October/November 2014
VA NI SH
Internatonal Magic Magazine
Contents
FROM THE EDITOR
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NEWS10
THE MILLION DOLLAR MAGICIAN MAT FRANCO
20
CO-EDITOR
Nick Lewin
10 Tips for Professional close-up magicians
26
CO-EDITOR
Ben Robinson
The confusing magic trick
30
Farewell to joanie spina
34
Ten Little Secrets
38
Lost in translation
42
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Paul Romhany
David Regal: Creativity never sleeps
44
ART DIRECTOR and LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
Married in magic
56
Balloon Art
62
RED HOT ACTS - JASZ VEGAS
66
When there’s no bang for the buck
74
MENTALISM: An Adventure in Mysticism
76
Harpo marx magic
88
The Marx Brothers TV Collection Review
92
Playing Big
96
FINDING JUST THE RIGHT MUSIC
98
EDITOR
Paul Romhany
PRODUCT REVIEWERS
Paul Romhany & Friends
COVER PHOTO DESIGN BY
Paul Romhany
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
Paul Romhany/Sydnie Anderson
SENIOR MARKETING SPECIALIST
Steve Hocevar
PROOF READERS
Richard Webster, Mick Peck
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