THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE
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VOLUME 76
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COVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY JP CEZANNE Mr. Kaufman's Portrait by Zakary Belamy
NUMBER 12
DECEMBER 2013
FEATURE
78 David Williamson: Not So Ridiculous by David Britland 87 The Vanishing Man by John Lovick 58 Tenyo 2014 by Richard Kaufman 68 HolograFX by Dustin Stinett
COLUMNS 10 12 14 15 18 22
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 Bland's Enchanted Flowers by John Gaughan Genii Session The Red-Black Complement Principle by Roberto Giobbi
26 Magic Man Examiner Vault by Chris Kenner and Homer Liwag
Flash Rice by Homer Liwag
32 The Expert at the Kids' Table Age of Enlightenment by David Kaye 38 Conjuring The Preternatural Stack b y Jim Steinmeyer 42 Eugene's Notebook On Mastery by Eugene Burger 48 Magicana 48 Foo Shunned by Ed Oschmann D escribed by Ian Kendall 51 Tokyo Workshop Kazu Katayama Penkerchief Described by Jon Racherbaumer
PHOTO BY JP CEZANNE
Zakary Belamy Kari Hendler
Included with this Issue: A Free DVD starring David Williamson
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60 The Academy of Magical Arts in Genii
60 Knights at the Magic Castle by Daniel Ulin 62 Magic Castle Performance Schedule
LIGHT FROM THE LAMP
95 Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
95 Tamed Cards by Tommy Wonder 96 Inferno by Joshua Jay 96 Clarity Box by David Regal 97 Pocket Money by Wayne Dobson 97 No Tear Newspaper v.2 by Andy Dallas 98 Fully Loaded by Mark Mason
98 Books Reviewed by Will Houstoun
98 Non Plus Ultra: Volumes One and Two by Magic Christian 100 Jarrow: The Humorist Trickster by David Charvet 100 The Complete Digital Precursor Edited by William P. Miesel
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101 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
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World’s Greatest Magic: Secrets of Silk Magic, Volumes 1-2 World’s Greatest Magic: Chicago Opener World’s Greatest Magic: The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley Tips on Comedy for Magicians, Volume 1 by Robert Baxt Imagination University: Close-Up Magic 101 by Shoot Ogawa, Instructor Hein’s Catch Up by Karl Hein Phantom by Spidey
104 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index
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