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Contents

EDITOR Paul Romhany

CONTRIBUTING EDITORBen Robinson

CONTRIBUTING EDITORNick Lewin

PRODUCT REVIEWERSPaul Romhany & Friends

COVER PHOTO DESIGN BYPaul Romhany

ADVERTISING COORDINATORPaul Romhany/Sydnie Anderson

SENIOR MARKETING SPECIALISTSteve Hocevar

EDITORIAL DIRECTORPaul Romhany

ART DIRECTOR and LAYOUTPaul Romhany

PROOF READERSRichard Webster, Mick Peck

E-READER VERSIONwww.revizzit.com

TO ADVERTISE IN MAGAZINEContact Paul Romhany for more information at:editor@vanishmagazine.com

Internatonal Magic Magazine

December 2014/January 2015

VANISHFROM THE EDITOR 8

ANDREW GERARD INTERVIEW 14

THE IMPORTANcE OF WONDER 26

ENTERTAINING KIDs 32

TEN LITTLE sEcRETs 38

DELusIONAL ILLusIONIsTs 42

MIcKy HADEs: A PAssION FOR MAGIc 46

LEGENDs OF MAGIc: FIELDING WEsT 56

MARRIED IN MAGIc 64

BALLOON ART 68

RED HOT AcTs - JARRED FELL 70

THE AGE OF AquARIus 76

MENTALIsM: AN ADVENTuRE IN MysTIcIsM 82

THE TREND IN THE GERMAN MAGIc scENE 86

sTAGE FRIGHT 90

A WIzARD’s MANIFEsTO 92

MARTIN LEWIs AND THE FAcEBOOK POsT 94

MAyHEM, MADNEss AND MAGIc 106

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ANDREW GERARDAn rare interview with one of the top thinkers in the world of magic

14

JARReD FeLLA red hot act from new Zealand70

Ben RoBInsonthe Importance of Wonder26

FIeLDInG Westnick Lewin gives an inside look in to a comedy legend56

CHILD’s PLAYMayhem, Madness and Magic106

BAMBOOzLERs 112

HEAD FOR DRINKING 112

PERFORMING TABLEs #3 114

KEy-REcT PATEO 118

WHOLLy sMOKEs 120

HAR-MAGIc-A 124

KNAB NIGHT 126

MAGIc REVIEWs 130

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FROM THE EDITOR

Paul Romhanyeditor@vanishmagazine.comwww.vanishmagazine.com

Another year has come and gone and VANIsH continues to flourish with so many dif-

ferent ways for you to enjoy reading the magazine. since announcing you can now get the VANIsH APP on iTunes and GooglPlay for Androids I have noticed a spike in the reader-ship. Also with the launch of the new iPhone6 it seems many people want to read it on their new de-vices. The iPhone6 is a great size for doing this. When I started VANIsH I didn’t want to rush in to getting it as an APP because I was aware of the pitfalls. It was necessary to build up trust and grow until the magazine was ready. I have more exciting plans ahead as I stay on top of the every changing technology. If you get a new Android reader or iPhone for christmas do yourself a favor and be sure to get the VANIsH APP. It’s a great way to get instant updates of when each issue comes out.

The cover story this issue features one of my closest friends Andrew Gerard. Andrew was the first magi-cian I met over 15 years ago when I first came to canada and we have

remained close friends ever since. It is very rare for Andrew to give interviews as he shy’s away from the spotlight and the magic scene in general. He’s the busiest person I know and the term Renaissance Man really sums him up. He has such a different outlook on magic and performance than anybody I know. It is for this reason he is one of the most sought after writers and producers for magic. I recently fin-ished producing THE scRyER PRO-JEcT and Andrew was kind enough to help me out with some perfor-mances and an interview. It’s a real eye opener to both those starting out and the seasoned professional. The project officially launches early December. you will find the feature story in VANIsH very inspiring and it will give you an insight in to one of the most creative minds in our busi-ness today.

What do—HOuDINI, JOHN BOOTH, HARRy ANDERsON, DOuG HENNING, MAc KING, EMIL JARROW, MARK WILsON, MALINI, sHAKEsPEARE, ALBERT EINsTEIN, JAcK GOLDFINGER, THE MAGIc cAsTLE, cHARELs WINDLEy,

DuNNINGER, EDGAR BERGEN, PAuL DANIELs, sIMON & GARFuNKEL HOWARD THuRsTON AND cAR-DINI all have in common. They are all mentioned with some detail in a very important essay VANIsH is proud to offer over the next three issues. One of our most popular writers is Ben Robinson. He has presented VANIsH with a nearly 5000-word long essay that he and the Editor of this magazine have been discuss-ing for almost one year. The essay is titled The Importance of Wonder. We genuinely hope readers will embrace these words, and more importantly, begin to adopt the thoughts, offerings and suggestions contained in this article for their performance. An art form hangs in the balance.

Wishing you all a very Happy christ-mas, Festive Holidays and a wonder-ful 2015.

Paul RomhanyEditor

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newslatest ideas • what’s on • keep up to date • stop press

Congratulations to Mick Peck Our editor of VANIsHLIVE.com gets recognised for his great work and we couldn’t be prouder to have him on the team of VANIsH.

If you have a story or a news related item please e-mail the editor at editor@vanishmagazine.comWe try to keep the news as current as possible and generally this is the last piece we work on prior to the magazine going live.

VANISHLIVE.com editor receives AWARD New zealand magician and our VanishLive.com content editor Mick Peck waspresented with a special Magic New zealand award in October. The awardwas presented in recognition of his long term service to the New zealandmagic community.

Mick is pictured here with Magic New zealand directors Michele and AlanWatson GMM.

HOUDINI’S GRAVE TO BE RESTORED Nestled next to the late Lewins, Blums and Levys in a spooky old cemetery in New york city lies the final resting place of America’s most legendary magician, interred under a granite monument that bears his stage name in bold letters: Houdini.The gravesite features an undulating bench known as an exedra, plus a Houdini bust, a vase, two benches and markers for each person buried. A mosaic emblem

of the magician society adorns the site; Houdini was president when he died. cemetery managers say thanks to a steady stream of gawkers, the grave is usually stuffed with wands and other trinkets — plus refuse.Dorothy Dietrich, a magician who runs a Houdini museum in scranton, Pennsylvania and serves on a national society of American Magicians committee is working to raise money to restore Houdini’s gravesite and allow for the permanent

care of the monument at Machpelah cemetery in queens. It will cost about $1,200 annually to maintain the grounds, plus thousands more for restoration.

the national magician society — not the local chapter — is working with Dietrich and the cemetery to pay for the upkeep and plans to clean and recaulk the granite, give the mosaic a face lift and fix the damaged markers. He doesn’t have a cost estimate yet but says repairs