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STREET THEATREBY KYLE RAVIN
06anniversary edition!
THE ILLUSIONISTS NINE TOP MAGICIANS TAKING THE WORLD BY (SNOW) STORM!
THE MAGIC ASSISTANT
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TEMIKA
SPERRY ON BEING AN ASSISTANT AND
DAUGHTER OF A MAGICIAN
185+ PAGES!MAGIC TRICKS
LEARN MAGIC - FROM MENTALISM TO
CLOSE-UP TO STAND-UP ROUTINES
DOWNSIZING OF
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International Magic Magazine
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WORLD FIRSTEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH YIF
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CONTENTS
EDITOR Paul Romhany
CO-EDITORChipper Lowell
PRODUCT REVIEWERPaul Romhany & Friends
COVER PHOTO SUPPLIED BYClaudia Mendoza
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR,Paul Romhany
SENIOR MARKETING SPECIALIST,Harry Monk
EDITORIAL DIRECTORPaul Romhany
ART DIRECTORPaul Romhany
PROJECTS MANAGERJosh Miles
PROJECTS COORDINATORNatalie Plouffe
CONTRIBUTORSJC Sum, Chipper Lowell, Magic Babe Ning, Diamond Jim Tyler, Tony Chris, Paul Romhany, Nick Lewin, Wayne Rogers, Cris Johnson, Randy Charach, Keith Fields, Ken Dyne, Lee Alex, Rich-ard Webster, Bizzaro, TC Tahoe, Danny Archer, Kyle Peron, Matthew Fallon, Charles Bach, Steve Spill, Jeff McBride, Ben Robinson, Dan Sperry, Jeff Hob-son, Brett Daniels, Stefan Olschewiski
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COPYRIGHT:All articles are NOT to be reprinted without permission by Paul Romhany and the author of each article
Internatonal Magic MagazineVANISHFebruary/March 2013
FROM THE EDITOR 6
MAKING NEWS 8
Choosing the material for your act 11
BAMBOOZLERS 14
MAGICIAN’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE 18
The Illusionists 20
Michael Giles INterview Part 2 38
Business Cards and Online Printing 50
Just say YES to Acting Part 2 54
Nick Lewin Presents ... Magic Castle 50 years 58
50th Acknowledgements - Steve Spill 64
Sound Advice 68
Hands-Off 72
Yif - Art of Magic 74
Analyzing Charlie Chaplin’s What People Laugh At 86
Buying the perfect domain name 92
It’’s Childs play 96
Coming Up With Original Ideas 102
Downsizing of Magic 108
The Magic Assistant 111
The Ring Rip-Off 118
PIRACY by Bizzaro 120
Choosing Your First Grand Illusion 124
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THE ILLUSIONISTSWorld exclusive look at the this rock star illusion show.20
MAGICIANS ASSISTANTInside interview with Temika Sperry by Gwyn 110
YIF - THE ART OF MAGICTim Ellis interviews the latest Internet sensation 74
INTERVIEW PART 2Michael Giles talks about his career in magic 38
KEITH FIELDSPart three of heading back to perform on the streets.176
COMPATABILITY TEST 130
Ultimate Vicotry Cartons 132
The Elimination Game 136
MAGIC REVIEWS 138
Stand and Deliver 156
Billz 160
Wilson Meets Weber 162
Young Magicians Corner 164
The Success Series 168
Income Marketing System for Magicians 172
FROM THE DESK OF KEITH FIELDS 176
And Another Thing 178
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FROM THE EDITORExactly one year ago I had an idea of starting an International Magic Magazine ....
Paul [email protected]
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them ...” The above quote comes from Apple’s launch called THINK DIFFERENT. I love that quote. When I started VANISH MAGIC MAGAZINE a year ago there were those that thought I was crazy, and when they found out it would be free they really thought I was nuts. Thankfully I have a lot of friends in this business who are apparently as crazy as I am, and together over the last year we have produced a great magazine. Without the contributors this maga-zine would just be a BLOG. My concept when I started VANISH was to produce a magazine that I wanted to read, with articles written by professionals, ar-ticles that made me think and would help improve me as an artist and help my business grow. I firmly believe this
is what we have achieved and with that aim in mind we look forward to more articles that will make us all ‘think outside the box’ and put magic in a positive light. Magic is constantly growing and changing and we plan to grow and change with it. Each and every contributor should be proud of what we have all achieved this past year within the pages of this magazine. A very special thank you to our adver-tisers who have supported VANISH and continue to show support. The money made from advertising goes in to helping the magazine grow with such things as the mail list software, the website costs and the use of graphics used in articles. It will also go towards getting the magazine in to a friendly e-reader format so more people can enjoy it. Please support the advertisers by visiting their websites and checking out their products. A special thank you to Chipper Lowell who I was able to get as my co-editor half way through last year. Chipper has a keen eye in the finer details and has been a huge help with putting this together, as well as getting some
incredible interviews. Those late night SKYPE calls seem to be paying off. To those people who ‘proof’ the maga-zine for me before I send it out as a completed project a HUGE thank you. Their input is invaluable and you know who you are. Finally, we would LOVE to have YOUR input and hear what YOU have to say. You can either write to me personally or head over to THE MAGIC CAFE at www.themagiccafe.com and check out our section under the MAGAZINE part. There you will see VANISH so drop on by for a chat. We are excited to be on board with THE MAGIC CAFE and know it’s going to be a positive exeperience for us all. As I put the finishing touches on this issue of VANISH my wife and I are busy packing up home as we are moving back to live in Vancouver, Canada. It’s a busy time but we are excited to be heading over to that part of the world again. Had we not moved back to New Zealand VANISH would not have happened so I would like to personally thank Alan Watson, Richard Webster, Wayne Rogers and Ken Ring who en-couraged me to go ahead and start my own magazine.
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MAKING NEWSIf you have a story or a news related item please e-mail the editor at [email protected] 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.
MAGIC WALK OF FAMEThis just in from Rick Fisher in Colon Michigan USA.
Rick Fisher, chairman of the Colon Downtown Development Authority, shared the idea of a “Magic Walk of Fame”with the Village Council. He said it would be like a touch of Hollywood in downtown Colon.“Imagine what it could mean to our village if David Copperfield had a star in our downtown Walk of Fame,” Fisher said. “All I’m asking today is your permission to explore the idea and find out what it might cost.”
Fisher, a magician who owns FAB Magic in Colon, said it was Annette Thornton and Steve Chezaday who originally came up with the idea for a Walk of Fame.Annette and her husband, Carl, own Five Star Pizza in Colon.
The Michigan Walk of Fame is located in Lansing’s downtown retail corridor at Washington Square, just
east of the state Capitol building. It was styled after the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honor Michigan residents, past or present, who have made significant contributions to the state or nation. The first inductees were honored during Michigan Week in 2006. They now have six stars installed - Monk Watson,Bill Watson,Wilma Rench, Percy Abbott, Neil Foster & Carl Karl with three additional ones on order.
Cost is only $1275.00 which includes labor to have it set in the sidewalk. If you want to sponsor a magician please include your sponsor name. The magician’s name will go inside of the star and the sponsor name outside and below the star. We have a list of magicians that we would like to begin with as these folks have made a significant contribution to the art of magic here in Colon and possibly / were/are residents.
IBM/SAM CONVENTIONThis convention is NOT TO BE MISSED - July 1st-5th 2014. This will no doubt be one of the largest in the USA year so book now!!
The 2013 Melbourne Magic Festival runs from July 1 to 13 2013. The schedule of shows has been locked in and it looks AMAZING!170 performances of 38 different shows!9 performers who have never
“The Silver Fox” Scotty York passed away in December 2012. Scotty had performed as a professional magic bartender in the Washington D.C. area for many years.He was an active lecturer throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. Mr. York was a prolific creator of magic; including videos (“Professional Tricky Bartender: The Scotty York Video”), marketed effects (“Goldfinger,” “Fabu-lous Red Snapper,” “Passport Switch Wallet”), magazine-published routines (Genii, Magic Menu, Kabbal, etc.), and other publications (“The Scott York Lecture Book,” “Scott York on Cups and Balls,” and “For Your Eyes Only”).
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been seen at MMF before3 new shows coming down from SydneyPlus 1 world famous international guest magician!For more info visit:http://melbournemagicfestival.com/
DAVID OLIVER FOLLOW UP:Last issue we released the news about David Oliver’s fundraiser show. Here is an update.Special thanks to those behind the scenes and the cavalcade of magic stars who performed during the two sold-out performances to raise funds for fellow magician, David Oliver, on January 19th, in Worcester, MA. They include Bill Hoagland, Steve Wronker, Mike Miller, Frank Monaco, Lyn Dillies, Robert Riordan, Eric DeCamps, Steve Kradolfer, Joe Howard, Chipper Lowell, Mike Bent, and Jon Stetson,
Photos showing cast of the fundraiser for David Oliver
and many, many more. Several volunteers were also on hand to help with logistics, tickets, auctions, and more. And many donations and auction items were sent in by people such as Neil Patrick Harris, Ellen Degeneres, Nick Lewin, Steve Axtell, Stan Allen, Eugene Burger, Jared Spool, Matt Leskanic, and Lance Burton. More donations are still needed, and we ask the magic community to please help out one of their own.
The official website is: http://domagic4davidoliver.blogspot.com/ (Photo credit: Mike Wortell Photography - www.22pix.com)
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Choosing the MATERIAL for your act.
By Matthew Fallon