JUNE 2018 - Edition 47
VANI SH
FROM THE
EDITOR
Internatonal Magic Magazine
PUBLISHER
Paul Romhany & Joomag
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & DESIGN LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
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, Steve Valentine, Romany,
Paul Romhany, Nick Lewin, Louie Foxx, ,
Hal Meyers, Jeff Hobson, Harry Monk, Alex
Zander, Perk, Jim Sisti, Chiam Yu Sheng,
Doug Bennett, Thomas Barthes, Charles
Bach
EDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVE
Hal Meyers, Ben Robinson
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
Paul Romhany & Sydnie Anderson
CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
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Steve Hocevar
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Harry Morgan
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LIFE CHANGING
When I look at this months edition of VANISH and peruse the stories and
names, two words come to mind - LIFE CHANGING.
I attended a recent workshop put on by a local magic club featuring the
incredible Bob Fitch. I met Bob about 12 years ago but have known about
him for much longer. As you will read in the feature story Bob has helped
many magicians and is THE guy to go to if you want to take your act to a
new level. Any magician who is serious about our craft, no matter how
long you've been in this business, needs to do a session with Bob. He
will tell you things nobody else will and brings a lifetime of skills to his
workshops.
I have been doing my act for almost 30 years now, and Bob was able to
get me out of my stagnant feeling. He literally helped me bring my show
back to life. The interesting point he made was that “it is never too late.”
While I wish I had Bob look over my act 20 years ago it was great to be
able to do it now. As we mature our view of the world changes, and our
act should evolve too. Even though I believe my particular act is timeless
I have changed inside and therefore what I'm bringing to my show is
very different than what I presented twenty years ago. Bob really makes
you think and when your light bulb switches on you come away feeling
revitalized with an approach that makes a world of difference.
This month has seen the start of Britain's and America’s Got Talent
auditions. It is very interesting to see how magic has gone from corny to
the 'coolest kid on the block’ since the show started. It’s also fascinating
to see how life-changing it has been for many magicians. Currently on
AGT Shin Lim has just blown the show apart by performing an incredible
set and in the UK magic was very well represented with Maddox Dixon
(VANISH cover 46), Matthew Johnson and others. It appears magic is no
longer the laughing stock it once was on the show and in particular close-
up magic has become the norm. Congratulations to those performers
who made our craft look so good and get the respect it deserves. What is
upsetting though is how the UK tabloids tend to expose the magic secrets
the very next day as headlines. We can only hope people really don't
care how something is done, and yes, there are far more important news
headlines than knowing how a magic trick works.
I have been working on a very special project related to VANISH, it's been
about six years in the making. The first of these projects will be available
in a few months and will be a very limited edition run. Without saying too
much I know these will go quickly, however, I hope to give readers the
chance to be the first to know ... more details as they come in.
Paul Romhany
VANISH MAGAZINE
www.VanishMagazine.com
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