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Fred Trick
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Fred Trick was the card routine created by Fred Lowe (with Paul Marcus) originally called "Christened Reverse". It was seen by Dave Campbell in 1971 who developed a different method to create "Fred the card" trick (as a dedication to Fred Lowe).
Phil Goldstein developed a version in the early 1980s, entitled "Final Fred" and presented it in a lecture at the 1985 FISM convention in Madrid.
It reinvented years later by Trevor Duffy and coincidental called it the "Phil" Trick.
Variations
- A Card Named Bill in Magic Dungeon Mentalism by Bob Wagner & Howard Adams (1972)
- Oscar, markedted trick by Nick Trost (1980)
- A Card Named Fred /Christened Reverse the Second by Ali Bongo in Abracadabra Vol. 73 (1981), popularized by Don Alan under the title "Clyde" and "Fido".
- The Dream in The Smagorad by Denny Laub and Gary Inglese (1983) - inspired by "Say It Again Sam" marketed by Stoner's Magic Shop, a card was selected mentally by a woman in the audience from a deck that had different names written on their backs. The mentally selected card had the woman's name.
- Female in Thirty Five Years Later (1986) by Ed Marlo - All the cards have a different name on the back and the card selected is the only card with the spectator's name on it.
References
- Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 3, page 759, (2011).