1991-2016
Written by Stan Allen
Work of Various
31,500 pages (Paperback), published by MAGIC Magazine
Illustrated with photographs and drawings
Language: English
7,086 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Steve Cohen Stand-Up Japan
Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 69
Kazu Katayama Silk Socks "A Magical Journey In The Year 2001, With Professor Kazoo"
silk changes to sock, described in comic form
Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 70
Bob Farmer Marathon Scam
  • Flim-Flam
high-card scam with three sets of three cards (from three different decks)
  • Chicago Nontransitive Authority
Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 72
Martin Gardner A Square That Ain't There
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
optical illusions
Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 73
Grand Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 73
Michael Close, Mac King Acclimation
  • Product Review
Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 75
Michael Close (reviewer) Free Fall by Steve Brooks
reviewed together with Mac King
Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 75
Michael Close (reviewer) Strangers' Gallery by John Bannon
reviewed together with Mac King
Related to Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 75
Mac King (reviewer) Infinity and Beyond by Martin A. Nash
reviewed together with Michael Close
Related to Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) Renaissance Rope by Dick Barry
reviewed together with Mac King
Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 77
Mac King (reviewer) Cardian Angel Video by Mike Maxwell Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) The Reformation by Guy Hollingworth Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 78
Mac King (reviewer) Bill Goldman's Magic Bar and Grill by William Goldman Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 79
Michael Close (reviewer) The Magic Box by Daniel Stashower Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 79
Who's Where
Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 83
Finally Mike Caldwell doing Lefty
Vol. 5 No. 6 Feb. 1996 93
Stan Allen On-Line...
  • From the Editor
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 9
Tim Ellis The Blues
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 13
Alan Skogerbo Darwin Ortiz
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 13
Kevin L. Robart Street Lite
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 13
Derek Budde Help!
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 13
Ron London London on Fire
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 13
Eric Ronne, Michael Diliberto Attracting Attention
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 14
Cushing Strout, David Charvet Bess
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 14
Peter Manzolillo, Jon Racherbaumer Shorter, Please!
  • Letters
on the size of playing cards
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 16
Gene Belanger, Jon Racherbaumer Left, Right?
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 16
Dick Laneau A Different View
  • Letters
copying and originality
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 18
Todd Robbins Dear Stan
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 18
Paul Gertner Trading Secrets II
  • Questions
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 21
Max Maven Less Is Morose
  • Parallax
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 23
Christopher Mortika Dear Gospel Magicians...
  • Guest Editorial
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 24
Scott Wells Friedships Are Golden
  • Conventions
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 27
Bruce Sandercock Magic Hands Fachkongresse
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 27
Scott Wells Williard The Wizard 100th Birthday Celebration
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 28
George Weiss Markwoods' Professional Performers Workshop II
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 31
Scott Wells Magi-Fest
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 32
Inside Magic
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 38
Bill McIlhany Magic And The Movies: Part 4 - The Medium Is The Message actually part 3
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 42
Stan Allen (reviewer) The Legend Begins by Lance BurtonRelated to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 46
Tim Ellis (reviewer) Stars of Illusion Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 48
Steve Cohen To Market, To Market! on Charles Greene III
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 50
Charles Greene III Thoughts From A Corporate Magician
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 53
Bob Schoof Ray's Place: A Visit To The Mini-Museum Of Magic
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 54
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out on Olof Jonsson
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 59
Jon Racherbaumer Lost In Cyberspace chosen card vanishes from deck, solution
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 59
Joe Rindfleisch Fee-Fol-Lay Vanish coin dumped into other hand from first two fingers
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 61
Brick Tilley Tom-Poolery snooker stunts
  • First Stunt: Crazyballz
  • Second Stunt: Make a Wish
  • Third Stunt: Two-Dollar Trick Shot
  • Fourth Stunt: Verner's Closer (Nick Varner)
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 62
Don May Stinger Monte four piles, top cards shown, spectator should follow Queen, suddenly there are Queens on all packets
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 64
Aaron Fisher Hey, Chewed dime visible changes into strip of gum
Also published here Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 66
Steve Cohen Stand-Up Japan
  • Melatonin, Anyone?
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 69
Ichiro Moriya The River Styx liquid rises up in straw and vanishes
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 71
Bob Farmer Making A Killing In Las Vegas
  • Flim-Flam
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 72
Bob Farmer Thugs & Tugs bet about tearing a piece of paper into three pieces in one go
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 72
Bob Farmer A Ship in a Bottle bet about putting a half dollar in a bottle, word play
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 72
Bob Farmer A Cut of the Cash bet about removing strip of paper from between mouth of bottle and stack of coins
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 72
Martin Gardner Pool Hustler Scam
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bet about knocking over a nail that's standing on its head between three pool balls
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 73
Grand Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 73
Michael Close, Mac King Martin Gardner To Rubber Chickens...
  • Product Reviews
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 77
Mac King (reviewer) The Rubber Chicken Book Klutz Press Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) Flicker by Michael Powers
reviewed together with Mac King
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 77
Mac King (reviewer) Baffle Bat by Terry LaGerould Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 78
Mac King (reviewer) Ice Cream Schtick by Terry LaGerould Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 78
Mac King (reviewer) Tahoe File by Terry LaGerould Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Time Ahead by Marcelo Contento Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Trade Show Torn and Restored Newspaper by Joel Bauer Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 79
Mac King (reviewer) Ropey Rope by Mark Leveridge Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 80
Mac King (reviewer) Diary of a Nobody by Mark Leveridge Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 80
Mac King (reviewer) Solutions by Mark Leveridge Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 80
Michael Close (reviewer) Casino Royale by Larry Becker Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 80
Michael Close (reviewer) Cheating at Blackjack Squared by Dustin D. Marks Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 81
Michael Close (reviewer) John Carney's Torn and Restored by John Carney Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 81
Michael Close, Mac King Magazine Miscellanea on current magazines
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 81
Who's Where
Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 85
Finally people holding Cardini signs
Related to Vol. 5 No. 7 Mar. 1996 97
Stan Allen Good Morning!
  • From the Editor
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 9
Andrew Mugford Charles Greene
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 13
Ruben D. Padilla Helped
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 13
Hal Silberman The Legend Begins
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 13
Jack Applebaum Parallax
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 13
Mike Rogers A Different View
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 13
Allan Slaight Flim-Flam Folley
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 13
Merrill Snyder, Stan Allen Finally
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 14
Mark John, Clive J. Lugmayer, Eric Ronne, Norman Lambert, Larry Roberts, David Dellman, Eugene Poinc, James Merrills Dear Gospel Magicians
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 14
Kevin Bird, Steve Pepoon, Craig Stone Product Review
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 16
Max Maven Nonsense And Nonsensibility
  • Parallax
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 19
Duane Laflin Deep Concerns
  • Guest Editorial
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 20
Inside Magic
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 24
Brian Lead Lafayette: The Last Act 85 Years Later
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 28
Eric Mead Here's To The Tower... Twenty Magical Years!
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 34
Bill McIlhany Magic And The Movies: Part 4 - Dante's Movie Career
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 39
Scott Wells Spring Convention Guide
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 45
Scott Wells In The Wee Small Hours
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 47
Simon Aronson Convention at the Capital
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 47
Dal Sanders Komedy Kid-Show Klinic
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 48
Kat Lovell Nemcom XV
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 49
Charlie Randall Hawaii Wonderworker's Workshop
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 50
Convention Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 50
Scott Wells Utopian Magic Convention
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 60
Convention Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 62
Rory Johnston The Politically Incorrect Hobson on Jeff Hobson
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 66
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out on copyright and copying
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 73
Jon Racherbaumer Dirty Pool shooting a pool ball at the deck and cutting at a precise position at selection
Related toAlso published here Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 75
Charlie Miller, Jon Racherbaumer A Tribute to Charlie Miller card thought of, cards dealt from deck set on glass until spectator says stop, it is at the selection, one of eight
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 76
Charlie Miller Bold Steal Switch as stop trick method
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 76
Peter Duffie Hands Off Hofzinser Hofzinser Ace Problem, almost everything happens in spectator's hands
Also published here Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 78
Edward Marlo The Incomplete Faro
  • Incomplete-Faro Double Control
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 80
Steve Cohen Stand-Up Japan on coffee shops in Japan
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 83
Yuji Wada Ground Up borrowed finger ring vanishes, coffee beans multiply in two mouth-to-mouth cups, then real coffee appears, ring then found in sugar bowl
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 85
Bob Farmer Farmer's Dead
  • Flim-Flam
humorous parody column by "Tony Forgio"
Related to Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 86
Martin Gardner Zombie Glass
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bet about hight of glass and circumference
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 87
Grand Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 87
Michael Close, Mac King Hello, I Must Be Going
  • Product Reviews
last column together with Mac King
  • Farewell
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 89
Mac King (reviewer) Roberto Giobbi's Card College, Volume Two by Roberto Giobbi
reviewed together with Michael Close
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 89
Mac King (reviewer) The Looking Glass by Richard Kaufman, Jon Racherbaumer, Stephen Hobbs
reviewed together with Michael Close
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 90
Michael Close (reviewer) Wonder Words, Volume One by Kenton Knepper
reviewed together with Mac King
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 91
Michael Close (reviewer) Astro Diary by Barry Govan, Graham Etherington Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 92
Michael Close (reviewer) The Houdini Bolt Viking Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 93
Michael Close (reviewer) The Magic of it All! by Rand Woodbury, Steve Wiliford Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 93
Michael Close (reviewer) The Ultimate Thread Reel Video Volume Three Sorcery Shop Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 94
Michael Close (reviewer) The Zeus Pad by Jerry Camaro Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 94
Michael Close (reviewer) Limited Edition by Gordon Bean Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 94
Michael Close (reviewer) Notes from the Summit by Gary Kurtz Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 94
Michael Close (reviewer) U. P. by Gary Kurtz Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 94
Michael Close (reviewer) Shrinker by Gary Kurtz Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 94
Michael Close (reviewer) The Bill, the Cigarette, the Match, and the Lighter by Gary Kurtz Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 94
Michael Close (reviewer) Thoughts Across by Gary Kurtz Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 94
Michael Close (reviewer) Leading with Your Head by Gary Kurtz Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 94
Who's Where
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 96
Finally George - The Supreme Master of Magic, poster
Vol. 5 No. 8 Apr. 1996 105
Stan Allen Control
  • From the Editor
Related to Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 9
Joseph R. Fraher "We Lose"
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 13
Cushing Strout The Legend Begins
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 13
Jack Shea Eerie
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 13
Michael Powers, Michael Close Reality or Fantasy
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 15
Chance Blackwood More Movie Magic
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 17
Darwin Ortiz Who Knows...
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 17
Stephen Minch April Response
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 17
Max Maven Hippity-Hop Rabid
  • Parallax
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 19
Paul Gertner Trading Secrets III
  • Questions
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 21
Scott Wells What Snew
  • Conventions
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 23
Elizabeth Warlock Blackpool Magicians Club
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 23
Tom Vorjohan Winter Carnival of Magic
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 24
Simon Lovell Glass City Conjurers Conclave
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 26
Bob Rees Abbott's Close-Up Convention
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 27
Inside Magic
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 32
Victor Cephas "Hunting Twophies" "A First-time Nominee's View Of The Magic Castle Awards Banquet", Victor & Diamond
  • The Winners...
Related to Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 36
Bill McIlhany Magic And The Movies: Part 5 - David Bamberg's Film Career
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 40
Stan Allen Extreme Magic?
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 44
Robert Gallup, Mark Kornhauser A few words with... Robert Gallup
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 46
Stan Allen Tahoe Madness
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 48
Stan Allen (reviewer) Mystique Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 48
Stan Allen (reviewer) Melinda by Melinda Saxe Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 49
Stan Allen (reviewer) Phantasy Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 51
John Booth The Koh-I-Noor of Magic: 109 Carats of Mystery Indian rope trick
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 52
Still Hot... current news on the Indian rope trick
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 59
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out on Larry Jennings
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 61
Doug Conn Four-Bits Bounce Bit half dollar tossed in hand, it changed into two quarters
Inspired by Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 62
Gavin Ross Power Game card chosen with automatic placement procedure, deck cut, performer announces to look for Ace of Diamonds while dealing through both piles simultaneously, they appear at the same position
Inspired by Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 63
Derek Parfitt, James G. Thompson Jr. Prophetic Post-It prediction on post-it note stuck to face card of deck, any card in the deck namd and removed, it matches prediction
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 64
David Harkey Found In Bermuda counting trick with triangle formation of little paper planes, the paper planes vanish and are found in purse
Inspired by Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 66
Steve Cohen Stand-Up Japan
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 69
Kazuyuki Hase Any Century Silk three silks in clear bag, spectator removes one, it is vanishes and found tied between the other two in the bag
Inspired by
  • "20th Century Newspaper" (Pavel)
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 71
Bob Farmer The Resurrdecktionist
  • Flim-Flam
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 72
Bob Farmer Jiggery Pokery poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Also published here Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 72
Bob Farmer Reverse Jiggery Pokery poker hands drawn from face-up spread, then hands are exchanged and performer wins
Inspired by Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 72
Bob Farmer Jiggery Poker in Two Hands poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins, repeat phase
Inspired by Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 72
Bob Farmer The Contest poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Related to Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 73
Martin Gardner Transporting an Olive
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
moving an olive with a glass upside down around
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 73
Grand Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 73
Michael Close Rom[ul]us Or Re(a)mus?
  • Marketplace
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 75
Michael Close (reviewer) Inside Magic Houghton Mifflin Interactive, CD-ROM Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 75
Michael Close (reviewer) Learn the Art of Magic with Jay Alexander by Jay Alexander
Brøderbund Software, CD-ROM
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 76
Michael Close (reviewer) Secrets of Magic with Dikki Ellis by Dikki Ellis
CD-ROM
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 76
Michael Close (reviewer) Magic An Insider's View by Harry Anderson, Marc DeSouza
HarperCollins Interactive, CD-ROM
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) Past Magicians Screen Saver RiteWay Magic Co. Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Heart Transplant by Chris "Doc" DixonRelated to Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Change of Mind by Chris "Doc" Dixon Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Fortuneteller's Book of Days by Paul Green Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 79
Michael Close (reviewer) Mind Scan 2 by Kenton Knepper, Gene Urban Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 79
Michael Close (reviewer) The Lost Card Predictions of Nostradamus by Kenton Knepper, Gene Urban Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 79
Michael Close (reviewer) Siamese Coins by Mike Gallo Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 80
Michael Close (reviewer) The Minotaur by Marvin Leventhal, Dan Harlan Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 80
Michael Close (reviewer) The Warpsmith Returns by Tom Stone Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 80
Michael Close (reviewer) Darwin Ortiz Cardshark: The Video Series Volumes 1-3 by Darwin Ortiz Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 81
Michael Close (reviewer) Bolt from the Blue by Martin Lewis Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 81
Who's Where
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 83
Finally Indian rope gag photograph
Vol. 5 No. 9 May 1996 93
Stan Allen Thinkn'
  • From the Editor
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 9
Len Radde, Tim Scarbrough, David Nolan Hobson: Pro & Con
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 11
Bob Klase Rave Reviews
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 12
Patrick Livingston, Jr. Illusionists
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 12
Ben Reed, James Cottis More Help
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 12
John Fleischer Don't Forget
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 12
Mike Rogers Just Curious
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 14
Doug Brewer Cirque du Market
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 14
Walter Zaney Blaney Ethics: Q & A
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 14
Jon E. King Yoga/Magic, Magic/Yoga
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 14
James DuVu Who's In Charge?
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 16
Paul Gertner The Part-Time Pro
  • Questions
Related to Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 18
Max Maven Hope Stings Eternal
  • Parallax
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 20
Scott Wells String Quartet
  • Conventions
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 23
Claude Crowe Magic Collectors' Weekend
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 23
Jon Racherbaumer Desert Magic Seminar
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 24
Stephen Fernandes Hank Lee's Cape Cod Conclave
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 26
Scott Wells Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic (F.F.F.F.)
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 27
Inside Magic
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 32
Bill McIlhany Magic And The Movies: Part 6 - Hollywood's Magical Crime Fighters
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 36
Stan Allen Truly A-May-Zing: No, Really! - Part One
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 42
David Kaye Five Steps to Better Kid Shows
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 46
Rory Johnston, Max Maven Max Maven: A Point Of View
Related to Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 48
Max Maven The Max Factor quick Q & A
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 52
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out on James Dean
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 57
Reinhard Müller Okito Twist four coins in box put on inverted glass, covered with handkerchief, only box penetrates to unter glass
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 58
Edward Marlo Box Turnover
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 58
Joe Rindfleisch Ounce Bounce empty tabled card case moves up and down at table edge
  • Trivial Application (card to case)
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 60
Doug Conn Conn-Fusion Rules two cards marked on back fuse into double backer
Also published here Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 61
Larry Jennings Hefty Oil & Water 4&4, "There are at least 14 moves", with mixing phase
Related to Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 63
Steve Cohen Stand-Up Japan
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 67
Tooru Suzuki Para-Sight blindfold with tape, diving colors and design duplication
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 68
Bob Farmer The Undertaker's Daughter
  • Flim-Flam
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 70
Bob Farmer Untertaker spectator deals out cards, performer in the end changes four and wins, two-phase poker deal using faced deck
Inspired by Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 70
Martin Gardner Somersault Shell
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
half an egg shell is put in water, it turns over as it sink, spectator cannot duplicate this
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 71
Grand Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 71
Michael Close The Thrill Is Back
  • Marketplace
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 73
Michael Close (reviewer) The Books of Wonder by Tommy Wonder (written by Stephen Minch) Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 73
Michael Close (reviewer) Mouse Magic by Alex Elmsley Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 74
Michael Close (reviewer) The Butterfly Box by Todd Karr Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 75
Michael Close (reviewer) Fried Thrice by Jon Racherbaumer Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 75
Michael Close (reviewer) The Stockholder by Gregory Wilson Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 76
Michael Close (reviewer) Devano Style Rising Cards Douglas-Wayne Illusioneering Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 76
Michael Close (reviewer) Cabaret Calculus by Mark Leveridge Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) Virus Card by Mark Leveridge Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) Cigarette Through Chip by Mark Leveridge Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) Outrageous Bets You Always Win by John Greene Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) The Genii Vase by Dick Williams Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) The Perfect Pocket Trick by John Cornelius Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Spark's Bullet Catch 22 G Sparks Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Jumbo Card Magic by John A. Novak Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 79
Michael Close (reviewer) Las Vegas Glasses by Dick Stoner Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 79
Who's Where
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 81
Finally "Maximums Maven?", Max Maven photograph
Vol. 5 No. 10 June 1996 94
Stan Allen Undercover
  • From the Editor
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 11
George Robinson Wow!
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 15
Vince Carmen Hunting Twophies
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 15
Chris "Doc" Dixon Centcitivity
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 15
Steve Cohen, Jamy Ian Swiss, Joe Givan How the Game was Played
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 15
Lee Stuarti Room For All
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 16
Mica Calfee, Ken Sly Can O' Worms
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 16
Max Maven How I Spent My Summer Vexation
  • Parallax
Related to Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 20
William Goldman Use The Force
  • Guest Editorial
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 22
Scott Wells Too Much, Too Early?
  • Conventions
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 25
Richard Hughes International Battle of Magicians
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 25
Michael Presswood Mexican Mentoring Workshop
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 26
Ronald Zollweg U.S./Canada Convention
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 26
David Charvet Northwest Magic Jamboree
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 27
Anthony Owen Opus Isle Of Man International Magic Congress
Related to Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 30
Mike Miller Bob Little's Super Sunday
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 33
Charlie Randall World Magic Summit IV
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 33
Inside Magic
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 36
Bill McIlhany Magic And The Movies: Part 7 - Not Larger Than His Life
  • Calvert Films on Video
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 39
David Kaye A Very Magical Evening "Share The Magic"
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 44
Stan Allen Truly A-May-Zing: No, Really! - Part Two
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 46
Stan Allen The Long Beach Mystics
Related to Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 50
Mike Caveney I Was A Teenage Gang Member Long Beach Mystics
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 55
Kevin James From The 20th Row Long Beach Mystics
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 56
Brian McCullagh Answering The Sydney Press on David Copperfield
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 58
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out
Related to Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 61
Edward Marlo Inverse Crash Link key ring is in other hand
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 62
Dominique Duvivier Transparency Twister card frames with clear transparent centers used for twisting effect, transformation kicker
Inspired by Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 64
Sam Schwartz Modified 4-as-4 Count credit information, from Back Flip
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 65
Charlie Justice Stealth Dump last coin in Coins Across routine
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 66
Steve Cohen Stand-Up Japan university magic clubs
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 69
Masahiro Narita, Yuji Yasuhara Nari Change one wand multiplies into three different-colored wands, all three held in star-formation in one hand, they change into the same color
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 70
Bob Farmer Big Money In Mime and Balloon Animals
  • Flim-Flam
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 72
Bob Farmer A Virtual Shuffle And a Real Scam performer gets the Aces after the draw
Inspired by Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 72
Dan Garrett The Shuffle Hunter type shuffle without jogs
Also published here Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 72
Martin Gardner An Illusion of Weight
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
haptic weight/gravity illusion with large and small can
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 73
Grand Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 73
Michael Close Lag Time
  • Marketplace

  • Review Policy
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 75
Michael Close (reviewer) Encyclopedia of Card Sleights 1-3 by Daryl Martinez Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 75
Michael Close (reviewer) Séance by Scott Moore-Davis Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 76
Michael Close (reviewer) Lou Gallo: The Underground Man by Lou Gallo (written by Richard Kaufman, Mark Phillips) Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 76
Michael Close (reviewer) Short Course on Kid Shows by Samuel Patrick Smith Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) Ghost Card by Samuel Patrick Smith Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) Poof Ball by James Swoger, Samuel Patrick Smith Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) Delusion Therapy by Gary Ward Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 77
Michael Close (reviewer) Doing Trade Shows with Confidence by Gary Ward Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) The International Magic Yellow Pages by Wittus Witt Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Bertram on Sleight of Hand by Ross Bertram Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Mario Manzini Tribute to Houdini Poster Lee Jacobs Productions Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Thread Boss Sorcery Shop Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 78
Michael Close (reviewer) Tooned Out Sorcery Shop Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 79
Michael Close (reviewer) The London Collection by Guy Hollingworth Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 79
Michael Close (reviewer) Let's Do It Again by Rodney King Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 80
Michael Close (reviewer) Mirrorcle by John Derris Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 80
Michael Close (reviewer) The Perfect Pen by John Cornelius Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 80
Michael Close (reviewer) The Origami Corner - Brilliant Origami - David Brill - Mythological Creatures and the Chinese Zodiac in Origami - John Montroll - Origami, Plain and Simple - Robert Neale Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 80
Richard Robinson Wondering The Web
  • All Magic Guide
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 82
Who's Where
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 85
Finally Mike Caveney and Stan Allen photo
Vol. 5 No. 11 July 1996 98
Stan Allen Changes
  • From the Editor
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 9
Bob Miller, Max Howard, Diane Bray, Nicholas Night, Rajneesh Madhok To the Max
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 13
Tom Stone Parallax
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 13
Chip MacGregor Hobson Bashing
  • Letters
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Jeff Hobson Hobson on Hobson
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 14
Rob Allen, Victor Gorodinsky, David Callahan, Graham Stringer, John R. Dudley, Lance Campbell, Max Howard, Ron Calhoun Special(s) Delivery
  • Letters
Champions of Magic show
Related to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 14
Bob Klase, Joe Fox, John Moran Camera Tricks
  • Letters
"Joseph Fox"
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 14
Carson Hibbard, George Sprague Brewing
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 16
Robb Roloff National Treasure
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 18
Jeff Smith Part-Time Fees
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Bev Bergeron On Your Marks'
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 18
Ted Goodman Card Sharp
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 20
Pat Hennessy Another View
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 20
Ron Calhoun Awards
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 20
Michael Ellis Compound Errors
  • Letters
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 20
Max Maven An Apartment In Samarra
  • Parallax
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 23
Scott Wells Fountains Of Youth?
  • Conventions
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 25
Bruce Sandercock Florida State Convention
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 25
Kat Lovell Magiconn
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 26
Randall Eaton Wizard's Weekend
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 29
Inside Magic
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 34
Jon Racherbaumer IBM/SAM Reviews: Moments from Norfolk and Vegas
  • 68th Annual I.B.M. Convention (Norfolk)
  • 68th Annual S.A.M. Convention (Las Vegas)
  • Epilogue
Related to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 38
David Charvet A Century of "Tall Grass" Showmen Bringing Magic to the Small (and not-so-small) Towns across America
  • 1900-1950
    • Mc Donald Birch
    • Virgil
  • 1950-1975
    • Ken Griffin
    • Stan Kramien
  • 1975-1996
    • Mark Evans
Related to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 44
David Charvet A Day On The Road With A Touring Illusion Show "As Told to David Charvet by Julie (of Virgil & Julie)"
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 50
Stan Allen (reviewer) Lance Burton Opens The Monte Carlo! by Lance BurtonRelated to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 52
Rory Johnston Caesars Magical Empire
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 56
Rob Allen (reviewer) David Ben is... The Conjuror by David Ben Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 60
Ken McCreedy The Players on David Ben's "The Conjuror"
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 62
Bill McIlhany Magic And The Movies: Part 8 - Side Show: The Magical Cinema of Tod Browning
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 65
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out on Byron Walker
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 71
Mark Jenest The Classic Farce spectator keeps picking the Two of Clubs, duplicates of it are on the table, one is signed, its back changes color and rest of deck shown normal
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 72
Gregory Wilson Snap Pop-Pluck coin appears on fingertip with snapping sound
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 74
Mac King, Mark Aspiazu Copdiddle Count five as six (for example), with snapping sound
Related to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 76
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Roll Control selection pushed in, followed by flourishy roll-over cut onto table
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 78
Steve Cohen Stand-Up Japan
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 81
Hiromasa Fukai Water Monte water poured into one cup, monte sequence
Related to Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 82
Bob Farmer Non-trance-sitivity
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Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 84
Bob Farmer Chased paper rock scissors type game with suits
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 84
Bob Farmer (reviewer) A Book You Should Buy by Christian Chelman
Capricornian Tales
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 84
Martin Gardner The Cartesian Matches
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
matches floating up and down in bottle of water
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 85
Grand Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 85
Michael Close The Reader's Digest Version
  • Marketplace
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 87
Michael Close (reviewer) Magie Duvivier by Dominique Duvivier (written by Jon Racherbaumer) Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 87
Michael Close (reviewer) The Looking Glass, Spring 1996 by Richard Kaufman, Stephen Hobbs, Jon Racherbaumer Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 87
Michael Close (reviewer) Miracle Material by Michael Kaminskas Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 87
Michael Close (reviewer) The Art of Close-Up Magic Volumes 1 and 2 by Lewis Ganson Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 88
Michael Close (reviewer) Without the Net by Gary Norsigian Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 88
Michael Close (reviewer) Expert Coin Magic Made Easy Volumes 9, 10 and 11 by David Roth Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 89
Michael Close (reviewer) Classics of Magic by Aldo Colombini Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 89
Michael Close (reviewer) Direct Hits by Aldo Colombini Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 89
Michael Close (reviewer) On The Ropes by Aldo Colombini Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 89
Richard Robinson Se Perd Dans La Nuit Des Temps
  • All Magic Guide
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 92
Who's Where
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 95
Finally Great Thompsoni photo
Vol. 5 No. 12 Aug. 1996 110
Stan Allen Editor's Choice
  • From the Editor
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 9
Bill Smith, Stan Allen Lance
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 15
Barry Yiengst Tall Grass
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 15
Ricki Dunn On Target
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 15
Austin Kelly Help!
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Related to Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 16
Tom Rudd TV Magic
  • Letters
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 16
Brian McCullagh Mystic Dreams
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 16
Margaret Steele Women in Magic
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 16
David Avadon Victor/Victim
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 16
Darwin Ortiz Gypsy Heritage
  • Letters
Gypsy Thread origins
Related to Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 18
Walter Zaney Blaney Vito Scotti
  • Letters
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 18
Inside Magic
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 23
Wiley Miller, Susan Dewar Us & Them cartoon
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 26
Scott Wells The Case Of The Disappearing Dealers
  • Conventions
Related to Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 29
David Jones The 25th Australian Convention of Magicians
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 29
Jim Surprise Las Vegas Close-Up Classic II
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 30
Lee Freed World of Wizards '96
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 32
Elizabeth Warlock A Jewel Among Rings: 60 Years Of British Ring Conventions
Related to Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 38
Bill McIlhany Magic And The Movies: Part 9 - From Chatrand to Chandu: Edmund Lowe as Magician
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 45
Stan Allen Impossibottles! impossible bottles by Harry Eng
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 50
Ken Trombly Stocks Are Up! stock posters
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 52
Thomas Alan Waters Jim Steinmeyer: Deviser Of Illusions
Variations Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 56
Bill Taylor, Jim Steinmeyer Jim Steinmeyer: In His Own Words
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 62
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 67
Tom Stone D'struction on using D'Light covertly, short one-coin sequence with glowing red light
Also published here Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 68
Jon Racherbaumer Copycat Cards three blue-backed cards selected, three red-backed cards are placed on first selection and packet changes to four duplicates of it, repeated twice, then red-backed cards shown blank (general cards with packet)
Inspired by Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 70
Pick-Up Shuffle Force lift shuffle
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 71
Cut-Deeper Force
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 71
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Convincing Rhumba Count
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 72
Walter Rollins Han Ping Rollins han ping Chien applications for coins through table
  • The First Procedure (six coins and copper coin)
  • The Second Procedure (six coins and copper coin, with glass)
  • Monkey Business (hand puppet)
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 74
Dai Vernon Greek Ancestor
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Bob Farmer Ugly Incident Mars Flim-Flam Convention
  • Flim-Flam
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 78
Bob Farmer Squeeze Play bet about drinking liquid from a glass with two coins balancing on its rim
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 78
Bob Farmer Three to One bet about drinking three beers faster than a shot glass
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 78
Bob Farmer Soaking the Mark bet that spectator cannot pick up tabled glass without spilling its content
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 78
Martin Gardner The Biased Penny
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
bias in spinning a new penny on glass surface
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 79
Grand Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 79
Richard Robinson The Buddy System
  • All Magic Guide
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 80
Michael Close "I Never Inhaled..."
  • Marketplace
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 83
Michael Close (reviewer) Expert Cigarette Magic Made Easy by Tom Mullica Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 83
Mac King (reviewer) Workers #5 by Michael Close Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 84
Michael Close (reviewer) Sankey-tized II by Jay Sankey Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 85
Michael Close (reviewer) Illusionworks Video Workshop #1: Steps and Bases by Rand Woodbury Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 86
Michael Close (reviewer) Zapped! A Complete Performance Guide to the Electric Chairs by Ricki Dunn Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 86
Michael Close (reviewer) The Book of Aleister Crowley by Larry Baukin Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 88
Michael Close (reviewer) The Magician's Yearbook 1996 by Anthony Owen Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 88
Michael Close (reviewer) The Sticky Blue Book by Anthony Owen Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 88
Michael Close (reviewer) Corporate Punishment by Nigel McCullagh Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 88
Michael Close (reviewer) The Ecology of Trash by Steve Trash Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 89
Michael Close (reviewer) Phil Goldstein's Giant B'Wave by Philip T. Goldstein, Meir Yedid Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 89
Michael Close (reviewer) Where Does the Music Go? "Jonathan M." Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 89
Michael Close (reviewer) Strange Magic by Peter Louis Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 89
Michael Close (reviewer) The Ultimate Pickpocket by Mike Maxwell Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 90
Michael Close (reviewer) The Expositor: Or Many Mysteries Unravelled by William Frederick Pinchbeck Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 90
Michael Close (reviewer) MagiFax 1995 by Kevin King Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 90
Michael Close (reviewer) Eye Exam by Danny Archer Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 91
Michael Close (reviewer) 911 Bunnies A-1 Multimedia Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 91
Michael Close Max Is Mum letter to Max Maven, on the Parallax column
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 91
Who's Where
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 94
Finally John Booth photograph
Vol. 6 No. 1 Sep. 1996 110
Stan Allen From The "Stuff" File
  • From the Editor
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 9
Lee Germain, Ulf Morling Parallax
  • Letters
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 13
Joseph Otto TV Magic
  • Letters
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 13
Cushing Strout Scared of Silence
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 13
Mike Bent Thumb's Up
  • Letters
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 13
David Corsaro Bad Talk
  • Letters
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 13
Mike Rogers Just Curious
  • Letters
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 14
Roger Linden Payback?
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 14
Jon Racherbaumer, Bob Knigge, David Berglas I.B.M. Review
  • Letters
"Daniel P."
Related to Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 14
John Fleischer Amen
  • Letters
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 16
Fred Scott Donaldson Ta-Da Boom
  • Letters
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 16
Inside Magic
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 21
Escaping Vandalism Houdini's grave
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 21
Richard Robinson Where Are The Magic Stars?
  • All Magic Guide
Related to Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 26
Scott Wells Now Is The Time For All Good Men...
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 29
Michael Powers Abbott's Magic Get Together
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 29
Bruce Sandercock Pacific Coast Association of Magicians
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 30
David Kaye International Festival of Children's Magicians
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 31
Scott Wells Texas Association of Magicians
Related to Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 33
Barry Govan Ballarat Close-Up Convention
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 36
Bill McIlhany Magic And The Movies: Part 10 - Usually Behind The Camera: Magical Movie Consultants
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 43
William V. Rauscher Architectural Magic At The Larcom
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 48
Stan Allen Carve 'Em Up! magic silhouette carvings in pumpkins, Jason Senft, Justin Senft
Related to Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 52
Kenneth Silverman Houdini!!! book excerpt
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 56
Ken Silverman: Biographer Extraordinaire
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 59
Paul Gertner, Eddie Tullock Eddie Tullock: Trade Show Pioneer
Related to Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 60
Mike Rogers Robert M. Snodell Eddie Tullock's agent
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 68
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out on gossip, Vernon/Tarbell/Crandall lecture anecdote
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 71
Doug Canning No Tell Hotel spectator thinks of a Vegas hotel, divined
Inspired by Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 72
Rick Todd Sleeve Change card shown and rubbed at sleeve, unload for Marlo's Miracle Change
Inspired by Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 74
Mark Jenest Self-Demotion job title on business card changes
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 77
Don England Micro-Macro Finale miniature Joker placed separately on table, it also grows along with rest of deck
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 78
Jim Steinmeyer Ten Cards Up The Sleeve
  • Conjuring
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 81
Jim Steinmeyer Card Vanish from Fan card sticking out of small-packet fan vanishes visually
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 83
Back Palm Vanish
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 84
Bob Farmer Marxism & Magic
  • Flim-Flam
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 86
Bob Farmer Methods For Marxism on marking systems
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 86
Bob Farmer The Farmarx System marking system
Related to Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 86
Bob Farmer The Juice Deck comment
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 87
Martin Gardner The Puzzling Quarters
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
puzzle about moving coins around on a surface without touching
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 89
Grand Delusions Morgan cartoon
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 89
Michael Close Bookbinder's Pastime
  • Marketplace
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 91
Michael Close (reviewer) Steel and Silver Video Series Volumes 2 and 3 by Paul Gertner Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 91
Michael Close (reviewer) The Rope Magic of Tabary Volumes 1 and 2 by Francis Tabary Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 92
Michael Close (reviewer) The Video Encyclopedia of Card Sleights Volumes 4, 5 and 6 by Daryl Martinez Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 93
Michael Close (reviewer) We Remember Lee Grabel by Joel Ray Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 93
Michael Close (reviewer) Magic by Ellis Stanyon Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 94
Michael Close (reviewer) One Card Link by Sixten Beme Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 95
Michael Close (reviewer) Improved Finger Chopper Hades Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 96
Who's Where
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 98
Finally Vampire Dispatching Kit photograph
Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct. 1996 110
Stan Allen Big Sis
  • From the Editor
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 11
Dave Dorsett Five Years
  • Letters
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 15
Jonathan Pendragon Fresh Air
  • Letters
Inspired by Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 15
Dr. Leonard Wong Take Mine
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 15
Dave Steinberg Disappearing Dealers
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 15
Alan Wassilak F.Y.I.
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 17
Paul Daniels Out Working
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 17
Inside Magic
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 21
Richard Robinson Virtual S & R
  • All Magic Guide
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 26
Scott Wells Pick A Number, Any Number
  • Conventions
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 29
Beth C. Sheligo The Eastern Alliance of Eastern States
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 29
Elizabeth Warlock British Ring Convention (60th)
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 30
Bill McIlhany Magic And The Movies: Part 11 - Legends Of Magic And The Movies: Orson Welles & Channing Pollock
Related to Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 39
Ryan Oakes (reviewer) Professional Performer's Workshop Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 46
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Big Apple Circus Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 52
Jon Racherbaumer A Gifted Amateur's Final Bow on Geoffrey Buckingham
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 55
Stan Allen Broadway Joe: Joseph Gabriel
  • The Story...
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 57
Stan Allen, Joseph Gabriel Ten Questions With...
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 59
Stan Allen (reviewer) The Show... by Joseph Gabriel
The Lamb's Theatre
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 60
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out "Driving Marlo" card anecdote
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 65
Mitsunobu Matsuyama Catch The Terrorist instruction game with map, final destination predicted
Inspired by
  • "The 3-by-3 Matrix" (Martin Gardner, Scientific America, Aug. 1960)
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 67
Ray Patrick Swing-Flip False Cut in-the-hands
Related to Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 68
Jim Burns, Mike Rogers Nickel-Dime Dazzler using Nickels to Dimes set with brass cap
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 70
Jim Steinmeyer, Orson Welles Dowsing and Divining
  • Conjuring
dowsing for water with several Foo Cans in a row (Orson Welles)
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 73
Jim Steinmeyer Music Box Divination one of six songs chosen and one of six music boxes, they match
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 74
Bob Farmer Using Plants
  • Flim-Flam
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 77
Bob Farmer The Cadd Force "Cut-and-Deal-Down Force", spectator cuts off a pile and deals the rest into x piles, the top cards are forced
Also published here Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 77
Bob Farmer Russian Poker Roulette top cards of ten piles used for poker game
Also published here Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 77
Martin Gardner Roly-Poly Folder
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
empty and bent match book somersaults on the table
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 79
Michael Close With A Little Help...
  • Marketplace
Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 83
David Charvet (reviewer) Houdini!!! The Career of Erich Weiss by Harry Houdini (written by Kenneth Silverman)Related to Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 83
David Charvet (reviewer) Houdini by Gene M. Gamache, Kirk G. Carter Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 84
Jon Racherbaumer (reviewer) Magic of Micah Lasher by Micah C. Lasher
reviewed together with Michael Close
Related to Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 85
Michael Close (reviewer) How to Be (a Fake) Kreskin by The Amazing Kreskin Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 88
Michael Close (reviewer) Makin' Sparks! by Dan Sylvester Vol. 6 No. 3 Nov. 1996 89
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