June 2009 • Volume 72 • Number 6

Features
42 WAYNE HOUCHIN Interview by Richard Kaufman
61 A Wayne Houchin Magicana by David Regal
61 Jury Duty
63 Match Bite
64 Twisting the Aces
67 Expectation
68 Toothpick Swallowing
70 WH Ring String
17 Ricky Jay: A Rogue’s Gallery by Adam Brooks
76 The Return Of The Brick And Mortar Shop By Jim Steinmeyer

Columns
10 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
11 Now Performing in New York and Boston
12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer
13 Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas
14 Cryptic Crossword, No. 6 by Josh Mandel
15 Max Maven’s Monthly Inquisition
18 Osborne Illusions:
Andrew Mayne’s Tip Trunk Shadow Box by Paul Osborne
22 Real Magic: Henry Slade and the Fourth Dimension by Peter Lamont
30 LodeStones: In the Gaps, Magicians Reside by Tom Stone

Light From the Lamp
84 Books Reviewed by David Britland
86 A Tribute to Robert Harbin—Two Lectures by Jim Steinmeyer
by Jim Steinmeyer
86 101108 by Marc Spelmann
87 Quintet by Jack Kent Tillar
88 Limited by Daniel Garcia
89 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
89 Tales from the Streets (2-DVD set) by Kozmo
90 ArmSTRONG Card Magic (Volumes 1-3) by Jon Armstrong
90 Corporate Close-Up 2 (Volumes 1-2) by Harry Robson, et al.
91 Surefire by Mark Southworth
92 International Magic Lecture by Anthony Owen
92 Blank! By Craig Petty
92 The Science of Shuffling and Stacking by Richard Turner
93 Tricks Reviewed by David Oliver
93 The Crossroads by Tony Chris
93 Foresight by Devin Knight
94 Happy Birthday Waistcoat by Lee Alex
94 Tagged by Richard Sanders
95 SLR—Souvenir Linking Rubberbands by Paul Harris
95 Noted by Richard James
96 Thoughts Across by David Solomon
98 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index