Genii 1977 December

Genii December 1977 - Volume 41 - Number 12

Cover: Page 717 - Bill Larsen Jr., Irene Larsen and kids.

MAGIC SECTION:

• THE OTHER MAGICIAN By Norman L. Gilbreath 744
• MENTAL MAGIC CAN BE ENTERTAINING By David Robbins 745
• MENTAL BLOCKS By Glenn Gravatt 746
• THAT'S KNOT POSSIBLE By Brian Polzar and Alan Andrews 747
• STICKS 'N STONES By Bob Bradley 748
• IMPROMPTU DOUBLE REVERSE By Laurence Parsons 749
• SIMPLE BRAINWAVE By Doug Maihafer 749
• THITHER By Phil Goldstein 750
• NICE CUBE By Rev. Raymond Amiro 750
• THE HINDU ROPE TRICK By Stanley Blumenthal 751
• SHELL GAME FINALE By Doug Maihafer 751
• CHINK-O-CHINK From Mickey O'Malley's Magical Workship 753
• QUICK COIN DISCOVERY By Kaz 763

FEATURE ARTICLES:

• THE VERNON TOUCH By Dai Vernon
• "IT'S MAGIC!" A Report by Bill Larsen 756
• LOUIS TANNEN'S MAGIC JUBILEE By Lucy Gonzalez 760
• THE TAX MAGIC OF TURNING A HOBBY INTO A BUSINESS By Mark E. Battersby 768
• CHARLES DICKENS—MASTER MAGICIAN By John B. Young - 770
• ESCAPES, MAGIC AND THE CREDIBILITY GAP By John A. Novak 772
• HOUDINI NEW OPERA By John Salisse 774

COLUMNS:

• GENII SPEAKS By Bill Larsen 742
• BAGDAD Compiled by Bill Larsen 754
• MAGIC CARAVAN By Roberta Griffin 762
• KNIGHT'S AT THE MAGIC CASTLE By Peter Pit 764
• 25 YEARS AGO IN GENII By Gerrie Larsen Jaffe 765
• TRICKS OF THE TRADE By Ed Mishell 766

MISCELLANEOUS:

• COLLECTORS CORNER — A Benevol Bill By Topper Martyn 775
• OBITUARY
  • David J. Lustig 776