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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 75, Number 8 (ISSN 0016-6855 USPS 216-060) Printed in the U.S.A. Genii is published monthly. Subscription rates, one year $56; two years $108; three years $153. Copyright © 2012, 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: Circula tion Dept., 4200 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 106-384, Washington, D.C. 20016 • Phone: 301-652-5800 • Fax: 301-6528035 • genii@geniimagazine.com
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AUGUST 2012
FEATURES 46 60 68 76
Real Secrets Interview by Richard Kaufman Women of Magic at The Magic Castle by Lisa Cousins In The Elephant Room by Prakash Puru Pick a Card, Not Any Card by Jay A. Olson
COLUMNS 10 12 14 18
Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer Now Performing The Chamber of Secrets
The Wine and Water Transposition b y John Gaughan 20 Lost Horizons Lexicontact by Max Maven 24 Conjuring Mr. Morritt Planted Roses by Jim Steinmeyer 30 Lodestones Procrastination Postponed by Tom Stone 36 Magicana by David Acer 36 Pinoterae by Randy Atha
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38 The Giving Finger by Bill Duncan 40 Think of One by Allan Zola Kronzek
LIGHT FROM THE LAMP
78 Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
78 78 78 79 80 80 81 81 81
SloMotion by Joe Litvinchuk iLogo by Craig Squires Dean’s Beads by Dean Dill Audio Transpo by Daryl Red Bull with a Twist by Robert Baxt Phantom Knife by Richard Osterlind Knock ‘Em Dead II by Peter Nardi “Threesome” by Jason Dean Depicting Thoughts Set by Rainer Mees and Thomas Heine
82 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
82 83 83 84
Building Your Own Illusions by Gerry Frenette The Pageboy Speaks by Patrick Page Fuze by Jeff Prace Subterfuge Magic System 2.0 by Kenneth Sanders
85 Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
85 Thinking the Impossible by Ramón Riobóo 85 Charles Dickens: Conjurer, Mesmerist and Showman
by Trevor Dawson
86 Performing Magic by Tony Middleton
88 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index
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