J.G. Thompson Jr. Lecture

Author/Editor: J.G. Thompson Jr.

The JG Thompson Jr. Lecture

This set of notes from J.G. Thompson's circa 1975 lecture explains 17 effects, moves and ideas. Highlights include his self working Tic-Tac-Toe Prediction in which you predict the exact pattern of moves from a game between you and a spectator (one prediction, no switch), his excellent Four Ace handling (with the standard double-face Aces) culled together using the best moves he could adapt from the literature, one of his best received quickies - a Transpo with Two Pennies, his complete Chop Cup routine with patter, a close-up mental gem in which you use a needle with colorful yarn to pierce the exact spot where a spectator secretly marked an "X" on the outline of a man drawn on a card and sealed it inside an envelope, and Post-Pre-Cannibal Cards. Plus, other magic with cards, rings and ropes, gimmicked coin sets, and more. Not all sleights are explained, but Thompson references sources for most moves which are not detailed in the text. Intermediate to advanced skills recommended. 25 pages after re-typesetting.