* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Magic New Zealand * www.watson.co.nz/ezine.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Issue Number: #305 Date: Sunday 26th December 2004 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. Magic-Fete 2005 In Kolkata, India 3. Researching Edward G. Brown 1893-1947 4. IBM Convention Reno 2005 - Convention Talent 5. Magic In The Rockies 2005 6. Ok Everyone Here's My New Act 7. Magic Tricks And DVD's For Free???? 8. Singapore IBM Ring 115 9. Magic On The High Seas 10. Special Invitation FREE Lecture 11. Misers Wonderland Dream - Jamie-G 12. The Amazing Orchante Saga 13. e-zine Archives 14. Subscription Management ------------------ 1. Editors Message ------------------- Message from Alan Watson - The Magic One Update on Auckland magician Peter Evans Peter is now at home and will be having a CT scan in 2 weeks time to see if the blood clot in his brain has got larger / moved. If he falls again within the 2 week period there is a good chance that they will operate and try and remove the clot. -------------- Remember if you have any magic news drop me a line: AW@Alan-Watson.com ----------------- 2. Magic-Fete 2005 In Kolkata, India ----------------- Message from Salil Kumar Kundu, TVP - India (N) Dear friends-in-magic, It's a pleasure to inform you all as the contact person of PC Sorcar Ring #83 (International Brotherhood of Magicians) that I have just decided to organize a 2 days Magic-Fete titled 'Memorable Magic Moments' on March 19 (Saturday) and 20 (Sunday), 2005. Program details will be announced shortly although Lecture/demo, Competitions, Dealers' demo, Gala Shows and the like are expected to brighten the Magic-Fete 2005. In case you plan to join us or by chance you are expected to be in and around the city and would like to join the fun, kindly e-mail me for details at: Magic-Fete_2005@bigfoot.com ----------------- 3. Researching Edward G. Brown 1893-1947 ----------------- Message from Paul Gordon (UK) I'm currently researching Edward G. Brown 1893-1947. If anyone is interested in this great magician, please see www.paulgordon.net/edwardgbrown.htm E: natzler@btinternet.com W: www.natzler.com T: +44 (0) 1903 211785 F: +44 (0) 1903 211519 ----------------- 4. IBM Convention Reno 2005 - Convention Talent ----------------- Message from Tony Wilson - IBM International President 2004 - 2005 Just take a look at some of the talent already booked for performances, lectures, workshops and/or special forums: Stan Allen, Les Arnold and Dazzle, Gay Blackstone, Mike Caveney, Mike Close, Aldo Colombini, Steve Dacri, Dana Daniels, David Ginn, Lee Grabel, Paul Green, Cyril Harvey (France), Mark Kalin and Jinger, Jorgos Katsaros (Germany), Tina Lenert, Johnny Lonn (Sweden), Chip Lowell, Hank Morehouse, Marvyn Roy and Carol, Steve Walker (Australia), Frank Zak ----------------- 5. Magic In The Rockies 2005 ----------------- Message from Tim Pendergast The Presto-Digitators of Fort Collins, Colorado are pleased to announce Magic in the Rockies 2005, to be held September 8th through 11th at the Fort Collins Marriott Hotel. Registration prices: Blue Ribbon (Complete convention) $129.00, until 5/31/05, $149.00 after 5/31/05, $159.00 after 8/15/05; Backstage Pass (Accompanying a Blue Ribbon registration) $109.00 until 5/31/05, $129.00 after 5/31/05, $139.00 after 8/15/05; White Ribbon (Saturday only) $109 until 5/31/05, 129.00 after 5/31/05, $139.00 after 8/15/05. Registration begins April 1st, 2005. Contact Tim Pendergast at (970) 226-3088, or by e-mail at Penderwiz@aol.com for information or to be put on the mailing list. Registration information can also be found at www.prestodigitators.com beginning April 1st, 2005. Joe Stevens of Stevens' Magic Emporium calls Magic in the Rockies "The best kept secret in America. ----------------- 6. Ok Everyone Here's My New Act ----------------- Message from Steve Walker (Aust) PS this is the act Bill Walsh will be doing next year Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says dam" A peanut walks into a police station to make a complaint because it was a salted. A jump-lead walks into a bar. The barman says "I'll serve you, but don't start anything." A sandwich walks into a bar. The barman says, "Sorry we don't serve food in here." A dyslexic man walks into a bra. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: "A beer please, and one for the road." Two aerials meet on a roof, fall in love get married. The ceremony wasn't much but the reception was brilliant. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?" "Doc, I can't stop singing 'The green, green grass of home'". "That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome." "Is it common?" "It's not unusual." Two cows standing next to each other in a field, Daisy says to Dolly" I was artificially inseminated this morning." "I don't believe you," said Dolly. "It's true, straight up, no bull!" A guy walks into the psychiatrist wearing only Glad Wrap shorts. The shrink says, "Well, I can clearly see you're nuts." Two hydrogen atoms walk into a bar. One says, "I've lost my electron." The other says, "Are you sure?" The first replies, "Yes, I'm positive.." Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bullshit before. A man takes his Rottweiler to the vet and says, "My dog's cross-eyed, is there anything you can do for him?" "Well," says the vet, "let's have a look at him." So he picks the dog up and examines his eyes, then checks his teeth. Finally, he says "I'm going to have to put him down." "What? Because he's cross-eyed?" "No, because he's really heavy" I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any. I went to the butchers the other day and I bet him 50 quid that he couldn't reach the meat off the top shelf. And he said, 'no, the steaks are too high.' My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli. He was pulled in by a strong currant. A man walks into doctor's office. "What seems to be the problem?" asks the doc. "It's.. um.. well.. I have five penises." replies the man. "Blimey!" says the doctor, "How do your trousers fit?" "Like a glove." Our ice cream man was found lying on the floor of his van covered in nuts & hundreds and thousands. Police say that he topped himself. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fish Two fish are in a tank One says to the other "I'll man the guns, you drive" I met a Dutch girl with inflatable shoes last week, phoned her up to arrange a date but unfortunately she'd popped her clogs. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly; but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving once and for all that you can't have your kayak and heat it. So I said "Do you want a game of Darts?", he said "OK then", I said "Nearest to bull starts". He said "Baa", I said "Moo", he said "You're closest". You see I'm against hunting, in fact I'm a hunt saboteur. I go out the night before and shoot the fox. The other day I sent my girlfriend a huge pile of snow. I rang her up, I said "Did you get my drift?". So I went down the local supermarket, I said "I want to make a complaint, this vinegar's got lumps in it", he said "Those are pickled onions". I saw this bloke chatting up a cheetah, I thought "he's trying to pull a fast one". So I said to this train driver "I want to go to Paris". He said "Eurostar?". I said "I've been on telly but I'm no Dean Martin". So I said to the Gym instructor "Can you teach me to do the splits?". He said "How flexible are you?". I said "I can't make Tuesdays". But I'll tell you what I love doing more than anything: trying to pack myself in a small suitcase. I can hardly contain myself. So I met this gangster who pulls up the back of people's pants, it was Wedgie Kray. So I went to the Chinese restaurant and this duck came up to me with a red rose and says "Your eyes sparkle like diamonds". I said "Waiter, I asked for a-ROMATIC duck". But I'm in great mood tonight because the other day I entered a competition and I won a years supply of Marmite..... one jar. So this bloke says to me, "Can I come in your house and talk about your carpets?". I thought "That's all I need, a Je-oover's witness". You see my next door neighbour worships exhaust pipes, he's a catholic converter. So I rang up British Telecom, I said "I want to report a nuisance caller", he said "Not you again". So I was having dinner with Garry Kasporov (world chess champion) and there was a check tablecloth. It took him two hours to pass me the salt. He said "You remind me of a pepper-pot", I said "I'll take that as a condiment". Now did you know all male tennis players are witches, for example Goran, even he's a witch. And I've got a friend who's fallen in love with two school bags, he's bisatchel. So I was in Tesco's and I saw this man and woman wrapped in a barcode. I said "Are you two an item?". So a lorry-load of tortoises crashed into a train-load of terrapins, I thought "That's a turtle disaster". Four fonts walk into a bar The barman says "Oi - get out! We don't want your type in here" A priest, a rabbi and a vicar walk into a bar. The barman says, "Is this some kind of joke?" A seal walks into a club.. A three-legged dog walks into a saloon in the Old West. He slides up to the bar and announces: "I'm looking for the man who shot my paw." A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer." There was a man who entered a local paper's pun contest. He sent in ten different puns, in the hope that at least one of the puns would win. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did. A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Amal." The other goes to a family in Spain, they name him Juan". Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his mum. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wished she also had a picture of Amal. Her husband responds, "But they are twins. If you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal." A woman walks into a bar and asks for a double entendre. So the bartender gives her one. A Zen monk goes up to a hot dog stand and says, "Make me one with everything." Why are there no aspirins in the jungle? Because the parrots eat 'em all. ----------------- 7. Magic Tricks And DVD's For Free???? ----------------- Message from Walter Zaney Blaney (US) A few weeks ago I sent an email to a host of magic friends saying that my magician friend Tim Drakein Canada learned from a friend of his that one can now download for free magic DVD's, whole books (like the Tarbell Course), hundreds of magic tricks, magician's lecture notes, etc. It is totally unethical, but is a reality. Now read the latest on this problem. Tim's unethical friend learned the hard way it doesn't pay to cheat and steal from others. Read it and smile, best, Walter ____________________________________ Hi Walter, Remember when I told you that a friend of mine was able to download all those magic tricks and DVD's for free???? Well..they say there's no such thing as a free lunch and I guess there's no such thing as a free download either. He picked up two separate "a trojan" computer viruses from his downloads and has spent $385 getting his computer fixed. This leads one to think that "It’s cheaper to buy the originals than steal the freebies". Best, Tim ----------------- 8. Singapore IBM Ring 115 ----------------- Message from DeLarno (NZ) I want to express my gratitude to the magicians and partners in BANGKOK, Thailand, KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia and SINGAPORE for their courtesy and friendship during my visit to those countries. Magic creates a true Brotherhood and it was certainly expressed in the form of dinners, sightseeing and exchange of ideas and routines. I want to thank the members of Singapore IBM Ring 115 (The Great Wong Ring) for attending my lecture, "Singapore Sorcery". It was gratifying to have such a large attendance of enthusiastic magicians. In particular, my sincere thanks go to two wonderful people, Betsy and John Teo in Singapore who made my visit so very special. They are the true spirit of magic. Thank you both. "I shall return." May the Magic of Christmas add richness to the Magic of your lives Fraternally, DeLarno. ----------------- 9. Magic On The High Seas ----------------- Message from Delano (NZ) The InterIsland Company has again employed two magicians to entertain passengers on their ships for five weeks over the Christmas and New Year periods. DeLarno is performing a 30 minute show on each crossing, two per day, aboard the ARATERE. This is his 9th consecutive year, heading towards his 1,000th performance. This is Nigel Kennedy’s, for whom this is his 16th consecutive year aboard the ARAHURA, performing two shows per day, Being based in Wellington, Nigel is also employed regularly thoughout the year and looking forward to his 2,000th. performance. If you are aboard either ship, please make yourselves known. DeLarno Special Invitation - FREE Lecture -- NW Arkansas 1/10/2005 ----------------- 10. Special Invitation FREE Lecture ----------------- Message from Maria Ibanez Society of American Magicians - National Second Vice President Dear Magic Friends: Please mark Monday, January 10th, 2005 on your calendar for a free magic lecture at the Jones Center in Springdale, AR. Lecture starts at 6:30 PM in RM 218 (Oklahoma City Room). Andy Dallas, owner of Dallas & Co. in Champaign, IL, is a master magician in the truest sense of the word! For over 25 years, he has traveled around the world, and performed in front of thousands. He is respected and honored among magicians and magical societies. Andy primarily travels throughout the United States, dazzling audiences during his performances at school events, state and county fairs, large private parties, corporate events, and trade events. Since Andy's also a dealer, he will also have a bunch of dealer items for sale at the lecture (Yes, you heard right -- a virtual magic store in your own backyard!) Save your Christmas shekels! How is a free lecture like this possible? Sponsored by the Society of American Magicians, the world's oldest magic society, this lecture is being offered to a select few in Northwest Arkansas to help promote the revival of a S.A.M. Assembly here. That's right, a regular magic club for professionals, part-timers, amateurs, and enthusiats. John Apperson, National President of the S.A.M., and other S.A.M. members will be there to meet and encourage us. Thanks John, Andy and the S.A.M! What can you do? #1 -- Plan now to come. It's a free lecture. It's after the holidays. It's your destiny! #2 -- Invite a magical friend. The S.A.M. is made of regular folks like you and I, with various levels of magical interest and experience. This is open to everyone who is interested. #3 -- Bring a young person. We all know a kid or three who loves to learn magic tricks. This will be an opportunity for them to see a real professional close-up. Plus, there's a magical organization just for them called the Society of Young Magicians (S.Y.M.). Wouldn't it be great to start a mentoring group like this to teach the art, not just secrets? I think so. Please call me if you have questions (cell phone is 479-263-2704). Please email me if you are planning to come. Send me the names and email address of anyone in our area that you think would be interested. I will email updates, directions, and more stuff on the future of our S.A.M. Assembly in the coming weeks. This will be a opportunity to learn more about the S.A.M., to revive a local magic assembly in Northwest Arkansas, and to have some great magical fun. And finally, a link.. Check it out. www.magicsam.com For the wonder of it all -- Steve Snediker ----------------- 11. Misers Wonderland Dream - Jamie-G ----------------- Message from Jamie-G (Canada) Effect: After a great silk effect the music starts playing the magician grabs a silver pail. The magician reaches into the air and pulls a coin out of thin air and drops the coin in the pail. The magician looks around left to right and there’s a coin inside his ear (nice little change for once) the magician makes a funny face and then drops the coin in the pail. The magician walks over to a little boy asks him to stand up and pulls coin from all over the little boy dropping all these coins in the pail. The magician pulling coins from his shoe and everywhere he looks in the pail and it’s full with gold coins. The magician that gives the coins to all the children as a special magical treat since the coins are made of chocolate. Hint: These chocolate coins are usually gold colour foil and you can pick them up at most variety store and the cost of them here where I live is 10 coins for a dollar. You can use anything for a pail, a colourful children’s toy pail, or even a coffee can it doesn’t really matter. Method: You can use any type of coin moves here. I just full up my one hand with the coins (this is the hand that holds the pail hidden inside) and in my other hand I keep one coin in a thumb pinch. You must make sure the timing is right with the dropping of the coins but if you use music, like I do, you can get away with the timing of the two. Hint: Before I start the effect all the coins are hidden inside the top of the pail but in real time it just looks like you are holding a pail you can turn this upside down to show empty. ----------------- 12. Amazing Orchante Saga ----------------- Message from Tommy Orchard (The Amazing Orchante)(UK ex-pat Kiwi) Page 33 Talking about Magic, here is some technical details regard Cine film, and Illusions. The Film is projected onto the screen by the Cine-projector at 24 frames per second. Each frame is held stationary ‘in the gate’ for a split second. It is that ‘Persistence of Vision’ -the ability of the Human eye to retain an image for a fraction of a second, which merges the advancing frames, creating the illusion of continuous movement. (The sound track is printed along one side of the film). Knowledge of this little known persistence of vision is used in many sleight of hand moves – spectators will swear that a ball, or whatever, when apparently thrown up in the air, actually went up and then, Vanished in Mid Flight! The speed at which I could thread up a projector fascinated Harry, and at the same time, frustrated the ‘hell’ out of him. “Tom, will you sort out the projector, now!” “Okay, Harry – in a minute”. “Tom, you’ve got 2 bloody minutes - thread up the @$^%$&* NOW!” “In a minute, Harry” “GOD-DAMMIT!” Screams Harry, having a mild ‘heart attack’ at the thought of a blank screen and a rioting audience. “JEEEESUS KAAARIST, TOM”!!! “Okay, Harry, okay.” 50 seconds later, “It’s done, Harry”! “You *%&£”* MAD BASTARD!” Harry roars, “ONE OF THESE BLOODY DAYS, YOU’RE GONNA BLOW IT!” (He ‘loved’ me really!) I first went ‘SOLO’, when Harry phoned one Saturday morning in a blind panic. Out fishing the night before, he’d ripped his fingers badly on some fishhooks. With bandaged fingers looking like sausages, there no way was HE going to be operating the projectors for quite a while. Although I knew my way around a projection box by then – backwards, and with my eyes shut, the thought of being totally on my own and in charge, was still a little nerve-racking. There was a matinee at 2pm, then a showing of the major attraction at 8pm. I was in the ‘box’ at 10am, sorting out all the films, checking and double-checking that everything was right; reels of films all in order, and wound correctly, and the slides (for adverts.) in correct sequence. To cut a long story short, I worked on my own for 2 weeks without a hitch (not quite true – I’ve just remembered the ‘Ma and Pa Kettle’ fiasco)! Up to that time, I was doing all this for the sheer enjoyment and love of it. Then Harry suggested to the Theatre manager that I should get paid for my ‘work’, so I was put on the payroll. All was fine for 3 – 4 months, and then the proverbial hit the fan (seems like an awful lot of this proverbial came my way over the years). Two officious, well-suited blokes turned up at the Theatre, wanting to know who this Tommy Orchard was, how come he was on the company’s payroll, where was his licence as a projectionist and, why wasn’t he in the Union? AND THAT WAS THAT! POSTSCRIPT Because it was quite obvious that I knew what I was doing, it was suggested I sit the official exams and gain my Theatre Projectionist licence – but, when I saw what was required, that you practically had to a master electrician, mathematician, and know everything there is to know about light-waves, refraction, and God knows what else – WELL, TO HELL WITH THAT! When I showed them to Harry, he couldn’t believe it. Quote “I don’t know half of this crap. In my day, I learned the same way I taught you – if you could do the job properly well, good enough. You got a licence on the ‘teacher’s’ say-so. If I, or most of the projectionists I know, had to ‘sit’ this load of bollocks, we’d all be out of a job!!” Unquote. I could and did do the ‘job’ as well as, if not better, that all those ‘clever dicks’, with their official stamps on bits of official paper (and probably their arses as well). BLOODY OFFICIALS – IT’S A WORLD WIDE CONSPIRACY! OBJECTIVE – TAKE THE FUN OUT OF EVERYTHING! LONG LIVE MAGIC!!! ------------------ 13. 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. Eg 001 Nov06 1999.txt first three numbers (001) denote issue number, then the date (Nov06) and the last figures the year (1999) ------------------- 14. Subscription Management ------------------- Our subscriber list is NOT made available to other companies or individuals. We value every subscriber and respect your privacy. 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