Volume 17, Number 5 - Volume 18 Number 4
January 2008 - December 2008
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor
1402 pages (2 quad size pages)
- Magic - Volume 17, Number 5 - January 2008 - 108 pages
- Cover - Robert Harbin - 1909-1978
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Sorry About the Hat
- Web Update
- Mail
- Omission - December 2007 - Update
- Correction & Clarification - December 2007 - review of David Penn's Refraction
- The Show Doctor - Jeff McBride
- The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
- Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
- ... And On ... And On ...
- Do The Hustle
- Magical Reads
- A Moment With ... Mike Super
- Who's Where
- Richard "Dick" Ryan (1928-2007) - died
- Int'l Magic Weekend 2007
- Extreme Levitation
- In His Words: Cyril Takayama - Interview by Michael Weber
- Cover - A Box Is To Go On Board - re: Richard Himber - Alan Shaxon
- Harbin's Card in Bottle
- Harbin's Roll-On Table
- Cityscape: Going Back to Houston - Scott Wells
- A Long Way in a Short Time - re: David Minkin - Shawn McMaster
- Magical Automata on Display at Morris Museum - Richard Steven Cohn
- "The Levitator" Sells for $220,000 mat Auction - Jason & Justin Senft
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Tyler Wilson One-Man Issue
- Call Girl - Tyler Wilson
- Bling - Tyler Wilson
- Token - Tyler Wilson
- Guns N' Roses - Tyler Wilson
- Running Man - Tyler Wilson
- Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience - David Kaye (Silly Billy)
- A Lot for a Little: Kid's Magic to the Max [Max Maven]
- Pop-Off
- Starr Craft - David Starr
- Bloomerangs - Gaëtan Bloom
- Heads & Tails 2
- Thoughts on ... Gifts
- Magic Marketplace
- Here I Go Again! - Bill Malone - 3 DVDs - reviewed by Jason England
- Welded - Brent Geris & Brian Hebert effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Honest Cheat - Alan Bursky - manuscript - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Bootlegs & B-Sides, Vol. 1 - Sean Fields - DDV - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Roadrunner Cull - Kostya Kimlat - DVD - reviewed by Jason England
- The Essential Stewart James - Alan Sleight, editor - book - reviewed by John Lovick
- Trespass - Dan Army - DVD - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Half & Half, Vols. 1 and 2 - Doug Brewer - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Master Deck - Marc Oberon - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Covert Coins - Charlie Justice - DVD - - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Pure Filth - David Regal - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Authorized Magic Dealers
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 17, Number 6 - February 2008 - 108 pages
- Cover - Rafael
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Mail
- Omission - January 2008 - credit for photo on page 43
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
- Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
- Wife Transpo Trick
- Gamesters Let Games Begin at CatHouse
- A Moment With ... Max Maven
- Who's Where
- Teller-envisioned Shakespeare
- Christmas at the House of 10,000 Secrets
- In His Words: Charles Reynolds - Interview by David Charvet
- Cover - Rafael: Who Are These Guys? - Alan Howard
- Don't Marry a Magician! - Geraldine Conrad Larsen
- Anthony Owen: A Man With a Magical Objective - Andi Gladwin
- Tips for TV
- Timeline of Anthony Owen's Magic-based Shows with Objective Productions
- Fresh Bottle Mystery - Mark Nelson
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Eric Leclerc One-Man Issue
- Absolut Idiot - Eric Leclerc
- Ottawa Straw - Eric Leclerc
- Psychic Bic - Eric Leclerc
- The ID Trick - Eric Leclerc
- The Hand Bank Vanish - Eric Leclerc
- Connecting Columns - re: Adam Ryan's Kings Face Aces (October 2006)
- Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience - David Kaye (Silly Billy)
- Hardly Ever, Maybe Three Times a Week
- Dani Ryb
- Josh Phaff
- Out of My Mind - Anthony Owen
- Starr Craft - David Starr
- Seeing the Dark - Robert E. Neale
- Part One: Life, Death, and Magic
- Magic Marketplace
- Seriously Silly - David Kaye - book - reviewed by John Lovick
- Impossible Card in Rope - John Rivav & Juan Cáceres - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- School Daze - Black's Magic - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- The Bammo Dekronomicon - Bob Farmer - effect - reviewed by Jason England
- Dan Alan's Magic Ranch - Don Allen - 3 DVDs - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Assension - Joshua Quinn - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- System 88 - Dr. Lisa Chin & Docc Hilford - booklet - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- BLANK! - Kenton Knepper - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Mental Influence - Kenton Knepper - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Lady Travels - Kenton Knepper - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- PSY Color Change Deck - Kenton Knepper - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Civil - Sam Fitton - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Business Card-iographic - Brian Curry - effect on DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- The Original Escapes of Arthur Coghlan - Arthur Coghlan - book - reviewed by John Lovick
- Catching Up with Milo and Roger - Dustin Stinett - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Fingers of Fury, Vol. 1 - Alan Rorrison - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Noted Briefly
- Bunko - Jim Steinmeyer - routine
- That Reminds Me ... - Michael Close- book
- Heiny 500 - Karl Hein - effect on DVD
- Authorized Magic Dealers
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 17, Number 7 - March 2008 - 124 pages
- Cover - 13 Steps to Tony Corinda
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Mail
- Omission - February 2008 - photo credit on page 23
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
- Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
- Sarmoti Reappears
- Marveling at Marvey
- A Moment With ... Jonathan Levit
- Who's Where
- Worldly Uri
- Cover - 13 Steps to Tony Corinda - interview by Joseph Atmore
- Baffling the Experts - Corinda's 1958 Séance at the Magic Castle - Billy McComb
- Celebracadabra: VH1's Magic reality Series - Shawn McMaster
- Brookledge at 75 - A Haven for Magicians - Mark Nelson
- Geoffrey Durham: A Career Magician - Ian Keable
- Cityscape - Sweet Home Chicago - Adam Rubin
- 2008 Guide to Conventions
- In Their Words: Brad Jacobs & Roger Miller - Interview by Stan Allen
- Magic Convention Calendar 2008 [and 2009]
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Best of 2007
- Wagers of Sin - Max Maven
- Royal Jennings - Miles Santoro & Tomas Bloomberg
- Lethal Extender - Doug Brewer
- Expertalk - Daniel Chard on Reversing a Card
- Talking Tricks
- Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience - David Kaye (Silly Billy)
- Milo and Roger and Bugs and Peter
- Norm Barnhart
- Out of My Mind - Anthony Owen
- Seeing the Dark - Robert E. Neale
- Part Two: Casting Shadows
- Magic Marketplace
- TnR - Mathieu Bich - effect - reviewed by John Lovick
- Sleight of Hand with Coins - Jay Sankey - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Trio - Jack Ken Tillar - book - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- The Magic Gourmet - Lewis Jones - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Hyper-Bent-Elation - Daryl - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- Rainbow Ropes, the Remix - Daryl - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- iVanish - Ben Seidman - DVD - reviewed by Jason England
- Emptied - Paul Kostrach - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Ultra Vision NightShades - Mark Allen & Paul Harris - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- Spookey - Jay Sankey - effect on DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- TEARable Sessions - Ben Williams - booklet - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Blunt - David Kernsley - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Thought of Cards Across Project - Christopher Williams - booklet - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Noted Briefly
- A Checklist of Conjuring Catalogs - Burton S. Sperber - book - reviewed by Leo Behnke
- Authorized Magic Dealers
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 17, Number 8 - April 2008 - 134 pages
- Cover - The Top Ten Funniest Acts In Magic Today
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Mail
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
- Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
- A Winner and a Controversy
- Showzam!
- Celebrities, Magicians, and a New Airdate
- Making Magic with Make:
- A Moment With ... Eric Eswin
- Who's Where
- Les Smith (1915-2008) - died
- Make 'Em Wonder, Make 'Em Laugh! - Gabe Fajuri
- Cover - The Top Ten Funniest Acts In Magic Today
- 10 - Kohl & Company
- 9 - John Carney aka Mr. Mysto
- 8 - Michael Finney
- 7 - Penn & Teller
- 6 - Jeff Hobson
- 5 - Carl Ballantine
- 4 - The Great Tomsoni & Co.
- 3 - Amazing Johnathan
- 2 - David Williamson
- 1 - Mac King
- How the Funniest Picked the Funniest
- In Their Words: Nine of the Top Ten Funniest - Interview by Stan Allen
- Five Steps to Funny - Mike Bent
- A Laugh a Line - Ian Keable
- It Wasn't Funny at the Time!
- Dana Daniels
- Bruce Gold
- Michael Ammar
- Martin Lewis
- John Thompson
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- What Has Eight Legs, a Detachable Finger, Magic Breath, a Knife in a Sock, and a Way with the Ladies?
- Win a Date Lotto - John Lovick
- Pull My Finger - Doc Dixon
- Halitosis - Diamond Jim Tyler
- Put a Sock in It! - Rune Klan
- Connecting Columns - November 2007 & December 2007
- Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience - David Kaye (Silly Billy)
- Patrick Hated Peas Twice as Much
- Michael Finney
- Out of My Mind - Anthony Owen
- Magic Marketplace
- Jack Parker's 52 Memories - Andi Gladwin - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Royal Scam - John Bannon - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jason England
- The Enchanted Cube - Craig Nichols - effect - reviewed by John Lovick
- Exploring Magical Presentations - Eugen Burger - DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- Professional Secrets - A Life in Magic - Geoffrey Durham - book - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Safety Box - Kreis Magic - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Unbalance - Kreis Magic - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Shhhh! - Lee Earle & Larry Becker - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Echo - Wayne Dobson - effect - reviewed by Jason England
- Signed Card to Hip Pocket - El Duco - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Jam Auction - featuring Jack (The Gee-Whiz Kid) Nyberg & Don Driver - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- 52 Ways to Cheat at Poker - Allan Zola Kronzek - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Airise - JP - effect on DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Noted Briefly
- Magical Illusions - Nicholas Einhorn - book
- Knaves Gone Wild - David Solomon - effect with DVD
- Authorized Magic Dealers
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 17, Number 9 - May 2008 - 108 pages
- Cover - Raymond Crowe
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Mail
- Correction - April 2008 - Amazing Johnathan
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
- Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
- Celebracadabra Appears!
- Tommy Cooper's Bronze Honor
- A Moment With ... Dan Harlan
- Who's Where
- In Their Words: The Chicago Session: Simon Aronson, John Bannon, David Solomon- Interview by Gabe Fajuri & Adam Rubin
- Cover - Raymond Crowe's Wonderful World - Timothy Hyde
- Forty Years of Memories - re: Magic Castle Awards - Mark Nelson
- And The Winners Are ... - re: Magic Castle Awards - Shawn McMaster
- The House That Gerry [Griffin] Built - Shawn McMaster
- First Lines - Pete McCabe
- Murray [Sawchuck], Up the Down Elevator - Rory Johnston
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- The Technology Issue
- The Hickman Card Engine - Curtis Hickman
- Palm Prick - Felipe Abreau
- Ringtone Revelation - Gene Protas
- Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience - David Kaye (Silly Billy)
- K.I.S.S. Me
- Eric Mead
- Correction - November 2007 - crediting error
- Out of My Mind - Anthony Owen
- Seeing the Dark - Robert E. Neale
- Part Three: The Supernatural Shadow
- Magic Marketplace
- Subtle Card Creations, Volume 1 - Nick Trost - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Second Storm - John Guastaferro - 2 DVDs - reviewed by John Lovick
- Winks Diary - Bill Thompson - effect with DVD - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Attack of the Bag! Part 1 - Craig Petty - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Holy Grail - Jordan Johnson - effect on DVD - reviewed by Jason England
- Everything You Always Wanted To Know About The Faro Shuffle - S. Brent Morris, PhD. - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Healed & Sealed Soda 2.0 - Anders Moden - effect on DVD - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Pleasant Nightmares - William V. Rauscher - book - reviewed by David Charvet
- Tap It - Rodger Lovins - effect - reviewed by John Lovick
- Kanpai! Liquid Production - Ginjiro - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Card Catcher - Steve Shufton - prop - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Noted Briefly
- Enigma: Jeff McBride - A Magical Life - Daniel & Donna Zuckerbrot - DVD
- 23rd FISM World Championships of Magic - FISM - DVD
- The Mystics: A 50 Year Legacy - Shelley Jenkins - DVD
- Authorized Magic Dealers
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 17, Number 10 - June 2008 - 116 pages
- Cover - Tim Kole
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Your Favorite Convention?
- Mail
- Omissions and Corrections - April 2008 - credit for Hobson photos - May 2008 - Paul Gross (not Paul Ross) received Award of Merit
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- Ad-Diction & Viral Videos
- The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
- Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
- Late Night Magicians
- Heads Up on Ellen
- The Reality Continues
- Who's Where
- Herb Zarrow (1925-2008) - died
- In His Words: Banachek - Interview by Shawn McMaster
- Cover - Tom Kole: Going the Distance - Rory Johnston
- Conjurations in Kenya - Tom Lyon
- Revelation: 103 Years in the Making - Mike Caveney
- Centenary Celebration of the Magischer Klub Wien - Wittus Witt
- Opening Up ... Women in Boxes - Mark Nelson
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Dave Forrest One Man Issue
- Flush Aces - Dave Forrest
- Box-Flip - Dave Forrest
- Clipper Coins - Dave Forrest
- Migration - Dave Forrest
- Beer Bottle Bit - Dave Forrest
- Expertalk - Outs of Mind, Dave Forrest on Vernon's Out of Sight, Out of Mind
- Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience - David Kaye (Silly Billy)
- Kill the Counselor
- David Levitan
- Out of My Mind - Anthony Owen
- Seeing the Dark - Robert E. Neale
- Part Four: The Moral Shadow
- Magic Marketplace
- Bob White Presents the Egg Bag - Bob White - DVD - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Coinvexed - David Penn - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Scripting Magic - Pete McCabe - book - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Shalosh - Nimrod Harel book - reviewed by John Lovick
- Magic Bingo - Mark Wilson - effect - reviewed by John Lovick
- You Asked for It - Miracle Factory - 4 DVDs - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Chain Reaction - Andrew Mayne - effect on DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Twisted - Andrew Mayne - effect on DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Social Distortion - Andrew Mayne - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Alpha Cards - Jesse Feinberg - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Szechuan Sampler - Fred Rosenbaum - re-released effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Chinese Choice - John Archer - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Chez Louisa - Steve Cantwell - Effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Cornered - Kevin Parker & Chris Webber - DVD - reviewed by Jason England
- Inner Change - Steve Shufton - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Noted Briefly
- Le Grand David: The Early Years in Photographs - Le Grand David company - book
- The Amazing Mystical Vanishing Bandana - Robert Haas - effect
- Authorized Magic Dealers
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 17, Number 11 - July 2008 - 116 pages
- Cover - Willard The Wizard
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Mail
- Correction - June 2008 - Earle Oakes correct age is 85
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
- Magic and Theater, Part 2
- Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
- A Successful Wrap for Turkish Magic
- Forgotten Hero in Pixar Short
- Celebracadabra's Swan Song
- Who's Where
- On the Newsstand
- In Her Words: Joanie Spina - Interview by Stan Allen
- Cover - Willard: A Life Under Canvas - David Charvet
- Beating Time is Our Life - The Petrosyans Perform a Magic Fashion Show - Dr. Oliver Erens
- The Act - The Seconds Tick By
- Magic in Silence - Alan Howard
- Walter Blaney: A "Zaney" Kinda Guy! - Rory Johnston
- Magic Sells Science at World Festival - Richard Steven Cohn
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Finding Four of a Kind from a Shuffled Deck
- Personality Prognosticator - Mark Tams
- Four Card Monte - Mark Tams
- Carlo Monte - J.K. Hartman
- Card and Deck to Box - Sebastien Guizal
- Expertalk - David Buck on the Controlled Coin Toss
- Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience - David Kaye (Silly Billy)
- Tell Me About It!
- Krystyn Lambert
- Seeing the Dark - Robert E. Neale
- Part Five: The Psychological Shadow
- Out of My Mind - Anthony Owen
- Cosmo-sis Personality Prediction
- Cosmo Personality Quiz
- Great Magical Gifts to Give ... and Get
- Magic Marketplace
- Revelation - Dai Vernon & S.W. Erdnase - book - reviewed by Jason England
- The Card Tricks of Stewart Judah - Ryan Swigert - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Kiddin' Around - Chris Capehart - 2 DVDs - reviewed by David Kaye
- 10 Below Zero - Andrew Normansell - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Perfection - Oz Pearlman - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- New Aerial Glass Suspension - Will Golden - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Has This Ever Happened to You? - Celeste Evans, compiler - book - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Flipped Out - Craig Petty - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Fade - Titanas - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Casanova Concept - Steve Haynes - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Wipe the Slate Clean - Chris Webb - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Bone Saw - Michelangelo - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Omega Mutation - with Cameron Francis - 3 DVDs - reviewed by Jason England
- Cointwo - Homer Liwag - effect with DVD - reviewed by Brad Handerson
- Noted Briefly
- Master Deck Book - Marc Oberon - book
- Authorized Magic Dealers
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 17, Number 12 - August 2008 - 116 pages
- Cover - Daniel Garcia
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Mail
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
- Magic Update
- Scarlett Fever
- Hall of Fame Loses Suit
- Who's Where
- Michael Darrin - died
- Bill Tadlock - died
- Missouri Magic
- In His Words: Brett Daniels - Interview by Stan Allen
- Cover - Footnotes from the Overground - re: Daniel Garcia - by Ricky Smith
- America's Got Schadenfreude [loss of pleasure]
- Even if You Do Everything Right - Dan Stapleton
- I Was So Naive - Becky Blaney
- I Can't Complain - Bizzaro
- The Man Who Made Ice Famous - re: Frank Van Hoven - David Ben, Peter Isaacs, & Dr. Stephen Rogers
- Frank Van Hoven - Dr. Stephen Rogers
- Angela Funovits: Twenty-Year-Old Phenomenon - Mark Paskell
- Billy McComb - A Leprechaun's Legacy - Max Maven
- The Olympic Rings - Patrick Martin
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Daniel Garcia One Man Issue
- On the Rocks - Daniel Garcia
- Butter Bill - Daniel Garcia
- Tric Tac - Daniel Garcia
- The Box Steal - Daniel Garcia
- Timeline 2.0 - Daniel Garcia
- Seeing the Dark - Robert E. Neale
- Part Six: The Metaphysical Shadow
- Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience - David Kaye (Silly Billy)
- The Great Gig in the Sky
- Rámon Gómez
- Thinx - Max Maven
- Magic Marketplace
- Postmentalism - Alvo Stockman - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Touch Tricks Volume 1 - TouchTricks - DVD or download - reviewed by John Lovick
- Trilogy - Brian Caswell - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- The Ultimate Work - Tony Giorgio - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Fast Company - Damian Nieman - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Wizard Boy - UMSI - effect - reviewed by David Kaye
- Fairy Tale Rabbit House - UMSI - effect - reviewed by David Kaye
- Man in the Moon - UMSI - effect - reviewed by David Kaye
- Magical Cats Family - UMSI - effect - reviewed by David Kaye
- My Precious - Hain Goldberg - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Approaching Magic - David Regal - book - reviewed by Jason England
- VDP - John van der Put - effect on DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Poor Man's Card Through Window - Geoff Weber - e-book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Casino Cut Card - Thom Peterson - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Noted Briefly
- The Keeper Card Book - Paul Gordon & Tom Craven - book
- The Cardiste - Rusduck - book
- The Sheets Stack - School for Scoundrels - effect
- Authorized Magic Dealers
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 18, Number 1 - September 2008 - 124 pages
- Cover - Jorge Blass
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- IBM-SAM Combined Vacation
- Mail
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- Magic Update
- What Jay Packed Away Still Packs 'Em In
- A Moment With ... Cesareo Palaez
- Who's Where
- Mandy Davis & Rob Cox - married
- Lou Lancaster - died
- Jason Scott died
- Ken de Courcy - died
- Chris Pratt - died
- Cover - Nada X Aqui - Jorge Blass' "Nothing Here" is Something Rare - Mark Nelson
- Jorge Blass' Favorite Magic Moments From Nada X Aqui
- Anatomy of a Scam - Tobias Beckwith
- Showmanship for Magicians: The Evolution of the Fitzkee Classic - David Goodsell
- The Secrets of Show Biz - Rick Marcelli
- IBM/SAM 2008: It's All About The Magic - Andi Gladwin
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Finding Order in Chaos
- Order From Chaos - Lew Brooks
- Chapped - Vanishing Vinny
- The Inertia Shift - Andrew Hall
- Ring Master - Stephen Tucker
- Thinx - Max Maven
- Turn It Around - Magic For The Family Audience - David Kaye (Silly Billy)
- It's Not the Destination, It's the Ride, Part 2
- David Kaye's 100 Columns By The Numbers
- Magic Marketplace
- Card Warp Finale - Paul Green - DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- Psyche - Andrew Gerard - DVD - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Paths to Enchantment - Malcolm Yaffe - book - reviewed by David Kaye
- Puzzle Paradox - Larry Becker & Lee Earle - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Mindreading and Telepathy - Erik Jan Hanussen-Steinschneider - book - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Super Clipped - Cosmo Solano - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Extreme Burn - Richard Sanders - effect on DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- Theomancy - Roger Curzon - book & DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Sympathy for the Devil - Paul Vigil - e-book - reviewed by John Lovick
- ICON - Paul Vigil - e-book - reviewed by John Lovick
- The King of Custard - Paul Megram - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Fiber Optics Extended - Richard Sanders - DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- Noted Briefly
- Silent Magic - Dr. Simon J. Carmel - book
- The Judah Notes - Bill Coomer, compiler - book
- Split Spades Lion Series - David Blaine - decks
- The Extractor - Rob Bromley & Peter Nardi - effect with DVD
- A Magical Upbringing - June Barrows Mussey [Henry Hay] - e-book
- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
- Eagle Magic Store
- The Magic Apple
- Specialty Services
- Subscription Information
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 18, Number 2 - October 2008 - 108 pages
- Cover - Jeff McBride
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Mail
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- Magic Update
- Losing Sleep To Raise Money
- Kevin & Caruso
- Illinois Magic Bar
- McCombing Through the Treasures
- Who's Where
- Roger Klause (1938-200*) - died
- Bob Brown - died
- Cover - The Many Spaces of Jeff McBride - Rory Johnston
- A Capital Festival - Claude Bidal
- Filled With Magic - re: Herb Zarrow - Marla Zarrow
- Zarrow - David Ben
- Wyatt Earp and the Rubber Lariat
- Minimal Miraskill
- Riffle Steal
- A Big Time Small Convention - Dodd Vickers
- David Kaplan: The Road to "Greatness" - Mark Nelson
- The Magical Ambigrams of Scott Kim - Alan Howard
- Here's a contest you'll flip over!
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Steve Reynolds One-Man Issue
- TS Aces - Steve Reynolds, Trini Montes & Alan Ackerman
- Technicolor Find - Steve Reynolds
- Meddler's Assembly - Steve Reynolds
- Twelfth Method Matcho - Steve Reynolds
- Expertalk - Steve Reynolds on Quick Box Load
- Thinx - Max Maven
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Magic from the Overground - Paul Hallas - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- 666 Mentalism - Howard Adams - book - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- The Secrets of Dr. Tao, Volume IX, Book 6 - Docc Hilford - book - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Gypsy Curse - Card-Shark - effect - reviewed by John Lovick
- Corner of Picadilly - Card-Shark - effect - reviewed by John Lovick
- Lollipalooza - Brent Geris - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Andrus: The Man, The Mind & The Magic - Robert Neary - DVD - reviewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Canfuse - Kevin Parker - effect on DVD - reviewed by Jason England
- Party Time with Magic Dave - Magic Dave - DVD - reviewed by David Kaye
- Bish, Bas, Bosh - Magic Dave - DVD - reviewed by David Kaye
- Classics - Illusion Show - David Bamberg - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Classics - The Royal Road to Card Magic - Jean Hugard & Frederick Braue - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Cabaret Card Magic - Bill Abbott - booklet - reviewed by Jason England
- Duplicity - John Bannon - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jason England
- The Secrets of the Gypsy Thread - L&L Publishing - DVD - reviewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Smart-Ass - Bill Abbott - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jason England
- How Gamblers Win - Garitt M. Evans - book reprint - reviewed by Jason England
- Willard: A Life Under Canvas - David Charvet - book - reviewed by Alan Howard
- Flow - Dan Hauss - effect with DVD - reviewed by Jason England
- Joshua Jay - Live in the UK - Joshua Jay - lecture DVD - reviewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Beyond Deception - Tobias Beckwith - book - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Dice Stacking - Dennis Schleussner - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Proximity Effects - Dee Christopher - book - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Spins and Needles: The Magic of Allan Slaight - Allan Slaight - book - reviewed by Jason England
- Cell - David Stone - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Commentary - Who says print is dead? - Gabe Fajuri
- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
- Stevens Magic Emporium
- Market Magic Shop
- Specialty Services
- Subscription Information
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 18, Number 3 - November 2008 - 124 pages
- Cover - Joshua Jay
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Mail
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- Magic Update
- World Magic Awards 2008
- Lyn Dillies
- Diving Into Blaine
- Magic on Tap
- A Magical Vision
- A Moment With ... Mark Kalin
- Who's Where
- El Duco (1941-2008) - died
- Matt Roberts & Erin Horne - married
- Michael Ellis (1971-2008) - died
- Cover - Joshua Jay: Acts of Creation - John Armato
- A Conversation with Josh's Editor [Megan Nicolay]
- Sunday Night at the London Palladium - David Britland
- Presidential Prestidigitators - David Charvet & Alan Howard
- Behind the Scenes at a Command Performance - Joseph Gabriel
- Making a Smoked Herring Swim: The Magic of Malin [Nilsson] - Jaq Greenspan
- T'Waves: How Juan Tamariz Broadcast Magic into las Manos de España - Stephen Minch
- Villa Livera: The House That Gio Built - Steven Sokulski
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- Magic in Context
- 242 2.0 - Joshua Jay
- Hand of Fate - David Parr
- Orna-Mental - Joshua Jay
- Expertalk - Joshua Jay on Triumph: Totally Triumph
- Connecting Columns - September 2008 - Order from Chaos - Inertia Shift
- Real-World Methods - Jim Sisti
- Sleightly Twisted - Todd Neufeld & Don Caldwell
- Popped and Restored Balloon
- Todd's Favorite
- Don's Favorite
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic - David Ben - book - reviewed by Jason England
- Verbal Magic - Juan Tamariz - book - reviewed by John Lovick
- The Magic of Nefesch - Nefesch - 6 DVDs - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Surfaced - Chad Nelson - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Phork - JP - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Gimpy's Light and Heavy Chest - Steve Corbett - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- This is Not a Book - Robert E. Neale - book - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Classics - The Art of Magic - T. Nelson Downs - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Squash - Dr. Boris Zola - effect - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Stars of Magic - Meir Yedid book reprint - reviewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Colour Burn - David Forrest - effect with DVD - reviewed by John Lovick
- The Secret Art of Monkey Business - Matthew Johnson - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Weather or Not - Devin Knight & John Moyer - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- The Invisible Hand - Michel - 3 DVDs - reviewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Enigma? - Daniel and Donna Zuckerbrot - twelve part documentary series on DVD - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Split Happens - Craig Petty - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Mirage - Craig Petty - coin Set with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Akross - Sean Fields - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Devil's Doorway - Brent Geris *& Bob Postelnik - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Space Between - Jason Palter - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Commentary - To Order, Click Here - Gabe Fajuri
- Zero Gravity - Jay Sankey - effect on DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Invisible Stranger - Docc Hilford - booklet - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
- Williams Magic
- Barry's Magic Shop
- Specialty Services
- Subscription Information
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
- Magic - Volume 18, Number 4 - December 2008 - 116 pages
- Cover - Criss Angel
- Contents
- From The Editor - Stan Allen
- Mail
- The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
- Viewpoint - What I Learned on my Summer Vacation - Brad Henderson
- Magic Update
- Handcuff King Still King of Auction Block
- The Magicow
- By The Numb3rs
- Who's Where
- Monte Smith - died
- Nicholas K. Trost (1935-2008) - died
- Ted Lesley (1937-2008) - died
- Cover - Criss Angel: BeLIEve - Rory Johnston
- It's All About The Bus! - The Untold Story of Canada's Largest Touring Magic Show - Shawn Farquhar
- Twenty Years of Touring
- Backstage with Teresa Midbo
- Room With a View - re: John Gaughan's Shop - Mike Caveney
- Magialdia - Alan Howard
- Talk About Tricks - Joshua Jay
- A Posthumous Steve Skomp Issue
- Side Pocket Swindle - Steve Skomp
- Camouflage - Steve Skomp
- Truth, Lies, and Machine Gun Seconds - Steve Skomp
- Wood Wonder - Steve Skomp
- I Hate It When That Happens - Steve Skomp
- Michael Close Remembers Steve Skomp
- Real-World Methods - Jim Sisti
- Working Corporate Parties
- Braindrops - Adam Rubin
- Sleightly Twisted - Todd Neufeld & Don Caldwell
- Marketplace - Gabe Fajuri, editor
- Stand-Up: A Professional Guide to Comedy Magic - Ian Keble - book - reviewed by John Lovick
- Cardially Yours - Ed Marlo - book - reviewed by Jason England
- Director's Cut - Simon Shaw - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Whiplash - Stephen Tucker - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Menu of Miracles - James Prince - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Crystal Method - Darius - effect with DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Solari: Live in Your Living Room - Bob Solari - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Classics - The Magic of Matt Schulien - Phil Willmarth - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Classics - The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields - Jon Racherbaumer - book - re-viewed by Gabe Fajuri
- Tear Down - Andrew Mayne - effect - reviewed by John Lovick
- Early TV Magic: Pioneer Magicians in Rare Broadcasts - The Miracle Factory - 3 DVDs - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Unshuffling the Faro Shuffle - Paul Gertner - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Rob Force One - Robert Tarry - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Mystic Craig's Camera: A Record of 20th Century Magic - The Miracle Factory - 3 DVDs - reviewed by Michael Claxton
- Freeze - JP - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Pocket Space Plus - Anthony Miller - effect - reviewed by John Lovick
- Mo Fo - Anthony Miller - effect - reviewed by John Lovick
- Hip Pocket Bombshell - Anthony Miller - Effect - reviewed by John Lovick
- Twister - Sankey - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Got a Light? - Matt Wayne - effect - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Fat Brothers - Miguel Ángel Gea, Christian Engblom & Dani DaOrtiz - 2 DVDs - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- The Card Ideal Series Vol. 1 - Fenik - DVD - reviewed by Jason England
- Happy Birthday Waistcoat - Lee Alex - effect - reviewed by Brad Henderson
- Night and Day - Alan Rorrison - DVD - reviewed by Peter Duffie
- Comment - This Year's List - Next Years, Too - Gabe Fajuri
- Magic Magazine's Recommended Retailers
- Daytona Magic
- International Magic Studio
- Specialty Services
- Subscription Information
- Advertisers Index
- Finally
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