What's New With Ken Allen

Author/Editor: Ken Allen

Published in 1980, the ingenious Ken Allen's third and final booklet of magic is packed with 16 clever effects and other items. Highlights include Total that lets you predict the exact amount of change in a spectator's pocket (and it doesn't use a nail writer), "Coke Or..." which explains how to gimmick a Coke or other aluminum soda can so it will pour out any liquid you desire or even sand, Zap - Allen's technique that allows you to push a lit cigarette thru a piece of flash paper without it igniting - but of course it flashes up when a spectator tries it, 2 Thoughts - Allen's presentation of the tossed out deck, plus the perfect layman card trick - Sucker Bet - taught to Allen 30 years earlier by a top pro while he was a demonstrator at Stuart Robson's 42nd Street magic shop in New York. Even though this latter effect is easy to do, it's a real shocker and so strong, Allen felt very few other card tricks could follow it. Please note a few of the items in this publication also appear in his Lecture Notes (No. 1), including Monkey Magic, Silk Maze, Spooky (pocket gag), and The Pull. 40 pages, re-typeset.