December 2015/January 2016
VA NI SH
Internatonal Magic Magazine
EDITOR
Paul Romhany
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Ben Robinson
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Nick Lewin
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COVER PHOTO
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Richard Webster, Mick Peck
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CONTENTS
FROM THE EDITOR
6
BAMBOOZLERS
DIAMOND JIM TYLER
8
BBQ BUDDIES
THOM PATTERSON
10
HAVE A DRINK
BUTZI, MAGICIAN
14
HEAD TO HEAD POKER
PAUL GORDON
20
SMOKING GUM
KIERRON JOHNSON
22
WHY EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER READ IS WRONG?
RANDY WAKEMAN
24
THROWING SHADE
JONATHAN FRIEDMAN
32
ONE CUT
LOUIE FOXX
38
NEWS
44
BARRIE RICHARDSON IN MEMORY
RICHARD BUSCH
50
PLAYING CARD ON THE TITANIC
TOM DAWSON
52
FEATURE STORY - MAGIC BABE NING INTERVIEW
58
DYNAMO LIVE REVIEW
DAVID PENN
72
YOUR PROMO PHOTO SUCKS
BIZZARO
78
MAGIC ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
LUCA VOLPE
82
MASTERS OF ILLUSION LIVE
NICK LEWIN
84
TEN LITTLE SECRETS
TIMOTHY HYDE
92
PREMATURE PASSING
LEE ALEX
94
EPIC FAILS IN MAGIC PART 4
CHARLES BACH
98