March 2017- Edition 32
VANISH
Internatonal Magic Magazine
FROM THE
PUBLISHER Paul Romhany & Joomag
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paul Romhany
EDITOR / LAYOUT of MO MAGIC FEATURE Hal Meyers
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Nick Lewin
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ben Robinson
STAFF WRITERS Timothy Hyde, Nick Lewin, Wayne Fox, Jonathan Friedman, Danny Archer, Doug Bennett, Ken Scott, Colin Underwood, Wayne Rogers, Louie Foxx, Paul Romhany, Harrison Carroll, John Carey, Ged Morris, Jeremy Hanrahan, Sean Heydon, David Penn, Thom Peterson, Jonathan Friedman, Mark Strivings, Andrew Gerard, Kieth Barry
EDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVE Richard Webster and Mick Peck
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Paul Romhany & Sydnie Anderson
CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT Paul Romhany
MARKETING EXECUTIVES Steve Hocevar
CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION Harry Morgan
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EDITOR
MY MENTOR AND FRIEND...
This is a very special edition of VANISH for me because I get to share the story of one of my closest friends and mentors, and certainly the most creative person I ' ve ever met, Wayne Rogers.
Famed American illusionist Chuck Jones summed it up in an email when he told me this about Wayne, " He may be one of the most under-praised, creative persons in magic today. He ' s taken a simple idea and expanded it into so many different effects that many of us use in our repertoire."
As you will read in the feature story, I ' ve known Wayne and his family for over forty years. I consider them my second family and when it comes to magic nobody has helped and guided me more than Wayne. Chances are many people reading this edition own one of Wayne ' s creations, yet may not know his long involvement with magic. It is an honor for me feature Wayne as our cover story and present to the world one of New Zealand ' s Grand Masters of magic.
On Friday we lost two wonderful artists. Mentalist Bob Cassidy and " The Magicians Magician " Daryl. Daryl was another influence on me and I still perform more of his material than any other lecturer I ' ve seen. While I never met Bob Cassidy I have studied his work, and again, such an influence on my own thought process and presentation of mentalism. Thankfully both Bob and Daryl left behind a huge volume of work found in books and DVDs, so we, and future generations can continue to learn from these two masters of our craft. I’ ve put our edition of VANISH, with Daryl on the cover, up on our main site where it will remain free to download. Our love and support go to both families of Daryl and Bob and please know they touched the lives of so many people around the world. Their legacy will indeed live on.
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Paul Romhany
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