Jon Allen

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
José de la Torre	New Professor's Nightmare	Cutting the Rope The False Count The Illusion of the Short, Middle and Long Ropes The Triple "A" Illusion (All Alike Again) The Paramount Long Rope Illusion Knots to You! (The Sliding Knot) Optional Climax (knot shot and it slides down rope) Patter A Few Comments	Related to Freddy's Dead (Jon Allen, 2009)	1977	Magicana of Havana in New York	59	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Professor's Nightmare Rope / Knot Effects / Sliding
David Williamson	The Striking Vanish	Alternate Handling (closed fist)	Variations Impromptu Glass Penetration (Dominic Bruzzese, 2002) Striking Ring Switch (Jon Allen, 2009) The Strike Change (Michael Rubinstein, 2020)	1981	Encore II	21	Ball / "Small" Ball / Vanish Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Balls & Wand
Bruce Allen	The Ring and Rope	with extra piece	Related to On Ring and Rope Routines (Jon Racherbaumer, 1992) Double Impact (Jon Allen, 1995) Variations Ring & Rope Climax (Felix Farrell, 1995) Cuerda y Tijera (Alberto de Figueiredo, 2019) Also published here Hope on a Rope (Bruce Allen, 1990 ca.) Ring Around the Rope (Bruce Allen, 2003)	1984	Striking Magic	24	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves
Michael Ammar	Ring Band-It	finger ring on rubber band	Variations Band Display (A. Berkeley Davis, 1986) Ringleader (Simon Aronson, 2001) E. T. (Jon Allen, 2009)	Aug. 1986	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 1)	1	Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Rubber Band
David Britland	My Name Is Legion	deck has famous names on the back of every card, two cards chosen with Gemini Twins procedure, rest of deck blank	Related to The Wedding Trick (Jon Allen, 2009)	1986	Psychomancy	30	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Fred (aka Phil, Oscar, ...) Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Gemini Twins Placement
Darwin Ortiz	The Dream Card	odd-backed "signed card" type effect, card to wallet	Related to Day-Dream Card (Edward Marlo, Darwin Ortiz, 1991) Commercial Method (Edward Marlo, 1991) From Darwin Ortiz (Darwin Ortiz, 1999) Tattwo You (Tomas Blomberg, 2014) Variations The Nightmare Card (Michael Powers, 1990) The Airmail Card (James Swain, 1996) Die Traumfrau (Christoph Borer, 2006) Dreamographics (Curtis Kam, 2008) The Light Bulp (Anthony Owen, 2009) One Trick Two Names (Jon Allen, 2009) Lucky Charms (Jason Ladanye, 2018)	1988	Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table	81	Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
David Williamson	A Little Spoon Bending	spoon bending with secret extra bowl	Variations Weird Science (Jon Allen, 1995) Also published here A Spoon Bending Routine (David Williamson, 1988)	1990 ca.	How Magic Works	7	Spoon & Fork Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Bob King, Ted Biet, Angelo Carbone, Jon Allen, Duane Henry, Frank Chambers, Michael Mander, Nick Fitzherbert, Harry Lorayne	Bonus Section	various tips on preparation & performance of "Out of Order"		1995	Out of Order	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Packet Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Using Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Slit
Dan Harlan, Marvin Leventhal	About the Contributors	on Marc Paul, Zelek Shadline (pseudonym), Anthony Davis, Anthony Owen, Angelo Carbone, Jon Allen		Mar. 1995	The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 1)	11	Articles / Articles
Jon Allen	M.A.R.L.O.	on "Magic And Real Life Occasions"		Mar. 1995	The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 1)	11	Articles / Theory & Essays
Jon Allen	Final Nightmare	handling for Professor's Nightmare, fair displays of the ropes	Also published here Freddy's Dead (Jon Allen, 1995) Freddy's Dead (Jon Allen, 2009)	June 1995	The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 2)	1	Rope / Professor's Nightmare
Jon Allen	Get the Point	prediction in envelope, spectator sits on it, with funny gag	Also published here Gluteus Prediction (Jon Allen, 2009)	June 1995	The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 2)	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Chair Paper / Envelopes / Normal
Jon Allen	Welcome			1995	The "B" Movies	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Jon Allen	E.T.	ring on rubber band, rubber band is broken and restored to remove ring	Also published here E. T. (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	The "B" Movies	2	Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Rubber Band
Jon Allen	The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (Wristoration)	rubber band is broken and restored around spectator's wrist	Also published here Wristoration (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	The "B" Movies	3	Rubber Band / Torn & Restored
Jon Allen	The Jerk (Crazy Man's Handcuffs Get-Ready)	linking phase		1995	The "B" Movies	4	Rubber Band / Penetration / Linking
Jon Allen	Star Trek (One-Handed Star)	forming a five-pointed star with a rubber band, one-handed		1995	The "B" Movies	5	Rubber Band / Figures
Jon Allen	True Lies (Really Broken & Restored Band)	rubber band broken into four pieces is restored	Also published here True Lies (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	The "B" Movies	6	Rubber Band / Torn & Restored Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Jon Allen	Extra Footage	tip for Crazy Man's Handcuffs		1995	The "B" Movies	7	Rubber Band / Penetration / Linking Rubber Band / Penetration / Through another Rubber Band
Jon Allen	Introduction			1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Jon Allen	Drop Zone	deck appears and card is selected, coin appears on selection, everything vanishes again	Inspired by Drop Zone (Jon Allen, 1996) Also published here Drop Zone (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Coin Cut & Variations
Jon Allen	Twins	lighter is split in two	Also published here Twins (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	3	Light & Fire / Lighter
Jon Allen	Ghost	bill floats inside wine glass	Related to Ghost (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	4	Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous Bill / Animation / Floatation
Jon Allen	Weird Science	spoon bending, handle bent at 90° to the side	Inspired by A Little Spoon Bending (David Williamson, 1990 ca.)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	5	Spoon & Fork Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Jon Allen	Freddy's Dead	clever Professor's Nightmare variation	Also published here Final Nightmare (Jon Allen, 1995)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	6	Rope / Professor's Nightmare
Jon Allen, Chad Long, Karrell Fox	The Vanishing	coathanger vanishes from sheet of paper	Related to "Vanishing Coat Hanger" (Bill Spragg, The Linking Ring, Jan. 1959) Variations Travelex (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	8	Coathanger
Jon Allen	Double Impact	ideas for Coins Across Ring and Rope	Related to The Ring and Rope (Bruce Allen, 1984) Twin Peaks (Jon Allen, 1996) Coins Across Finale (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	9	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / to or from Spectator's Hand
Jon Allen	High Society	thought-of card on ceiling	Also published here High Society (Jon Allen, 1996) High Society (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Jon Allen	Psychological Dribble Force	cards dribbled with spectator looking in, top card forced, black number card with red number cards before it	Also published here The Force (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	10	Cards / Sleights / Force / Psychological Forces / Riffling or Springing through Cards
Jon Allen	The Four Musketeers	production of four Aces, while cutting the deck in the hands	Also published here The Four Musketeers (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Jon Allen	Citizen Kane	white and brown sugar packets are signed, sugar inside packets change places	Also published here Citizen Cane (Jon Allen, 2009)	1995	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut	12	Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly) Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Packet / Transposition
Jon Allen	Thoughts About M.A.R.L.O. (Magic and Real Life Occasions)	on restaurant / close-up magic		Jan./Feb. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)	373	Articles / Articles
Jon Allen	Drop Zone	coin appears on selection	Variations Drop Zone (Jon Allen, 1995)	Jan./Feb. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)	380	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Coin Cut & Variations
Jon Allen	High Society	thought-of card on ceiling	Also published here High Society (Jon Allen, 1995)	Jan./Feb. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)	380	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Jon Allen	Top Card Riffle Force	very brief, stopping at top card briefly		Jan./Feb. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)	380	Cards / Sleights / Force / Psychological Forces / Riffling or Springing through Cards
Jon Allen	Twin Peaks	endings for Coins Across Ring on Rope	Related to Double Impact (Jon Allen, 1995)	Jan./Feb. 1996	The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 33)	380	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / to or from Spectator's Hand
Jon LeClair	Floating Bill	crumpled up	Variations Ghost (Jon Allen, 2009)	1997	The Art of Invisible Thread	65	Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous Bill / Animation / Floatation
Jon LeClair	Defying Death	paper with living person levitates/jumps out of glass bowl into other hand	Variations Ghost (Jon Allen, 2009)	1997	The Art of Invisible Thread	89	Paper / Animation Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Michael Close (reviewer)	The Quadro-Chick	by Jon Allen		June 1997	Magic (Vol. 6 No. 10)	33	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Michael Close (reviewer)	Glink	by Jon Allen		Mar. 1998	Magic (Vol. 7 No. 7)	34	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jon Allen	Poor Man's Prayer Vase	trick with two modelling balloons, air pocket is moved from end to end via squeezing	Also published here Latex Genie (Jon Allen, 2009)	Nov. 1999	Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)	54	Balloon / Miscellaneous
Michael Close (reviewer)	Phobia	by Jon Allen		Nov. 1999	Magic (Vol. 9 No. 3)	29	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)	Spectators Don't Exist: Breaking Through the Participant Side	by Jon Allen		Oct. 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10)	78	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	Double Back	by Jon Allen		Nov. 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 11)	95	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Michael Close (reviewer)	Spectators Don't Exist	by Jon Allen		Sep. 2002	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)	37	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Michael Close (reviewer)	Double Back	by Jon Allen		Sep. 2002	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)	39	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Michael Close (reviewer)	The Destination Box	by Jon Allen		Dec. 2002	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 4)	44	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jon Allen	Introduction			2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Jon Allen	The Hole	pen through coin, with a ring	Also published here The Hole (Jon Allen, 2009)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	2	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin Ring / Finger Rings / Miscellaneous
Jon Allen	The Usual Suspects	using two decks, card is chosen and then spectator names "name" which is written on the back of the card which matches selection in second deck	Also published here The Usual Suspects (Jon Allen, 2009)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Fred (aka Phil, Oscar, ...) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Jon Allen	Force of Nature	Fred, name of spectator on card, two decks	Also published here Force of Nature (Jon Allen, 2009)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	6	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Fred (aka Phil, Oscar, ...) Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Spectator's Name on Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Jon Allen	Out of Sight	spectator reverses one card behind the back, deck is spread face-up and performer quickly finds mate via spelling or counting in spread	Also published here Out of Sight (Jon Allen, 2009)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	8	Cards / Principles / Multiple Out Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Jon Allen	Cash In Hand (Palm-up Bill Switch)	bill switch done palm up	Also published here Cash in Hand (Jon Allen, 2006) Palm-up Bill Switch (Jon Allen, 2009)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	9	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Inner Space (Internal Switch)	post-it message put on bill changes, bill switch	Also published here Internal Switch (Jon Allen, 2006) Inner Space (Jon Allen, 2009)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	12	Paper / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Memento	real bill and bill on polaroid transform into other bills	Also published here Memento (Jon Allen, 2006)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	13	Photograph Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Changing Faces (Oralgami)	paper with text is folded several times and unfolded again, text is longer than paper has surfaces	Also published here Oralgami (Jon Allen, 2006) Oralgami (Jon Allen, 2009)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	15	Words & Letters / Miscellaneous Paper / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Executive Decision	without table, spectator is handed cards and he puts them on top or bottom of packet in his hand	Also published here Executive Decision (Jon Allen, 2009)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	18	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Divided Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / by Spectator / Out of this World & Variants / Deck
Jon Allen	Against All Odds	spelling to find a card, matches prediction, all other cards are the same	Also published here Against All Odds (Jon Allen, 2009)	2003	Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel	20	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up
David Oliver (reviewer)	Destination Box	by Jon Allen		Dec. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 12)	102	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jon Allen	Bluff Card at Any Number			2004	World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 1	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers)
Wesley James	Wishuffle	"final", deck shuffles itself, then Triumph, twenty-six double facers, credit information	Variations Cheek-to-Cheek Asher Style (Lee Asher, 2001) Triumphinity (Jon Allen, 2009) Also published here marketed 1976	2004	Enchantments	446	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections) Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Reverse Triumph Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Traveling Triumph Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Same Both Sides (SBS)
Rune Klan	Impromptu Hit Man	with coin/pen transformations	Variations Rune Klan's "Impromptu Hitman" with an Extra Punch (Rick Merrill, 2005) Heart Up His Sleeve (Rick Merrill, 2009) Quickfire (Jon Allen, 2017) Also published here Impromptu Hit Man (Rune Klan, 2022)	Mar. 2004	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 7)	93	Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation Coin - Object Pen & Pencil / Pen (& Cap) Manipulation Routines Pen & Pencil / Transformation
David Regal (reviewer)	The Silent Treatment	by Jon Allen		Nov. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)	102	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jon Allen	Cash in Hand	palm-up handling	Also published here Cash In Hand (Palm-up Bill Switch) (Jon Allen, 2003)	2006	Switch	134	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding
Jon Allen	Internal Switch	post-it message put on bill changes, bill switch	Also published here Inner Space (Internal Switch) (Jon Allen, 2003)	2006	Switch	248	Paper / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Memento	real bill and bill on polaroid transform into other bills	Also published here Memento (Jon Allen, 2003)	2006	Switch	279	Photograph Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Oralgami	paper with text is folded several times and unfolded again, text is longer than paper has surfaces	Also published here Changing Faces (Oralgami) (Jon Allen, 2003)	2006	Switch	311	Words & Letters / Miscellaneous Paper / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Expertalk: Jon Allen on the Cups & Balls	ball penetrates cup, Charlie Miller phase alternative	Also published here Push Through Move (Jon Allen, 2009) Expertalk: Jon Allen on the Cups & Balls (Jon Allen, 2022)	July 2006	Magic (Vol. 15 No. 11)	91	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Sequences
Peter Duffie	Jon Allen	mini bio		2006	England Up Close	24	Articles / Biographical
Jon Allen	Sad Aces	four Aces are alternated face-up/face-down, all face down suddenly, repeat, named Ace turns up		2006	England Up Close	24	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Other Twisting Things
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	by Jon Allen (written by John Lovick)		Sep. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 9)	90	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Danny Orleans (reviewer)	The Pain Game	by Jon Allen		Oct. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10)	82	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Jon Allen	Introduction			2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	xvii	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
John Lovick	The I.B.M. Competition Act	introduction to Jon Allen's act and its composition, see following entries for effects Requirements Setup Performance		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	5	Articles / Articles
Jon Allen	Infinity Deck	stripper and half the deck are SBS double facers, see below Triumph routine for application		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	6	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Same Both Sides (SBS)
Jon Allen	The Big Cig	giant cigarette and giant match are produced from spectator's jacket		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	9	Cigarette & Cigar / Growing & Shrinking Match & Matchbox / Match / Appearance & Production Match & Matchbox / Match / Growing & Shrinking Cigarette & Cigar / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous
Jon Allen	Travelex	wire coat hanger in tissue paper transposes with three coins in performer's pocket	Inspired by The Vanishing (Jon Allen, Chad Long, Karrell Fox, 1995) "Vanishing Coat Hanger" (Bill Spragg, The Linking Ring, Jan. 1959)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	10	Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Coin and Other object Coathanger
Jon Allen	Isolated Isosceles	three coins and three cards		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	12	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Miscellaneous Coin / Gaffed / Magnetic Hand Gimmicks / Magnet Gimmick
Jon Allen, Al Schneider	Pick-Up Move Handling			2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	15	Coin / Sleights / Matrix Moves
Jon Allen	Triumphinity	half the deck are double facers	Inspired by Wishuffle (Wesley James, 2004)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Same Both Sides (SBS)
Jon Allen	Gluteus Prediction	prediction seems wrong but depicts the spectator sitting on a prediction which turns out to be correct, for chair load see p. 9	Related to Printout for Gluteus Prediction (Jon Allen, 2009) Also published here Get the Point (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	17	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Chair
Jon Allen	Ring in Party Popper	performed over several routines		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	18	Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous
Jon Allen	Ghost	crumpled bill moves, then jumps out of glass into other hand, ear hook-up	Inspired by Defying Death (Jon LeClair, 1997) Floating Bill (Jon LeClair, 1997) Related to Ghost (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	23	Bill / Animation / Miscellaneous Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous Bill / Animation / Floatation
Jon Allen	My Opening Line	approaching a group in walk-around magic		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	28	Articles / Articles
Jon Allen	Freddy's Dead	with two alternative endings that happen in the spectator's hands	Inspired by Daryl's routine Related to New Professor's Nightmare (José de la Torre, 1977) Also published here Final Nightmare (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	29	Rope / Professor's Nightmare
Jon Allen	Non-False Count	a display in which the three equal ropes are seemingly held separated		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	32	Rope / Professor's Nightmare
Jon Allen	Citizen Cane	white and brown sugar packets are signed, sugar inside packets change places	Also published here Citizen Kane (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	38	Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Packet / Transposition
Jon Allen	Striking Ring Switch	fake ring visually changes into borrowed ring via Striking Vanish application	Inspired by The Striking Vanish (David Williamson, 1981)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	41	Ring / Finger Rings / Transformation
Jon Allen	The Hole	pen through coin routine, with finger ring	Also published here The Hole (Jon Allen, 2003)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	44	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin Ring / Finger Rings / Miscellaneous
Jon Allen	Unique Coin Bend	using "Coin Unique" set		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	48	Coin / Gaffed / Copper-Silver Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Torn & Bent Coin Coin / Gaffed / Shell Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Jon Allen	Weird Science	spoon bending routine with extra bowl		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	50	Spoon & Fork Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Jon Allen	True Lies	an actually torn rubber band is restored	Also published here True Lies (Really Broken & Restored Band) (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	53	Rubber Band / Torn & Restored Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Jon Allen	The Experience is Everything			2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	54	Articles / Theory & Essays
Jon Allen	E. T.	ring on rubber band, rubber band is broken and restored to remove ring	Inspired by Ring Band-It (Michael Ammar, 1986) Also published here E.T. (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	55	Rubber Band / Torn & Restored Rubber Band / Penetration / Miscellaneous Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Rubber Band
Jon Allen	Burning Rubber	routine around Crazy Man's Handcuffs Wrist Band (rubber band penetrates off the performer's wrist) Band-It (Crazy Man's Handcuffs done backwards) Crazy Man's Handcuffs The Finger (spectator holds one of the bands) Snap Back (rubber band jumps onto performer's wrist, flourish) Wristoration (rubber band is torn and restored around the spectator's wrist)		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	60	Rubber Band / Torn & Restored Rubber Band / Penetration / Through another Rubber Band Rubber Band / Penetration / Finger or Wrist
Dan Harlan, Jon Allen	Wrist Band		Inspired by "Pseudo Wrist Penetration" (Dan Harlan, Magic With Rubber Bands, Vol. 2, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	61	Rubber Band / Penetration / Finger or Wrist
Jon Allen	Wristoration	rubber band is broken and restored around spectator's wrist	Also published here The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (Wristoration) (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	66	Rubber Band / Torn & Restored
Jon Allen	Palm-up Bill Switch	bill switch done palm up, visual	Also published here Cash In Hand (Palm-up Bill Switch) (Jon Allen, 2003)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	70	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Inner Space	post-it message put on bill changes, bill switch	Also published here Inner Space (Internal Switch) (Jon Allen, 2003)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	76	Paper / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	Oralgami	paper with text is folded several times and unfolded again, text is longer than paper has surfaces	Also published here Changing Faces (Oralgami) (Jon Allen, 2003)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	78	Words & Letters / Miscellaneous Paper / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Jon Allen	High Society	thought-of card on ceiling	Also published here High Society (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	85	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Jon Allen	The Force	cards dribbled with spectator looking in, top card forced, black number card with red number cards before it	Also published here Psychological Dribble Force (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	85	Cards / Sleights / Force / Psychological Forces / Riffling or Springing through Cards
Jon Allen	Thought-of Card in Envelope	bill seen in window envelope, later it is "thought-of" card		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	89	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s) Paper / Out to Lunch Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
Jon Allen	One Trick Two Names	odd-backed signed mystery card	Inspired by The Dream Card (Darwin Ortiz, 1988)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	92	Cards / Effect Themes / Illogical Things / Signed Card & Mystery Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Different Colors Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
Jon Allen	Executive Decision	without table, spectator is handed cards and he puts them on top or bottom of packet in his hand	Also published here Executive Decision (Jon Allen, 2003)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	95	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Divided Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / by Spectator / Out of this World & Variants / Deck
Jon Allen	Divided Deck Shuffle with Spectators	deck distributed, center packet shuffled by performer		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	95	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Divided Deck Cards / Sleights / Controls / Spectator shuffles - Subtleties Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Divided Deck
Jon Allen	1709 Walkabout	without table		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	99	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Fusion Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Jon Allen	Spread Reverse Handling	similar to Larreverse		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	100	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Jon Allen	The Wedding Trick	blank deck with names written on them, groom and bride select cards with their names on them, selection procedure with post-it notes that are placed into deck with Gemini Twins placement	Related to My Name Is Legion (David Britland, 1986)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	103	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Spectator's Name on Card Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Gemini Twins Placement
Jon Allen	Playing	how to create effects		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	106	Articles / Theory & Essays
Jon Allen	Out of Sight	spectator reverses one card behind the back, deck is spread face-up and performer quickly finds mate via spelling or counting in spread	Also published here Out of Sight (Jon Allen, 2003)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	107	Cards / Principles / Multiple Out Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Jon Allen	Against All Odds	spelling to find a card, matches prediction, all other cards are the same	Inspired by "Esprit" (Jean-Pierre Vallarino, marketed 2002) Also published here Against All Odds (Jon Allen, 2003)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	110	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up
Jon Allen	Lucky Card	deck has a bullet hole through it, chosen card matches the "lucky card" that stopped the bullet, 1-0-1 forcing deck		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	113	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions
Jon Allen	The Usual Suspects	using two decks, card is chosen and then spectator names "name" which is written on the back of the card which matches selection in second deck	Also published here The Usual Suspects (Jon Allen, 2003)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	116	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Fred (aka Phil, Oscar, ...) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Jon Allen	Force of Nature	Fred, name of spectator on card, two decks	Also published here Force of Nature (Jon Allen, 2003)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	120	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Fred (aka Phil, Oscar, ...) Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Spectator's Name on Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Jon Allen	Drop Zone	deck appears and card is selected, coin appears on selection, everything vanishes again	Also published here Drop Zone (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	122	Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Coin Cut & Variations
Jon Allen	Grabbit Production	balloon is popped and bottle appears	Inspired by "Splash Bottle" (Damien Vappereau & Jean-Mark Sainclaire, marketed 2000)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	127	Body Loading Bottle / Appearance & Production Balloon / Miscellaneous
Jon Allen	Signal Strength	three spectators put their cell phones in padded envelope, a fourth dummy envelope with a toy phone is added, performer assigns envelopes to correct spectators who phone their phones and they ring, fourth envelope is smashed with hammer		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	130	Cellular Phone & Smartphone Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects
Jon Allen	Thumb Tack Marking	thumb tip with thumb tack to mark envelopes on the fly		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	132	Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems Paper / Envelopes / Marked Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Jon Allen	Word's Funniest Joke	five envelopes with parts of a joke are put in right order		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	134	Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects Mental Magic / Effects / Coincidence Pen & Pencil / Nail Writer & Swami
Jon Allen	Credit Cut	bank night type effect with spectator's credit card		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	137	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations Credit Card / Mental
Jon Allen	White Noise			2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	138	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Paper / Envelopes / Loading
Jon Allen	Basil	four-packet flourish cut	Inspired by "Kalush's cut" (Bill Kalush, Magic Manuscript, Dec. 1982/Jan. 1983)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	147	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Real Cuts / Flourish Cuts
Jon Allen	The Four Musketeers	production of four Aces, while cutting the deck in the hands	Also published here The Four Musketeers (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	153	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Jon Allen	Out of Your Brain	motivation for switching sides		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	157	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / by Spectator / Out of this World & Variants / Deck
Jon Allen	Invisible Palm Finale	last card put on hand, several cards put on top, card is no longer there at the end, impression on palm remains Notes (double backer suggestion by Andi Gladwin)		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	159	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Open Travelers Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
Jon Allen	Twins	lighter is split in two	Also published here Twins (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	163	Light & Fire / Lighter
Jon Allen	Helicopter Band	one-handed flourish in which rubber band spins around out-stretched first finger		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	165	Rubber Band / Miscellaneous
Jon Allen	Latex Genie	trick with two modelling balloons, air pocket is moved from end to end via squeezing	Also published here Poor Man's Prayer Vase (Jon Allen, 1999)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	167	Balloon / Miscellaneous
Jon Allen	Push Through Move	ball penetrates cup, Charlie Miller phase alternative	Also published here Expertalk: Jon Allen on the Cups & Balls (Jon Allen, 2006)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	170	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Sequences
Jon Allen	Ring off String Move	ring links onto string	Related to Ring on String Move (Jon Allen, 2017)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	172	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Jon Allen	Tipless Bill Switch Holdout	under wrist watch		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	175	Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Folding & Unfolding
Jon Allen	Coins Across Finale	three coins, last coin into spectator's hand	Related to Double Impact (Jon Allen, 1995)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	177	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Normal Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / to or from Spectator's Hand Coin / Gaffed / Shell
Jon Allen	No Pressure Card Spread	handling of the gag in which a card is openly pushed forward as the spectator is about to take a card		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	183	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Miscellaneous
Jon Allen	Spectators Don't Exist			2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	185	Articles / Theory & Essays
Jon Allen	Adlibitious Card	ambitious card presentational idea, spectator writes any word on card instead of signing it	Inspired by "Hey Baby, What's Your Sign?" (Tyler Wilson, column on website online-visions.com, 2006)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	186	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Routines
Jon Allen	Destination Box	presentation for the marketed "Destination Box"		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	190	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Box Container (Hennig style)
Jon Allen	Destination Box for Kids	presentation for the marketed "Destination Box"		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	193	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Box Container (Hennig style) Children Magic / Routines
Jon Allen	Schrödinger's Card	idea of giving out an envelope with the signed card without opening it	Related to Michael Ammar's re-sealing the lemon after Bill to Lemon	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	194	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s)
Jon Allen	Questions	questions to ask when developing material		2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	197	Articles / Articles
Jon Allen	Printout for Gluteus Prediction		Related to Gluteus Prediction (Jon Allen, 2009)	2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	199	Articles / Articles
Jon Allen	With thanks to			2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	205	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
David Regal (reviewer)	Double Back	by Jon Allen		Feb. 2011	Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)	82	Reviews / Props & Tricks
David Regal (reviewer)	Flexion	by Jon Allen		Feb. 2011	Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)	82	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Dustin Stinett (reviewer)	Connection	by Jon Allen		May 2014	Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5)	97	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Alexander de Cova (reviewer)	Destination Box	by Jon Allen		Mar. 2014	New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 16)	520	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Alexander de Cova	The Signed Folded Card	thoughts on the "folded card to container" effect What is the effect? Does it always have to be the climax for the Ambitious Card? Fred Kaps and Tommy Wonder Roberto Giobbi's Joker Routine Jon Allen's Destination Box The Clarity Box Dramatic Structure Why Always Playing Cards? Things Don't Like Falling Alone	Also published here Grundsätzliche Gedanken zum Thema (Alexander de Cova, 2014)	May 2014	Scrapbook (Issue 11)	78	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Box Container (Hennig style)
Jon Allen	Something Quick	picture of horse on your business card changes into a cheetah		2017	The Interrobang Lecture	3	Paper / Transformation Business Cards
Jon Allen	Quickfire	flurry with coin and pen, coin vanishes, appears, transposes with pen	Inspired by Impromptu Hit Man (Rune Klan, 2004)	2017	The Interrobang Lecture	4	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Pen
Jon Allen	Ring on String Move	ring links onto string	Inspired by The Dai Vernon Wand Spin (Dai Vernon, 1988) Related to Ring off String Move (Jon Allen, 2009)	2017	The Interrobang Lecture	6	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Jon Allen	ST&R	torn and restored napkin, happens in both your hands and spectator's hands. Inspired by a Paul Daniels Linking Rings routine and Paperballs over Head		2017	The Interrobang Lecture	7	Paper / Paperballs Over The Head Paper / Torn & Restored Paper / Paper Napkin
Jon Allen	Ripped Out	deck trapped in balloon, card is visibly ripped out from inside	Inspired by "Pressure" (Daniel Garcia)	2017	The Interrobang Lecture	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Balloon
Jon Allen, Shimon Nahamani	Numballoon Prediction	numbered balloons to predict serial number on dollar bill		2017	The Interrobang Lecture	12	Balloon / Miscellaneous Bill / Prediction Numbers / Miscellaneous
Anthony Owen	On the Cards	two blank cards, with signature and pictures, pictures transpose	Inspired by On the Slate (Roy Johnson, Peter Warlock, 1971) Jon Allen, John Gordon & Richard Pinner's "Stick to Business" in the instruction booklet for the Glink pen	2017	Secrets	75	Cards / Effect Themes / Signature Effects Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Miscellaneous
Samuel Varg, Jon Allen	The Double Peek Warped Coin Routine	coin bends when held by spectator's hands, includes nice subtlety by Jon Allen where spectator can peek at the coin to check it has bent yet		July 2019	Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))	168	Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Torn & Bent Coin Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Eugene Burger	Trusting Fate	presentation for Jon Allen's "The Pain Game"		2019	Eugene Burger: From Beyond	148	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Andi Gladwin	ScriptedBored	with script read aloud by spectator	Inspired by Rainman "Except the Seven of Clubs" (Lennart Green, 2008) "Silent Treatment" (Jon Allen, marketed effect) "Cue the Magic" (Angelo Carbone, marketed effect)	2020	The Boy Who Cried Magic	235	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Shuffle-Bored
Jon Allen	Expertalk: Jon Allen on the Cups & Balls	ball penetrates cup, Charlie Miller phase alternative	Also published here Expertalk: Jon Allen on the Cups & Balls (Jon Allen, 2006)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	522	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Sequences

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