* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * New Zealand's MagicNZ e-zine * www.watson.co.nz/ezine.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Issue Number: #29 Date: Sunday 9th July 2000 Editor: Alan Watson www.alan-watson.com ================================ Hi here is the latest news ================================ 1. Editors Message 2. NZ "World Festival Of Magic" Tour 2000 3. Michael & Lori Finney in car accident 4. Canada for two weeks to travel with Peter Reveen 5. The hilarious definitions - Tim Ellis & Christof 6. First Magic Convention to be held in Bloemfontein South Africa 7. Publicity stuff is going well 8. Colour flash paper with food colouring 9. Veteran magician, Rex Sinclair, passed away 10. There is a new virus - WOBBLER 11. "Great Minds Think Alike" 12. Paul Green's Classic Force Video 13. Wanting to purchase a vent doll 14. Diarise these events 15. News Items 16. MagicNZ e-zine archives 17. Benefit of subscribing to the MagicNZ e-zine 18. Subscription Management 19. Contact Information. ------------------------------------- 1. Editors Message ------------------------------------- Message from Alan Watson - The Magic One A frightening experience On Tuesday of this week I was enroute to Rainbows End on the motorway when Larissa heard a strange noise. Firstly we thought it was a puncture. I pulled over and as I came to a stop the wheel flew off the van and rolled down a bank. The Automobile Association serviceman who came to our aid said we were extremely lucky, as the van could have rolled. It was a close call as Larissa and Melanie had their babies in the van, as well as our magic props for the Rainbows End shows. Congratulations to Tara and Yara Okan A baby girl arrived on Thursday - Arien weighed in at 7 lbs a wonderful homebirth experience for all the family. Australasian Enterprises The World Festival of Magic is returning again this year to Australia and New Zealand. And it is timely to acknowledge and thank, Gene McCarthy, Promoter, for bringing high calibre international acts downunder that we all can learn from. It has created a fantastic spin off here in New Zealand for the professionals. Mark Dunn (Christchurch) Have implemented Mark's idea of creating an auto responder for new applications to the MagicNZ e-zine mail list and also automatically sending them a copy of the last issue. I would really appreciate it you have any ideas on how to improve the e-zine please e-mail me with your suggestions: alan@watson.co.nz ------------------------------------- 2. NZ "World Festival Of Magic" Tour 2000 ---------------------------------- Message from Tania Merota DATES & VENUES TOWN SHOW TIMES Thursday 23 INVERCARGILL 2pm - 5pm - 7.30pm Civic Theatre Friday 24 DUNEDIN 2.30pm - 7pm Regent Theatre Saturday 25 TIMARU 5.30pm Theatre Royal Sunday 26 CHRISTCHURCH 2pm - 5pm - 7.30pm Monday 27 CHRISTCHURCH 5pm - 7.30pm Tuesday 28 CHRISTCHURCH 5pm - 7.30pm Theatre Royal Wednesday 29 DAY OFF Thursday 30 NELSON 7pm The Trafalgar Centre Friday 1st December DAY OFF Saturday 2nd WELLINGTON 2pm - 4.30pm - 7pm Sunday 3 WELLINGTON 2pm - 4.30pm - 7pm Michael Fowler Centre Monday 4th DAY OFF Tuesday 5 PALMERSTON NTH 1.30pm - 4pm - 7pm Regent On Broadway or College of Education Wednesday 6 NEW PLYMOUTH 5pm - 7.30pm TSB Show Place Thursday 7 WANGANUI 2.30pm - 5pm - 7.30pm Wanganui Collegiate School Friday 8th DAY OFF Saturday 9 AUCKLAND 11am - 5pm - 7pm Sunday 10 AUCKLAND 11am - 5pm - 7pm Logan Campbell Monday 11 HAMILTON 2.30pm - 5pm - 7.30pm Founders Theatre Tuesday 12 ROTORUA 2.30pm - 5pm - 7.30pm Rotorua Convention Centre Wednesday 13 GISBORNE 2.30pm - 5pm - 7.30pm War Memorial Hall Thursday 14 NAPIER 2.30pm - 5pm - 7.30pm Napier Municipal Theatre Friday 15 TAUPO 5pm - 7.30pm The Great Lake Centre Complex Saturday 16 TAURANGA 2.30pm - 5pm - 7.30pm Bay Court Theatre or Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre QE2 Sunday 17 WHANGAREI 5pm - 7.30pm Forum North Exhibition Hall ---------------------------------- 3. Michael & Lori Finney in car accident ---------------------------------- Message from Michael Finney My wife Lori and I were on the way to the airport for my trip down under. Another car ran a red light and hit the rear quarter panel spinning the car we were in through the intersection. I was not hurt just shaken up, my wife who has been in four car crashes in the last 3 years was ridding in the back of the car bore the brunt of the hit. getting quite a jolt, enough to be taken to the hospital for the night. At this point there was no way I was going to leave her alone. We have been married for over 22 years and she is the most important thing in my Life. Her girl friend who was driving is doing fine as we all had seat belts on. I have never had to miss any show for a reason such as this, and feel bad that it happened at this time. Paul and Kristina have been so good to me and they are the ones I feel for the most because they worked so hard to get me there. As for all the participants my sincerest regrets. I hope someday in the near future to be able to make this up to all. ---------------------------------- 4. Canada for two weeks to travel with Peter Reveen ---------------------------------- Message from Bill Walsh Just thought I would let you know that in October I am flying to Canada for two weeks to travel with Peter Reveen whilst he is on tour with his show. Should be a great experience and I am looking forward to it. ---------------------------------- 5. The hilarious definitions - Tim Ellis & Christof ---------------------------------- Message from Lee Jacobs The hilarious definitions you just used are, I believe, the property of Tim Ellis and Sue-Anne Webster, a wonderful Australian couple I just had the pleasure to meet in Milwaukee. And the definitions were not credited to them anywhere where I could see. Please take a look at... http://www.ozemail.com.au/~katzkin/Glossary.htm ---------------------------------- 6. First Magic Convention to be held in Bloemfontein South Africa ---------------------------------- Message from Bernard Dyer Latest news about the First Magic Convention to be held in Bloemfontein South Africa The dates again are; THURSDAY 21st September 2000 through until after Breakfast on Monday 25th September. Fuller details are available on SA Magical Society Web page at;http://www.sams.org.za The proposed program for the coming convention is as follows; THURSDAY 21 Sept 2000: 14h00 Registration Office opens 18h00 Cocktail Party & Official Opening FRIDAY 22 Sept 2000: 08h00 Breakfast 09h00 Dealers Demonstrations 10h30 Tea time 11h00 Close-up magic Workshop (Martino & Steve Sandormierski) 12h30 Lunch 14h00 Martino (Lecture -Magic & Clowning) 15h30 Tea time 16h00 David O'Connor (Lecture - Mental) 18h00 Supper 19h30 Gala Show ""MAGILLENNIUM""" Voodo Man - Mysteries from New Orleans. Collin Underwood - Zany juggling Jimmy Ritchie - Frank Sinatra of SAMagic. Jannie & Zureka - The mystery of Mental Telepathy. Adrian Smith - Fantastic Feathers **INTERVAL** Exor the illusionists - The yapping Yorkie Show. Gareth Lush - The hysterical and Talented Ventriloquist. Steve Sandomierski - The master of Manipulative Magic. Ted & Dorothy Griffiths - The Griffiths Marionettes. Open - not confirmed yet! Mystrix - A spectacular Grand Illusion Show. ***GRAND FINALE 23h00 Late night session in restaurant SATURDAY 23 Sept 2000: 08h00 Breakfast 09h00 Flea market - remember to bring your items along for sale. 10h30 Tea time 11h00 Steve Sandomierski (Lecture -Misdirection. 12h30 Lunch 14h00 Children/Charity Show + Dealers Open 15h30 Tea time 16h00 Mauro (Lecture - Psychology of magic) 18h00 Supper 19h30 Repeat Gala Show + Lawrence (Close-up Cabaret) 23h00 Late night session in restaurant =20 SUNDAY 24 Sept 2000: 08h00 Breakfast 09h00S A M C O meeting + Dealers Open 12h30Lunch - Delegates to make own arrangements 14h00 Dealers Close 16h00 City Tour 18h00 Zoo Lapa + Distillers(Promotion) Braai Charlie Dicks (Guest Artist) Zoo night tour - (animals are fed) MONDAY 25 Sept 2000: 08h00 Breakfast 09h00 farewell. "NB !!!! Remember cut off date was 31 May 2000, now extended to 15 July 2000." Thereafter a penalty of extra R100-00 is applicable and accommodation "cannot be guaranteed. - Register NOW, don't delay any longer and come" join in and be part of the FUN. Yours in Magic Bloemfontein Magic Society ---------------------------------- 7. Publicity stuff is going well ---------------------------------- Message for Guy Cater Hey ..this publicity stuff is going well. Enormous posters all over Auckland are helping and (shades of Chicane) my daughter Vanessa is very proud as she took the photograph they are using. Today I did a piece for a television show called 'Space'. It is a music/magazine show for the X Generation (whatever that is) and I was interviewed by the female presenter and hypnotised the male host. Just a wonderful piece of luck in that he turned out to be a brilliant subject. It goes to air Friday week (14th July) at 9:30pm on TV2. It was the first night of the week run at the PowerStation last night and the show went well with an almost capacity crowd. I'm enjoying this more than the normal cabaret work because (shades of the Watsons) I'm working with my daughters. Vanessa is my onstage assistant and Virginia does the sound. Sometimes it really is great to be in this business. ------------------------------------- 8. Colour flash paper with food colouring ------------------------------------- Message from Ross Harlick There was a suggestion in last week's issue from Jack Poulter to colour flash paper with food colouring. If anyone is interested the food colouring works and has no adverse effect on the flash paper. I painted the flash paper using a paintbrush. - covered both sides and allowed to dry. Works great. ------------------------------------- 9. Veteran magician, Rex Sinclair, passed away ------------------------------------- Message From Kent Blackmore A note to advise you that Newcastle's veteran magician, Rex Sinclair, passed away at the age of 95 on Friday morning, July 7. A service, to include the Broken Wand ceremony, will be held at the Hamilton Wesley Uniting Church, 150 Beaumont St, Hamilton from 10 am on Tuesday July 11. Vale Rex. ------------------------------------- 10. There is a new virus - WOBBLER ------------------------------------- Message from Guy Cater 1. There is a new virus - WOBBLER. It will arrive on e-mail title CALIFORNIA. IBM and AOL have announced that it is very powerful. There is no remedy. It will eat all your information on the hard drive and also destroy Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not open anything with this title and please pass this message on to all your contacts and anyone who uses your e-mail facility. Not many people seem to know about this yet so propagate it as fast as possible. 2. If you receive an e-mail titled "Win A.Holiday" DO NOT open it. It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter to as many people as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it This information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft. Dayna Bradley Executive Director, SMEI Auckland Inc PO Box 65488, Mairangi Bay, Auckland Ph / Fax 09 476 6889 ------------------------------------- 11. "Great Minds Think Alike" ------------------------------------- Message from Michael Chandler I would say that "Great Minds Think Alike" except I do not think that my mind is all that great. However Peter's routine with the gag bag sounds great and is not unlike one that I do. I keep a balloon for the "Needle Through Balloon" effect in the last compartment and do that effect when I eventually get to the balloon. ------------------------------------- 12. Paul Green's Classic Force Video ------------------------------------- Message from Paul Green Influence Anyone to Take Your Card The Classic Force has long been considered the fairest and smoothest way of influencing a spectator to unknowingly pick the card YOU want. In this 60-minute action-packed tape, Paul Green breaks down the Classic Force step-by-step, and demonstrates how to make it the most powerful and versatile weapon in your arsenal. Paul reveals sure-fire techniques for making the Classic Force 100% reliable - even in the most difficult and demanding situations. You'll learn Paul's - Perfect timing Precision placement Spread variations Hand-to-hand management. Fail-safe outs And finally, a MUST SEE method for manipulating the uncooperative spectator. Shot outside the polite confines of a studio setting, Paul Green takes you deep in the trenches to completely destroy a real-world audience. Included is a tour de force of 6 devastating routines from Paul's professional repertoire. In a nutshell, he's a lean, Green forcing machine! "I don't think I've ever seen you do a force. Then again, I may have and just didn't know it!" Bruce Cervon, Magic Superstar. "I received the tape this morning and have just watched it. In my view, this is an excellent teaching tape full stop. You show a lot of great ideas and the performances demonstrate a real understanding of the environment. Excellent work my friend." R. Paul Wilson This tape (USA and PAL formats available) is now available directly from Paul Green, autographed upon request. $30.00, via First Class Mail. Add $3.50, for Priority Mail in the USA. Add $5.00 for International Air Mail. VISA or Master Card via PayPal: https://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=paulgreen%40earthlink.net ------------------------------------- 13. Wanting to purchase a vent doll ------------------------------------- Message from Ken Bates - kbmagic@xtra.co.nz A part time entertainer stopped me in the town today and asked me where he could purchase a vent doll. If any one can help with his request please e-mail me at the above address. ------------------------------------- 14. Diarise these events ------------------------------------- Sunday 22nd October - IBM Ring 160 Day of magic Thursday 12th - 16th April (Easter) 2001 - 26th New Zealand Magicians' Convention - Christchurch If you require more information about the above events go to: www.watson.co.nz/ezine-archive to research for more information. ------------------------------------- 15. News Items ------------------------------------- If you have any news items that you feel the majority of our subscribers would be interested in please e-mail me so I can include them in the next e-zine. The magician who e-mails me a particular news item FIRST will receive full credit at the top of that item. If the news is of major importance I will send them out immediately as a Newsflash. ------------------------------------- 16. MagicNZ e-zine archives ------------------------------------- Back issues of the MagicNZ e-zine go to: www.watson.co.nz/ezine-archive Both the User Name and Password MUST be entered in lower case to gain access. User Name: ezine Password: magicwand When you enter the archive the e-zines are in issue order and are coded. Eg 001nov6.txt first three numbers denote issue number then the date. ------------------------------------- 17. Benefit of subscribing to the MagicNZ e-zine ------------------------------------- You will now be informed well in advance of coming events and kept right up to date with the latest news. MagicNZ e-zine is published weekly, late on Sunday night. ------------------------------------- 18. 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