Magic Menu (Winter 2010) (Book)

February 9, 2010 by admin

For more than ten years from 1990 through 2001 The Magic Menu was a continuing and trusted source of practical information for close-up magicians particularly those who performed in restaurants bars and night spots. Each issue brought real-world advice information reviews of the latest magic and audience-tested effects from some of the best magicians in the world. After an eight-year hiatus The Magic Menu is back with a renewed vision and a brand new staff for another generation of professional and semi-professional close-up magicians. Some of the columnists and contributors youll meet include Paul Green Al The Only and Mark Zacharia (all held over by popular demand from the original staff) in addition to Richard Osterlind John LeBlanc Diamond Jim Tyler Paul Gordon Scott F. Guinn Christopher Lyle Dan Doyle Mark Byrne James Prince Tom Frank and of course founder and editor Jim Sisti. And unlike the newsletter format of the original the new incarnation of The Magic Menu has a magazine-like look with a full-color cover. Inside however is the same quality of information insights and original magic that made The Magic Menu one of magics most unique periodicals. Inside this issuenbsp The Editors Desk by Jim Sisti Cover Story – Are Online Forums Hurting Your Magic by John Leblanc In The Trenches – The Legal Ties That Bind by Paul Green Mobile Mysteries – Being Seen by Everyone by Richard Osterlind Sleightly Delusional – The End is Where We Begin by Christopher Lyle Ask the Only 2.0 – Its All in the Approach by Al the Only The Way I See It – Written in Stone…NOT by Scott F. Guinn Yesterdays Treasures – Eric C. Lewiss Martins Miracles by Dan Doyle The Bar Top – Some Tips Som Answers…and a Worker by Paul Gordon Magic in Review – Old News is Good News by Mark Zacharia Tricks for the Trade – The Magic of Halitosis by Diamond Jim Tyler Profile of a Worker -nbspIn the Spotlight Alec Negri Slyhand by James Prince Frankly Speaking – You in Show Business…or Just a Magician by Tom Franknbsp Anyone interested in mastering the complex performance arena of restaurant and bar magic should find this information priceless. – Michael Ammar The Magic Menu has at its base a core of writers who work on the front lines magicians who know what its really like when you approach a group of strangers and offer to show them a trick. – David Acer Ive read every issue since it began.