yepmitch is right marked cards
bill page
i bought at bush gardens
williamsburg virginia
that was called a wizard works
but now its called a pot of gold
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MAY 2010
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Genii Speaks
Editor Richard Kaufman shares his thoughts from a recent edition of
his monthly column, 'Genii Speaks.'
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Genii: A Retrospective By David Charvet
The 1930s
When Genii burst upon the magic scene in September of 1936, Bill
Larsen, Sr. had put his heart, soul and pocketbook at stake in much
the same way that David did when he faced the mighty Goliath. But in
this case, “Goliath” was John Mulholland’s Sphinx; long-established
independent journal of the art, brought to its zenith in the 1920s by
Kansas City physician, Dr. Albert M. Wilson.
Larsen, together with his close friend, T. Page Wright, were frequent
contributors to the Sphinx when it was under Wilson’s hand. But after
Wilson’s death in February, 1930, Larsen watched as the journal, in
his opinion, deteriorated under Mulholland’s leadership, from the
factual presentation and reporting of the magician’s art, into a
glossy “Harper’s Bazaarish” (to use Larsen’s own words) magazine.
Certainly, in New York City, the scholarly Mulholland felt in the fall
of 1936 that the small upstart way out on the West Coast would never
have the impact of the venerable Sphinx. But by 1937, when Genii
subscriptions increased and more kept coming in, John Mulholland must
have realized that the Genii would never again be restrained in its
bottle.
Magic, in the 1930s had seen little change from the days of Robert-
Houdin. Certainly, there were the large elaborate shows of Blackstone
and Dante, and the standout smaller acts such as Cardini, Jack Gwynne,
and Ade Duval. But these were the exceptions rather than the rule. In
general, the amateurs and semi-pros were content in presenting the
same magic that had entertained audiences in their grandfather’s day.
But Bill Larsen, in his thought-provoking editorials, always
challenged the complacent magicians to modernize their ways of
thinking and bags of tricks to suit the new demands of the
entertainment buying public.
Readers responded to Larsen’s editorials and his magazine, with its
qualified contributors and practical tricks; and by 1940, the
subscriptions had blossomed to several thousand throughout the world.
The 1940s
The first half of the decade of the forties found the world involved
in war. And Genii was there every month; to bring reassuring news of
home to magicians in the trenches, and words stateside from those on
the front lines, whose common link was the art of magic.
In 1942, the Larsen’s purchased Floyd Thayer’s Magic Company. Again,
Bill’s desire to improve the art pervaded every part of the business.
He eliminated many effects from stock that he felt were antiquated in
favor of ones more suited to a contemporary audience. But, rather than
turn Genii into a “house organ,” the magazine remained entirely
independent. Bill limited the amount of advertising space given to
Thayer’s and kept the interest of his readers foremost in his mind.
With the magic shop, shows, lectures, and later involvement with the
legal profession, Larsen was finding little time for Genii; but with
Gerrie Larsen as Business Manager and Bill as Editor of Magic, during
the decade the magazine prospered.
In 1941, the S.A.M. had shown their confidence by awarding Genii with
the contract to print their M-U-M. as part of the magazine; thus
taking away some of the Sphinx readership. Then, with the end of the
war in 1945, many soldiers who had taken Genii with them into the
battlefield were back home again as regular readers. And later, in
November, 1949, Genii absorbed The Conjuror’s Magazine. All of these
things found, by the end of the decade, a boost in the popularity of
the magazine, and because of it, the art of magic.
The 1950s
The Larsens sold Thayer’s in 1950. When the Sphinx passed its Golden
Anniversary mark in March of 1951, Bill’s opinions of the magazine had
not changed from 21 years before; although possibly in the intervening
years, they had mellowed a bit.
Then, on July 5, 1953, Bill Larsen Sr. died suddenly at the age of
48.
Many predicted it would be the end of Genii. But Gerrie, Bill Jr., and
Milt said “No”! In stepped Bill, Jr. to take the reins.
When John Mulholland’s health and other pursuits caused him to
discontinue the Sphinx in the Fall of 1953, Genii was firmly in
control of the magic scene; although magic was having a hard time
holding its own.
General interest in magic had begun to decline. With the 1950s postwar
“baby boom,” many fathers had traded their magic wands for diaper
pins. But subscriptions held steady, and Bill Jr. kept his father’s
policies in effect: honest journalism, fair reporting, excellent
tricks and articles. They all helped keep Genii going through the lean
years.
The 1960s
The full impact of the medium of television was being felt in the
early 1960s. Bill and Milt both became involved in the industry. And
out of that “box in the living room” came a new magic superstar: Mark
Wilson, who with his Magic Land Of Allakazam shot a dose of life into
the art that some said was dying. And all the while, Genii was still
there.
Then, in 1962 a dream come true—The Academy of Magical Arts and The
Magic Castle! Originally an idea of Bill Sr.’s, the Academy had first
been formed in 1952 (at that time all Genii subscribers were
automatically members), but the project stood dormant after his death.
It took Bill, Jr. and Milt to bring their father’s dream to full
fruition. And again, Genii did not become just a “mouthpiece” for the
Academy and the Castle, but fairly gave time to all magicians and
organizations with the betterment of magic in mind.
The 1970s
As Mark Wilson had done the decade before, in the 1970s Doug Henning
brought a renaissance to the art with his performance in The Magic
Show, and many network television appearances. And still, Genii was
there, keeping pace with the times informing magicians of the current
news and happenings. And, Bill and his bride Irene didn’t just wait
for news to come to them; they searched it out. Wherever magicians
gathered at major conventions or events around the world, Bill and
Irene were there, too, with note pad and tape recorder in hand making
sure Genii readers were informed readers.
The 1980s and 1990s
The rebirth of the large touring illusion show of the past, modernized
by the likes of Henning, Copperfield, Blackstone Jr., Reveen, and
Kramien, kept magic in the minds of the theater-going public.
Siegfried and Roy continued to thrill capacity crowds in Las Vegas.
Magic clubs and conventions find enthusiastic attendees. And still,
Genii was there.
That any magazine survives, and more importantly, prospers for more
than a half century, especially in such a closely-knit fraternity as
the art of magic, is testimony to one thing: dedication.
In this case, it is the dedication of the entire Larsen family to the
art that allowed Genii to continue and grow. Scores of magazines have
come and gone during the last fifty years. As Bill Larsen, Jr. became
ill due to alcoholism, the editorship of Genii was taken over first by
Dante Larsen (the son of Irene and John Daniel), and later by Erika
Larsen. The magazine faltered and it appeared that it would end in
1998 when it appeared only three times.
In October 1998, the Larsen family sold Genii, The Conjurors’
Magazine, to a new company headed by famed author, illustrator, and
publisher, Richard Kaufman. Since the first issue published by The
Genii Corporation appeared in January, 1999, Genii has been on time
every single month and grown to over 100 pages an issue with much of
it in color.
With a fresh start, Genii has once again become the premier magazine
in the field of magic and has a long future ahead of it in the 21st
century. The entire history of magic for the last three-quarters of a
century is contained in the pages of Genii.
WOW COOL TO THE NEAT O MAX:)
IN CHRIST allways fat bill page
illusionist magician in fun
your friendly neighbor hood spiderman
mitchel...@yahoo.com
> i have delands automatic playing cards
> i bought at bush gardens
> williamsburg virginia
> that was called a wizard works
> but now its called a pot of gold
Bill, did you and Bob Scofield ever make up one of my marked decks? I
posted the secret here in the group several years ago. It's designed
for magicians as the marks are more in the center of the card,
whereras marked cards for gamblers are usually in the upper left hand
corner of both ends. All you need are a red or blue fine point
Sharpie marker and a deck of red or blue Bicycle cards. You can mark
a deck in about 15 minutes and the marks are all but invisible. I
used to sell these at the swap meet for $20 to $30 per deck. Hand
marked cards are usually more expensive than factory marked cards.
I'm working on a way to apply the Deland marked deck system to a
Bicycle deck using a single key card. I've always liked the Deland
deck but it's so well known that you can't even use it to perform
simple magic tricks-- I think every kid in the world has had a Deland
deck at one time or another.
-Leary-
Al Hastings
Bill,
There is this video on youtube of Jimmy Grippo with Orsen Wells where
he does a routine with a marked deck and card index (I'm guessing
that's how he did it) and it is the slickest damn routine ever:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJvzAe2i2U4
-A
bill page
more then all kinds of markers i use them for writing info on whats on
the dvd-r disc once i finialze the dvd -r disc to finilized
ps not sure if bob scofield made any?mitch but i will let ktm motorc
cross biker slight of hand magician, likes stage illusions, likes to
cook, church bus driver hrt bus super viser
bob scofield
i use black sharpie markers the most but if i run out of black sharpie
markers or lost the black sharpie markers i use blue sharpie markers
bill page <magicb...@msn.com> has sent you the following web link:
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in Christ allways fat bill page
illusionist magician in fun
your friendly neighbor hood spider man
same bat time same bat channel
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http://www.biblehelp.org
http://www.pray-give-go.com
http://www.goodnewsbaptist.org
http://www.andrekole.org
http://www.davidcopperfield.com
http://www.breakingthemagicianscode.com
http://www.themaskedmagician.com
http://www.lanceburton.com
http://www.thependragons.net
http://www.youtube.com/user/billpage
http://www.groups.google.com/group/alt.magic.secrets/topics
look up trickbusters copperfield
look up breaking the magicians code
look up magician bill page of alt.magic
look up all the secrets of magic revealed
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look up visual stealth airplanes
look up day time stealth airplanes
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look up magics biggest secrets finale revealed
http://www.harary.com
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look up williams poundstones books
big secrets, bigger secrets, biggest secrets
look up war illusionist
look up the art of war
lookup bob laser ufo
look up robert laser ufo
http://www.magictimes.com
http://www.tvmagicguide.com
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Subject: Comedy Central Mocking Jesus Christ

More insults and attacks against Jesus Christ and Christians.
Why is it that it is OK to insult, make fun of and damn
Jesus/Christians,
but oh no we can't say anything against the damnable Muslim hate
and murderous religious agenda.
Please read below and add your name to the petition.
Thanks and God Bless!
The Comedy Central network has a long history of denigrating
Jesus Christ and the Christian faith. Now, they are developing
A new series called "JC" that will openly mock Jesus and give
Comedy Central even more time and latitude to increase their
Attacks on a religion practiced by 80 percent of Americans.
Just weeks ago, Comedy Central censored a depiction of the
Prophet Mohammad after intense Muslim protest. But Christians
Are fair game!
I am outraged by this unabashed double standard, and I'm
Protesting against Comedy Central and its parent company Viacom
And their plans to air this show mocking Christians.
I have just added my name to a Media Research Center petition,
And I'm urging you to do the same by clicking here now:
http://www.mrcaction.org/555/petition.asp?PID=24641172&NID=1
We cannot allow the Hollywood Elite and the left-wing media
To continue to savage Christians. That's why I'm taking
Action and I hope you will do the same.
Thanks for joining with me.
Mr. Bob Simon
mitchel...@yahoo.com
> thanks mitch for the cool info i will try that i buy sharpie markers
> more then all kinds of markers i use them for writing info on whats on
> the dvd-r disc once i finialze the dvd -r disc to finilized
> ps not sure if bob scofield made any?mitch but i will let ktm motorc
> cross biker slight of hand magician, likes stage illusions, likes to
> cook, church bus driver hrt bus super viser
> bob scofield
>
> i use black sharpie markers the most but if i run out of black sharpie
> markers or lost the black sharpie markers i use blue sharpie markers
>
>
> http://www.learnmagictricks.org/freedownloads/?p=88
> To:
> aa...@hotmail.co.uk, D...@learnMagicTricks.org, option...@cox.net,
> gbh...@yahoo.com Cc:
> Subject: Fw: Comedy Mocking Jesus Christ Attachment:
>
> in Christ allways fat bill page
> illusionist magician in fun
> your friendly neighbor hood spider man
>
> look up trickbusters copperfield
> look up breaking the magicians code
> look up magician bill page of alt.magic
> look up all the secrets of magic revealed
> look up USAF TOP SECRET TRAINGLES
> look up antigravity ufos
> look up visual stealth airplanes
> look up day time stealth airplanes
> look up adaptive camaflauge
> look up now you see me now you dont
> look up cloaking
> look up cloaking devices
> look up tokyo professor invisible coat
> look up ufo cloaking
> look up cloaking ufo
> look up nukelar ufos
> look up williams poundstones books
> big secrets, bigger secrets, biggest secrets
> look up war illusionist
> look up the art of war
> lookup bob laser ufo
>
> Save a copy of this e-mail to my Sent messages folder
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> To: ;
> Subject: Comedy Central Mocking Jesus Christ
>
Bill, if you need any help making up that marked deck, please have
your buddy _Bob Scofield_ send me an e-mail.