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Genii Volume 49 (Jul 1985 - Jun 1986) by William W. Larsen

July 1985 - June 1986
William Larsen, Jr., Publisher and Editor

844 pages

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 1 - July 1985 - 64 pages
  2. Cover - Dan Fleshman
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. The Magic of Dan Fleshman
    1. Dan Fleshman - by Gene DeVoe
    2. Reverse Matrix - Dan Fleshman
    3. A Twist On An Ending - Dan Fleshman
    4. Coins to the Purse - Dan Fleshman
    5. PDQ Aces In Case the Aces Leave - Dan Fleshman
    6. Back and Forth Sandwich - Dan Fleshman
    7. Two Card Switch - Dan Fleshman
  7. Remember, Be Kind To Your Animals - WWL (Jr)
  8. The Johnny Carson - Zaney Blaney Levitation Experience - Walter "Zaney" Blaney
  9. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Coins Across - Armando Gutierrez
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
      • The Vanishing Stack of Coins
  10. Tribute To Ben and Marian Chavez - John Zweers
  11. Cartoon - Schmidt
  12. The New York Magic Symposium - Los Angeles - Bill and Irene Larsen
  13. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Gambling Scams - Darwin Ortiz - reviewed by Stanley Blumenthal
    • Abracadabra! - Shari Lewis - reviewed by Bill Pol
    • Psychiatelgy Mind Reading - Dr. Gene Okkah - reviewed by Bill Pol
    • A Talk About Patter, Write it Yourself - Sid Lorraine - cassette tape - reviewed by Carl Martinez
  14. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • 19th Century Silks - Tom Ogden
  15. Magic on TV and Film - Brian R. Flora
    • Exploiting The Media
  16. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Shutter Bug
  17. Le Grand David Takes A Bite Out Of The Big Apple - Robert D. Murphy
  18. F.F.F.F. Roasts Tom Mullica - David Drake
  19. Cartoon - Paul Butler
  20. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  21. Magic and Music - Bruce Bunnell
  22. Cruise News with Peter & Carol [Gensemer]
  23. Free Classified Ads
  24. Real Magic - Bill Hall

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 2 - August 1985 - 64 pages
  2. Cover - Leon Leon
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Leon Leon - by Teddy Leon
    • The A.B.C.'s of Life with Leon
  7. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The One That Got Away
  8. Astro Tube - Stephen Weiss
  9. O.O.P.'S - Jim Gerrish
  10. Simplex Card In Wallet - Loren
  11. Mental Money Bag - Joseph "Micro" White
  12. Psychokinetic Showdown - Jodson S. Brown
  13. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Follow the Leader - Armando Gutierrez
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
      • Del Adelphia
  14. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
  15. F.I.S.M. 1985 - The 16th World Congress of Magic - Madrid, Spain - Bill and Irene Larsen
    1. Part One - The Tour - The Magic Castle Trip to Portugal, Morocco and Spain
    2. Part Two - F.I.S.M. 1985
  16. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. It's Not Magic
    2. Aunt Elsie
    3. Sculpted Magic
  17. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Poster Girl - Tom Ogden
  18. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  19. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Four Seasons in the Life of Val Andrews - Val Andrews - reviewed by Gerald R. Bount, Jr.
    • Compendium - Stephen Tucker - reviewed by Terry Seabrooke
  20. Photo Quiz
  21. Patrick Kelley
  22. A Magician's Point of View - The Results of a Recent Survey About Magic and Magicians - Rob Fullmer
  23. Cartoon
  24. Free Classified Ads
  25. Answer to Photo Quiz
  26. In Search of Excellence In Magic - A. Berkeley Davis
  27. New To Magic? - Edward D. Hesse
    • Should You Join A Magic Club?
  28. An Englishman's Point of View - Tony Griffith
  29. The 27 Year Separation - Ron London
  30. Cruise News with Peter & Carol [Gensemer]

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 3 - September 1985 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - Paul Harris
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Special Paul Harris Magic Section
    1. The River That Bursts Its Shores - Stephen Minch
    2. $2 Aces - Paul Harris
    3. Mr. Lucky - Paul Harris
    4. Erase the Ace - Paul Harris
    5. The Cube - Paul Harris & Harry Eng
    6. Air - Paul Harris
    7. My Dinner With P.H. - Looy
    8. But ... Of course - Paul Harris
    9. Diary of a P.H. Video - Chuck Martinez
    10. Paul Harris ... An O.K. Guy - Doug Bennett
  7. Magie '85 - Jonathan Pendragon
  8. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Coins Through The Table - Armando Gutierrez
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
      • Report of Mercedes Act
  9. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Flower Girl Illusion
  10. 57th Annual convention of The International Brotherhood of Magicians - Kansas City - Walter L. Burrows, Jr.
  11. Cruise News ... Peter & Carol [Gensemer]
  12. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
  13. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. Explanation
    2. Suddenly It's 1986
  14. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  15. Free Classified Ads
  16. Illusions - Bryn Hughes
  17. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Wings & Things Origami that Flies - Stephen Weiss - reviewed by Pappy McKay
    • The Magic of Al Koran - Martin Breese, editor - reviewed by John Fedko
    • The Card Shark - Arthur Littwin - reviewed by Ferry Blount
    • The Master Magicians - Walter Gibson - reviewed by Bill Pol
    • Still Further Classic Magic with Apparatus - Dr. Robert Albo - reviewed by Billy McComb
  18. Obituaries
    • Mable Sperry Birch
    • Theo Dore
    • John Scarne
  19. Tricks of the Trade - Product Reviews - Phil Goldstein
    • Flame-Thrower Match - John Kennedy
    • Animated Self-Lighting Cigarette - John Kennedy
    • Motorized Reel - John Kennedy
    • Ultimate Transparent Changebag - Jeff Busby Magic, Inc.
    • Squaring the Circle - El Duco
    • The M.I. Principle - John Cornelius
  20. John Salisse to Retire as Secretary of The Magic Circle
  21. Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Company To Perform Show No. 1,000
  22. Obituaries
    • Bobby [Fenton] Sees Eagle in Bathroom - by Bev Bergeron
  23. Magic Conventions and Events Coming
  24. Conventions and Events
    • I.B.M. British Ring Convention - Southport, England
    • Wizard's Conclave - Cleveland, OH
    • Tannen's 23rd Magic Jubilee - Browns Hotel, Loch Sheldrake, NY
    • Retonio's Magic Casino 1st Magic Convention - Degersheim, Switzerland
    • N.Y.C.A.N. - Buffalo, NY
    • International Magic Congress - Enkoping, Sweden
    • International Day of Magic, London - London, England
    • MZvD Kongress - Frankfurt/Main, Germany
    • 20th Australian Convention of Magicians - Sydney, Australia
    • World Convention of Magicians from the Eastern Magical Society - Hollywood, CA
    • Le Grand David - Beverly, MA
    • Le Grand David in Concert - Beverly, MA
  25. K.Lal Continues Mayajal
  26. Wiz Kids Take Honors
  27. Magic, Past and Present - George and Nina Schindler

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 4 - October 1985 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - Doug Bennett
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Special Doug Bennett Magic Section
    1. Doug Bennett - cover story
    2. 1984 Lecture Tour of Japan - photos
    3. Criss-Cross Cards - Doug Bennett
    4. "Impromptu" Peanut Butter - Doug Bennett
    5. Trick Photography - Doug Bennett
    6. Flash Flight - Doug Bennett
    7. Chink-A-Chink "Ice Cubes" - Doug Bennett
    8. The Closeup Ring in Ball of Yarn - Doug Bennett
    9. Thoughts on Doug Bennett - Michael Ammar
    10. Doug Bennett's "Bewildering" - New Stars of Magic - reviewed by Peter Pit
  7. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Doug Bennett's Satellite Dish
  8. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. X Marks the Spot - Armand Gutierrez
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
  9. A Letter from Terry Seabrooke
  10. Magic News From Japan - Max Maven
  11. The Society of American Magicians 57th Annual Convention [Boston] - Bill and Irene Larsen
  12. The "Bikkri Show" - Tokyo, Japan
  13. Obituaries
    • Richiardi (Aldo Jzquierdo Colosi)
      • Richiardi - The Man - His Magic - interview by Peter Pit
    • Roger Apel
  14. David Copperfield's Project Magic - Update - Chris Giordano
  15. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
  16. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  17. Letters to the Editor
    • Harry Scambini
  18. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Jelly Beans - Tom Ogden
  19. Two Weddings at the Magic Castle
    • Philip Vass and Lenore Watters
    • Palmer Tilden and Susan Mills
  20. Photo Quiz
  21. Houdini Society Founded
  22. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • 101 Tricks, Tips and Ideas with the appearing Soda Can - Jim Helik & Peter Isaacs - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Six Card Swindle - Robert Neale - reviewed by Erik Gerard
    • The Royal Treatment - Robert McDaniel - reviewed by Mark Matsumoto
    • Houdini Souvenir Program - reproduction - reviewed by Clark Wirthin
    • Sleight of Foot in Mouth - Harry Allen - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • A Lifetime of Joy - Ken Brooke - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Those Beautiful Dames - Francis Marshall - reviewed by Don I. Slater
    • The Bendix Bombshell - R.A.R. Magic - reviewed by Scott Tokar
  23. Tricks of the Trade - Product Reviews - Phil Goldstein
    • Coin Clink - John Kennedy
    • Perfect Close-Up Table - John Kennedy
    • Visible Coins to Glass - John Kennedy
    • Pasteboard Massacre - New Wave Thaumatology Series #3 - David Regal
    • Telemental - new version - Ray Piatt
    • Caper Case - Ray Piatt
  24. Collector's Corner - Topper Martyn
    • The Vanishing Doll or Bonus Genius
  25. Free Classified Ads
  26. Answer to Photo Quiz

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 5 - November 1985 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - Shimada
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Shimada - WWL (Jr)
  7. The Shimada Billiard Ball Routine
  8. The Shimada Flash Knotted Silk on Cane
  9. The Shimada Thimble Routine
  10. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Four Coin Extraction From Purse - Armando Gutierrez
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
  11. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Home for the Holidays
  12. Obituaries
    • Richiardi - ny Ed DeMello
  13. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Commercial Insurance - Tom Ogden
  14. Orson Welles - A Tribute to the Magician - Jim Steinmeyer
  15. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. What Is Magic?
    2. The First Time
    3. Harbin's Zig Zag
    4. Real Magic
  16. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  17. Obituaries
    • Teddy Leon
      • A Tribute to Teddy Leon - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
      • A Note About Teddy Leon - Lorraine Kriensky
    • Henry Hay
  18. Free Classified Ads
  19. Friendship 'beyond belief" Siegfried & Roy honor special fan [Sofie Reckelwell]
  20. Victor and Diamond Win Awards

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 6 - December 1985 - 68 pages
  2. Cover - Louis St. Pierre, Jr.
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Louis St. Pierre, Jr.
  7. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Threeway Split
  8. The Mechanics of Magic - Bob Fullmer
  9. The Street Conjuror - Jim Haviland
  10. Microcomputer Mentalism - Jim Gerrish
  11. Portable Dove Cages - Jim Gerrish
  12. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Free Flight Solution - Armando Gutierrez
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
  13. Cartoon - Ted Salter
  14. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • The Ghost of Christmas Passed - Tom Ogden
  15. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. Penn and Teller "The Bad Boys of Magic"
    2. Opportunism
    3. Crux of the Story
  16. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  17. Conventions and Events
    • Columbus Magi-Fest - Columbus, OH
    • The New York Symposium - Berkeley, CA
    • One Day Magic Get-Together - Cypress, CA
    • Fellowship of Christian Magicians - Whittier, CA
    • Belgium National Congress - Brussels, Belgium
    • MRS Fruhjahrskongress - Baden, Switzerland
    • Desert Magic Seminar IX - Las Vegas, NV
    • Magicruise '86 - to Acapulco, Mexico
    • Hallandischer Nationkongress - Slagharen, Holland
    • Spain Convention - Costa Brava, Spain
    • Hades Fun & Magic Festival - Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • The New York Symposium - New York, NY
    • 7th Sternfahrt Des MMCV - Saalbach, West Germany
    • 20th Australian Convention of Magicians - Sydney, Australia
    • P.C.A.M. Convention - Bakersfield, CA
    • I.B.M. Convention - Long Beach, CA
    • Abracadabra Convention and Magic Cruise - from England
    • S.A.M. Convention - Louisville, KY
    • The New York Symposium - Tokyo, Japan
    • The Summer Magic Camp of 1986 - La Salle Academy, NY
    • MZvD Regionalaus-Schiedung - Nort - Kassel, West Germany
    • MZvD Regionalaus-Schiedung - Sud - Stuttgart, West Germany
    • MZvD Regionalaus-Schiedung - Frankfurt, West Germany
  18. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Magic - A Pictorial History of Conjurors in the Theatre - David Price - reviewed by David Avadon
  19. How to Use Magic in Everyday Business Situations - Marvin Garrett
    • Business Cards
    • Examples of Business Magic
    • Linking Paperclips with Rubberband
    • Bill Roll
    • Magic Square on Back of Business Card
    • Pocket Calculator for Predictions
    • Playing Card Business Card
    • Card Warp
    • Recommendation
    • Conclusion
  20. The "You Got Me" Force - John Lucke

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 7 - January 1986 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Le Grand David Co.
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Environmental Cards - John W. McClure
  7. A Matter of Touch - Paul L. Smith
  8. Cut-Black Jack - Gerald Kosky
  9. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • In A Flash!
  10. The More Things Change ... - Introducing the Larcom Theatre - Webster Bull
  11. Le Grand David In Concert at the Larcom Theatre - program
  12. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Cards In Glass - Ray Grismer
      • Letter from Brian R. Flora
  13. Obituaries
    • Walter B. Gibson - by Charles Reynolds
    • Will Dexter, MIMC Eddie Dawes
  14. Magic News From Japan - Max Maven
  15. The American Museum [of Magic] A Historical Site
  16. Tips on Patent Leather Shoes - Laurence Parsons
  17. The House of Davenort: An Update - John Holland
  18. Collector's Corner - Topper Martyn
    • Collecting Autographs of Magicians
  19. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Have Silks, Will Travel - Tom Ogden
  20. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
  21. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  22. Free Classified Ads
  23. Invocational '85 - Tony Andruzzi
  24. Cartoon - Paul Butler
  25. New To Magic? - Edward D. Hesse
    • The Perfecting of Practice

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 8 - February 1986 - 68 pages
  2. Cover - Tom Ogden
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Tom Ogden Special Magic Section
    1. Tom Ogden Interviewed by Max Maven
    2. Out of Sight - Tom Ogden
      • Notes on the Zarrow Shuffle
    3. Blackjack - Tom Ogden
    4. Wild Card Revisited - Tom Ogden
    5. Business Card Switch - Tom Ogden
    6. World's Greatest Magician - Tom Ogden
    7. Twenty Card Stud - Tom Ogden
    8. The Rule of Three - Tom Ogden
    9. Ogden's Trial by Magic - Tom Ogden
    10. My Passage to India - Tom Ogden
  7. Photo Quiz
  8. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Impromptu S.O.C. #3.14159 - Armando Gutierrez
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
  9. Cartoon - Paul Butler
  10. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Divido
  11. The 9th Annual Magic Hands Fachkingresse, 1986 - Bill and Irene Larsen
  12. Review of Tannen's 23rd Jubilee - Fr. Dermot R. Brennan
  13. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • The Great Thurston - Grace Thurston - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The War Magician - David Fisher - reviewed by Stuart
    • Prime Hole Card - The Topological Card Series, Chapter 1 - Ben Harris - reviewed by Gerald R. Blount, Jr.
    • The Hypercard Experiments - The Topological Card Series, Chapter 3 - Ben Harris - reviewed by Gerald R. Blount, Jr.
    • The Royal Divide - The Topological Card Series, Chapter 4 - Ben Harris - reviewed by Gerald R. Blount, Jr.
    • Eric Sharp's Specialized Hat Productions & Comedy Magic Sketches - reviewed by Gerald R. Blount, Jr.
    • Lake Tahoe Card Magic - Louis Falanga - reviewed by Gerald Kosky
    • Notice - re: Poppy McKay
    • The Business of Restaurant Magic - Alfred Ulman, Jr. aka Al The Only - reviewed by Scott Tucker
  14. An Englishman's Point of View - Tony Griffith
  15. My Card - Tony Griffith
  16. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. Summer Conventions Just Around the Corner
  17. Magic In Their Blood - Todd Karr
  18. History Repeats Itself - Dick Zimmerman
    • Talent and Showmanship Okito Leads
  19. Free Classified Ads
  20. Answer to Photo Quiz
  21. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 9 - March 1986 - 68 pages
  2. Cover - The Pendragons
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. The Pendragons - Another Special Issue
    1. Introduction - Jonathan Pendragon
    2. A Conversation with Jonathan Pendragon - by Shimada
    3. Charlotte Pendragon - by Jonathan Pendragon
    4. The Magician Versus the Prop - Jonathan Pendragon
    5. The Third Level of Art - Jonathan Pendragon
    6. Indescret - Jonathan Pendragon
    7. Eggstraordinary - Jonathan Pendragon
    8. The Illusion Builder vs. The Homemade Prop - Jonathan Pendragon
    9. Touché - Jonathan Pendragon
    10. Mentalism - Jonathan Pendragon
    11. In the News - Jonathan Pendragon
  7. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. The Slop Shuffle - Ray Grismer
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
      • Alice In Wonderland - Charlie Miller
      • Correction - January Issue - Cards in Glass should have been credited to Ray Grismer
  8. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Magical Puppet Show
  9. The New York Magic Symposium - Oakland, CA - Bill and Irene Larsen
  10. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
  11. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. Allen Hayden
    2. IBM Convention
    3. From the Old Files
  12. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  13. Free Classified Ads
  14. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Stuff - Eric Mason - reviewed by Ray Grismer
    • Words from the Wizard - Hank Moorhouse - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Mind Square - Craige McComb Snader, Jr. - reviewed by Gerald Kosky
    • School Show Presentation, Volumes 2 & 3 - David Ginn - reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • Progressive Card Magic - Justin Branch - reviewed by Justin Berkey
    • Coin Miracles - Shigeo Futagawa - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • May the Force be with You - Stephen Tucker - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Multiple Assemblies - Justin Branch - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Card Ventures - Robert McDaniel - reviewed by Rhoel Garcia
    • How to Eat Fire and Swallow Swords - John R. Stevens - reviewed by Clark Wirthlin
  15. Cruise News ... Peter & Carol [Gensemer]
  16. British Television Report - Bryn Hughes
  17. Obituaries
    • John Mitchell - by Brian A. Regalbuto
  18. Conventions and Events
    • Magic Circle Supper - London, England
    • Kongress "Magische Nordlichter" - Hamburg, Germany
    • Kongress "Magische Nordlichter" - Hamburg, Germany
    • Magicruise '86 - to Acapulco, Mexico
    • Hallandischer Nationkongress - Slagharen, Holland
    • MZvD Kongress - Frankfurt/Main, West Germany
    • Spainish Convention - Costa Brava, Spain
    • Hades Fun & Magic Festival - Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Festival of Magic - Berwick upon Tween, Great Britain
    • The New York Magic Symposium - New York, NY
    • 7th Sternfahrt Des MMC - Saalbach, West Germany
    • 20th Australian Convention of Magicians - Elizabeth Bay, Australia
    • Wizard's Weekend - Minneapolis, MN
    • P.C.A.M. Convention - Bakersfield, CA
    • Funhouse Big 3 Convention - North Linthicum, MD
    • I.B.M. Convention - Long Beach, CA
    • Abracadabra Convention and Magic Cruise - from England
    • S.A.M. Convention - Louisville, KY
    • Abbott's Magic Get-Together - Colon, MI
    • The New York Magic Symposium - Tokyo, Japan
    • Scandinavien Convention - Stockholm, Sweden
    • The Summer Magic Camp of 1986 - La Salle Academy, NY
    • T.A.O.M. - Dallas, TX
    • MZvD Regionalaus-Schiedung - Nort - Kassel, West Germany
    • I.B.M. 50th Convention - Eastbourne, England
    • MZvD Regionalaus-Schiedung - Sud - Stuttgart, West Germany
    • Harold's Magic of Bavaria - Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany
    • MZvD Regional Convention - Frankfurt, Germany
    • The Magic Hands Congress - Böblingen, Germany
  19. Fitzkee Was a Logical Kind of Guy - Kenneth D. McCreedy
  20. Egyptian Hall Honored - Edward DeMello

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 10 - April 1986 - 68 pages
  2. Cover - Bob Barker & Murray
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. The Academy of Magical Arts 18th Annual Awards Banquet and Show - Bill Larsen
  7. Who Is Murray? - Billy McComb
  8. Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell Win Dragon Award - J. Marberger Stuart
  9. The Invisible Strength of the M.D.A. - Amy Stevens
  10. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Fantastik Frames
  11. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. G.S. Version of J. le Dair's Aces - Vince Thomas & G.S.
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
  12. Those Magnificent Men - Bill "Doc" Robinson
  13. Easy System (Positional)
  14. The Ring and Rope Flourish - Edward D. Hesse
  15. Remember, Be Kind To Your Animals - WWL (Jr)
  16. Snake Can Psychometry - Jim Gerrish
  17. Copentro Plus - Loren
  18. Nickels to Dimes Revisited - Loren
  19. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. Desert Seminar "Complete Conjuror Challenge"
    2. The Ultimate Linking Finger Rings
    3. In the Pursuit of Trivia
    4. Joke of the Week
    5. Magic Postcards
  20. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • The Chicken in the Hat Strikes Back - Tom Ogden
  21. Cruise News ... Peter & Carol [Gensemer]
  22. Tricks of the Trade - Product Reviews - Phil Goldstein
    • Star Gate - Terri Rogers
    • Psychological Assembly - Daryl
    • The Jumping Knot of Pakistan - Daryl
    • Transfermental - Ray Platt
    • TFM II - Wide Awake Hypnosis - Ray Piatt, Fred Kolb & Jack London
    • TFM III - Stanley Kross
    • 2001 - Roy Miller
  23. Showmanship - Rob Fullmer
  24. John Calvert's Salute to Dick Williams Magicland
  25. Pavel to Visit
  26. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Inside John Murray - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Edison of Magic [Burling Hull] - reviewed by Fred Catiller
    • Soap Bubbles - C. V. Boys - reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • The Magic of J. N. Hofzinser - Ottokar Fisher, compiler - reviewed by Michael A. Perovich
    • Comedy is No Laughing Matter - Steve Varro
    • A World of Clocks - Roy Johnson - reviewed by Jacqui Sloan
    • Correction to February issue
  27. Obituaries
    • Bob Lewis - by Jay Marshall
    • Paul Curry - A Fond Remembrance - by Oscar Weigle
    • Fred Robinson - by Bob Read
    • Norman C. Sehm - by Carole Mulcahy
    • Orla Lawrence Moody
  28. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  29. Free Classified Ads

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 11 - May 1986 - 76 pages
  2. Cover - Rocco - The Complete Conjurer
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Desert Magic Seminar IX - Bill and Irene Larsen
  7. Rocco - The Complete Conjuror
    • Plans for the Future
  8. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Stocks of Peril
  9. Rovi's Pyramid of Aces - Rovi & Richard Owen
  10. Duplicate - David Acer
  11. Ozzy Close-Up - Ben Harris
    • Coin Bullet
  12. Letters to the Editor
    • Randy Merriman
  13. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. The Lost Treasure of the Three Stooges - Michael Weber
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
      • G.S. Version of J. le Dair's Aces - Vince Thomas & G.S.
      • A Puzzling Coin Divination
  14. Cartoon - Paul Butler
  15. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
  16. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
  17. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  18. Le Grand David In Concert - Larcom Theatre - Avrom Surath
  19. Close-up Down Under - The Ballarat Close-Up Magic Convention - Tom Ogden
  20. The Magic of Magic - W. David Robinson
    • About the Author
  21. Cruise News ... Peter & Carol [Gensemer]
  22. U.S. Toy Company presents "The Magical Midgets" - Mrs. Pat Mailen
  23. Schulien's Restaurant & Saloon Celebrates 100th Anniversary - Joyce Heitler
  24. Once a Magician, Always a Magician - Fonda Zenofon
  25. Weston - The Best Yet! - J.C.
  26. Society of American Magicians Annual Salute to Magic - Hunter College - Steven Okulewicz
  27. Real Magicians - Bill Unger
  28. An Englishman's Point of View - Tony Griffith
  29. Remember, Be Kind To Your Animals - WWL (Jr)
  30. Conventions and Events
    • I.B.M. Convention - Long Beach, CA
    • Abracadabra Convention and Magic Cruise - from England
    • S.A.M. Convention - Louisville, KY
    • Abbott's Magic Get-Together - Colon, MI
    • The New York Magic Symposium - Tokyo, Japan
    • Scandinavien Convention - Stockholm, Sweden
    • S.E.A.M. '86 - Charlotte, NC
    • The Summer Magic Camp of 1986 - La Salle Academy, NY
    • 31st Congress Magique Autrichien - Seefeld/Tyrol, Austria
    • T.A.O.M. - Dallas, TX
    • MZvD Regionalaus-Schiedung - Nort - Kassel, West Germany
    • MZvD Regionalaus-Schiedung - Sud - Stuttgart, West Germany
    • Irish Convention - Dublin, Ireland
    • Lou Tannen's 24th Magic Jubilee - Browns Hotel, Loch Sheldrake, NY
    • 20th Congress Francais de L'Illusion - Bordeaux, France
    • I.B.M. Golden Jubilee Convention - Eastbourne, England
    • Harold's Magic of Bavaria - Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany
    • Invocational '86 - Chicago, IL
    • MZvD Regional Convention - Frankfurt, West Germany
    • The Oban Event - Nigara Falls, NY
    • International Magic Day - London, England
    • The Magic Hands Congress - Böblingen, Germany
  31. Siegfried and Roy in "Beyond Belief" Named Number One Show in Vegas
  32. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Prime Hole Card (revised second edition) - Ben Harris - reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • Encyclopedie des Boules de Billard - Zum Pocco & Dr. Georges Cartier - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Haunted Hat - Professor Hoffmann - reviewed by John Booth
    • Tricks of the Trade - Steve Varro - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Art of Mentalism (Second Edition) - Robert Cassidy - reviewed by Bill Pol
    • Shared Thoughts - Bob Baker - reviewed by Rick Burkey
  33. Free Classified Ads
  34. Conjuring for Cash - Donn Davison

  1. Genii - Volume 49, Number 12 - June 1986 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - John Kennedy
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Cartoon - Paul Butler
  7. John Kennedy Special Section
    1. John Kennedy - by Max Maven
    2. Coin and Napkin - John Kennedy
    3. Card Missile - John Kennedy
    4. The Ashtray Vanish - John Kennedy
    5. The Putting Swindle - John Kennedy
  8. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
  9. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Black Art Theater
  10. MagiCruise '86 - Bill and Irene Larsen
  11. The New York Magic Symposium - Roosevelt Hotel - Allan Zola Kronzek
  12. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
  13. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Armando's Twelve Ring Routine - Armando Gutierrez
  14. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
  15. Mad Dog Miller on the Loose - Charlie Miller
  16. "Disguises" [Falkenstein & Willard] - reviewed by Steven Leasure
  17. A New Look at Magician's Tables - Dr. W. F. Terry Reister
  18. New and Improved - G. Packard
  19. "It Ain't All Glamour" or, Acapulco Acupuncture - Carol Roy - AKA Mrs. Electric
  20. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Rapunzel, or The Girl Who Spun
  21. Squawk - poem - Val Evans
  22. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  23. Nun's Wish Brings About Magic Moment For Stars Siegfried and Roy
  24. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Magic by Gosh - Albert Goshman & Patrick Page - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Dennis Loomis Cups & Balls Routine - 1985 Revised Edition - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Out of His Mind - Ben Harris - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • For Miracles - Willane's Complete Methods - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Straight Talk About Theme Park Magic - Doug Anderson - reviewed by David K. Yee
  25. Free Classified Ads
  26. Cruise News ... Peter & Carol [Gensemer]

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