MAY 2017 - Edition 34
VANI SH
FROM THE
EDITOR
Internatonal Magic Magazine
PUBLISHER
Paul Romhany & Joomag
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & DESIGN LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
ASSOCIATE EDITOR & DESIGN LAYOUT
Hal Meyers
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Nick Lewin
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Ben Robinson
STAFF WRITERS
Nick Lewin, Wayne Fox, Ken Scott,
Colin Underwood, Louie Foxx, Paul
Romhany,Sasha Crespi, , Diamond Jim
Tyler, Doug Bennett, Ben Robinson, Vicki
Greenleaf, Leah Ray, Harmon Freytes,
Alexander May, Timothy Hyde
EDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVE
Richard Webster and Mick Peck
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
Paul Romhany & Sydnie Anderson
CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
MARKETING EXECUTIVES
Steve Hocevar
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Harry Morgan
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TALK ABOUT MAGIC!
This month our Associate Editor Ben Robinson initiates a new series:
Movers & Shakers. Ben discussed this with me about a year ago.
Since I gave the go ahead, he’s been compiling a great series which
begins with Marc DeSouza. Not too many people have a theatre in
their home. That alone should pique your interest.
Two other writers, South African Harmon Freytag (ninety-five
years young, formerly American Ambassador to Zimbabwe, and
staff reporter for The International Herald Tribune and every noted
newspaper in the US between 1947 and 2007); and Leah Ray, a
Washington DC-based, journalist spotlight Ben Robinson’s new
book. Ben Robinson has published three books in three years —
the WAM trilogy (Wonder, Artfulness and Mindfulness). Both Mr.
Freytag and Ms. Ray offered their unsolicited reviews. Both are
fans of Ben’s most recent, Mindful Artfulness. I’m honored to have
published this trilogy. In addition to providing great insight into the
Art of Magic, in the final book, you’ll meet the author. In addition
to being a celebrated magician, Ben Robinson’s magic extends
to philanthropic work for the American Himalayan Foundation.
The first book, The Importance of Wonder, was signed by the
collaborators (Ben, Jim Steinmeyer and I), and sold at auction, to the
late Paul Daniels. That humble sale raised enough money to protect
one little girl in Nepal from being sold into sexual slavery. (In the
aftermath of the devastating April 2015 Nepali earthquakes that
killed 6,500, injured 3,400 and affected 100,000.) She will go on to
college in the US. One sale of one book did that. Talk about magic!
We also look at one of the most famous magic establishments in
the world, The Magic Castle. Nick Lewin takes us back through the
50 years and shares his stories about the Castle and we take a look
at the recent winners of the AMA Awards.
Finally, Mike Norden and Gord Boyes once again put on a knock out
magic convention at the PCAM/CAM 2017. These guys know how to
put on a convention and this was one of the best I've ever attended.
A big thank you to Mike and Gord and everybody involved. Perhaps
I can hire them to do the VANISH CONVENTION?
Paul Romhany
VANISH MAGAZINE
www.VanishMagazine.com
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