Genii Volume 51 (Jul 1987 - Jun 1988) by William W. Larsen

• Genii: The Conjurors' Magazine: Volumes 1 - 75 (1936 - 2012)

July 1987 - June 1988
William Larsen, Jr., Publisher and Editor

864 pages

1. Genii - Volume 51, Number 1 - July 1987 - 72 pages
1. Cover - The Absolons
5. In This Issue - contents
18. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
19. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
20. Czechoslovakian Magic Section
    20. A Short History of Czechoslovakian Conjuroring - Karel Absolon
    21. Karel and Blanka Absolon - AN Autobiography
    23. Double Wine Production - Karel Absolon
    24. Meet the Czechoslovakian Magicians
        24. The Family Kellner
        24. Oklama
        25. Joss Kaiser
        26. Duo Valer
        27. Karel Vaverka
        28. Zdenek Seeman
        29. Duo Dlabal
    25. Linking Pin Finale - Joss Kaiser
    26. Color Changing Boa - The Duo Valer
    27. Linking Rings Without A Key - Karel Vaverka
    28. Video Explosion - Zdenek Seeman
    29. Ping Pong Production - Duo Dlabal
30. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    30. Direct Transit - Randall Holt
    31. Intermission - Charlie Miller
    31. Mad Dog Miller on the Loose Again - Charlie Miller
32. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
33. Conventions & Events
    • Invocational '87 - Chicago, IL
    • Tannen's 25th Silver Anniversary Jubilee - Browns Hotel, Loch Sheldrake, NY
    • Catalina Conjurer's Conclave - Catalina Island, CA
    • Houdini Club Convention - Madison, WI
    • Scottsdale Magic Festival - Scottsdale, AZ
    • 32nd Kongress Österreichischer Magier - Krems/Ondau, Austria
    • The Magic Hands Congress - Böblingen, Germany
    • 57th Annual Magi-Fest - Columbus, OH
    • Glass City Conjuror's Conclave - Toledo, OH
    • Wizard's Weekend - Bloomington, MN
    • 33 Österreichischer Magier Kongress - Vienna, Austria
    • F.I.S.M. '88 - Den Haag, Holland
    • Magical Arts Festival - Ventura, CA
    • NACAN - 88 - Albany, NY
34. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Dalton Boys
36. P.C.A.M. 1987 Convention - Bill and Irene Larsen
39. The Comedy Magic Festival and Magic Expo - Max Maven
41. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
43. Magic on Television & Film - Brian Flora
    • Johnny Paul, Volume II
44. Edward Victor Was Born One Hundred Years Ago - Rae Hammond
46. How Would They Write It - Satire - Eric C. Lewis
48. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
    • The Rocky Horror Magic Show - Tom Ogden
49. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
    49. Egyptian Hall
    49. Nashville Now
    49. Competition
    50. New Mickey Mouse
    50. Notes from a Lecture
50. Letters
    • Emil Loew
50. Who Can You Trust? - Bill McLaury
51. A Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
    • Instant Gymnastic Aces - Bill Kalush
53. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
54. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
    • Magic for the Complete Klutz - Irv Durman - reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • Scotch and Soda (Part II) - Ken Simmons - reviewed by Clark Wirthlin
    • Ron Wilson ... The uncanny Scot - Richard Kaufman - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Wizard Exposed - Selected from the Collection of Duncan Johnstone with Introduction and Bibliographic Notes - Edwin A. Dawes - reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Great Leon - Vaudeville Headliner - Mike Caveney - reviewed by Lou Bechtel
56. Tricks of the Trade - Phil Goldstein
    • Card Printer - Tenyo - Hiroshi Kondo
    • Money Killer - Tenyo - Shigeru Sugawara
    • Ninja Holes - Tenyo - Shigeru Sugawara
    • CD Player - Tenyo - Hideo Kato
    • Skeleton's Dream - Tenyo - Hiroshi Kondo
    • Coffee Time - John Kennedy
    • Ultimate Ring Capture - Bob Solari
    • elasticized loops - Finn Jon
    • Revolutionary Thread [loops] - Joe Stevens
    • Paradox - Mitsunobu Matasuyama
    • Fair Exchange - Masao Atsukawa
    • Tonte - Ton Onosaka
57. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
58. Free Classified Ads
59. Obituaries
    • Jack Pyle
    • Chester M. Wallace
60. Sid Fleischman Wins Newbery Medal - David Avadon
61. Mind Manipulation - Joel S. Bauer

73. Genii - Volume 51, Number 2 - August 1987 - 64 pages
73. Cover - Billy McComb
77. In This Issue - contents
92. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
93. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
94. A Special Issue - Billy McComb
    94. Cover Story - Peter Pit
    95. The World's Fastest Transposition - Billy McComb
    96. It's NOT a Trick ... but it is weird. So you might like it! - Billy McComb
    96. From Long Ago and Far Away - Billy McComb
    97. Two Stunts for the Aquatic Magician - Billy McComb
    98. A Fabulous Idea of Mine Which They Didn't Use - Billy McComb
    99. A McCOMBical Weird Finish for "Snowstorm In China" - Billy McComb
    99. Cartoon - Paul Butler
    100. One for Maven - and Dorian - and Falkenstein - and Riley - and All the Others - Billy McComb
    100. Cartoon - Paul Butler
    101. Addendum to the "Flat Rabbit" - Billy McComb
    101. An Imperceptible Method of Marking Envelopes - Billy McComb
    102. Finish for The Diminish - Billy McComb
    103. Easy Working for The String of Silks Load - Billy McComb
104. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
     104. Jogging - Christian Chelman
     105. Intermission - Charlie Miller
106. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
     • Dracula Escapes!
108. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
     • Newton's Third Law of Relativity - Tom Ogden
109. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
110. A Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
     • Paper Moon - Wayne Record
112. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
113. Obituaries
     • Gene C. Brandt - by John B. Zachry
     • Robert M. White
114. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
115. Magic on Television & Film - Brian Flora
     • Commercial Cold Reading - Richard Webster
116. Magic in the Round - An Evening of Magic with Harry Blackstone AT the Warwick Musical Theater - Mark Tripp
118. Are You Ready and Able to Teach Magic in Your Community? - Edward D. Hesse
119. Letters
     • Eric C. Lewis
119. TV Review - Harry Anderson Sideshow - newspaper clipping
120. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
     • Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women - Ricky Jay - reviewed by David Avadon
     • Ron Wilson ... The uncanny Scot" - Richard Kaufman
121. Letters
     • Ed Keener
122. Magician Frank Clinton - He Still "Gives 'em the Cotton" - Jim Baker
123. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
124. Free Classified Ads

137. Genii - Volume 51, Number 3 - September 1987 - 80 pages
137. Cover - Jamy Ian Swiss
141. In This Issue - contents
158. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
159. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
     • Dai Vernon's Hands
160. Jamy Ian Swiss Special Issue
     160. Jamy Ian Swiss - An Introduction - 'The Silver Fox' Scotty York
     160. Jamy Ian Swiss - A Biography - Stephen Minch
     161. An Interview with Jamy Ian Swiss - Stephen Minch
     164. Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind - Jamy Ian Swiss
     166. Stabbing Case - Jamy Ian Swiss
     167. Almost Gaff-less Invisible Deck - Jamy Ian Swiss
     169. Double-Decker Sandwich - Jamy Ian Swiss
     171. A Delicate(ssen) Sandwich - Jamy Ian Swiss
     173. Re-Re-Re-Reset - Jamy Ian Swiss
     176. On Presentation: Cliches vs. Clarity - Jamy Ian Swiss
     178. Sucrets Set-Up - Jamy Ian Swiss
     179. Last Words - Jamy Ian Swiss
180. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
     180. Puzzling Faro Sandwich - Dan McCarthy
     181. Intermission - Charlie Miller
     181. Mad Dog is on the Growl Once More - Charlie Miller
182. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
     • The Squeezaway Gal (Part One)
184. A Word Or Two In Favor Of Raising The Standard Of Magic - Harry Thiery (Di Sato)
     • What Do I Personally Find Most Attractive About Magic As An Art?
     • What Is The Most Effective Way Of Accomplishing An Artistic Performance?
     • Now A Few Observations On Essential Matters Which Should Not Be Overlooked
     • Further Observations
     • Conclusion
     • And For Those Of You Who Have "Made It"
187. Magic on Television & Film - Brian Flora
     • Ben Harris' World Tour Video
188. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
     • Vanilla Spellbound - Tom Ogden
189. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
190. A Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
     • The Frank Simon Secret Addition - Richard Kaufman
193. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
194. Jubilee '88 - 25th Silver Anniversary
196. My Dinner with Hofzinger [sic] - A Dream - John Carney
197. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
197. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
198. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
199. Obituaries
     • William M. Vagell "Mystic Craig" - by Bill Andrews
200. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
     • The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner - Mike Maxwell - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Larry Jennings' Neo-Classics - Stephen Minch - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Formula One - Randy Wakeman - reviewed by Lou Bechtel
     • Special Effects - Randy Wakeman - reviewed by Lou Bechtel
     • The Wizard Exposed - Edwin A. Dawes, compiler - reviewed by Jonathan Neal Brown
     • Almost Unpublished - David Ginn - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Magic Collector's Portfolio, Series Number 1 [July 1987] - Ron Allesi, publisher - reviewed by Max Abrams
202. Free Classified Ads
205. Magi-Clips - newspaper clippings
     • The Search For Houdini - Television Review

217. Genii - Volume 51, Number 4 - October 1987 - 64 pages
217. Cover - Richard Kaufman
221. In This Issue - contents
240. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
241. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
242. Our Cover - Richard Kaufman - by Eugene Burger
244. Drawback - David Acer
246. New Wave Coins Into an Okito Box - Dan J. Alessini
247. The Magic Month - Warner Perry
248. The Alessini Thumb Tie - Dan J. Alessini
248. Two Threes Are A Crowd - Bjorn Hanson
249. Psychic Baby Bottles - Tom Crowl & Scott Albin
250. Shades of Mercury - Dan J. Alessini
251. Poker Dream Deal - John W. McClure
251. Tips for Magician's Assistants
252. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
     • The Squeezaway Gal (Part Two)
254. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
     • Pretty Baby - Tom Ogden
255. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
256. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
257. A Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
     • T.N.T. Top Change - Larry Jennings
260. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
261. Conventions & Events
     • The Magic Hands Congress - Böblingen, Germany
     • 57th Magi-Fest - Columbus, OH
     • Fellowship of Christian Magicians - Whittier, CA
     • 36th Blackpool Magic Convention - Blackpool, England
     • Magic Castle 20th Annual Awards Banquet - Beverly Hills, CA
     • Winter Magic Carnival - Gatlinburg, TN
     • Desert Seminar XI - Las Vegas, NV
     • Glass City Conclave - Toledo, OH
     • Italian National Congress - Stresa, Italy
     • MzvD- Congress Oz Stuttgart - Triberg, Germany
     • Florida State Convention - Orlando, FL
     • Wizard's Weekend - Bloomington, MN
     • Magische Schatztruhe - Mindelheim, West Germany
     • 33rd Austrian Congress - Vienna, Austria
     • I.B.M. Convention - Boston, MA
     • F.I.S.M. World Congress - Den Haag, Holland
     • Magic Festival 1988 - Oslo, Norway
     • Tannen's 14th Summer Magic Camp 1988 - La Salle Academy, NY
     • Magical Arts Festival - Ventura, CA
     • Harold's Bavaria Magic - Munich, Germany
     • Tannen's Magic Jubilee - Browns Hotel, Loch Sheldrake, NY
     • NACAN - 88 - Albany, NY
     • Austrian Congress 1988 - Bergenz, Austria
262. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
     • John Calvert - William V. Rauscher - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Dr. Albo's final volumes in set of eight - reviewed by Richard Buffum
     • Twelve Have Died - Ben Robinson with Larry White - reviewed by Max Abrams
     • Inspirations - Jerry Sadowitz & Peter Duffie - reviewed by Max Abrams
     • Bookishly Yours - J. B. Findlay - reviewed by Max Abrams
264. Obituaries
     • Bert Easley
     • Bobby Clark - by Mark J. Young, MD
     • John Luckman - by Looy Simonoff
     • Harry M. Levine
266. Free Classified Ads
267. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
268. The Novice of Ceremonies - Dr. W. F. Terry Reister
269. Additional Free Classified Ads
270. Magi-Clips - newspaper clippings
     • Paul Daniels Explains [Halloween Show]

281. Genii - Volume 51, Number 5 - November 1987 - 72 pages
281. Cover - Erik Gerard
285. In This Issue - contents
308. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
309. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
310. A Special Erik Gerard Issue
     310. The Wizard and Oz - Erik Gerard
     311. This Magic Is Really For The Birds - Larry Krams
     312. The Gerard Drop - Don Fenwick
     312. The Gerard Drop II - Larry Krams
     313. The Business of Show Business - Erik Gerard
     314. The FIRSTS of Performing - Erik Gerard
     315. The Trick of Learning a New Trick - Erik Gerard
     315. Molecular Adhesion Plus - Erik Gerard, Larry Krams & Rick Rasmussen
     316. Coins Through the Table Plus - Erik Gerard
     317. Touching It Up - Erik Gerard
318. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
     • The Revised Strobeka
320. The Fourth Annual Japanese Magic Awards Party - Max Maven
321. Copperfield Itinerary
322. T.A.O.M. C.C.? Si!, Si! - MarcoM (sic)
323. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
     • Fifty Years Ago in Genii
324. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
     • Orlam Catches A Card - Jon Racherbaumer
327. Joe Givan Response [to Richard Kaufman]
328. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
     • The Kiss of the Hershey's Woman - Tom Ogden
329. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
330. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
331. Magic on Tape - Random Comments - Brian R. Flora
332. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
     • Stupid Bar Tricks - Alan Steinfeld & Bret McCormick - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Vintage Vernon - audio-cassettes 1 & 2 - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • The New Jinx - Bill Madsen, editor - reprint
     • Larry Jennings' Neo-Classics - Stephen Minch - reviewed by Max Abrams
     • The Nixon Manuscript - In Book Form - William J. "Doc" Nixon - reviewed by Max Abrams
     • Opus - The Independent Magic Monthly - Keable-Elliot, editor - reviewed by Max Abrams
334. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
     • Variety - TV Review - Disney's Magic in The Magic Kingdom
336. Obituaries
     • Kenneth Leo Griffin
     • Raymond Staples - by Arnold Furst
     • Roy Kissel
     • Murray - by Bill and Irene
338. Free Classified Ads
339. Jimmy Grippo's bug "90" Years Bash - photo
340. Product Reviews - Phil Goldstein
     • The Animated Card Thru Balloon of Death - Kevin James
     • Dan's Magic Van - Supreme Magic
     • Chef's Hat Egg Bag - Ian Adair
     • Jolly Lolly - Ian Adair
     • Notice

353. Genii - Volume 51, Number 6 - December 1987 - 76 pages
353. Cover - Rudy Coby
357. In This Issue - contents
370. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
371. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
372. The Rudy Coby Magic Section
     372. Rudy Coby - by Franz Harary
     372. Rudy Coby - An Up and Coming Young Geek - Robert Baxt
     373. Rudy Coby - Magical Masochist - Jay Sankey
     374. Rudy Coby - An Interview - Max Maven
     376. The New Wave of Magic - New York - Rudy Coby
     377. New Age Rising Cards - Jeff McBride
     378. New Wave Torn and Restored Card - Rudy Coby
     380. The New Wave of Magic - Toronto - Rudy Coby
     381. Two Acts of Self-Mutilation - Jay Sankey
          • Twinkle Toes
          • Eye-Popper
     382. The New Wave of Magic - Nashville - Rudy Coby
     383. Q-Tip Trick - Joe Givan
     383. Super Sawa - Steve Cohen
     384. Optical Delusion - Michael Baker
     385. The New Wave of Magic - Hollywood - Rudy Coby
     386. The Greatest Feet In Magic - Jonathan Pendragon
     387. The Burning Rose - Kevin James
     388. The New Wave of Magic - Tokyo - Rudy Coby
     389. Ohajiki Card Happening - Mahka Tendo
     390. Tokyo Penetration - Hiroyuki Sakai
     391. Suspended! - Tomo Maeda
     393. The Tour Concludes - Rudy Coby
     393. Cartoon - Paul Butler
394. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
     • Just Passing Through
396. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
     396. Trade Show Worker
     396. Geoffrey
397. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
     • Finding Mom - Tom Ogden
398. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
     • About Face - Richard Kaufman
     • French Ring Flight - Richard Kaufman
401. A Reminder to Us All - David K. Taylor
402. Magic Week in Melbourne 1987 - Tom Ogden
403. Magi-Clips - newspaper clippings
     • "Melinda and Her '88 Follies Review" a Hit at the Landmark!
404. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
     • Fifty Years Ago in Genii
404. Cruise News ... Peter & Carol [Gensemer]
405. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
405. We thank Carl Carlsson for sending Genii this amusing clipping
     • You can't judge a book by its inside, either
406. Magic on Tape - Brian R. Flora
     • Eugene Burger's Spirit Magic
408. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
409. Real Magic - poem - Heidi I. Larsen
410. Conventions & Events
     • Glass City Conclave - Toledo, OH
     • Italian National Congress - Stresa, Italy
     • MzvD- Congress Oz Stuttgart - Triberg, Germany
     • Supreme Super Day - Winter Gardens, England
     • Louisiana Magic Weekend - New Orleans, LA
     • "Magicland" Convention - Mansfield, OH
     • Boston Magicale - 88 - Boston, MA
     • Michigan Magic Day - Grand Rapids, MI
     • Florida State Convention - Orlando, FL
     • Wizard's Weekend - Bloomington, MN
     • Magische Schatztruhe - Mindelheim, West Germany
     • P.C.A.M. '88 Convention - Santa Barbara, CA
     • MagiCruise '88 - S.S. Norway
     • 33rd Austrian Congress - Vienna, Austria
     • I.B.M. Convention - Boston, MA
     • 1988 S.A.M. National Convention - St. Louis, MO
     • F.I.S.M. World Congress - Den Haag, Holland
     • Magic Festival 1988 - Oslo, Norway
     • Big 3 Convention - Gaithersburg, MD
     • Tannen's 14th Summer Magic Camp 1988 - La Salle Academy, NY
     • Magical Arts Festival - Ventura, CA
     • 1988 T.A.O.M. Convention - Fort Worth, TX
     • Invocational '88 - Chicago, IL
     • Harold's Bavaria Magic - Munich, Germany
     • Tannen's Magic Jubilee - Browns Hotel, Loch Sheldrake, NY
     • NACAN - 88 - Albany, NY
     • 8th "Magic A Geneve" - Geneva, Switzerland
     • The Indy Convention - Indianapolis, IN
     • Austrian Congress - Bregenz, Austria
     • Saint Vincent '89 - Saint-Vincent, Italy
     • MzvD Kongress Oz - Wolfsburg, West Germany
     • Italian Congress [1989] - Saint Vincent, Italy
     • Austrian Congress [1990] - Graz, Austria
412. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
     • A Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English: 1791-1983 - James B. Alfredson & George L. Dailey, Jr. - reviewed by Max Abrams
     • The Commercial Magic of J. C. Wagner - Mike Maxwell - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Chung Ling Soo - Gary R. Frank - reviewed by Max Abrams
     • Twenty Years of Spoof & Bluff - "Carlton" - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Magic Fun for Everyone - Bill Severn - reviewed by Bill Pol
     • It's So Simple - Fred Kaps - audio cassette - reviewed by Max Abrams
414. Free Classified Ads
415. Magic Castle Library Want List
416. Obituaries
     • Neil Foster - by Dale Salwak
     • Connie Krebs
     • T. Nelson Downs Remembered - by Ken Marlin
     • Edmund M. Balducci - Bev Bergeron
417. Letters to the Editor
     • Carroll Mounier
     • Charles E. Penton
     • Martin Kaplan
417. Copperfield goes International

429. Genii - Volume 51, Number 7 - January 1988 - 76 pages
429. Cover - Award Winners
433. In This Issue - contents
450. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
451. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
452. The Academy of Magical Arts 20th Annual Awards - Bill Larsen
454. The Academy of Magical Arts Awards Shows - A 20 Year Retrospect - Paul Butler
458. Desert Magic Seminar XI - Bill Larsen & Pete Biro
460. The Magic of David Copperfield X - The Bermuda Triangle - Mark Tripp
462. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
     • Surrounded Artist's Dream
464. Screwed Up! - Michael Jeffreys
465. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
466. Pre-Catch - Phil Goldstein
466. Ultra Power of Thought - Curry/Gilbreath
467. It's the Little Things That Count - Ted Colteaux
468. The World's Most Dangerous Card Trick - Gerald W. Marsh
469. NHS [No Hindu Shuffle] Color-Changing Deck - Bjorn Hanson
469. Cartoon - Buns - John Kaplan
470. Ozzy Close-Up Float-Flip-Fright - Ben Harris
470. Remember, Be Kind To Your Animals - WWL (Jr)
471. The Lucky Ducks - Jim Gerrish
472. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
     • E-Z Elimination Cups and Balls - Richard Kaufman
475. S.H. Sharpe - Prophet? - Eric C. Lewis
476. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
     • Down Under Dundee - Tom Ogden
477. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
     477. The conventions are coming!
478. Cruise News ... Peter & Carol [Gensemer]
479. Colon Memories - Karrell Fox
480. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
     • Fifty Years Ago in Genii
481. Tripp's Tips - Mark Tripp
481. Cartoon - Cookson
482. Rocking and Rolling on the Magic Castle? - Tex Babin
483. The Magic Catalogue - Dick Bowman
484. Geraldine Larsen Jaffe Inducted into the S.A.M. Hall of Fame - John Zweers
485. Bagdad - News From All Over the World - Bill Larsen
486. Obituaries
     • Jan Grippo - by Joan Lawton
     • Bill Simon
     • Marie Marshall - by Richard E. Hughes
     • Harry Shilling (Henry Holfeldt)
487. I remember - Bert Kalmar - WWL
488. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
     • Representative Performances of Stage Magic 1650-1900 - Susan McCosker - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Meir Yedid's Stage Stuff - Steve Schneiderman - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Kidbiz - David Ginn - reviewed by Rick Burkey
     • Early English Conjuring Collectors - Hanry Evanion & James Savren - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Spirit Theater - Eugene Burger - reviewed by Billy McComb
490. Free Classified Ads
492. Product Reviews - Phil Goldstein
     • Critical Mass - Ball and Tube - Jamy Ian Swiss & Stephen Minch
     • Mike Rogers Multiplying Bunnies
     • Sterling Magic Creations - Catalog

505. Genii - Volume 51, Number 8 - February 1988 - 72 pages
505. Cover - Kodell
509. In This Issue - contents
526. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
527. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
528. Kodell "The Original Bird Manipulator" and How It All Started - Robert Parrish
530. The Act [Jack Kodell] - Marvyn Roy
531. Pasteboard Pickpocket - David Acer
532. Ultimate Reversal - Erik Gerard
533. Magical "Out" Card - Dan Alessini
534. Here's to You - John Paterson
535. Initialed Card Transposition - Don Alessini
535. Crystal 20th Century Silks - Alan Kratish
535. Remember, Be Kind To Your Animals - WWL (Jr)
536. Ozzy Close-Up - Ben Harris
536. Coin Fantasy - Ben Harris
537. The Red Card IS The Money Card - Scambini
538. P.C.A.M. Convention '88 - Santa Barbara - Bill and Irene Larsen
542. MagiCruise '88 - Bill and Irene Larsen
546. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
     • Sawing A Dove In Half
548. Conjuring Omnibus - Richard Kaufman
552. Absolutely Ogden - Tom Ogden
     • Toto Too? - Tom Ogden
553. Professor Hockman's Walking Thru A Brick Wall - Paul Butler
554. The Reel Works - Pete Biro
555. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
555. Harry Albacker tour schedule
556. Duo Absolon Win Dragon Award
557. Siegfried and Roy Leave the Frontier after Seven Years
558. Product Reviews - Phil Goldstein
     • Acrobatic Matchbox - G.W. Hunter
     • Acrobatic Matches - John Kennedy
     • Matchbox Follies - Don Wayne
     • Mago Frank's Coloring Book - Flip Book
559. Obituary
     • Don Lawton - by Joan Lawton
560. Light from the Lamp - Magic Castle Members
     • Juggling with Finesse - Kit Summers - reviewed by Tina M. Theis
     • The Business of Restaurant Magic - Al "The Only" Ulman - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Magic By Misdirection - Dariel Fitzkee - reviewed by Billy McComb
     • Daryl's Rope Routine - Daryl Martinez - reviewed by Rick Burkey
     • Spirited Pasteboards - Leo Boudreau - reviewed by Max Ab