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At Ease (1966 – 1975) by Harvey Turner – A Magical Journey Through History
Did you know the US Armed Forces once had a magicians association? Founded by Air Force Sergeant Opie Houston, the At Ease newsletter served as the official organ of the Armed Forces Magicians Association from July 1966 to January 1975. Though its release schedule was irregular, it became a treasure trove of magical insights and tricks from some of the era’s most notable magicians.
Featured Contributors: This collection boasts contributions from legends like Opie R. Houston, William E. Clover, Vernon Weiss, Bob Ford, and many others. Each issue is packed with innovative tricks and techniques that have stood the test of time.
What’s Included: While this digital edition isn’t complete, it surpasses most existing archives. Notably, it includes issues not listed in Alfredson’s and Daily’s Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English. The main gap is Volume 2, which is entirely missing. Here’s what you’ll find:
- Volume 1: Issues 1-8 (July 1966 – March 1967)
- Volume 3: Issues 1-11 (July 1969 – June 1970)
- Volume 4: Issues 1-5 (July 1970 – October 1971)
- Volume 5: Issues 1-12 (November 1971 – October 1972)
- Volume 6: Issues 1-4 (November 1972 – February 1973)
- Volume 7: Issues 5-12 (March 1973 – October 1973)
- Volume 8: Issues 1-8 (November 1973 – June 1974)
- Volume 9: Issues 1-2 (October/November 1974 – December 1974 / January 1975)
- Bonus: My Magic Coloring Book
Technical Details: This 1st edition spans 679 pages in PDF format, with a word count of 233,496, equivalent to 933 standard pages of text.
Who would have thought the US Armed Forces had a magicians association? The association was started by Opie Houston, then an Air Force Sergeant. At Ease was the organ of the Armed Forces Magicians Association. It ran from July 1966 until January 1975, but it had some gaps here and there and was not released on a particularly regular schedule.
Some of the trick contributors were Opie R. Houston, William E. Clover, Erwin M. Storke, Vernon Weiss, Bob Ford, Don Guilmain, Dave Richards, Harvey Turner, Kent Cummins, Ed Middleton, Prince Kazar, Jim Williams, Chas Crowley, John Guthrie, Arthur Estes, Ron Bonneau, John Oakley, Mike Rogers, Roland Jarvis, David B. Schwilk, Wiley Porter, Jerome Maciejewski, Oscar Pittman, Al Forwood, and others.
Please note that this is not a complete file, but probably more complete than most other files in existence. Even Alfredson’s and Daily’s Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English lists an incomplete file. Some issues not listed there you will find in this digital edition. The biggest gap in this digital version is volume 2 which is missing entirely. The issues which are included are:
- Volume 1
- No. 1 (July 1966)
- No. 2 (August 1966)
- No. 3 (September 1966)
- No. 4 (October 1966)
- No. 5 (November/December 1966)
- No. 6 (January 1967)
- No. 7 (February 1967)
- No. 8 (March 1967)
- Volume 3
- No. 1 (July 1969)
- No. 2 (August 1969)
- No. 3 (September 1969)
- No. 4 (October 1969)
- No. 6 (January 1970)
- No. 7 (February 1970)
- No. 8 (March 1970)
- No. 9 (April 1970)
- No. 10 (May 1970)
- No. 11 (June 1970)
- Volume 4
- No. 1 (July 1970)
- No. 2 (August 1970)
- No. 3 (September/October 1970)
- No. 4 (November 1970)
- No. 5 (October 1971)
- Volume 5
- No. 1 (November 1971)
- No. 2 (December 1971)
- No. 3 (January 1972)
- No. 4 (February 1972)
- No. 5 (March 1972)
- No. 6 (April 1972)
- No. 7 (May 1972)
- No. 8 (June 1972)
- No. 9 (July 1972)
- No. 10 (August 1972)
- No. 11 (September 1972)
- No. 12 (October 1972)
- Volume 6
- No. 1 (November 1972)
- No. 2 (December 1972)
- No. 3 (January 1973)
- No. 4 (February 1973)
- Volume 7
- No. 5 (March 1973)
- No. 6 (April 1973)
- No. 7 (May 1973)
- No. 8 (June 1973)
- No. 9 (July 1973)
- No. 10 (August 1973)
- No. 11 (September 1973)
- No. 12 (October 1973)
- Volume 8
- No. 1 (November 1973)
- No. 2 (December 1973)
- No. 3 (January 1974)
- No. 4 (February 1974)
- No. 5 (March 1974)
- No. 6 (April 1974)
- No. 7 (May 1974)
- No. 8 (June 1974)
- Volume 9
- No. 1 (October/November 1974)
- No. 2 (December 1974 / January 1975)
- My Magic Coloring Book
1st edition 1966-1975; PDF 679 pages.
word count: 233496 which is equivalent to 933 standard pages of text
