April 2010 • Volume 73 • Number 4

Features
52 The Life and Times of the Incomparable J.C. Wagner by Syd Segal
66 A Session with J.C. Wagner
66 Mentally By Two, With a Little Help from Vietnam
70 WWII (Whispering Wagner Version 2)
71 LJ’s Lost Transposition
38 Rameses: The Forgotten Star by Chris Woodward
78 “Cap-Cake,” an Excerpt from Mac King’s Campfire Magic
79 Become Your Own Roadside Attraction by Penn & Teller

Columns
10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
11 Now Performing in New York, Boston, and Chicago
12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer
13 Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas
14 Osborne Illusions The Gypsy’s Dream by Paul Osborne
16 Real Magic The Vernon Chronicles, Part 1 by Peter Lamont
18 Cardopolis The Last Game by David Britland
22 Lodestones Just a Small Step! by Tom Stone
30 Conjuring Three Part Harmony by Jim Steinmeyer

Light From the Lamp
86 Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
86 Best of All Worlds by
Brent Arthur James Geris, Bob Postelnik, and Duppy Demetrius
87 Law and Magic–A Collection of Essays edited by Christine A. Corcos
88 Short Punchy and Mental and Fight Dirty by Andy Nyman

89 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
89 Extreme: Human Body Stunts for Professionals (4-DVD set)
by Luis De Matos
90 Intimiste (3-DVD set) by Dominique Duvivier
91 The Roy DVD by Roy Zaltsman and Roy Yozevitch
91 Al Koran’s Blindfold Card Act by Brian Barnes
92 An Evening with Jack Carpenter—The Seattle Session, Night Two

92 Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
92 Shark by Christopher Ballinger
93 Control by Wayne Houchin
92 Sweetly Done by Shane Black
92 Cash Out by Will Tsai
94 Event Horizon by Andrew Mayne
94 AAA Book Test by Justin Meitz and Trynt Harris
94 The Blindfolded Car by Devin Knight
95 Deep 3 by Bro Gilbert
96 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index