Genii Volume 63 (2000)
by Richard Kaufman

January 2000 - December 2000
Richard Kaufman, Editor

1064 pages

1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 1 - January 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - The Magician as Detective - New Light on Erdnase
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
13. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
16. The Magician as Detective - New Light on Erdnase - David Alexander
28. A Geezer Interviews a Geezer - Jay Marshall Interviews George Johnstone
36. The 6ht Los Angeles Conference on Magic History - Richard Kaufman
46. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 11 - Jacob Philadelphia
50. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    50. Engagement Alchemy - Jeff Haas
    51. Lunch Crunch - Paul Cummins
    52. The Card On The Window - Peter W. Tappan
    54. The Jennings Tapes - Larry Jennings
        • Glacier
    56. The Other Month - Phil Goldstein
        • Prophet Sharing
    58. The WebbMaster - Gregg Webb
        • Segue To Color-Change Section: Billiard Balls No. 3
    60. The Schneider Technique - Al Schneider
        • One Half Gone
    62. Strange Tricks of Yesteryear
        • Floating and Dancing Cards
68. Light from the Lamp
    68. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Magic In Theory - Peter Lamont and Richard Wiseman
        • Treats from the Los Angeles Conference on Magic History
          • The Gardner-Smith Correspondence
          • Maurice Fogel - Chris Woodward
          • Clayton Rawson: Magic and Mystery - Michael Canick
          • Magic in Fiction: A Short Title Checklist - Michael Canick
          • Antonio Diavolo, A Souvenir of his Performance - John Gaughan with Jim Steinmeyer
    71. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • The Appearing Broom - Wayne Rogers
        • Hoodwink - Ben Harris
        • Completely Torn - Craig Alan
    73. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • The Spirit of Magic: The Director's Cut - Dai Vernon
        • Well Done - Cooking with Lee Asher - Lee Asher
        • Five Card Stud - Lee Asher
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 2 - February 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - Orson Welles
5. Contents
10. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
14. Messages
    • Oscar Weigle
    • Robert E. Ragatz, MD
    • John P. Davit
    • Joe M. Marks
    • Tom Ransom
    • Rick Shultz
    • Gary Diliberto
    • Cushing Stout
    • Tom Arledge
    • Jack Browne
    • Russell T. Barnhart
    • Richard Kaufman responds
    • Correction to "The Complete Life of Howard Franklin Thurston"
17. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
20. Orson Welles: The Magician - Wynn Pierce Wheldon
31. Orson Welles: A Sample of his Approach to Magic
    31. Orson Welles' "Fruit Cup" - Bruce Elliott
    31. Cutting a Woman in Half - The Conjuror's Magazine, February, 1945
    32. Orson Welles' "The Town Skryer" - Bruce Elliott
    32. gag - Phoenix, No. 131, August 1, 1947
    33. Orson Welles on the Subject of Magic - Foreword from Bruce Elliott's "Magic as a Hobby"
    33. Orson Welles on "I've a Secret" - Genii, November, 1956
36. Al Schneider and the Story of Matrix - Al Schneider
42. The Society of Osiris - Thomas Chew Worthington, III & The Magic Collectors Weekend - Mark Walker
44. The 28th International Magic Convention - Elizabeth Warlock
50. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 12 - The Philadelphia and Lichtenberg Affair
56. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    56. Technicolor Changing Knives - Robert McDaniel
    59. Pediatrix - Danny Orleans
        • Asinine
    60. Diary of an Escape Artist - Thomas Solomon
        • The Hudson River Experience
    62. Confessions of a Road Warrior - David Acer
        • Over Easy
    64. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • Brief Meetings With Gifts That Last Forever
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68. Light from the Lamp
    68. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Quartet: A Fake Card And Ten Routines Therewith - Guy Hollingworth
        • Steve Mayhew's Angel May Shuffle but the Devil Still Deals - Jack Carpenter
        • Trickery Treats: Card Craft Continued - J.K. Hartman
    71. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • NFW - Gary Freed
        • Chameleon Knives - Joe Mogar
        • The Universal Thimble Set - Jeff Scanlan
        • Peki Magic Wands - Peter Kinnigkeit
        • Linking Lifesavers - Colin Gilbert
    75. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • Jeff McBride's World Class Manipulation, Vols. 1, 2, and 3 - Jeff McBride
        • The Relentless Ring & String Routine - Bob Miller
        • Dragon Thread Video - Mike Wong
        • Darwin Ortiz on Card Cheating - Darwin Ortiz
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 3 - March 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - Behind The Magic Show
5. Contents
10. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
    • Douglas James Henning - 1947-2000 - obituary by Jon Racherbaumer
14. Messages
    • Harvey Rosenthal
    • Pete Biro
    • Carroll Mounier
    • Ed Eckl
    • Jeff Harpring
    • Francis Joseph Herman "Skipper Frank" - 1916-2000 - An Appreciation by David Alexander
19. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
22. Stanley Collins' Lost Manuscript - Gems of Personal Prestidigitation - Edwin A. Dawes
    26. Gems of Personal Prestidigitation - Foreword
34. Classified Ads
38. The Magic Show - A New Book by Mark Setteducati & Anne Benkovitz - Richard Kaufman
    39. The First Book That Performed [Chan Canasta's Book of Oopses]
    40. From Christmas Cards to The Magic Show
    44. Other Pop-Up and Moveable Magic Books
    51. The Tricks That Didn't Make It
56. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 13 - Lichtenberg and Nevil Maskelyne
60. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    60. French Twist - R. Paul Wilson
    61. The Schneider Technique - Al Schneider
        • Matrix Part 2
    68. The WebbMaster - Gregg Webb
        • Applying The Jumping Shuttle Pass To Spheres
    70. From My Thoughts - Barrie Richardson
        • The Intuition Game
    72. Sheridan Speaks! - Jeff Sheridan
        • Tearing Up DeLand
    74. The Other Month - Phil Goldstein
        • Pyramix
    75. A Magical Joke - Roy Walton
76. Light from the Lamp
    76. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Pure Effect: Direct Mind-Reading and Magical Artistry - Derren Brown
        • The Annotated Discovery of Witchcraft Booke XIII - Stephen James Forrester
    79. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Marked Prediction - Rich Marotta
        • Original Water Bottle Transposition - Scott Interrante
        • Tricky Person Production's Gim-Crack Microphone Holder - John Swomley
        • V00-Doo Puppet Puncture - Michael Schwabe
    82. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • Pavel's Cabaret, Vol. 1-Silks; Vol. 2-Ropes; Vol. 3-Potpourri
        • Sankey Short and Sweet - Jay Sankey
        • Knock 'Em Dead: The Close-Up Magic of Paul Wilson
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 4 - April 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - Goodbye Doug [Henning]
5. Contents
10. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
14. Messages
    • Nicholas Carifo
    • Dustin Stinett
    • Dustin Stinett
    • Joel A. Moskowitz
    • Rich Marotta
    • Patrick Watson
    • Ed Andres
17. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
20. A Tribute to Doug Henning (1947-2000)
    20. Remembering Doug - Jim Steinmeyer
    27. Doug Henning - Charles Reynolds
    28. Editor of "Zombie" - Doug Henning
        28. Routined Billiard Balls - Doug Henning
        29. Joanne The Double Dealing Duck - Doug Henning
        29. The One-Armed Card Man - Doug Henning
    30. The Magic Show, A Review - Jim Robertson
    32. Doug Henning's World of Magic - Bill Larsen, Jr.
36. FFFF - Some Thoughts on the 30th Anniversary of Fechter's Finger-Flicking Frolic - Harry Lorayme
41. Eddie Fechter and The Forks Hotel
44. The Billy Club [Billy McComb] - Max Maven
48. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 14 - The Cardini Playing Cards
54. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    54. Love, Aunt Doris - Just Alan with Joseph Ricciardi
    56. Free Flight - Adam Rubin
    57. Blood Brothers - Karl Fulves
    58. The Schneider Technique - Al Schneider
        • Fusion
    61. Confessions of a Road Warrior - David Acer
        • Uppity
    63. Pediatrix - Danny Orleans
    65. Diary of an Escape Artist - Thomas Solomon
        • Thirteenth Street Festival, New York
    66. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • Magical Presentations
    67. Magicana Errata - Phil Goldstein's "Prophet Sharing" - Pete McCabe
70. Light from the Lamp
    70. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Arcardia - Roger Crosthwaite
        • Destiny, Chance and Free Will & Other Presentations - Allan Zola Kronzek
    73. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Floating Table - Tim Wright
        • Business Card Production Wallet - Michael Sibbernsen
        • Pharoah's Magic Casino Card - Barry Govan & Pat-Trick
    75. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • The A-1 All-Stars - Volume 5
        • A-1 Convention at the Capital - Live '99
        • Extreme Close-Up: A Lecture by David Acer
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 5 - May 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - Genii Goes to Tokyo
5. Contents
10. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
10. Messages
    • Patrick Watson
    • Robin Robertson
    • Bernard Maeder
    • Danny Orleans
13. Genii Goes to Tokyo
    14. Ancient Coin Across - Shintaro Fujiyama
    16. A Little bit of Tokyo
    19. Automatic Ace Triumph - Kuniyasu Fujiwara
    20. The Tenyo Company
    22. Tenyo's New Tricks
    24. Piano Sans Keyboard - Hideo Kato
    25. The Tenyo Disneyland Magic Shop
    26. Old Tenyo - 1949 Magic Set
    27. New Tenyo - 2000 Rack Items
    27. Japanese + English = ?
    28. Fading Coin - Tomoyuki Takahashi
    29. Human Cannonball - Tomo Maeda
    30. Upside Down
    31. Two Pens with But a Single Thought m- Kazayuki Hase
    32. The Copper Queen and Silver President - Hiroshi Sawa
    34. Mr. Greene's Prediction - Kuniyasu Fujiwara
    36. The Novelist's Prediction - Massao Atsukawa
    38. An Interview with the Napoleons
    40. Three Different Coins - Yuji Wada
    42. Your Guess is as Good as Mine
    43. Warp 9 - Massao Atsukawa
    46. S-Pulse Magic Hall
    48. Ryu Susato's Business Card - Ryu Susato
    50. The Vibrating Bed - Hiro Saski
    53. World Magic Friends Convention
    56. Torn and Restored 2000 - Ken Kuroki
    58. On Any Corner
    59. Ton's Dropped Force - Ton Onosaka
    60. Backstabber II - Ton Onosaka
    62. Ton Onosaka and Magic Land
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 6 - June 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - David Ben the Conjuror
5. Contents
10. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
    • The 31st Magic Collectors Weekend
14. Messages
    • Jim Alfredson
    • Richard Kaufman responds
    • Anthony Brahams
    • Jeremy Medows
    • David Regal
15. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
20. David Ben - The Conjuror - Jamy Ian Swiss
    21. Part I: Murmurs
    22. Part II: Magic
    31. Part III: Mentors
    34. Part IV: Mysteries
    26. Developing a Show - David Ben
    33. Oranges à la Raymond - David Ben
    36. Patrick Watson on Patrick Watson
    38. The Conjuror's Dream - David Ben
42. Magic Moments - Steve Bryant
43. Senior Sorcery - Richard Cohn
    • My Typical Show
46. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 15 - Winstanley's Wonders
48. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    48. A Foregone Conclusion - Ray Kasby & William Goodwin
    50. The Schneider Technique - Al Schneider
        • 2D Basic Vanish
    53. From My Thoughts - Barrie Richardson
        • Easter Egg Divination: A Weighty Problem
    55. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • Performing Stunts And Performing Magic
    56. Confessions of a Road Warrior - David Acer
        • Packs a Wallet!
    58. Pediatrix - Danny Orleans
        • Remote Control
    59. Magicana Addenda - Phil Goldstein's Pyramix - Jon Racherbaumer
    60. Diary of an Escape Artist - Thomas Solomon
        • A Pillory Escape
70. Light from the Lamp
    70. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Tricks of my Trade - The Magic of Doug Conn - Paul Cummins
        • Servais Le Roy, Monarch of Mystery - Mike Caveney & William Rauscher
        • Real World Magic - Jerry MacGregor
    73. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Stir Fry - John Kennedy
        • Dream Paddle - John Kennedy
    75. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • Routines - Guy Hollingworth
        • Harry Lorayne is ... Vols. 5, 6, and 7
        • Lasting Impressions - Commercial Magic with Aldo Colombini (Vols. 1-4)
        • Sounds of the Sorcerer - Audio CD
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 7 - July 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - L'Homme Masqué
5. Contents
10. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
17. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
20. The Magic and the Mask - The Many Mysteries of L'Homme Masqué - Michael Edwards & Jerry Christensen
    21. The Great Peruvian Wizard
    23. The Man and the Mask
    24. The Magic of L'Homme Masqué
    25. The Talk of Hamburg
    28. The Queen of Cigarettes
    31. The Legacy
33. The Magic of L'Homme Masqué
    33. The King of Clubs: A Trick of L'Homme Masqué
    34. L'Homme Masqué's The Diminishing Deck of Cards
    35. Palming Cards from the Top of the Pack
    36. The Card That Changes And Passes Into The Pocket
    37. The Expansion of Texture
    40. The L'Homme Masqué Coin Palm and Production of Several Coins
    41. The Omelet on the Trousers
44. The Voice of the Silence - The Journey of S.H. Sharpe - Todd Karr
48. The Kankakee Card Trick - Russell T. Barnhart
52. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 16 - Winstanley's Playing Cards and "Waterworkes"
56. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    56. Aquatic Duel - Tom Stone
    57. Compounding a Lie - David Regal
    59. A Different Sure Thing - Martin Gardner
    60. The Card Expert - James Swain
        • The Cool Out Move
        • The Big Squeeze
    62. The Schneider Technique - Al Schneider
        • Basic 3D Vanish
    65. The Other Month - Phil Goldstein
        • Torn Again
    66. Facer - Gene Maze
    67. The WebbMaster - Gregg Webb
        • New Dodges For Repeat Balls To Pocket
72. Light from the Lamp
    72. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Intercept - Harvey Berg
        • Life, Death & Other Card Tricks - Robert E. Neale
        • Joshua Jay's Magic Atlas - Joshua Jay
    75. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Technicolor Prediction - Martin Lewis
        • Snack Time - Roy Kueppers
        • Balancing Coins - Roy Kueppers
        • Mojo Boogie Boxes - Bob Farmer & Roy Kueppers
    77. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • Klose-Up and Unpublished - Kenton Knepper
        • Twenty - Gaston Quieto
        • Show Off - Brain Tudor
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 8 - August 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - Adelaide Herrmann
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
10. Mr. Schwartz, How Did You Do That? - Just Alan with FCrank Lumia
14. Messages
    • Larry Horowitz
    • David Nethery
    • W.L. Broecker
    • Jim Steinmeyer
    • Mike Caveney
    • Jamy Ian Swiss responds
19. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
24. Books vs. Video-Tapes - David Acer
27. 1000 Thoughts on Art and Magic - S.H. Sharpe
32. The First Phoenix Gathering - Calverton, MD - Eric Henning
40. Adelaide Herrmann - James Hamilton
56. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 17 - Winstanley's Curious Barrel
60. The Flicking Fingers Hijack Magicana
    61. Split Second - Pit Hartling
    63. Straight from the Shoulder - Rainer Pfeiffer
    65. e-magic - Jorg Willich
    66. Flashback-Clip - Thomas Fraps
    68. The Flying Fingers - Helge Thum
    70. The Pen-Ultimate Coin - Manuel Muerte
74. Light from the Lamp
    74. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Solid Gold Easy Action Pro - Ben Harris
        • Alida - Ben Harris
        • Mind Stress - Tomas Blomberg
    76. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • The Exciting World of Magic - Michael Ammar
        • Complete Introduction to Coin Magic - Michael Ammar
        • The Magic of Dominique Duvivier (3 Volumes)
        • Children's Party Video - Mark Leveridge
        • Watch Bandit ... The Ultimate Watch Steal - Kevin King
        • The Secret Books of Eric Lewis, Personal Magic Volume 1 - CD-ROM
    79. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • The James File (3 Volumes) - Allan Slaight
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 9 - September 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - The Amazing Jonathan
5. Contents
10. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
14. Messages
    • Richard Parker
    • Dustin Stinett
    • Dave Vujecich
    • Dave Shepherd
    • Martie Zollweg
    • Ron Wright
    • Leonard Hevia
    • Albert C. Lasher
17. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
22. Tenyo's Latest Miracle - Richard Kaufman
26. The Amazing Jonathan - Interviewed by Steve Bryant
    36. Billy McComb: Life With AL
    41. My Dinner With AJ
        • AJ Picks Up A Napkin
        • AJ Attempts To Read My Mind
    42. Bedlam At Ballys - The Amazing Jonathan Show Reviewed by Steve Bryant
45. Classified Ads
46. Performing Magic for Children - Uwe Schenk & Michael Sondermeyer - an excerpt
    • Designing an Act for Children
49. 1000 Thoughts on Art and Magic - S.H. Sharpe
52. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 18 - I've Got Him on my List - W.S. Gilbert
56. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    56. Zig-Zag Finger - Angelo Carbone
    58. The Schneider Technique - Al Schneider
        • Sly Napkin
    60. Confusion of the Innocents - Roy Walton
    61. The Card Expert - James Swain
        • The Dunbury Delusion
        • As a Blackjack Switch
        • The Stop Trick
        • Double Whammy
    65. Confessions of a Road Warrior - David Acer
        • Hot Pursuit
    69. The WebbMaster - Gregg Webb
        • The End
    70. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • Betraying Our Intentions
    71. Magicana Errata - "A Foregone Conclusion" additional credit - Bill Goodman
    72. Pediatrix - Danny Orleans
74. Light from the Lamp
    74. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Whit Hyden and Chef Anton's Fast and Loose - Anton Riniti
        • Fantasy Rising Cards - Dr. Martin J. Schwartz
        • The Inexhaustible Sponge - Gaetan Bloom
    76. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • Advanced Card Control (Volumes 4-8) - Allan Ackerman
        • Very, Very Close Vols. 5, 6 and 7 - Michael Close
        • Egg Bag Teach-In Session - Martin Lewis, Tom Mullica, Billy McComb, Charlie Miller, and Johnny Thompson
    79. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Chan Canasta: A Remarkable Man - David Britland
        • Rings In Your Fingers - Dariel Fitzkee
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 10 - October 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - Tony Andruzzi
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
10. Messages
    • Joe M. Turner
    • Billy Haake
    • Woody Pittman
14. Tony Andruzzi / Tom Palmer
    14. The Man Who Was Tom Palmer, Tony Andruzzi & Masklyn Ye Mage
    15. A History of the an - Terry Nosek
    16. An Excerpt from the Biography of Tom Palmer - Terry Nosek
    16. Tom Palmer and Jack Ruby
    17. Tom Palmer: Pre-Bizarre - John Thompson
    19. Masklyn ye Mage - Richard Kaufman
    20. A Note from the Ubiquitous Cobb
    22. The Speaker of the House - Max Maven
        26. The House of Representatives
    23. Innerspection - Masklyn ye Mage
    30. Remembrance of Things Past - Brother Shadow
    31. Masklyn ye Mage - Charles W. Cameron
    33. Masklyn ye Mage's Shure Fire Cold Readings
    34. The Bizarre Mahickana of Masklyn ye Mage
        34. Introduction - Richard Kaufman
        35. What is Bizarre Magick? ... from Daemon's Diary
        35. ... from The New Invocation
        36. ... from the Negromicon
        36. ... from Bizarre!
        36. Kiss of the Vampire
        37. Stigmata
        38. Coffin Nail
        38. Divination of Vassago
        41. from The New Invocation
        41. Hells Dollars
        43. Geomancy
        43. A Wee Bit 'o Magic
        45. Ye Mage's Timepiece
        46. Daemon Dirt
    49. An Interview with ye Mage - Gary Inglese & Denny Laub
    52. Speak of the Devil: A Conversation about Tony Andruzzi - with Eugene Burger & David Parr
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56. A Personal Report of the Downs and Ups at FISM 2000 - R. Paul Wilson
59. 1000 Thoughts on Art and Magic - S.H. Sharpe
64. The Cloisters Playing Cards
70. Light from the Lamp
    70. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Swedish Reel - El Duco
        • Ultimate 3 Fly - Bob Kohler
        • CD Rainbow - Jeff Brown
        • Amazing Jumping Arrow - Mark Young
    72. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • Multiplying Balls - Tim Wright
        • Party Animal - Simon Lovell
        • Office Animal - Simon Lovell
        • The Classic Force - Paul Green
        • Five Minutes with a Pocket Handkerchief - Trick-a-Tape - Quentin Reynolds
    74. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Card College, Volume 4 - Roberto Giobbi
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 11 - November 2000 - 88 pages
1. Cover - Michael Skinner
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
12. Messages
    • Paul Ginsberg
    • Doug Russell
    • Kenneth Haag
    • Patrick Martin
    • Bill Robinson
13. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
18. Michael Skinner - A Memorial From His Friends
    19. Early Skinner - Lou Gallo
    21. The Skinner Touch - Jamy Ian Swiss
        23. Skinner's KM Move Finesse
        25. Skinner's Time Trick Finesse
        26. Skinner's Elevator Double-Lift
    29. Michael Skinner's Placement Principle - James Swain
    30. Magical Moments with Michael Skinner - John Carney
    31. Michael and Me - Darwin Ortiz
    32. Remembrances of Michael - Roger Klause
        32. Eulogy from the Memorial Service of Michael Skinner
        33. Reflections of a Friendship - Our First Encounter
        34. Michael's Big Mistake
    35. Prime-Time Skinner - Jon Racherbaumer
    37. Masterful Mosteller - Michael Skinner & Alex Elmsley - described by Jon Racherbaumer
38. 1000 Thoughts on Art and Magic - S.H. Sharpe
42. The Last Great Sale and Auction of this Century - Richard Kaufman
50. Michael Skinner's Magic - His Favorite Routine
    50. Mike's Opener: Presto Chango
    52. Rub-A-Dub-Sub
    55. Liberace's Piano Keys
    57. SentiMental Aces
    61. Three Tricks Using the Interlock Principle
        61. Card at Any Number
        61. Peek Revelation
        62. Interlock Countdown
64. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 19 - The Electric and Great Cyclogeotic Retroreminisceent Clairvoyant Telegraph Company
68. Light from the Lamp
    68. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Fifty-Two Thoughts - Cody Fisher
        • GI Bill - John T. Sheets
        • Passing the Buck - Larry West
    70. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • The Real Truth of Trade Show Magic Revealed (2 Volumes) - Eddie Tullock
        • Undivided - The Magical Restoration - Martin Lewis
        • Impossible Card Magic - Ray Kosby
        • The Art of Floating - Peki
    73. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • The Conservation of Magic - Leo Behnke
        • Neo-Magic Artistry - S.H. Sharpe
        • Harry Lorayne's Apocalypse, Volumes 1-5 - Harry Lorayne & Richard Kaufman
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1. Genii - Volume 63, Number 12 - December 2000 - 96 pages
1. Cover - Jade
5. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
14. Messages
    • Doug Sparkman
    • Matthew Field Responds
17. Knights at the Magic Castle - Jules Lenier
    • Performing at The Magic Castle Next Month
20. Chasing Sidney Clarke - Tadd Karr
    • Magic in Chaucer
    • 16th Century Cups and Balls
    • Early Linking Rings
    • A 16th Century Card Man
    • Magicians in Early Drama
    • Conjuring Poems from Bartholomew Fair
23. 1000 Thoughts on Art and Magic - S.H. Sharpe
26. Jade - Interview by Richard Kaufman
38. Bob Fitch's Magic Performance Camp
    38. Learning the Craft of Magic - Rich Marotta
    40. Fitch Camp - Mark Phillips
44. Magicana - Richard Kaufman
    44. The Schneider Technique - Al Schneider
        • Ring Off Pencil
    51. From My Thoughts - Barrie Richardson
        • You Will Choose The Key! - The Janie Test
    53. Confessions of a Road Warrior - David Acer
        • Unflappable
    55. The Other Month - Phil Goldstein
        • Fourthright
    56. Color Cocktail - Roy Walton
    57. Our Magical Art - Eugene Burger
        • Reflections
    58. Pediatrix - Danny Orleans
        • Pre-Show Communications
47. Genii Index for 2000 ((Volume 63) - Frances Greene, compiler
62. A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities - Edwin A. Dawes
    • 20 - Laughing Gas - First Whiff
65. A Visit to a Magician's Paradise - Ken Michaels
76. Light from the Lamp
    76. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
        • Oh-Ser-Vo - Eugene Burger
        • Deck Switcher - Fantasio Magic Products
        • Printing - A-1 MagicalMedia
    78. Videotapes Reviewed by Matthew Field
        • The Bottom Deal - Anonymous
        • Dream Tear - Carl Cloutier
        • The Art of Black Art - Don Drake
        • Jon Tremaine - Volume 1 - Close-Up Mental Act
        • Jon Tremaine - Volume 2 - Commercial Close-Up Act
        • Jon Tremaine - Volume 3 - Encores
        • Getting Serious ... or What? - Thomas Krantz
        • The Professor's Rope Symphony - Joachim Solberg
    81. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
        • Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig - Lewis Ganson
        • Son of Simon Says: More Close-Up Magic of Simon Lovell
        • Lecture 1999 - Troy Hooser
        • Try Hooser's The Silver Surf - Joshua Jay
88. Subscription Information
88. Advertisers Index

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