November 2008 • Volume 71 • Number 11

Features
32 The Life of John Ramsay:
Lights and Sleights from Ayr by Edwin A. Dawes
37 Thoughts on John Ramsay by Roy Walton
39 The Kindest Man I Ever Knew by Bobby Bernard
58 A Tribute to the Magic of John Ramsay by Andrew Galloway
58 The Partial Penetrating Coin
62 The Ramsay Counter Vanish
63 The Tantalizing Tanner
66 Three In One, A “Tip Top” Card Trick
67 The Cylinder and Coins
18 Update: The Amazing Johnathan by Don E. Smith, Jr.

Columns
10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer
13 Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas
15 Max Maven’s Monthly Inquisition
17 Memoirs of a Magic Dealer by Al Cohen
20 Waiting for Inspiration by Guy Hollingworth
Chapter 8: Refinement of the Solution
101 Top 10 Best-Selling Products

Light From the Lamp
100 Videos Reviewed by Dustin Stinett
100 Fantasma Magic Digital Downloads by Various Artists
100 Impromptu Card Magic Vols. 4, 5, & 6 by Aldo Colombini
101 The Journey by Lonnie Chevrie
101 Cashablanca: Palms of Steel 4 by Curtis Kam
102 Mystic Craig’s Camera by Various Artists
Milbourne Christopher: The Historic Magic Specials
by Milbourne Christopher (and guests)

103 Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
103 Timecard by Gordon Bean
103 The Divining Rod by Allen Zingg/Blaine Harris
103 Flow by Dan Hauss
104 Solari’s Miser’s Miracle by Bob Solari
104 Phork by Who’s Magic Media
104 Smart-Ass by Bill Abbott
105 Buccaneer Booty by Mentalism Unlimited
105 The Changer by Mark Southworth
105 Predictionary by Devin Knight and Frank Velasco
105 Wounded by Robert Smith
106 Exorcism by David Mann

106 Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss
106 Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic by David Ben
108 Verbal Magic by Juan Tamariz and Gema Navarro

112 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index