THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE
Genii JANUARY 2013• $6
The search for
Lost magic
STEVE COHEN
Genii
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301-652-5800 EDITOR
Richard Kaufman ART DIRECTOR
THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE
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VOLUME 76
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Margret Daham COLUMNISTS
David Acer David Britland Al Cohen Dani DaOrtiz John Gaughan Roberto Giobbi David Kaye Chris Kenner Homer Liwag Max Maven Jon Racherbaumer Jim Steinmeyer Tom Stone REVIEWS
David Britland Will Houstoun John Lovick Eric Mead David Oliver Danny Orleans David Regal Dustin Stinett Joe M. Turner ONLINE MANAGER
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JANUARY 2013
FEATURES
72 The Search for Lost Magic by Steve Cohen 48 Tenyo 2013 by Richard Kaufman 52 Genii's 75th Birthday Bash by Dustin Stinett
COLUMNS 10 12 14 15 18
Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer Now Performing Memoirs of a Magic Dealer by Al Cohen The Chamber of Secrets
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The Nest of Boxes Set by John Gaughan
20 Magic Man Examiner Vault
The Impromptu Mark Brandyberry Booze and Caffeine Detector by Chris Kenner and Homer Liwag 28 Lost Horizons Checking A Count by Max Maven 30 Conjuring Intellectual Property by Jim Steinmeyer 34 Lodestones Seeing the Ontolophaunt by Tom Stone 42 Magicana Two by Harry Lorayne 42 Royal Impossibility by Harry Lorayne
44 Perfect Illusion(S) by Harry Lorayne
LIGHT FROM THE LAMP
92 Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
92 Woodyland by Woody Aragon 92 Shared Dreams by Marcelo Insúa 93 Quadrant by Brandon David and Chris Turchi 93 The Money Card by Shaun Robison 94 First Hand (aka Freedom Change) by Justin Miller and Paul Harris 94 Wings by Amos Levkovitch with Jeff Hobson 94 Peter Pit Memories by Peter Pit with Jeff Hobson 95 Elegant Illusion by Losander with Jeff Hobson 95 Blinking Effect by Jean-Luc Bertrand
96 Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
96 The Trapdoor, Volume 3 by Steve Beam 97 Welcome to the Fabulous Wayne Dobson & Friends by Wayne Dobson 98 The Thought Reader Craze: Victorian Science at the Enchanted Boundary by Barry H. Wiley
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99 Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
99 100 100 101 101 102 102 102
Princess in a Pickle by Silly Billy Destiny Has A Name and Viva Las Vegas by Eugene Burger and Max Maven Stolen Cards by Lennart Green The Card Puzzle by Woody Aragon The Perfect World by MagoMigue Airline Concept by J.P. Vallarino & Yuri Kaine The Bumblebees by Woody Aragon Silkeny by Iñaki Zabaletta
104 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index
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