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edition08this edition
MARKWILSON A LIFETIME IN MAGIC
STOP THIEF
JEFF MCBRIDE TALKS
ABOUT STEALING OTHER
MATERIAL
Mark amp NaniWILSONMAGIC TRICKS
LEARN MAGIC - FROM MENTALISM TO
CLOSE-UP TO STAND-UP ROUTINES
HOW TO PUT TOGETHER
A TOURING SHOW
LEIF DAVID INTERVIEWS
JOHN KAPLAN
1 2 3
JuneJuly 2013
International Magic Magazine
WWWMAGOFELIXCOM INFOMAGOFELIXCOM
Canarywith feet
Pear
Clay Vase Beige
Dove to Flowers
Banana
Clay VaseTerracotta
Hammer
TheMagic WalnutSausages
FakeHand
Bunch of
Bananas
BigThumb
Billiard Ball 1
Billiard Ball 8
Dove with feet
Magic AppleJuice
BlackSausages
Endless Bananas
Coke 500ml
Orange Brown Egg
White Bulb
Lemon
Fake Feet
Coke Mix 500ml
Endless Carrots
WhiteEgg
Big Eyes
Tongue
The Shovel
The Biggest Latex Specialized Store in the Magic Bussines
infomagiclatexcom - SPAIN
Coke 15 lt
THE STEALTH CHANGE BAGBy Tony Chris
Available Only At wwwtonychriscomAvailable Only At wwwtonychriscom
Tony Chris copy 2010 All rights reserved
Includes The Stealth Change Bag
and an instructional DVD
$6500 Plus $650 Shipping And Handling
It will do things that no other change bag can even dream of
CONTENTS
EDITOR Paul Romhany
CO-EDITORChipper Lowel
PRODUCT REVIEWERSPaul Romhany amp Friends
COVER PHOTO SUPPLIED BYChipper Lowell
ADVERTISING COORDINATORPaul Romhany
SENIOR MARKETING SPECIALISTHarry Monk
EDITORIAL DIRECTORPaul Romhany Harry Monk
ART DIRECTORPaul RomhanyChipper Lowell
PROJECTS MANAGERJosh Miles
PROOF READERSRichard Webster Mick Peck
E-READER VERSIONwwwrevizzitcom
CONTRIBUTORSChipper Lowell Diamond Jim Tyler Tony Chris Paul Romhany Nick Lewin Wayne Rogers Cris Johnson Keith Fields Lee Alex Richard Webster Bizzaro TC Tahoe Danny Archer Kyle Peron Charles Bach Steve Spill Jeff McBride Chase Hasty Ben Robinson Gwyn Auger Felix Leif David Banachek Kyle Peron Balu the Magician Joe Pipia Peter Mennie Angela Funnovits Nicole Lee
TO ADVERTISE IN MAGAZINEContact Paul Romhany for more information ateditorvanishmagazinecom
Internatonal Magic Magazine
JuneJuly 2013
FROM THE EDITOR 8
NEWS 10
ON BULLYING AND MAGIC 14
BAMBOOZLERS 16
TEN LITTLE SECRETS 18
STOP THIEF 20
THE DAY EVERYTHING CHANGED 20
MARK WILSON FEATURE STORY 28
LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED FROM MARK WILSON 37
MENTALISM An Adventure in Mysticism 44
IMAGINARY CIRCUMSTANCES 48
5 - 5 POKER DEAL 50
CONSUME AND FORGET 52
PRESERVING THE PAST IN THE PRESENT 54
GROW YOUR OWN BUSINESS 63
YOUNG MAGICIANS CORNER 64
NICK LEWIN PRESENTS 66
DOWN UNDER 70
THE SUCCESS SERIES CRIS JOHNSON 72
DSP - Digital Sports Prediction 74
TIN MAN 78
ROUTINING YOUR ILLUSIONS CREATING PICTURES 80
CREATIVE MAGIC - CLOSING UP SHOP 86
FROM THE DESK OF KEITH FIELDS 96
VANISH
MARK WILSON INTERVIEW The original television magician who influenced many of todays magic stars28
ROUTINING YOUR ILLUSIONCharles Bach looks at creating pictures with your illusions80
TEN LITTLE SECRETSTimothy Hyde shares the secret to his success18
CONSUME AND FORGETAn important article on the performance of our craft52
AND ANOTHER THING Chipper Lowell speaks his mind158
THE SECRET TO SORCERERrsquoS SAFARI SUCCESS 98
SUBBED 106
TECH TALK 110
THE JOLLY JESTER 112
WHY FEAR amp LOATHING IN THE MAGIC MARKET PLACE 116
ITrsquoS BAD LUCK TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS 118
AMPLIFY YOUR SHOW 120
THE PEEK BOX 124
SOUND ADVICE 126
THE MAGIC ASSISTANT 130
MAGIC REVIEWS 138
AND ANOTHER THING 158
HOW TO PRODUCE A TOURING ILLUSION SHOW 162
THE ILLUSIONISTS SHOW REVIEW 168
FROM THE EDITORFRESH LOOK FOR VANISH WEBSITE INCREASES READERSHIP
Paul Romhanyeditorvanishmagazinecomwwwvanishmagazinecom
It has been an incredibly busy month both personally and professionally We left New Zealand at the end of April and have moved full time to Vancouver Canada As of June 1st we will be in our own place and ready to settle down Having said that on June 6th I fly back to New Zealand for a series of corporate engagements so there wonrsquot be much lsquosettling inrsquo during June
It has been a very busy time for the magazine as Chipper and I finished up the new website It took as long to design and put together as an issue of VANISH but the end result has seen a huge increase in the number of subscribers We plan to do more with the website over time including photographs from readers competitions and blogs
The response from the last issue has been the best yet with emails and phone calls from people I havenrsquot heard from in a very long time The support of the
entire magic community towards VANISH has been amazing I would like to also thank MURPHYS MAGIC SUPPLIES for their continued support and helping get VANISH out to magicians around the world
This issue offers some hard hitting articles in particular Angela Funovits article on Bullying in Magic With the increase in online magic chat groups there does seem to be a trend towards the negative and this is not a good thing for the future of magic Angela tells it like it is and we at VANISH arenrsquot afraid to run with this type of story
The other hot topic in magic right now involves some well known names who either have had their acts lsquocopiedrsquo or as it appears have taken a routine from another act without permission Jeff McBride has put his heart and soul in to his article and it is one that every single magician should read If you belong to a magic club then please share this edition of VANISH because there is something in here for everybody
Finally I would like to thank Nick Lewin for the wonderful two part article on Mark and Nani Wilson Nick is one of the busiest performers out there today and for him to take time out of his schedule to do this interview really means a lot to us all here at VANISH Thank you to Chipper Lowell and Greg Wilson for the wonderful photographs for the feature story as well
My favorite Mark Wilson story was about fifteen years ago when I visited TC and Lesley Tahoersquos Magic Shop in Burbank California Mark had spent the day there and I got to hang out with him While we were there a mother and her young son about nine years old came in to the shop The boy saw Markrsquos book ldquoThe Complete Course in Magicrdquo and said ldquoI used to own that but it got stolenrdquo Without saying anything Mark went out to his car and brought a signed copy back in the shop and handed it to the boy and said ldquoThis is for yourdquo It took a moment for the boy to register who was handing him the book but when he did his mouth almost dropped to the floor Irsquove never seen a kid so happy In that instant Mark Wilson became MY hero as well
Paul Romhany
newslatest ideas bull whatrsquos on bull keep up to date bull stop press
Cinema for saleLe Grand David Cinema up for sale for $135 million US
If you have a story or a news related item please e-mail the editor at editorvanishmagazinecomWe try to keep the news as current as possible and generally this is the last piece we work on prior to the magazine going live
Cabot Street Cinema in Beverly for saleMagic showrsquos former home on market for $135 million
BEVERLY mdash Cabot Street Cinema the theatre that has provided an elegant home for vaudeville movies and magic shows for nearly a century is for sale
The sale was announced yesterday by a Boston real estate company that has been hired to market the
building The asking price is $135 million
The theatre is owned by White Horse Productions a group of eight shareholders who were part of the Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Show that ran for 35 years at the theatre until the death of its founder last year
David Bull who played Le Grand David and is the president of White Horse Productions said the
company could no longer continue to operate two downtown theatres once the magic show ended The company also owns the Larcom Theatre which it will retain and keep open
Click HERE for full story
Magician Ivan Amodei celebrates his 400th performance at the historic Beverly Wilshire Hotel on the famed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills CA Accompanied
by a cellist Ivan has been presenting his solo show ldquoIntimate Illusionsrdquo for three years now The evening includes a mix of close-up and parlour style magic mentalism live music and audience interaction throughout the 90 minute performance
lsquoDeceptive Practicersquo Poof - the life of master magician Ricky Jay appearsMolly Bernsteinrsquos Deceptive Practice The
NEWS
WWWMAGOFELIXCOM INFOMAGOFELIXCOM
Canarywith feet
Pear
Clay Vase Beige
Dove to Flowers
Banana
Clay VaseTerracotta
Hammer
TheMagic WalnutSausages
FakeHand
Bunch of
Bananas
BigThumb
Billiard Ball 1
Billiard Ball 8
Dove with feet
Magic AppleJuice
BlackSausages
Endless Bananas
Coke 500ml
Orange Brown Egg
White Bulb
Lemon
Fake Feet
Coke Mix 500ml
Endless Carrots
WhiteEgg
Big Eyes
Tongue
The Shovel
The Biggest Latex Specialized Store in the Magic Bussines
infomagiclatexcom - SPAIN
Coke 15 lt
THE STEALTH CHANGE BAGBy Tony Chris
Available Only At wwwtonychriscomAvailable Only At wwwtonychriscom
Tony Chris copy 2010 All rights reserved
Includes The Stealth Change Bag
and an instructional DVD
$6500 Plus $650 Shipping And Handling
It will do things that no other change bag can even dream of
CONTENTS
EDITOR Paul Romhany
CO-EDITORChipper Lowel
PRODUCT REVIEWERSPaul Romhany amp Friends
COVER PHOTO SUPPLIED BYChipper Lowell
ADVERTISING COORDINATORPaul Romhany
SENIOR MARKETING SPECIALISTHarry Monk
EDITORIAL DIRECTORPaul Romhany Harry Monk
ART DIRECTORPaul RomhanyChipper Lowell
PROJECTS MANAGERJosh Miles
PROOF READERSRichard Webster Mick Peck
E-READER VERSIONwwwrevizzitcom
CONTRIBUTORSChipper Lowell Diamond Jim Tyler Tony Chris Paul Romhany Nick Lewin Wayne Rogers Cris Johnson Keith Fields Lee Alex Richard Webster Bizzaro TC Tahoe Danny Archer Kyle Peron Charles Bach Steve Spill Jeff McBride Chase Hasty Ben Robinson Gwyn Auger Felix Leif David Banachek Kyle Peron Balu the Magician Joe Pipia Peter Mennie Angela Funnovits Nicole Lee
TO ADVERTISE IN MAGAZINEContact Paul Romhany for more information ateditorvanishmagazinecom
Internatonal Magic Magazine
JuneJuly 2013
FROM THE EDITOR 8
NEWS 10
ON BULLYING AND MAGIC 14
BAMBOOZLERS 16
TEN LITTLE SECRETS 18
STOP THIEF 20
THE DAY EVERYTHING CHANGED 20
MARK WILSON FEATURE STORY 28
LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED FROM MARK WILSON 37
MENTALISM An Adventure in Mysticism 44
IMAGINARY CIRCUMSTANCES 48
5 - 5 POKER DEAL 50
CONSUME AND FORGET 52
PRESERVING THE PAST IN THE PRESENT 54
GROW YOUR OWN BUSINESS 63
YOUNG MAGICIANS CORNER 64
NICK LEWIN PRESENTS 66
DOWN UNDER 70
THE SUCCESS SERIES CRIS JOHNSON 72
DSP - Digital Sports Prediction 74
TIN MAN 78
ROUTINING YOUR ILLUSIONS CREATING PICTURES 80
CREATIVE MAGIC - CLOSING UP SHOP 86
FROM THE DESK OF KEITH FIELDS 96
VANISH
MARK WILSON INTERVIEW The original television magician who influenced many of todays magic stars28
ROUTINING YOUR ILLUSIONCharles Bach looks at creating pictures with your illusions80
TEN LITTLE SECRETSTimothy Hyde shares the secret to his success18
CONSUME AND FORGETAn important article on the performance of our craft52
AND ANOTHER THING Chipper Lowell speaks his mind158
THE SECRET TO SORCERERrsquoS SAFARI SUCCESS 98
SUBBED 106
TECH TALK 110
THE JOLLY JESTER 112
WHY FEAR amp LOATHING IN THE MAGIC MARKET PLACE 116
ITrsquoS BAD LUCK TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS 118
AMPLIFY YOUR SHOW 120
THE PEEK BOX 124
SOUND ADVICE 126
THE MAGIC ASSISTANT 130
MAGIC REVIEWS 138
AND ANOTHER THING 158
HOW TO PRODUCE A TOURING ILLUSION SHOW 162
THE ILLUSIONISTS SHOW REVIEW 168
FROM THE EDITORFRESH LOOK FOR VANISH WEBSITE INCREASES READERSHIP
Paul Romhanyeditorvanishmagazinecomwwwvanishmagazinecom
It has been an incredibly busy month both personally and professionally We left New Zealand at the end of April and have moved full time to Vancouver Canada As of June 1st we will be in our own place and ready to settle down Having said that on June 6th I fly back to New Zealand for a series of corporate engagements so there wonrsquot be much lsquosettling inrsquo during June
It has been a very busy time for the magazine as Chipper and I finished up the new website It took as long to design and put together as an issue of VANISH but the end result has seen a huge increase in the number of subscribers We plan to do more with the website over time including photographs from readers competitions and blogs
The response from the last issue has been the best yet with emails and phone calls from people I havenrsquot heard from in a very long time The support of the
entire magic community towards VANISH has been amazing I would like to also thank MURPHYS MAGIC SUPPLIES for their continued support and helping get VANISH out to magicians around the world
This issue offers some hard hitting articles in particular Angela Funovits article on Bullying in Magic With the increase in online magic chat groups there does seem to be a trend towards the negative and this is not a good thing for the future of magic Angela tells it like it is and we at VANISH arenrsquot afraid to run with this type of story
The other hot topic in magic right now involves some well known names who either have had their acts lsquocopiedrsquo or as it appears have taken a routine from another act without permission Jeff McBride has put his heart and soul in to his article and it is one that every single magician should read If you belong to a magic club then please share this edition of VANISH because there is something in here for everybody
Finally I would like to thank Nick Lewin for the wonderful two part article on Mark and Nani Wilson Nick is one of the busiest performers out there today and for him to take time out of his schedule to do this interview really means a lot to us all here at VANISH Thank you to Chipper Lowell and Greg Wilson for the wonderful photographs for the feature story as well
My favorite Mark Wilson story was about fifteen years ago when I visited TC and Lesley Tahoersquos Magic Shop in Burbank California Mark had spent the day there and I got to hang out with him While we were there a mother and her young son about nine years old came in to the shop The boy saw Markrsquos book ldquoThe Complete Course in Magicrdquo and said ldquoI used to own that but it got stolenrdquo Without saying anything Mark went out to his car and brought a signed copy back in the shop and handed it to the boy and said ldquoThis is for yourdquo It took a moment for the boy to register who was handing him the book but when he did his mouth almost dropped to the floor Irsquove never seen a kid so happy In that instant Mark Wilson became MY hero as well
Paul Romhany
newslatest ideas bull whatrsquos on bull keep up to date bull stop press
Cinema for saleLe Grand David Cinema up for sale for $135 million US
If you have a story or a news related item please e-mail the editor at editorvanishmagazinecomWe try to keep the news as current as possible and generally this is the last piece we work on prior to the magazine going live
Cabot Street Cinema in Beverly for saleMagic showrsquos former home on market for $135 million
BEVERLY mdash Cabot Street Cinema the theatre that has provided an elegant home for vaudeville movies and magic shows for nearly a century is for sale
The sale was announced yesterday by a Boston real estate company that has been hired to market the
building The asking price is $135 million
The theatre is owned by White Horse Productions a group of eight shareholders who were part of the Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Show that ran for 35 years at the theatre until the death of its founder last year
David Bull who played Le Grand David and is the president of White Horse Productions said the
company could no longer continue to operate two downtown theatres once the magic show ended The company also owns the Larcom Theatre which it will retain and keep open
Click HERE for full story
Magician Ivan Amodei celebrates his 400th performance at the historic Beverly Wilshire Hotel on the famed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills CA Accompanied
by a cellist Ivan has been presenting his solo show ldquoIntimate Illusionsrdquo for three years now The evening includes a mix of close-up and parlour style magic mentalism live music and audience interaction throughout the 90 minute performance
lsquoDeceptive Practicersquo Poof - the life of master magician Ricky Jay appearsMolly Bernsteinrsquos Deceptive Practice The
NEWS
THE STEALTH CHANGE BAGBy Tony Chris
Available Only At wwwtonychriscomAvailable Only At wwwtonychriscom
Tony Chris copy 2010 All rights reserved
Includes The Stealth Change Bag
and an instructional DVD
$6500 Plus $650 Shipping And Handling
It will do things that no other change bag can even dream of
CONTENTS
EDITOR Paul Romhany
CO-EDITORChipper Lowel
PRODUCT REVIEWERSPaul Romhany amp Friends
COVER PHOTO SUPPLIED BYChipper Lowell
ADVERTISING COORDINATORPaul Romhany
SENIOR MARKETING SPECIALISTHarry Monk
EDITORIAL DIRECTORPaul Romhany Harry Monk
ART DIRECTORPaul RomhanyChipper Lowell
PROJECTS MANAGERJosh Miles
PROOF READERSRichard Webster Mick Peck
E-READER VERSIONwwwrevizzitcom
CONTRIBUTORSChipper Lowell Diamond Jim Tyler Tony Chris Paul Romhany Nick Lewin Wayne Rogers Cris Johnson Keith Fields Lee Alex Richard Webster Bizzaro TC Tahoe Danny Archer Kyle Peron Charles Bach Steve Spill Jeff McBride Chase Hasty Ben Robinson Gwyn Auger Felix Leif David Banachek Kyle Peron Balu the Magician Joe Pipia Peter Mennie Angela Funnovits Nicole Lee
TO ADVERTISE IN MAGAZINEContact Paul Romhany for more information ateditorvanishmagazinecom
Internatonal Magic Magazine
JuneJuly 2013
FROM THE EDITOR 8
NEWS 10
ON BULLYING AND MAGIC 14
BAMBOOZLERS 16
TEN LITTLE SECRETS 18
STOP THIEF 20
THE DAY EVERYTHING CHANGED 20
MARK WILSON FEATURE STORY 28
LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED FROM MARK WILSON 37
MENTALISM An Adventure in Mysticism 44
IMAGINARY CIRCUMSTANCES 48
5 - 5 POKER DEAL 50
CONSUME AND FORGET 52
PRESERVING THE PAST IN THE PRESENT 54
GROW YOUR OWN BUSINESS 63
YOUNG MAGICIANS CORNER 64
NICK LEWIN PRESENTS 66
DOWN UNDER 70
THE SUCCESS SERIES CRIS JOHNSON 72
DSP - Digital Sports Prediction 74
TIN MAN 78
ROUTINING YOUR ILLUSIONS CREATING PICTURES 80
CREATIVE MAGIC - CLOSING UP SHOP 86
FROM THE DESK OF KEITH FIELDS 96
VANISH
MARK WILSON INTERVIEW The original television magician who influenced many of todays magic stars28
ROUTINING YOUR ILLUSIONCharles Bach looks at creating pictures with your illusions80
TEN LITTLE SECRETSTimothy Hyde shares the secret to his success18
CONSUME AND FORGETAn important article on the performance of our craft52
AND ANOTHER THING Chipper Lowell speaks his mind158
THE SECRET TO SORCERERrsquoS SAFARI SUCCESS 98
SUBBED 106
TECH TALK 110
THE JOLLY JESTER 112
WHY FEAR amp LOATHING IN THE MAGIC MARKET PLACE 116
ITrsquoS BAD LUCK TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS 118
AMPLIFY YOUR SHOW 120
THE PEEK BOX 124
SOUND ADVICE 126
THE MAGIC ASSISTANT 130
MAGIC REVIEWS 138
AND ANOTHER THING 158
HOW TO PRODUCE A TOURING ILLUSION SHOW 162
THE ILLUSIONISTS SHOW REVIEW 168
FROM THE EDITORFRESH LOOK FOR VANISH WEBSITE INCREASES READERSHIP
Paul Romhanyeditorvanishmagazinecomwwwvanishmagazinecom
It has been an incredibly busy month both personally and professionally We left New Zealand at the end of April and have moved full time to Vancouver Canada As of June 1st we will be in our own place and ready to settle down Having said that on June 6th I fly back to New Zealand for a series of corporate engagements so there wonrsquot be much lsquosettling inrsquo during June
It has been a very busy time for the magazine as Chipper and I finished up the new website It took as long to design and put together as an issue of VANISH but the end result has seen a huge increase in the number of subscribers We plan to do more with the website over time including photographs from readers competitions and blogs
The response from the last issue has been the best yet with emails and phone calls from people I havenrsquot heard from in a very long time The support of the
entire magic community towards VANISH has been amazing I would like to also thank MURPHYS MAGIC SUPPLIES for their continued support and helping get VANISH out to magicians around the world
This issue offers some hard hitting articles in particular Angela Funovits article on Bullying in Magic With the increase in online magic chat groups there does seem to be a trend towards the negative and this is not a good thing for the future of magic Angela tells it like it is and we at VANISH arenrsquot afraid to run with this type of story
The other hot topic in magic right now involves some well known names who either have had their acts lsquocopiedrsquo or as it appears have taken a routine from another act without permission Jeff McBride has put his heart and soul in to his article and it is one that every single magician should read If you belong to a magic club then please share this edition of VANISH because there is something in here for everybody
Finally I would like to thank Nick Lewin for the wonderful two part article on Mark and Nani Wilson Nick is one of the busiest performers out there today and for him to take time out of his schedule to do this interview really means a lot to us all here at VANISH Thank you to Chipper Lowell and Greg Wilson for the wonderful photographs for the feature story as well
My favorite Mark Wilson story was about fifteen years ago when I visited TC and Lesley Tahoersquos Magic Shop in Burbank California Mark had spent the day there and I got to hang out with him While we were there a mother and her young son about nine years old came in to the shop The boy saw Markrsquos book ldquoThe Complete Course in Magicrdquo and said ldquoI used to own that but it got stolenrdquo Without saying anything Mark went out to his car and brought a signed copy back in the shop and handed it to the boy and said ldquoThis is for yourdquo It took a moment for the boy to register who was handing him the book but when he did his mouth almost dropped to the floor Irsquove never seen a kid so happy In that instant Mark Wilson became MY hero as well
Paul Romhany
newslatest ideas bull whatrsquos on bull keep up to date bull stop press
Cinema for saleLe Grand David Cinema up for sale for $135 million US
If you have a story or a news related item please e-mail the editor at editorvanishmagazinecomWe try to keep the news as current as possible and generally this is the last piece we work on prior to the magazine going live
Cabot Street Cinema in Beverly for saleMagic showrsquos former home on market for $135 million
BEVERLY mdash Cabot Street Cinema the theatre that has provided an elegant home for vaudeville movies and magic shows for nearly a century is for sale
The sale was announced yesterday by a Boston real estate company that has been hired to market the
building The asking price is $135 million
The theatre is owned by White Horse Productions a group of eight shareholders who were part of the Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Show that ran for 35 years at the theatre until the death of its founder last year
David Bull who played Le Grand David and is the president of White Horse Productions said the
company could no longer continue to operate two downtown theatres once the magic show ended The company also owns the Larcom Theatre which it will retain and keep open
Click HERE for full story
Magician Ivan Amodei celebrates his 400th performance at the historic Beverly Wilshire Hotel on the famed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills CA Accompanied
by a cellist Ivan has been presenting his solo show ldquoIntimate Illusionsrdquo for three years now The evening includes a mix of close-up and parlour style magic mentalism live music and audience interaction throughout the 90 minute performance
lsquoDeceptive Practicersquo Poof - the life of master magician Ricky Jay appearsMolly Bernsteinrsquos Deceptive Practice The
NEWS
CONTENTS
EDITOR Paul Romhany
CO-EDITORChipper Lowel
PRODUCT REVIEWERSPaul Romhany amp Friends
COVER PHOTO SUPPLIED BYChipper Lowell
ADVERTISING COORDINATORPaul Romhany
SENIOR MARKETING SPECIALISTHarry Monk
EDITORIAL DIRECTORPaul Romhany Harry Monk
ART DIRECTORPaul RomhanyChipper Lowell
PROJECTS MANAGERJosh Miles
PROOF READERSRichard Webster Mick Peck
E-READER VERSIONwwwrevizzitcom
CONTRIBUTORSChipper Lowell Diamond Jim Tyler Tony Chris Paul Romhany Nick Lewin Wayne Rogers Cris Johnson Keith Fields Lee Alex Richard Webster Bizzaro TC Tahoe Danny Archer Kyle Peron Charles Bach Steve Spill Jeff McBride Chase Hasty Ben Robinson Gwyn Auger Felix Leif David Banachek Kyle Peron Balu the Magician Joe Pipia Peter Mennie Angela Funnovits Nicole Lee
TO ADVERTISE IN MAGAZINEContact Paul Romhany for more information ateditorvanishmagazinecom
Internatonal Magic Magazine
JuneJuly 2013
FROM THE EDITOR 8
NEWS 10
ON BULLYING AND MAGIC 14
BAMBOOZLERS 16
TEN LITTLE SECRETS 18
STOP THIEF 20
THE DAY EVERYTHING CHANGED 20
MARK WILSON FEATURE STORY 28
LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED FROM MARK WILSON 37
MENTALISM An Adventure in Mysticism 44
IMAGINARY CIRCUMSTANCES 48
5 - 5 POKER DEAL 50
CONSUME AND FORGET 52
PRESERVING THE PAST IN THE PRESENT 54
GROW YOUR OWN BUSINESS 63
YOUNG MAGICIANS CORNER 64
NICK LEWIN PRESENTS 66
DOWN UNDER 70
THE SUCCESS SERIES CRIS JOHNSON 72
DSP - Digital Sports Prediction 74
TIN MAN 78
ROUTINING YOUR ILLUSIONS CREATING PICTURES 80
CREATIVE MAGIC - CLOSING UP SHOP 86
FROM THE DESK OF KEITH FIELDS 96
VANISH
MARK WILSON INTERVIEW The original television magician who influenced many of todays magic stars28
ROUTINING YOUR ILLUSIONCharles Bach looks at creating pictures with your illusions80
TEN LITTLE SECRETSTimothy Hyde shares the secret to his success18
CONSUME AND FORGETAn important article on the performance of our craft52
AND ANOTHER THING Chipper Lowell speaks his mind158
THE SECRET TO SORCERERrsquoS SAFARI SUCCESS 98
SUBBED 106
TECH TALK 110
THE JOLLY JESTER 112
WHY FEAR amp LOATHING IN THE MAGIC MARKET PLACE 116
ITrsquoS BAD LUCK TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS 118
AMPLIFY YOUR SHOW 120
THE PEEK BOX 124
SOUND ADVICE 126
THE MAGIC ASSISTANT 130
MAGIC REVIEWS 138
AND ANOTHER THING 158
HOW TO PRODUCE A TOURING ILLUSION SHOW 162
THE ILLUSIONISTS SHOW REVIEW 168
FROM THE EDITORFRESH LOOK FOR VANISH WEBSITE INCREASES READERSHIP
Paul Romhanyeditorvanishmagazinecomwwwvanishmagazinecom
It has been an incredibly busy month both personally and professionally We left New Zealand at the end of April and have moved full time to Vancouver Canada As of June 1st we will be in our own place and ready to settle down Having said that on June 6th I fly back to New Zealand for a series of corporate engagements so there wonrsquot be much lsquosettling inrsquo during June
It has been a very busy time for the magazine as Chipper and I finished up the new website It took as long to design and put together as an issue of VANISH but the end result has seen a huge increase in the number of subscribers We plan to do more with the website over time including photographs from readers competitions and blogs
The response from the last issue has been the best yet with emails and phone calls from people I havenrsquot heard from in a very long time The support of the
entire magic community towards VANISH has been amazing I would like to also thank MURPHYS MAGIC SUPPLIES for their continued support and helping get VANISH out to magicians around the world
This issue offers some hard hitting articles in particular Angela Funovits article on Bullying in Magic With the increase in online magic chat groups there does seem to be a trend towards the negative and this is not a good thing for the future of magic Angela tells it like it is and we at VANISH arenrsquot afraid to run with this type of story
The other hot topic in magic right now involves some well known names who either have had their acts lsquocopiedrsquo or as it appears have taken a routine from another act without permission Jeff McBride has put his heart and soul in to his article and it is one that every single magician should read If you belong to a magic club then please share this edition of VANISH because there is something in here for everybody
Finally I would like to thank Nick Lewin for the wonderful two part article on Mark and Nani Wilson Nick is one of the busiest performers out there today and for him to take time out of his schedule to do this interview really means a lot to us all here at VANISH Thank you to Chipper Lowell and Greg Wilson for the wonderful photographs for the feature story as well
My favorite Mark Wilson story was about fifteen years ago when I visited TC and Lesley Tahoersquos Magic Shop in Burbank California Mark had spent the day there and I got to hang out with him While we were there a mother and her young son about nine years old came in to the shop The boy saw Markrsquos book ldquoThe Complete Course in Magicrdquo and said ldquoI used to own that but it got stolenrdquo Without saying anything Mark went out to his car and brought a signed copy back in the shop and handed it to the boy and said ldquoThis is for yourdquo It took a moment for the boy to register who was handing him the book but when he did his mouth almost dropped to the floor Irsquove never seen a kid so happy In that instant Mark Wilson became MY hero as well
Paul Romhany
newslatest ideas bull whatrsquos on bull keep up to date bull stop press
Cinema for saleLe Grand David Cinema up for sale for $135 million US
If you have a story or a news related item please e-mail the editor at editorvanishmagazinecomWe try to keep the news as current as possible and generally this is the last piece we work on prior to the magazine going live
Cabot Street Cinema in Beverly for saleMagic showrsquos former home on market for $135 million
BEVERLY mdash Cabot Street Cinema the theatre that has provided an elegant home for vaudeville movies and magic shows for nearly a century is for sale
The sale was announced yesterday by a Boston real estate company that has been hired to market the
building The asking price is $135 million
The theatre is owned by White Horse Productions a group of eight shareholders who were part of the Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Show that ran for 35 years at the theatre until the death of its founder last year
David Bull who played Le Grand David and is the president of White Horse Productions said the
company could no longer continue to operate two downtown theatres once the magic show ended The company also owns the Larcom Theatre which it will retain and keep open
Click HERE for full story
Magician Ivan Amodei celebrates his 400th performance at the historic Beverly Wilshire Hotel on the famed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills CA Accompanied
by a cellist Ivan has been presenting his solo show ldquoIntimate Illusionsrdquo for three years now The evening includes a mix of close-up and parlour style magic mentalism live music and audience interaction throughout the 90 minute performance
lsquoDeceptive Practicersquo Poof - the life of master magician Ricky Jay appearsMolly Bernsteinrsquos Deceptive Practice The
NEWS
MARK WILSON INTERVIEW The original television magician who influenced many of todays magic stars28
ROUTINING YOUR ILLUSIONCharles Bach looks at creating pictures with your illusions80
TEN LITTLE SECRETSTimothy Hyde shares the secret to his success18
CONSUME AND FORGETAn important article on the performance of our craft52
AND ANOTHER THING Chipper Lowell speaks his mind158
THE SECRET TO SORCERERrsquoS SAFARI SUCCESS 98
SUBBED 106
TECH TALK 110
THE JOLLY JESTER 112
WHY FEAR amp LOATHING IN THE MAGIC MARKET PLACE 116
ITrsquoS BAD LUCK TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS 118
AMPLIFY YOUR SHOW 120
THE PEEK BOX 124
SOUND ADVICE 126
THE MAGIC ASSISTANT 130
MAGIC REVIEWS 138
AND ANOTHER THING 158
HOW TO PRODUCE A TOURING ILLUSION SHOW 162
THE ILLUSIONISTS SHOW REVIEW 168
FROM THE EDITORFRESH LOOK FOR VANISH WEBSITE INCREASES READERSHIP
Paul Romhanyeditorvanishmagazinecomwwwvanishmagazinecom
It has been an incredibly busy month both personally and professionally We left New Zealand at the end of April and have moved full time to Vancouver Canada As of June 1st we will be in our own place and ready to settle down Having said that on June 6th I fly back to New Zealand for a series of corporate engagements so there wonrsquot be much lsquosettling inrsquo during June
It has been a very busy time for the magazine as Chipper and I finished up the new website It took as long to design and put together as an issue of VANISH but the end result has seen a huge increase in the number of subscribers We plan to do more with the website over time including photographs from readers competitions and blogs
The response from the last issue has been the best yet with emails and phone calls from people I havenrsquot heard from in a very long time The support of the
entire magic community towards VANISH has been amazing I would like to also thank MURPHYS MAGIC SUPPLIES for their continued support and helping get VANISH out to magicians around the world
This issue offers some hard hitting articles in particular Angela Funovits article on Bullying in Magic With the increase in online magic chat groups there does seem to be a trend towards the negative and this is not a good thing for the future of magic Angela tells it like it is and we at VANISH arenrsquot afraid to run with this type of story
The other hot topic in magic right now involves some well known names who either have had their acts lsquocopiedrsquo or as it appears have taken a routine from another act without permission Jeff McBride has put his heart and soul in to his article and it is one that every single magician should read If you belong to a magic club then please share this edition of VANISH because there is something in here for everybody
Finally I would like to thank Nick Lewin for the wonderful two part article on Mark and Nani Wilson Nick is one of the busiest performers out there today and for him to take time out of his schedule to do this interview really means a lot to us all here at VANISH Thank you to Chipper Lowell and Greg Wilson for the wonderful photographs for the feature story as well
My favorite Mark Wilson story was about fifteen years ago when I visited TC and Lesley Tahoersquos Magic Shop in Burbank California Mark had spent the day there and I got to hang out with him While we were there a mother and her young son about nine years old came in to the shop The boy saw Markrsquos book ldquoThe Complete Course in Magicrdquo and said ldquoI used to own that but it got stolenrdquo Without saying anything Mark went out to his car and brought a signed copy back in the shop and handed it to the boy and said ldquoThis is for yourdquo It took a moment for the boy to register who was handing him the book but when he did his mouth almost dropped to the floor Irsquove never seen a kid so happy In that instant Mark Wilson became MY hero as well
Paul Romhany
newslatest ideas bull whatrsquos on bull keep up to date bull stop press
Cinema for saleLe Grand David Cinema up for sale for $135 million US
If you have a story or a news related item please e-mail the editor at editorvanishmagazinecomWe try to keep the news as current as possible and generally this is the last piece we work on prior to the magazine going live
Cabot Street Cinema in Beverly for saleMagic showrsquos former home on market for $135 million
BEVERLY mdash Cabot Street Cinema the theatre that has provided an elegant home for vaudeville movies and magic shows for nearly a century is for sale
The sale was announced yesterday by a Boston real estate company that has been hired to market the
building The asking price is $135 million
The theatre is owned by White Horse Productions a group of eight shareholders who were part of the Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Show that ran for 35 years at the theatre until the death of its founder last year
David Bull who played Le Grand David and is the president of White Horse Productions said the
company could no longer continue to operate two downtown theatres once the magic show ended The company also owns the Larcom Theatre which it will retain and keep open
Click HERE for full story
Magician Ivan Amodei celebrates his 400th performance at the historic Beverly Wilshire Hotel on the famed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills CA Accompanied
by a cellist Ivan has been presenting his solo show ldquoIntimate Illusionsrdquo for three years now The evening includes a mix of close-up and parlour style magic mentalism live music and audience interaction throughout the 90 minute performance
lsquoDeceptive Practicersquo Poof - the life of master magician Ricky Jay appearsMolly Bernsteinrsquos Deceptive Practice The
NEWS
FROM THE EDITORFRESH LOOK FOR VANISH WEBSITE INCREASES READERSHIP
Paul Romhanyeditorvanishmagazinecomwwwvanishmagazinecom
It has been an incredibly busy month both personally and professionally We left New Zealand at the end of April and have moved full time to Vancouver Canada As of June 1st we will be in our own place and ready to settle down Having said that on June 6th I fly back to New Zealand for a series of corporate engagements so there wonrsquot be much lsquosettling inrsquo during June
It has been a very busy time for the magazine as Chipper and I finished up the new website It took as long to design and put together as an issue of VANISH but the end result has seen a huge increase in the number of subscribers We plan to do more with the website over time including photographs from readers competitions and blogs
The response from the last issue has been the best yet with emails and phone calls from people I havenrsquot heard from in a very long time The support of the
entire magic community towards VANISH has been amazing I would like to also thank MURPHYS MAGIC SUPPLIES for their continued support and helping get VANISH out to magicians around the world
This issue offers some hard hitting articles in particular Angela Funovits article on Bullying in Magic With the increase in online magic chat groups there does seem to be a trend towards the negative and this is not a good thing for the future of magic Angela tells it like it is and we at VANISH arenrsquot afraid to run with this type of story
The other hot topic in magic right now involves some well known names who either have had their acts lsquocopiedrsquo or as it appears have taken a routine from another act without permission Jeff McBride has put his heart and soul in to his article and it is one that every single magician should read If you belong to a magic club then please share this edition of VANISH because there is something in here for everybody
Finally I would like to thank Nick Lewin for the wonderful two part article on Mark and Nani Wilson Nick is one of the busiest performers out there today and for him to take time out of his schedule to do this interview really means a lot to us all here at VANISH Thank you to Chipper Lowell and Greg Wilson for the wonderful photographs for the feature story as well
My favorite Mark Wilson story was about fifteen years ago when I visited TC and Lesley Tahoersquos Magic Shop in Burbank California Mark had spent the day there and I got to hang out with him While we were there a mother and her young son about nine years old came in to the shop The boy saw Markrsquos book ldquoThe Complete Course in Magicrdquo and said ldquoI used to own that but it got stolenrdquo Without saying anything Mark went out to his car and brought a signed copy back in the shop and handed it to the boy and said ldquoThis is for yourdquo It took a moment for the boy to register who was handing him the book but when he did his mouth almost dropped to the floor Irsquove never seen a kid so happy In that instant Mark Wilson became MY hero as well
Paul Romhany
newslatest ideas bull whatrsquos on bull keep up to date bull stop press
Cinema for saleLe Grand David Cinema up for sale for $135 million US
If you have a story or a news related item please e-mail the editor at editorvanishmagazinecomWe try to keep the news as current as possible and generally this is the last piece we work on prior to the magazine going live
Cabot Street Cinema in Beverly for saleMagic showrsquos former home on market for $135 million
BEVERLY mdash Cabot Street Cinema the theatre that has provided an elegant home for vaudeville movies and magic shows for nearly a century is for sale
The sale was announced yesterday by a Boston real estate company that has been hired to market the
building The asking price is $135 million
The theatre is owned by White Horse Productions a group of eight shareholders who were part of the Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Show that ran for 35 years at the theatre until the death of its founder last year
David Bull who played Le Grand David and is the president of White Horse Productions said the
company could no longer continue to operate two downtown theatres once the magic show ended The company also owns the Larcom Theatre which it will retain and keep open
Click HERE for full story
Magician Ivan Amodei celebrates his 400th performance at the historic Beverly Wilshire Hotel on the famed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills CA Accompanied
by a cellist Ivan has been presenting his solo show ldquoIntimate Illusionsrdquo for three years now The evening includes a mix of close-up and parlour style magic mentalism live music and audience interaction throughout the 90 minute performance
lsquoDeceptive Practicersquo Poof - the life of master magician Ricky Jay appearsMolly Bernsteinrsquos Deceptive Practice The
NEWS
newslatest ideas bull whatrsquos on bull keep up to date bull stop press
Cinema for saleLe Grand David Cinema up for sale for $135 million US
If you have a story or a news related item please e-mail the editor at editorvanishmagazinecomWe try to keep the news as current as possible and generally this is the last piece we work on prior to the magazine going live
Cabot Street Cinema in Beverly for saleMagic showrsquos former home on market for $135 million
BEVERLY mdash Cabot Street Cinema the theatre that has provided an elegant home for vaudeville movies and magic shows for nearly a century is for sale
The sale was announced yesterday by a Boston real estate company that has been hired to market the
building The asking price is $135 million
The theatre is owned by White Horse Productions a group of eight shareholders who were part of the Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Show that ran for 35 years at the theatre until the death of its founder last year
David Bull who played Le Grand David and is the president of White Horse Productions said the
company could no longer continue to operate two downtown theatres once the magic show ended The company also owns the Larcom Theatre which it will retain and keep open
Click HERE for full story
Magician Ivan Amodei celebrates his 400th performance at the historic Beverly Wilshire Hotel on the famed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills CA Accompanied
by a cellist Ivan has been presenting his solo show ldquoIntimate Illusionsrdquo for three years now The evening includes a mix of close-up and parlour style magic mentalism live music and audience interaction throughout the 90 minute performance
lsquoDeceptive Practicersquo Poof - the life of master magician Ricky Jay appearsMolly Bernsteinrsquos Deceptive Practice The
NEWS
