Club 71: 2003
by Geoff Maltby

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Issue 139

• Geoff's News and Reviews
• Magical Diary, Who, What, Where and When
• Barrie Richardson's Final Ecstasy
• Michael Factor tells how to tell your trade marks from your other ones
• Paul Hallas with the simplest of collectors
• Letters. Have your say by post or e-mail
• AliCardAbra's Lubbly Bubbly Wand
• Arun Bonerjee addresses Symbolism
• Soumya Deb steals a dove
• Alan Ward vanishes the lady the easy way
• Werner Miller's Mysteries with cyclical courts
• Competition Send your original material and maybe win a prize
• Peter Duffie is miraculously impossible
• Rex Stott reviews the 2002 Magi Cruise to the Caribbean
• Steve Burton says
• Unclassified ads. Bring, buy or swop
• Ian Adair with colouriffic - not for the children
• Peter Kane unexpectedly aces
• Malolm Yaffe punchlines the method
• Henrique attends Julien and Vici's wedding and goes to a love fest in Berlin!
• Eddie Dawes looks at the magic journals
• T.V. And Walt doesn't believe it
• Jim Breedon's pen is impossible to stop, courtesy Fred Lowe
• John Rhodes surveys all of the magic in the non magical press

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Issue 140

• News and Reviews with Geoff
• Jim Breedon's magic pen back again with a timely gold hunter
• Competition results. Are you a winner?
• Ian Adair asks where have all the flowers gone?
• Arun Bonerjee detects extrasensory lies
• Peter Duffie changes over quicker
• JJ works for nothing - almost!
• Collectors Comer and Eddie Dawes considers the late Dr Morris Young
• Unclassified ads. Sell, buy or swop, for free
• Malcolm Yaffe is the shape of things to hum
• Alan Ward, Ah yes he remembers it well.
• Ali Cardabra is forever bouncing bubbles
• Barrie Richardson proves that everyone's a winner
• Brand new competition, get your entry in now
• Henrique covers eggs, Woolies and goldfish
• Ananta Deb Banerjee plays in the sand
• What's happening in and around the magic clubs
• Dr. Michael Factor explains the true position in law regarding bookers videoing your show
• Magical Society Reports
• Walt Lees surveys the televisual horizon
• The brothers Chadhury neck and neck tie
• John Rhodes rounds up all the magical news in the lay press

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Issue 141

• News and views with Geoff Maltby
• Ian Adair with a liquid Plume
• Bob Ostin with a new series based upon his sensational QE2 lectures
• Arun Bonerjee digitizes colours
• Stephen Tucker starts a new series modestly entitled Miracles
• Henrique with more tales of woe
• Peter Duffie suggests that Here We Go
• Kennedy Smith with the tenth symbol
• TV Magic, Walt reviews the recent spate of magic on the magic box
• Werner Miller visits an escort agency in Austria
• Alan Ward Howls all the way to be frank
• Magical Diary, who, what, where and when
• Eddie Dawes reviews the magical press
• Ali Cardabra continues his series with more bouncing bubbles
• JJ tries to establish whether it was a thread or a magnet
• Jim Breedon fills a vacuum
• Competition details. How to enter
• Basic Card Technique This month we consider Stevens's other shuffle
• Malcolm Yaffe is not convinced that fair is fair enough
• Unclassified ads Sell buy or exchange
• John Rhodes with all the magical news in the British lay press

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Issue 142

• News and Reviews with Geoff
• Arun Bonerjee with a Star Date, or should that be a Planet Suite?
• Paul Hallas offers his KIS Coin routine
• David J Brown interviews Jeff McBride
• Watch Peter Kane's Expanding card display
• Air in the Hats. A new series by Mel Moore
• Stephen Tucker's Miracles focus on the Berglas Effect
• Eddie Dawes collects info on the Milkman's Wallet, a library without books and the Collector's day
• Ian Adair's first class stamp collection
• Ali Cardabra produces an instant puppet
• Jim Breedon's Magic Pen writes of boxes of rings and things
• Phil Goldstein's Symboligarchy
• Werner Miller with yet more cupidity
• Unclassified ads. Buy, Sell or announce for free
• Soumya Deb has a bit of spare cash for us
• Competition, your chance for riches and fame
• Basic Card technique continues with The Ascanio Spread
• Alan Ward with a mental puzzle
• Peter Duffie combines his luck
• Henrique on the subject of good looks in old age
• Walt is watching the box again
• Malcolm Yaffe gets a headache
• John Rhodes rounds up all of the magic to be found in the lay press

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Issue 143

• Geoff reviews the news
• Bob Ostin goes on holiday and gets his eyes tested in a subliminal way
• Mel Moore gets all aerated about 'is 'at
• Eddie Dawes tells us what we missed in the other magical press
• Jim Breedon shows how Fred Lowes chain goes
• Tuck in to more marvellous Tucker miracles
• Pete Kane with a ropy card trick
• Can Ian Adair dare chance a star prize
• Ali Cardabra can cut a balloon - and then restore the rest
• Peter Duffie faces up to the cards
• Brickbats, bouquets and suggestions
• Lee Thompson is interviewed by Alex Kocan
• Barrie Richardson demonstrates Prof. Willmarth's eye-popper
• Magical event diary and society news
• Henrique has a problem when a lady immigration officer gets a bit personal
• Alan Ward has a problem when five over the eight
• Competition details of your chance for fame and untold wealth!
• Malcolm Yaffe switches in, and out, then shakes it all about
• Werner Miller shows how Michael Mouse decks the cards
• John Rhodes presses on with local magic in the lay local press

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Issue 144

• Magic News with Geoff
• Ian Adair with politically incorrect doings with sheep
• Barrie Richardson creates a great impression with his book
• Jim Breedon ultimately assembles his aces
• Stephen Tucker continues his home spun philosophies on miracles and abominations
• Malcolm Yaffe potters about and attempts to save a snitch in the nick of time
• Alan Ward turns it round and upside down and turns the meaning inside out
• Walt watches the box
• Peter Duffie triples his humdinger
• Pete Kane does a mono three shell game
• Unclassified ads: Buy, sell, exchange and announce
• Magical event diary
• Your letters, brickbats, bouquets and suggestions in a heavy postbag this month
• Phil Goldstein with a little Planetration
• Alex Kocan interviews Alex Crow
• News from around the magical societies
• Bob Ostin is 'Gone'
• Mel Moore airs his hats
• Basic Card technique offers the Ascanio count according to Fred
• Henrique airs his views for all to see
• John Rhodes with masses of magic from the lay Press around the country

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Issue 145

• All the news about the place with Geoff
• Club and Society dinners, dos and doings
• Magic in the Adair way with a prediction for the grownups rather than the children
• Barrie Richardson lives in a double billet or is that a billet-doux
• Bob Ostin is fit and well despite a bandinage about his personage
• Shock Horror! Ali Cardabra exposes his balls on silk
• Al Smith returns to our pages both on the offensive and with a vengence
• Werner Miller makes out with the Ace of Clubs
• Hello Sailors! What did you miss on this year's magic cruise?
• Letters from readers Brickbats, Bouquets and Variations on ideas previously published
• Eddie Dawes' scholarly collecting column blows the dust off of things Teutonic and then ogles Germanic female straight jacket escapees on rollerscates
• Competition Your chance for fame and fortune
• Peter Duffie with a card trick
• Unclassified Ads: Buy Sell Swop or Exchange
• Gypsy Card Miracle from Arun Bonerjee in India
• Malcolm Yaffe contends that the tricks are not important
• Stephen Tucker's Miracles - where he considers the clever use of a penny and a bit of knicker elastic
• John Rhodes winds up with a look at the magic news in the non magical press

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Issue 146

• News and Reviews with Geoff Maltby
• Jim Breedon on fees and cards in bottles
• Society Diary Is your magic club in the news?
• Malcolm Yaffe exposes himself with a cutaway
• Ian Adair proves that everyone is a winner this month
• Ali Cardabra changes the colour of his wand
• Ali Bongo in conversation with Alex Kocan
• Letters page What's your view?
• Peter Kane is up and under
• Eddie Dawes looks at the other magical press
• Peter Duffie with a pictorial ratification
• Vic Bridle on his personal volition
• Mel Moore contres up a dinosaur, possibly to be disguised as a dragon
• Werner Miller sets up his tripod
• Al Smith asks just who is offended
• News of the current competition. Fame and fortune could be coming your way!
• Stephen Tucker's miracle this month is a toss-up between the greengrocer's and the sweet shop
• Alan Ward has a vision of Jesus Christ
• Chris Wardle's number is up when he divines the devil
• Henrique on all things magical, musical and mechanically marvellous
• This month Michael Factor teaches how to turn lead into Gold - but FOR REAL!
• John Rhodes with the magic in the lay press
• Unclassified adverts - buy, sell, swop or trade

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Issue 147

• News about the magic scene with Geoff Maltby
• Walt Lees reviews the Tommy Cooper Tribute show
• Diary of upcoming magical events around the country
• Magical Society reports
• Ian Adair mentaly crystallises his paddle, but magically
• Ali Cardabra vanishes his salt pot latexley
• Alex Kocan digs the Mud nicely
• Eddie Dawes looks at a book worm serpentinely
• Barrie Ricardson riffles the sexiest woman in the room
• Henrique describes children truthfully
• Letters. Your chance to get it of your chest, or were ever it may be
• Competition - fame and riches beyond your wildest imaginings
• Bob Ostin mysteriously dies greenly
• Al Smith writes on the offensive, but not really offensively
• Chris Wardle walks around with his book test
• Cluedunnit? asks Martin Pierce
• Our very own ace magician Peter Kane with poor wild blues and poor wild card
• Buy, Sell or Swop, or just bang the drum, easily
• Jim Breedon has a drink for us all Cheers Jim!
• Malcolm Yaffe becomes repetitive
• Stephen Tucker with a guest miracle
• The Ascanio Spread according to the gospel of Brother John Hammon
• John Rhodes with all the lay magical news

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Issue 148

• News with Geoff
• Henrique Is in trouble with H M Customs and Excise, again!
• Michael Factor defines miracles past and present
• Letters your chance to have your say
• Malcolm Yaffe stages a fright keeping his zone friendly and comfortable
• Unclassified ads Buy sell or swop at no charge
• Arun Bonerjee sees a rat and predicts it
• Basic Card Technique Part 50 - Walt Lees counts his buckles
• Peter Kane with a clever force by just rolling over
• Martin Peirce counts other people's money
• Euan Bingham visits the Travellers
• Ian Adair pips with eye popping bunnies
• Ian Ward presents a mathematical Black Star
• Werner Miller works wonders and not a pair of diamonds in sight
• Peter Duffie is not Impromptu
• Soumya Deb with an alternative knife suspension
• Jim Breedon, Will Ayling and the incredible power of the sixth stone
• Competition details. Do you have a miracle to share with our readers?
• Magic event diary. Is you club on the map?
• Eddie Dawes rounds up the other magical press
• Stephen Tucker asserts miracles
• John Rhodes majors on the labours of Blaine
• Al Smith rounds off this issue with another offensive peep through his rear view window

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Issue 149

• Geoff's News and Reviews
• Our very own Henrique works hard and yet unfortunately is fee free
• Malcolm Yaffe still doing the same five bloody tricks
• Letters page Sound off on the important (and unimportant) matters of the magical day
• Jim Breedon with competitions and a crock of gold
• Magical Diary. Is your magic Club on the map?
• Ian Adair with a different card box
• Ali Cardabra with last century's balloons
• Stephen Tucker's Miracles miraculously turn anagramatical
• Jerry Christensen in thoughtful reflection
• Werner Miller forces down under
• Prize competition details for all readers
• Alan Ward fires off a sidewinder missile
• Barrie Richardson with body language and eggs
• Phil Goldstein dies easy
• Peter Kane holds his drink
• Peter Duffie scotches the four gatherers
• Basic card sleights - the push off count
• Eddie Dawes chronicles the collectors' seminar at British Ring Southport
• Lorraine Francis starts off in magic
• John Rhodes with all the magic in the lay press
• Al Smith closes this issue, tells it how he sees it and castigates the exposers

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Issue 150

• News and Reviews conducted by Geoff Maltby
• Henrique's Dewdrops with a sort of writers' union
• Magic Society events diary. Is your club here?
• Walt reviews the latest telly offerings and exposures
• Alan Ward mirrors infinity
• Malcolm Yaffe is over egging the Christmas pudding
• Werner Millers' Mysteries with Austrian outgrowth and piercing
• Les and Martin Peirce combine forces together with the four aces
• David Hemingway with his own routine for Patrick Page's Cord-a-Cup
• Ali Cardabra suffers from Deflation
• Peter Duffie finds it can be lucky for sum
• Competition. Fame and fortune await you
• Barrie Richardson ascends the Devil's Peek
• ChiKanery and Peter Kane uses four decks in a Casino memory feat
• Stephen Tucker serves up a brace of bracelets
• Ian Adair with Present Laughter
• Ken Parsons examines a nightmare brought about by Stephen Tucker
• Basic Card Technique continues with the Paul Hallas method for the Elmsley Count
• Eric and Muriel Sharp help a local lad make good
• Mandy Davis reports on the annual Junior day
• Eddie Dawes with a round up of the magical press
• John Rhodes rounds up the lay press
• Al Smith' rounds up this issue and this year with a thoughtful allusion to magic and Delia Smith!

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