Genii
NOVEMBER 2010
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The Conjurors’ Magazine
Juan Tamariz
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GENII: The Conjurors’ Magazine, Volume
73, Number 11 (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 © 2010, 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
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Number 11 NOVEMBER 2010
Features 52 Inside the Mind of Juan Tamariz by Dustin Stinett 66 The Magic of Juan Tamariz by Stephen Minch
66 A Case of Intuition 68 Oil Strike 72 Paradise Recovered 40 Hardeen On the Boardwalk by Jim Steinmeyer
Empire
48 Siegfried & Roy Unique in All the World by Diana S. Zimmerman
Columns 10 11 12 13 14
Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman Now Performing in New York, Boston, and Chicago On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas The Genii Session The Pat Page Workshop
by Roberto Giobbi
by Jamy Ian Swiss
by Eugene Burger, Edited by Robert Charles
Photo by David Linsell
Earle Oakes
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18 In Memoriam Frank Brents: America’s Black Magician 20 The Showmanship Interviews: Harry Blackstone
32 Conjuring Negative Speller by Jim Steinmeyer
Light from the Lamp 82 Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
82 83 86 86 86 86
E-Case by Mark Mason; 82 Blink by Mark Mason; 83 SAS (Signed and Sandwiched) by Mark Mason; 83 Royal Flash by Mark Mason; 83 Solo by Mark Mason Validate by Val Le Val Just Think by Adrian Sullivan Spot On by Wayne Dobson Cross Word by Mark Mason Double Deception by Bob Swadling; 86 Sympathetic Matchboxes by Bob Swadling; 87 The Ultimate Powerpack by Bob Swadling
The Revolution & Helter Skelter by Aaron Fisher World’s Greatest Magic: The Last Word on Three Card Monte Vols. 1-3 Laws of Attraction by Shoot Ogawa Strike 6 by Matthew Dowden No Fail Kid’s Show Magic Vols. 1-3 by Sean Taylor Card Constructions by Ollie Mealing
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87 Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett 87 88 88 89 89 90
90 Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
90 91 92
Tales from the Uncanny Scot by Ron Wilson Encyclopedia of Impromptu Card Forces by Lewis Jones Gift Magic: Performances that Leave People with a Souvenir Edited by Lawrence Hass
96 Subscription Information /Advertisers Index
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