Tuesday, October 6, 2020

October surprise

I'm very excited and honored to be featured in the October 2020 issue of The Linking Ring, the official magazine of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM). Considering I can't do a single magic trick, making the cover a major magic magazine seems like some kind of accomplishment! The profile inside is by magician and magic instructor Tom Interval and is an expanded version of the profile he did on his Houdini Museum blog in 2016. The cover photo was taken by the talented Athena Stamos.


This issue also contains my 2019 post about Houdini's 1915 straitjacket escape in Los Angeles. So it's an overall nice October Houdini issue!

You can join the IBM and receive The Linking Ring via their official website.
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16 comments:

  1. Joe FoxOctober 6, 2020 at 6:37 PM

    John -

    I see the same "mischievous, impish facial expression" that Houdini also displayed, from The Grim Game...when he was locked in handcuffs at his office, and he momentarily looked directly into the camera.

    Congratulations!

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    1. John CoxOctober 7, 2020 at 7:49 AM

      Oh, we should have staged one to match that! :) I originally cupped my hands like Houdini does in all his cuff photos, but Athena said the extended fingers looked better.

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    2. Joe M. NotaroOctober 9, 2020 at 12:35 PM

      I like it. Congrats John!

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  2. UnknownOctober 6, 2020 at 6:45 PM

    congrats, my friend!

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  3. Houdini & HardeenOctober 7, 2020 at 4:21 AM

    Congratulations and did you get out of those Darbies?

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    1. John CoxOctober 7, 2020 at 7:45 AM

      Barely! They are now pretty old and I've not put them on in years. They didn't open so easy!

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  4. Ron M.October 7, 2020 at 1:01 PM

    Wow, great pic and cover. Congratulations!

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  5. Leo HeviaOctober 7, 2020 at 5:14 PM

    You don't have to be a conjurer to get on the cover of a magic journal. I've seen cover photos of well known scholars and collectors like Bob Lund.

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  6. Chuck RomanoOctober 8, 2020 at 1:15 PM

    A well-deserved honor. Congratulations, John!

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  7. Amazed and confusedOctober 9, 2020 at 7:15 AM

    Very cool John. Congrats.

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  8. Roger WoodsOctober 12, 2020 at 8:50 AM

    Well done John, I look forward to reading this when my copy arrives in the UK

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