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T.A. Waters - On The Waters Front

Columnist: T.A. Waters ON THE WATERS FRONT a column of information and opinion by T. A. Waters THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS COLUMN ARE THOSE OF THE WRITER, AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE STEVENS MAGIC EMPORIUM OR GEMINI. Column One: DOUBLE EXPOSURE The exposing of magical secrets to the public is hardly a novelty; it has probably been around at least as long as the existence of mass media, and...
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T.A. Waters - Columnist T.A. Waters

Columnist: T.A. Waters ON THE WATERS FRONT a column of information and opinion by T. A. Waters THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS COLUMN ARE THOSE OF THE WRITER, AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE STEVENS MAGIC EMPORIUM OR GEMINI. Column Four: HOBBY WHORES HOBBY is usually defined as “…a pursuit or interest engaged in for relaxation.” More generally it is considered “…an avocation, often pursued in comp...
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T.A. Waters - T.A. Waters "on The Waters Front"

Columnist: T.A. Waters ON THE WATERS FRONT a column of information and opinion by T. A. Waters THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS COLUMN ARE THOSE OF THE WRITER, AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE STEVENS MAGIC EMPORIUM OR GEMINI. Column Six: HOW ELSE? In the wonderful act of Carl Ballantine, there’s a moment where he causes the lid of a small basket to float up toward his hand. His other hand comes out...
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T.A. Waters - Columnist T.A. Waters

Columnist: T.A. Waters ON THE WATERS FRONT a column of information and opinion by T. A. Waters THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS COLUMN ARE THOSE OF THE WRITER, AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE STEVENS MAGIC EMPORIUM OR GEMINI. Column Three: HOKEY POCUS What follows will of necessity be something of a ramble — but bear with me. As I was leafing through the April issue of MAGIC, I came across a lette...
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T.A. Waters - Pepperdowner

Columnist: T.A. Waters I devised the following effect over a dozen years ago, and it was published in the September 1986 M.U.M.; it also appeared in my 1994 book MYSTERIES.. It is designed for closeup performance in a restaurant or at the dining table. EFFECT: From the table’s salt shaker you pour a small pile of salt. You add to this pile from the pepper shaker, stirring up the two condiments with your finger. Yo...
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