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Genii Volume 58 (Nov 1994 - Oct 1995) by William W. Larsen

November 1994 - October 1995
Irene Larsen, Publisher and Dante and Erika Larsen, Editors

944 pages

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 1 - November 1994 - 68 pages
  2. Cover - NBC's "World's Greatest Magic"
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Letters Department
    • Pat Hennessy
    • Nathan Jenkins
    • Al Portwood
    • Erika Larsen
  6. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  7. Genii Guide to Advertisers
  8. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • Credit Card Carney
    • Impressive Numbers
    • Gathering Magic
    • Library of Congress
    • More Vegas
    • Thanks for the Memories
  9. Magic Castle Schedule - October-November 1994
  10. NBC Presents "The World's Greatest Magic"
  11. Sarmoti - Siegfried & Roy's Television Special
  12. Spotlight - This Month: Fu-Manchu - by Jose Antonio Hachim
  13. Genii-Orben Poll Results!
  14. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. The Four Card Trick - Chop Chop & Bill Derman
  15. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  16. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  17. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  18. Dicenigma - Phil Goldstein
  19. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Bullet Catch!?
  20. It's Maagic - Thirty Years of Magical Tradition - Milt Larsen
    1. "It's Magic" - The Acts - 1956-1984
  21. Aldo Colombini and Friends - Aldo Colombini
    • The Armadillo Cut - Mark Langford
  22. Bill Burn - Marshall Brodien
  23. The Magic and Movie Hall of Fame - Deanna Shimada
  24. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Ted Lesley's Paramiracles
    • Gene Maze and the Art of Bottom Dealing - Stephen Hobbs
    • Imp Romp 2 - Lewis Jones
    • Shampagne - Lewis Jones
    • Magic Around the World - Bill Ragsdale
    • Antiquarian Magic and Collectibles, Catalog #39 - Mario Carrandi
  25. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • Magic Marker [Zorro] - commentary
    • Sawing in Love Again - commentary
    • Nickel-Elect - Paul Tosi
    • Solid Brass Metamorphosis Coin - Bob Solari
    • Solid Brass Snapper - Bob Solari
    • Tandem Bicycles - Larry White
    • Fire to Ice - Steve Hyde
    • Mystifier - he Houdini Historical Center membership
  26. Conventions Coming
    • Atlanta Harvest of Magic - Atlanta, GA
    • Ron MacMillan's Day of Magic - London, England
    • The Magic Hands Kongress - Sindelfingen, Germany
    • Columbus Magi-Fest - Columbus, OH
    • Convention at the Capital - Sacramento, CA
    • Blackpool Magician's Convention - Blackpool, England
    • FLASOMA '95 - Mexico City, Mexico
    • Desert Magic Seminar - Las Vegas, NV
    • World Magic Summit III - Washington, DC
    • I.B.M. Convention - Oakland, CA
    • S.A.M. Convention - Boston, MA
    • Day of Magic - I.B.M. Ring 21 - Los Angeles, CA
  27. Free Classified Ads
  28. Fulminations #37 - Gary Ouellet
    • The Tenyo-Milton Bradley Story
    • Kato's Contest Rules - Hideo Kato

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 2 - December 1994 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - A Special Hiawatha Issue
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Letters Department
    • Maurice Pierre
    • Gary Ouellet
    • Kordak the Fierce
  6. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  7. Genii Guide to Advertisers
  8. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • Not All The Secrets Revealed
    • The Magic ... The Mystery ... The Surgery [Roy Horn]
    • Vegas Flash
    • Notes from All Over
  9. Hiawatha - Special Issue
    1. Hiawatha "Entertainment Artist" - by Jamy Ian Swiss
    2. Hi On Tannen's - Terri and Dennis Cook
      • The Introduction
      • Tannen's Magic Camp
      • The Jubilee
      • Friendship
    3. Hi On Dance - Hiawatha
    4. Physicality and the Successful Magician - Karen Hubbard
    5. Wonder Bread - Jamie Kutch and Derek Hughes
    6. Hi Magic - Ron Yoshida
    7. Any Card at Any Number - Steve Cohen
    8. Buried Alive - Imam
    9. An Interview with Prince Junie - Max Maven
    10. Hi Notes - Hiawatha
  10. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Malek Memorizes the Deck - David Malek
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  11. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  12. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
      She's in the Bottom
    • Instant Houdini - Ali Bongo
    • What They See
    • The Construction
    • Last Thoughts
  13. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Santa Shack
  14. Spotlight - This Month: Luis de Matos
  15. Max Magic - Interactive Mindgames - Max Maven
  16. the Genii-Orben Poll Results - continued
  17. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  18. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  19. Collinsequel - Phil Goldstein
  20. Aldo Colombini and Friends - Aldo Colombini
    • Loving Couple - Barbara Colombini
    • Flip Flop - Aldo Colombini
  21. Ringbound - Tom Stone
  22. No Contest - Jerry Christensen
  23. Obituaries
    • Alain Bernadine - by Norn Neilsen
    • Hans E. Trixer - Bernard H. Williams
  24. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • The Dai Vernon Book of Magic - Lewis Ganson
    • Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin' - Mister Big 'N' Fat Bobby Knuckles
    • Cheating at Blackjack - "Dustin D. Marks"
  25. Magic on Video - Whit Haydn
    • Coin Illusions Vol. 9 - Fedko Magic
    • Lee Earle's Center Tear Teach-in - Brad Burt's Magic Shop
  26. Sorcerer's Sidearms - Product Reviews - David Avadon
    • Sea the Logic - commentary
    • Matchic Trick - Rick Marotta
    • Poor Man's Ring Flight - Rick Marotta
    • The Ultimate Magic Square - Magic Land
    • Predict-Perfect - Rick Marotta
    • The Automatic Miracle Deck - Bodie Blake
    • Sheet of Cards - Marcelo Contento
    • This One, That 1 - Mark Leveridge
    • last column by David Avadon
  27. Fulminations #38 - Gary Ouellet
    • The Very Best Table False Cut

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 3 - January 1995 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Juan Tamariz
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Genii Letters Department
    • Bob Farmer
    • Frank Chambers
    • Gary Ouellet
    • Art Frewin
    • John Daniel
    • Mike Rogers
    • George Schindler
    • Brittany Malatesta
  6. Guide to Advertisers
  7. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  8. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • World's Greatest Magic Wins the Ratings!!
    • Smithsonian Lecture Series
    • Newsflash!!
    • Notes from All Ober
    • Band-O-Love [Dan Harlan]
  9. Magic Castle Schedule - January 1995
  10. Juan Tamariz - Feature
    1. Juan Tamariz Interview by Max Maven
    2. Some Comments from Juan's Fried Jim Krenz
    3. A Spatial Study of the Double Turnover - Juan Tamariz
    4. On the Creation of Circumstantial Magic - Juan Tamariz
  11. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Point of No Return
  12. Cassoulet - Phil Goldstein
  13. Spotlight - This Month: Hans Crispin
  14. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  15. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  16. The Locked Room - Gordon Bean
    • The Bungee Coin - Jim Patton
    • Ins and Outs
  17. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Treasure Island - Toné Picasso
  18. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  19. Aldo Colombini and Friends - Aldo Colombini
    • Plex Locator - Claudio Facilla
  20. Beginner's Corner - Eugene Burger
    • Setting the Stage
  21. From My Side of the Table - Jim Sisti
    • #1 - Tips on Tips
  22. From 3 to 103 - Bob Markwood
  23. Bob Markwood
  24. An Introduction to Roy Short - Peter Reveen
  25. Forward - Roy Short
  26. Dante, The Man and His Art - Roy Short
    • Chapter One - A Brief History of a Long and Great Career
  27. Ron McMillan's 23rd Annual Dy of Magic - Erika Larsen
  28. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Roger's Thesaurus - Roger Crosthwaite & Justin Higham
    • Meir Yedid's Magic Wishes - Stephen Hobbs
    • The Secrets of Stage Conjuring - Robert-Houdin
    • The Collector's Scrapbook - Gary R. Frank
  29. Productivity - product reviews - Danny Orleans
    • To Buy or Not to Buy - commentary
    • Reviews in Brief - commentary
    • Off the Cuff - Bob Brown
    • New-Wave Prediction - Bob King
    • Presto Printo - Daryl
    • John Carney's Chopsticks
  30. Dateline: Downunder with Tim Ellis
    • The Circumlocutory Card Trick - Don Crawlforth
  31. Free Classified Ads
  32. Fulminations #39 - Gary Ouellet
    • Sarmoti!
    • Russell's Fangle - Steve Russell

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 4 - February 1995 - 76 pages
  2. Cover - Mike Maxwell
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Steven Kowalski, Jr.
  6. An ex-Genii reader
  7. Cary Russell Brown
  8. Dwight Vance
  9. Eban Kostas
  10. Bryant Hurly
  11. Ed Warren
  12. Dan Friar
  13. Walter Zaney Blaney
  14. Juan Mayoral
  15. Magic and Creativity
  16. Guide to Advertisers
  17. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  18. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • Awards Bulletin
    • Beyond Mysterious
    • Notes from All Over
    • That's Amore!
  19. Magic Castle Schedule - February 1995
  20. Mike Maxwell - Feature
    1. GR8 Trix - Mike Maxwell
      • The Clueless Countdown - Mike Maxwell
    2. How I Got In, Got Kicked Out and Got Back In the Magic Castle - Mike Maxwell
    3. Creative Visualization in Magic - Mike Maxwell
    4. Conference Card - Mike Maxwell
  21. Ask The Brain Trust
  22. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. A Sensory Deception - Dean Stern
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  23. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  24. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Flip Flap Box
  25. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  26. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  27. Spotlight - This Month: Scott Hollingsworth
  28. Detex - Phil Goldstein
  29. Aldo Colombini and Friends - Aldo Colombini
    • Message Understood - Peter Duffie
    • How to Change an Unforeseen Event Into a Miracle
  30. Beginner's Corner - Eugene Burger
  31. From My Side of the Table - Jim Sisti
    • #2 - The First Ten Seconds
  32. From 3 to 103 - Bob Markwood
  33. Dante, The Man and His Art - Roy Short
    • Chapter Two - Reminiscences of Both the Pre and Post War Shows
  34. Magic Business Assistance - Michael Canick
  35. Obituaries
    • Craige McComb Snader, Jr. - by Bev Bergeron
  36. Conventions Coming
    • Columbus Magi-Fest - Columbus, OH
    • Convention at the Capital - Sacramento, CA
    • Blackpool Magician's Convention - Blackpool, England
    • FLASOMA '95 - Mexico City, Mexico
    • Desert Magic Seminar - Las Vegas, NV
    • Le Mayette Days - Paris France
    • Cavalcade of Magic - Eureka Springs, AR
    • Voc Dag - The Netherlands
    • Florida State Magic - Winter Haven, FL
    • Salzburg International - Salzburg, Austria
    • World Magic Summit III - Washington, DC
    • S.A.M. Convention - Boston, MA
    • I.B.M. Convention - Oakland, CA
    • Mystery School - Catskills Mts., NY
    • Day of Magic - I.B.M. Ring 21 - Los Angeles, CA
  37. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini - Ruth Brandon
  38. Productivity - product reviews - Danny Orleans
    • Perfect Key Bending - Guy Bavli
    • The 21st Century Compass - Myles Sinclair
    • Supreme Slate of Mind - Joe Lefler
    • Harkey's Pocket Cache - Clandestine Productions
    • John Murray's One Cup & Coins - Al's Magic Shop
  39. Dateline: Downunder with Tim Ellis
    • Clubbed Out
    • My Ideal Magic Club
  40. Free Classified Ads
  41. Fulminations #40 - Gary Ouellet
    • The Story of Harry Crumble

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 5 - March 1995 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Tom Mullica
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Genii Letters Department
    • David Hunt
    • Rick Silverstein
    • Danny Daniels
    • Chris Weed
    • Simon Aronson
    • David Hibbard
  6. Guide to Advertisers
  7. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  8. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • Sarmoti
    • In The Works
    • Multi-Million Melinda
    • News from All Over
    • Fire and Ice
  9. Magic Castle Schedule - Match 1995
  10. Tom Mullica - Feature
    1. Rack 'em Up - Amy Stevens
    2. An Open Letter - Tom Mullica
  11. Spotlight - This Month: I Hate Todd Robbins - Jamy Ian Swiss
  12. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  13. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  14. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Split Decision
  15. Under the Banyan Tree - Ali Bongo
    • The Tic Tac Toe chairs - Ali Bongo
    • The Works
    • The Envelopes
    • Further Thoughts
  16. Since You Asked - Margaret Steele
  17. McBride is Real Magic - Beth Sheligo & Marc DeSouza
  18. Astrocom - Phil Goldstein
  19. The Locked Room - Gordon Bean
    • King George - Gordon Bean
    • Ins and Outs
  20. The Framed Magician - Tom Stone
  21. Beginner's Corner - Eugene Burger
    • Looking Beyond the Trick
  22. From My Side of the Table - Jim Sisti
    • #3 - Working the Room
  23. From 3 to 103 - Bob Markwood
    • Suggested Storyboard
  24. Dante, The Man and His Art - Roy Short
    • The Back-Breaking Hard Work Behind the Glamour
  25. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Cellular Conjuration - Tony Giorgio
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  26. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  27. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram - Ross Bertram
    • Fred Kaps' Currency - Edward Victor's 11 Card Trick done with Dollar Bills - Fred Kaps
    • Red Kaps' Purse - Fred Kaps
    • Presto Prestige - Morris N. Young
    • Thinking Big; Magic with Jumbo Coins - Mark Munro
  28. Productivity - product reviews - Danny Orleans
    • Famous Quotations - Steve Dusheck
    • Pro-Table - Joe Lefler
    • The Mismade Queen - M. B. Escover
    • Diminishing Returns - Mike Powers
    • Kona - Bill Goldman
    • Accessories
      • Mini Knives - Bob's Magic Shop
      • Peter Samelson's Coin Suspension - The Magic Source
      • Maximum Coverage - Paul Green
      • Picture of My Kids - Lee Jacobs
  29. Dateline: Downunder with Tim Ellis
    • Performing Right
  30. The Magic Hands Fachkongresse - Erika Larsen
  31. Free Classifieds
  32. Fulminations #41 - Gary Ouellet
    • So Many Tricks, Do Little Time
    • Faro Lap - Doug Edwards

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 6 - April 1995 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Magical Inquirer - hoax cover for April Fool's
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Genii Letters Department
    • Gary Hunt
    • Kenneth Walstadt
    • Phil Wilmarth
    • Walter Zaney Blaney
    • Nicholas M. M. Rhodes
    • Douglas C. Jones
    • Jennifer Moffett
  6. Guide to Advertisers
  7. Publisher's Letter - Irene Larsen
  8. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • Elegant Evenings
    • Bound for More
    • Houdini Re-Visited
    • Notes from All Over
  9. Magic Castle Schedule - April 1995
  10. Academy of Magical Arts 27th Annual Awards - Erika Larsen
  11. Hey Kids! Can You Solve This Fun Magic Crossword Puzzle?
  12. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Misdirection - Tony Giorgio
    2. Intermission - Tony Giorgio
  13. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  14. Aldo Colombini and Friends - Aldo Colombini
    • Out of This Borough - David Regal
  15. GR8 Trix - Mike Maxwell
    • Folded Flight - Paul Harris & Mike Maxwell
  16. Enviro-Magic - Michael Rappa & Kevin Barnes
    • About My Environmental Magic Show - Michael Rappa
    • Where Does the Trash Go? - Vanishing Trash Silk
    • 3 Equally Important Words - Professor's Nightmare
    • Dr. Wilderness - Natural Resorcery and Enviro-Mentalism - John W. Greene
  17. Natal Attraction - Phil Goldstein
  18. The Not Quite Dangerous Bullet Catch - Tom Stone
  19. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Aztec Frame of Death
  20. [Clive Barker] Lord of Illusions - Lorin Stewart
  21. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  22. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  23. The Magician and the Exposer [Masked Magician] - Richard Robinson
  24. My Response: Gary Ouellet
  25. Beginner's Corner - Eugene Burger
    • The Performing Context
  26. From My Side of the Table - Jim Sisti
    • #4 - Problem Patrons
  27. From 3 to 103 - Bob Markwood
  28. Dante, The Man and His Art - Roy Short
    • Chapter 4 - Ducks, Geese, Close Calls and Other Near Disasters
  29. The Desert Magic Seminar XVIII - Gordon Bean
  30. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Card College, Volume One - Roberto Giobbi
    • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Volumes !, II, !!!, & IV
    • Recycling the Magic Way - Michael Rappa
  31. Productivity - product reviews - Danny Orleans
    • Appearing 8 Foot Pole - Sylvester the Jester
    • Transpension - Kevin King
    • Burglar-Ball - Shigeru Sugawara - Tenyo
    • One-Card Monte - Jim Steinmeyer
    • The Prophecy Pack - David Regal
    • Catch-a-Sketch - Mike Bent
  32. Magic on Video - Whit Haydn
    • The B.J. Hickman Magic Show - Video III "The Birthday Party"
    • Brad Burt's Private Lesson Video Series, 12 Volumes
    • Martin's Close-Up Miracles - The Martin Lewis Video Volume One
  33. Obituaries
    • Anverdi - by Bob Driebeck
    • Wallace C. Gibson - by Rick Helley
  34. Dateline: Downunder with Tim Ellis
  35. Free Classified Ads
  36. Fulminations #42 - Gary Ouellet
    • Soothing the Savage Beastie
    • Music Moments

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 7 - May 1995 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Penn & Teller
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Letters
    • Oops - Joseph W. Bennan
    • Milton Kort
    • Our Manifesto - Patrick Weiser
    • quoting from Genii Speaks from May, 1937
    • Mullica - Eddie Raymond
    • Marisa Leva
    • Love That Swiss - Bob Farmer
    • A Fair Review? - David Harkey
    • Danny Orleans replies
  6. Guide to Advertisers
  7. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  8. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • Walk This Way [David Copperfield
    • Magic May
    • Also
    • Home Malone
    • Notes from All Over
  9. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  10. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  11. Conventions Coming
    • International Battle of Magicians - Canton, OH
    • Magic in the Mountains - Tannersville, NY
    • Voc Dag - The Netherlands
    • Magic Jamboree - Tigard, OR
    • Florida State Magic - Orlando, FL
    • Salzburg International - Salzburg, Austria
    • Las Vegas Close-Up Classic - Las Vegas, NV
    • World Magic Summit III - Washington, DC
    • S.A.M. Convention - Boston, MA
    • I.B.M. Convention - Oakland, CA
    • Mystery School - Catskills Mts., NY
    • Day of Magic - I.B.M. Ring 21 - Los Angeles, CA
    • Big 3 Convention - Timonium, MD
    • International Festival of Children's Magicians - Myrtle Beach, SC
    • The Inn Event - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
    • Estrorilmágico - Estoril, Portugal
  12. Penn & Teller Exposed - Feature Interview by Jamy Ian Swiss
    • How Do They Do It?
    • It's a Magic Duo! It's a Comedy Duo!
    • P&T's S&M [Smoke and Mirrors]
  13. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Punch and Judy Live!
  14. Over & Out - Phil Goldstein
  15. The Locked Room - Gordon Bean
    • The Card Under the Spectator's Wristwatch - Norman Beck
    • Ins and Outs
  16. Aldo Colombini and Friends - Aldo Colombini
    • David Copperfield Down Under - Marty Kane
  17. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Card in the Match Box Revisited - Tony Giorgio
  18. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  19. Beginner's Corner - Eugene Burger
    • Guest Columnists - Penn & Teller
  20. From My Side of the Table - Jim Sisti
    • #5 - Choosing Material
  21. From 3 to 103 - Bob Markwood
  22. Dante, The Man and His Art - Roy Short
    • Chapter Five - Sim-Sala-Bim: An Evening with the Dante Magical Revue
  23. Productivity - product reviews - Danny Orleans
    • Matchbox Penetration - Stevens Magic Emporium
    • D'Lite - Rocco's Lite from Anywhere
    • Definitive Color Changing Knives - Tony Spina
    • Die-Cipher II - Magic Shop in Seattle
  24. Obituaries
    • Melvin Wesley Brown - by Mike Rogers
    • Carl McClure Langdon
  25. Free Classified Ads
  26. Fulminations #43 - Gary Ouellet
    • What We Need Are New Cliches
    • It's in the Bag! - Marcelo Contento

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 8 - June 1995 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Peter Samelson
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Letters
    • Who Do Hoodoo - Bill Smith
    • False Cut - J. Kirby Romine
    • Rating the Reviews - Kenneth J. Stewart
    • Missing in Action - John Rudnick
    • Who's Fooling Who? - Cola Jones
    • Conjuror's Compensation - Heman Faroy
    • Welcome to the Real World - Joe Gold
    • Fan Mail - Todd "Dallas" Anderson
  6. Magic Castle Schedule - June 1995
  7. Guide to Advertisers
  8. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  9. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • Tv or Not TV
    • Fire and Water
    • Notes from All Over
  10. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  11. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  12. An Artistic Voyage with Peter Samelson - Feature
    1. The Peter Principle - Max Maven
    2. Influence - Peter Samelson
    3. Wintertime on a Summer's Day (A Memory) - Stephen Minch
    4. A Helping Hand - Avner Eisenberg
    5. Scotty York's Escape from Bulgaria - Jamy Ian Swiss
    6. Three Types of Justification - Peter Samelson
    7. The Phoenix (Burned and Restored Napkin) - Pater Samelson
  13. Spotlight - This Month: Don Alan - by Mike Rogers
  14. Gustavo Lorgia's Magia 95 - Erika Larsen
  15. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Kid Eraser
  16. Blender & Freezer - Phil Goldstein
  17. GR8 Trix - Mike Maxwell
    • Any Requests? 0- Michael Skinner & Mike Maxwell
  18. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Originality - Tony Giorgio
  19. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  20. Flying Fruit - Tom Stone
  21. Beginner's Corner - Eugene Burger
    • Watching Magicians
  22. From My Side of the Table - Jim Sisti
    • #6 - Choosing a Restaurant
  23. From 3 to 103 - Bob Markwood
    • Just Exactly What is the Cost of a Free Show
  24. Dante, The Man and His Art - Roy Short
    • Chapter Six - Sim-Sala-Bim - Towards the center of the first half
  25. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Magic & Meaning - Eugene Burger & Robert E. Neale
  26. Productivity - product reviews - Danny Orleans
    • Scotty York's Passport Switch Wallet - FYEO Creations
    • The T.A. Waters Card to Wallet Routine - T.A. Waters
    • Terry Seabrooke Flame Wallet - R.A.R. Magic
    • Himber-Style Switch Wallet - Mark Leveridge Magic
    • Dick Barry's Green Stuff - Magic with Class
    • Ton Onosaka's Switch Coin Purse - Magic Land
  27. Obituaries
    • Cy Endfield
    • Franco Conttigliossi - by Tony Spina
    • Jonathan E. "Ted" Cooke - by David Charvet
  28. Vanishing Act - Bill Pronzini & Michael Kurland
  29. Convention Reports
    • Jest Magic - The Third Annual Hawaii Wonderworker's Workshop - Tamara Marotta [Twila Zone]
    • Convention at the Capitol - Tamara Marotta [Twila Zone]
    • The Cape Cod Conclave - Simon Lovell
  30. Free Classified Ads
  31. Fulminations #44 - Gary Ouellet
    • Eternal Youth - Arrested Development
    • Every Day is Father's Day
    • Sidestep

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 9 - July 1995 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - The Magic of Ayala
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Letters
    • Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do - Ken Meaux
    • Orville Brasher
    • Don Scott
    • Eric Henning
    • David Avadon
    • Dick Newton
    • Read It and Weep - Maurice Harter
    • More on Ouellet - Eric Wolf
    • By Design - Gabriel Clift
  6. Guide to Advertisers
  7. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  8. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
    • Notes from All Over
    • Magic in the Media
    • A Magician is an Actor Playing the Part of a Museum Exhibition
  9. Magic Castle Schedule - July 1995
  10. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  11. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  12. The Collector's Workshop Third Annual World Magic Summit - Gordon Bean
  13. Spotlight - This Month: Tim Conover - by Beth C. Sheligo
  14. 1, 2, 3 ... Affinity - Phil Goldstein
  15. The Locked Room - Gordon Bean
    • Reversing Time - Norman Gilbreath
    • Ins and Outs
  16. Almost Restored - Tom Stone
  17. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Extra! Extra!
  18. Joaquin Ayala - Feature
    1. Joaquin Ayala - by James Randi
    2. My Other Half - Lilia Ayala
    3. How to Make It - Channing Pollock
    4. A Friend for Life - Fantasio
    5. Any Reel - Locking Reel - Fantasio
    6. Mexico & Venezuela - Sonny Fontana
    7. The Paper Turtle - Sonny Fontana
    8. My Friend Joaquin - Lance Burton
    9. The Aztec God of Magic - Kevin James
    10. Straw Thru Chin - Kevin James
    11. La Roseta - Joaquin Ayala
    12. The Broken Arm Gag - Joaquin Ayala
    13. The Flash Card - Joaquin Ayala
  19. Beginner's Corner - Eugene Burger
    • A House with Many Rooms
  20. From My Side of the Table - Jim Sisti
    • #7 - Getting an Audition
  21. From 3 to 103 - Bob Markwood
  22. Dante, The Man and His Art - Roy Short
    • Chapter Seven - Sim-Sla-Bim - Further into the first half
  23. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Cy Endfield, His Films and His Magic - Tony Giorgio
  24. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  25. Vanishing Act, Part II - Bill Pronzini & Michael Kurland
  26. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Great Tricks Revisited - Robert Parrish
    • Much Ado About Something - Karrell Fox
    • Sleighhtly Tricky - John Shryock
  27. Productivity - product reviews - Danny Orleans
    • Beware of Dangling Conditions - commentary
    • We're Having a Ball - Steve and Steve Productions
    • Kineti-Key Jr. - Viking Magic Co.
    • The Bat - Chazpro Magic Co.
    • Miller's Dice - Paul Green
    • Jump! - Kennedy Enterprises
  28. Obituaries
    • Will Rock [William Rakauskas]
    • Marie Miller by Darryl Beckmann & Sheila Lyon
  29. Free Classified Ads
  30. Fulminations #45 - Gary Ouellet
    • Creating a Magic Logo - Part I

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 10 - August 1995 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Marco Tempest
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Letters
    • Rip-Off - Alan Kahn
    • Artists - John Lovick
    • Todd Robbins
    • Jerry Martin
    • Eric Ronne
    • Mike Rogers
    • Sandra Green
    • Victorian - Victor Walter
    • Fairy Real - Ken Meaux
    • 33 RPM? - Gangarhar Radhakrishnan
  6. Guide to Advertisers
  7. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  8. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • Go West, Young Princess
    • Much Obliged
    • Of Course, They Only Read it for the Magic Ads
    • Boys Just Wanna Have Fun
    • Notes from All Over
  9. Magic Castle Schedule - August 1995
  10. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  11. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  12. Conventions Coming
    • Abbott's Get-Together - Colon, MI
    • Midwest Magic Jubilee - St. Louis, MO
    • International Festival of Children's Magicians - Myrtle Beach, SC
    • P.C.A.M. - Santa Clara, CA
    • Camas Conclave - Cincinnati, OH
    • Tannen's Jubilee - Kiamesha Lake, NY
    • NYCAN Convention - Buffalo, NY
    • The Inn Event - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
    • Estrorilmágico - Estoril, Portugal
    • Columbus Magi-Fest - Columbus, OH
    • Blackpool Convention - Blackpool, England
    • 1996 F.F.F.F. - Buffalo, NY
    • Wizard's Weekend - Bloomington, MN
    • Australian Convention of Magicians - Melbourne, Australia
    • F.I.S.M. '97 - Dresden, Germany
  13. Spotlight - This Month: Finn Jon - by Max Maven
  14. 728 SAM '95 - Al Ferraris
  15. IBM '95 - Irene Larsen
  16. Opus IOM (International Magic Congress) - Max Maven
  17. Thoughts on Mystery School - David Parr
  18. Fechter's 25th Annual Finger Flicking Frolic - David Drake
  19. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Queen of the Gypsies
  20. Teller Speaks - Interview - Jamy Ian Swiss
  21. Marco Tempest - Feature
    1. Marco Tempest - Magic for the Next Millennium - Tobias Beckwith
  22. Pin-Down - Phil Goldstein
  23. 4 as 3 Display - Vanni Bossi
    • In the Hands
    • On the Table
  24. GR8 Trix - Mike Maxwell
    • Out of This Neighborhood - Mike Maxwell & John Bannon
  25. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Grippo's Indexes - Tony Giorgio
  26. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  27. Beginner's Corner - Eugene Burger
    • What if I get Caught?
  28. From My Side of the Table - Jim Sisti
    • #8 - Winning the Audition
  29. From 3 to 103 - Bob Markwood
  30. Dante, The Man and His Art - Roy Short
    • Chapter Eight - Sim-Sala-Bim - Dante's high jinks with The Beer Barrel and the timeless Great Divide
  31. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Magical Heroes: The Lives and Legends of Great African American Magicians - Jim Magus
    • An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural - James Randi
    • Stage Flying: 431 B.C. to Modern Times - John A. MicKinven
    • The Milbourne Christopher Library - Milbourne Christopher & George Hansen
    • A Candid View of the Maskelynes, 1916-17 - Anne Davenport & John Salisse
    • The Rat Trap, and Other Snappy Effects You Can do with Your Little Deck - Chuck Fayne
  32. Productivity - product reviews - Danny Orleans
    • The Mother of All Book Tests - Mindreaders
    • Now Look Here! - Chad Long
    • Stretcher - Dr. Sawa
    • Chip Stakes - Tony Baronio & Steve Dusheck
    • Accessories
      • tiny card stickers - Ton Onosaka
      • Gim-Crack Microphone Holder - John Swomley
      • Stereogram - Mike Bent
      • cuff links - Jim Conner
  33. That Fatal Signet Ring - short story - John Booth
  34. Obituaries
    • Gerald Kohbieter-Slaxon - by Michael Sondermeyer
    • Robert Grafton Thrasher - by Toby Travis
  35. Free Classified Ads
  36. Fulminations #46 - Gary Ouellet
    • Creating a Magic Logo - Part II
    • Melinda: A Case Study

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 11 - September 1995 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Bill Malone
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Letters
    • Room to Write - Tom Zell
    • Lighten Up and Pass the Tin Snips - Johnny Raven
    • Enough is Too Much - Mike O'Neill
    • Fave Rave - Fred Brenner
    • Invisible Debt - Robert K. Miller
    • Don One - Ted Zagursky
    • Sleightly Confused - Rod Robison
    • Roger Vaughn
    • Your Planet or Mine? - Justin Case
  6. Guide to Advertisers
  7. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  8. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • Beginning of a Great Adventure [Lance Burton]
    • The Halloween Parade
    • All Tomorrow's Parties
    • Mr. Electrocuted [Ron Geoffries]
    • Notes from All Over
  9. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  10. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  11. Spotlight - This Month: New Kids on the Block [John Fleischer & T.J. Shimeld]
  12. Tips & Bits - T.C. Tahoe and Friends
  13. Bill Malone - Feature
    1. Bill Malone - Magic's Latest Moving Force - Lance Pierce
    2. Bill Malone's Card on the Swing
  14. Teller Speaks (Some More) - Interview - Jamy Ian Swiss
  15. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Blackhole
  16. The Dream Team [Gary Ouellet, Gary Pudney and Bob Jaffe] - Interview - Erika Larsen
    • Lights, Camera, Action ... [Kent Weed]
  17. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Results of the Originality Contest - Tony Giorgio
  18. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  19. The Locked Room - Gordon Bean
    • Losing Control - Simon Lovell
    • Ins and Outs
  20. Calculoss - Phil Goldstein
  21. Aldo Colombini and Friends - Aldo Colombini
    • Queen of England - Toné Picasso
  22. Beginner's Corner - Eugene Burger
    • Guest Columnist - Jade
  23. From My Side of the Table - Jim Sisti
    • #9 - Working Family Restaurants
  24. From 3 to 103 - Bob Markwood
  25. Dante, The Man and His Art - Roy Short
    • Chapter Nine - Second Half
  26. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • What If (Chuck Smith Lecture Notes) - Chuck Smith
    • The Lost Cheesy Notebooks - Volumes One and Two - Chad Long
    • Can You Do It for Drunk People - Doc Dixon
    • Take Two Cards and Call Me in the Morning - Doc Dixon
    • Simon Lovell Presents His Post Accident Lecture Book! (A Blatant Attempt to Raise Money!) - Simon Lovell
    • Spirits on the Stage, and More Guarded Secrets Revealed - Bob Blau
    • The Great Eyeless Vision Act - Marko
    • Practical Parlor Prestidigitation - Marko
  27. Productivity - product reviews - Danny Orleans
    • Bicycle Built for Five - Ton Onosaka
    • Star Gazer - Anthony Linden
    • The Chump Chain - Len "Doc" Wayne
    • Creative Finance - Dean Tellefdon
  28. Videodrome - Video Reviews - David Parr
    • Larry Jennings: Thoughts on Cards, Volume I - Larry Jennings
    • Larry Jennings: Thoughts on Cards, Volume II - Larry Jennings
  29. Obituaries
    • Mike Caldwell - by Max Maven
  30. Free Classified Ads
  31. Fulminations #47 - Gary Ouellet
    • Creating a Magic Logo - Part III

  1. Genii - Volume 58, Number 12 - October 1995 - 80 pages
  2. Cover - Princess Tenko
  3. Contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - Erika Larsen
  5. Letters
    • Judge and Skeptic - Frank Chambers
    • No Go On Logo - David Vostmyer
    • Aged to Perfection - Al George
    • How Did I Like My Act - Mike Bent
    • Ali, Ali, Bongo Tree - Brian Gibb
    • We Are Family - John Collins
    • Speaking of Family - "Nana" Geri Jaffe
    • I Dream of Genii - poem - Dreaming in Texas
  6. Guide to Advertisers
  7. A Word From Our Publisher - Irene Larsen
  8. Genii News - Magic News - compiled by Erika Larsen
    • It's Magic
    • WGM Tour Schedule
    • More Ways to Learn
    • Notes from All Over
  9. Magic Castle Schedule - October 1995
  10. 25 Years Ago in Genii
  11. 50 Years Ago in Genii
  12. Tips & Bits - T.C. Tahoe and Friends
  13. Al Flosso - Coney Island Fakir - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • From the Land of Malagoola
    • The Affus-Gaffus
    • Shadda Madda Goola, Beef Stewla, Lolla-Paloola! Nobody Sleeps When I Work!
    • King of Koins
    • The Closer You Watch Me, The Quicker You'll Find Out How Little You Know!
    • Wtach the Professor
    • Stand Up Straight, Boy. He's All Right. He's All Right.
  14. Teller on Flosso
  15. Halloween - Max Maven
    1. The Quick or the Dead - William W. Larsen, Sr.
    2. Materialization of a Rose - William W. Larsen, Sr.
    3. The Three Slate Test - William W. Larsen, Sr.
    4. The Medium Speaks - William W. Larsen, Sr.
    5. Written Revelation - William W. Larsen, Sr. & T. Page Wright
    6. From the Notebook - William W. Larsen, Sr.
  16. Illusions - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Vanishing Girl and Trunk
  17. Princess Tenko - Feature
    1. Let the Magic Begin! - Princess Tenko's Television Adventure - Erika Larsen
    2. Princess Tenko - Mighty Merchandising
    3. Princess Tenko - Real Reactions
    4. Princess Tenko Through the Eyes of a Child - Libby Larsen
  18. Finders Jeepers - Phil Goldstein
  19. Aldo Colombini and Friends - Aldo Colombini
    • Card on TV - Jeff Evan
  20. U.T.N. [Under Their Nose] - Vanni Bossi
  21. Can You Do It for Drunk People - Doc Dixon
    • Your Magic Effects Will be Easy to Follow
    • Your Magic Will be Impressive
    • Your Magic Will be Clean
    • You Will be Likeable
    • You Will be Entertaining
    • You Won't Unduly Tax the Audience's Abilities
    • You Will be Perceived as Being in Charge
  22. Beginner's Corner - Eugene Burger
    • Can We Learn Anything from Video Tapes?
  23. From My Side of the Table - Jim Sisti
    • #10 Working with the Staff (Part One)
  24. From 3 to 103 - Bob Markwood
  25. Dante, The Man and His Art - Roy Short
    • Chapter Ten
  26. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Tony Giorgio, editor
    1. Artists - Tony Giorgio
  27. The Giorgio Letters - Tony Giorgio
  28. Light from the Lamp - Jamy Ian Swiss
    • Ken Brooke's Magic Place - Anthony Brahams, compiler
    • M.I.N.T. Volume II - Edward Marlo
    • What's Up Deck? A Notebook on Card Magic - Aldo Colombini
    • The Tarbell Study Guide - Harlan Tarbell
    • Success! Interviews with Performers About Fame, Fortune and Happiness - Brad Zupp
    • Sleight of Mouth - Harry Allen
  29. What Does It Do? - Paul Provenza on Comedy and Ethics - Interview by Jamy Ian Swiss
  30. Productivity - product reviews - Danny Orleans
    • Deadeye - Nils Anderson
    • Kockomamy Koin Kup - Al's Magic Shop
    • Super Shaker 2000 - Mike Bent
    • Wizard's Cellular Phone - John Cornelius
  31. Videodrome - Video Reviews - David Parr
    • Greg Wilson's Double Take
    • Paul Gertner's Steel and Silver, Volume 1
  32. Obituaries
    • Robert Emerick Jones
    • Richard "Lion-Heart" Knierem
  33. Free Classified Ads
  34. Fulminations #48 - Gary Ouellet
    • Creating a Magic Logo - Part IV
    • 10 Quick and Dirty Logo Tricks

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