London, David: Behind the Smoke and Mirrors ©1998-2001 David London, MD Softcover, saddle-stitched

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Comments: Behind the Smoke and Mirrors was a magic periodical put out by David London between 1998 and 2001. It was later revived as Beyond the Smoke and Mirrors.
All the issues are now available in PDF format from David London.

Contents (from master PDF list, page numbers are from the original single issues):

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 1, Issue 1, Mar/Apr 1998
1 Why Did He Do That? (Dan Birch)
2 Natural Close-Up Magic (Jeff McBride)
4 A Magician Prepares (CloudCloak): part I The Magician Defined
6 - Part II Mystery - The Magician's New Reality
7 - Part III Who Are the Real Houdinis
10 - Imagine if Magicians Used Their Imagination
13 Controlling The Show (Craig Greathouse)
16 A Ball In The Moonlight
18 Cartoon: Takes of The Generic Magician

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 1, Issue 2, May/Jun 1998
1 Misty Reflections (David London)
2 An Interview with Nu: A conversation with Alain Nu
5 DonDrake’s Creative Thinking (DonDrake)
6 Persona, Props and Costume (Don Deich)
8 - Persona Worksheet
8 Sex on the Stage (Craig Greathouse)
12 Believing in Disbelief
21 Cartoon: Takes of The Generic Magician

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 1, Issue 3, Jul/Aug 1998
1 Misty Reflections (David London)
2 Constant Character (Joshua Jay)
3 Be Yourself (Arial Frailich)
5 On The Nature of Magic (Larry Thorton)
8 Magic: Who Are We Performing For? The Pubic or Ourselves (Don “Vlad Deich)
12 The Magical Experience (Michael J. Fraughton)
13 Mirrorless Illusion (CloudCloak)
23 An Interview with Nu (Alain Nu): part 2

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 1, Issue 4, Sep/Oct 1998
1 Misty Reflections (David London)
2 On The Web (Scot Cram)
3 The Art of Magic and The Magic of Art (CloudCloak)
10 Yes, Virginia…magic and wonder do exist (Brian Richards): for children's performance
11 Mysterious Origins (Todd Karr): Abracadabra
13 Are you aware of your presentation as a magician, or, “Take a card, any card! C’mon, already!” (Mark Zacharia)
15 Dare To Be Human (Jeff McBride and Todd Karr)
16 A Bell In The Moonlight (Michael J. Fraughton): a story
19 An Interview with Nu (Alain Nu): part 3

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 2, Issue 1, Winter 1999
1 Misty Reflections (David London)
2 On The Web (Scott Cram)
3 Mysterious Origins (Todd Karr): A Few thoughts on Playing Cards
5 Tell a Story, Beat a Drum (Brother Shadow)
6 $ECRETS OF MAGIC CREATE FLASE PROFITS (Cloud Cloak)
12 Personas (Jeff McBride and Todd Karr)
14 Innovation (Joe Picard IV)

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 2, Issue 2, Summer 1999
1 Misty Reflections (David London)
2 A Wizard in the Cottage (Brother Shadow)
5 Celebrating Our Illusions (Robert Neale): a lecture to a lay audience
13 On The Web (Scott Cram)
14 Harlan Tarbell – Super Deceiver (Todd Karr)
16 A Bizarre Point of View (Joe Lantiere)
19 Magic Magic Everywhere, and Mystery Absolutely Nowhere (CloudCloak)
23 Set, Setting and Dosage (Jeff McBride and Todd Karr)

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 2, Issue 3, Fall 1999
1 Misty Reflections (David London)
2 Behind The Mirror (Joe Lantiere)
4 The Story of Master Class (Jeff McBride)
7 You Can Sell it With a Story (Brother Shadow)
9 The Unthinking Mentalist - a Creative Act (Kenton Knepper)
11 On The Web (Scott Cram)
13 First Illusion (Jonathan Pendragon)
14 The Magic Clown? (John Ferguson)
15 It’s a Fool that Fools With Words Yet Fools No One With Those Words (CloudCloak)
19 The Phoenix Gathering (Alain Nu)

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 2, Issue 4, Winter 2000
1 Misty Reflections (David London)
2 Doug Henning (Barry Taylor): a tribute
3 Private Moments With Doug Henning (Barry Taylor)
4 The Wonder of Life (Barry Taylor)
4 Doug Henning's Powerful Influence on Wonder (Kenton Knepper)
7 An Interview With Eugene Burger
10 The Magic Beard - An Evening With Eugene Burger (Andy Leviss)
12 Trivial and Mis-Matched Performances and the Audiences That Love Them (Joe Lantiere)
14 Wonder and Magic (Robert Neale)
17 It’s About Wonder (Brother Shadow)
18 Impromptu Magic (Jeff McBride and Todd Karr)
19 Minimus Maximus (Docc Hilford)
22 Who Are We and What Are We Doing? (EVILDAN)
24 Advertisement: Behind the Smoke & Mirrors
25 Advertisement: Spellbinder Magic Workshops
26 Advertisements: Carl Herron Books, Phoenix Gathering; WonderWizards

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring 2000
2 Misty Reflections (David London)
3 “The One That Does the Most, Utilizing the Least...Wins!” (Jeff McBride)
4 Where Does Your “Magic” Come From? (Walt Anthony)
7 The Path (Brother Shadow)
8 Building a Persona (Bruce Barnett)
9 Trivial Magic Enemy (Joe Lantiere)
11 Fear (David Parr): on stage fright
14 Wonder Options in the Aftermath of Henning - Quotes About Wonder (Robert Neale)
17 At 70 MPH (Alain Nu)
18 The Humanity (Docc Hilford)
21 Advertisements: Deception Convention; MagicalThinking; Spellbinder Magic Workshops; Carl Herron Brother Shadow

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 3, Issue 2, Aug 2000
3 The Three-Headed Magician (Todd Karr)
4 The Fearless Magician - He's Not Even Afraid of Magic (Kenton Knepper)
5 The Unconventional Convention (David London)
7 A Magician Who Thinks About the Audience’s State of Being (John Tudor)
9 A Magician Who Respects His Audience (Joe Lantiere)
10 A Magician Who Respects His Peers (Brother Shadow)
11 Magicians Who Use Familiar Props In Creative Ways (Eugene Poinc)
13 The Most Amazing Magician In The World (Walt Anthony)
16 The Wild Man, He Eats Small Children (Docc Hilford)
18 The Sideshow Featuring The World’s Strongest Magician (Maharani “Pari” Parivarta)
21 Advertisements: S.H. Sharpe Neo-Magic Artistry; 6 The Bizarre Magic of Alain Nu; MagicalThinking

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 3, Issue 3, Jan 2001
1 Misty Reflections (David London)
2 The Power of Intention & The Magician As Archetype (Walt Anthony)
5 There Are Few Formulas in Performance Magic (Kenton Knepper)
7 Magic is an Art (Brother Shadow)
8 Under the Knife (Tom Cuts)
10 Read a Book! (Santiago)
12 Mystery and the Spectrum of Bizarre Magic (Joe Lantiere)
13 Less-On; More-On (Jeff McBride)
14 Magic Horrific - An Essay Without Words (Eugene Poinc)
19 The Power of One Coin (Eric Henning)
20 Advertisement: Behind the Smoke and Mirrors
21 Advertisements: PhoenixGathering; MagicalThinking; Spellbinder Magic; Carl Herron Brother Shadow

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 3, Issue 4, Mar 2001
1 Misty Reflections (David London)
2 About Ethics and Bizarre Magick (Eugene Poinc)
2 - From the Cave
4 A Quarter From The Eat (Robert Neale)
5 For BSM (Brother Shadow)
7 From a God to Low-Life (Joe Lantiere)
9 Don’t Be Yourself, Be YOUR SELF (Tom Cutts)
13 Behind the Smoke and Mirrors (Jeff McBride)
14 What Does Magic Look Like? (Tim “Santiago” Converse)
17 Thoughts (Ed Solomon)
18 - Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged (Ed Solomon): a poem
19 Meta-Magic (Dr. Maharani Parivarta)
21 Advertisement: The Phoenix Gathering
22 Advertisement: McBrideMagic

Behind The Smoke and Mirrors -­ Volume 4, Issue 1, Aug 2001
1 Death - the Final Issue (David London)
2 Thanks
5 For Behind The Smoke and Mirrors (Brother Shadow)
5 The Wonder of It All (Brother Shadow)
6 A Few Thoughts About Theory (Eugene Burger)
7 Teaching Secrets and Secret Teachings (Joe Lantiere)
8 From The Ashes (Mike Hughes): Phoenix Gathering 2001
14 Them (Alain Nu)
17 Getting Magical With Your Audience (James Biss)
19 Tarot of This World (James Biss)
21 The Booker vs. The Audience (Docc Hilford)
23 Old Bowls For New? (Walt Anthony): The Classic Rice Bowls Revisited for BSM
23 The Rice Bowls and the Djinn’s Fan (Walt Anthony)
24 Get The Horse Back Before the Cart (Bob Neale)
25 Status-Factory (Tom Cutts)
27 The Question of Creation (Rick Maue)
30 Considering Co-Creativity (Eugene Poinc)
30 She Who Danced...To Dirges (Eugene Poinc)
31 Developing “A Leak In The Universe” (John Tudor)
33 The Box Vanish (John Tudor): From a Leak In the Universe
36 It’s All Smoke and Mirrors Tarot (Kenton Knepper)
38 Change (Jonathan Pendragon)
39 Be Interesting (Bruce Barnett)
41 Goodnight, and Sweet Dreams (Michael Fraughton)
43 Creation, Fine Tuning and a Good Cigar (EvilDan)
45 It’s What You Say (Arial Frailich)
46 A Full-Time Magician (Jeff McBride)
47 I Can Do Magic (Eric Henning)
49 Advertisement: Odd Angel Studios