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Genii Volume 72 (2009) by Richard Kaufman

January 2009 - December 2009
Richard Kaufman, Editor

1224 pages

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 1 - January 2009 - 112 pages
  2. Cover - Wayne Dobson
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - Monday Night Magic - New York
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Googling, Groking and Searchin'
    • Mind Games for Mystery Schoolers
    • Unimaginable Libraries, Plus Hoax and Awe
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle - Las Vegas
  8. Max Maven's Inquisition
  9. Cryptic Crossword - No. 1 - Josh Mandel
    • A Basic Guide to Solving Cryptic Crosswords
  10. Magicana - David Acer
    1. Unwedding Ring - Joe M. Turner
    2. Through the Drinking Glass - R. Paul Wilson
    3. Conversion - Donald Orbit
    4. Alex Cutting the Christ Aces - Bob Farmer
    5. The New Mind - Luke Jermay
      • Mixing Mentalism with Other Genres
  11. Tension, Focus, and Design in Card Magic - Aaron Fisher
    • Shattered
  12. Lynetta Welch: Tailor. Tinker. Soldier. Spy. - Paul Critelli
    1. Ghostly Pocket Hank - Lynetta Welch
  13. Wayne Dobson: Changes and Choices - Dustin Stinett
    1. Wayne Dobson's "Rainbow"
    2. Wayne Dobson's "Fluke"
  14. Your Vote Is Magic! - David Oliver
  15. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
      • Clearly Predictable - Harrison Carroll
      • B Screens - Creative Magic
      • Glimpse 20/20 - Marc Spelmann
      • Baffle Bat - Terry LaGerould
      • The Prophecy - Peter Eggink
      • Cryptext - Haim Goldenberg
      • The Disappearance - Jay Sankey
    2. Top 10 Best-Selling Products
    3. Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
      • Andrus: The Man, the Mind & the Magic - Robert Neary
      • CoinTwo - Homer Liwag
      • Methods in Magic: Live in the U.K. - Joshua Jay
      • Attack of the Copper Silver Coin - Dave Forrest & Cameron Francis
      • Pseudo Pickpocket - Christopher Congreave & Gary Jones
      • Flying Tonight - Christopher Congreave & Gary Jones
    4. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
      • The Magic of Ascanio: More Studies of Card Magic (Vol. 3) - Jesús Etcheverry
      • The Magic of Ascanio: Ascanio's Knives and Color Blindness (Vol. 4) - Arturo de Ascanio
      • Stand-Up: A Professional Guide to Comedy Magic - Ian Keable
  16. Solution to Cryptic Crossword No. 1
  17. Advertisers Index
  18. Subscription Information

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 2 - February 2009 - 112 pages
  2. Cover - Hiro Sakai
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - Monday Night Magic - New York
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Vanni Bossi
    • Embodied Magic?
    • Marginalia in Unexpected Places
    • An Esoteric Note in an Esoteric Book Mentalists Who Don't Want To Overlook Anything Might Want to Read
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle - Las Vegas
  8. Cryptic Crossword - No. 2 - Josh Mandel
  9. Max Maven's Inquisition
  10. Real Magic: Minor Episodes in the Marvellous History of Mesmerists, Mediums, & Mindreaders - Peter Lamont
    • Louis M'Kean: The Double-Sighted Scotch Phenomenon
  11. Osborne Illusion
    • A Poor Man's Mind Reading Act
  12. The Genii Session - Roberto Giobbi
    • Assemblage III
      • Twin Lovers
      • May I Borrow Some Money?
      • Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
      • Climax for a Dice Routine
      • The "Flash" Technique
      • Personal Message and Last Word
  13. Lodestones - Tom Stone
    • The Obsessive Mantra [What is the Effect?]
  14. In Memoriam - Geoffrey Latta 1957-2008 - He Was That Good - Jamy Ian Swiss
    1. The Pink Purse Tape - An Appreciation by Eric Mead
  15. Solution to Cryptic Crossword No. 2
  16. The Pointer Anomaly - Unexplored Discovery & Contest - Paul Harris
  17. Hiro Worship [Hero Sakai] - Richard Kaufman
    1. The Magic of Hiro Sakai - David Acer
      1. Currency Swap - Hiro Sakai
      2. Quiet Revolution - Hiro Sakai
      3. The Bill Doctor - Hiro Sakai
      4. YKK - Hiro Sakai
      5. Balloon Bank Nite - Hiro Sakai
      6. The Strange Pass - Hiro Sakai & Yuki Kadoya
      7. The Uncluttered Mind - Hiro Sakai
  18. On Fred Robinson - Bob Read
  19. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Books Reviewed by R. Paul Wilson
      • The Magic of Fred Robinson - Peter Duffie
      • Solo - Jack Kent Tillar
      • Duet - Jack Kent Tillar
    2. Top 10 Best-Selling Products
    3. Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
      • Paul Harris Presents Tattoo Joe - Joe Russell
      • The Shakespeare Experiment - Todd Karr
      • The Alakazam Egg - Mark Wilson & Nani Darnell Wilson
      • A Disappearing Deck - Ron Wilson
      • Thoughtless - Peter Nardi
      • Silver Impression - Alex Lourido
      • The Lady Vanishes - India
      • Stage Size Money Maker - India
      • Motorized Match Box Reel - India
      • Mismade Lady - India
      • Magician's Waistcoat - India
      • The Capitulating Queens - James Swain
      • Outflushed - Derek Dingle
      • Wayne Fox's Full House - Wayne Fox
      • Two-Faced - Richard Osterlind
    4. Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
      • The Doctor IS In! (Volumes 1-6) - Dr. Hiroshi Sawa
      • Pocket This! - Christopher Congreave & Gary Jones
      • Banding Around - Russell Leeds
      • The World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians - various artists
        • The Secrets of Card Fanning
        • The Secrets of Color-Changing Deck
  20. Advertisers Index
  21. Subscription Information

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 3 - March 2009 - 104 pages
  2. Cover - Uri Geller
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - New York & Boston
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Attention Jabber Wonks
    • Footnoting a Footnote
    • Still Looking for Straight Things
    • Hummer Would Have Loved This!
    • Presently Learning about Presence
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle - Las Vegas
  8. Cryptic Crossword - No. 3 - Josh Mandel
  9. Max Maven's Inquisition
  10. Magicana - David Acer
    1. Interplay - Brother John Hamman
    2. Tossed Out Time - Anthony Lindan
    3. Detachable Digit - Duc Nhien
    4. Hidden Gems - Harry Lorayne
      • Darn! I Couldn't
    5. The Fulcrum Vanish - Matthew Dowden
    6. Fresh Gilbreath - Dr. Giorgio Tarchini
  11. Memoirs of a Magic Dealer - Al Cohen
  12. Tension, Focus, and Design in Card Magic - Aaron Fisher
    • Rock Out with Your Block Out
  13. The Circus From The Back Track - An Inside Look at The Magical Adventures of The Greatest Show on Earth - Jim Steinmeyer
  14. The Enduring Mystery of Uri Geller - Richard Kaufman
  15. Creatively Speaking with Larry Wilmore - Interview by David Regal
    1. South Side Opener aka Red-Hot Brother - Larry Wilmore
    2. The Flop-Over Double - Larry Wilmore
  16. Solution to Cryptic Crossword No. 3
  17. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
      • The Little Egypt Book of Ghosts - Steve Bryant
      • The Original Stars of Magic - various artists
    2. Top 10 Best-Selling Products
    3. Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
      • The Deluxe Flying Linking Rings - Victor Voitko
      • Dice Matrix - Kaya Elover
      • Multi-Dimensional (1 or 3 cubes) - Craig Filicetti
      • Coffee Break - Brent Arthur James Geris
      • Secrets OF The Octopus Deck ... Revealed! - Bill Abbott
    4. Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
      • The Expert at the Card Table (11-disc set) - Allan Ackerman
      • The Master Sessions: Winter (Disc 1 of 4) - John Carney
      • Your Thoughts are Mine (2-disc set) - Looch
  18. Advertisers Index
  19. Subscription Information

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 4 - April 2009 - 96 pages
  2. Cover - Andy Nyman
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - New York & Boston
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Eye-Candied Tack on Long Tack
    • Juggling By the Numbers
    • Forces That Shouldn't Be With Us
    • Why David Blaine Gets It
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle - Las Vegas
  8. Cryptic Crossword - No. 4 - Josh Mandel
  9. Max Maven's Inquisition
  10. Osborne Illusion
    • Exposé Leg Vanish
  11. Lodestones - Tom Stone
    • The Notebooks
  12. Real Magic: Minor Episodes in the Marvellous History of Mesmerists, Mediums, & Mindreaders - Peter Lamont
    • The Unmasking of the Sandwich Surgeon
  13. Andy Nyman: Acting Like a Magician - Matthew Amer
    1. Seven by Nyman - Andy Nyman
      1. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - Andy Nyman
      2. Charade - Andy Nyman
      3. Chair Swindle - Andy Nyman
      4. Kick in the Head - Andy Nyman
      5. The Danny Rose Cigar Trick - Andy Nyman
      6. Magician's Graphology - Andy Nyman
      7. No Way Out - Andy Nyman
  14. Victor and Diamond: Expectations: Great, Small, Often Wrong - Paul Critelli
  15. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
      • Gambling Protection Series (3-DVD set) - Steve Forte
      • The Magic of the Pendragons (4 DVDs) - Jonathan and Charlotte Pendragon
      • Avenue: Thinking and Direction in Card Magic - Dorian Rhodell
      • At the Table - Tomas Medina
      • Magic Tricks R4 Kids (4 DVDs) - Will Roya & Joan DuKore
    2. Top 10 Best-Selling Products
    3. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
      • Newsflash - Alel Hecklau
      • Thread - Wayne Houchin
      • Bionic Coin - Mike Ernst
      • Split Happens - Craig Petty
      • Mirage et Trois - Eric Jones
      • Rat's Riddle - John Kaplan
    4. Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
      • The Adventures of Winston Freer (CD-ROM) - various authors
      • Smoke and Mirrors: Secrets of Becoming a Star in Magic - Rick Marcelli
      • Francis Carlyle: Technique and Timing (CD-ROM) - various authors
  16. Solution to Cryptic Crossword No. 4
  17. Advertisers Index
  18. Subscription Information

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 5 - May 2009 - 104 pages
  2. Cover - Michael Caine
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - New York & Boston
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Opia Overload?
    • Glittering, Glut-Rat Flotsam
    • Say Bibliobulemia Three Times Fast
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle - Las Vegas
  8. Cryptic Crossword - No. 5 - Josh Mandel
  9. Max Maven's Inquisition
  10. Magicana - David Acer
    1. Signed Quarter in Balloon - Michel Huot
    2. Totally Under Control - Scott Robinson
    3. Money Where Your Mouth Is - Daniel J. Millstein
    4. Until You're Blue In The Face - Jack Parker
  11. In Memoriam - Ali Bongo 1929-2009
    1. The Great Panjandrum - Brian Sibley
    2. Ali Bongo: A Personal Perspective - Anthony Owen
  12. The Genii Session - Roberto Giobbi
    • Dai Vernon's Cups and Balls Routine
      • An Alternative Final Stage
  13. Tension, Focus, and Design in Card Magic - Aaron Fisher
    • That's It For The Other One (An Ace Assembly)
  14. Michael Caine Digs Deep ... and Finds a Magician - Is Anybody There? - Interviews by Richard Kaufman
    1. Sir Michael Caine - Interview by Richard Kaufman
    2. Screenwriter Peter Harness - Interview by Richard Kaufman
    3. Technical Advisor Scott Penrose - Interview by Richard Kaufman
  15. The Other Thurston [Harry Thurston] - Gerald A. Schiller
  16. The 41st Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show - Dustin Stinett
  17. Solution to Cryptic Crossword No. 5
  18. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
      • Finding Dariel Fitzkee: The Man with the Trick Brain - David Goodsell
      • The Notebook - Anonymous
      • The Magician: John Mulholland's Secret Life - Ben Robinson
    2. Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
      • Energy Bill - Andrew Gerard
      • Skin - Benjamin Earl
      • 367 - Tom Lauten
      • The Gecko - Jim Rosenbaum
      • The Heirloom Deck - Card-Shark
      • The Heirloom Deck Extension - Card-Shark
      • The Heirloom Monte - Card-Shark
      • The Gypsy Deck - Card-Shark
      • The Gypsy Deck Extension Set - Card-Shark
      • The Gypsy Curse (1) - Card-Shark
      • The Gypsy Curse (2) - Card-Shark
      • Corner of Piccadilly - Card-Shark
      • The Medieval Tarot - Card-Shark
      • The Medieval Tarot Extension Set - Card-Shark
      • The Medieval Tarot Gone Wild - Card-Shark
      • The Medieval Tarot Cloth - Card-Shark
      • Intuition - Hondo
      • Colossal Blizzard - Anthony Miller
    3. Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
      • The Master Sessions: Spring (Disc 2 of 4) - John Carey
      • Search and Destroy: Featuring the Nowhere Pass - Aaron Fisher
      • New York Coin Magic Seminar (Volumes 8, 9, 10) - M. Gallo, D. Roth, M. Rubinstein
      • The Works - Steve Dobson
  19. Advertisers Index
  20. Subscription Information

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 6 - June 2009 - 104 pages
  2. Cover - Wayne Houchin
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - New York & Boston
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Blind Shuffles by the Blind
    • Oops Rhymes with ...?
    • The Rhine is the Best Part
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle - Las Vegas
  8. Cryptic Crossword - No. 6 - Josh Mandel
  9. Max Maven's Inquisition
  10. Ricky Jay: A Rogue's Gallery - Review by Adam Brooks
  11. Osborne Illusion
    • Andrew Mayne's Tip Trunk Shadow Box
  12. Real Magic: Minor Episodes in the Marvellous History of Mesmerists, Mediums, & Mindreaders - Peter Lamont
    • Henry Slade and the Fourth Dimension
  13. Solution to Cryptic Crossword No. 6
  14. Lodestones - Tom Stone
    • In the Gaps, Magicians Reside
  15. Wayne Houchin - Interview by Richard Kaufman
  16. A Wayne Houchin Magicana - David Regal
    1. Jury Duty - Wayne Houchin
    2. Match Bite - Wayne Houchin
    3. Twisting the Aces - Wayne Houchin
    4. Expectation - Wayne Houchin
    5. Toothpick Swallowing - Wayne Houchin
    6. WH Ring String - Wayne Houchin
  17. The Return OF The Brick And Mortar Shop - Jim Steinmeyer
  18. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Books Reviewed by David Britland
      • A Tribute to Robert Harbin - Two Lectures by Jim Steinmeyer - Jim Steinmeyer
      • 101108 - Marc Spelman
      • Quintet - Jack Kent Tillar
      • Limited - Daniel Garcia
    2. Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
      • Tales from the Streets (2-DVD set) - Kozmo
      • ArmSTRONG Card Magic (Volumes 1-3) - Jon Armstrong
      • Corporate Close-Up 2 (Volumes 1-2) - Harry Robson, et. al.
      • Surefire - Mark Southworth
      • International Magic Lecture: Anthony Owen - Anthony Owen
      • Blank! - Craig Petty
      • The Science of Shuffling and Stacking - Richard Turner
    3. Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
      • The Crossroads - Tony Chris
      • Foresight - Devin Knight
      • Happy Birthday Waistcoat - Lee Alex
      • Tagged - Richard Sanders
      • SLR - Souvenir Linking Rubberbands - Paul Harris
      • Noted - Richard James
      • Thoughts Across - David Solomon
  19. Advertisers Index
  20. Subscription Information

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 7 - July 2009 - 96 pages
  2. Cover - Alan Alan
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - New York & Boston
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Shoulder-ing Onward
    • Wretched Excess?
    • Bozo's Circus
    • Arghagami
    • Can the Deck Be Examined?
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle - Las Vegas
  8. Max Maven's Inquisition
  9. The Genii Session - Roberto Giobbi
    • The Deck Switch
  10. Tension, Focus, and Design in Card Magic - Aaron Fisher
    • Steal Your Face: The Real Bicycle Thief
  11. Shiv Duggal Magicana - David Acer
    1. Unfair Trade - Shiv Duggal
    2. Cash in Hand - Shiv Duggal
    3. Reorient Express - Shiv Duggal
    4. Exchange of Wealth - Shiv Duggal
    5. Vice Versa - Shiv Duggal
  12. Alan Alan: A Detailed Life - Noel Britten
  13. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
      • Sigillum Diaboli - Alan Rorrison
      • Siamese Twins - Bill Goodwin
      • Pattrick's Mats - Pattrick Przysiecki
      • Spoon Fly - Arthur Trace
      • Button Up - Etienne Pradier
      • Loophole - Cameron Francis
      • Captured - Justin Miller
      • Balloon Detective - Devin Knight
    2. Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
      • The World's Greatest Magic by the World's Greatest Magicians - various artists
        • The Secrets of The Cups and Balls, Vols. 1, 2, & 3 - various artists
      • Gafftastic - Liam Montier
      • Killer Gaft Magic - Cameron Francis
      • The Tommy Wonder Video: The British Close-Up Magic Symposium - Tommy Wonder
    3. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
      • Newspaper Magic - Gene Anderson & Francis Marshall
      • Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Volume 2 - Nick Trost
      • Performing Magic on the Western Stage: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present - Francesca Cappa, Lawrence Hass & James Peck, editors
  14. Advertisers Index
  15. Subscription Information

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 8 - August 2009 - 96 pages - Free DVD from Franz Harary Enclosed
  2. Cover - Franz Harary
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - New York & Boston
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Explication Blues
    • Killer Cabinet of Curiosity
    • Making Rapt Apt or Watch ... Um ... Not Really
    • Why Do We Make Variations?
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle - Las Vegas
  8. Osborne Illusion
    • King Mutt
  9. Real Magic: Minor Episodes in the Marvellous History of Mesmerists, Mediums, & Mindreaders - Peter Lamont
    • Mr. Hewes and His Wonderful Boy, "Jack"
  10. Magicana - David Acer
    1. Double Stuff - Pete McCabe
    2. Matchmaker - Per Strandberg
    3. Four Gone Conclusion - Jacky Kahan
    4. Real Life Nightshades - Dylan Gelinas
    5. Super Collectors - Doc Docherty
  11. Lodestones - Tom Stone
    • Silver, Sorcery, and Story Structure
  12. Meet Jason Michaels - Steven Bargatze
  13. The Davenport Story - Volume 1. The Life and Times of a Magical Family, 1881-1939 - Fergus Roy
  14. The Many Facets of Franz Harary - Dustin Stinett
  15. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
      • The Revelation - Dean Dill
      • Tarantula - Yigal Mesika
      • Exotic Wood Wands - Stephen Levit
      • The Thing Platinum Edition - Bill Abbott
      • Smileys - Dr. Michael Rubenstein
      • Fusion - Dr. Michael Rubenstein
      • Ninja+ - Matthew Garrett
      • Improved Lexicon Phenomena - Devin Knight & Al Mann
      • Between the Lines - Michael Murray
      • Fan2C - R. Paul Wilson
      • Encased - David Forrest
      • Make Amends - Wayne Fox
    2. Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
      • Gibicière [sic] Summer 2008 - Steven Minch, editor
      • Gibicière [sic] Winter 2009 - Steven Minch, editor
      • Lunch is Served - Paul Romhany & TC Tahoe
    3. Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
      • The Classic Magic of Michael Vincent (3-DVD set) - Michael Vincent
      • Methods in Magic: Live in the UK - Joshua Jay
      • Tivoliland 2: Magic in Restaurant - Arthur Tivoli
      • Baltazar Fuentes and His Magic - Baltazar Fuentes
      • Artworks Lecture DVD - Arthur Trace
      • Comedy Routines - Matt Fore
      • Jumper - Joe Rindfleisch
  16. Advertisers Index
  17. Subscription Information

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 9 - September 2009 - 104 pages
  2. Cover - Neil Patrick Harris
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - New York & Boston
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Turtles All the Way Down
    • Un-birthday Presents
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle - Las Vegas
  8. In Memoriam - Martin Nash 1933-2009 - Jamy Ian Swiss
  9. Magicana - David Acer
    1. The Twinkle Change - Richard Sanders
    2. Mind Your Ps & Qs - Donovan Deschner
    3. Semi-Impromptu Mind Your Ps & Qs - David Acer
    4. Hurling Time - David Avadon
    5. Twilight Zone - Pete McCabe
    6. On The Rise - Joseph K. Schmidt
  10. The Genii Session - Roberto Giobbi
    • How to Switch a Deck While Standing
  11. Tension, Focus, and Design in Card Magic - Aaron Fisher
    • The Search for the Perfect Sleight
      • The All Around Square Up Palm
  12. Mail Order Magic - No Skill Required - The Illusion & The Reality - William Schmeelk
  13. Neil Patrick Harris Knows What You're Thinking - Jim Steinmeyer
  14. FISM 2009: Beijing - Richard Kaufman
    1. FISM 2009 Grand Prix Winners
    2. FISM Beijing 2009 Competitors
    3. FISM Beijing 2009 Winners
  15. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
      • The Master Sessions: Summer (Disc 3 of 4) - John Carney
      • Malone Meets Marlo Volumes 1-6 - Bill Malone
      • The Magic of Michael Ammar Volumes 1-4 - Michael Amar
      • Visions of Ken Brooke - Ken Brooke & Patrick Page
    2. Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
      • Reality Check - Michael Paul
      • Clutch - Oz Pearlman
      • Magic Portal - Steve Shufton
      • Metamorphosis-Pro - Christian Schenk
      • The (W)hole Thing - Jumbo Card Version - Daryl
      • Director's Cut 2 - Horror Edition - Simon Shaw
    3. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
      • Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen - John Lovick
      • Tabman Magic - Tabby Crabb aka The Tabman
      • Impossible Bill Braid - Robert E. Neale
      • Sometimes the Jokes are Just for Me - Master Payne
  16. Advertisers Index
  17. Subscription Information

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 10 - October 2009 - 96 pages
  2. Cover - The Jinx - 75th Anniversary Celebration
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - The Magic Castle, Las Vegas, New York & Boston
  6. The Jinx: Time Squared - Jon Racherbaumer
  7. The Jinx: Harry and Ted's Great Adventure - Harry Anderson
  8. NOT Max Maven's Monthly Inquisition - Raj Madhok
  9. Osborne Illusion
    • The Corpse Came C.O.D.
  10. Lodestones - Tom Stone
    • Echoes From the Valley
  11. The JINX: 75th Anniversary Celebration
    1. Anything Went - Harry Anderson & Jon Racherbaumer
    2. A Letter from Mac King
    3. Stripped Ease - Barrie Richardson
    4. When Ted Went Postal - Marvin Miller
    5. Satan is My Buddy - Bob Farmer
    6. And the Oscar Goes to ... - David Ben
    7. Fun Page
    8. Who Do You Trust? - Stephen Minch
    9. Roswell That Ends Well - Bob Cassidy
    10. Christ Almighty and His "Force Majeure" - Ed Marlo, Bob Farmer & Jon Racherbaumer
    11. The Bird is a Word
    12. Answers to the Fun Page
    13. Banachek and Mate
    14. Simply the Best - Jonathan Levit
    15. Dürer Had a Word for It - Michael Weber
    16. When the Cats Hissed - Eugene Burger
    17. Cardblanche - T.A. Waters
    18. Crisscross - Eddie Fields
    19. Unfettered Letters - Mike Caveney
    20. Pardon My English - Derren Brown
    21. The Big Day Off
    22. The Rabbit Hole of No Return - Max Maven
    23. The Little Theater in the Sky - Ricky Jay
    24. Editrivia - Harry Anderson & Jon Racherbaumer
  12. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Books Reviewed by David Britland
      • Modern Art and Other Mysteries - Jim Steinmeyer
      • Gibecière Summer 2009 - Steven Minch, editor
      • Ken Krenzel's Relaxed Impossibilities - Stephen Minch
    2. Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
      • Metamorphosis - Wayne Dobson
      • The Pain Game - Jon Allen
      • Identity - Richard Sanders
      • Infinity Bend - Eric Ross
      • Mixed Up Happy Birthday - Jozo Bozo
      • Card Cognition - Rodger Lovins
      • Joker Monte - Dave Neighbors
      • Cosmos Card Box - Cosmo Solano
      • Permanent - Christopher Ballinger
    3. Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
      • Illusion F/X - Andrew Mayne
      • Teaching Your Old Dogs New Tricks - Chuck Crespo
      • M5 Systems: Tactics and Training (Volumes 1 and 2) - Justin Miller
      • Senior Pitchman's Reunion (3 DVD set) - School for Scoundrels
      • In the Life: Scoundrels Weekend with Doc Jon (3 DVD set) - John Deems
      • The Unusual Suspect - Matthew Wright
      • Menu of Miracles Volume 3 - James Prince
      • Super Charged Classics (Volumes 1 and 2) - Mark James
  13. Advertisers Index
  14. Subscription Information

  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 11 - November 2009 - 96 pages
  2. Cover - Roberto Giobbi
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - New York & Boston
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Just When You Thought That Alice Doesn't Live Here anymore
    • Here Kiddie, Kiddie
    • Joker's Wild
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle & Las Vegas
  8. Tension, Focus, and Design in Card Magic - Aaron Fisher
    • Rock N'Rye
  9. Roberto Giobbi - Interviewed by Manolo Tena & Richard Kaufman
    1. Genii's Quick Questions & Giobbi's Quick Replies
    2. The Houdini Rope Trick - Roberto Giobbi
    3. Who's Afraid of the Stage - Roberto Giobbi
    4. Wild Business - Roberto Giobbi
    5. Mind Mapping - Roberto Giobbi
    6. Gambler's Exposé - Roberto Giobbi
  10. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
      • Crossroads - Ben Harris
      • Ultimate Oil and Water - Anthony Owen
      • Lou Serrano's Steel Ball Routine - Lou Serrano
      • Souvenir Linking LoverBands - Alan Wong
      • Liam Montier's Animal Bands - Liam Montier
      • Sanda Panda Mystery Box - Devin Knight
      • Romhany's Travel Book Test - Paul Romhany
      • Dave Stone's Window - Mickael Chatelain
      • Instant Radio - MagiGadgets
      • Peyman's Shining Shirt and Pants - High Trick
    2. Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
      • Spellbound: The Wonder-Filled Life of Doug Henning - John Harrison
      • Magic By Design: Study, Practice and Presentation - John Carney
    3. Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
      • The Master Sessions: Fall (Disc 4 of 4) - John Carney
      • Killer Closeup Magic - Cameron Francis
      • Card College 1 & 2 (4-disc set) - Roberto Giobbi
  11. Advertisers Index
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  1. Genii - Volume 72, Number 12 - December 2009 - 104 pages
  2. Cover - The Great Jasper [Jay Marshall]
  3. Contents
  4. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
  5. Now Performing - New York & Boston
  6. On the Slant - Jon Racherbaumer
    • Can Stand-Up Magic Withstand Stand Up?
    • Kidstuff & Dreamstuff
    • Copyright Embattlements Continue
  7. Now Performing - The Magic Castle & Las Vegas
  8. Osborne Illusion
    • Santa's Little Helper
  9. Real Magic: Minor Episodes in the Marvellous History of Mesmerists, Mediums, & Mindreaders - Peter Lamont
    • The Dubious Flight of Mrs. Guppy
  10. Magicana - David Acer
    1. Holiday Miracle - David Acer
    2. Business Burn - Cameron Francis
    3. Up The Farmyard Path - Jack Parker
    4. Hypercube - Eric Leclerc
    5. The Schneider Classic Force - Al Schneider
  11. Lodestones - Tom Stone
    • Honesty and Deception
  12. The Four-Three Screen - Almost an Excerpt from Jim Steinmeyer's New Book "Technique & Understanding"
  13. The Making of "Beating A Dead Horse": The Life and Times of Jay Marshall - Alexander "Sandy" Marshall
    1. Foreword
    2. Prologue
    3. The Early Years - Snippet From Chapter 4
    4. Magicians and Other Wooden Friends - Snippet From Chapter 6
    5. Finding Himself - Snippet From Chapter 13
    6. Jay Marshall vs. The U.S. Army - Snippet From Chapter 14
    7. One of the Better Cheaper Acts - Snippet From Chapter 15
    8. Broadway Calls - Snippet From Chapter 18
    9. Life on 45th Street - Snippet From Chapter 20
    10. Television and the New World - Snippet From Chapter 23
    11. Lost Wages, Nevada and Frank - Snippet From Chapter 24
    12. The Ziegfeld Follies - Snippet From Chapter 35
    13. The Houdini Factor - Snippet From Chapter 43
    14. The Turning Point - Snippet From Chapter 45
    15. The Big Move - Snippet From Chapter 49
    16. Sunday in Chicago - Snippet From Chapter 56
    17. Magician's Disease - Snippet From Chapter 58
    18. I Told You Not to Mention the Eye - Snippet From Chapter 58
    19. Snippet From The Epilogue
    20. Exactly 500 More Words About Jay Marshall - Max Maven
  14. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    1. Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
      • Technique & Understanding - Jim Steinmeyer
      • Beating a Dead Horse - Alexander "Sandy" Marshall
    2. Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
      • OH! - Spidey
      • FreshMint - Cameron Francis
      • No Smoking - Puck
      • Serial Killer - Rich Ferguson
    3. Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
      • Friends of Roger Klause, Volume 1-2 - Lance Pierce & others
      • Lunch Date - Paul Romhany
      • Romhany on Stage - Paul Romhany
      • Art of Magic - Wayne Houchin
      • The Manchurian Approach (4-disc set) - Anthony Jacquin
      • The Contortionist - Michael Giles
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