* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Magic New Zealand * www.watson.co.nz/ezine.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Issue Number: #224 Date: Sunday 21st December 2003 Editor: Alan Watson www.magicianz.com www.alan-watson.com e-mail: AW@Alan-Watson.com ================================ Hi here is the latest news ================================   1. Editor’s Message   2. World Magic Seminar XXVII   3. "Magic Affairs " Show Coming To The United States   4. Magic Open House This Thursday - Free   5. Terry Seabrooke - Many Thanks   6. 'The Puppet Show' Auckland War Museum NZ   7. Comments On The Rip Off Subject - Bev Bergeron   8. Jamie-G's Comedy Color Changing Rose   9. Elgregoe Presents Amazing Animal Show   10. Magical Xmas & New Years Greetings   11. The Amazing Orchante Saga   12. e-zine archives   13. Subscription Management ------------------ 1. Editor's Message ------------------- Message from Alan Watson - The Magic One Message from Veronica Orchard Tom Orchard (The Amazing Orchante) is confined to bed as he has a severe chest infection, not good considering the state of his lung(s) ! He asked me to dig out something from his saga in place of this week’s episode. I have chosen these two pages, from Volume One, 'The New Zealand years'. For you don't know Tom has a severe case of emphysema - Editor ------------------- The Magic Circle's Centenary Celebration 2005 Registrations have now jumped to more than 600 for this once-in-a-lifetime event. A deposit of only £25 per registrant reserves your place. The balance to be paid on 01.01.05 If you're planning to attend and have not yet registered I suggest that you do it NOW otherwise you could miss out. Spaces are limited. For further information (and online registration form) go to: www.TheMagicCircleCentenary.co.uk ---------------- Remember if you have any magic news drop me a line: AW@Alan-Watson.com ----------------- 2. World Magic Seminar XXVII ----------------- Message from Glenn Farrington Our 27th year of the WMS is almost here. January 11-14th 2004. Take a look at who will be performing this year: Tommy Wonder (Stage act, Close-Up show, Lecture) Wayne Dobson (Stage act, Lecture) Bob Sheets (Cabaret Show) Ice (Stage act) Jon Stetson (Stage act) Chris Korn (Close-up act, Lecture) Eugene Burger (Lecture) Losander (Lecture) Quentin Reynolds (Lecture) Nathan Kranzo (Lecture) Arthur Tracz (Stage act) Kinetic Shiva (Stage act) Armando (Close-up act) Geoff Latta (Lecture) Jon Armstrong (Close-up act) Allan Hayden (Close-up act) FISM Winners: Aaron Crow (Stage act) and The Great Nardinis (Stage act) And making their Magic Convention debut, the dynamic illusion team of Scott and Jenny Alexander. Bill Malone will be one of the special features of the seminar. Available only for seminar registrants, Bill will be hosting, "The Bill Malone Sessions". Here is your chance to be a part of a closed door session hosted by Bill Malone. This is an extra charge event. While I was at this past FISM, I could not believe how one event kept getting packed with so many magicians they had to close the doors and turn people away. I knew this had to be part of the World Magic Seminar. Quentin Reynolds of "5 minutes with a pocket handkerchief" fame will be running a seminar on "How To Be a Successful Kids Show Performer" This event is a "MUST" for any kid show performer. Frankly I thought his insights on how to run the business side would be great for any magician. Max Maven will be hosting our Late Night Comedy Show. It is our version of the game show "The Weakest Link". Come see magic's finest showing off their mental skills in this all-out take no prisoner's event. As you all know our Late Night Comedy shows are not to be missed. IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED…BY NO MEANS ATTEND THIS EVENT. As usual one of the highlights of the convention will be the International Stage competition. This year we have the following representatives: From the Netherlands: Magic Wave and Marcel - Prince of Magic, Germany: Simon Pierro and from the USA: Morgan and Mikola. There are also representatives from Japan and Korea. At this show we have a special guest, Michael Douglas, performing his award winning dove and manipulation act. Our opening night party at the "Top Of The Riviera" is a five star event. Great food, music and entertainment. Not to mention the incredible view of Vegas at night! Bring your cameras! Due to the success of the magic auction from last year the AMAEF auction will be repeated again run by Diana Zimmerman. There will also be a Variety All Star Benefit show with all the proceeds going to the Encore Foundation. The Encore Foundation is dedicated to helping our magical brethren over tough spots they may encounter from time to time as the result of poor health or just bad breaks. The admission for this show is $20. We will be repeating the Teen weekend that was such a huge success from last year. Teens get to join Lance Burton, Jeff McBride and guests for an intensive two day workshop to receive on hand tutoring to help you on your way to better magic. Imagine the opportunity to learn from the greats and to get to perform under real world conditions. Registering for the teen weekend also includes registration for the World Magic Seminar. The teen weekend exemplifies our ongoing effort to promote youth in the performance of quality magic. Jeff McBride has been kind enough to offer an Invitation to all World Magic Seminar attendees to an Open House at the Jeff McBride Magic Center on the last night of the convention! An amazing facility that is offering so much knowledge to those wishing to better themselves in the art of magic. As always a very special Spouses event is being planned and will be announced at the Seminar. And finally we are delighted to announce that Paul Daniels will be presenting a brand new Masterclass in association with the 2004 World Magic Seminar. The seminar will take place in the Seminar hotel over a full day on Sunday 11th January, and Paul will present all sessions. In Spring 2003, many of the biggest names in magic attended the sessions throughout the USA, as Paul is considered one of the foremost authorities on magic in the world! Attendees of the Masterclass will be equipped with skills that will enable them to make a lot of money from magic, and in view of this, a fee of $180 is payable in advance to secure your place. Spaces are limited. To reserve your place you can book online at www.pdmasterclass.com. Any enquiries about the master class can be directed to: management@pauldaniels.co.uk As you all know the World Magic Seminar is the meeting place of the pros. You will have every opportunity to rub elbows with some of the top magicians in the world that come year after year. The dealers room only offers the top dealers that always run some items at great "convention special" rates! Lets face it. The World Magic Seminar is the "Most Exciting Magic Convention in the World"! For information, scheduling and to register please visit our website at: www.worldmagicseminar.com Glenn Farrington Producer World Magic Seminar ----------------- 3. "Magic Affairs " Show Coming To The United States ----------------- Message from S.A.M. Public Relations and Publicity - George Schindler Society of American Magicians Convention in St. Louis July 9-2004 "Magic Affairs", the fantastic illusion show starring Topaz and Roxanne has been booked to appear at the Society of American Magicians Convention in St. Louis July 9-2004. The show which has been touring throughout Europe since 2000 will make a single appearance in the United States, the first and only one in 2004. This successful full evening magic show traveled from Stuttgart to Lisbon, to Monaco to Blackpool with Topas and Roxanne leaving audiences breathless and winning standing ovations in every city. Very few couples on the world stage can successfully present magic and illusion as do these bright young stars. Both are award winning acts in their own right. You may remember Topas producing bells and sunglasses winning competitions and Grand-Prix awards at international conventions for many years. He appeared on the "World's Greatest Magic" TV special from Las Vegas. Roxanne, famous for her prize winning "Rendezvous in the Spiderweb" has baffled the continent with this illusion. The team joined forces and combine their talents for an evening of Illusion, Drama, artistic Magic and Music. Their appearance in St., Louis will be only one in this country this year. Joining the show in St.Louis will be Alex S. a superb juggling wonder. The S.A.M. Convention will be held at the Adam s Mark Hotel .July 7-8-9-10. Discount registrations are available until December 31 2003. For details phone 618-451-9749 or join us online at www.magicsam.com. ----------------- 4. Magic Open House This Thursday - Free ----------------- Message from Michael Canick (US) Michael Canick Booksellers invites you to join us in a pre-holiday celebration this Thursday, December 18th from 4-7:30 p.m. Magicians (and magic enthusiasts) of all levels are welcome for camaraderie, refreshments and informal discussions. Bring a trick or 2 to show, if you'd like. You may also desire to purchase that extra gift for yourself or others (including many unusual non-magic books). We'll have an assortment of nutritionally challenged snacks and drinks. Admission is FREE, but please call ahead to reserve a place. Don't miss this informal, fun event. ----------------- 5. Terry Seabrooke - Many Thanks ----------------- Message from Terry Seabrooke Just a short note to say many thanks to the many who have written and called and E-mailed their congratulations on my being awarded the Masters Fellowship from the Academy of Magic Arts, the Magic Castle. Thank you all so much, ----------------- 6. 'The Puppet Show' Auckland War Museum NZ ----------------- Message from Jonathon Acorn (NZ) Just wanted to let every one know about an interesting event coming up at the Auckland War Museum for the whole of January and early February. Its entitled 'The Puppet Show' and it involves quite a few puppeteers from NZ including myself (I'll be presenting two different programmes...The Sausage King and Puppetual E Motions 3 days a week for 4 weeks. The museum is putting plenty of publicity out and programmes will be out soon I imagine. Yay! a real season of Puppetry Im so excited I could pee!!!!!In fact I will!... so by for now! ----------------- 7. Comments On The Rip Off Subject - Bev Bergeron ----------------- Message from Bev Bergeron (US) In No. 223 of NZ/ezine both Jan Ferrante and Marcus Goddefroy mention "Ethics, Rip-Offs, etc. and The Solution To The Knock-Off Problem. Both of them brought up many good points and mentioned some names of magic effects and possible credits for the discovers. Since I've been around a few of these items I would like to make a few comments. It has taken the "experts" of the magic world years to discover that McDonald did not invent the now known McDonald's Aces. Vernon made him famous by mentioning him in one of his books. About thirty years ago when I was looking after Burling Hulls affairs I found the routine written up as "The Goblin Aces" in his "Sealed Mysteries" published in 1911. Several times I pushed him to reveal the origin - he was always evasive. I suspect that he got it from Theodore De Land, whom he admired. Burling Hull's Ghost Card was published first in a booklet and then he put it on the market in giant cards. His Ghost Card Move has been taken without credit and used in many card and paper money tricks. Since Sammy Smith helped Burling at a time when he really needed some help, I have held that he should have the rights to his products. Now you know how much power I have with that one - none. "Hoodwink by Ben Harris and Torn and Restored Cards by Kenton Knepper. They are EXACTLY the same" (Jan Ferrante comments). I have not been in this controversy, however, I must confess that I learned the torn card bit from Bob Knigge when he was teaching it to many in 1995. I made a few minor changes and when I inquired as to its origin, I was told it was a version of Jack Chanin's Bill Tear. When I visited New Zealand and Australia in April, 1999, I did not have it in my lecture, however, I performed the effect for several peers. Alex Elmsley's Ghost Count is totally different. I had a few drinks with Alex this past May in Limerick, Ireland at the Irish magic conclave. He sees humor in the fact that so many magicians come up to him and tell him he is doing the move wrong. I can understand the feeling of everyone about "Rip Offs, etc." I've had my share taken from me. But like both these gentlemen have pointed out - we are in a big gray area on most of what we perform. I have always backed off of going after an individual who used some of my material - Lord knows that my act comes from the Giants before me. However, I get very upset with so called dealers who put on the market material which I have labored over and add their name as the creator. Another comment: Loved Tim Quinlan trip that he took us on of past magic performers. I have the very same feeling as he does over these magicians. Sad that we will not see them again. However, he made a bit of a mistake. He must have seen Harry Blackstone, Jr. unload his truck somewhere else. In 1974 at Rollins College for the Florida State Magic Convention, Blackstone, Jr. was not there. Because of another illusion pulling out of the line up just a week before the conclave date, I stepped into the show. I was also the Convention Chairman - so I booked myself to do an act that I had done before: The Tricks of the Masters. In this act, I make-up a little like some of the greats of magic and perform magic that they had also done in the past. For Harry Willard the Wizard, whom I was his assistant, I performed his Rod Thru Lady. That night I also performed as Harry Blackstone, Sr. and presented the Floating Light. Not as good as Jr. would later make a big name for himself, but maybe enough to impress someone. Oh, one last note: The Floating Light Bulb was invented by Burling Hull when he combined the Floating Ball moves of David Abbott (Please do not confused with Percy Abbott of Colon, Mich.) with a self-lighting light bulb of Dunninger in the late 1920s. ----------------- 8. Jamie-G's Comedy Color Changing Rose ----------------- Message from Jamie-G (For Children's birthday parties) EFFECT: Some time during your show, you grab a child from the group of children. Then you take a blue rose put a silk over top of the bud of the rose. You ask the child to blow on the silk and it will disappear. The child blows on the silk you pull the silk away and it is still there. You don't no why it didn't work. So now you cover the rose back up and this time you ask the child to point there finger at the rose and count to three. O.K. you pull the silk away and the rose is still there. What's going on here.(meanwhile the children are laughing and having a lot of fun at this point.) The magician tries it one more time but this time we are going to use a magic word. On the count of three I need you to say houcs pocus.1.....2.....3.....  Pull the silk off and the rose has changed color. (from blue to red.) PROPS: You need to buy two different color roses. I'm using a red one and a blue one. Green electrical tape and some cardboard or a small ring of metal. I use a piece of a pop can. You also need a handkerchief or a silk. CONSTRUCTION: The red rose is just left alone. The blue one has to have a leading chamber. Next with your little ring of metal you put the petals from the blue rose around it to cover it a little bit. Make the surrounding petals look like a rose. Put the green tape around the bottom to hold it together. Next you take a leftover petal and cover the whole that is made at the top of the rose concealing it. Now you should have a full red rose and just a top af a blue rose. SHOW SET-UP: Grip the petals of the red rose and put the petals inside the blue rose. You should be able to push the blue rose all the way down so that you can't see any part of the red rose. Now you should have a full blue rose. (HINT: if you use a twisting motion the blue rose will cover the red one a bit better and stay on snug). NOTE: All this stuff can be purchased from a cheap dollar store near you. METHOD: Hold the rose in your left hand, take you silk in your right hand and cover the rose. When you are ready to produce it grip the bud of the blue rose and lift the silk and the bud off at the same time. Ditch the silk in your pocket or table. PATTER: Okay boys and girls. My favorite time of the year is the spring time. You know why, because spring time brings flowers and I love flowers. Now what I have here is a blue rose and to do this magic I need a helper. Now here's what we are going to do. We are going to put a silk over the rose and on the count of three the rose is going to disappear. 1...2..3... Next you go to pull off the silk and the rose is still here. Do this one more time but this time you get the child to point his finger and count to three. When you pull the silk off the blue one is till there. Okay now we have to do something special. Maybe we have to use a magical word. One the count of three were are all going to say Hocus Pocus. 1..2...3... Hocus Pocus the rose is now red. Lets give our helper a big round of applause. ----------------- 9. Elgregoe Presents Amazing Animal Show ----------------- Message from Greg Britt (NZ) Elgregoe the Magician (Greg Britt) Christchurch returns to Animates Pet Superstores in Wellington January 2004. Appearing at their Hutt Road Store Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th January then to their Melling Store for shows Weds 14th / Thurs 15th and Friday 16th January. Then back to Chrischurch for shows at their Papanui Store Monday 19th/Tuesday 20th January. Shows will be at 12 & 2pm daily. There will be those Great Macaw Parrots + Rabbits, Rocky Raccoon, and Perky Possum, A mix of Magic/Ventriloquism/Performing Animals and Fun. Also as part of the promotion Nicklebys (Elgregoes son) Reptiles will be on show, 2 large Bluetongue Lizards that are sure to capture the attention of pet lovers. Always like to catch up with fellow Magicians. For those Magicians up Palmerston North way you will be able to catch Elgregoes shows when he appears at the Animates new superstore opening in September 2004, shows start school holidays Monday 20th September. See ya There ? ----------------- 10. Magical Xmas & New Years Greetings ----------------- Message from Duck Cameron (Aust) Magical Xmas & New years Greetings from Duck Cameron (Aust) Having just returned from a hot Queensland supporting James Reyne in Concert, I am finally winding down after an extremely busy year with only a few more shows to do before Christmas. I would like to extend my best wishes to all in the fraternity over this joyous time and may it be filled with fond memories & future blessings. May I thank the following, who over the course of the year have helped, inspired, given time, taught, and continued to remind me why I do (and love) what I do. Ross Skiffington, Sam Angelico, Jeff McBride, James Dimmare, Elio Simmonetti, Terry McSweeny, David Blane, Doug Tremlett, Trent Reznor, Paul & Leanne Bowen, Linkin Park and most importantly, my partner in love..Nika. Not forgetting all the clients and profile entertainers that have had faith in what I do. May your passion, love, tolerance and understanding make a better year ahead for all. ----------------- 11. The Amazing Orchante Saga ----------------- Message from Tommy Orchard (The Amazing Orchante)(UK ex-pat Kiwi) Page 127 Amusing Incidents and Some That Weren’t! Scattered throughout the Saga, are many incidents, and I thought that it would be a good idea to put them into one chapter, plus a few others that haven’t been included yet. They will be in no particular order, I’ll simply write them as they come to mind. So, sit back and enjoy these various, sometimes funny, sometimes bizarre, episodes that invaded my Show Biz’ life! Like the show in the Kawerau Hotel lounge room, with no dressing or changing room facilities. We borrowed some screens from the local hospital and voila – we had a makeshift dressing room. At one point when we were changing, a female voice loudly inquired: “HEY, YOU FELLA’S IN THERE, IS IT A BOY OR GIRL?” The crowd roared! The screens had come from the - MATERNITY WARD! --------- Then there was the night of the party, way back in the early sixties, when the party host who, on hearing that I could swallow swords, roared “Bullshit” and produced a large butchers sheath full of knives. He worked at the Westfield freezing works. “Lets see you swallow this,” he said, brandishing a very large, very lethal knife. I declined, explaining that it wasn’t possible to swallow an object with razor sharp edges. “How about this then” he snarled, as he pulled out a very long sharpening steel. “No worries” I said, taking it from him, and gulping it down. That was no problem, but pulling it out again was – the damn thing nearly turned my oesophagus inside out! I had forgotten about the raised spiral edging, which is sharp. Mind you, I was very drunk at the time. Never again! ---------- During the hypnotism show one night, a beautifully attired young lady toppled out of her chair when she ‘went to sleep’, landing on the floor with her legs facing the audience. Unfortunately, her dress had ridden up and, for all to see, were her panties - sporting a very large hole in the most inappropriate position – Three holes in one, as it where! ---------- Or the young lad who, dressed in his Scout uniform, ‘surreptitiously ’ went around, under his own volition - picking the other ‘subjects’ pockets after they had (by hypnotic suggestion), apparently ‘won a bundle’ at the races! His mother and father (the Scout Captain) were very red faced! --------- Then there was another hypnotized young fellow who, like everyone else, was supposed to have been ‘kissing and cuddling’ an imaginary girl (or man, depending on their particular gender), when an equally imaginary train entered a tunnel and the carriage lights failed to come on. He had extended the first two fingers of his right hand and was giving his imaginary ‘beauty’ a ‘good seeing to’! Veronica wanted to know what he was doing. Dave McKee told her – she blushed! All together now, “Ahhhhh”! -------- The things one does to prove a point! Like the time in a coffee lounge one night, following a show at the Rotorua Sound Shell. I swallowed a long handled teaspoon – because a sceptic, who had been to the show, recognised me and said that my swords folded up. The handle of the spoon went down alright, but I didn’t figure on the whole thing disappearing down my gullet! The bowl of the spoon shot out of my fingers like a pip; It was covered in cream. I had nearly pulled it out again when some good ‘Samaritan’ decided to help? - By giving me a hefty slap on the back! The bloody spoon shot back down again! I was most fortunate in that I didn’t choke to death! --------- What is not such a good idea, utterly stupid in fact, is spending the whole day sunbathing on a beach and, finishing up looking like a freshly cooked lobster - as I did in Gisborne, way back in the ‘Dark Ages’; Then having to do a show later that night, which entailed among other things, laying on a bed of nails. It was okay during my performance – I was using self - hypnosis, but afterwards? OUCH! -------- Vanishing a lit, full length king size cigarette (You know - by the usual method) in a ladies rather expensive evening gown, which has a metallic thread running thro’ it is, most definitely, not a good idea. The heat tends to make ‘things’ melt somewhat. Most embarrassing - even if there is - No Evidence, as to where the ‘body ’ is buried! Page 128 Doing a show for the ‘Homai Institute for the Blind’ was interesting. Everything was visual, performed to music – no patter, and you couldn’t cheat, as every single move was being described to the letter so, no mistakes allowed either! Glad I didn’t pass wind. How would they have described that? Then again, they wouldn’t really have needed to, would they! I’ve just heard the ‘Seekers’ on the radio singing ‘Blowing in The Wind’, and the thought just kinda popped into my head! -------- Many years ago, I came up with the bright idea of getting a member of the audience to pull the sword out after I had swallowed it – to dispel any ideas that it folded up. Standing on a chair beside me, they would be instructed to pull the sword straight up and out, at a given signal. Well that was the plan. HA! To be fair, it worked great for a couple of shows then ‘Bloody Murphy’ stuck his oar in! We were performing at a Hotel that catered for an International clientele, and a Japanese tourist volunteered! We will never know if he simply misunderstood the instructions, or whether he actually thought that Sword Swallowing was faked, and therefore would not cause me any harm. When Veronica gave him the OKAY, to pull the sword OUT, he instead whacked the top of it, HARD – which drove it even further down my throat! Luckily, because I my head was bent back, I saw his hand go up and instinctively ‘knew’ what was about to happen and bent my knees to lower my height. When you’ve got 22 inches of SOLID STEEL inside of you, which has actually entered your stomach, you cannot bend over or twist, well you can, if you want to die! It was fortunate that my eyes were open - otherwise several inches of the sword would have protruded from my rear end! I could then have been employed to pick up papers and rubbish in Parks, with my ‘built-in - rubbish stick/spike’! What a bum job that would be! --------- When working on a cruise ship, it’s not a bad idea to check out the weather before starting a Close – Up magic session, especially if you intend to perform the ‘Cups and Balls’! All was well when I started my afternoon session to a packed lounge bar audience. I was part way through my cups and balls routine when the ship started rolling in a heavy swell, even with the stabilisers out. An intricate cups and balls routine is difficult enough under normal circumstances, but when the balls are rolling all over the place – it sure does test your skills somewhat! The crowd kindly applauded the magician at the finish. I applauded the juggler! It just so happens that on that fateful day, Veronica decided to video the proceedings, so I have a permanent record of that rather difficult cups and balls magic/juggling session – I almost get seasick, whenever I watch it! ------------- Walking along a street in Madang, Papua New Guinea, we came across a long line of natives, all with red teeth, including the kids – from the beetle nuts they constantly chewed. They were seated along the footpath, plying their wares for the tourists. It was the usual sort of stuff: shell necklaces, bangles, colourful skirts and trousers, sharks teeth and various carved wooden objects like dolphins etc. One chap was selling wooden salt and peppershakers of various sizes and lengths BUT they were all in the unmistakable shape of a man’s penis! Now me being me, I just couldn’t help myself. Squatting down in front of the vendor, I reached down to the base of the biggest set that he had on display and said: “Very nice, but there’s something missing”, and produced two, red sponge balls! His eyes nearly fell out of his head, especially when I apparently pocketed them, and then ‘produced’ two more, from another set of those rather rude objects. He asked if he could look at one, and gingerly examined it. When I started doing some vanishes and transpositions with them, all the other natives within the vicinity began yelling with excitement at this ‘MAGIC’! To them, what they were witnessing was the REAL THING! The chap with the shakers made it quite plain that he wished to bargain with me. He wanted my sponge balls. It was they, not me, that had the ‘MAGIC POWER’! Of course I wouldn’t part with them so, he reached into a large bag and pulled out what was, quite obviously, the pride and joy of his collection - I mean - they were two of the biggest salt and pepper shakers I’ve ever seen, again in the shape of a Male…! It would have taken ‘kilograms’, to have filled those massive beasts up. He almost cried when I said NO and, to add insult to injury, we didn’t buy anything from him! Well C’ mon, he and his nearby stallholder friends had, after all, been right royally entertained, FOR FREE! ------------------ 12. Magic New Zealand e-zine archives ------------------ Back issues of the Magic New Zealand e-zine go to: www.watson.co.nz/ezine.html Both the User Name and Password MUST be entered in lower case to gain access. User Name: magic Password: kiwi When you enter the archive the e-zines are in issue order and are coded. 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