March 2017 - Edition 32
VANISH
Internatonal Magic Magazine
FROM THE
PUBLISHER Paul Romhany & Joomag
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paul Romhany
EDITOR / LAYOUT of MO MAGIC FEATURE Hal Meyers
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Nick Lewin
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ben Robinson
STAFF WRITERS Timothy Hyde , Nick Lewin , Wayne Fox , Jonathan Friedman , Danny Archer , Doug Bennett , Ken Scott , Colin Underwood , Wayne Rogers , Louie Foxx , Paul Romhany , Harrison Carroll , John Carey , Ged Morris , Jeremy Hanrahan , Sean Heydon , David Penn , Thom Peterson , Jonathan Friedman , Mark Strivings , Andrew Gerard , Kieth Barry
EDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVE Richard Webster and Mick Peck
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Paul Romhany & Sydnie Anderson
CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT Paul Romhany
MARKETING EXECUTIVES Steve Hocevar
CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION Harry Morgan
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EDITOR
MY MENTOR AND FRIEND ...
This is a very special edition of VANISH for me because I get to share the story of one of my closest friends and mentors , and certainly the most creative person I ' ve ever met , Wayne Rogers .
Famed American illusionist Chuck Jones summed it up in an email when he told me this about Wayne , " He may be one of the most under-praised , creative persons in magic today . He ' s taken a simple idea and expanded it into so many different effects that many of us use in our repertoire ."
As you will read in the feature story , I ' ve known Wayne and his family for over forty years . I consider them my second family and when it comes to magic nobody has helped and guided me more than Wayne . Chances are many people reading this edition own one of Wayne ' s creations , yet may not know his long involvement with magic . It is an honor for me feature Wayne as our cover story and present to the world one of New Zealand ' s Grand Masters of magic .
On Friday we lost two wonderful artists . Mentalist Bob Cassidy and " The Magicians Magician " Daryl . Daryl was another influence on me and I still perform more of his material than any other lecturer I ' ve seen . While I never met Bob Cassidy I have studied his work , and again , such an influence on my own thought process and presentation of mentalism . Thankfully both Bob and Daryl left behind a huge volume of work found in books and DVDs , so we , and future generations can continue to learn from these two masters of our craft . I ’ ve put our edition of VANISH , with Daryl on the cover , up on our main site where it will remain free to download . Our love and support go to both families of Daryl and Bob and please know they touched the lives of so many people around the world . Their legacy will indeed live on .
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Paul Romhany
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