VANISH MAGIC BACK ISSUES Hal Myers and North Korea | Page 10
FROM THE
EDITOR
THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN MAGIC
IS FINALLY BEING TOLD
I have spent more hours putting this
issue together than almost ALL of
the past issues combined. I felt in
order to do the cover story justice I
needed to run it in its entirety. This
is where VANISH really comes in to
its own - we are not limited by page
numbers or the cost of printing hard
copies, so if a story needs thirty-two
pages then it will get thirty-two
pages! We have also added a video
montage of extra photos at the end
of the story, click on the link and
enjoy the visual journey.
Also in this issue is a fitting tribute
to a true legend of magic, the late
John Calvert. As soon as I heard the
news of his passing the other day,
I instantly spoke to Ben Robinson
and asked him to write a fitting tribute. My sincere thanks to Ben for his
wonderful tribute and I know he is
hurting from the loss, like so many,
of the passing of John. Everybody
involved with VANISH would like to
extend our deepest condolences to
his amazing wife Tammy.
My sincere thanks to Hal Meyers
who worked so hard in bringing his,
and Manduka’s incredible story to
life. During the past three months
I ended up reading nine different
versions until everybody was happy
with the end result. I think that, like
me, once you start you won’t be
able to put it down. I also ended up
with a large box of photographs and
memorabilia from the trip, which I
scanned, correlated and put together for the article. I am very proud
that VANISH was chosen to bring
this story to the rest of the world,
and it is finally told.
For those who follow television talent contests, I would like to mention
that my all time favorite performer
is doing incredibly well on Australia’s Got Talent right now. Raymond
Crowe has made it the semi-finals
and in my humble opinion has what
it takes to go all the way. There is
something truely magical about
Raymond, and I would say when it
comes to making magic an art form
he is in a field all by himself. Search
on YouTube to watch his incredible
performances. I’m not a big fan of
these type of shows, but do recommend just watching his segments.
Paul Romhany
editor@vanishmagazine.com
www.vanishmagazine.com
For anybody who is thinking about
entering something similar, look at
what Raymond has done and how
he has made such an impact in such
a short time, from his choice of material to his stage presence and how
he is winning over an entire country.
VanishLive.com is thriving thanks
to the hard work of Mick Peck. He
is doing an incredible job turning
VANISH in to a daily newspaper. If
you haven’t already checked it out
you better get over there now and
bookmark it. It’s a daily version of
VANISH in newspaper form that has
new stories and news every single
day.
Finally I would like to personally
thank everybody who sent well
wishes to my wife via social media
after her two recent operations. She
was overwhelmed with the amount
of magicians who sent messages.
Even though we don’t personally
know a lot of you, we do feel that
we have a special connection via
our love for the art of magic. It was
very humbling to know that so
many people care. Her recovery will
be slow but she is out of hospital
and on her way to good health.
Paul Romhany