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Paul Romhany
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Artwork - BLAKE JAMIESON
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Hal Meyers
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Nick Lewin
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Ben Robinson
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Atwood, Felicity Fields, Colin Underwood,
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Hal Meyers, Ben Robinson
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Paul Romhany & Sydnie Anderson
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Paul Romhany
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STAY SAFE AND BE WELL
I sincerely hope this issue finds all our readers safe and well. These are very
difficult times for everybody and with Covid not going away anytime soon it
seems as though another lockdown looms around the corner. I know some of
our own contributors have lost family members to Covid-19 and we all send our
deepest condolences.
Last month we lost another true legend in magic, Marvyn Roy. It is fitting to have
him on our double cover to pay tribute to this remarkable man. If you watch
the next episode of Vanishtv I will share my own story about Marvyn and what
happened to me on a cruise ship. You can check it out on Youtube or join the
Facebook group at: www.facebook.com/vanishtv
Our other cover story is Marvin Berglas, of Marvin’s Magic, who I met on a tour of
the UK. I have always been impressed with his business acumen, leading the way
in the world of modern magic production, development and promotion. Marvin
started his magic business in London in 1987 at Hamleys of Regent Street, it can
still be found there today and around other major toy stores and online.
I’m going to release the names of the VANISH AWARD recipients over the next
few editions. This issue I'm proud to announce that HOOKED by Rubén Vilagrand
takes away the TOP PRODUCT 2019-2020. HOOKED is truly a remarkable item
with each unit being custom made. If you saw Rubén perform this recently on
Penn & Teller's Fool Us then you'll know just how amazing it is. He is not just an
incredible performer but also a craftsman and takes pride in everything he does
on and off-stage.
Vanish International Magic Magazine realizes the importance of this global
discussion pertaining to Black Lives Matter and will continue the series well into
the future.
Brotherhood - Sisterhood - Society - Assembly - Fellowship - Club
These are some of the words used by magicians to describe the world wide
collective. The essence of their meaning is … people linked by a shared, common
purpose, interest or activity.
As you read these stories of your fellow magi,
some friends, some strangers, please understand
that a smiling face in a group often hides a story
we should all hear. If we truly are a Worldwide
Society of Magicians we need to re-examine our
past behaviors and move into the future with
open hearts and minds.
I'd like to also thank all the contributors and
advertisers to VANISH. The emails I am receiving
are from people saying that during these hard
times they look forward to their monthly VANISH
magazine. Please do take a minute or two to also
thank the contributors and dealers.
Paul Romhany
AUGUST | 2020 7