The October Issue of Genii is in the Mail ...

[Richard Kaufman]

Let me hear when your copy arrives!

The man on this months cover is actually wearing his Halloween fineryin David Acers case, that means a tuxedo! This month youll have the pleasure of joining David Regal as he interviews this Man from Montreal. Doubting Dave himself tells you a bit about his show Mystery Hunters which is now being syndicated in the U.S., then Mr. Acer gets his due with a Magicana of his own featuring five excellent tricks.

Ive never been more pleased with the group of columnists in Genii than I am now: what a sterling line-up! Tony Giorgio returns with more colorful language from the fringes of society, and Im honored to be a george ghee with a double george magazine; Max Maven doesnt toss any baloneys when bringing us some george mentalism; David Britland can be trusted never to lay a note on us while delivering a big sting; Jon Racherbaumer, avoiding the intellectual fuzz, delivers a Slant devoid of tom news; Jim Steinmeyer doesnt toss any broads, but does escape from Mrs. Houdini; theres certainly no tom material from Tom Stone, who is the best patch in the business; and Paul Osbornes Halloween illusion is a reverse whiz mob. If this has all been Greek to you, catch up by bying the October issue! * Oh, and our ghee reviewers also dont throw any baloneysDavid Britland, Joe M. Turner, and Danny Orleans give you the straight dope on books, videos, and tricks.

Don't forget: Starting in late October, all subscribers to Genii wont just get 12 issues for their $56, but access to every single back issue Genii has published from 1936 through December 2008. Thats almost 1000 issues! Tens of thousands of columns, tricks, illusions, and articles. And its all absolutely free to every Genii subscriber. Of course you will have to be on the internet for access, which will be through the Conjuring Arts Research Center. The issues are simple pdf documents which can be read on most electronic devices including newer Kindles, Sony eReaders, Nook, iPhone, iPad and of course any desktop or laptop computer. Every subscriber will have access to an electronic version of every issue for the duration of his or her subscription. If you are a subscriber and havent sent us your e-mail address yet, please do so as soon as possible (to: genii@geniimagazine.com) so theres no delay in getting you access when we launch this new feature in a few months. If you want to access to all of this astounding material and you are not a subscriber, please join us as we make available to you untold magical riches at www.geniimagazine.com.

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[Seuss]

Got it today in Philly. Loving all the great David Acer material.

[Ted M]

Received yesterday in Madison, WI.

Nice rope tie from Jim Steinmeyer!

[David Franklin]

It hit Jonesborough, TN. today.

Good stuff as always.

An update on the digital archive too. Can't wait!

[Richard Kaufman]

Yes, I should mention this. Don't throw the polybag in which your issue comes away: it has a number on the label, above your name, which will be your Activation ID when the Genii Archive goes live for all subscribers.

[Dustin Stinett]

It has shown up in Sunny SoCal.

[Seuss]

Richard,

I won't need the number on the bag if I already have access from my lifetime subscription correct?

[Richard Kaufman]

Seuss, not sure: keep the number just in case until we figure that bit out.

[Seuss]

Will do.

Just realized there is also a subscription (life?) end date next to the number. Slightly creepy. :D

[JR Russell]

got mine in Seattle yesterday....got the plastic cover out of the trash today!

JR

[Joe Pecore]

Made it to Northern Virginia today.

[Jeff Haas]

Got mine yesterday in San Mateo, CA. And I noticed you magically changed Danny Orleans into David Regal in the table of contents.

[Richard Kaufman]

Thanks for pointing out the high points in the issue.

[George Olson]

In Portland OR 10/17!

GO

[Don Knox]

Showed up today by Palm Springs - even though the temperature is 107 - the wrapper didn't melt!

But the Postman looked like he might.

[Jim Riser]

Tucson 9/18 with a cool temperature of only 103.
Jim

BTW - I love "Rink" (page 70)

[Evan Shuster]

Received in Seattle this afternoon. Great cover! I love Acer!!Looking forward to digging in over the weekend.

[Damian Odess-Gillett]

Massachusetts, today. Glad to see another installment of Conjuring. Also enjoying David Acer's magicana. Looks like a great issue, thanks!

[Magic Randy]

Arrived in LA on 9/18.

[magicrobharv]

Arrived in Minot, North Dakota on 9/18.

[David Linsell]

Today the Genii has landed in Chicago, September 20th

[Jeff Haas]

Now that I've had a chance to read it, instead of glancing at the table of contents...it's another great issue!

[Richard Kaufman]

Thank you. Needless to say, we are mortified at the error, but we've changed our system of creating the table of contents each month so hopefully it won't happen again.

[Jim Riser]

I'm left handed and always thumb through magazines from the back cover to the front. The TOC is the last thing I see - I have not gone that far yet. I'll most likely never notice a problem.
Jim

[Joe Pecore]

For any current Ask Alexander members, you want to make sure that the email address you have set for your AskAlexander account is the same email address that you gave to Genii offices.

[Richard Kaufman]

Oops, forgot to mention: save your polybags. There's a number on there you're going to need to activate your account to read all the back issues come mid to late October.

[PickaCard]

Finally a feature on David Acer!

I have been looking forward to this for a long time.

[CraigMitchell]

Don't forget that Genii cover boy - David Acer - is one of our feature stars at IMX in May 2011 ;-)

Can't wait for my copy to arrive ...

[Alan M]

Arrived 9/20 in Sherman Oaks, CA.

[Frank Dudgeon]

Arrived in Wichita a couple of days ago. Wasn't able to check on the Forum till today.

[The Magic Apple]

Got it in Studio City Today! You can get the COVER signed by Mr. Acer if you come to his lecture on 10/10/10! What a great way to ask follow up questions to any of the things in the interview or see any of the magic from this issue in REAL LIFE!

6:00pm
$25 per person
GIve us a call to sign up 818-508-9921

[David Acer]

Thanks for the kind words, folks.
Regarding the cover, believe it or not (in fact, put one finger on "believe" and one finger on "not," then lift either finger. If you lifted "not," nice job - we'll keep "believe." If you lifted "believe," no problem - we'll get rid of "not."), the photo was taken almost exactly as you see it. And it was completely unplanned. I'm actually standing on the edge of a very small waterfall that the photographer and I noticed as we were leaving an indoor shoot - right behind my feet there's a 12-inch drop. But with the photo taken from straight on and quite far back, the drop became invisible and the water seems to flow seamlessly past me. A little touch-up was required to get rid of a few telltale ripples around my shoes, but that's about it.

[Richard Perrin]

Got it today!

[Steve Mills]

I know Richard has a rule of thumb for lost issues. Mine still hasn't come (Chicago). At what point is it considered lost?

Thanks......

[Tom Gilbert]

Same here Enfield, NH. I think it's a week or two. But you'll get it.

Tom

[Richard Kaufman]

It is considered lost if you haven't received it by the 21st of the dated month. It may well be sitting in your local post office or regional postal center, just waiting for the day when they decide to deal with the second class periodical mail.

We will replace any issue which does not arrive by that date.

[Frank Yuen]

Received today in the westurn suburbs if Chicago.

[Magic Newswire]

Another great issue Richard! Love the David Acer material!

[Michael G]

Genii arrived here in Sydney yesterday. I've had a chance to check out the David Acer article and it's great.

[David Acer]

Before the October issue is gone forever, may I recommend buying two copies, cutting the cover off one, and gluing it to the back of the November (Juan Tamariz) issue, thereby creating a double-faced magazine. Next, cut the back off your already mutilated October issue and glue it to the front of your remaining October issue, creating a double-backed issue. You can now leave these two prepared issues on your coffee table with a few other random issues, and when a non-magician guest notices that you have "magazines for magicians," you casually pick up your gimmicked issues and perform a Two-Magazine Monte. Of course you might be thinking, I can buy two copies of any issue for that, but no - only October.

On an unrelated subject, if anyone is interested in joining our new mailing list for updates, free tricks, and news about my next book, due out in 2011, send an e-mail to updates@davidacer.com, or sign up here.