The Linking Ring
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The Linking Ring is a monthly publication by the International Brotherhood of Magicians. All members of the IBM receive this periodical (either in hard-copy format or electronically). It was first published in 1923. Samuel Patrick Smith, a Eustis, Fla.-based magician, author and publisher, became executive editor of the magazine in 2007. He replaced Phil Willmarth, now International President of the I.B.M. and editor emeritus of the magazine.
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[edit] List of Magicians featured on the cover of past issues
- Joe Berg [1]
- Bev Bergeron [2]
- Robert Chambers [3]
- Wilton "Wil Staar" Clements
- Nelson Hahne
- Justin Flom[4]
- Milt Kort[5]
- Mike Makman (aka Professor Putter)[6]
- Max Maven (aka Phil Goldstein)[7]
- Richard J. Weibel [8]
- Mac King (caricatured) [9]
- Cindy Spencer [10]
- Herb Zarrow[11]
Special Note: Nelson Hahne did not actually appear on the cover of the December 2007 Linking Ring, but rather an illustration drawn using his style appears on the cover of that issue. The "Cover Story" within that issue, however, discusses the life and contributions of Mr. Hahne to the magic world.
[edit] Notable Issues/Contributors
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[edit] Monthly Features/Columns
- Hocus in Focus
- Our Side of the Pond
- The President's Page
- Hocus Pocus Parade
Hocus Pocus Parade is the title of a regular column which appears in The Linking Ring, published by The International Brotherhood of Magicians. Although the table of contents usually lists the specific contributing magician's name (i.e. "Max Maven One Man Parade").[13] the column itself is still named Hocus Pocus Parade.
- Ring Reports
- Memoirs of a Magicians Ghost
- Marcom...from the table of my memory
[edit] Errata
- The table of contents for issue 5, volume 79 lists Hocus Pocus Parade as starting on page 105 yet it actually starts on page 87 of that issue.[14] [15]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Cover page" (April 1977). The Linking Ring 57 (4): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Cover page" (July 1996). The Linking Ring 76 (7): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Cover page" (November 1977). The Linking Ring 57 (11): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Cover page" (May 2007). The Linking Ring 87 (5): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Cover page" (September 1984). The Linking Ring 64 (9): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Cover Page" (May 1999). The Linking Ring 75 (5): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Cover Page" (February 2000). The Linking Ring 80 (2): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Cover page" (September 1994). The Linking Ring 74 (9): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Cover page" (October 2007). The Linking Ring 87 (10): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Cover page" (September 1998). The Linking Ring 78 (9): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Cover page" (April 2001). The Linking Ring 81 (4): 1. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Hocus Pocus Parade" (July 1996). The Linking Ring 76 (7): 78–87. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Table of Contents" (February 2000). The Linking Ring 80 (2): 5. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Table of Contents" (May 1999). The Linking Ring 75 (5): 5. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
- ^ "Hocus Pocus Parade" (May 1999). The Linking Ring 75 (5): 87–106. The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
