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March 2019 - Edition 56 VANI SH FROM THE EDITOR Internatonal Magic Magazine PUBLISHER Paul Romhany & Joomag EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & DESIGN LAYOUT Paul Romhany COVER PHOTO 2019 APWI. All rights reserved. THANK YOU TO Chipper Lowell ASSOCIATE EDITOR / LAYOUT FEATURE Hal Meyers ASSOCIATE EDITOR Nick Lewin ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ben Robinson PUBLIC RELATIONS Romany STAFF WRITERS Jeff Christensen, Louie Fox, Chiam Yu Sheng, Nick Lewin, Paul Romhany, Gregory Wilson, David Gripenwaldt, Jason Ladanye, Hal Meyers, David J. Atwood, David Penn, Colin Underwood, Chuck Caputo EDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVE Hal Meyers, Ben Robinson ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Paul Romhany & Sydnie Anderson CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT Paul Romhany MARKETING EXECUTIVES Steve Hocevar CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION Harry Morgan ADDRESS 1183 Blind Bogey Drive Qualicum Beach, BC. V9K1E6 CANADA THE VANISH AWARDS It is with great pleasure and excitement I can finally reveal all the recipients of the VANISH AWARDS. This has been an ongoing process which took over a year and I'm grateful to the committee who did an amazing job. I feel that anyone who can make a full time career performing or contribute to moving our art forward deserves some kind of recognition or award. As many of us know it's not easy doing this for a living. Oft times as a professional you will find there are others who want to put you down, the real secret to success is to look straight ahead, focus your attention, follow your path and get on with the job at hand. This is exactly what every recipient of the VANISH AWARDS has done during their career. VANISH has always been and continues promoting great magic and magicians. We are attempting to explore areas in the field of prestidigitation that haven't been touched upon and are pushing the boundaries beyond the customary. As Criss Angel said on stage during the receipt of his award, "VANISH is the future and it's NOW." All the recipients this year have definitely helped move our craft forward in their own way and VANISH is very proud to acknowledge them. The committee, I felt, did a great job. A special thank you to the chairman, David Penn, for his outstanding individual work, and collaboration with other committee members. I chose professionals from around the world, each bringing something different to the table. They viewed live performances and watched further online presentations of the chosen recipients to make their final decisions. I loved Stan Allen's comment to me when I told him about the awards. He said, "Every four or five years during my “killing trees days,” I would have an inkling to hand out a few awards. Then I would think back to what a friend said once: You’re going to make one person happy and everyone pissed! So I never did. You are a braver man than I…" VANISH MAGIC MAGAZINE is a global periodical, both digital and printed with the largest readership of any magic journal in the world. It remains a free digital publication with a readership that encompasses magicians from every walk-of-life and from every corner of the globe. I am incredibly proud of everyone who is part of the VANISH family and helps me push magic forward. Paul Romhany Editor COPYRIGHT All rights reserved. None of this magazine can be reprinted electronically OR in hard form without the permission of the editor. VANISH MAGAZINE www.VanishMagazine.com 7