MINT 1966 Annotated by Edward Marlo & Wesley James

The Annotated M.I.N.T. series continues. Thanks to Ed Marlo and Wesley James, M.I.N.T III, IV, V, VI, and Annotated M.I.N.T. 1963 - 1965 are already available. The release of this volume takes yet another step toward the availability of the entire run of Marlo In New Tops material with Wesley's extensive annotations, supplemental and Bonus material. The content of this volume is exceptional in its importance. The volume includes only seven articles but three of them are of special note and one was ground breaking when it was released and remains pivotal today, more than 50 years later. This volume also includes more than a dozen of Wesley's developments plus extensive Notes and references. Perhaps most noteworthy are Wesley's clarifications of Marlo's "Prayer Cull" and his insights into how to make the technique practical as well as effective. Two of Ed's included plots, "In Spectator's Hands" and "Matching Miracle," are taken to new heights through Wesley James' contributions. In Marlo's 1966 material, you will find innovative and ground-breaking touches, subtleties, sleights, and plots. This material has been largely unavailable since the run of the New Tops ended, notwithstanding the flat text of the L & L publications. Had those books been sufficient, Ed's material would already be better understood and in far wider use. Thus, after completing the task of fulfilling Ed Marlo's expressed wishes with M.I.N.T III - VI, keeping Eddie's material available "for the guys," now, Wesley brings his insights to Ed Marlo's earlier New Tops articles. Nothing has been omitted and much has been added.

If you truly want to understand, benefit from, and incorporate Marlo's material as only those who knew him well have previously, these are books you will want to own and treasure for years to come. In tribute to Ed, fully consistent with Ed's approach through his contributions, Wesley wanted these volumes to offer much more, hence his annotations, clarifications, corrections - both logical and grammatic - plus Wesley's insightful personal Notes. Many of those Notes are complimentary, some critical, but all are informative.

As Wesley has often stated, "One can't perform card magic without a tip of the hat to Ed Marlo." Wesley's friend of more than 25 years, Ed Marlo inspired a wealth of material that Wesley has developed, massaged, enhanced and adapted through his extensive performance experience. Among Wesley's creations are full routines inspired by Marlo techniques, built on Marlo foundations, and routines - many for the first time in any source.

For those devoted to card magic, you need to own these volumes and study them closely. The combination of clarified Marlo material, Wesley's Notes, and the original Wesley James routines create and should continue to enhance Marlo's legacy for those that absorb them, and students of Wesley James material will want to explore his material in depth.

If you already own MINT III through VI, and M.I.N.T. 1963 - 1965 Annotated, you'll now, in keeping with the other volumes, be able to expand your file of Marlo In New Tops with more than flat text. At the same time, you'll add to your collection of Wesley James' creations, and benefit from his detailed descriptions, analysis, and historical perspective. Rarely have volumes offered so much to those who are serious about their card magic. Some of what you'll read is easy while some is more technically challenging, but it's all been made practical so you can add it to your repertoire.

The entire collection, plus corrected illustrations, and Wesley's plentiful added Notes and bonus material are all in this volume. The ebook price is just $40 and, as you'll see from the Table of Contents below, you'll want to learn all it offers.

Don't wait to be blown away by this mix of older Marlo material and Wesley's insightful Notes and cutting-edge creations. It's all here for you now.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Table of Contents
Vol 6, No 1, January 1966, NEW PALM POSITION
WJ on New Palm Position
The Kick-Off Switch
Vol. 6, No. 2, February 1966, M.P. SlDE STEAL
WJ on the M.P. Side Steal
The WJ Side Steal
Direct Insertion Steal into the Tenkai family of positions
Vol.6, No. 3, March 1966, THE ACTION LIFT
WJ on the Action Lift
WJ Veeser Bluff Multiple Shift Variant
Under Explored Territory
Vol. 6, No. 4, April 1966, THE MENTAL TOPPER
WJ on Mental Topper
A Vision or a Dream?
Vol. 6, No 5, May 1966, IN SPECTATOR'S HANDS
REPEAT REPEAT REVERSE
TRIPLE REPEAT REVERSE
THE MENTAL FOUR
WJ on In Spectator's Hands
What You Can Do
Four-Card Heisenberg
Heisenberg Lead-In
The Primary Effect
Simulated Munoz/De Souza/James Reverse
Munoz/De Souza/James Reverse
Required Techniques
Carry Count Variation
Asher's Action Reverse (Asher Twist)
One-Handed Asher-James Reverse
Ungaffed B'Wave II
Pre-Polarity Force
Un-Forced Handling
Cleaning up
Vol 6, No. 6, June 1966, THE PRAYER CULL
WJ on the Prayer Cull
As An Effect
As A Memory Gag
WJ More on the Prayer Cull
As An Exchange
A Simple Method
As A Control
Combination Cull And Exchange
Additional Tips For The Prayer Cull
WJ Additional Notes on Marlo's Prayer Cull
The WeJe Cull
Vol 6, No. 7, July 1966, THE MATCHING MIRACLE
With Two Sealed Decks
For Stay-Stackers
For Memory Experts
For Card Cullers
WJ on Matching Miracle
How to get Banned from the World Series of Poker
Bart Harding Stack
Shuffle Deck Matching
Two Card Turnantula
In Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
1st edition 2023, PDF 78 pages.