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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Richard Bruce	WOW!	one of five cards travel into deck face up, biddle trick	Variations Here's a Tip (Pete Biro, 1971) The Invisible Card (Dick Ferguson, George G. Kaplan, Roberto Giobbi, 1998) Wow - that's Different (Tom Gagnon, 2011)	Sep. 1951	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 4)	835	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Packet to Packet
	Copper Penetration	two coins, one is wrapped into a handkerchief and hold by the spectator, the other coin penetrates the silk	Related to Expansion of Texture (L'Homme Masqué, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Dai Vernon, 1957) Expansion of Texture (Al Schneider, Pete Biro, 2011) Variations Copper Penetration (Michael Rubinstein, 2020)	1952	Modern Coin Magic	178	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Expansion of Texture
Tony Slydini	Wrong Way Coins	three coins in each hand, coins penetrate upwards Slydini "Touch"	Related to Speaking Volumes (David Regal, Pete Biro, 2002) Also published here Wrong Way Coins (Tony Slydini, 1979)	1966	Slydini Encores	93	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / All at once
John Benzais	Second Effect (For Two Coins)	with glass, part of "Coins Through the Table (A Complete Routine)"	Related to Kneet! (Pete Biro, 1972)	1967	The Best of Benzais	4	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
Pete Biro	Professor's Nightmare Seit Up	cutting piece of rope in front of spectators intro three pieces		1970	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)	46	Rope / Professor's Nightmare
Pete Biro	Pete Biro on Magic	chapter intro		1970	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)	55	Articles / Articles
Pete Biro	Comedy Production for Magicians	mirror glass gag with comb, for magicians		1970	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)	55	Comb Glass / Mirror Glass
Pete Biro	Inspected By Number 27	gag with inspection tags		1970	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)	55	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Pete Biro	Sock Purse Gag			1970	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)	55	Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Miscellaneous
Pete Biro	Funkenring Fun			1970	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)	55	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Magicians Only Gags Light & Fire / Fire
	Album	with pictures of Jack Bateman, Mike Caldwell, Leslie Guest, Mohammed Bey (Sam Horowitz), Bud Dietrich, Pete Biro, Phoa Yan Tion, Sam Schwartz, Mark Leddy, Jimmy Stewart, Al Flosso, Pete Martino, Bill Broderson, Jerry Lukins, John Mullholland, Abril Lamarque, Richard Cardini, Harry Blackstone, Al de Lage, Kent Richards, Norm Nielsen		1970	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)	138	Articles / Articles
Gerald R. Blount	The Lair	on IBM Ring 21 convention, Jack Boschan, Larry Jennings, Pete Biro, Dick Zimmerman, Charlie Miller, Bev Bergeron, Joe Berg, Leon, Roland Hill, John Gilbert, Eric Lewis, , Wally Boag, Emile Clifton, George Voorhils, Mark Gregory, Ken Benge, Vic Perry, Ken & Roberta Griffin, Bruce Cervon, Al Lamkin, Jules Lenier, Al Goshman, Mike Skinner, Paul Green		Mar. 1970	Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 2)	8	Articles / Columns Articles / Convention Reports
Gerald R. Blount	The Lair	on the Oakland Magic Circle one day convention, Pete Biro, Mike Skinner, Charlie Miller, Matt Corin, Senator Crandall, Arnold Furst, Bobby Clark		May 1970	Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 11)	44	Articles / Columns Articles / Convention Reports
Jules Lenier	The Lair	on Pete Biro, Paul Green, Leonard Winokur		Oct. 1970	Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 32)	185	Articles / Columns
Gerald R. Blount	The Lair	on Milbourne Christopher, Charlie Miller, E. Raymond Carlyle, Blackstone, Mike Caldwell, Lloyd Jones, Pete Biro, Bruce Cervon, Christian, Jim Rinehart		Oct. 1970	Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 35)	209	Articles / Columns
Pete Biro	What's Happening to those Cards?	cards on floor are gathered and formed to a card castle		1971	Magick (Issue 34)	169	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Card Castle
Claude Pahud	IBM Convention	on the IBM convention 1971, Duke Stern, Karrel Fox, Jay Marshall, Paul Graham, Christopher Woodward, Tony Shelley, Jeffrey Atkins, Maurice Rookly, Elizabeth Warlock, Anverdi, Horace, Pavel, Magic Christian, Peter Gloviczki, Dick Zimmerman, Bill Larsen, Claude Rix, Mike Skinner, Jules de Barros, Mike Rogers, Pete Biro		1971	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 6)	117	Articles / Convention Reports
	Ring 21's 4th Annual Cavalcade of Magic	on Francis Carlyle, Jules Lenier, Gene Nielsen, Mike Skinner, Maury Lead, Eric Lewis, Whitley Roberts, Dick Zimmerman, Ini, Bob Wagner, Dai Vernon, Roland Hill, Lou Derman, Joe Berg, Jim Muszalski, Paul Diamond, Walter Berlin, Atoris, Bruce Cervon, Ron Wilson, Jay Marshall, Mike Caldwell, Cris Cristol, Ringo, Leon, Larry Steinhauer, Dan Alessini, Ed Alterman, Herman, Diana Zimmerman, Pete Biro, Darby Hinton, Dale Salwak, Al Koran, Kirk Kirkham, Bev Bergeron, Charlie Miller		Feb. 1971	Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 51)	341	Articles / Convention Reports
Gerald R. Blount	Blounty Speaking	on John Booth, Bill Larsen, Pete Biro, Channing Pollock, Don Lawton, Harry Blackstone Jr., John Allen Magee, Kelly Green, Lin Searles		Mar. 1971	Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 2)	16	Articles / Columns
Pete Biro	'Simply Terrible Coins Through' (but convincing)	three copper coins in one hand and three silver in other, through table		Apr. 1971	Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 6)	41	Coin / Gaffed / Copper-Silver Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / All at once
Pete Biro	Here's a Tip	tip for the Biddle Steal Trick	Inspired by WOW! (Richard Bruce, 1951)	May 1971	Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 11)	84	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Packet to Packet
Gerald R. Blount	Blounty Speaking	on Mark Wilson, Pete Biro, Dick Zimmerman, Blackstone Jr., Bruce Cervon, Mike Skinner, Charlie Miller, Bob Eads, Channing Pollock		May 1971	Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 11)	87	Articles / Columns
Bill Severn, Pete Biro	Rising Card from Envelope	pencil with rubber band	Related to A Theory of Revolution (Karl Fulves, 2010) Variations The Lustig Money Machine (Jim Steinmeyer, 1992) Also published here Special Delivery (Bill Severn, Pete Biro, 1995)	1972	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7	121	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous
Pete Biro	No Lapping Coins Through Table	hook coin, hoo-coin		1972	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7	299	Coin / Gaffed / Hooked Coin Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
Pete Biro	Kneet!	coin into glass	Related to Second Effect (For Two Coins) (John Benzais, 1967)	Dec. 1972	Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 12)	93	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
David Bendix	Sloppy Drunk Poker	see page 16 for correction	Inspired by "Slop Poker" (Pete Biro, Lecture Notes #1)	Jan. 1972	Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 1)	6	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Daley-Diaconis Poker Plot
Horace Goldin, Frank Garcia	Horace Goldin's Cup & Ball Move	ball vanishes when two cups are banged together with ball between them, see also p. 815 for comment by Roger Crabtree	Related to Cup Chop (Pete Biro, 1974) Also published here Frank Garcia erklärt Horace Goldin's Becherspiel Griff (Horace Goldin, 1974)	July 1973	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 9)	635	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups
Pete Biro	Cup Chop	The Karate Acquitment showing cup empty despite ball underneath	Related to Horace Goldin's Cup & Ball Move (Horace Goldin, Frank Garcia, 1973)	Apr. 1974	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 6)	723	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups
Bob Read, Pete Biro	Impromptu Sight Bits Business	gags with a rubber band and fingerettes		Feb. 1975	Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 6)	72	Rubber Band / Miscellaneous
Pete Biro	Glittering	ring vanishes and appears in a flash (paper) at end of a pointer	Related to Ring Flash 2 (Wayne Dobson, 2002) Variations Wreck Creation (Michael Weber, 1994)	July 1975	Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 11)	125	Ring / Finger Rings / Vanish Ring / Finger Rings / Appearance & Production Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material
Patrick Page	The Page Boy Speaks...	on stage names, Pete Biro, Al Flosso, Frances and Jay Marshall		July 1975	Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 11)	130	Articles / Columns
Bascom Jones	The Mystic Word	on exposure, Stephen Minch, Pete Biro		1975	Magick (Issue 142)	710	Articles / Columns
Alex Elmsley	Elmsley's Cannibals	including credit information on the plot by Pete Biro	Related to The Cannibal Cards (Matt Corin, 1971)	1976	Epilogue (Issue Special No 4)	295	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Cannibals
Pete Biro	The Cannibal Cards			1976	The Ascanio Spread	17	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Cannibals
Shigeo Futagawa	Pete Biro	short biography		1978	Introduction to Coin Magic	198	Articles / Biographical
Bascom Jones	The Mystic Word	on Bob Fillman, Kevin Robinson, Harold Weaver, Valerie Nielsen, Art Emerson, Pete Biro		1978	Magick (Issue 205)	1024	Articles / Columns
Patrick Page	The Page Boy Speaks...	on FISM Brussels, Al Goshman, Hugh Riley, Mike Caldwell, Billy McComb, Pete Biro, Larry Jennings, James Findlay, Sothebys Findlay auction, Mario Carrandi, Horace Goldin, Magic in Films, Dai Vernon, John Ramsay, Roy Walton		June 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)	697	Articles / Columns
Obie O'Brien	USA Happenings	on Fred Robinson, 4F pins, Larry Jennings, Ray Grismer, Eric Mason, Gordon Bruce, Fred Kaps, Pete Biro, Flip, Dick Kornwinder, Eddie Taytelbaum, Howie Schwarzman, Dick Cook, FISM Brussels, Bernard Billis, J.J. Sanvert, Juan Tamariz, Ken Brooke, Dai Vernon		July 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 7)	701	Articles / Columns
Patrick Page	The Page Boy Speaks...	on Ken Brooke Magic Place, Pete Biro, Hans Moretti, Al Goshman, Jay Marshall		Sep. 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 9)	737	Articles / Columns
Karl Fulves	Fooled Again	on Pete Biro's credit claims about Persi Diaconis's inventions	Related to Holbrook Lecture Notes (Karl Fulves, Brad Holbrook, 1977)	1979	Interlocutor (Issue 36)	143	Articles / Articles
Pete Biro (reviewer)	What they said about "the other book" by Karrell Fox	by Karrell Fox see also other entries with this title in this book	Also published here Genii magazine	1979	Another Book	19	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Karl Fulves	Pass Key	named card is produced with a key	Inspired by Rising Card from Envelope (Bill Severn, Pete Biro, 1972)	1981	Milennium Aces	47	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order
	Geschichten um kleine und grosse Zauberer	anecdotes of Jorge Cavaz, Pete Biro, Paul Rosini, Annemann, Frederick Barlow		1982	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 1)	19	Articles / Anecdotes
Patrick Page	The Page Boy Speaks...	on magic magazines, Pete Biro		Oct. 1983	Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 1)	1169	Articles / Columns
Pete Biro	Knuckle Snap	cracking knuckles of the fingers, illusion		1985	Finger Secrets	15	Propless / Body Mutilation Propless / Body Magic
Pete Biro	Echte Zauberei	bottom deal demo with Aces, then Royal Flush	Also published here Genii	July 1988	Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 5)	204	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / False Dealing Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Re-Deal Poker Deals (Gardner-Marlo)
Jim Steinmeyer	The Lustig Money Machine	Conjuring money printing in envelope	Inspired by Rising Card from Envelope (Bill Severn, Pete Biro, 1972)	June 1992	Magic (Vol. 1 No. 10)	22	Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Multiple / Props
Joe Givan	Who Wins In Close-up Contests? Not The Art Of Magic!	Editorial on competitions	Related to Competitions (Ben Robinson, Pete Biro, 1992) Close-Up/Letters (Mike Rogers, 1992) Close-Up Contest (Joe Givan, Tim Ellis, 1992)	July 1992	Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)	13	Articles / Columns
Ben Robinson, Pete Biro	Competitions	Letters	Related to Who Wins In Close-up Contests? Not The Art Of Magic! (Joe Givan, 1992)	Aug. 1992	Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12)	9	Articles / Letters
Joe Gold	The Play vs. The Magic Revue	Editorial	Related to Play vs. Revue (Carol Roy, Linda S. Smith, Pete Biro, 1993) More Play vs. Revue (Bob Hargraves, 1994)	Oct. 1993	Magic (Vol. 3 No. 2)	18	Articles / Columns
Carol Roy, Linda S. Smith, Pete Biro	Play vs. Revue	Letters	Related to The Play vs. The Magic Revue (Joe Gold, 1993)	Dec. 1993	Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)	9	Articles / Letters
Michael Weber	Wreck Creation	borrowed finger ring vanishes, reappears in tea bag which is burned away in a flash	Inspired by Glittering (Pete Biro, 1975)	1994	Correctors Workshop		Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous Tea Bag Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material
Bill Severn, Pete Biro	Special Delivery	No. 50, pencil with rubber band used to make card rise from deck in envelope	Also published here Rising Card from Envelope (Bill Severn, Pete Biro, 1972)	1995	Self-Working Close-up Card Magic	98	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous
Pete Biro	Der komische Kartenstecher	comedy routine, giant cards stabbed on tray		Mar. 1995	Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)	64	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / with Knife on the table
Pete Biro	Billion-Dollar Bill Switch	switch that ends clean, magnet unload in back pocket		1997	Virtual Foolery	5	Pull & Holdouts Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Magnet / As Hidden Method / Miscellanous Bill / Switches / Props
Pete Biro	The Twitch Trick	gag, lie detector, having a twitch		Mar. 1998	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9)	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	Indian Cups & Balls	by Pete Biro		Sep. 1999	Genii (Vol. 62 No. 9)	60	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Pete Biro	The Great Francisco's Floating Table	seance type, Arthur Bull		Dec. 1999	Genii (Vol. 62 No. 12)	54	Table & Servante Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff
Harvey Rosenthal, Pete Biro, Carroll Mounier, Ed Eckl, Jeff Harpring	Messages			Mar. 2000	Genii (Vol. 63 No. 3)	14	Articles / Letters
Wayne Dobson	Ring Flash 2	ring materializes on chain in flash of fire	Inspired by "RingFlash" (Wayne Dobson, Pro-File) Related to Glittering (Pete Biro, 1975) Also published here Ring Flash 2 (Wayne Dobson, 2006)	2002	Dobson's Choice	12	Ring / Finger Rings / Appearance & Production Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material
David Regal, Pete Biro	Speaking Volumes		Related to Wrong Way Coins (Tony Slydini, 1966)	Dec. 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 12)	81	Articles / Columns
Pete Biro	World Magic Seminar Photo Gallery			Apr. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 4)	34	Articles / Convention Reports
Pete Biro	FISM Through my Viewfinder			Oct. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 10)	36	Articles / Convention Reports
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	Ghostly Linking Finger Rings	by Joe Porper, Pete Biro		May 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 5)	99	Reviews / Props & Tricks
David Oliver (reviewer)	Folding Key	by Pete Biro, Joe Porper		Dec. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 12)	110	Reviews / Props & Tricks
David Oliver (reviewer)	Vanishing Silver Dollars	by Pete Biro, Joe Porper		Dec. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 12)	110	Reviews / Props & Tricks
David Regal, Pete Biro	Pete Biro: The Thinking Man's Magician			Aug. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)	50	Articles / Biographical Articles / Interviews
	A Pete Biro Magicana			Aug. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)	73	Articles / Chapter Heading
Pete Biro	Card in Balloon	close-up		Aug. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)	73	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Balloon
Pete Biro	Bongers/Biro Poker Stunt	one card travels from deck to poker hand, Kato's Card Happening Flick		Aug. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)	74	Cards / Principles / Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Packet to Packet Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Miscellaneous
Pete Biro	Where are the Other 50 Cards?	deck vanishes except two selection		Aug. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)	75	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Deck
Pete Biro	Comedy Egg Juggling	egg thrown up and balanced on nose (sticky, credit claim), then egg thrown up with feet and it crashes plate		Aug. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)	75	Egg / Miscellaneous Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Pete Biro	Biro's One Piece Diminishing Cards			Aug. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)	76	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Eccentric Gaffs Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Diminishing Cards
Pete Biro	Chop Glass	paper covered glass, folded bill with paper clip		Aug. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)	78	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Glass / Through Table (Paper Cover)
Pete Biro	The Ring on Wineglass	as performed by Fred Kaps, with more options: Pete Biro's One-Man Ring on Wineglass (First Handling) Pete Biro's One-Man Ring on Wineglass (Second Handling)		Aug. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)	78	Glass / Penetration Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous
Pete Biro	Working Without a Net	slate paddle routine		Aug. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)	81	Knife & Paddle / Paddle Routines
Pete Biro, Dani DaOrtiz, Miguel Ángel Gea, Antonio Iturra	Pete Biro nos habla sobre Fred Kaps	Pete Biro on Fred Kaps, Interview Entrevista a Pete Biro Fred Kaps visto por Pete Biro		2008	El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 5)	84	Articles / Anecdotes Articles / Biographical Articles / Interviews
Fred Kaps	Cartas de Fred Kaps a Pete Biro	letters from Fred Kaps to Pete Biro		2008	El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 5)	87	Articles / Letters
Pete Biro	Anillo en la copa	on Kaps doing the ring on stem of glass trick, preparation and method		2009	El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 10)	266	Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous
Karl Fulves	A Theory of Revolution	credit information on rubber surfaces to affect card rise	Related to Rising Card from Envelope (Bill Severn, Pete Biro, 1972) Squeeze Rise (David (Foote) Drake, 1974)	2010	Prolix (Issue 7)	476	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous
Al Schneider, Pete Biro	Expansion of Texture			2011	Al Schneider Magic	174	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Expansion of Texture
Al Schneider	Pete Biro Load Sequence	loading a coin into a silk for Expansion of Texture		2011	Al Schneider Magic	177	Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Expansion of Texture
Pete Biro	Whipcrackaway	rope cracks like a whip, joke		2011	Magic Page by Page	285	Rope / Miscellaneous Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Pete Biro	Frank Shields Anecdote	Vernon watches Frank Shields, from Genii, March 1979		2017	Facsimile (Issue 6)	7	Articles / Anecdotes
Pete Biro	Coin to Glass	handling to drop coin from lap into glass		2018	The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)	95	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
Larry Horowitz	In Memoriam: Pete Biro			Feb. 2019	Genii (Vol. 82 No. 2)	18	Articles / Obituary

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