck Switch no-switch deck switch ideas
Inspired by May 3 2024 135
Roberto Giobbi Magic Gestures list of gestures
 		May 4 2024 136
Roberto Giobbi "Hofzinser" Transparent Envelope on making the gaff and an application
 		May 5 2024 137
Roberto Giobbi Tricks That Do Not Change the Order of the Deck list with some examples
 		May 6 2024 138
Roberto Giobbi Controls That Do Not Change the Order of the Deck list with some examples
 		May 7 2024 139
Roberto Giobbi The Rolls Royce of Magic on quality
 		May 8 2024 140
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon On Taking Notes I
  • A Note About Notes (Dai Vernon)
Related to
  • The Vernon Touch column (Dai Vernon, Genii, Nov. 1969)
 May 9 2024 141
Roberto Giobbi On Taking Notes II
May 10 2024 142
Roberto Giobbi On Taking Notes III
May 11 2024 143
Roberto Giobbi Travel Memories faro anecdote
 		May 12 2024 144
Roberto Giobbi Five Ideas for the Torn and Restored Card see following items
 		May 13 2024 145
Flip Hallema Siamese Twins motivation for tearing a court card
 		May 13 2024 145
Roberto Giobbi Switch for T&R Pieces
May 13 2024 145
Roberto Giobbi Orphans motivation for tearing a card
 		May 13 2024 145
Roberto Giobbi Less Than One thought
 		May 13 2024 145
Roberto Giobbi In an Envelope thought of tearing a card through an envelope
 		May 13 2024 145
Roberto Giobbi Think of a Card! alternative ways to have a spectator name or think of a card
 		May 14 2024 146
Roberto Giobbi False Pocket Deck Switch as performer demonstrates how to put the deck in the pocket, double pocket
 		May 15 2024 147
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio's "Golf Clubs" Deck Switch No-Switch Deck Switch
 		May 16 2024 148
Roberto Giobbi Impromptu O'Connor card stabbed in deck by spectator next to two selections, without short card
Inspired by May 17 2024 149
Roberto Giobbi Guest History making notes about customers
 		May 18 2024 150
Stop with the Back Palm back palm application to stop trick, cards transferred from one hat to another one by one
 		May 19 2024 151
Vanni Bossi Blister Key Card
May 20 2024 152
Roberto Giobbi Inserting a Card into the Deck spreading the deck with out-jogged card before pushing it in
 		May 21 2024 153
Roberto Giobbi Guaranteed Color Change changing the guarantee card
 		May 22 2024 154
Roberto Giobbi Up Mine Ace are not found in deck, they are removed from the sleeve, as intro to Ace routine
 		May 23 2024 155
Roberto Giobbi The Anti-Glove presentational idea for an intro
 		May 24 2024 156
Roberto Giobbi, Harry Lorayne Outs for the Wrong Card
May 25 2024 157
Roberto Giobbi Your Interview
May 26 2024 158
Roberto Giobbi Nine of Diamonds Puzzle connecting all the Diamond pips with four lines
 		May 27 2024 159
Roberto Giobbi Prediction on a Mirror presentational idea for an intro
 		May 28 2024 160
Roberto Giobbi Trick Questions
May 29 2024 161
Roberto Giobbi The Burned Card Ruse burning top and bottom card after glimpse, side glide
 		May 30 2024 162
Roberto Giobbi Card Control with Burn overhand shuffle control followed by burning top and bottom cards
 		May 31 2024 163
Roberto Giobbi Cards and Card Case see following items for ideas using a case
 		June 1 2024 164
Roberto Giobbi Anti-sleight-of-hand Box putting cards in the case to prevent sleight of hand
 		June 1 2024 164
Roberto Giobbi Dramatization placing something in the card case for emphasis
 		June 1 2024 164
Roberto Giobbi Secret Load one card of a double is loaded into the case
 		June 1 2024 164
Roberto Giobbi Transformation card changes inside a card case, dramatization of change
 		June 1 2024 164
Pete McCabe Finale for "Twisting the Aces" packet placed into case for last Ace, here credited to McCabe instead of Ortiz, see reference
Related to June 1 2024 164
Roberto Giobbi How Did You Do That? II how to answer the question "How did you do that?"
Related to June 2 2024 165
Roberto Giobbi How Did You Do That, ChatGPT? AI generated answers to the question, "Amusing, but not so useful..."
 		June 3 2024 166
Roberto Giobbi Unforgettable Days
June 4 2024 167
Roberto Giobbi How to Overcome Stage Fright
June 5 2024 168
Roberto Giobbi The Best Close-up Trick anecdote about the copper silver transposition
 		June 6 2024 169
Roberto Giobbi, Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Four Ace Trick Variation Aces really on bottom of each packet, all packets lost in deck one by one, Aces are on top
Inspired by June 7 2024 170
Fred Kaps Fred Kaps's Birthday - Kaps Wisdom reproduction of page in reference, tips, book recommendations
Also published here June 8 2024 171
Fred Kaps One More by Fred Kaps - The Kaps Color Change upright handling of standard color change with classic palm
 		June 9 2024 172
Alex León, Roberto Giobbi The Hunter Force packet is cut off and turned over repeatedly, cards underneath discarded, until one card remains
  • León's Basic Principle
  • Adapted handling by Roberto Giobbi
Inspired by
  • "La Maldicción Escocesa" (Alex León, Ricardo Marré's Misdirection, Jul/Aug 2011)
Related to
  • "Idiot Force" (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp)
 June 10 2024 173
Roberto Giobbi It Follows Herefrom That... strange spectator comment
 		June 11 2024 174
Roberto Giobbi Criss-cross Cut Force Ruse
Inspired by June 12 2024 175
Roberto Giobbi The Riffle-down Glimpse riffling the front down while holding the deck at the inner end
  • A possible management
Inspired by
  • glimpse in "Ver la carta" (Joaquin Partagás, El prestidigitador optimus)
 June 13 2024 176
Roberto Giobbi The Squeeze or Flex Glimpse
June 14 2024 177
Roberto Giobbi Mail from Wonderland presentational idea for an intro
 		June 15 2024 178
Roberto Giobbi Credos Undone, Not Just for Magic
June 16 2024 179
Roberto Giobbi The Respectful
Related to June 17 2024 180
Roberto Giobbi Combination False Shuffle to Preserve a Large Bottom Stock combination of in-the-hands riffle shuffle, Hindu shuffle, overhand shuffle
 		June 18 2024 181
Roberto Giobbi Utopia presentational idea for an intro
 		June 19 2024 182
Spiridione Musty, Roberto Giobbi Equivoque Force forcing a red card
 		June 20 2024 183
Roberto Giobbi Magic Karaoke
June 21 2024 184
Roberto Giobbi Ready, Steady, Go! multiple spectators get a sealed deck and must open it quickly, presentational idea for an intro
 		June 22 2024 185
Roberto Giobbi Hindu Shuffle Control
June 23 2024 186
Paul Potassy How to Get Through Customs Without Hassle
June 24 2024 187
Roberto Giobbi How to Hand a Deck to a Spectator while palming a card
 		June 25 2024 188
Roberto Giobbi El Culebreo - The Ascanio Spread credit information
 		June 26 2024 189
Roberto Giobbi Automatic Top Stock Control Strategy job sharing shuffle choreography, stock itself is shuffled by a spectator
 		June 27 2024 190
Roberto Giobbi The Fastest Trick in the World tv appearance anecdote
 		June 28 2024 191
Robert Lusthaus Calculator Magic - The Heavy Eight number eight moves to other end when calculator is tapped
 		June 29 2024 192
Roberto Giobbi Binary Force - The Matsuyama Principle strategy to force a Queen
Inspired by
  • "Inferno" (Joshua Jay)
 June 30 2024 193
Roberto Giobbi Mens Sana... misinterpretation of quotations
 		July 1 2024 194
Karrell Fox The Tom and Jerry Force forcing one of two items
 		July 2 2024 195
Roberto Giobbi Sight Gag taking a light bulb from pocket, igniting it on shoe and lighting cigarette with it
 		July 3 2024 196
Roberto Giobbi Continuous Cut Deeper Force
July 4 2024 197
Roberto Giobbi Continuous Cut Deeper Force... as a Key Card Placement
July 5 2024 198
Roberto Giobbi Spread Force scooping selected card up with another card for switch
 		July 6 2024 199
Roberto Giobbi Runners-up to "The Ten Greatest Card Tricks"
Related to July 7 2024 200
Roberto Giobbi Jumping Frog Origami crumpled-up paper transforms into origami frog
 		July 8 2024 201
Roberto Giobbi Some Favorite Non-Magic Books
July 9 2024 202
Roberto Giobbi A Few More Favorite Non-Magic Books
July 10 2024 203
Roberto Giobbi On Scripting for Close-up
July 11 2024 204
Roberto Giobbi Thinking About Time
July 12 2024 205
Roberto Giobbi An Important Audience heckler stopper gone wrong
 		July 13 2024 206
Roberto Giobbi Your Agenda empty entry for the reader
 		July 14 2024 207
Roberto Giobbi Poker and Bridge on the history of those games
 		July 15 2024 208
Roberto Giobbi Cutting the Aces for Royalty Kings are on table, spectator cuts deck into four piles, performer puts Kings on the piles, they all travel invisibly on one pile, top card of each pile is then shown to be an Ace
Inspired by July 16 2024 209
Roberto Giobbi Mental Practice and Rehearsal
  • Recommended book on the subject
 		July 17 2024 210
Roberto Giobbi My FISM Conventions short comments on the FISM convention Giobbi has been to
 		July 18 2024 211
Roberto Giobbi Chunk Up, Chunk Sideways, Chunk Down on recognizing and applying theories
Related to July 19 2024 212
Roberto Giobbi A Few More Chunks... extracting principles from:
  • The Knife Force
  • The Polyvalence of an Overhand Shuffle
  • Katas
  • The No Switch Deck Switch
 		July 20 2024 213
Roberto Giobbi Center Card Glimpse
July 21 2024 214
Roberto Giobbi Curious Questions unusual open questions as starters to think about things
 		July 22 2024 215
Roberto Giobbi How To Find Personal Presentations I
July 23 2024 216
Roberto Giobbi How To Find Personal Presentations II
  • Questions
  • Quotations
  • Slogans, mottos, maxims, sayings, definitions
  • Optical illusions
  • Curiosities
  • Unusual objects
  • Challenges
 		July 24 2024 217
Roberto Giobbi How To Find Personal Presentations III
July 25 2024 218
Roberto Giobbi The Moments After after a performance
 		July 26 2024 219
Roberto Giobbi The Masterworks of Dai Vernon list of favorite tricks with comments
 		July 27 2024 220
Roberto Giobbi The Fifty-Two Performers to See (on YouTube) Before You Die
July 28 2024 221
Roberto Giobbi The Box presentational idea for an intro
 		July 29 2024 222
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon Vernonisms quotes and thoughts from Dai Vernon
 		July 30 2024 223
Patrick Page Ace and Jumbo Coin Production performer locates the Aces, then a Jumbo coin appears under the fan of Aces
Related to July 31 2024 224
Roberto Giobbi Improbable versus Impossible
  • Improbable effects
  • Impossible effects
 		Aug. 1 2024 225
Roberto Giobbi Improbable, Impossible, Miraculous location of a selection dressed up with the words in the title
 		Aug. 2 2024 226
Dr. Stanley Jaks "The Red Cross" by Stanley Jaks spectator selects any card from face-down spread, it is marked with an X on its back and is predicted
 		Aug. 3 2024 227
Roberto Giobbi The No-Pass Pass selection is replaced, top half given to spectator to shuffle, later deck assembled
 		Aug. 4 2024 228
Roberto Giobbi Definitions and Thoughts about Art
Aug. 5 2024 229
Roberto Giobbi Ten Reasons Why Magic Is an Art
Aug. 6 2024 230
Roberto Giobbi Deck to Envelope and Wallet only selection remains in case, stand-up handling
Inspired by Aug. 7 2024 231
Roberto Giobbi Educational False Cut presentation for sequence of false cuts
 		Aug. 8 2024 232
Roberto Giobbi Wrong Hand doing tricks left-handed as a right-handed person and vice versa
 		Aug. 9 2024 233
Ted Lesley A Pretty Prediction zodiac sign of spectator and chosen card are predicted
 		Aug. 10 2024 234
Roberto Giobbi Quotations
Aug. 11 2024 235
Roberto Giobbi As I Said... quotations from Giobbi's books and videos
Related to Aug. 12 2024 236
Roberto Giobbi Akrobat Schöön on the biography of clown Charlie Rivel
 		Aug. 13 2024 237
Dai Vernon The Whispering Queen three cards chosen after a cut, a Queen is removed which whispers all three selections to the performer
  • My comments (Roberto Giobbi)
Inspired by
  • booklet Secrets of Magic (Dai Vernon, 1924)
 Aug. 14 2024 238
Roberto Giobbi, René Lavand Lavand Says...
Aug. 15 2024 239
Roberto Giobbi Perfect Restaurant Ratio on what makes a good restaurant visit
 		Aug. 16 2024 240
Roberto Giobbi The Seven Steps to Perfection
Aug. 17 2024 241
Roberto Giobbi Magic Orimotos magic-themed orimotos in books
 		Aug. 18 2024 242
Roberto Giobbi Swing Cut Shuffle consecutive swing cuts and applications of this action
 		Aug. 19 2024 243
Roberto Giobbi Morphological Actions with two-card location effect
Related to Aug. 20 2024 244
Roberto Giobbi A Magic Dinner ideas for a dinner invitation
 		Aug. 21 2024 245
Roberto Giobbi When in Rome, Do As the Romans Do on a Rome visit
 		Aug. 22 2024 246
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