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This product is also part of: Genii: The Conjurors' Magazine: Volumes 1 - 75 (1936 - 2012)

November 1992 - October 1993
William Larsen, Jr., Publisher and Editor then, Irene Larsen, Publisher and Dante Larsen, Editor

816 pages

  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 1 - November 1992 - 76 pages
  2. Cover - Theo Annemann
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. Annemann
    1. Vamp Till Ready - Bob Weill
    2. Early Annemann and How He Thought - Robert Parrish
    3. Bill Larsen, Sr. on Ted Annemann
    4. The Annemann Story - Bob Weill
    5. Annemann's Foibles
      1. The Story of The Fox & The Goobers
      2. The Story of The Missing Marksman
      3. The Story of Wheels That Turn
      4. The Story of A Dark Day In Eden
      5. The Story of The Blind Leading The Blind
      6. The Story of Fleeting Fame
      7. The Story of a Walk Through Destiny
      8. The Story of The Other Cheek
      9. The Story of "Horse Thief Larsen"
    6. Orville Meyer Bullet Catching Trick
    7. Annemann's Legacy - Richard Webster
    8. Tick Tock Psychometry - Richard Webster
    9. The Birth of a Book - Max Abrams
    10. Hewitt's 30th Century Television - Hewitt and Annemann
    11. Think of a Card - Annemann
    12. Anemone - Michael De Marco
    13. Written Card & Clock Prediction - Cushing Strout
  6. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - James Patton, editor
    1. Controlled Prophesy - Max Abrams
    2. Intermission - James Patton
  7. Random Ramblings - David Southard
  8. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • Bougie Wougie - Ali Bongo
    • The Mechanics
    • Back to Mustapha
    • The Treatment
    • The Shrinking Ball
    • The How
  9. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • A Tiny Christmas Miracle
  10. My Magic Christmas Card - The Temple Screen Revisited - James S. Moss
  11. Pieces of Fate - Eugene Poinc
  12. Vernon Remembered
    • Herb Zarrow
    • Larry Jennings
    • Tom Mullica
    • Luke McKissack
    • Billy McComb
    • Carol Roy
    • Joe Stevens
    • Peter Reveen
    • Gary Ouellet
    • John Thompson
    • Ray Grismer
    • Tony Giorgio
    • The Games Continues! - Cartoon - Mickey O'Malley
  13. Corporate Magic - Michael Canick
    • Talk
  14. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  15. Bar & Restaurant Magic - Jim Sisti
    • How To Leave Your Personal Mark
  16. Cartoon - Poinc
  17. Escapism - The Great Weiss
    • Joseph Fox's Overhead Challenge Handcuff Escape
  18. Collector's Corner - Topper Martyn
    • Signatures in Magic Books
  19. Conventions Coming
    • International Magitreff 1992 - Oslo, Norway
    • 10th Close Encounters of the Magic Kind - New York State
    • Oklahoma Magic Conclave - Oklahoma City, OK
    • MacMillans International Weekend - London, England
    • The Gathering of the Few - Nashville, TN
    • The Magic Convention - Tempe, AZ
    • Back to Eureka Springs - Eureka Springs, AR
    • 22nd New Zealand International Magicians Convention - Christchurch, New Zealand
    • MzvD Congress - Allemagne, Germany
    • Wizard's Weekend IX - Bloomington, MN
    • I.B.M. Convention - Quebec City, QC, Canada
    • S.A.M. Convention - New Orleans, LA
    • 38th Magicians Convention of Austria - Eisenstadt, Austria
    • FISM '94 - Yokohama City, Japan
  20. Tom Mullica's Fly On The Wall
    • Aloha Smokey
  21. David Copperfield Tour Dates
  22. Spectator Types - Milt Schorr
  23. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • Close-Up Magic: Restaurant Style, Volume Two - Barry Govan
    • The Art of Hopping Tables - Mark Leveridge
    • Modus Operandi: The Card Magic of Jack Carpenter - Stephen Hobbs
    • The Illustrated Houdini Research Diary - Frank Koval
    • A Book of Magic for Young Magicians - Allan Zola Kronzek
    • The Change Raisers - W. M. Tucker
    • Max Maven's Book of Fortunetelling - Max Maven
  24. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • Bad Form, Joe - critique of Joe Steven's advertising of The Magic of David Berglas
    • "Too Fast" Mike - Mike Roger's balls other than baseballs
    • Rollins/Rogers Coin Clip - Mike Rogers
    • Pin-tagram - Mary Tomich
    • Supernova - Lovetree Productions
    • The Ultimate Tip Glass - Rob LeMaster
    • Necktie Servante - Neilsen Magic
    • Murray Body Servante - Neilsen Magic
  25. Professor Hockmann's Slate O'Mystery - Paul Butler
  26. Magic on Tape - Billy McComb
    • Randy Wakeman's Greatest Hits, Volume One
    • Mike Powers Top Secret Close-Up, Volume Two
    • More Commercial Magic - The J.C. Wagner Video Vol. 2
    • The Magus Video
    • Oriental Mysteries - Qin Ming Xiao
    • New Magic of Reading Video - B.J. Hickman
  27. Letters to the Editor
    • Typo Beats the Magician - Terry F. Schaplow
    • "Zaney" Blaney on the "inside look" - Walter Zaney Blaney
    • Blank Card Turnover Sleight Aid - Bill Fienning
  28. Obituaries
    • John Henry Grossman, M.D. - by Nelson C. Nicholson
  29. Guess Who - photo puzzle
  30. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Dante Larsen
  31. Free Classified Ads
  32. Answer to Guess Who
  33. Fulminations #13 - Gary Ouellet
    • Don't hatch your counts before they chicken
    • The Vallarino Rumba Count
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 2 - December 1992 - 64 pages
  2. Cover - Happy Holidays
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • Up in a Balloon - Ali Bongo
    • The How of It
    • The Action
    • Further Thoughts
  6. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Tiny Cabinet of Quong Whho
  7. The Enchanted Princess and the Four Lusty Prices - Alan Wasssilak
  8. Remember, Be Kind To Your Animals - WWL (Jr)
  9. This is your favorite card - David Altman
  10. The Visual Art Of Magic - Lance Campbell
  11. Four Tricks With Wands -
    1. Silk On Wand - Paul Weatherbee
    2. Wonder Wand - Paul Weatherbee
    3. Ethereal Wand - Paul Weatherbee
    4. Genii Wand - Maurice Weatherbee
  12. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Magicana '93 - Introduction by your new editor Tony Giorgio
    2. Magicana - Number 1 - May, 1946 - reprint
      1. Your Card? - Steve Shepard
      2. Intermission - William Read Woodfield
      3. The Fifth Card? - Paul Rosini
      4. The Deck Vanishes - Max Malini
  13. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  14. Comedy Explanation of the Cups And Balls - Terry Schaplow
  15. *PP-AA-II-RR-SS* - Werner Miller
  16. A Christmas Peril - Eugene Poinc
  17. Towering Beach '92 - A Report on the Summer Blackpool Magic Season - Bryn Hughes
  18. Cartoon - H. Martin
  19. Cartoon - Poinc
  20. The First Magic Show - William Woodyard
  21. A Lorayne Bow - Harry Lorayne
  22. Rocky Mountain High Flying - Scott Wells
  23. "Aixo En Massa!" or: That's Too Much!
  24. Booking Yourself at Conventions or University Campuses - Lon Mandrake
  25. Cartoon - J. Bonestell
  26. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • Conjuring - James Randi
    • Mastering the Impossible - Siegfried & Roy with Annette Tapert
    • Totally Out of Control - Chris Kenner
    • Field's Famous Poker Hustle - Doyne Michie
    • The Magic of Ishii Black
    • Bill Severn's Amazing Magic - Bill Severn
  27. Mainly Mental - Richard Webster
    • Palmistry And Magic
  28. Escapism - The Great Weiss
    • Real vs. Realistic Escape
  29. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  30. Letters to the Editor
    • Christopher Woodward
    • Brett M. Hunt
    • Tom Ogden
  31. Collector's Corner - Topper Martyn
    • Signatures in Magic Books
  32. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Dante Larsen
  33. Free Classified Ads
  34. Fulminations #14 - Gary Ouellet
    • And now, Without [out - x'd out] video trickery
    • SuperStar Video - Alain Choquette
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 3 - January 1993 - 68 pages
  2. Cover - Aldo Colombini
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. Aldo Colombini - Fantasista Animatore - Magic Section
    1. Easy False Shuffle
    2. A Strange Poker
    3. Fontana Di Trevi
    4. Follow This!!
    5. Love Affair
    6. Double Under Cut Handling
    7. Well Done, Boys!
    8. Easy Location
    9. The Silence of the Kings
    10. Up Your Sleeve!
    11. Snap Twice
    12. Pom Pom Cups
  6. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Card in the Mouth - Tony Giorgio
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  7. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  8. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Dreamboat Illusion
  9. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • Matching Odds - Ali Bongo
    • The Requirements
    • The Routine
    • Hard Currency
    • Tip Extractor
  10. Silk Cannon - Dale Price
  11. The Flop Box - Jim Gerrish
  12. Steve Wheeler Tour Dates
  13. Hieronymous, The Horrible - Eugene Poinc
  14. Errata
    • November 1992 - correction to "Pieces of Fate"
  15. Dateline: Downunder with Tim Ellis
    • News, Views & Reviews
  16. Thurston and Magic's Most Famous Waltz - John Booth
  17. Barclay Shaw - Obituary - by Peter Reveen
  18. Corporate Magic - Michael Canick
    • The Business Letter
  19. Restaurant Magic
    • "Keeping" the Job - "Dusty" Miller
  20. Cartoon - Poinc
  21. A Letter From Bob Weill
  22. Cartoon - Poinc
  23. Collector's Corner - Topper Martyn
    • More Signatures in Magic Books
  24. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
  25. Cartoon - Poinc
  26. Tarbell Treasures - Dean A. Montalbano
    1. There's Money in Magic - Dean A. Montalbano
  27. Magic in Japan - Eddie Austin
  28. Cartoon - Poinc
  29. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • Yes, You Can Juggle - Kent Cummins
    • For Gramdmas, Grandpas and Everyone Guiding Kids to Magic-Land - Rosemary Atwell Haire
    • Professional Patter for Working Mentalists - Bascom Jones
    • Ted Lesley's Wonder Workshoop
    • Houdini's Strange Tales - Patrick Culliton & T.L. Williams, editors
    • Annemann, The Life And Times Of A Legend - Max Abrams, compiler
  30. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • Invisible Thread Reel - The Sorcery Shop
    • Ultra-Light - Jim Gardner
    • Picking Up The Threads - commentary
    • Magic Color Changing Boomerangs - George Murray & Neilsen Magic
    • Die-lusion - Mark Leveridge
    • False Alarm - Ronnay
  31. Letters to the Editor
    • To Barclay Shaw from Carol Roy
    • Letter from Slovenia - Andrej Matjasic
    • Bev's Credits, great minds think alike - Bev Bergeron
  32. The Landis Company Presents - A Magical Tale - reported by Drs. G.H. Lee
  33. "Stars of Magic" Lecture Series - Charles Reynolds
  34. Tannen's 30th Magic Jubilee
  35. Espinho '92 - Dick Marvel
  36. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Dante Larsen
  37. Fulminations #15 - Gary Ouellet
    • Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
    • The Power of Magic
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 4 - February 1993 - 68 pages
  2. Cover - Jack Chanin
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. Jack Chanin - The Man with the Magic Hands
    1. Introduction - Harry G. Franke
      • A new Life in America
      • Inducted Into The Secrets of Magic
      • Chanin's Early Magic Stores
      • Chanin: Author, Lecturer, Performer
      • Early Acts
    2. Jay Marshall on Chanin
    3. Richard J. Weibel on Chanin
    4. Karl Norman on Chanin
    5. A Few Words From Harry G. Franke
  6. Chanin Magic Section
    1. The More & More Cigarette Production
    2. Marvel Coins
    3. Tube-N-Silks
    4. "New" Mesh Egg Bag
    5. The Block and Cord
    6. Rip-It
    7. T.V. Surprise
    8. Ball O Tube Mystery
    9. Malini Outdone
  7. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. The Dunninger Premonition - Joseph Dunninger
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
      • Annals of Magic
      • Short Takes
  8. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  9. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • Bongorise - Ali Bongo
    • A Clear Improvement
    • A Bird in the Nest - Ali Bongo
  10. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Faxing A Female
  11. Franco Fiore's Magic Works - Francisco Fiore
    • Forked
  12. Magician as Educator - Lon Mandrake
  13. The Magic of David Copperfield - Back to Jakarta - reported by Drs. G.H. Lee
  14. First Annual Weerd Weekend - reviewed by7 Richard Webster
  15. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • Don't Blink! - James Swain
    • Beyond Measure - Gerald Slaxon
    • Great for Two Book Test - Richard Webster
    • Plan for Success - Richard Webster
    • Okito and the Flying Ball - F.W. Conradi
    • Kidbiz - David Ginn
  16. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • practice - commentary
    • Wake the Wizard Game - TechniArt Inc.
    • The Bolt that Drives Them Nuts - Ed Schiff
    • The Chop Mug - Ed Schiff
    • George Murray's Fish Appear
    • Alpine Travelers - Ronnay
    • Melt Through - Mark Leveridge
  17. Corporate Magic - Michael Canick
    • Fees
  18. Conventions Coming
    • Desert Magic Seminar - Las Vegas, NV
    • Magisk Festival - Oslo, Norway
    • The Magic Convention - Tempe, AZ
    • Back to Eureka Springs - Eureka Springs, AR
    • 22nd New Zealand International Magicians Convention - Christchurch, New Zealand
    • Cape Cod Conclave - Cape Cod, MA
    • 49th Magic Expo - Allentown, PA
    • World Magic Summit - Bethesda, MD
    • 6th International Magic Festival of Amadora - Amadora, Portugal
    • MzvD Congress - Allemagne, Germany
    • China World Magic Festival - Shanghai, China
    • Wizard's Weekend IX - Bloomington, MN
    • 38th Magicians Convention of Austria - Eisenstadt, Austria
    • I.B.M. Convention - Quebec City, QC, Canada
    • S.A.M. Convention - New Orleans, LA
    • Abbott's Get-Together - Colon, MI
  19. Performing Magic and Illusions in the Circus - Robert Noel Clarkson
  20. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Dante Larsen
  21. Free Classified Ads
  22. Fulminations #16 - Gary Ouellet
    • A Guide to Proper Conduct at Magic Clubs
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 5 - March 1993 - 68 pages
  2. Cover - Darwin Ortiz
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Aloha Bill ... May 28, 1928 - February 11, 1993
  5. Darwin Ortiz - designed and edited by Mike Caveney
    1. Darwin: In The Beginning - David Roth
    2. The Honorable Card Sharp - Roger Klause
    3. Darwin Ortiz: The Ultimate Card Sharp - Bob Elliott
      • The World's Best
      • A True Gambling Expert
      • International Card Expert
      • Noted Author
  6. Darwin Ortiz Magic Section
    1. A Little Further
    2. Clipped Perfection
    3. The Paper Chase
    4. Center Deal Demo
    5. Darwin's Bottom Run-Up System
  7. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Magicana - Number 2 - June, 1946 - reprint
      1. Double Reverse - William Read Woodfield
      2. Intermission - William Read Woodfield
      3. Publicity For Magicians - Charles Huy
      4. Pocket Full Of Notes - William Read Woodfield
  8. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  9. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Peanudzi Illusion
  10. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • The Pongolian Lantern - Ali Bongo
    • Hocus Modus
    • The Details
    • The Lantern
    • The Trap
    • The Shadow Butterfly
    • Further Notes
  11. The 360° Paddle Move - Robert Kurlyo
  12. Card on Shirt - Wolfgang Riebe
  13. Franco Fiore's Magic Works - Francisco Fiore
    • Wand from Pocket
  14. 66¢ in the Hand is Worth $1.32 in the Bush - Dan Alessini
  15. How To Get Paid When the Client Cancels - Jeffrey W. Cowan
    • Ambiguity with Agents
    • Limiting Damages
    • Business Considerations
  16. Bottom Up! - Natias Neutert
  17. Errata
    • January 1993 - correction to "Hieronymous, The Horrible"
  18. Corporate Magic - Michael Canick
    • Negotiating Fees
  19. Mainly Mental - Richard Webster
    • Different Drummer
  20. Collector's Corner - Topper Martyn
    • Signatures in Books (continued)
  21. Dateline: Downunder with Tim Ellis
    • A Day In The Life ...
  22. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • Who's That Knocking? - commentary
    • De-Astonishing - commentary
  23. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • bad introductions - commentary
    • Smooth Lingo
      • Conjuring Tricks: Revealing the Msyteries of the Magic Arts - David Meyer - book
      • Oriental Magic - David Meyer - book
    • Stop Light - David Ginn
    • Paint Brush Wand - David Ginn
    • Fishing Pole Wand - David Ginn
    • The Portrait of Lydia Marsh - Thaumysta Magic Company
  24. A Return to the Past - William A. Woodyard
  25. The Magic Dealers Association - 13th Annual Trade Show
  26. The Resurrected Rabbit - Wayne R. Wissner
  27. MagiTreff '92
  28. The Irish Ring Convention
  29. 24ht Magic Collectors' Weekend
  30. A Letter To J. Marberger Stuart from Carol Roy
  31. Obituaries
    • Harvey Long - by David Charvet
    • Frank Mann - by Louis Hornung
    • Leon Mandrake - by Lon Mandrake
  32. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Dante Larsen
  33. Free Classified Ads
  34. Fulminations #17 - Gary Ouellet
    • Cacatne Ursus in Sylvis?
    • Look Ma, No Hands! - David Oliver
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 6 - April 1993 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - 1928 - William W. Larsen, Jr. - 1993
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Dante Larsen
  5. William Walter Larsen, Jr. - May 8, 1928 - February 11, 1993 - Obituary - Peter Reveen
  6. Aloha, Brother Bill - Milt Larsen
  7. Dear Dad - poem - Heidi Larsen
  8. It Ain't All Glamour ... Or, "A Letter To Irene" - Carol Roy aka Mrs. Electric
  9. I'm A Happy Fella! - Marvyn Roy aka Mr. Electric
  10. Silent Partners - poem - Deanna Shimada
  11. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Curtis Lane's method of cutting aces
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  12. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  13. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • Son of Bandit Bill - Ali Bongo
    • The Fiddle Formula
    • With A Band On
    • With Abandon
  14. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Build A Babe
  15. Bank Night, #52 - Dan Alessini
  16. Franco Fiore's Magic Works - Francisco Fiore
    • The Visual Pass
  17. A Pair Of 'Plosions - Phil Goldstein
    1. Implosion
    2. Numplosion
  18. Receive My Thought - Dan Alessini
  19. Corporate Magic - Michael Canick
    • Contracts
  20. Escapism - The Great Weiss
    • A Letter to Weiss
  21. Magic in Japan - Eddie Austin
  22. Collector's Corner - Topper Martyn
    • Paper Money
  23. A Letter From Bob Weill
  24. Tarbell Treasures - Dean A. Montalbano
    1. My Favorite Story - Julie Sobanski
  25. The Pendragons in Spellbound - Reno Hilton - Dante Larsen
  26. Swann Galleries Performing Arts Auction
  27. A Few Notes on Mandrake the Magician - Gordon Hyatt
  28. Let's Go Magic - Berlin, Germany - convention report - Peter Rückert
  29. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • Erratadddenda
    • Workers 3 - Michael Close
    • Mystification - Richard Bartram, Jr.
    • Money In Your Pocket - Mark Nilsen & Mark Pittman
    • Ring Link - Barry Govan
    • A Lesson in Magic - Bob Hargraves
    • Brain Food - David Parr
    • Handbook for the Theme Park Magician - Wayne R. Wissner
  30. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • The Secret: Word - commentary re: The Charlatan's Handbook
    • Zeon - Triofog, Inc.
    • The Eldritch Witch - Ian Baxter
    • Wipe-Out - David Powers
    • Impossible Bic Balance - Bob Solari
    • Chameleon Bag - George Murray - Nielsen Magic
  31. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
  32. Letters
    • Who Was Mac the Magician? - Alexander Reichel
    • Chronicle - Alexander Reichel
    • For the Record - John Booth
    • For the Record - Connie Rooklyn
  33. Maki Kitami Honored - Max Maven
  34. David Goodsell's West Coast Wizards Magic Camp
  35. Magic & Heavy Metal - Concert Scheduled for Pay-Per-View
  36. This Man Patten - Peter Dobson Blanchard
  37. Franz Harary in Indonesia - Drs. G. H. Liadi
  38. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Dante Larsen
  39. Free Classified Ads
  40. Fulminations #18 - Gary Ouellet
    • If you came up with a lemon, make lemonade
    • Australian Zombie Jamboree - Reveen & Gary Ouellet
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 7 - May 1993 - 64 pages
  2. Cover - Ali Bongo and Juan Tamariz
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Dante Larsen
  5. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. One Card Seance - Ray Grismer
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  6. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  7. Franco Fiore's Magic Works - Francisco Fiore
    • In the Twinkling of Three Eyes
  8. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The 20th Century Girl
  9. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • The Uncanny Tie Divination - Ali Bongo
    • The Works
    • The Operation
    • The Hanky Box
  10. Vegas Viewer - Jon Lucke
  11. Business Prints - Mark Nilsen
  12. The 25th Annual Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. Awards Show and Banquet -
  13. My Hacienda Above - Desert Magic Seminar XVI - MarcoM
  14. Conventions Coming
    • 6th International Magic Festival of Amadora - Amadora, Portugal
    • MzvD Congress - Allemagne, Germany
    • China World Magic Festival - Shanghai, China
    • Wizard's Weekend IX - Bloomington, MN
    • 38th Magicians Convention of Austria - Eisenstadt, Austria
    • Day of Magic - Los Angeles, CA
    • I.B.M. Convention - Quebec City, QC, Canada
    • SAM Convention - New Orleans, LA
    • Big 3 Convention - Baltimore, MD
    • Midwest Magic Jubilee - St. Louis, MO
    • Magiales-Sarivari - Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
    • Abbott's Get-Together - Colon, MI
    • 27th Annual French Convention - Paris, France
    • Weerd Weekend - Bath, England
    • Weerd Weekend - Phoenix, AZ
    • FLASOMA '94 (Federation Latinoamerica de Sociedades Magicas) - Mexico City, Mexico
    • Desert Magic Seminar - Las Vegas, NV
    • FISM '94 - Yokohama, Japan
  15. I.B.M. British Ring Convention - Santiago A. Nemirovsky
  16. Magic at the Egyptian Hall Museum - Oliver Erens
  17. Dateline: Downunder with Tim Ellis
    • How to Talk Strine
  18. Corporate Magic - Michael Canick
    • custom Designed Corporate Magic
    • The Name, Logo or Slogan
  19. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • The Pallbearer's Review - Karl Fulves, editor
    • Roger Klause: In Concert - Lance Pierce
    • Impossibilia - John Bannon
    • Master Notebook Of Magic - Bob Wagner
    • Card Finesse II - Jon Racherbaumer
  20. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • Leave us our legends, sir, for legends are the spiritual side of facts - Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Randi? - commentary
    • The Security Pen - Mark Leveridge
    • The Prize Room - Mark Leveridge
    • Moyer's Blushing Bill - Rick Moyer
    • Magick Magnets - Matthew Roddy
    • Flash Paper Design Chemical Kit - Matthew Roddy
  21. Humanitarian Magician - Bringing New Magic To The Philippines
  22. Cartoon
  23. Ray Wold - Adding Some Fire to the New Vaudeville
  24. Talk Of The Gown - Dennis Marks
  25. Colombia Open New Magic Complex!
  26. China's First Magic Restaurant Opens!
  27. Portland Opens New Magic Festival!
  28. Illusions '92/93 - Magic & Miracles
  29. Letters to the Editor
    • La Raf
    • An Apology - Stephen Gubi
  30. Copperfield Tour Dates
  31. Coin Penetration - Terry Schaplow
  32. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Dante Larsen
  33. Thinking of Flash Paper - James Swoger
  34. Free Classified Ads
  35. Fulminations #19 - Gary Ouellet
    • Transmogrifications
    • Who Am I?
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 8 - June 1993 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - Jonathan Pendragon
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Dante Larsen
  5. Jonathan Pendragon - The Art of Grand Illusion
    1. Introduction - John Fisher
    2. An Opening Thought - Jonathan Pendragon
    3. Invictus - Jonathan Pendragon
    4. Magic and the Mind - Jonathan Pendragon
      • Developing the Correct State of Mind
      • Ego
      • Persona
      • Drive
    5. The Utility Ball - A Close-Up Tool for Chop Cup, Cup & Ball and Impromptu Magic - Jonathan Pendragon
      • A Lesson in Close-Up Presentation
      • The Utility Ball
      • The Device
      • Chop Cup
      • Vanishing Glass and Ball
    6. Clearly Impossible - Charlotte Pendragon & Joe Patire
    7. Magic and Logic - Jonathan Pendragon
      • Power Logic
      • Inherent Logic
    8. A Sense of Humor - Jonathan Pendragon
      • Situation Comedy
      • The Easy Laugh
      • Insult Humor
      • Blue Humor
      • Getting Started
      • Stories
      • Jokes
      • One Liners
    9. Fear of Failure - Jonathan Pendragon
      • Apologies
      • Dealing with Fear
    10. Feat of Magic II - Jonathan Pendragon
    11. Invasion of the MagicSnatchers - satire - Jonathan Pendragon
      • The End?
    12. A Closing Thought - Jonathan Pendragon
    13. Personal Thanks - Jonathan Pendragon
  6. Replican - Phil Goldstein
  7. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Seven Jokers - James Swain
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  8. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  9. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • The Levitated Rising Shrinking Mummy - Ali Bongo
    • The Necessaries
    • The Order of Events
  10. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Tip Casket
  11. Franco Fiore's Magic Works - Francisco Fiore
    • Open Your Eyes
  12. Shattering Illusions - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Why Magic Sucks
  13. Corporate Magic - Michael Canick
    • Business Cards
    • A Trick Using Business Cards
  14. Mainly Mental - Richard Webster
    • Plate Spinning Mentalism
  15. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • Funny Stuff - Tom Ladshaw
    • Mental Mysteries - E. R. Hutchison
    • We Remember Dante - Joel Ray
    • Houdini: Escape Into Legend - Manny Weltman
    • Magic Money - Bill Severn
    • Magic in Mind - Bill Severn
  16. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • Time in a Bottle - effect & commentary
    • B'Wave - Phil Goldstein
    • Osaisen - Martin Lewis
    • Carter Poster - Lee Jacobs Productions
    • Off Key - Bob Solari
    • Lightening Bolt - Johnson Products
  17. Obituaries
    • F. Patrick Gaskins - by Bev Bergeron
    • Ah Hing, Sr. - by Lee Grabel
    • Earl W. Zinger - by John Zweers
  18. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Dante Larsen
  19. Free Classified Ads
  20. Cartoon - J. Bonestell
  21. Fulminations #20 - Gary Ouellet
    • All the kookies are not in the jar
    • Hellraiser IX - Meir Yedid
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 9 - July 1993 - 68 pages
  2. Cover - Loren Christopher Michaels - Sleightly Dangerous
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Dante Larsen
  5. Loren Christopher Michaels - Sleightly Dangerous
    1. You're Never Too Cool To Fool - Loren Christopher Michaels
    2. An Interview with Loren Christopher Michaels - James Patten
    3. Future Fold - Dan Cole
    4. Stan The Man! - Loren Christopher Michaels
    5. Repeat Business - Toby Jacobson
    6. Needle Through Balloon-To Dove - Larry Chaffers
    7. Bill In Tomato - T. C. Tahoe
    8. Telepathic Taste Buds - Ken Sands
    9. Torn & Restored Sugar Packet - Jeff Martin
    10. Straight from the Heart - Loren Christopher Michaels
    11. Get Reel - Loren Christopher Michaels
  6. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Marlo's rendition of the Devano Rising Cards
    2. the pass
    3. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  7. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  8. Franco Fiore's Magic Works - Francisco Fiore
    • No Way
  9. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Quack-Blaster
  10. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • Top Score Prediction - Ali Bongo
    • The Secret
    • What Really Happened
    • Help!!!
    • Practical Adaption
  11. Shattering Illusions - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Odometer Ethics
  12. Across the Ocean - Aldo Colombini
    • A Penny for your Thoughts - Stephen Tucker
  13. Acting and the Magician - Don Beach
  14. Paul Gertner Honored at Fechter's Finger Flickging Frolic - David Drake
  15. Cartoon - Poinc
  16. Enlightenment in the Forbidden City - The Search for Magic in Tibet - Mark Ghia
  17. Record of Houdini's Arrival in the U.S. Discovered in Washington, D.C. - Ron Hilgert
  18. Dateline: Downunder with Tim Ellis
    • Conventional Magic
    • News
    • Tricks
      • Mini FAX - Blueprint Magic
      • Ringlink - Barry Govan &Blueprint Magic
      • Deck Stress - Tim Ellis & Bernard's Magic Shop
  19. Corporate Magic - Michael Canick
    • Money
    • Paper Magic
    • Office Supplies
  20. Mainly Mental - Richard Webster
    • New Books From New Zealand
  21. Collector's Corner - Topper Martyn
    • More Magic Paper Money
  22. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • Life Savers - Michael Weber
    • Tricks of the Imagination - Robert Neale
    • T. Page Wright's Manuscript - T. Page Wright
    • Workers 3 - Michael Close
    • Device and Illusion - Jim Steinmeyer
    • John Carney's Carneycopia - Stephen Minch
    • Honorable Mentions
  23. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • Prodigy Progeny - commentary
    • The Signal's Out [Signals Catalog]
      • Colonial Williamsburg Playing Cards
      • Pentamagic
      • Skeleton
    • Trix Fix - "Profile" magazine
    • The Charlatan's Clue - commentary
    • Fortune Card - Sterling Magic Manufacturing
    • Portable Smoke - Viking Mfg. Co.
    • Rough and Ready - Dick Zimmerman
    • Animental - with Tommy Windsor's Pet Insurance Policy - Lee Jacobs Productions
    • Un-Bill-ievable - Bob Solari
  24. Copperfield Tour Dates
  25. Letters to the Editor
    • Another Letter from Slovenia - Andrej Matjasic
    • To Bra or Not to Bra - Wayne R. Wissner
    • T.A. Waters Responds
  26. Professor Harry Hockmann's Award Winning Billiard Ball Act - Paul Butler
  27. Lack of Personality Handicap to Magicians - Harry Houdini
  28. Obituaries
    • Will Alma - by Margaret Yates
  29. Free Classified Ads
  30. Fulminations #21 - Gary Ouellet
    • He who laughs last Doesn't Get It
    • Promiscuous Props - when more is more
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 10 - August 1993 - 60 pages
  2. Cover - Lance Burton and Melinda
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Dante Larsen
  5. Lance Burton and Melinda - by Reveen
    • Melinda
    • Famous, Successful, in Love, and Soon to be Wed
    • Lance Burton
    • Lance and Melinda
  6. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. a simple card trick - Tony Giorgio
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  7. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  8. Cartoon - Poinc
  9. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • The Original - Diminishing Silks - Eric Lewis
    • Dai Vernon's The Twentieth Century [Silks] - Dick Chavel
    • Bongo's Version - Ali Bongo
    • Lessons Learnt
    • Go For It!
    • Surprise and Climax
  10. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Lumberjack's Dream
  11. Shattering Illusions - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Audience Members and Other Props
  12. Franco Fiore's Magic Works - Francisco Fiore
    • Signed Color
  13. Across the Ocean - Aldo Colombini
    • Ace-mbly - Aldo Colombini
  14. Rough Riders - Leo Boudreau
  15. Joint Statement by the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Society of American Magicians Establishing a Universal Code of Ethics
  16. Sharpening Your Creative Edge - Brian Richards
  17. Cartoon - Paul Butler
  18. Cartoon - The Confusing & Clever Zig-Zag - Paul Butler
  19. Using Music in Performing - Robert Noel Clarkson
  20. The World's First Card Trick - John Tudor
  21. How to Sell Your Price Increase - Mark Nilsen
  22. An Englishman's Point of View - Tony Griffith
    • A Magical Lecture Tour of Australia and New Zealand
  23. Akimo's Revival Corner - Achim Haekel-Akimo
    • Floating Wand at Your Finger Tips - Achim Haekel-Akimo
  24. Corporate Magic - Michael Canick
    • Using a Company's Product or Service in Your Magic
  25. Cartoon - Poinc
  26. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • magician's advertising claims - commentary
    • 3 Coins in the Fountain Pen - Jim Lewis' routine for Security Pen
    • Note of Appreciation - commentary
    • Excellence Alert - Walt Lee's handling of the Cap and Pence - commentary
    • Miniature Gypsy Thread Spools - Christopher Love
    • Pyramid of Ptahotep - Thaumysta Magic
    • The Finger of Ferarius - Thaumysta Magic
    • The Locked Book Release - book - Martin Lewis
    • Rick Thomas Poster - Lee Jacobs Productions
    • Total Extraction - The Funhouse Magic Shop
    • What's Up Doc? - The Funhouse Magic Shop
  27. Obituaries
    • Eric C. Lewis - by Martin Lewis
    • Edgar G. Heyl - by F. William Kuethe, Jr.
  28. Conventions Coming
    • Abbott's Get-Together - Colon, MI
    • Tannen's Magic Camp - La Salle Academy, Oakdale, NY
    • T.A.O.M. 48th Convention - Austin, TX
    • 51st Magicians Alliance of Eastern States - Carlisle, PA
    • British Ring Convention - England
    • 27th Annual French Convention (AFAP) - Paris, France
    • 31st Tannen's Jubilee - New York
    • The Inn Event - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
    • Magic Weekend - Lund, Sweden
    • All Day Magic Convention - New York, NY
    • Ron MacMillan's Day of Magic - London, England
    • FLASOMA (Federation Latinoamerica de Sociedades Magicas) - Mexico City, Mexico
    • Hawaii International Magic arts Festival - Waikiki, HI
    • Desert Magic Seminar - Las Vegas, NV
    • Cape Cod Conclave - Cape Cod, MA
    • Fechter's Finger Flinging Frolic - Buffalo, NY
    • World Magic Summit - Washington, DC
    • Florida State Magic Convention - Miami, FL
    • Wizard's Weekend X - Bloomington, MN
    • I.B.M. Convention - Orlando, FL
    • S.A.M. Convention - Chicago, IL
    • FISM '94 - Yokohama, Japan
  29. Elevator - Norman Bigelow
  30. Free Classified Ads
  31. Spain - Police Race to Catch Pregnant Scorpion
  32. Professor Hockmann Presents How To: Conjure Spirits - Paul Butler
  33. Fulminations #22 - Gary Ouellet
    • Death by Cellophane - Alain Choquette
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 11 - September 1993 - 72 pages
  2. Cover - John Carney
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Dante Larsen
  5. John Carney Section
    1. Being John Carney in Theory and Practice - Stephen Minch
    2. Wired - John Carney - described by Stephen Minch
    3. My Teacher Myself - John Carney
    4. Straightforward Card in Balloon - John Carney
  6. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Tony Giorgio Interviews René Lavand
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  7. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  8. Cartoon - Paul Butler
  9. Corporate Magic - Michael Canick
    • Mentalism
    • Using a Stooge or Accomplice
  10. Cartoon - Poinc
  11. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Siskel or Ebert?
  12. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • The New Waver - Ali Bongo
    • The Action
    • A Few Nota Bene's
    • Tricking the Lights Fantastic
  13. Shattering Illusions - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Decent Exposure
  14. Across the Ocean - Aldo Colombini
    • One Hand Spread - Davide Costi
  15. A Meditation on the Magician as Actor - Cushing Strout
  16. Tenth Anniversary Dragon Awards Honoring Moi-Yo Miller and Arturo Montes - Bill Andrews
  17. Update on an Old-Timer - Werner Miller
  18. Manfred Thumm & Vicki Lewis - Famous, Successful, In Love and Wedded - Sylvia Schuyer
  19. Convention Reports
    • 1993 Country Jamboree of Magic - Jonathan Cooke
    • A.F.A.P. Congress - Santiago Nemirovsky
    • U.S./Canadian Deaf Magicians Festival - Simon J. Carmel
  20. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • The Magic of Alan Wakeling - Jim Steinmeyer
    • Harry Anderson Wise Guy - Mike Caveney
    • René Lavand Magic From The Soul - René Lavand
  21. Magic on Tape - Billy McComb
    • Bob Kohler & Daryl present "Secret Session #1" from F.F.F.F. 1992
    • Lesson in Magic - Bob Hargraves
    • The Magic of Books - Bob Hargraves
    • Kid's Magic Show - Fun Home Video
    • "The Band Shark" with Dan Harlan - A1 MultiMedia
    • Dave Two - David Williamson
    • Kid-Show Konnivery Video - Dan Garrett
  22. Obituaries
    • Frank Garcia - by Mark Field
    • Keiichi Yamamoto - by Max Maven
    • John Shirley - by Jay Marshall
    • Harmon E. Baker - by Jim Princeton
    • Phil Huckabee, Jr. - by Walter Blaney
  23. Cartoon - J. Bonestell
  24. Dateline: Downunder with Tim Ellis
    • The Real Magic Man!
  25. Free Classified Ads
  26. Fulminations #23 - Gary Ouellet
    • Where Geniuses Fear to Tread
  1. Genii - Volume 56, Number 12 - October 1993 - 64 pages
  2. Cover - T.A. Waters
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Dante Larsen
  5. T.A. Waters Section
    1. Interview with T.A. Waters
    2. Bandini - T.A. Waters
    3. Re-Re-Opener - T.A. Waters
    4. Mercuread - T.A. Waters
    5. Gypthree - T.A. Waters
    6. Nutcase - T.A. Waters
    7. Roachicane - T.A. Waters
    8. Coinnect - T.A. Waters
  6. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Heaney's Magic - commentary - Tony Giorgio
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  7. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  8. Cartoon - J. Bonestell
  9. Shattering Illusions - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • The Writing on the Wall
  10. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • A Basket of Memories - Ali Bongo
    • The Western Version
    • Conclusions
    • More is Better
    • The Sucker Version
    • Last Thoughts
  11. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Hand of the Wolf
  12. Across the Ocean - Aldo Colombini
    • Snappy - Aldo Colombini
  13. The Newspaper Hat Revisited - Geoffrey Williams
  14. Some Thoughts on Ethics - Michael Canick
    • Ignorance My Not Be Bliss
    • Magic Ethics and the Law
    • Where Do We Draw the Line?
  15. Convention Reports
    • Metamorphosis in Eisenstadt - Part 1 - Loch David Crane
  16. The Massive & Mysterious Vanishing Elephant - Paul Butler
  17. Jeff McBride's 1993 Mystery School
  18. Evaluate The Performances Of Others - Lon Mandrake
  19. Random Ramblings - David Southard
  20. Gilbreath's Pairs - Michael De Marco
  21. Jeff McBride Tour Dates
  22. 38 Special - A Poker Stacking Demo That Packs A Wallop! - Steve Dry
  23. Dateline: Downunder with Tim Ellis
    • The Invasion of Oz!
  24. Letters to the Editor
    • Jack Yardley
    • Robert Thomas
    • David Price
  25. Voila - A Magical Union - Starring Lance Burton & Melinda Saxe - Cathy Daniel
  26. Goldrush - Phil Goldstein
  27. Iron Maiden & Simon Drake Star In Raising Hell
  28. Light from the Lamp - T.A. Waters
    • Bautier de Kolta Genius of Illusion - Peter Warlock
    • Poof, You're a Pro - Bob Markwood
    • The Third British Close Up Magic Symposium - Mark Leveridge, editor
    • Magic with Class - Dick Barry
    • Two Hartes that Beat as One - Thomas A. Ewing
  29. Remembering Ernie - William A. Woodyard
  30. Free Classified Ads
  31. Fulminations #24 - Gary Ouellet
    • And Now, Muscle Magic on Steroids
    • Gary's Guide to the Best False Riffle Shuffles - Gary Ouellet

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