Genii Volume 62 (1999)
by Richard Kaufman

January 1999 - December 1999
Richard Kaufman, Editor

912 pages

1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 1 - January 1999 - 72 pages
1. Cover - William W. Larsen, Sr.
5. Contents
6. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
   • Where We've Been and Where We're Going
   • Michael Skinner and the Death of the Art
   • Speak to Genii and it Will Speak to You
8. Messages
   • Matthew Field
   • Steve Bryant
   • Bob Neale
   • Bev Bergeron
10. Bagdad
    • Bond Kills by Card Tricks
    • Sands of the Desert
    • Hooray! Tasteful Magic Greeting Cards Now Available
    • Interactions and Influences
11. Masked Magician Voodoo Doll
13. A Report from the World Alliance of Magicians
20. Mr. Burger Takes to the Stage - Max Maven
24. Accidental Collector - Richard Kaufman
    • The Clock Without a Cookoo
    • Arnold de Biere's Billiard Ball Production Fake
    • The Expanding Die
    • Maskelyne's Escape Trunk
    • The Appearing Vase
    • The Appearing Model Car
    • Mandarin Automaton
    • The Chung Ling Soo Posters
    • Devil on Staircase Automaton
    • Joke Set of Matchboxes
    • Devil Bust
    • Small Wood-Turned and Metal Pieces
    • One Shelf in the Collection
36. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    36. Dracula and the Handmaidens - Brother John Hamman, SM
    39. The Jennings Tapes
        • MacJennings Aces
    42. The Unseen Side of Dai Vernon
        • Sub Rosa Crimp
    43. Looking Back to Look Ahead
        • From a House of Cards - Judson Brown & Charles Miller - Genii, Vol.1, No. 2, 1936
    43. Hawaiian Pop-Up Move - Curtis Kam
    45. The Maximum Dimension - Max Maven
56. Light from the Lamp
    56. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Car College, Volume 3 - Roberto Giobbi
        • Magic for Dummies - David Pogue
        • Down Under Deals - Andrew Wimhurst
        • Thanks to Zarrow - Jerry Sadowitz
    59. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • The Color Blind Deck - Gordon Bean
        • The Golden Shells - Whit Hadyn and Chef Anton
    62. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Very Very Close, Vols. 1-3 & Too Close! - Michael Close
        • Who's Afraid of Invisible Thread? - Jon LeClair
64. Strange Tricks of Yesteryear
    64. Sid Lorraine's Moon Rock
65. Subscription Information
65. Advertisers Index

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 2 - February 1999 - 72 pages
1. Cover - Lubor Fiedler
5. Contents
6. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
   • Visitors
   • I'm Off to Rome
   • Genii Wants
   • A New Book
   • Stan Allen
   • The Trouble with Harry [Houdini]
8. Messages
   • Dan E. Mayers
   • Luis Iglesias
   • Bill Perron
   • dropped from Jamy Ian Swiss' review of "Thanks to Zarrow"
10. Bagdad
    • Jerry Andrus Strikes Again
    • New Tricks with an Old Deck
    • DeBiere Redux
    • Harvard Exposition
    • Hofzinser: The Master of Magic
11. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
20. Jeff Sheridan: Where No Magician Has Gone Before - Richard Kaufman
25. Tenyo Time - Richard Kaufman
36. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    36. Hugard's All Backs - Jean Hugard
    39. The Fishy Five - Hiro Sakai
    42. Mightier than the Sword - Jay Sankey
    43. Sheridan Speaks - Jeff Sheridan
    44. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • Getting Reacquainted
54. Light from the Lamp
    54. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • The Complete Cups and Balls - Michael Ammar
    60. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • The Meteor Paddle - Brian Geer
        • Bar None - Eric Maurin
        • Mafia Manicure - Giovanni Livera
    62. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Expert Coin Magic Made Easy, Volumes 18, 19, and 20 - David Roth
        • The Magic of Jeff McBride - Two Volume Set - Jeff McBride
64. Subscription Information
64. Advertisers Index

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 3 - March 1999 - 72 pages
1. Cover - Genii Goes to London
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
9. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
   • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
12. Messages
    • David Callahan
    • David Ben
    • Derek Lavertu
    • George U. Lyon
    • Richard Buffum
    • Greg Webb
    • Ken Meaux
    • Ricki Dunn 1929-1999 - John M. Thompson
16. Genii Goes to London - Richard Kaufman
    16. The London Magic Scene - Edwin A. Dawes
    16. The Bashful Ghost - Alex Elmsley
    17. The Long-Handled Spoon - Bob Read
    19. Double Vision - Shiv Duggal
    20. Davenport's Magic Shop - An Underground Experience
    22. Floating Card Case - Angelo Carbone
    24. Hung Up - Alan Alan
    25. ITHEC - Paul Gordon
    25. Wax Works - Magic at madam Tussaud's
    27. The Pa Pa System - Plus Si Stebbins - Patrick Page
    27. Ron's Day - The International Magic Convention
    30. Hockley's Rice - John Derris
    31. A Few Words With - Anthony Owen
    32. An English Tea - Jack Avis
    34. Antiquarian Books - David Drummond at Pleasures of Past Times
    35. Coupon to Currency - Peter Kane
    36. The Magic Circle - The Centre for the Magic arts
    39. A Few Words With - Chris Power & J.J.
    40. Twin Turn Pass - Guy Hollingworth
    42. First Magic Circle Heritage Weekend
46. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 1 - A Dream Of Wealth
52. Light from the Lamp
    52. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • The Mysteries of My Life - Réne Lavand
        • The Now You See It, Now You Don't Notebook - Bill Tarr
        • Be A Street Magician (A How-To Guide) - David Groves
    56. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • McFarland and Banachek's Book Test
        • Flashlight Fun - Trevor Lewis
        • Print-O-Matic - Masuda
    59. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Michael Skinner's Professional Close-up Magic (4 Volumes)
        • Michael Skinner's Master Teach-In Series (3 Volumes)
        • Card Stunts - Gregory Wilson
        • Treasures (2 Volumes) - Alexander de Cova
68. Subscription Information
68. Advertisers Index

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 4 - April 1999 - 72 pages
1. Cover - Mr. Mysto
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
   • A Little Bit More Respect - Wittus Witt
9. Jeff McBride to Premier New Illusion Show at Magicopolis
12. Messages
    • Dave Shepherd
    • Jim Mullen
    • Gino Iam Irish Packard
    • David Alexander
    • Gary Brown
    • Mike Duseburg
    • John Lovick
    • Jim Sullivan
    • Leonard Hevia
15. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
20. Inside the Mind of Mr. [Bernard] Mysto
    21. Mr. Mysto - The Man, the Myth - Interview
    24. The Stars Shine on Mysto
    25. "I, Mysto" Excerpt from "Mr. Mysto Magazine"
    26. Mysto's Scrapbook
    28. Excerpts from "Mysto's Big Book of E-Z Magic"
        28. Psychic Marvel Divines Any Number!
        28. How to Hypnotize a Table into Believing It's a Chair!
        28. Find a Marked Quarter By Sense of Smell!
        29. Spirit Writing Appears from Nowhere!
        29. How to Trick a Person into Lifting a Hat!
        29. The "Secret" to Great Service
        30. Pudding Appears in a Borrowed Hat!
        30. How to Call Attention to Yourself in A Bar
        30. "The Last Don"
32. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 2 - Conjuring for Churchill
38. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    38. You Think ... It's Gone - Tony Binarelli
    40. Double-Duty Spellbound - Remo Pannain
    41. Luck Beats Skill - Karl Fulves
    42. The Apprentice Matchmaker - Roy Walton
    44. The Jennings Tapes - Larry Jennings
        • Devious Open Prediction
    45. Call To The World - Hideo Kato
    46. Divin-ace-tion - Phil Goldstein
    47. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • Bring "Me"
54. Light from the Lamp
    54. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Art & Artifice And Other Essays on Illusion - Jim Steinmeyer
        • 13 Prophets - Karl Fulves
        • New Card Rises - Karl Fulves
    57. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Insight - Keith Fields
        • Sympathetic 13 - Derek Dingle
        • Side Effect - Guy Bavli
    61. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Vernon Revelations (Nine Tapes) - Dai Vernon
        • Daryl's Ambitious Card Video
68. Subscription Information
68. Advertisers Index

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 5 - May 1999 - 72 pages
1. Cover - Lance Burton
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
12. Messages
    • Richard Cohn
    • Roger Linden
    • Bob Neale
    • Gregg Webb
    • James Foster
13. Duvivier Convicted!
15. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
18. Lance Burton on TV - Interview by Richard Kaufman
28. World Magic Seminar - Photo Gallery - Richard Kaufman
30. The Winter Carnival of Magic, 25th Anniversary - Bill Tadlock
31. Wonder Workshop in the Castle - Gordon Bean
34. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 3 - The Great Mirror of Folly
38. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    38. The Dutch Ghost - Anon. & Jack Avis
    40. Hakushi To Senyen: White Paper to 1,000 Yen - Toshio Akanuma & Shintaro Fujiyama
    43. The Unseen Side of Dai Vernon
        • Deep Back Clip and Transfer
    45. Sheridan Speaks! - Jeff Sheridan
        • The Cut and restored Fan
    47. Ouch - Roy Walton
52. Light from the Lamp
    52. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Volumes XVII, XVIII, and XIX
        • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Volumes XX, and XXI
        • The Legendary Heirophant - Jon Racherbaumer, editor
        • The Legendary Kabbala - Jon Racherbaumer, editor
    56. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Can O' Corn - Rich Bloch
        • Murphy's Chest - Bazar de Magia
    58. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • The Comedy Magic of Rich Marotta (Three Volumes) - Rich Marotta
        • Powerful Impromptu Card Magic - Paul Gordon
68. Subscription Information
68. Advertisers Index

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 6 - June 1999 - 76 pages
1. Cover - The Sankey Approach
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
   • The Blaine Truth
   • David Blaine: Magic Man?
   • Blaine: The Stage Is You
   • As Others See Us - Mister Snips
   • Obituary - Don Alan [McWethy]
16. Messages
    • Rom Zell
    • Enrique Jimenez-Martinez
    • Jeff Robertson
    • Martin J. Kaplan, Ph.D.
    • Don Beach
    • Mark H. Wurst
    • Ken Hallgring
    • Bill Broecker
19. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
26. The Sankey Approach - Mark Levy
    27. Extended Credit
    29. Inside Trading
    30. Cartoon - Jay Sankey
    31. The Homing Band
    33. Fragile Harbor
    34. Cartoon - Jay Sankey
    35. Cartoon - Jay Sankey
    35. Leaving Home
    37. Cartoon - Jay Sankey
    38. Cartoon - Jay Sankey
    38. Magician, Reveal Thyself - Jay Sankey
42. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 4 - Albertus Magnus and His Enchanted Goblet
48. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    48. Deep Voodoo - J.K. Hartman
    49. The Jennings Tapes - Larry Jennings
        • The Airport Coin Trick
    52. 21st Century Magician vs. Gambler - James Swain
    53. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • Playing With Deep Down Fears
58. Light from the Lamp
    58. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Close-Up & Personal - David Regal
        • Psychological Subtleties - Banachek
    61. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • The Wizard's Manual - Docc Hilford
        • The New Working Mentalist Forcing Bag - Carlyle
        • The Knotted Silks - Steve Draun
    65. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Harry Lorayne (Four Volumes) - Harry Lorayne
        • The Watch Steal Video - Chappy Brazil & Charles Bach
72. Subscription Information
72. Advertisers Index

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 7 - July 1999 - 72 pages
1. Cover - Ricki Dunn
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
   • Obituary - Terri Rogers
12. Messages
    • David Callahan
    • Jon Racherbaumer
    • Guy Bavli
    • Roger Barr
    • Bill Perron
16. Bagdad
    • Sphinx Magic Set
    • Spirit of Sarasota
    • Merlin Awards
17. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
20. Watch Your Wallets and Hold On To Your Watches! - Ricki Dunn - A Remembrance by David Avadon
    26. A Pseudo Tie Steal - Ricki Dunn
    27. A Remembrance - Hal Meyers
    28. Card in Wallet, Plus - Ricki Dunn
32. The First Magic Circle Heritage Weekend - Jim Alfredson
33. Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic 1999 - Mike Powers
34. East Coast Magic Spectacular XI - Beth C. Shiligo
38. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 5 - Shine On Harvest Moon
44. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    44. Scottish Fly - R. Paul Wilson
    48. Finlayson's Frolic - Roy Walton
    49. The Partagas Spell - Phil Goldstein
    49. Craftmaster - Peter Duffie
    50. Sheridan Speaks! - Jeff Sheridan
        • An Original Interlocked Card Production
    52. The WebbMaster - Gregg Webb
        • Bill In Lemon For Standup Manipulators
58. Light from the Lamp
    58. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Milo & Roger, A Magical Life - Arthur Brandon
        • Secrets of the Palmettos - Jeff Busby
    62. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Chicken a la Card - Gerry & Leonora Frenette
        • Vanishing Pen -or- Vanishing Cigarette - Steve Draun
        • The Animated Deck - Tim Spinosa
    65. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Creativity: The Secrets of Invention - John Bannon & Mark Leveridge
        • Convention at the Capital: Live '98 - A-1 MagicalMedia
        • Sylvester-Pitch 98 - Dan Sylvester
68. Subscription Information
68. Advertisers Index

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 8 - August 1999 - 72 pages
1. Cover - Melinda Saxe - First Lady of Magic
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
   • Feznik's Moroccan Miracle
12. Messages
    • Frances Willard
    • Bill Copeland
    • Artie C. Kidwell
    • David Lloyd
    • Dustin Stinett
    • Derek Lavertu
    • Jim Alfredson
    • Robert Dike Blair
    • Tony Skuliz
    • Karl Fulves
15. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
18. First Lady of Magic, Melinda Saxe - Interview by Steve Brant
27. Magic in the Ozarks: Melinda at Branson - review by Steve Bryant
32. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 6 - The Great Gun Trick
    • 18 - John Henry Anderson and the Pale Green Bonnet
38. Magicana - Joshua Jay
    38. Minor Miracles - Joshua Jay
    38. The Chicago Mystery Card - Joshua Jay
    40. International Coins Across - Robert Herritt
    42. Astronomical Aces - Micah Lasher
    43. Coinfetti - Philip Kaiser
    45. Business Cardiographic - Brian Klose
    47. From My Thoughts - Barrie Richardson
        • After Desert Thought Transference
    49. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • Challenges
        • Visually Challenged
        • Vertically Challenged
50. Obituary - Len Vintus
52. Light from the Lamp
    52. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • The Science Behind the Ghost: A Brief History of Pepper's Ghost - Jim Steinmeyer
        • The Himber Wallet Book - Harry Lorayne
    55. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Michael Forbes' Ring Flight - Michael Forbes
        • Pocket Version Card in Crystal Ball - Mike Rogers
        • Business Card Scanner - El Duco
    58. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Bending Minds, Bending Metals, Volumes 1-3 - Guy Bavli
68. Subscription Information
68. Advertisers Index

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 9 - September 1999 - 76 pages
1. Cover - Guy Hollingworth
5. Contents
10. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
12. Messages
    • Alan Kratish
    • Magic John
    • Alan Borg
    • Jamy Ian Smith Responds
    • Bev Bergeron
    • Matthew Field
    • William Jesse
17. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
20. Hollingworth's Nightmare - Guy Hollingworth - described by Richard Kaufman
28. Just for the Mel of It - Max Maven - re: Mel Stover
32. Monday Night Magic: New York! - Simon Lovell
33. Monday Night Magic: A Summer Review - Matthew Field
36. Brett Daniels: Progress Report - Steve Bryant
38. Society of American Magicians 71st Annual Convention - Joshua Jay
39. A Conversation with Doug Henning - Michael Edwards0
42. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 7 - More Houdiniana
45. Classified Ads
46. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    46. The Jennings Tapes - Larry Jennings
        • Dissertation on an Old Trick, Part I
    48. Sheridan Speaks! - Jeff Sheridan
        • The Interlocked Production of Cards and Coins
    50. The WebbMaster - Gregg Webb
        • The Wand Spin and Vanish as a Color Change
56. Light from the Lamp
    56. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • House of Cards: The Life & Magic of Paul Rosini - Chuck Romano
    58. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Glowing Automatic Thimbles - Creative Enterprise
        • Sprizzer - Creative Enterprise
        • The Murder of Sir Manfred - Jules Lenier
        • CHOIN - Mark Leveridge & Per Clausen
        • Indian Cups & Balls - Pete Biro
    61. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Masters of Mental Magic (3 tapes) - Glenn Falkenstein and Frances WIllard
        • Money Morph - Kevin King
68. Subscription Information
68. Advertisers Index
73. Unnumbered Insert - A Message for Genii Subscribers - And for New Subscribers
75. Unnumbered Insert - Welcome to Melsville
    • Mel Stover's Version of Sam Loyd's "Horse and Rider Puzzle"

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 10 - October 1999 - 80 pages
1. Cover - George Saterial
7. Contents
10. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
13. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
16. Messages
    • Bobby Block
    • Randy Gastreich
    • Geoffrey Hansen
    • Maurine Christopher
    • Earl Ray Wilcox
    • John C. Mounier
    • Patrick Watson
    • Leo McCauley
    • Patrick J. Cordier
    • John H. (Jack) Zenger
20. George Saterial Hits his Stride and Does Want No One Has Done Before - Richard Kaufman
26. Jasper Turns 80! [Jay Marshall] - Richard Kaufman
34. Vintage Spirits - Steve Bryant
37. Son of Sam - Steve Bryant
38. Mystery School 1999: The Final Mystery - David Parr
39. One Unexpected Training Ground - Roberta "Bobbie" Kehler
40. Abbott's 62nd Get-Together - Paul Critelli
42. Classified Ads
44. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 8 - Leslie Lambert: The Enigma - Part 1: The Magician Who Disappeared
50. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    50. Bespectacle - David Acer
    51. The Ripple - Tom Allen
    52. Ripple Plus - Lee Asher
    53. Clocker Shocker - Jon Racherbaumer
    55. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • Five Secrets
    56. From My Thoughts - Barrie Richardson
        • Minds in Unison 2000
66. Light from the Lamp
    66. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Drawing Room Deceptions - Guy Hollingworth
        • Blackstone: A Magician's Life - Daniel Waldron
    69. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Graphic Film Kit - Mantle Magic Mfg.
        • Card in the Mousetrap - Jarle Leirpoll
        • SLUR-P - Brian Keith
    72. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Schulien's Last Night - Al James
        • Palms of Steel: I - Curtis Kam
        • The Reparation - John Lovick
74. Subscription Information
74. Advertisers Index

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 11 - November 1999 - 88 pages
1. Cover - Malini
5. Contents
10. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
16. Messages
    • Bill Campbell, III
    • Michael Lamb
    • Christopher Hughes Kenworthey
    • David Avadon
    • Dustin Stinett
    • Jerry Johnson
    • John Rogers
19. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
23. Focus on Malini - Richard Kaufman, compiler
    23. A Brief Note on the Vest as a Servante - Richard Kaufman
    24. Notes on Max Malini - S. Leo Horowitz
    24. Max Malini's Tricks - Think a Card Secret
    24. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's Transposition
    25. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini'S Cards from Pocket
    25. Max Malini's Tricks - Max Malini's Card Jumps To Top
    26. Max Malini's Tricks - Leipzig's Card Production Variation
    28. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini-Elliott Multiple Card Location
    28. The Truly Legendary Max Malini - Dick Newton
    30. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's Sun and Moon Routine
    30. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's Egg Bag
    31. The Deck Vanishes! - William Read Woodfield
    31. Max Malini's Tricks - Max Malini's Preferences
    31. Max Malini's Tricks - Max Malini's Vanishing Glass of Whiskey
    31. Max Malini's Tricks - Cups and Balls
    32. A Brief Meditation on Max Malini - Jamy Ian Swiss
    32. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's "Peep" Location
    32. Max Malini's Tricks - Vernon-Malini Card Break Transfer
    32. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini Estimate
    32. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's Card Vanish
    33. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's Double Discovery
    33. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's Coin Subtlety (Shown by Vernon)
    33. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's Color Change Move
    33. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's Color Change Subtlety
    33. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's Tobacco Information Trick
    33. Max Malini's Tricks - Malini's Hank Vanish of Bill
38. Magic on the Edge - Produced by Jim Steinmeyer and Frankie Glass - Reported by Jon Racherbaumer
44. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 9 - Leslie Lambert: The Enigma - Part 2: Lambert as A.J. Alan
52. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    52. Coins Across 2000 - Greg Webb
    54. Poor Man's Prayer Vase - Jon Allen
    56. Vertical Elmsley Count - Mike Richards
    58. The Jennings Tapes - Larry Jennings
        • Dissertation on an Old Trick, Part II
    60. Sheridan Speaks! - Jeff Sheridan
        • The Svengali Envelopes
    62. The WebbMaster - Gregg Webb
        • Cards to Ball
68. Light from the Lamp
    68. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Theater of the Mind - Barrie Richardson
        • 21st Century Card Magic - James Swain
        • Sports and Pastimes
    71. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Phobia - Kevin Wade
        • Silly Wand - Silly Billy
        • Confusing Crayons - Tom Yurasits
    73. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Commercial Classics of Magic (4 Volumes) - John Thompson
        • Up in Smoke - Paul Cummins
81. Classified Ads
84. Subscription Information
84. Advertisers Index

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1. Genii - Volume 62, Number 12 - December 1999 - 88 pages
1. Cover - Houdini - The Dime Museum Murders
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
10. Messages
    • David Acer
    • Dave Reddall
    • Guy Hollingworth
    • Jim Creighton
    • Card Mondor
    • Richard K. Griffith
11. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
16. Houdini - The Dime Store Murders - David Stashower
    • An Excerpt: Chapter Two, The Human Pin-Cushion
28. On the Way Up - Derek Hughes Interviewed by Mark Phillips
34. Fly Me To The Moon - re: Maurice Fogel - Nadine Woodward (Fogel)
38. Iasia - Michael Edwards
43. Genii Index for 1999 ((Volume 62) - Frances Greene, compiler
48. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 10 - J.N. Maskelyne and a Message from Mars
52. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    52. Submarine Coins - Dr. Hiroshi Sawa
    54. The Great Francisco's Floating Table - Pete Biro
    56. Patent Portent - J.K. Hartman
    58. Heavyweight - Peter Duffie
    59. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • A New Year?
    60. The Unseen Side of Dai Vernon
        • Straddle-Grip Getready
68. Light from the Lamp
    68. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Of Legierdemaine and Diverse Juggling Knacks - John Braun
        • Kort - Stephen Minch
        • Mutus Noman - Karl Fulves
        • The Noir Test - Karl Fulves
        • Combo - Karl Fulves
    73. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Killer Red Caps - Roger Monaco
        • Vernon Spinning Coin with The Spirit Cut - Dennis Marks
        • Inferno - Creative Enterprise
    75. Videotapes Reviewed by Gordon Bean
        • Tales from the Planet of Bloom (Volumes 1-3) - Gaeten Bloom
81. Classified Ads
82. Subscription Information
82. Advertisers Index

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