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Genii Volume 51 (Jul 1987 - Jun 1988) by William W. Larsen
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July 1987 - June 1988
William Larsen, Jr., Publisher and Editor

864 pages

  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 1 - July 1987 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - The Absolons
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Czechoslovakian Magic Section
    1. A Short History of Czechoslovakian Conjuroring - Karel Absolon
    2. Karel and Blanka Absolon - AN Autobiography
    3. Double Wine Production - Karel Absolon
    4. Meet the Czechoslovakian Magicians
      1. The Family Kellner
      2. Oklama
      3. Joss Kaiser
      4. Duo Valer
      5. Karel Vaverka
      6. Zdenek Seeman
      7. Duo Dlabal
    5. Linking Pin Finale - Joss Kaiser
    6. Color Changing Boa - The Duo Valer
    7. Linking Rings Without A Key - Karel Vaverka
    8. Video Explosion - Zdenek Seeman
    9. Ping Pong Production - Duo Dlabal
  7. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Direct Transit - Randall Holt
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
    3. Mad Dog Miller on the Loose Again - Charlie Miller
  8. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  9. Conventions & Events
    • Invocational '87 - Chicago, IL
    • Tannen's 25th Silver Anniversary Jubilee - Browns Hotel, Loch Sheldrake, NY
    • Catalina Conjurer's Conclave - Catalina Island, CA
    • Houdini Club Convention - Madison, WI
    • Scottsdale Magic Festival - Scottsdale, AZ
    • 32nd Kongress Österreichischer Magier - Krems/Ondau, Austria
    • The Magic Hands Congress - Böblingen, Germany
    • 57th Annual Magi-Fest - Columbus, OH
    • Glass City Conjuror's Conclave - Toledo, OH
    • Wizard's Weekend - Bloomington, MN
    • 33 Österreichischer Magier Kongress - Vienna, Austria
    • F.I.S.M. '88 - Den Haag, Holland
    • Magical Arts Festival - Ventura, CA
    • NACAN - 88 - Albany, NY
  10. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Dalton Boys
  11. P.C.A.M. 1987 Convention - Bill and Irene Larsen
  12. The Comedy Magic Festival and Magic Expo - Max Maven
  13. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
  14. Magic on Television & Film - Brian Flora
    • Johnny Paul, Volume II
  15. Edward Victor Was Born One Hundred Years Ago - Rae Hammond
  16. How Would They Write It - Satire - Eric C. Lewis
  17. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • The Rocky Horror Magic Show - Tom Ogden
  18. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. Egyptian Hall
    2. Nashville Now
    3. Competition
    4. New Mickey Mouse
    5. Notes from a Lecture
  19. Letters
    • Emil Loew
  20. Who Can You Trust? - Bill McLaury
  21. A Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
    • Instant Gymnastic Aces - Bill Kalush
  22. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  23. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Magic for the Complete Klutz - Irv Durman - reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • Scotch and Soda (Part II) - Ken Simmons - reviewed by Clark Wirthlin
    • Ron Wilson ... The uncanny Scot - Richard Kaufman - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Wizard Exposed - Selected from the Collection of Duncan Johnstone with Introduction and Bibliographic Notes - Edwin A. Dawes - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Great Leon - Vaudeville Headliner - Mike Caveney - reviewed by Lou Bechtel
  24. Tricks of the Trade - Phil Goldstein
    • Card Printer - Tenyo - Hiroshi Kondo
    • Money Killer - Tenyo - Shigeru Sugawara
    • Ninja Holes - Tenyo - Shigeru Sugawara
    • CD Player - Tenyo - Hideo Kato
    • Skeleton's Dream - Tenyo - Hiroshi Kondo
    • Coffee Time - John Kennedy
    • Ultimate Ring Capture - Bob Solari
    • elasticized loops - Finn Jon
    • Revolutionary Thread [loops] - Joe Stevens
    • Paradox - Mitsunobu Matasuyama
    • Fair Exchange - Masao Atsukawa
    • Tonte - Ton Onosaka
  25. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
  26. Free Classified Ads
  27. Obituaries
    • Jack Pyle
    • Chester M. Wallace
  28. Sid Fleischman Wins Newbery Medal - David Avadon
  29. Mind Manipulation - Joel S. Bauer
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 2 - August 1987 - 64 pages
  2. Cover - Billy McComb
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. A Special Issue - Billy McComb
    1. Cover Story - Peter Pit
    2. The World's Fastest Transposition - Billy McComb
    3. It's NOT a Trick ... but it is weird. So you might like it! - Billy McComb
    4. From Long Ago and Far Away - Billy McComb
    5. Two Stunts for the Aquatic Magician - Billy McComb
    6. A Fabulous Idea of Mine Which They Didn't Use - Billy McComb
    7. A McCOMBical Weird Finish for "Snowstorm In China" - Billy McComb
    8. Cartoon - Paul Butler
    9. One for Maven - and Dorian - and Falkenstein - and Riley - and All the Others - Billy McComb
    10. Cartoon - Paul Butler
    11. Addendum to the "Flat Rabbit" - Billy McComb
    12. An Imperceptible Method of Marking Envelopes - Billy McComb
    13. Finish for The Diminish - Billy McComb
    14. Easy Working for The String of Silks Load - Billy McComb
  7. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Jogging - Christian Chelman
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
  8. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Dracula Escapes!
  9. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Newton's Third Law of Relativity - Tom Ogden
  10. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
  11. A Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
    • Paper Moon - Wayne Record
  12. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  13. Obituaries
    • Gene C. Brandt - by John B. Zachry
    • Robert M. White
  14. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  15. Magic on Television & Film - Brian Flora
    • Commercial Cold Reading - Richard Webster
  16. Magic in the Round - An Evening of Magic with Harry Blackstone AT the Warwick Musical Theater - Mark Tripp
  17. Are You Ready and Able to Teach Magic in Your Community? - Edward D. Hesse
  18. Letters
    • Eric C. Lewis
  19. TV Review - Harry Anderson Sideshow - newspaper clipping
  20. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women - Ricky Jay - reviewed by David Avadon
    • Ron Wilson ... The uncanny Scot" - Richard Kaufman
  21. Letters
    • Ed Keener
  22. Magician Frank Clinton - He Still "Gives 'em the Cotton" - Jim Baker
  23. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
  24. Free Classified Ads
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 3 - September 1987 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Jamy Ian Swiss
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
    • Dai Vernon's Hands
  6. Jamy Ian Swiss Special Issue
    1. Jamy Ian Swiss - An Introduction - 'The Silver Fox' Scotty York
    2. Jamy Ian Swiss - A Biography - Stephen Minch
    3. An Interview with Jamy Ian Swiss - Stephen Minch
    4. Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind - Jamy Ian Swiss
    5. Stabbing Case - Jamy Ian Swiss
    6. Almost Gaff-less Invisible Deck - Jamy Ian Swiss
    7. Double-Decker Sandwich - Jamy Ian Swiss
    8. A Delicate(ssen) Sandwich - Jamy Ian Swiss
    9. Re-Re-Re-Reset - Jamy Ian Swiss
    10. On Presentation: Cliches vs. Clarity - Jamy Ian Swiss
    11. Sucrets Set-Up - Jamy Ian Swiss
    12. Last Words - Jamy Ian Swiss
  7. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Puzzling Faro Sandwich - Dan McCarthy
    2. Intermission - Charlie Miller
    3. Mad Dog is on the Growl Once More - Charlie Miller
  8. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Squeezaway Gal (Part One)
  9. A Word Or Two In Favor Of Raising The Standard Of Magic - Harry Thiery (Di Sato)
    • What Do I Personally Find Most Attractive About Magic As An Art?
    • What Is The Most Effective Way Of Accomplishing An Artistic Performance?
    • Now A Few Observations On Essential Matters Which Should Not Be Overlooked
    • Further Observations
    • Conclusion
    • And For Those Of You Who Have "Made It"
  10. Magic on Television & Film - Brian Flora
    • Ben Harris' World Tour Video
  11. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Vanilla Spellbound - Tom Ogden
  12. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
  13. A Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
    • The Frank Simon Secret Addition - Richard Kaufman
  14. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
  15. Jubilee '88 - 25th Silver Anniversary
  16. My Dinner with Hofzinger [sic] - A Dream - John Carney
  17. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  18. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
  19. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  20. Obituaries
    • William M. Vagell "Mystic Craig" - by Bill Andrews
  21. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner - Mike Maxwell - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Larry Jennings' Neo-Classics - Stephen Minch - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Formula One - Randy Wakeman - reviewed by Lou Bechtel
    • Special Effects - Randy Wakeman - reviewed by Lou Bechtel
    • The Wizard Exposed - Edwin A. Dawes, compiler - reviewed by Jonathan Neal Brown
    • Almost Unpublished - David Ginn - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Magic Collector's Portfolio, Series Number 1 [July 1987] - Ron Allesi, publisher - reviewed by Max Abrams
  22. Free Classified Ads
  23. Magi-Clips - newspaper clippings
    • The Search For Houdini - Television Review
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 4 - October 1987 - 64 pages
  2. Cover - Richard Kaufman
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Our Cover - Richard Kaufman - by Eugene Burger
  7. Drawback - David Acer
  8. New Wave Coins Into an Okito Box - Dan J. Alessini
  9. The Magic Month - Warner Perry
  10. The Alessini Thumb Tie - Dan J. Alessini
  11. Two Threes Are A Crowd - Bjorn Hanson
  12. Psychic Baby Bottles - Tom Crowl & Scott Albin
  13. Shades of Mercury - Dan J. Alessini
  14. Poker Dream Deal - John W. McClure
  15. Tips for Magician's Assistants
  16. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Squeezaway Gal (Part Two)
  17. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Pretty Baby - Tom Ogden
  18. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
  19. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  20. A Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
    • T.N.T. Top Change - Larry Jennings
  21. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
  22. Conventions & Events
    • The Magic Hands Congress - Böblingen, Germany
    • 57th Magi-Fest - Columbus, OH
    • Fellowship of Christian Magicians - Whittier, CA
    • 36th Blackpool Magic Convention - Blackpool, England
    • Magic Castle 20th Annual Awards Banquet - Beverly Hills, CA
    • Winter Magic Carnival - Gatlinburg, TN
    • Desert Seminar XI - Las Vegas, NV
    • Glass City Conclave - Toledo, OH
    • Italian National Congress - Stresa, Italy
    • MzvD- Congress Oz Stuttgart - Triberg, Germany
    • Florida State Convention - Orlando, FL
    • Wizard's Weekend - Bloomington, MN
    • Magische Schatztruhe - Mindelheim, West Germany
    • 33rd Austrian Congress - Vienna, Austria
    • I.B.M. Convention - Boston, MA
    • F.I.S.M. World Congress - Den Haag, Holland
    • Magic Festival 1988 - Oslo, Norway
    • Tannen's 14th Summer Magic Camp 1988 - La Salle Academy, NY
    • Magical Arts Festival - Ventura, CA
    • Harold's Bavaria Magic - Munich, Germany
    • Tannen's Magic Jubilee - Browns Hotel, Loch Sheldrake, NY
    • NACAN - 88 - Albany, NY
    • Austrian Congress 1988 - Bergenz, Austria
  23. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • John Calvert - William V. Rauscher - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Dr. Albo's final volumes in set of eight - reviewed by Richard Buffum
    • Twelve Have Died - Ben Robinson with Larry White - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • Inspirations - Jerry Sadowitz & Peter Duffie - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • Bookishly Yours - J. B. Findlay - reviewed by Max Abrams
  24. Obituaries
    • Bert Easley
    • Bobby Clark - by Mark J. Young, MD
    • John Luckman - by Looy Simonoff
    • Harry M. Levine
  25. Free Classified Ads
  26. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  27. The Novice of Ceremonies - Dr. W. F. Terry Reister
  28. Additional Free Classified Ads
  29. Magi-Clips - newspaper clippings
    • Paul Daniels Explains [Halloween Show]
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 5 - November 1987 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - Erik Gerard
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. A Special Erik Gerard Issue
    1. The Wizard and Oz - Erik Gerard
    2. This Magic Is Really For The Birds - Larry Krams
    3. The Gerard Drop - Don Fenwick
    4. The Gerard Drop II - Larry Krams
    5. The Business of Show Business - Erik Gerard
    6. The FIRSTS of Performing - Erik Gerard
    7. The Trick of Learning a New Trick - Erik Gerard
    8. Molecular Adhesion Plus - Erik Gerard, Larry Krams & Rick Rasmussen
    9. Coins Through the Table Plus - Erik Gerard
    10. Touching It Up - Erik Gerard
  7. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Revised Strobeka
  8. The Fourth Annual Japanese Magic Awards Party - Max Maven
  9. Copperfield Itinerary
  10. T.A.O.M. C.C.? Si!, Si! - MarcoM (sic)
  11. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
    • Fifty Years Ago in Genii
  12. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
    • Orlam Catches A Card - Jon Racherbaumer
  13. Joe Givan Response [to Richard Kaufman]
  14. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • The Kiss of the Hershey's Woman - Tom Ogden
  15. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
  16. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  17. Magic on Tape - Random Comments - Brian R. Flora
  18. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Stupid Bar Tricks - Alan Steinfeld & Bret McCormick - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Vintage Vernon - audio-cassettes 1 & 2 - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The New Jinx - Bill Madsen, editor - reprint
    • Larry Jennings' Neo-Classics - Stephen Minch - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • The Nixon Manuscript - In Book Form - William J. "Doc" Nixon - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • Opus - The Independent Magic Monthly - Keable-Elliot, editor - reviewed by Max Abrams
  19. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
    • Variety - TV Review - Disney's Magic in The Magic Kingdom
  20. Obituaries
    • Kenneth Leo Griffin
    • Raymond Staples - by Arnold Furst
    • Roy Kissel
    • Murray - by Bill and Irene
  21. Free Classified Ads
  22. Jimmy Grippo's bug "90" Years Bash - photo
  23. Product Reviews - Phil Goldstein
    • The Animated Card Thru Balloon of Death - Kevin James
    • Dan's Magic Van - Supreme Magic
    • Chef's Hat Egg Bag - Ian Adair
    • Jolly Lolly - Ian Adair
    • Notice
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 6 - December 1987 - 76 pages
  2. Cover - Rudy Coby
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. The Rudy Coby Magic Section
    1. Rudy Coby - by Franz Harary
    2. Rudy Coby - An Up and Coming Young Geek - Robert Baxt
    3. Rudy Coby - Magical Masochist - Jay Sankey
    4. Rudy Coby - An Interview - Max Maven
    5. The New Wave of Magic - New York - Rudy Coby
    6. New Age Rising Cards - Jeff McBride
    7. New Wave Torn and Restored Card - Rudy Coby
    8. The New Wave of Magic - Toronto - Rudy Coby
    9. Two Acts of Self-Mutilation - Jay Sankey
      • Twinkle Toes
      • Eye-Popper
    10. The New Wave of Magic - Nashville - Rudy Coby
    11. Q-Tip Trick - Joe Givan
    12. Super Sawa - Steve Cohen
    13. Optical Delusion - Michael Baker
    14. The New Wave of Magic - Hollywood - Rudy Coby
    15. The Greatest Feet In Magic - Jonathan Pendragon
    16. The Burning Rose - Kevin James
    17. The New Wave of Magic - Tokyo - Rudy Coby
    18. Ohajiki Card Happening - Mahka Tendo
    19. Tokyo Penetration - Hiroyuki Sakai
    20. Suspended! - Tomo Maeda
    21. The Tour Concludes - Rudy Coby
    22. Cartoon - Paul Butler
  7. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Just Passing Through
  8. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. Trade Show Worker
    2. Geoffrey
  9. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Finding Mom - Tom Ogden
  10. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
    • About Face - Richard Kaufman
    • French Ring Flight - Richard Kaufman
  11. A Reminder to Us All - David K. Taylor
  12. Magic Week in Melbourne 1987 - Tom Ogden
  13. Magi-Clips - newspaper clippings
    • "Melinda and Her '88 Follies Review" a Hit at the Landmark!
  14. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
    • Fifty Years Ago in Genii
  15. Cruise News ... Peter & Carol [Gensemer]
  16. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  17. We thank Carl Carlsson for sending Genii this amusing clipping
    • You can't judge a book by its inside, either
  18. Magic on Tape - Brian R. Flora
    • Eugene Burger's Spirit Magic
  19. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
  20. Real Magic - poem - Heidi I. Larsen
  21. Conventions & Events
    • Glass City Conclave - Toledo, OH
    • Italian National Congress - Stresa, Italy
    • MzvD- Congress Oz Stuttgart - Triberg, Germany
    • Supreme Super Day - Winter Gardens, England
    • Louisiana Magic Weekend - New Orleans, LA
    • "Magicland" Convention - Mansfield, OH
    • Boston Magicale - 88 - Boston, MA
    • Michigan Magic Day - Grand Rapids, MI
    • Florida State Convention - Orlando, FL
    • Wizard's Weekend - Bloomington, MN
    • Magische Schatztruhe - Mindelheim, West Germany
    • P.C.A.M. '88 Convention - Santa Barbara, CA
    • MagiCruise '88 - S.S. Norway
    • 33rd Austrian Congress - Vienna, Austria
    • I.B.M. Convention - Boston, MA
    • 1988 S.A.M. National Convention - St. Louis, MO
    • F.I.S.M. World Congress - Den Haag, Holland
    • Magic Festival 1988 - Oslo, Norway
    • Big 3 Convention - Gaithersburg, MD
    • Tannen's 14th Summer Magic Camp 1988 - La Salle Academy, NY
    • Magical Arts Festival - Ventura, CA
    • 1988 T.A.O.M. Convention - Fort Worth, TX
    • Invocational '88 - Chicago, IL
    • Harold's Bavaria Magic - Munich, Germany
    • Tannen's Magic Jubilee - Browns Hotel, Loch Sheldrake, NY
    • NACAN - 88 - Albany, NY
    • 8th "Magic A Geneve" - Geneva, Switzerland
    • The Indy Convention - Indianapolis, IN
    • Austrian Congress - Bregenz, Austria
    • Saint Vincent '89 - Saint-Vincent, Italy
    • MzvD Kongress Oz - Wolfsburg, West Germany
    • Italian Congress [1989] - Saint Vincent, Italy
    • Austrian Congress [1990] - Graz, Austria
  22. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • A Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English: 1791-1983 - James B. Alfredson & George L. Dailey, Jr. - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • The Commercial Magic of J. C. Wagner - Mike Maxwell - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Chung Ling Soo - Gary R. Frank - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • Twenty Years of Spoof & Bluff - "Carlton" - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Magic Fun for Everyone - Bill Severn - reviewed by Bill Pol
    • It's So Simple - Fred Kaps - audio cassette - reviewed by Max Abrams
  23. Free Classified Ads
  24. Magic Castle Library Want List
  25. Obituaries
    • Neil Foster - by Dale Salwak
    • Connie Krebs
    • T. Nelson Downs Remembered - by Ken Marlin
    • Edmund M. Balducci - Bev Bergeron
  26. Letters to the Editor
    • Carroll Mounier
    • Charles E. Penton
    • Martin Kaplan
  27. Copperfield goes International
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 7 - January 1988 - 76 pages
  2. Cover - Award Winners
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. The Academy of Magical Arts 20th Annual Awards - Bill Larsen
  7. The Academy of Magical Arts Awards Shows - A 20 Year Retrospect - Paul Butler
  8. Desert Magic Seminar XI - Bill Larsen & Pete Biro
  9. The Magic of David Copperfield X - The Bermuda Triangle - Mark Tripp
  10. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Surrounded Artist's Dream
  11. Screwed Up! - Michael Jeffreys
  12. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
  13. Pre-Catch - Phil Goldstein
  14. Ultra Power of Thought - Curry/Gilbreath
  15. It's the Little Things That Count - Ted Colteaux
  16. The World's Most Dangerous Card Trick - Gerald W. Marsh
  17. NHS [No Hindu Shuffle] Color-Changing Deck - Bjorn Hanson
  18. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
  19. Ozzy Close-Up Float-Flip-Fright - Ben Harris
  20. Remember, Be Kind To Your Animals - WWL (Jr)
  21. The Lucky Ducks - Jim Gerrish
  22. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
    • E-Z Elimination Cups and Balls - Richard Kaufman
  23. S.H. Sharpe - Prophet? - Eric C. Lewis
  24. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Down Under Dundee - Tom Ogden
  25. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. The conventions are coming!
  26. Cruise News ... Peter & Carol [Gensemer]
  27. Colon Memories - Karrell Fox
  28. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
    • Fifty Years Ago in Genii
  29. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  30. Cartoon - Cookson
  31. Rocking and Rolling on the Magic Castle? - Tex Babin
  32. The Magic Catalogue - Dick Bowman
  33. Geraldine Larsen Jaffe Inducted into the S.A.M. Hall of Fame - John Zweers
  34. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
  35. Obituaries
    • Jan Grippo - by Joan Lawton
    • Bill Simon
    • Marie Marshall - by Richard E. Hughes
    • Harry Shilling (Henry Holfeldt)
  36. I remember - Bert Kalmar - WWL
  37. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Representative Performances of Stage Magic 1650-1900 - Susan McCosker - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Meir Yedid's Stage Stuff - Steve Schneiderman - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Kidbiz - David Ginn - reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • Early English Conjuring Collectors - Hanry Evanion & James Savren - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Spirit Theater - Eugene Burger - reviewed by Billy McComb
  38. Free Classified Ads
  39. Product Reviews - Phil Goldstein
    • Critical Mass - Ball and Tube - Jamy Ian Swiss & Stephen Minch
    • Mike Rogers Multiplying Bunnies
    • Sterling Magic Creations - Catalog
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 8 - February 1988 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - Kodell
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Kodell "The Original Bird Manipulator" and How It All Started - Robert Parrish
  7. The Act [Jack Kodell] - Marvyn Roy
  8. Pasteboard Pickpocket - David Acer
  9. Ultimate Reversal - Erik Gerard
  10. Magical "Out" Card - Dan Alessini
  11. Here's to You - John Paterson
  12. Initialed Card Transposition - Don Alessini
  13. Crystal 20th Century Silks - Alan Kratish
  14. Remember, Be Kind To Your Animals - WWL (Jr)
  15. Ozzy Close-Up - Ben Harris
  16. Coin Fantasy - Ben Harris
  17. The Red Card IS The Money Card - Scambini
  18. P.C.A.M. Convention '88 - Santa Barbara - Bill and Irene Larsen
  19. MagiCruise '88 - Bill and Irene Larsen
  20. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Sawing A Dove In Half
  21. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
  22. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Toto Too? - Tom Ogden
  23. Professor Hockman's Walking Thru A Brick Wall - Paul Butler
  24. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
  25. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  26. Harry Albacker tour schedule
  27. Duo Absolon Win Dragon Award
  28. Siegfried and Roy Leave the Frontier after Seven Years
  29. Product Reviews - Phil Goldstein
    • Acrobatic Matchbox - G.W. Hunter
    • Acrobatic Matches - John Kennedy
    • Matchbox Follies - Don Wayne
    • Mago Frank's Coloring Book - Flip Book
  30. Obituary
    • Don Lawton - by Joan Lawton
  31. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Juggling with Finesse - Kit Summers - reviewed by Tina M. Theis
    • The Business of Restaurant Magic - Al "The Only" Ulman - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Magic By Misdirection - Dariel Fitzkee - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Daryl's Rope Routine - Daryl Martinez - reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • Spirited Pasteboards - Leo Boudreau - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • When Creators Collide - Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders * Ben Harris - reviewed by James Dimmare
  32. Conventions & Events
    • Big 3 Convention - Gaithersburg, MD
    • Konjuror's Conclave - Excelsior Springs, MO
    • Abbott Magic Get-Together - Colon, MI
    • Tannen's 14th Summer Magic Camp, 1988 - La Salle Academy, NY
    • 1st International Congress for Young Magicians - Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
    • IBM 6 Magic Day in Kornwestheim - Kornwestheim, Germany
    • Magical Arts Festival - Ventura, CA
    • 1988 T.A.O.M. Convention - Fort Worth, TX
    • Mephisto's Magic Week-End in Ostende - Ostende, Belgium
    • Invocational '88 - Chicago, IL
    • World of Wizards Magic Day '88 - Chattanooga, TN
    • IBM British Ring Convention - Brighton, England
    • Harold's Bavaria Magic - Munich, Germany
    • Tannen's Magic Jubilee - Browns Hotel, Loch Sheldrake, NY
    • NACAN - 88 - Albany, NY
    • 2nd Annual Society of Young Magicians Magic Week Celebrations - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • 8th "Magic Geneve" - Geneva, Switzerland
    • Supreme Super Day - London, England
    • The Indy Convention - Indianapolis, IN
    • 17th International Day of Magic - London, England
    • Convention Magica de Canarias - Canarias, Spain
    • Flasoma - II Congresso Latino-Americano de Magicos - Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Supreme Super Day 1989 - Weston-super-Mare, England
    • Austrian Congress - Bregenz, Austria
    • Saint Vincent '89 - Saint Vincent, Italy
    • MzvD Kongress Oz - Wolfsburg, West Germany
    • Italian Congress - Saint Vincent, Italy
    • Vorentcheidun Nord MZvZ - Meisterschaft, Germany
    • MzvD Kongress Oz 1990 - Wolfsburg, West Germany
    • Austrian Congress 1990 - Graz, Austria
  33. James Dimmar [sic] - Lisa Shimada - Married
  34. Free Classified Ads
  35. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  36. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 9 - March 1988 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Johnny Ave Palmer Grand Prix Winner
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Card Classics - John Demaray
    1. The Impromptu Deck Exchange - John Demaray
    2. The New Symposium - John Demaray
    3. Classic Cards across - John Demaray
  7. New Wave Coins Through Table - Dan Alessini
  8. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Head-X
  9. 33rd Austrian Magic Congress - Bill and Irene Larsen
  10. F.I.S.M. '88 - The Hague - Bill and Irene Larsen
    • Johnny Ace Palmer Wins The Grand Prix
  11. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
  12. James Lewis Responds and asks - can Richard Kaufman be taken at face value?
  13. Cartoon - J. Bonestell
  14. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
  15. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. I.B.M. Convention: Boston
  16. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  17. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Dramatic Magic - John Booth - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • How to Get More Dollars from Your Magic Shows - Burling Hull - reviewed by Dick Newman
    • Miracle Mongers and Their Methods - Houdini - reviewed by Dan Strauss
    • The Silver Passage - Gary Ouellet - reviewed by Jeffrey V. Flan
    • The Coin Connection - Gary Ouellet - reviewed by Jeffrey V. Flan
    • A1 Magic - Ian Adair - reviewed by Billy McComb
  18. Obituaries
    • John Braun - by Harold F. Puff
    • Fred Faltersack
  19. Free Classified Ads
  20. Hiram Strait Wins 1st Celebrity Chess Tournament
  21. David Copperfield presents Magic in Malaysia - Louis R. Bechtel
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 10 - April 1988 - 72 pages (went back 100 page numbers for rest of volume)
  2. Cover - Special Magic Masters Issue
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Special Magic Masters Issue - Coordinated by Mike Rogers
    1. Let's Meet Ken Fletcher and the Magic Masters - Mike Rogers
    2. Ken Fletcher Talks With Mike Rogers
    3. Dennis Sowers - a Demonstrator
    4. The Secret - Dennis Sowers
    5. Pencil Vanish - Dennis Sowers
    6. The Four Musketeers - Dennis Sowers
    7. The Ball and Vase - Muke Abston
    8. David Williamson
    9. Torn and Restored Transposition - David Williamson
    10. The Vanishing Penny - David Williamson
    11. Money Talks - David Williamson
    12. The Vanishing Silk - David Williamson
    13. In Closing
  7. Cartoon - J. Bonestell
  8. Obituaries
    • John Shrum - by Milt
    • Dick Madden
  9. I Remember Chester Morris - by William Larsen
  10. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Surrounded Vampire Illusion
  11. 60th Annual Convention Of The Society of American Magicians - St. Louis - Walter L. Burrows, Jr.
  12. The Eighteenth Annual Fechter's Finger Flickging Frolic - Ron Zollweg
  13. newspaper clipping - Magicians find that Colon's fame is not an illusion
  14. Magical Arts Festival - Ventura, CA - Bill and Irene Larsen
  15. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
  16. Free Classified Ads
  17. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. Soirees Fantistiques!
  18. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Quickly - Chris Carey
  19. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
    • Fifty Years Ago in Genii
  20. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Tsunami - Bob Farmer - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • Who Invented the Magic? - Gary Darwin - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • How to Become a Supreme Magician - Ian Adair - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Invisible Elastic Thread - Finn Jon - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Lost Inner Secrets - Stephen Minch - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • Paul Gertner's 1987 European Tour - Paul Gertner - reviewed by Jeffrey Flan
  21. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill, Dante & Heidi Larsen
  22. Magic News from Japan - Max Maven
  23. F.I.S.M. Contest Scoring
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 11 - May 1988 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - Special Gary Ouellet Issue
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. The Magic of Gary Ouellet
    1. Introduction - Peter Reveen
    2. The Amazing Coin - Gary Ouellet
    3. The Touch Force - Gary Ouellet
    4. Reflections on the Ambitious Card - Gary Ouellet
      • On the Count of Three
      • Ambitious Challenge
    5. Flash Deck - Gary Ouellet
    6. Silverdust - Gary Ouellet
      • The Silverdust Production
      • The Ultimate French Drop
      • The Silverdust Vanish
    7. Before They Raise the Curtain - Gary Ouellet
  7. Kodell Before the Birds - Edward Marlo
  8. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Go Ape
  9. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
  10. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Bang! You're Dead! - Doug Anderson
  11. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
    • The Return of Little Joe - Gene Maze
  12. Spellbound - A Concert of Illusion - as seen by Jay Marshall
  13. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
    • Fifty Years Ago in Genii
  14. On The Trail Of Gunga Dun - Bryn Hughes
  15. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Riffling the Pasteboards Again - Ken Simmons - reviewed by Jeffrey Flan
    • Encyclopedia of Dove Magic - Volume 5 - Ian Adair - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Body Magic - John Fisher - reviewed by Toni Auldridge
    • The Young One - Professor Young - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Superconscious World - Peter Reveen - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Magic Shop - H. G. Wells - reviewed by Dick Newton
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  17. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
  1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 12 - June 1988 - 64 pages
  2. Cover - David Copperfield
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. David Copperfield - Following in fiction's footsteps - Amy Stevens
    • Healing by Magic
  7. David Copperfield - A Biography
  8. David Copperfield - Project Magic
  9. David Copperfield - Historical Fact Sheet
  10. David Copperfield - Itinerary
  11. David Copperfield - United States Organization For Disbaled Athletes
  12. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Clown House
  13. Watch It! - Michael Jeffreys
  14. letter from Scambini
  15. Between Two Points of Departure - Dan Alessini
  16. Duo Transpo - Vince Thomas
  17. Cartoon - J. Bonestell
  18. Transfer Us, Scotty - Dan Alessini
  19. The Magic Power of the Press - Scambini
  20. The Tahoe Transfer - Paul Smith
  21. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
  22. Illusion Show - An Excerpt from the Autobiography of David Bamberg
  23. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  24. Letters to the Editor
    • David Price
  25. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
    • Fifty Years Ago in Genii
  26. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    1. David Copperfield has transcended magic
  27. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • Ya Have to Break a Few Eggs - Doug Anderson
  28. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
  29. Down Memory Lane - WWL
  30. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • The Encyclopedia of Magic and Magicians - T.A. Waters - reviewed by Max Abrams
    • Almost Unpublished - David Ginn - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Forcing a Card in the Classical Manner - Paul Gertner - reviewed by Jeffrey Flan
    • How to Become a Supreme Magician - Ian Adair - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Vernon Chronicals [sic] Volume 1: The Lost Inner Secrets - Stephen Minch - reviewed by Tom Conti
    • The Bottle Book - Norm Neilson Magic - reviewed by Billy McComb
  31. Conventions & Events
    • 17th International Day of Magic - London, England
    • Convention Magica de Canarias - Canarias, Spain
    • 5th Annual Magic Days - Denver, CO
    • Southwest Conference of Creative Ministries - Whittier, CA
    • Flasoma - II Congresso Latino-Americano de Magicos - Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Hank Lee's Cape Cod Conclave - Cape Cod
    • Desert Seminar XII - Las Vegas, NV
    • Supreme Super Day 1989 - Weston-super-Mare, England
    • Austrian Congress - Bregenz, Austria
    • 34 Österr. National Kongress - Austria
    • Saint Vincent '89 - Saint Vincent, Italy
    • MzvD Kongress Oz - Wolfsburg, West Germany
    • Italian Congress - Saint Vincent, Italy
    • Florida State Magic Assoc. - Bal Harbour, FL
    • 4th Laugh Makers Congress - Aurora, NY
    • S.A.M. National Convention - Tampa, FL
    • Midwest Magic Jubilee - St. Louis, MO
    • Japan Magicians Association International Convention - Tokyo, Japan
    • Tannen's 15th Summer Magic Camp 1989 - La Salle Academy, NY
    • TAOM 1989 Convention - Houston, TX
    • Vorentscheidung Mitte MZvD - Dusseldorg, Germany
    • 23 Congress Francais - Cannes, France
    • Tannen's Magic Jubilee - Pines Hotel, South Fallsburg, NY
    • The Orban Event - Niagara Falls, NY
    • The Society of Young Magicians - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • MzvD Kongress Oz 1990 - Wolfsburg, West Germany
  32. I.B.M. International President Tours the World
  33. Obituaries
    • Henk Vermeyden - by Eric Eswin
    • George Buyken
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