That's some wild cosa notra logic you've got there. Bannon said he hates the name and wants the next generation of magicians to know if by a new one -- thus the campaign to change it. Seems pretty straightforward!

Anyway, yeah, Final Verdict is fabulous.

Can you blame him? It became a classic, so now he wants his name in its title. Nothing wrong with that. But itll always be Play It Straight- which is a better title.

Collusion is a great one as well.

Check out "Clean out of Sight" from Mentalissimo. Seems impossible and I've been getting some great reactions!

Hi
Smoke and Mirrors is out of print. Is there an alternate source for the Ace-Man Cometh?

Smoke and Mirrors is available.

Thanks magicfish

Please note, Bannon’s website clearly says this book is not available. Nor is it on the llepub site. As a Canada resident it is not available on Amazon.ca, nor is it available through any Canadian B&M or online stores.

Hence my question

Here is one of many. A shop in toronto also had one on their shelf quite recently. If you want one, as I said, they are most definitely available. Great book. Good luck.

Https://haversatewing.hibid.com/catalog/......-part-i/

Here's another one at a decent price.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Smoke-Mirrors-J......Lk9czsE~

Here's another at a good price right here at the Café.


https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/view......forum=78

Hmmm...guess he really wanted an alternate source. Should've just said so- don't pretend it's because you cant find the book. The book is everywhere.

I like Discrepency City Prediction and I enjoy Box Jumper. Tattoo You is great.

A new favorite is Triplicity from his lecture notes "Lucky".

I first posted in this thread in 2006. Not surprisingly, my preferences have shifted. The Bannon tricks I currently perform the most are packet tricks: Twisted Sisters and a modified version of Chop Shop.

Man I love Bannon! This list will change the more I read but for now:

Timely departure
Bannon triumph
Degrees of freedom
Power of poker
Dead reckoning

My favorites are...

Timely Departure
Spin Doctor
Twisted Sisters
Play it Straight Triumph
Last Man Standing
Strangers Gallery
Bullet Party

Dead Reckoning. Simply lovely and exceptional thinking!

So many great routines from Mr Bannon. I noticed that Masquerade got a couple of mentions....a much overlooked treat. And for “Greatest Unknown Trick “ I nominate one that got no mentions at all........Drop Target Aces. You can find it in High Caliber.

MikeR

Bullet Party
Montinator 3.0
Discrepancy City Prediction *just learned this one! Quick & easy!

Those off the top of my head!

Phil

What a huge output over a long time! My favorites would be Play it Straight Triumph, Royal Scam, Duplicity and Doctored Daley

Looking back at the thread (and maybe because the older tricks have been around longer), the clear favorites are 1) Bannon / Play it Straight Triumph (by a long way) 2) Timely Departure 3) Twisted Sisters 4) Dead Reckoning. Of the more recent tricks Royal Scam is tops