Roughingly Yours

Micky Hades (1969)

0-919230-11-3

| Softcover, Tape-bound

48 pages | England | eng

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Genre

Conjuring

Subject

Card tricks
Magic tricks

Plot

Aldini: Roughingly Yours
©1969 Micky Hades
Softcover, Tape-bound, 8.5x11", 48 pages
ISBN: 0-919230-11-3

Comments: Ticks with a Rough & Smooth deck, and how to make your own

Contents (from book ToC):

2 Acknowledgements
4 Foreword
5 Introduction
6 Explanation of "Supor Roughing"
6 How to Apply Roughing Fluid
7 Roughly Ambitious
8 Monte Aces
9 The Transverso Travellers
11 Roughly Wild
12 Lie Detector Deck
13 Color Affinity
14 Slate-O-Vision
16 Cardincidence
18 Aces on Stand
19 More Thoughts Anticipated
20 ESP Gone
22 The Genii Deck
23 Double-Gali
24 Precardiction
25 Aldini's Hydrogen Aces
26 Aidini’a Predicto Deck
27 Harlequin Deck No. 1
29 Harlequin Deck No. 2
30 Aldini's Telstar Deck
31 Aldini’s Nature Deck
33 Aldini’s Major Miracle
34 Fooled Monte
36 Aldini’s Cards to Pocket
36 Thot-O-Vision Deck
37 Remote Control
38 Mental-Matic Deck
39 Finale Touch Deck
40 The Goofy Deck
41 Predecktion
43 Super Nudist Deck
44 Invisible Control
46 Supremonition
47 Compared

Personal

Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor
Location	Magic Library (Home)
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Added Date	Feb 11, 2019 16:27:29
Modified Date	Apr 06, 2026 14:20:59

Value

Book Condition	Very Fine

Notes

Aldini (b.1917-d.1989), born Alex Weiner, managed and owned magic shops from the late 1950's though the 1970's.

Contents
1 Biography
2 Contributions
3 Books
4 References

Biography
He owned and operated his own shop and operated magic shops at Disneyland. During World War II, he traveled throughout Asia with the movie star, Melvyn Douglas, presenting magic shows for U.S. troops.

Aldini was a contributor to many magic magazines including a column in The Tops.

He was a member of the Order of Merlin, I.B.M. Ring 138 (Santa Monica) and Ring 21 (Hollywood), which he served as Vice President.[1][2]

Contributions
Aldini Bowl Production variation on the Westgate Bowl Production
Clock-A-Rama
Acroback Cards
Hippity-Hop Rabbits routine and patter variation
Books
Rough Stuff (with Joe Berg) (1956)
Roughingly Yours (1969)
New Concepts in Magic (1970)

References
↑ The Linking Ring, Vol. 69, No. 11, November 1989, Broken Wand, Aldini (Alex Weiner), page 152
↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 3, September 1989 (January 1990), Obituaries, Aldini, by Tommy Garbin, page 207
Magie (Magischer Zirkel v. Deutschland), Vol. 70, No. 1, Januar 1990, Magie-International, by Reinhard Müller, page 29