Genii Magazine - May 2022

FEATURE



18 Randy Pitchford: Saving The Magic Castle



20 The Creation of a Magic Castle by Dustin Stinett



32 Promises Kept: An Interview with Randy Pitchford by Richard Kaufman



46 The Story of Story Decks by Richard Wiseman, Will Houstoun, and David Britland



COLUMNS



6 Genii Speaks by Dustin Stinett



7 In Memoriam David Goodsellby Bruce Kalver



8 In Memoriam Peter Galinskasby Brian Wendell Morton



12 The Eye by Vanessa Armstrong



54 Exhumations Counting on Lotharby Jon Racherbaumer



56 Conjuring Back in Town, The Poem by Jim Steinmeyer



58 Material Concessions A Coin Routineby David Regal



62 Stage as Studio What Else is There But Magic?by Krystyn Lambert



64 Dealing With It Fours Majeure by John Bannon



69 Happiness is the Road Blank Canvasby Hannibal



70 Magicana by Jonathan Friedman



70 Pigment of the Imagination by Jonathan Friedman



73 Fusion Ice by Michael Stelzer



75 F.U.S.S. (Friedland Utility Secret Switch) by Michael Friedland



78 The Academy of Magical Arts in Genii



78 Knights at The Magic Castle by Shawn McMaster



81 Now Appearing at The Magic Castle LIGHT FROM THE LAMP



84 Books Reviewed by Tom Frame



84 Making Magic by Martin Lewis



85 The Essential Sol Stone by Stephen Hobbs



86 Stage by Stage by John Graham



87 Tricks Reviewed by Brad Henderson



87 “Untouched” by Ryuhei Nakamura



88 “Picturesque” by John Guastaferro and David Regal



90 “Arrival” by David Regal



90 Videos Reviewed by Bill Wells



90 The Controls Project, Parts 1 and 2 by Liam Montier



91 Meir Yedid’s Strolling Knife Routine by Meir Yedid



92 The Anniversary Waltz Project by Doc Eason and Garrett Thomas



95 Subscription Information/Advertiser Index