The Gimmick MagiZette: Volume 1, Issue 1 (Aug - Sep 2011)
by Solyl Kundu

The first issue is a potpourri of topics and contributors.

• The Care of White Doves - caring for and using of doves by David J O’Conner from Down Under
• Past Glory of India - a short write-up and pictures of Gogia Pasha (known to some as the "Gilly Gilly" magician from India)
• A Short History of the I.B.M. by Past International President of I.B.M. Jack White
• Your Best Test Audience - finding your best and toughest "practice" audience by Grandpa Chet
• a clever magic-themed Crossword Puzzle by Balasubramian Chandran aka Balu The Magician
• Control Coins – an excellent coin prediction by Subir Kumar Dhar
• Can or Bottle of Pop Production – production of a can (or bottle) of soda in a simplest way by International Secretary and Past IVP of IBM Don Wiberg
• Handkerchief and Egg Routine - a turn on the silk and egg routine by late Harold Taylor
• Wild Deluxe - a non-gimmicked version of Wild Card by Aldo Colombini
• lots of "news & views," a write-up of the Merlin Award ceremony in Delhi
• Platform Magic – Amazing & Entertaining - an analysis (with examples) of what makes a platform act work by Gora Datta.

Editor: Salil Kumar “Solyl” Kundu. E-mail:thegimmickmagizette@gmail.com and solylkundu@gmail.com

24 pages
word count: 8455 which is equivalent to 33 standard pages of text