title: Special Effects: Wire Tape and Rubber Band Styles
author:  L. B. Abbott 
description: Book desribes the most honored man who have worked in the creation of special visual effects for motion pictures.
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  INTRODUCTION
  
  Rubber band effects are now very popular in the field of magic. I wasn't very
  interested in this particular branch until I came across the Ken Simmons book,
  'Riffling The Pasteboards, Again!"
  
  His effect, "A-Band-Ment", made me think and forced me to create new routines
  with cards and rubber bands.
  
  In this booklet, you will find several effects with rubber bands and cards,
  mainly card revelations, which should give you enough input to work with,
  hoping that you will be able to create some new routines of your own.
  
  All I can say is that besides two routines, everything that you will read here
  is the result of a couple of weeks work, showing you that if you are really
  willing to put forth the effort, you will find the joy and the pride of
  creating.
  
  As a bonus you will also find my presentation of a Dan Harlan routine using
  two rubber bands and no cards.
  
  And so, buy some rubber bands and go through these routines. I hope that you
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