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The Conjurors’ Magazine
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Volume 74
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Number 3
MARCH 2011
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Richard Kaufman Elizabeth Kaufman Daniel Solomon Jane Solomon Printed in memory of William Larsen, Sr. & William Larsen, Jr. Publisher Emerita Irene Larsen Editor Emerita Erika Larsen Genii:The Conjurors’ Magazine, Volume 74, Number 3 (ISSN 0016-6855 USPS 216060) Printed in the U.S.A. Genii is published monthly. Subscription rates, one year $56; two years $108; three years $153. Copyright © 2011, The Genii Corporation, 4200 Wisconsin Ave., NW, PMB 106-384, Washington, D.C. 20016. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing by the copyright owner. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C. and additional entry offices. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for service to start. No refunds will be given on subscriptions once placed. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Genii: The Conjurors’ Magazine —Attn: Circulation Dept., 4200 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 106-384, Washington, D.C. 20016. Phone: 301-652-5800. Fax: 301-652-8035. Email: genii@geniimagazine.com
www.geniimagazine.com Original Cover Photo by Damon Webster
Features 56 Edwin Dawes: How Does He Do it? by Clay Shevlin, Introduction by Ricky Jay
Columns 10 12 13 14
Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman Now Performing On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer The Genii Session The Pat Page Workshop Part II
By Roberto Giobbi
by Harry Anderson
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by De’vo Vom Schattenreich 30 Eike’s Twusted Arm Circle Spread 31 De’vo’s Winged Cobra Cut
by John Gaughan
by Eugene Burger
16 Fast and Loose Reeling In the Nimrod 18 Magicana by David Acer
The One and Only by J.K. Hartman The Fortunate Traveler by Matthew Rider Front and Center by Frank Fogg The Almost-Invisible Bottle by Joey Incollingo
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30 XCM: The Art of Extreme Card Manipulation
35 The Chamber of Secrets The Magic Teakettle
40 Lodestones Cognitive Conjuring by Tom Stone 48 The Showmanship Interviews David Berglas
Light from the Lamp
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82 Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
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The Hawk 2.0 by Alexander Kölle Alice’s Revenge by Bob Farmer industrial Strength Link by Richard Osterlind Switchblade by Dan Harlan Bian Lian by Alan Wong Psychoportation by Devin Knight Ink-Portation by Devin Knight
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Further Education by John Archer The Process by Andrew Gerard 25 Years of Magic and Cirque Du Flea by Daniel Cros Stand & Deliver by Shaun McCree The Master Pushoff by Andi Gladwin 21 by Various Swedish Magicians
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Semi-Automatic Card Tricks VIII by Steve Beam Owen Clark: A Genius Forgotten by Christopher Brinson Del Ray: America’s Foremost by John Moehring
85 Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
88 Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
96 Subscription Information /Advertisers Index
Photo by Arto Airaksinen
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