Richard Kaufman and Mark Phillips – The Underground Man

Details: Gallo was an expert at leading magicians down the garden path and turning the hose on them. If you are looking for principles that will allow you to fry your fellow magi, this book is an incredible resource.

Illustrated by Joseph K. Schmidt. Edited by Harvey Rosenthal, Matthew Field, and Stephen Hobbs.

Contents (from book ToC):

1 Masterpieces in Coin Magic
1 The Gallo Pitch
6 Pitch Flight
8 Fifty-Cent Pitch
10 A Pitch for a Change
11 Pitch a Little Woo
13 – The Bluff Pitch
13 Pitch Silver
16 Rub Rub
19 Thieves and Sheep
22 Thieves Pitchin’ Sheep
25 Pitching Okito
28 Purs-e-verance
32 Incredible Cards and Coins
35 Coins of the World

39 Singular Creations in Card Magic
39 With Aces
39 Lost and Found Aces
43 Christmas Aces
47 Actually Cutting the Aces
50 10,002nd Aces
52 Sleeper Aces
55 Good Neighbor Lou

58 With Aid
58 One-Way Pips
60 Bent Key
62 Stretching Card
65 New Signed Card
65 – With Normal Cards
67 – The Gimmicked Helper
68 Cut Me In
70 Match Book – The Vibe Teller

73 With Two Cards
73 Two-Card Reverse
75 Two-Card Tabled Triumph
78 Two-Card Popover
80 Top and Bottom Card Exchange
82 Matedburger
83 Sleightly Extra
86 Double Deuce
88 Fourth Down
91 Fourth Down Plus

93 With Ingenuity
93 All Backs Potpourri
95 Only the Lonely
97 Family Affair
98 – Mike Gallo’s Handling
99 – Lou Gallo’s Handling
100 – Joe Gallo’s Handling
102 L.C. Bury
104 Poker Dilemma
108 Queens to Aces
111 Seconds Middles and Bottoms
114 Lou Gallo vs. The Gambler

116 Unbridled Astonishment
116 Rubik’s Revenge
118 Fechter’s Sponge Balls
121 The Shock