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- Part 3
- VI. OTHER MAGIC REFERENCES
- VI-A. MAGAZINES
- VI-B. VIDEOS
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- VI. OTHER MAGIC REFERENCES
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- VI-A. MAGAZINES ON MAGIC
-
- The following list of magic magazines is from contributions from the
- following people:
- barnett@grymoire.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett)
- nielsen@eecs.umich.edu (Paul Nielsen)
- NHJV85A@prodigy.com (MR GARY E HUNT)
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- General Magic
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- Genii
- PO Box 36068
- Los Angeles, CA 90036
- thegenii@aol.com
- Tel: (213) 935-2848
-
- Color cover, 80 pages an issue. The largest circulation of any magazine.
- Everyone should get this just for the ads, as most items are advertized
- here. Some columns are useless. I currently enjoy "The Giorgio Letters"
- which describes how the Erdnase book is a lot of bull. Jamy Ian Swiss is
- the current book reviewer.
-
- At present, the price of a one-year subscription for the U.S., Canada or
- Mexico is $30; two years $55. Contact them for information about overseas
- rates.
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- MAGIC - an Independent Magazine for Magicians.
- Circulation Office
- 7380 S. Eastern Ave.
- Suite #124-179
- Las Vegas, NV 89123 USA
- Tel: (702) 798-4893
- Fax: (702) 798-0220
- E-mail: subscriptions@magic-mag.com
- $35 a year/ 12 issues.
- WWW: http://www.magic-mag.com
-
- Similar to Genii (actually - they are competitors) Color cover and color
- inside. Columns by Paul Gertner (performance tips), Richard Kaufman (editor
- of the magic section), and reviews by Mike Weber.
-
- In my (st922964@pip.cc.brandeis) opinion, is certainly the BEST magic
- magazine out there. It is where I learn about 90% of my magic news and
- features very interesting articles by the likes of Stan Allen and Michael
- Caveney.
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- Goodliffe's Abracadabra
- Published weekly. $88.50 for 52 issues 20 pages each issue.
- (Send $2.00 in cash for sample issue )
- Goodliffe Publications
- 150 New Road, Bromsgrove,
- Worcestershire B60 2LG.
- England
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- Precursor: A Magazine of Innovation
- unikorn magic
- 2215 Mytle St.
- Erie, PA 16502
- Edited by Bill Miesel
- 3 issues a year
- $16 in US. Canada, Mexico, $19 elsewhere
- Similar to Ibidem. Mostly new/experimental card work.
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- The Trapdoor
- Steven L. Beam
- Trapdoor Productions
- 407 Carrington Drive
- Knightdale, NC 27545
- (919) 266-7900
- 5 issues a year $30 USA, $42.50 Overseas
- Excellent artwork and Humor, Closeup
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- The Minotaur
- P.O. Box 470025
- Broadview Hts. Oh 44147
- $18/year (I think 4-5 issues)
- This is Dan Harlan's magazine and its suppose to be one of the best close up
- magazines. Not much card stuff.
- Dan's has a great mind (I should probably get a subscription-- Mike Kamlet)
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- Apocolypse
- Harry Lorayne
- 62 Jane Street
- NY NY 10074
- $48/12 issues
- Contains a lot of heavy duty card magic
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- The Crimp.
- Jerry Sadowitz, Flat 28, 177 Finchley Rd.,
- London NW3 Glg., UK.
- This is definitely not for young people because of the language,
- but it is a great and funny monthly. Mostly great card stuff plus some other
- good items. Lots of clever, very usable stuff.
- It recently got a good review in Magic magazine (Mac King loves it..)
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- THE MAGIC MENU
- 21 Noe Place
- Beacon Falls, CT 06403
- (203) 729-4278
- $18 a year/6 issues
-
- It's a bi-monthly journal for professional restaurant and bar magicians with a
- circulation in ten countries
- published by Jim Sisti magicmenu@aol.com (MagicMenu)
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- Tom Stone posted the following message:
- I'm announcing the birth of a Swedish independent magic newsletter.
-
- The first issue of Dr. Faustus Journal will appear in mid-april(95). There
- will be 10 issues/year. 8-12 pages in each issue.
- The focus will be performance material and theory.
- You who are interested in a subscription write to:
-
- Tom Stone/Bengtsson Julias gata 111
- 422 51 Hisings Backa
- SWEDEN
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- Club 71
- REPRO MAGIC publish "Club 71" magazine. Independant
- editorial, covering all branches of magic. Four colour cover and
- 84 pages published six times per year. Annual subscription 12
- British pounds 20 dollars.
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- New Age, Bizarre Magic, Mentalism, Occult, Tarot, Crystals, etc
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- The Altar Flame
- Thaumysta Publishing Company
- P.O. Box 17174, Minneapolis, MN 55417
- $20/year published quarterly by Mary Tomich
- (alchemy13@aol.com or thaumysta@aol.com)
- It focuses on presentation-based magic in the areas of alternate
- belief systems, occult themes, etc. An issue was reviewed in the
- August 1995 issue of MUM.
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- ARCANUM
- c/o Joe Cabral, 115 Pinehurst Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06705
- $10 published twice annually by The Inner Circle of Bizarre Magic.
- It has been around for 8 issues but is in the middle of a brief hiatis
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- Syzygy
- 2901 N. 55th Avenue
- Phoenix,AZ 85031-3301.
- Internet - LeeE7@aol.com.
- $38.00 US per year
- Lee Earle has the goods with this monthly offering for the mentalist.
- Just effects and routines by the real workers and sources in his editors column.
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- Krypts Quarterly Crier
- c/o David Zver
- 89 West Broad St.
- Bethehem, PA 18018
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- 4 issues for $20. An issue is 16 pages of 8 1/2 by 11.
-
- Specializes in Bizarre, New Age, Occult presentations.
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- The New Invocation (Edited by Docc Hilford)
- PO Box 17163
- Phoenix, AZ 85011
-
- $20 for 12 issues (12 pages, 8 1/2" by 11")
- Published irregularly.
- Specializes in Bizarre, New Age, Occult presentations.
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- Magazine for Collectors
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- Aphelion
- Thomas A. Sawyer
- 521 S. Lyon St., No. 105
- Santa Ana, CA 92701
- $30
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- Magic Collector's Bulletin
- George Daily's Magacana for Collectors
- 3778 Cayuga Lane
- York, PA 17402
- (717) 757-3098
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- $4 for current issue
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- The Collectors' Forum
- Fred Evans editor
- PO. Box 391
- Knoxville, TN, 37901
-
- This quarterly publication costs $20 per year. It is based on
- letters and short articles that reads submit, and thus has a very friendly
- feeling. Fred includes with each issue various magic "stuff", which itself
- is collectable. Well worth the money.
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- Magicol
- David Meyers
- PO BOX 427
- Glenwood, ILL 60425
-
- this is the quarterly publication of the Magic Collectors
- Association. For information on joining write David Meyers, PO Box 427,
- Glenwood, Ill, 60425. The dues are $20 per year.
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- Magic Clubs
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- Linking Ring (monthly magazine)
- International Brotherhood of Magicians
- PO Box 192090
- St. Lousis MO 63119-9998
- Tele: (314) 351-7677
- Fax: (314) 353-4771
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- M. U. M. (monthly magazine)
- Richard Blowers, National Administrator
- P.O. Box 510260
- St. Louis, MO 63151
- (314) 846-5659
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- Special Interests
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- Rubber Chicken Chronicles
- Comedy and Christian Newsletter
- Send $2 for sample issue
- P. O. Box 505
- Sweetwater, TN 37874
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- VI-B. VIDEOS ON MAGIC
-
- The following is a list of video tapes on magic. The intent is to list
- tapes which instruct rather than tapes of magic performances. If you are
- interested in the later, Jeff Isozaki (jti01@duts.ccc.amdahl.com) posts a
- monthly list of "Magic in Movies" indicating movies, actors, and scenes in
- which magic appears.
-
- Contributors:
- HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu (Sleight of Hans)
- cragaisi@isis.cs.du.edu (Chris Ragaisis)
- georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark)
- gumby@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (David B. Gumminger)
- halw@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Hal Work)
- jti01@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Jeff Isozaki)
- msibbern@nyx.cs.du.edu (Michael Sibbernsen)
- nielsen@eecs.umich.edu (Paul Nielsen)
- nigel@ietech.demon.co.uk (Nigel G. Backhurst)
- dennymagic@aol.com (Dennymagic)
- soupking@aol.com (Soup King)
-
- 1. General
-
- Brad Burt Video Tapes - Brad Burt series
- Are excellent for instructional purposes. They are not fancy studio
- productions but are easy to follow. One includes the Zarrow shuffle and
- appears excellent. The tapes are advertised in Genii from Brad Burt's
- Magic Shop in San Diego.
- From Jay Malone (malone@crash.cts.com)
- I know Brad and I have four of his videos (both coin videos, the sponge
- and the chop cup). Brad has been teaching many years and was, until he
- opened his shop, an active performer. He studies each effect that he
- sells and I feel that his "rating system" is fair. I've never been
- disapointed in my dealings with him.
-
- 2. Performance/Philosophy
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- [No items in this topic]
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- 3. For the Beginner
-
- Mark Wilson Videos
- The Mark Wilson videos are terrific. If you liked the book, you'll like
- the videos. Well produced, very good instructional layout, easy to
- follow and understand. I highly recommend them especially for a beginner.
-
- 4. Card Magic
-
- Advanced Card Work - all of the Tannen's Stars of Magic-Paul Harris series.
- Paul is good, funny, and weird. The tapes are extremely well done, and
- the selection of magic is commercial (i.e. not just finger flinging to
- impress other magicians, its finger flinging to impress _everybody_!)
- Definitely not for beginners!
-
- Basic Card Slights - Bill Tarr
- 90min tape packed with, as Bill Tarr says, "everything you need to know
- to be a dynamite card magician." The video has fairly poor production
- quality, and the backdrop is quite confusing. This aside, the
- instruction is excellent; Bill Tarr is a very good teacher. The topics
- include: The Slip Shuffle, Jog Shuffle, Hindu Shuffle, Slip Cut, False
- Triple Cut, Double Cut Classic Pass, Invisible Pass, Say When Pass,
- Classic Force, Riffle Force, Top- Palm, Double Lift, Top Change, Glide,
- Buckle, Elmsley Count, Card Weaving, and Key Cards. It includes good
- bits of card business and a few good card tricks. Recommend to any
- beginning magician as a good way to start with almost all basic card
- slights. Also pretty good for those more experienced that need to work
- on old skills.
-
- Card Manipulation and Flourishes
- "Art of Card Manipulation" - Jeff McBride
- "Card Flourishes" - Lou Lancaster
- "The Major Card Flourishes" - Brad Burt
- "Fedko - Card Illusions" - John Fedko
- "Card and Ball Manipulation" - Peki
- "Steven's Vol 3" - Shimada
-
- On the Pass - Richard Kaufman
- I just bought the video "On the Pass" by Richard Kaufman last weekend. It
- is a good presentation of the classic pass, riffle pass and Herrmann pass
- along with several variations and tricks based on them. He first
- demonstrates the pass as the spectator would see it. Then carefully shows
- finger positions and moves very slowly. This is shown from the
- performer's point of view. Then he speeds things up. Awesome!
-
- My first time through the tape, I just sat there with my mouth hanging
- open. Do I ever have a lot of practicing to do. One comment he makes
- near the end of the 40 minute video is, "Practice the classic pass 100
- times a day for a year and you'll really have something special."
-
- Zarrow Shuffle, The - Brad Burt
- This man has to be one of the best teachers I've ever seen. Here, he
- teaches both the Zarrow and Faro shuffles as well as tricks. The
- Zarrow is the best looking table false shuffle I've ever seen. Unless
- you are specifically looking for it, you can't tell the difference
- between a Zarrow shuffle and a tabled riffle shuffle - even then you
- might not do it.
-
- 5. Coin Magic
-
- Expert Coin Magic Made Easy - David Roth
- A must have for anyone who wants to get into coin magic. He will teach
- any necessary sleights, then he will show a routine on a spectator, and
- then he will have a breakdown of the routine that he did.
-
- 6. Card & Coin Combinations
-
- Basic Card and Coin Sleights - Brad Burt series
- Brad is the best teacher of effects around. He has beginners' tapes on
- cards, coins, flourishes and sponge balls. They are self-produced so they
- are more reasonably priced than Tannen tapes. Brad "guarantees" you can
- learn the stuff from the tapes. I don't know if that means refunding the
- price of the tape if you can't, but it seems worth a try. For more info,
- call (619) 571-4749, Fax: (619) 571-7943.
-
- Daryl's Encyclopedia of Card Sleights
- The most complete videos on card sleights currently available. There are
- eight volumes total. Each volume is around $30. He explains things in a
- clear way and has a nice sense of humor.
-
- 7. Mentalism
-
- Eugene Goes Bizarre - Eugene Burger - STEVEN'S VOL 4"
- I'm very impressed with Burger's Videos. The number of tricks is pretty
- low but the production values are the highest I've seen in any of the 8
- videos I own. I do a modified version of his "Retribution" (aka the
- burned card) and just left people with jaws on the floor. His Gypsy
- thread routine in "..Bizzare" is REALLY nice. I have several of his books
- and attended a small seminar that he gave in St. Paul last year. A
- thoroughly enjoyable person, he really puts a lot of work into his
- routines, books and videos.
-
- 8. Other Magic
-
- Animation and Levitation - Kevin James' Floating Rose
- This tape is phenomenal! You might never do the floating rose, but you
- learn everything you need to do levitiation and animation (close up and
- stage). It is difficult, but Kevin takes you step by step and leaves
- nothing out.
-
- Chop Cup, The - Brad Burt
- Everything to do the Chop cup, complete with the double large load
- endings standing up and surrounded.
-
- David Harkey Lecture - David Harkey
- Top notch! His routines are simple, visual, and strong. It requires
- some good misdirection, but its not overly finger flinging.
- Most (all) of the material is in his book. His lecture consists of 10
- items. His book has 60 items. All of the material is similar in
- style/strength. He is very innovative. His routines have been used to
- win awards. He spent "10 years of his life" working on this book and
- it shows. He is a nice guy and quite funny. He is easy to talk to and
- not egotistical. He has a knack of ribbing people in the audience w/out
- insulting them. This is a rare talent. Strongly recommend the lecture
- and the book.
-
- Greatest Hits - Randy Wakeman
- C&S Enterprises - 1116 Brookview - Brentwood, TN USA 37027
- 90 minutes. 13 effects all taught. All Card routines.
- Great quality, post production editing by pro magician (Jim Suprise).
- Three good routines are Overclock, Card under glass, and Spectator on
- stage. I have included Spectator on stage in my own performance it is a
- great ace cutting effect. Harry Loryane Linking Ring "Fine Selections,
- fine quality, fine teaching tape"
-
- Impossibilia - The John Bannon Video.
- It demonstrates and explains 13 tricks, and it runs 90 minutes. It's
- excellent.
-
- Linking Rings - Here is a partial list of tapes with instructions on the
- linking rings:
- 1) Fedko - John Fedko has a series of 6 tapes numbered 1 thru 6. One
- of the tapes has linking rings as well as other platform effects. I
- believe the linking rings are on the "Classic Magic" volume.
- 2) Marc DeSousa - "Prize Winning Magic"
- 3) Richard Ross - Stevens' "Greater Magic" series
- The most beautiful version of rings I have ever seen. I watched it
- many times and was always impressed. He's great.
-
- Off the Cuff - Greg Wilson
- From: Jim Lewis (jimlewis@teleport.com)
- He demonstrates a ton of effects on it (way more than are listed on the
- case). They are all impromptu magic and very impressive.
- There are so many good effect on this video that it will keep you
- busy for months. I'd recommend this video over any other that I own for
- someone who is just beginning. It's great for advanced magicians too.
-
- Pat Page's Spongeball Magic (1991, T.A.T)
- From: Stephen "PH" Buxton (mei141@cch.cov.ac.uk)
- This video is a must for all beginners in spongeball magic. He
- covers four basic vanishes, which are performed cleanly. He shows you his
- professional sponge ball routine, and gives a variety of other methods of
- bringing a surprise climax to any routine. Eg sponge to silk, colour
- changing balls, sponge to coin, etc. Different methods of productions are
- also shown, like split, and ball from mouth. He also shows his variation of
- the Benson rice bowl trick (from Classic Secrets Of Magic, B. Elliot), and
- a few ideas for chop cup routines, including a chop Top Hat. As well as
- these, he gives a number of tips about spongeball magic that he has picked
- up over the years. All in all, an excellent video for the beginner, but
- with bits of interest for those who are more advanced in the art.
-
- Routine Closeup - John Mendoza's
- C&S Enterprises - 1116 Brookview - Brentwood, TN USA 37027
- 1 hr 40 min tape. Mendoza performs 10 effects and teaches 6 of them.
- Great quality, post production editing by pro magician (Jim Suprise).
- Particularly well explained are Mendoza's Cups and Balls and Dice
- Stacking. The Dice stacking are done in slow motion with a clear glass.
- Phil Willmarth in Linking Ring said, ".. it is far and away the finest
- instructional video I have ever seen"
-
- Thumb Tips - Patrick Page - from the Trik-A-Tape Company,
- 45-47 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1M 5RS tel 71 253 9693
- Having watched perhaps a dozen instructional VHS tapes on magic, this one
- has to be my favorite. It gives an incredible amount of detail for the
- endless variety of tricks you can do using a thumb tip. I see beginners
- frequently posting inquiries about how to get started in magic. Buying a
- copy of this tape is my advice.
-
- 9. History/Reference
-
- [No items in this topic]
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- 10. Business Issues in Magic
-
- Negotiating Higher Performance Fees audio tape - Michael Ammar
- Recommended regarding fees earned by magicians.
-
- Restaurant Magic Business - Charles Green
- Tape that is VERY helpful for the restaurant performer.
-
- 11. Performing for Children
-
- Ballooning 101 - T. Myers
- An introduction to balloon characters.
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