Club 71: 1996
by Geoff Maltby

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Issue 80

• NEWS & REVIEWS Magic around the studio with Geoff Maltby
• HEAVY & LIGHT: First Class magic for the childrens' entertainer from Malcolm Yaffe
• BASIC CARD TECHNIQUE: Basic Card Technique Part 9:- Add-on Switches
• SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS, together with rates and renewal information
• STEVE JONES with a well designed squiggle or Einstein's graphology!
• SIMON SAYS: More from our very own expatriot!
• MINOR MIRACLE: More Mental magic from Arun Bonerjee of India
• AL SMITH MUSES on things Magical and things Star Trek!!
• HOW TO BE A CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINER Part 15 - Age Groups and how to handle them
• MAGIC IN THRE COMEDY CLUBS Part Three of this series by Keith Fields
• WHAT'S COMING NEXT? Taster of the next issue

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Issue 81

• News and Reviews with Geoff
• Subscription information
• How to be a Childrens' entertainer, part 16 by Walt Lees
• Basic Card Technique. Lesson 11, The Strip-Out Add-On
• Convention News in Winchester
• Competition info
• Excerpts from a Magician's Diary by Brian Lead
• Malcolm Yaffe with some of his least favourite things
• Simon Lovell with news of the Magic Castle
• Trevor Lewis with a different approach to the Don Alan Invisible Deck
• Kennedy Smith gives us a Quick Flash
• Letters - Your chance to have your say. News of a new Club for younger magicians
• Al Smith ponders the Interstellar underdrive!
• Angels Flight by our resident genius, Barrie Richardson
• Hippo Birdie. An unusual presentation for Children from Ron Escott.

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Issue 82

• News and Reviews in and around the studio with Geoff Maltby
• So you want to be a children's entertainer. Part 17 of this valuable series by Walt Lees
• Results of this year's competition
• Legs - Apart, comedy card routine from Alex Le-Roy
• Readers' Letters. Brick-bat and bouquet dept.
• C.F.C.C. cunning penetration from Steve Jones
• The B R Trap-door contributed by resident genius Barrie Richardson
• Basic Card Technique. The in-hand slip cut
• Simon's Summer column with news from the U.S.
• Simple Really - yes it really is, by W. Newrick
• Sins and Stones. A thoughtful piece about giving and accepting criticism
• Hot Tips, Hints and Wrinkles by Angelo Carbone
• MagicCruise 1996 reported by Aidan Heritage
• Liquid Assets: An unusual stunt by Brian Lead
• High Tech Magic Wand by Nick Fitzherbert
• Join the team Job opportunity with Club 71
• New 1996 Open Competition
• Alpha Numerical Book Test by Arun Bonerjee
• What's coming next issue

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Issue 83

• NEWS and Reviews in and around the studio
• MALCOLM discusses those Friggin Bottles'
• HOW TO BE A CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINER part 18. This issue Walt discusses how not to be a nuisiance
• BASIC CARD TECHNIQUE: This time we discuss the Biddle Count
• SIMON SAYS: News from over the pond from ex-pat. Simon Lovell
• THE MARK OF SATAN. Mental Magic from the prolific Steve Jones
• SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION, together with details and current rates
• ETHICS: Dr Rodney King with a controversial view on a controversial topic
• THE SEVEN SAMURAI: Kennedy Smith with a different and entertaining effect with Jumbo cards
• HOW TO DOUBLE YOUR BOOKINGS in one easy lesson. A clever approach by Brian Lead

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Issue 84

• News and Reviews in and around the studio with Geoff MaHby
• The Mr Men Meet the Magician by Club 71 regular Steve Jones
• Untouched Card at Any Number. Another reputation making miracle from Barrie Richardson
• How to be a successful Children's entertainer. Part 19 by Walt Lees
• Al Smith Muses on the application of Murphy's law as it applies to the close up performer
• Simon Lovell considers the occurence of magical computer viruses
• Competition. Your chance for fame and fortune beyond your wildest dreams
• Letters: Your chance to give it a stir. The brickbat, bouquet and clever wheeze dept.
• Basic Card Technique. This month we consider various colour changes.
• Fan of Cards to Cane. Cabaret style magic from Alex LeRoy
• Advanced Computer Mind. Mentalism from Arun Bonerjee (India)
• Instant Card Production. Clever stuff from Robert Gardner

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Issue 85

• NEWS & REVIEWS in and around the studio
• HOW TO BE A PROFESSIONAL CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINER. Part 20 - Display Tactics
• THE (Almost) VISIBLE PLAYING CARD RESTORATION by Alex Le Roy.
• IMPROMPTU CARD RISE: A new card rise from our resident genius Barrie Richardson.
• Popular contributor Phil Goldstein with PERSPECTIVE - an effect using ESP Cards.
• SIMON SAYS: Simon Lovell continues with more magical computer 'Viruses'
• BASIC CARD TECHNIQUE. This month we cover The Misdirection Colour Change.
• COP A COIN by Pat Atkin. A clever utility coin move.
• MAGIC & ITS MEANING. More philosophical musings from Dr. Rodney King.
• THE BACK WINDOW. This month Al Smith tackles the topic of 'Mix & Mingle' Magic
• THE TANPARI TOUCH: A surprise finish for the Gozinta Boxes.
• Your chance to have a whinge, comment or throw a bouquet
• STEVE JONES with some unusual ideas for a One-way Forcing Pack

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Issue 86

• News and Reviews in and around the studio
• Part 21 in Walt's series on being a serious professional Children's entertainer
• Mike Hopley with Any Name at any Number. A variation on a clever effect by Barrie Richardson
• Thimble from Card. New and different by Kennedy Smith
• Collecting Thoughts. A new, occasional column by Eddie Dawes of especial interest to collectors and historians
• Henrique's Dewdrops once more drippeth in our hallowed pages
• Al Smith's Back Window. Community affairs and the annual show
• Lovell's Letter from New Britain
• Letters, comments, variations, bits & bobs
• Filthy Lucre. The Tanpari touch for a trick once called Cointra-Deception
• All Rhodes. News around the country gleaned by John Rhodes
• The Psychic Secrets. Part one of a new series from Alex Le-Roy
• Basic Card Technique. This month we cover Dai Vernon's Pick off Pip
• Magic Journal round-up by Eddie Dawes

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