Vincent Mendoza FLRT

I want to thank you for purchasing this manuscript.
I'm really happy about the reaction that this effect

has generated. There are a lot of excellent rubber
band effects out there and I have to say that I was
standing on the shoulders of giants. From that
height, I was able to see further than if I hadn't
been.
So, just what are you going to learn within these

pages?
THE MENDOZA MOVE:

A revolutionary new method to get an elastic band
into a double looped condition without the telltale "X"
(LOOK MA, ONE HAND) - LMOH - Pronounced

"ELMO":
Three different handlings on how to securely display
a double looped band in one hand.
FOUND LINK:
How to, very cleanly, link one rubber band to
another
RHING THING:
How to link a finger ring to an elastic band, just as
cleanly.
FALL:
Have a linked object appear to simply fall off the
rubber band without touching it.
Finally, I'll include a personal favorite...
(MENDOZA OFF MOVE) - MOM:

A very visual way to release a linked object from a
rubber band.
It may look like there are a lot of pages here, but I

wanted to make sure that I covered each section in
detail. There's nothing I hate more than a badly
described effect.
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Once you get the moves down, they become almost
instantaneous and just about angle proof. The only
really bad angle is in the space where you are
standing.
The first section will describe THE MENDOZA

MOVE. It's the foundation of the entire routine. This
will allow you to use this technique to link just about
anything your little heart desires to an elastic band,
and do it very cleanly and convincingly.
Before you actually start the process, you should put

a little work into the rubber bands that you'll be
using, this way, they'll already have the necessary
"give" needed to accomplish the doubling.
What kind of rubber bands do I use? Personally, I

just ran out to STAPLES and bought a giant bag of
rubber bands. Yes, they are #19's. I'm sure you can
do this loop with the Japanese bands. The Croatian
and Mongolian bands I'm not too sure about.
Grab the bands you'll be using and just stretch the

heck out of them. Pull them taut and roll them
around your fingers to get them worked in. Then do
it a few more times.
So now the work is in the bands.
I'm right-handed, and I'll be describing everything

that I do from that perspective. If you happen to be
left-handed, simply transpose LT for RT and visa-
versa.
Let's begin.

:: THE MENDOZA MOVE ::
Oh yeah! Definitely. I came up with it and I'm going

to name the little fella. I was going to call it Chucky
but it doesn't look like a Chucky.
Take the band and stretch it in-between the thumb

and index finger of your LT hand. (FIG. 01) Don't
place the band too far down on the fingers, it should
run across about halfway down the length of your
nail on both thumb and index finger. Placing it too
far down on the fingers will hamper your ability to do
the move correctly.
We'll call this POSITION 1.
The RT hand approaches the palm-side strand of the

rubber band with the RT index, middle and ring
fingers extended and slightly parted. (FIG. 02)
Your RT pinky is curled back and out of the way.
Make contact with the palm-side strand and pull it

into the other strand, holding both stands as one.
(FIG. 03) Pay close attention to the exact placement
of the RT fingers. The RT index, middle, and ring
finger need to make contact with the strands in the
groove of the first phalanx. The RT middle finger has
to curl slightly to accomplish this.

The RT hand continues to pull the strands towards
your body. At the same time, your LT thumb and
index finger begin to close as if holding a pinch of
salt. (FIG. 04)
The LT thumb continues and pushes itself in-between

the strands of elastic around the index finger.
(FIG. 05, 05a)
The RT hand rotates and turns itself palm down, still

maintaining its grip on the rubber band. (FIG. 06)

The LT hand rotates slightly palm up. The LT index
finger begins to slide forward along the LT thumb
and pushes itself in-between the strands of elastic
around the LT thumb. (FIG. 07)
The LT index finger continues to straighten.

(FIG. 07a)
and pulls the elastic band off of the LT thumb.

(FIG. 08)
Pull your LT thumb out. (FIG. 09)
I'm describing this section in order for you to get the

moves down. Once you've accomplished that, during
actual performance, you'll have to "shake" your
hands up and down in order to conceal your actions.

This next part may seem like a minor detail, but if
you don't do this, you may look foolish in a few
seconds. We'll call this the FINE TUNE.
Your LT middle and ring finger are inserted behind

the strands that are going down to your RT ring
finger. (FIG. 10)
Your RT index finger extends upward and the RT

hand rotates slightly palm upward and moves
forward, stretching the strands. At the same time
your LT curl in and pull downward on the bottom
strands. (FIG.11)
Take a closer look at the details provided in these

zoomed in shots.
You MUST pull up hard enough with your RT hand

that the strand going around the bottom part of your
LT index finger is pulled tight against the top strand.
(FIG 12 and FIG. 13) If you don't, the bottom strand
will separate later in the display.
At this point you're almost done.

The LT thumb pinches down on the spot where the
elastic is looped over on itself (FIG. 14)
And the LT hand turns in towards your body (FIG.

14a)
Your RT hand pulls the doubled loop around and over

the tip of the RT index finger. (FIG. 15)
You can let go with your LT fingers and you can let
go with your RT ring and middle finger. At this point,
(FIG. 16) it looks like you have an elastic band
stretched out between two fingers. We'll call this
POSITION 2
Take a good close look at the position you now have.

You've just managed to double up the elastic band
and create a loop, all without the tell-tale "X" of
previous handlings. There you have, THE MENDOZA
MOVE. But wait, you're not home free yet.

Remember that part a little while back where I said it
sounded like a minor detail...
At this point, rock your hands in opposite directions

until your index fingers are directly over each other.
(FIG 17 and 17a)
Keep the rubber band stretched out and rock slowly

back and forth.
I want you to notice something, if the stands stay

together then you did things correctly. If you find
that the bands come apart or are separating slightly,
(FIG 18) then you overlooked that minor detail. You
need to go back and fix it.
* * * The rocking back and forth can be left out of

actual performance. I called your attention to it in
order to make you aware of the possibility of the
bands separating.
Go back to POSITION 2. Yes, you are still "dirty" at

this point.
I'll show you the clean up in a little while, or you

could hold the display just like this and no one would
ever notice.

For now, you can simply put your thumbs over the
nails of your index fingers and that will hide the
"dirt"...
or you could simply curl your LT index finger in and

that will do the same thing.
So there you have it. THE MENDOZA MOVE.
That is the foundation of FOUND LINK and with it

you can do the rest of the routine. I would strongly
suggest that before you continue on to the other
parts of this manuscript, that you stop and do THE
MENDOZA MOVE a few dozen times. In fact, when
you practice, practice very slowly. Don't try to get
the speed down right away. That will come in time.
In fact, imagine the way Tai Chi practitioners move
and practice that slowly. After a short while of doing
it like that, you'll find that when you do it at normal
speed, everything just falls into place.
This way you begin to develop muscle memory. Your

hands will become more familiar with the moves and
actually remember where, when, how and what
they're supposed to do.

:: LOOK MA' ONE HAND - LMOH (pronounced ELMO) ::
Now sometime ago, I put a video clip of me doing

FOUND LINK on my website and I posted a link to
it. A lot of people have looked at it and I've received
a lot of kind words from the magic community.
One of the first responders was Vinny Marini who

gave me some very strong support. Vinny has been
doing Chris Kenner's "Missing Link" for several years
now and has added a very powerful one-handed
display to make the routine his own. To quote Vinny,
he felt that we "were on the same page" regarding
the strength of showing a linked band just dangling
from another held in one hand. Vinny's handling is
wonderful and you should do a GOOGLE search and
look it up.
As you read on, you'll see that the LMOH display I

came up with was natural out-growth of THE
MENDOZA MOVE.
I'll teach you three different ways of doing the

LMOH and I'll call them BEGINNER,
INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCE.
We're going to pick up from POSITION 2.
:: BEGINNER'S LMOH ::
From POSITION 2, the LT thumb reaches around

the nail on the LT index finger and covers the "dirt"
(FIG. 19)
Applying pressure onto the nail on the LT index

finger, draw your LT thumb back, and roll the
exposed strand from the nail-side, around the tip of
the index finger and onto the fleshy pad if the RT
index finger. (FIG. 20 and 20a) We'll call this
POSITION 3.

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From POSITION 3, insert your RT thumb,
in-between the doubled strands. (FIG. 21)
Pull your RT index finger out (FIG. 22) and then

rotate the RT hand, palm up.
Insert your RT index, in-between the doubled

strands. (FIG. 23) and pull your thumb out.
Reinsert your RT thumb, in-between the doubled

strands and slide it down until the nail of your LT
index finger touches the nail on your RT thumb.
(FIG. 24)
(FIG. 25) This is the same position, different angle.
We'll call this POSITION 4

Bring the tips of your LT thumb and index finger
together and pinch the "dirt" (FIG. 26)
Pull your LT index finger out of the way and with the
LT thumb, press the "dirt" onto the nail on the RT
thumb. (FIG. 27) Pull your LT hand away and you've
just completed the BEGINNER'S LMOH.
:: INTERMEDIATE LMOH ::
From POSITION 2, leave the "dirt" right where it is.

Insert your RT thumb, in-between the doubled
strands. (FIG. 28)
Pull your RT index finger out (FIG. 29) and then

rotate the RT hand, palm up.

Insert your RT index, in-between the doubled
strands. (FIG. 30) and pull your thumb out.
Reinsert your RT thumb, in-between the doubled

strands and slide it down until the nail of your LT
index finger touches the knuckle of your RT thumb.
(FIG. 31)
Apply pressure between your RT thumb and LT index

finger. While still applying pressure, move your LT
index finger toward the nail of your RT thumb, using
the friction to roll the "dirt" off the tip of the LT
finger. (FIG. 32)
As the "dirt" clears the finger, rotate the LT hand

palm-away from the body and press the "dirt" onto
the nail on the RT thumb.(FIG. 33)
(FIG. 34) Pull your LT hand away and you've just

completed the INTERMEDIATE LMOH.

:: ADVANCED LMOH ::
OK, you might think I'm kinda nuts for coming up

with this one, but you've followed along so far and I
haven't steered you wrong yet.
So let's take a ride.
Let's take it from POSITION 4.
You've just reinserted your RT thumb, in-between

the doubled strands. (FIG. 35)
At this point, you DO NOT slide your thumb back to

meet the index finger.
Keep your RT thumb about a half-inch to a full inch

away from your LT index finger. (FIG. 36)
Here's where it gets dicey. You gotta go with me on

this one.
Just pull your LT index finger out and fire the double
stretched elastic into the nail of the RT thumb. That's
right, just shoot it. Don't think about it, don't
hesitate, just shoot the sucker.
You'll find that the "dirt" will stay just as bound up as

in the other two methods. (FIG. 37 and 37a)

This one takes a little more work. So if you hesitated
or blinked and the rubber band shot off across the
room, try it again, but this time put your RT middle
finger onto the nail of your RT index finger. (FIG. 38)
(This is sort of like training wheels.) This way, the
rubber band doesn't go shooting off somewhere and
you can practice this until you get it.
Once you've got it, you'll be an "ADVANCED

LMOH'er." Pretty impressive I must say.
One thing you should have noticed is that the double

band is easier to manage than in previous handlings.
With THE MENDOZA MOVE, you can apply a whole
lot of pressure to the double band without the worry
of having the band fly apart. That really "locks"
things into place for the LMOH.
:: THE FOUND LINK ::
Alrighty then. You've worked on LMOH and you've

mastered THE MENDOZA MOVE. Now you want to
use them to wreck havoc on perceptual reality for
some poor unsuspecting soul. Good, let's do it.
Start off in POSITION 1.
Now take a contrasting rubber band (We'll call it B2,

short for BAND TWO) and place it over the tip of
your LT pinky. (FIG. 39)
Pull B2 taut, without really stretching it with the RT

pinky. (FIG. 40)

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You will now be performing THE MENDOZA MOVE,
but as you bring your LT thumb and index finger
together, your LT thumb passes in-between the
strands of B2. (FIG. 41)
The LT thumb and index finger touch and the LT

thumb pushes its way in-between the strands of the
index finger. (FIG. 42)
The LT index finger straightens and transfers

strands. (FIG. 43)
Pull the LT thumb out from under B2 and continue to

do the FINE TUNE (FIG. 44)

Having done the FINE TUNE, press down on the
spot where the elastic loops over on itself. (FIG. 45)
Pinching down with your LT index finger and thumb

apply enough pressure to hold the FINE TUNE
secure.
Bring your RT index finger down and readjust your

grip. At this point, transfer B2 from your little fingers
as both ring fingers insert themselves into the center
of B2. (FIG. 46)
The RT middle finger reaches out to the far strand of

B2 and begins to curl in, hiding the linked section of
B2. (FIG. 47)
At the same time, separate both hands. (FIG. 48) It

takes a little finesse to keep B2 from getting twisted,
but it's worth the effort.
A very convincing illusion of two rubber bands

stretched out between your fingers is created.
(FIG. 49)

At this point in the sequence, you can include any
number of snaps, rub-on or melt-on moves to show
B2 cleanly linked to the rubber band. I use a simple
pop on move. I've been told that it belongs to Dan
Harlan so I'll let you go to his material for a complete
explanation of that.
I'm jumping ahead to here. (FIG. 50)
From the last position, choose any of the three

LMOH variations to show B2 cleanly hanging from
the rubber band. (FIG. 51)
Rotate the LT hand palm up and insert the LT ring,

middle and index fingers in between the doubled
strands (FIG. 52)
Tightly clip the top strands between your LT thumb

and index finger and tightly clip the bottom strands
with your pinky and ring finger. (FIG. 53)

Pull back with your RT thumb. With your RT middle,
ring finger and pinky, reach through B2's center,
release your RT index finger, and move your hands
apart. Moving your RT thumb back and down should
disengage the "locked" band.
(FIG. 54, 54a and 54b)
Separate your hands to display the bands in linked

position. (FIG 55)

Bring your hands together and gather both elastic
bands. Un-bunch the doubled elastic and re-grip
both rubber bands as shown in (FIG. 55a)
Now simply transfer one rubber band onto each

thumb and display. (FIG. 56)
You are done and can take your well-deserved

applause or maybe stunned silence, whatever your
cup of tea is.
That is FOUND LINK. I hope I've described it well

enough and provided you with plenty of pictures so
that you can perform this little miracle in no time. I
do have an alternate closing phase in which B2 looks
like it just melts off the rubber band. I include the
explanation for that phase in the next chapter called
THE RHING THING.
I pulled myself out of the magic world for a long time

and I got busy with other endeavors, but I've always
had a soft spot for rubber band magic. Don't ask me
why, I don't know. I've just always liked it.
At the beginning of this year, I started playing

around with some effects that I used to do and the
rubber band stuff just came back. I'd always liked
"MISSING LINK" but... well you know. So when I
found a way around the little problem, I guess I had
to call this effect FOUND LINK as a salute to Chris
Kenner.
I really hope you like this and get a lot of mileage

out of it.

Now I talked about being able to do the link with a
borrowed finger ring. All I can say is. Man it looks
pretty.
There is another wonderful effect out called "The

Joining" by Jeff Pierce which allows you to link a ring
onto a rubber band. In fact Jeff saw my handling of
FOUND LINK - THE RHING THING and
commented on the similarities between our effects.
I asked around and just like the one-handed display,

the effect appears similar, but this handling is
different.
I also communicated with Jeff and he confirmed that

our effects are different.
Let's take a look at:
:: THE RHING THING ::
This should be really easy for you by now. THE

RHING THING is simply THE MENDOZA MOVE
with the addition of a finger ring. Let's have a
looksie...
I'm starting you off in POSITION 1 again. But this

time, before you get into POSITION 1, you need to
thread the strands of the elastic band through a
finger ring. (FIG. 57)
From here, you'l be doing a modified MENDOZA

MOVE.
The only adaptation you have to make is to keep the

ring and middle fingers of your RT hand together.
(FIG. 58)

The RT thumb firmly holds the ring in place as shown
in (FIG. 59)
Now go ahead and do THE MENDOZA MOVE up

until the FINE TUNE.
After you've done the FINE TUNE, (FIG. 60)
Simply pretend to toss the ring from your RT hand,

onto the elastic band. (FIG. 61)

Now get yourself into one of the LMOH displays
(FIG. 62)
At this point you can simply pull the entire display

into the LT hand, pick up the ring and hand both
items out from examination.
That's a little weak, so you can also...

Joe Rindfleisch, an excellent worker whispered in my
ear and he echoed something I'd already been
thinking. The link part of FOUND LINK and THE
RHING THING are really nice.
As Joe said, it looked effortless, the traditional "get

ready" was gone, there's no awkward moment, it
flows nicely along and then just stops.
I suppose all effects have to stop, you just can't

keep doing magic indefinitely. I did understand that
the handling in FOUND LINK seemed to go from the
arcane to the mundane. Now I have to say that I'm
still not truly happy with this solution, but this is the
notion behind it.
After all these various manipulations, I wanted to be

able to just have the linked object fall off and drop to
the mat, table or the spectators hand. The catch
was, I didn't want to have to touch the object at that
point.
So, this is FALL...
:: FALL ::
We'll pick things up from one of the LMOH displays

with the finger ring dangling from the rubber band in
the RT hand. (FIG. 63)
The LT middle finger slips between the double

strands and presses up against the RT thumb.
(FIG. 64)

The RT index and ring finger press down tightly from
either side of the middle finger, pinning the double
strands. Pull your RT thumb out, "breaking" the
double loop. (FIG. 65)
With your LT thumb, pin the loop of elastic peeking

out from between the LT index and middle finger.
(FIG. 66)
Bring the knuckles of both index fingers, making an

upside-down "V". Now both thumbs make contact
with the top strands and begin to separate them.
(FIG. 67)
Continue rolling a single strand over the tips of the

middle fingers and onto the other side. (FIG. 68)

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You can now separate your hands and release the
pressure applied to the middle fingers by the ring
fingers. The object, in this case a ring, will look like it
just falls off the band, and your fingers weren't even
near it. (FIG. 69)
Of course "near" is a relative term, your fingers are

right beside the ring, but it doesn't look like you've
done anything, and the ring just falls off.
I have to point out that the rubber band ends up

exactly where it was when the ring was dangling
from it. It doesn't jump up or down from one finger
to the next.
Before you perform FALL and after you do FALL the

elastic band appears stretched out between your
middle fingers. I wanted to maintain that
consistency.
So there you have it. FOUND LINK and THE

RHING THING with all the ins and outs.
Use them well.
Oh yeah, I promised you a bonus move.
How would you like to be able to pull the ring or

rubber band off from the LMOH display.
Now I said earlier that I was not completely happy

with FALL and that, at the time, it was the closest to
what I had envisioned. Since it's write up, I found
myself tinkering with the ending sequence a little
more. I started wondering how the object could be
released from its linked state. The LMOH position. I
now wanted it to look like I reached over to the
object, and tugging on it, cause it to melt right off
the rubber band.

I know that this is a slightly different direction than
FALL, but I try not to constrict my thinking and if
inspiration moves in another direction, sometimes
you just have to follow that road to see where it
leads. Once I had that basic concept in mind, I did it
a few times while I watched it the mirror and I have
to say that I was very pleasantly surprised by the
end result. From my point of view it's what I was
looking for. This is the release that I use to end this
routine.
I'm going to call this MOM - MENDOZA OFF MOVE
Yeah, I kinda like coming up with the acronyms.
:: MOM ::
I'm going to describe the handling that I use to end

THE RHING THING. Afterwards, I'll describe the
modification needed to use it in FOUND LINK.
From LMOH tilt your RT hand back, allowing the ring

to slide back towards your thumb. Now tilt your hand
forward causing the ring to slide towards your index
finger. (FIG. 70) Level out your RT hand.
The LT hand approaches the ring and you insert the

tip of your LT ring finger into the ring. (It is also
possible to use your middle finger. Whatever you
prefer.) (FIG. 71)

Your LT fingers curl slightly as your LT index finger
and thumb reach and take told of the double strands
directly beneath your RT index finger (FIG. 72)
Release the outer most strand and continue to hold

onto the single strand closest to the LT hand.
(FIG. 73)
You have to make sure that when you grip the single
strand, your LT fingers are right beneath the RT
index finger, if you leave a gap, you will flash and it
will lessen the effect.
Pull the single strand off of the tip of the RT index

finger. (FIG. 74)

and continue to bring the LT hand back your RT
thumb. (FIG. 75) It's important that the top strand
pass over the thumb. That way the rubber band
stays on the thumb. If the top strand passes under
the thumb, the elastic will come off of your thumb.
Bring the LT hand back a little more to release the

"dirt" (FIG. 76)
Now swing your LT hand under and forward to the

position shown in, (FIG. 77) maintain your grip on
the single strand.
At this point, all you have to do is let go of the single

strand (FIG. 78) and it looks like the ring melts off
the elastic.
Try this in the mirror a couple of times. It looks

sweeeeeeet. You really have to see it to appreciate
it. That's MOM.

Let's have a look at MOM applied to FOUND LINK.
Go back to an LMOH display, this time with B2

dangling. (FIG. 79)
Clip B2 between your LT middle and ring finger as

shown. (FIG. 80)
Continue with the rest of MOM.
Your LT fingers curl slightly as your LT index finger

and thumb reach and take told of the double strands
directly beneath your RT index finger (FIG. 81)
Release the outer most strand and continue to hold

onto the single strand (FIG. 82)
You have to make sure that when you grip the single
strand, your LT fingers are right beneath the RT
index finger, if you leave a gap, you will flash and
again, it will lessen the effect.

FIG. 83
Pull the single strand off of the tip of the RT index

finger. (FIG. 83)
FIG. 84
And continue to bring the LT hand back your RT
thumb. (FIG. 84) Again, it's important that the top
strand pass over the thumb. That way the rubber
band stays on the thumb. If the top strand passes
under the thumb, the elastic will come off of your
thumb.
Bring the LT hand back a little more and tug a little

to release the "dirt" (FIG. 85) With B2 it's important
not to get snagged on the thumb. You just have to
be a little more careful.

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Now bring your LT hand forward to the position

shown in, (FIG. 86) maintain your grip on the single
strand.
At this point, all you have to do is let go of the single

strand (FIG. 87) and it looks like B2 melts off the
elastic.
One detail about the handing:
As you release the single strand, it's generally a

good idea to press down slightly on the fingernail of
your RT index finger with your middle finger. This
keeps the elastic from shooting back towards the
crotch of the RT thumb. It really doesn't affect the
overall handling, but it's more esthetically pleasing if
the band doesn't jump back.
In my opinion, this last move completes the circle.

Psychologically, it plays very strongly. It doesn't look
like you're messing with the rubber band in the RT
hand.
Done correctly, it looks like you're just pulling the

ring off the elastic band. The band remains stretched
out between your finger and thumb, apparently
untouched.
We finally come to the end.

Now I'm conscious of the fact that I haven't said
anything about storyline or patter if you like. I did
that purposefully. Having learned all the moves, I'm
sure that you are capable of inventing the storyline.
Also, I didn't get too much into the psychology of the

workings.
I may be deviating from the norm when I say this,

but, when they asked Sir Edmund Hillary why he
climbed Mount Everest, his answer was simply
"Because it was there." He could have launched into
a litany of reasons regarding the strength of the
human spirit and conquering nature. He didn't, and I
personally like the answer he gave. Even Freud said,
"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."
Yes, I often look for meaning when I put my routines

together and there are times when I can get heavy-
handed with the psychology behind my magic, this
isn't one of them.
Just have fun with this. You can literally link anything
to an un-gimmicked rubber band. The general rule is
that if you can pass your LT thumb easily through
the center of the object, you can use the FOUND
LINK handling, if you can't pass your thumb through
the center, then you'll have to thread the elastic
through it and then you use the RHING THING
variant. I've linked scissors, coffee mugs, keys, life-
savers, just to name a few things. If it's got a hole,
you can link it.
.: GENERAL CLOSING NOTES :.
I've describe the handling of FOUND LINK and THE

RHING THING to impart the movement needed to
accomplish the effect. Once you have them down,
you can modify them to fit your needs. For example,
in (FIG. 3) I've asked you to pay close attention to
the placement of you RT fingers. After you've done it
enough times, you can switch to just using two
fingers instead of three.

I realize that I haven't taught the effect linearly, it's
more of a modular thing, and you can put things
together as you see fit.
I mentioned this earlier in the manuscript, but it

bears repeating. During your actual performance,
while you do THE MENDOZA MOVE, you will need
to "shake" your hands in an up and down fashion in
order to obscure the move. You don't have to look
like you're having a fit, but just a casual up and
down motion will do. Practice in front of a mirror
doing the "shake" and not doing the "shake" and
you'll understand.
If you're interested in seeing these two effects in

play, you can see them online at:
www.flipsideproductions.com/foundlink.htm
I also uploaded two demos with older handlings onto

magicvideodepot.com
Do a search for FOUND LINK and THE RHING

THING.
If you have any questions or comments, you can get

in touch with me at:
vmendoza@f lipsideproductions.com
Once again, I hope that you have fun with these

routines. I know I have.
For now...
Go in peace.
Vincent Garibaldi Mendoza


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I want to thank you for purchasing this manuscript.

I'm really happy about the reaction that this effect

So, just what are you going to learn within these

THE MENDOZA MOVE:

(LOOK MA, ONE HAND) - LMOH - Pronounced

Finally, I'll include a personal favorite...

(MENDOZA OFF MOVE) - MOM:

It may look like there are a lot of pages here, but I

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The first section will describe THE MENDOZA

Before you actually start the process, you should put

What kind of rubber bands do I use? Personally, I

Grab the bands you'll be using and just stretch the

So now the work is in the bands.

I'm right-handed, and I'll be describing everything

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Oh yeah! Definitely. I came up with it and I'm going

Take the band and stretch it in-between the thumb

We'll call this POSITION 1.

The RT hand approaches the palm-side strand of the

Make contact with the palm-side strand and pull it

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The LT thumb continues and pushes itself in-between

The RT hand rotates and turns itself palm down, still

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The LT index finger continues to straighten.

and pulls the elastic band off of the LT thumb.

Pull your LT thumb out. (FIG. 09)

I'm describing this section in order for you to get the

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Your LT middle and ring finger are inserted behind

Your RT index finger extends upward and the RT

Take a closer look at the details provided in these

You MUST pull up hard enough with your RT hand

At this point you're almost done.

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And the LT hand turns in towards your body (FIG.

Your RT hand pulls the doubled loop around and over

Take a good close look at the position you now have.

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At this point, rock your hands in opposite directions

Keep the rubber band stretched out and rock slowly

I want you to notice something, if the stands stay

* * * The rocking back and forth can be left out of

Go back to POSITION 2. Yes, you are still "dirty" at

I'll show you the clean up in a little while, or you

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or you could simply curl your LT index finger in and

So there you have it. THE MENDOZA MOVE.

That is the foundation of FOUND LINK and with it

This way you begin to develop muscle memory. Your

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Now sometime ago, I put a video clip of me doing

One of the first responders was Vinny Marini who

As you read on, you'll see that the LMOH display I

I'll teach you three different ways of doing the

We're going to pick up from POSITION 2.

From POSITION 2, the LT thumb reaches around

Applying pressure onto the nail on the LT index

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Pull your RT index finger out (FIG. 22) and then

Insert your RT index, in-between the doubled

Reinsert your RT thumb, in-between the doubled

(FIG. 25) This is the same position, different angle.