June 2006 • Volume 69 • Number 6

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
90 Books Reviewed by Michael Close
90 The Vernon Touch by Dai Vernon
93 The Conjuring Anthology by Jim Steinmeyer
95 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
99 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
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