April/May 2013
VANI SH
Internatonal Magic Magazine
CONTENTS
FROM THE EDITOR
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MAKING NEWS
8
BAMBOOZLERS12
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
14
EDITOR
Paul Romhany
CHOOSING THE MATERIAL FOR YOUR ACT
15
CO-EDITOR
Chipper Lowel
WEIGHT-A-SECOND18
PRODUCT REVIEWERS
Paul Romhany & Friends
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BE COPPERFIELD?
22
COVER PHOTO SUPPLIED BY
Alan Watson
IMAGINARY CIRCUMSTANCES
26
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR,
Paul Romhany
MAGICIAN’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE
28
SENIOR MARKETING SPECIALIST,
Harry Monk
ALAN WATSON FEATURE STORY
30
SLIP SLIDING AWAY
46
DIVING CARDS
50
THE SUCCESS SERIES
52
SOUND ADVICE
54
BEHIND THE ADVERTISEMENT
58
FINDING YOUR FITNESS SECRET
62
A TRIBUTE TO JAKS
64
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Paul Romhany / Harry Monk
ART DIRECTOR
Paul Romhany/Chipper Lowell
PROJECTS MANAGER
Josh Miles
PROOF READERS
Richard Webster, Mick Peck
E-READER VERSION
www.revizzit.com
CONTRIBUTORS
Chipper Lowell, Magic Babe
Ning, 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,
Bill Warren, Ben Robinson, Joe
Gold, Paul Alberstat, Gwyn Auger,
Anders Hansen, Felix, Leif David,
Banachek, Kyle Peron, Balu the
Magician, Joe Pipia, Peter Mennie
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Contact Paul Romhany for more
information at:
info@paulromhany.com
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IT’S CHILD’S PLAY66
OMGNAACAAN70
ROUTINING YOUR ILLUSIONS: EMOTIONS
72
IN YOUR HANDS
78
THE MAGIC ASSISTANT
80
LESSONS LEARNED86