Club 71: 1990
by Geoff Maltby

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Issue 45

• Kiddies Column: Brian Eden continues his series, entertaining the modern child, Part six - assistants
• OOOOH AN' 'E WAS STRONG: A Kids routine from Walt Lees
• Open Competition Big Money Prizes
• Basic Card Technique continues with the Kosky Switch Change
• Letters. Your chance to say exactly what you want
• Letters Writs and Court Cases arising from 'The Bodgit'
• Magic of the Mind: Steve Jones contributes a smashing, intimate mental effect
• Snoop's Scoops: Magic's only soap continues with Saucy Sausage secrets and Mr McCulture's box
• Coin in Balloon: A clever variation on a theme from the prolific Angelo Carbone
• Ventriloquism. Part five of Len Belmont's series on doing it to yourself
• Unclassified ads. Buy, Sell, Swop. Your free Club information exchange.
• Magic at work. John Fisher and the 'Best of Magic Series'
• Catalogue supplement. 1990 Price List
• Variations on a theme. Roy Johnson replies to Simon Lovell
• Simon Lovell with Snap Lap. An impromptu coin effect you will use
• Have you ever heard of? An unusual card effect by Melvin Lehair
• Black holes...A different routine for the spot paddles from Don Simpson
• Juggling. Lesson nine with the ball and mouthstick
• Barrie Richardson offers his Mental Knockout
• News and Reviews around the studio conducted by Geoff
• Collectors' Corner and an interloper creeps in
• Subscription information. How to keep it coming
• What's in the next issue? Don't miss out

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Issue 46

• Kids Column. Brian Eden continues his series on entertaining the modern child with part seven.
• The Long and the Short of it by Walt Lees
• Patrick's Page with ideas on the use of the Mirror Tube
• Competition: Your chance to win Big Prizes
• Henriques' Dew Drops. We welcome Henrique to these pages with the first of an occasional series
• Mental Magic. Another smashing offering from our resident guru, Barrie Richardson
• Snoops Scoops continues with more news from magic's very own soap
• Twisting the Aces Problem: A neat offering from Melvin Lehair
• Memories of Oscar's The first in a series of recollections from Magician and P&J Professor, John Styles
• Cabaret Time. The Miser's Silk with another guest appearance by Ali Cardabra
• Steve's Teaser - A Question of Magic and Logic from Steve Jones
• Subscription Information. How to keep it coming
• Back issues to fill those gaps
• Juggling by Bob Menary - Stick and Balls and Goblet
• It's White or Red? Candle Magic by Angelo Carbone
• Unclassified Ads. Buy, Sell and Swop
• Ventriloquism. Len Belmont continues with part six
• Next Issue Sneak preview of what's in store
• Basic Card Technique: This time the Tent Vanish
• Simon Lovell with a round up of the Blackpool Convention
• News and Reviews around the studio conducted by Geoff
• Collectors' Corner Patrick blows off the dust for us again

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Issue 47

• CHILDREN'S COLUMN. Part 8 of Brian Eden's Series.
• A NEW BALLOON TWIST - Steve Mills with an entertaining and original children's effect
• CHEEKY RING: An unusual Ring on Rope routine from Ali Cardabra
• MEMORIES OF OSCARS' Part two of John Styles' trip down Memory Lane.
• CABARET OUT OF THIS WORLD: Barrie Richardson with more Mental Magic
• STEVE'S TEASER: A Tortuous Brain Damaging puzzle from our own Steve Jones, the guy who plays chess without a board.
• CLOSE UP COMPETITIONS. Musings from Stephen Tucker
• CRAB SANDWICH! Close-up Card Magic, this month by Melvin Lehair
• COMPETITION: Your chance to win Big Prizes!
• JUGGLING JOTTINGS: Bob Menary tells you what to do with three plates
• STICK WITH SALLY: Angelo Carbone with a clever variation on Peter Kane's 'Sally'
• HENRIQUE'S DEW DROPS: More pearls of wisdom dropping like the quality of mercy, though unstrained
• NEWS and Theatrical Tales, though not of Hoffman
• LETTERS: Your chance to tell us just what you think!
• SNOOPS' SCOOPS: more from magic's only Soap Opera
• BACK ISSUES: Your chance to find out what you have missed
• ORIGINAL SCENE: Walt Lees with some thought provoking comments about originality
• STEVE'S TEASER Solution - Your chance to cheat if you couln't solve it
• SIMON SAYS: This issue Money Magic
• VENTRILOQUISM: Len Belmont continues his D.I.Y Schizophrenia course
• COLLECTOR'S CORNER: Patrick tells how he spent a wet weekend at Cheltenham

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Issue 48

• CHILDREN'S COLUMN: Part 9 of Brian Eden's Series.
• LOTTA BOTTLE by Jim Breedon Another grand kids' routine
• CARD SESSIONS with a clever offering from Steven Tucker
• VENTRILOQUISM: Len Belmont with part 8 of his two voiced series
• MEMORIES OF OSCAR: Part three of John Styles' autobiographical series
• SNOOPS SCOOPS. Herbie Loudvoice has trouble with H.M. Customs
• COIN/CARD MAGIC by Melvin LeHair
• JUGGLING JOTTINGS: Bob Menary continues and tells us what to do with three plates
• LETTERS: Your chance to tell us what you think!
• NEWS AND REVIEWS from around the studios
• NEXT ISSUE. See what's afoot
• CREATIVITY: A most interesting concept from Steve Jones
• CLUEDO: A cute cabaret mental masterpiece from Brian Pearson
• SNAP: Tim Dibbin and a pair of enchanted elastics
• HENRIQUE'S DEW DROPS: Your favourite dealer is slagged of in what could be the last of a promising series!
• 1989 COMPETITION WINNERS: And Geoff tops up the prize pot
• SIMON SAYS: This month Cards 'n Wallets 'n stuff
• RESYMBOL E.S.P. Magic conceived by Phil Goldstein
• COLLECTORS' CORNER: Patrick is joined by Peter Warlock and Stanley Simpson

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Issue 49

• KIDDIES COLUMN: The Miser's Dream for Children by Maurice Phillips
• ENTERTAINING THE MODERN CHILD: Part 10 by Brian Eden covers 'Magical Creativity'
• LETTERS: Your chance to have your say
• THE MULTI-BACKED DECK by Jim Breedon is a clever, yet easy and different card effect
• HENRIQUE'S DEWDROPS: Clever kids, silly agents and retirement!
• MENTAL MAGIC: Barrie Richardson shows how to have Any card at any number
• JUGGLING: Part 13 in this comprehensive teaching series covers the roly poly without jam
• TWISTING BEER MATS by Elliot Fawkes covers the mats without the beer
• SIMON SAYS: Young Lovell gives the lowdown on the IBM Convention (lots of beer there)
• NEWS AND REVIEWS from around the studio (no beer at all)
• COMPETITION: Your chance to win Big Prizes!
• PREDIC2 - Magic of the mind by Phil Goldstein
• SHARP PRACTICE - The first of an Important New Series for the serious card men, conducted by Justin Higham.
• VENTRILOQUISM: Len Belmont up to his eyes in papier mache in chapter 9
• SNOOPS SCOOPS: Animals on the prowl at Flatchester
• MEMORIES OF OSCARS': In Part Four of John Styles series Mr Punch misses the draft
• SPONGE COINS: Melvin LeHair does a coin trick with sponges!
• THE MAGICIAN'S PRAYER by 'Brother' Steve Mills
• COLLECTORS' CORNER: conducted by Patrick Lindley with a spiritualist's view of Maskelyne

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Issue 50

• KIDDIES COLUMN: A Brand new routine for the Emperor's piggy Bank
• FLOUR, SNOWSTORMS AND CONFETTI by Brian Eden
• LETTERS PAGE: Your turn to have a go!
• HENRIQUE'S DEWDROPS: This month he ponders devices, aids and shady dealers
• VENTRILOQUISM: Len Belmont gets the little blighter working
• STEVE JONES' Christmas teaser. Try this before you get stuck into the Christmas sherry
• ILLUSION: Spot the Spots with Philip Sweeting
• HOW TO SUCCEED IN MAGIC: First in an important new series about the Business of Magic
• AGENDA: Didier Dupre with a clever diary dodge
• MENTOPATHY. Mental Magic from the prolific Angelo Carbone
• THE CURMUDGEONLY MUSINGS OF A CYNICAL FEATURES EDITOR. Walt ponders the magical scene
• COMPETITION BIG PRIZES
• NEWS AND REVIEWS: around the studio with Geoff
• CHOPPED PRICES: Melvin LeHair with clever Chop Cup Routine
• SHARP PRACTISE: Justin Higham's card column for the more expert card workers
• SIMON SAYS: This month Lovell is fingered(!)
• SUBSCRIPTION INFO. How to keep it coming.
• SOLUTION to Steve's Teaser. Cheats turn to this page.
• CABARET TIME: We welcome back Tony Richards with "Re-incardation"
• THE NEBRASKA BLIZZARD. Barrie Richardson explains how quick thing got him out of a hole - or did it?
• PREVIEW: See what's in store for 1991
• COLLECTORS' CORNER: This issue Patrick Corners Stanley Simpson and Robin Sharpe

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