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
Bob Farmer, Robin W. Dawes Con Quistador, Part I
  • Flim-Flam
proposition game with Ace, Two, Three and seven picture cards
Variations Vol. 8 No. 6 Feb. 1999 92
Scott Wells No Flashing, Please
  • Conventions
Related to Vol. 8 No. 6 Feb. 1999 99
Elizabeth Warlock Ron & Martin's International Magic Convention
Vol. 8 No. 6 Feb. 1999 99
Who's Where
Vol. 8 No. 6 Feb. 1999 105
Theo "Okito" Bamberg As We Say In This Country A Knock-Out
  • 100 Years Ago...
letter to John Mulholland
Vol. 8 No. 6 Feb. 1999 128
Finally draft of David Blaine cover for June 1997 that did not happen
Vol. 8 No. 6 Feb. 1999 131
Stan Allen By The Numbers
  • From the Editor
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 7
David Avadon Next Time
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 11
Maviro Chilliwack Fu Manchu
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 11
Kevin L. Heller Chavez
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 11
David Corsaro Blaine Watch
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 11
Eugene Poinc Decision Time
  • Letters
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 14
Derek Renfro Stick by the Oath
  • Letters
on exposure
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 14
Bill Wisch Education?
  • Letters
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 14
Jeff Hill, Kevin Spencer Val Who?
  • Letters
on the Masked Magician
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 14
Inside Magic
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 16
William Goldman The Secret of My Success
  • Guest Editorial
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 27
Michael Close Beautiful Anguish
  • Marketplace
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 29
Michael Close (reviewer) The Mysteries of My Life by René Lavand (written by Richard Kaufman) Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 29
Michael Close (reviewer) Cyclops by Bob Farmer Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 30
Michael Close (reviewer) The Money Maker Machine Manual by Algonquin McDuff Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 30
Michael Close (reviewer) Murphy's Chest Bazar de Magia Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 30
Michael Close (reviewer) The Pro-Folio by Andy Nyman Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) The Psycho-Kinetic Pen Grand Illusions Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) The Little Green Lecture Notes by Pit Hartling Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) The Little Green Lecture Video by Pit Hartling Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) Sylvester Pitch 98 by Dan Sylvester Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) Automatic Thimbles Creative Enterprises Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) Magic Squares by Mark S. Farrar Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Electronic Wizardry by Dr. Tom N. Todd Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Silk Dream by Werner "Werry" Geissler Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) The Big Picture by Woody Pittman Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) The Eye Deceived, the Ear Amused, and the Mind Astonished! by Gary Hunt Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Bound Ambition by Alan Geddes Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 35
Michael Close "Cone-Tact" Clarification
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 35
Chuck Romano House of Cards: The Life & Magic of Paul Rosini excerpts from the book
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 42
Rolando H. Santos The Why Grid
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 46
Mike Caveney The Majestix
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 50
The Century - Those Who Impacted The Art In America
  • René Levand
  • Harlan Tarbell (1890-1960)
  • Lance Burton
  • Eddie Turlock
  • Ed Marlo (1913-1991)
  • Annemann (1907-1942)
  • Ben Chavez (1901-1962
  • Jim Steinmeyer
  • William W. Larsen (1904-1953)
  • Bill Larsen Jr. (1928-1993)
  • Milt Larsen
  • Doug Henning
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 54
Stephen Minch (reviewer) Teatro ZinZanni: Theater of Trust Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 60
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out Ed Marlo and Nate Leipzig anecdote
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 71
Sylvain Mirouf Domino Rise deck ribbon-spread on table and turned over, card rises out perpendicular, elastic loop, credit information
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 72
Giovanni Livera Presto Digitation ring finger is torn off and restored, finger ring drops off
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 74
Tom Frame Forensic Evidence spectator puts thumbprint on selection and buries it in packet, magician identifies card, spectator handles selecting process and losing of card while magician’s back is turned
Variations Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 75
Tom Bowyer One-Way Reversal see section "Attribution"
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 76
Alexander de Cova Boxed Transport signed card from deck to case between Aces, spectator handles double facer
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 77
Under Cellophan Holdout
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 77
Jim Steinmeyer The Hypnotized Stack
  • Conjuring
deck is screwed together at one corner into a block, spectator names any number for the Ace of Hearts and it is found at that position
Related to Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 79
Jim Steinmeyer The Trilby Deck deck shuffled face-up/face-down and spread on the table, spectator chooses a face up and a face down card, in another deck a single face-down card matches one selection, and the other selection has a large X on its back
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 80
Bill Taylor The Shuffled Prediction deck shuffled, spectator chooses a pair of cards and then one of them, it is predicted
Related toVariations Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 81
Martin Gardner Tabletops Illusion
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
classic optical illusion
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 81
Bob Farmer, Robin W. Dawes Con Quistador, Part II
  • Flim-Flam
proposition game with Ace, Two, Three and seven picture cards
Inspired by Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 83
Scott Wells Onward
  • Conventions
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 85
Tim Sonefelt South Carolina Association of Magicians
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 85
Dal Sanders The Professional Performer's Workshop IV
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 85
Who's Where
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 89
Finally old convention photographs
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 114
The 1999 Spring Convention Guide
Vol. 8 No. 7 Mar. 1999 115
Stan Allen Opinions
  • From the Editor
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 7
Richard Hatch Lavand
  • Letters
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 11
Daniel Bull, Stan Allen Right to Write
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 11
Leland Faulkner Steel McKaye
  • Letters
Steel MacKaye
Related to Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 11
Dan Stapleton, Artie C. Kidwell Death Coaster
  • Letters
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 14
Jerry Martin, Clyde D. Nimal Century Slips
  • Letters
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 14
Inside Magic
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 16
Michael Close Born Backwards
  • Marketplace
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 27
Michael Close (reviewer) Milo & Roger by Arthur "Milo" Brandon Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 27
Michael Close (reviewer) The Comedy Magic of Rich Marotta, Volumes 1-3 by Rich MarottaRelated to Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 28
Michael Close (reviewer) Wonder Words Volume 3 by Kenton Knepper Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 29
Michael Close (reviewer) Card Magic for Amateurs and Professionals by Bill SimonRelated to Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 29
John Moehring (reviewer) The Yankee Magic Collectors #8 by Bob Schoof, Ed Hill Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 32
Michael Close (reviewer) Mathemagics by Arthur Benjamin, Michael Bryant Shermer Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 32
Michael Close (reviewer) Crazy Dominoes by Marcelo Contento Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 32
Michael Close (reviewer) Dan Ford's Rubber Chicken Egg by Dan Ford Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 32
Michael Close (reviewer) Deadlock by Patrick Reymond Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 32
Michael Close (reviewer) All Thumbs Lea P. Magic Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 33
Michael Close (reviewer) Origami Update on new origami books Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 33
Michael Close (reviewer) It's Not Magic, But... "Story" by Dr. Robert McKee Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 33
Stan Timm, Mardi Timm The Big Book of Johnson Smith & Company
Related to Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 42
David Britland Chan Canasta: A Remarkable Man
  • Yank TV Shots
Related toAlso published here Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 46
The Century - Those Who Impacted The Art In America
  • Al Baker (1974-1951)
  • Uri Geller
  • Michael Ammar
  • Servais LeRoy (1865-1953)
  • Billy McComb
  • Horace Goldin (1874-1939)
  • Channing Pollock
  • Dariel Fitzkee (1898-1977)
  • Don Wayne
  • John Northern Hilliard (1872-1935)
  • Harry Blackstone Sr. (1885-1965)
  • Harry Blackstone Jr. (1934-1997)
Related to Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 52
David Charvet Creating Fair Market Value... Farmyard Frolics
Related to Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 58
John Moehring Lance Burton: Top Secret
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 62
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 69
Michael Rubinstein Retention Open-Palm Steal coin starts out on palm and is stolen with other hand during closing
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 70
Joshua Jay Knuckle-Sandwich Aces two cards lost in deck, four Aces suddenly appear face up in deck and sandwiches both cards (no moves)
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 71
Marcelo Contento She Loves Me Not card chosen and lost in chosen number of cards, packet divided in two and one card torn up and put in both halves, two spectators do down-under-deal and end up with the two torn halves
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 72
Diamond Jim Tyler The Gunslinger cowboy figure drawn on selected card, it is bent so it stands upright on the table, performer mimes shooting on it and the card falls over and has a bullet hole
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 73
The Vortex Move standing card topples over, air pressure by moving hand
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 73
Jon LeClair Open Sesame Matchbox
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 74
Ben Salinas True Love spectator signs card and puts hand on it, another spectator does down-under deal with packet and ends up with signed selection, card under hand is blank
  • Racherbaumer Sidebar (avoiding top change)
Inspired by
  • "She Loves Me..." (Robert Neale, Genii, Feb.1994)
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 76
Martin Gardner Three Balls High
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
height of cylinder that contains three tennis balls is less than the circumference of one ball
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 76
Jim Steinmeyer The Video Mix
  • Conjuring
two video cassettes penetrate each other
Inspired by
  • Karl Germain's Block Effect
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 77
Bob Farmer Con Fiscation
  • Flim-Flam
royal flush put on table in a row, four cards from shuffled deck placed on each to make a poker hand, proposition bet which hand will be the winning hand
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 81
Scott Wells Two For The Show
  • Conventions
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 83
Joshua Jay 68th Columbus Magi-Fest
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 83
Tom Vorjohan T & Jam '99
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 84
Who's Where
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 93
Johnny Thompson Lodar Was A Thief
  • 34 Years Ago...
Ricky Dunn anecdote
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 120
Finally Peter Pit young photograph
Vol. 8 No. 8 Apr. 1999 122
Stan Allen Tick, Tick
  • From the Editor
Variations Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 7
Kevin King Canasta
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 11
David Regal Almost
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 11
Robert Orben No Ghost
  • Letters
on Bill Simon
Related to Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 11
Joe Teeples Show Pros
  • Letters
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 11
Don Camp, Rolando H. Santos Helpful Piece
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 11
Max Maven Fitzkee
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 14
Erik Orre, Archie Wade International Cover-Ups
  • Letters
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 14
Inside Magic
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 16
Dangerous II To Air
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 17
Jinger Leigh, Tina Lenert In Her Words: Jinger Leigh
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 22
Michael Close Shadows With Shears
  • Marketplace
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 29
Michael Close (reviewer) Vernon Revelations: The Video Series by Dai Vernon Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 29
Michael Close (reviewer) Daryl's Ambitious Card Video by Daryl Martinez Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 30
Michael Close (reviewer) The Golden Shells Video by Bob Kohler Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) Powerful Impromptu Card Magic by Paul GordonRelated to Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) Behind the Seams by Tony Clark Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Houdini Chip Taylor Communications documentary Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Ron Bauer's Private Series, Number 10 - Charlie Miler's Left Handed Hank by Charlie Miller (written by Ron Bauer) Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Ron Bauer's Private Series, Number 11 - Ron Bauer's Mechanical Deck by Ron Bauer Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Ron Bauer's Private Series, Number 12 - Paul Chosse's Bar Bill Stunt by Paul Chosse (written by Ron Bauer) Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) The Koornwinder Kar by Dick Koornwinder Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Mogar's Miracle Knife Routine by Joe Mogar Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Strange Feats & Clever Turns by Charlie Holland Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 35
John Moehring (reviewer) Non Plus Ultra Vol. 1 by Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser (written by "Magic" Christian Stelzel)
- It's Not in English, But...
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 35
Jon Racherbaumer Chad Long: Catcher In The Why
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 44
Chad Long Shot In The Dark "A Chad Long Trick With a Catch"
card shot out of shower of cards with toy pistol
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 48
John Moehring Buried And Not Forgotten on David Blaine's stunt
Related to Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 50
The Century - Those Who Impacted The Art In America
  • Fred Kaps (1926-1980)
  • Guy Jarrett (1881-1972)
  • Jeff McBride
  • Gary Ouellet
  • J.B. Bobo (1910-1996)
  • John Scarne (1903-1985)
  • Bob Lund (1925-1995)
  • Harry Lorayne
  • Will Goldston (1878-1948)
  • Okito - Tobias "Theo." Bamberg (1875-1963)
  • Fu Manchu - David Bamberg (1904-1974)
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 52
Mike Caveney (reviewer) Carnival of Winders by Mark Kalin, Jinger Leigh, Jeff Hobson Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 59
Charles Reynolds, Regina Reynolds The Last Poster In The Book
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 62
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 69
Jim Fish Light-Hearted Attraction card floats up on performer's hand and back down, strip on card, similar to dollar bill levitation
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 70
Don May Flummoxing Find peek challenge location, fourth finger nail makes mark on face at break
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 71
Giampaolo Zelli Black-and-White in Color black and white camera film roll changes into color film roll
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 72
Jim Steinmeyer Sventalism And Other Svengali Effects
  • Conjuring
additions and corrections for the referenced effects
Related to Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 74
Norman Gilbreath The Bellweather do-as-I-do type procedure in which spectator and performer both shuffle a deck and deal it in pairs, then select one of the two cards, they match
Inspired by Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 75
Max Maven Sventalism two cards chosen with medium out of the room, medium then divines them, marked Svengali deck
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 75
Martin Gardner Zero Gravity
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
water doesn't run out of holes in a bottle if the bottle falls
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 75
Bob Farmer, Robin W. Dawes Y2 Kon
  • Flim-Flam
moving bills on calendar, whoever lands on Dec. 31, 1999, wins
Variations Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 76
Scott Wells Sound Familiar?
  • Conventions
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 81
Elizabeth Warlock Blackpool Magicians' Club 47th Annual Convention
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 81
Jack White World Magic Seminar
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 82
Jon Racherbaumer The Second Deal Convention
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 84
Tom Vorjohan 25th Winter Carnival of Magic
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 84
Who's Where
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 89
Finally Don Lawton photograph
Vol. 8 No. 9 May 1999 114
Stan Allen Message From 13H
  • From the Editor
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 7
Lew R. Brooks Patter Time
  • Letters
Inspired by Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 11
Eugene Poinc, Artie C. Kidwell, Wayne R. Wissner David Blaine
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 11
Paul Daniels, Mark Collins Canasta
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 11
Dick Dale Dan Fan
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 14
Diego Domingo Uri
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 14
Norm Klar Close Call
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 14
Don Campbell Surprise!
  • Letters
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 14
Inside Magic
  • Magic Castle Awards
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 18
Michael Close The Road Too Well Traveled
  • Marketplace
Related to Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 27
Michael Close (reviewer) Ultimate Slow Motion Bill Transposition by Roger Klause Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 28
Michael Close (reviewer) Pristine by Wesley James Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 28
Michael Close (reviewer) One Tear At A Time by John C. Wagner Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 28
Michael Close (reviewer) Twenty by Gaston QuietoRelated to Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 29
Michael Close (reviewer) Psycho-Kinetic Dice by Gary Kurtz Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 29
Michael Close (reviewer) Completely Mental Volumes 1-3 by Jas Jakutsch Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 32
Michael Close (reviewer) Blood, Sweat, and Pinky Breaks by Magnus Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 32
Michael Close (reviewer) Chicken ala Card by Gerry Frenette Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 32
Michael Close (reviewer) Dave's 16-Digit Deception by David R. Landry Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 33
Michael Close (reviewer) It's Not Magic, But... True and False (by David Mamet) Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 33
Stan Allen Going Once... The First Magic Circle Heritage Weekend
Related to Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 44
John Moehring Cinillusion at Legoland
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 46
Tina Lenert Idealist Of Sorts To An Esoteric Art: Don Wayne
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 50
The Century - Those Who Impacted The Art In America
  • Al Flosso (1895-1976)
  • Jean Hugard (1872-1959)
  • John Ramsay (1877-1962)
  • Penn & Teller
  • Percy Abbott (1886-1960)
  • Dr. Albert M. Wilson (1885-1930)
  • Roy Benson (1915-1978)
  • John Gaughan
  • Martin Gardner
  • Neil Foster (1921-1988)
  • Nate Leipzig (1873-1939)
  • Frances Marshall
Related to Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 56
Michel Fontaine Metamorphosis: Jan Madd's Theatre de Magic de Paris
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 62
Mac King MAXimum Dimension Goes To School
  • Dimensions... After Toronto and Saskatchewan
on Max Maven
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 64
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 69
Davide Costi Pinched Click Pass using pinch vanish
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 70
David Avadon Catching Hell card tossed and caught in deck, it lands next to selection and number of cards above match named number
Inspired by Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 71
David Solomon Real-gone Hour twelve cards, selection vanishes and is found in case
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 72
Michael Powers Progressive Matrix using three coins glued on edges (E Pluribus Unum)
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 73
Jerry K. Hartman Digital Image spectator puts thumbprint on selection and buries it in packet, magician identifies card by looking at its back, spectator handles selecting process and losing of card while magician’s back is turned
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 74
Martin Gardner Climbing Bear
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
paper carton figure climbs up when pulling on string
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 75
Bob Farmer My Secret Pact With Satan
  • Flim-Flam
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 76
Bob Farmer, Robin W. Dawes Y2 Con Backards
  • Flim-Flam
moving bills on calendar
Inspired by Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 76
Bob Farmer Savoir Pair proposition game with Ace through Six in Clubs and Diamonds that must match or not
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 76
Scott Wells Invisible Men
  • Conventions
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 81
Michael Powers Abbott's Close-Up Convention
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 81
Craig R. Dickson Carole's Pocono Magic Fest
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 81
Scott Wells Hank Lee's 11th Cape Cod Conclave
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 82
Kat Lovell Women-in-Magic Conference
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 82
Chris Gillette Louisiana Weekend of Magic
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 83
Beth C. Sheligo East Coast Magic Spectacular XI
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 84
Scott Wells Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 85
Who's Where
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 89
Martin Gardner Various Anecdota Magicana
  • 48 Years Ago...
anecdotes left out of Martin Gardner's "Argosy" article, on John Mulholland, Paul Fleming, Rudy Miller, Milbourne Christopher, Blackstone, Paul Stadelman, Carl Ballantine, Roy Benson, Dr. Jaks, Norman Jensen
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 112
Finally The Amazing Scalzo and Tiny Tim photograph
Vol. 8 No. 10 June 1999 114
Stan Allen M.I.A.s
  • From the Editor
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 9
James Alfredson, Robin W. Dawes Century Quibbles
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 13
Ian Keable-Elliott Auction Ears
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 13
Eugene Poinc Bottom Line Answer
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 13
Paul Gordon, Gaston Quieto Re: Reviews
  • Letters
Related to Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 16
Inside Magic
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 20
Houdini Disappears... At Least For Now musical
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 21
Michael Close Lots O' Stuff
  • Marketplace
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 29
Michael Close (reviewer) Harry Lorayne Card Videos Volumes 1-4 by Harry Lorayne Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 29
Michael Close (reviewer) Mark Leveridge's Master Routines Volumes 1 & 2 by Mark Leveridge Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 30
Michael Close (reviewer) Money Morph Video by Kevin King Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 30
Michael Close (reviewer) Close-Up & Personal by David Regal Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 30
Michael Close (reviewer) Science Magic by Martin Gardner Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) The Center Flip and Other Cardtastrophes by Mike Schwartz Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) Dylan Sardo's The Mother Load by John Lovick Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) Walter Wick's Optical Tricks by Walter Wick Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 31
Michael Close (reviewer) Animated Miracles by Yigal Mesika Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Cosmosis by Ben Harris Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Zoom by Ben Harris Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Haunted by Ben Harris Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Business Card Scanner by El Duco Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) The Double-Up Wallet by Roy Roth Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) The Gripper Card Case by Roy Roth Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 34
Michael Close (reviewer) Magical Melodies by Alan Skogerbo Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 35
Michael Close (reviewer) Defying the Laws of Physics by David Gustafson Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 35
Michael Close It's Not Magic, But...
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 35
Gabe Fajuri The Final Get-Together graves of magicians
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 40
Jon Racherbaumer Don Alan: In A Class By Himself
  • Donald Alan McWethy (timeline)
Related to Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 44
Don Alan Sneaky Things to Remember various tips
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 47
Don Alan Worm's Turn worm in basket finds chosen ABC card, snake in a basket
Also published here Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 48
David Kaye Christmas in July
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 52
The Century - Those Who Impacted The Art In America
  • Max Malini (1873-1942)
  • Lewis Ganson (1913-1980)
  • David Copperfield
  • Charlie Miller (1909-1989)
  • Paul Curry (1917-1986)
  • Eugene Burger
  • Tommy Wonder
  • Larry Jennings (1933-1998)
  • Richard Kaufman
  • Floyd G. Thayer (1877-1959)
  • Karrell Fox (1928-1998)
  • Jack Gwynne (1897-1969)
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 54
Cushing Strout (reviewer) The Spirit Of Magic by Dai Vernon, Daniel ZuckerbrotRelated to Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 60
John Moehring Magic Collector's Association Hits 30
  • Honored Guests Over The Years
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 62
Jon Racherbaumer Inside Out
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 73
Gaston Quieto Glassy-Pentro card through glass table
Related to Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 74
Roy Walton Lucky Seven
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 75
Mark Levy The Trick that Can Be Explained all card eliminated except one which matches prediction
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 76
Steve Reynolds Atfussy finessed handling a bit forward instead of squared on the deck
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 78
Aurelio Paviato Lateral Sleeving
Inspired by Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 79
Jim Steinmeyer Apples and Oranges
  • Conjuring
piano card trick version with fruit, extra orange vanishes
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 83
Bob Farmer Dice Advice
  • Flim-Flam
on dice probabilities
  • Fogging The Possibilities
  • Shading the True Odds
  • Bending the Pay-Off
  • False Odds Payoff
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 87
Scott Wells Eight is Enough?
  • Conventions
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 89
Joshua Jay International Battle of Magicians
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 89
Ed White 55th Annual May Magic Day
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 90
David Goldrake 2nd Foire des Magiciens
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 90
Elizabeth Warlock 36th Bristol Day of Magic
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 91
Elizabeth Warlock The Opus Party (Close-Up)
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 91
Joshua Jay A-1 Convention at the Capital
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 92
Jonathan McCulloch Magic Showcase
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 93
Matthew Field Magic on Manhattan
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 93
Who's Where
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 101
Al Baker Latest Correspondence with Harold
  • 69 Years Ago...
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 120
Finally Michel Fontaine photograph
Vol. 8 No. 11 July 1999 122
Stan Allen Lighting a Spark
  • From the Editor
Vol. 8 No. 12 Aug. 1999 9
Marvyn Roy A Toast to Don
  • Letters
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