Genii 2006 June

Genii June 2006 • Volume 69 • Number 6

Cover: Dai Vernon

Features

• 52 Vernon: The Man Who Fooled Houdini by David Ben
• 82 The Trick That Fooled Houdini by Richard Kaufman
• 38 Francis Watts Remembered by Patrick Page
• 46 Hakan Varol’s Flea Circus by Richard Kaufman
• 60 The 38th Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards Show and Banquet by Dustin Stinett

Columns

• 10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
• 12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer
• 15 Max Maven’s Monthly Inquisition
• 16 Osborne Illusions The Duck Die Box by Paul Osborne
• 20 Magicana: The Jack Parker Issue by David Acer
• 20 Oddservation
• 22 Traveling Without Moving
• 26 On, In, and Under
• 27 Remote Control
• 28 No Fuss
• 29 All That Jazz
• 32 Rabbits
• 33 Labeled A Cheat
• 34 Altered States

Light From the Lamp

Books Reviewed by Michael Close

• 90 The Vernon Touch by Dai Vernon
• 93 The Conjuring Anthology by Jim Steinmeyer

Tricks Reviewed by David Regal

• 95 “Poche a Poche” by J.P. Vallarino
• 95 “The Brown Hornet” by John Riggs
• 95 “Spectrum” by R. Paul Wilson
• 96 “X Marks the Spot” by Justin Miller
• 96 “The Boxing Ring” by Aaron Smith
• 97 “Mindreading 101” by Black Rabbit Magic
• 97 “Ripped Up” by Peter Eggink
• 97 “The Rubenstein Ultimate Rattle Purse” by Michael Rubenstein
• 98 “‘Phoney’ Magnet” by Eric Buss
• 98 “The Hypercard Project” by Tom Frame

Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner

• 99 Miracles for Mortals: Killer Magic for the Rest of Us, Volumes 1 and 2 by Geoff Williams
• 99 The World’s Greatest Magic by the World’s Greatest Magicians: The Secrets of Cigarette Through Quarter, The Secrets of Linking Rings, The Secrets of Professional Rope Routines by L&L Publishing
• 100 Educating Archer (Two-Disc Set) by John Archer Educating Archer (Blindfold Tips) by John Archer
• 101 International Magic Presents: The Kostya Kimlat Lecture International Magic Presents: The Jerry Andrus Lecture
• 101 Stack Attack by Lew Brooks