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MrPrestoHypno Regular user 190 Posts 
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We have lost another great, Joe Stevens of Stevens Magic. Gone Fishing....love you my friend.
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MJ Marrs Inner circle Los Angeles 1121 Posts
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Rest in Peace good sir!
He and his son Mark always steered me in the right direction when calling into the shop. I remember Joe and Pete Biro hanging out together at the Castle back in the day. |
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Dr. O Veteran user NC 395 Posts
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Such a loss. Thoughts go out to the family.
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3530 Posts
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One of the good ones. He really helped to advance the art of magic. Rest in Peace, Joe.
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Rspangl New user Ohio 54 Posts
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It was always great talking with Joe when he came to conventions as a dealer. One time, I was looking at an expensive item and he told me to take it to my room and try it out a bit, and if I didn't like it, I could just bring it back to him without buying it. And...those VHS videos were the best!
Ron Spangler
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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3044 Posts
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A genuinely nice guy. I loved working with him, and the builder's conference he hosted a few years ago for Michael Baker, Gimpy, Louie Gaynor, Bill Trotter, and myself was beyond awesome. I will always treasure that he accepted my few products into his list; it brought magic back into my life.
My sincere condolences to Mark and the family. He will be missed.
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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Chessmann Inner circle 4248 Posts
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Such a solid legacy he leaves behind, that will no doubt live on. May he rest in peace.
My first encounter w/ Stevens Magic left no doubt it was a top-notch organization.
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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rowdymagi5 Inner circle Virginia 3630 Posts
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Before I moved away, I used to go in the shop and visit with him every weekend. Great memories! He will be missed.
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acortest Regular user 124 Posts
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My heartfelt condolences to the entire Stevens Magic family on the loss of such a great ambassador and contributor to the Art of Magic.
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Rainboguy Inner circle 1915 Posts
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Joe was a class act, and will be very much missed.
Stevens Magic was and is the "Magic Dealer Who Thinks BIG", and was, I think, the foremost PROMOTER of all Magic Dealers ever. Joe told me many years ago that his Role Model as a Magic Dealer was the late Gene Devoe of Devoe's Magic Den in St. Louis. Gene was my first mentor, and was the man behind the Bro. John Hamman line of Magic. For those magicians who never had the pleasure of meeting Joe, I will tell you that, in my opinion, he was the best Magic Demonstrator I have ever witnessed, including the late Al Cohen. Like Gene DeVoe, Joe Stevens had "Chops". |
Posted: Jan 30, 2023 01:20 pm 