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Paul Romhany & Joomag
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & DESIGN LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
COVER DESIGN
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UPRECIDENTED TIMES
The Vanish International Magic Magazine cover pretty much explains the world right
now. These are indeed unprecedented times and as editor I had to make a personal
choice of how to react to the situation. From day one my goal has been to keep
VANISH current and relevant to the times, so when future generations look back they
get a good glimpse of the global magic scene, current trends, tricks and magicians of
that moment. It is for this reason I chose to share my feelings with our Vanish family.
Malchev
THANK YOU TO
Chipper Lowell
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Hal Meyers
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Nick Lewin
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Ben Robinson
STAFF WRITERS
Jeff Christensen, Louie Fox, Nick Lewin,
Paul Romhany, Jason Ladanye, Eric Evnas,
Julie Eng, Hal Meyers, David J. Atwood, Joe
Ledoux, Felicity Fields, Matthew Dinaro
EDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVE
Hal Meyers, Ben Robinson
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
Paul Romhany & Sydnie Anderson
CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT
Paul Romhany
VANISH CONVENTION DIRECTOR
Steve Hocevar
CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION
Harry Morgan
ADDRESS
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It is amazing to see how the worldwide magic community is reacting. Even though
it appears that just about everyone has lost work/gigs/employment, we rally around
each other (virtually that is) trying to keep spirits up and remain positive. As magic
organizations and magicians start to offer more free online material through live
streaming, lectures and PDF books, I am reminded of a series I wrote two years ago
saying the future of magic clubs and social interaction of magic will venture more
online. I saw it back then that this was the way to go, however, little did I know it
would be forced upon us so quickly. It is heart warming to see magic organizations
such as the IBM and SAM and individuals reaching out to the masses and finally
embrassing technology in this way.
This months feature story concerns a young magician from Canada. Prior to the
pandemic I had earmarked Jason Verners for the cover. I wanted someone to
represent the new generation of magic, someone in their early 20’s who is following
their dream and working hard to be the best they can. VANISH has always had and
continues to feature a diverse demographic, covering a wide range of entertainers
to grace the covers. My idea for two covers is simple. The front shows the world as it
is now, and as we move through the magazine we end up with hope and the future.
It may never go back to what it was, but it will go back. We will perform again and
people like Jason will be leading the way of a new era of our craft.
My son, who is eight, is living through this and learning to social distance, becoming
more used to having less contact with people. These young kids will have a different
idea of the world when this is over, and they will blaze a new entertainment path to
meet the acceptable performance standards of the future.
Jason is one of the new young generation who will
come through this momentary glitch continuing
to perform, to reshape and evolve our craft. As for
myself, I lost an eight month gig starting in April at a
high-end resort. The establishment has closed down
for the remainder of 2020 and so my income from
performances has literally disappeared. HOWEVER,
I’m one of the fortunate people to have an amazing
family and friends to communicate with and a
platform to share a love and understanding of a
magical art form … that will survive. We need to
continue supporting each other, looking after our
family, friends and ourselves and perhaps re-think
how we want to spend our lives.
Current editions of VANISH remain FREE - if you'd like
to support VANISH please purchase back copies as
the money all goes to keeping this publication going.
www.vanishmagazine.com
Paul Romhany
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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