Magic New Zealand® E-zine - Special Edition

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Issue Number: #1002
Date: Sunday 7th March 2013
Editor: Alan Watson
www.watson.co.nz
E-mail: editor@magicnewzealand.com
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Hi here is the latest news
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1. Editor's Message
2. Vanish Magic Magazine Edition 7 Ready For Download
3. Download A Free Copy Of MAGIC Magazine For Tablet Devices
4. Magic Thieves! The Big News In The World Of Magic!
5. Virtual Magic & Mystery School
6. Peter Reveen Released From Hospital
7. Remarkable Magic #295 - Nick Lewin
8. Festivals - Show Content - #294 - Kyle Peron
9. Magic - Art, Craft Or Neither
10. I Came Upon This Film On Netflix
11. The Austin Texas Magic Auction - April 20th
12. Magique Is Recruiting Australian & New Zealand Magicians
13. Johnny Lonn - Swedish Comedic Performer Suffered A Severe Stroke
14. My Morning With Murray
15. The Hall Of Fame And The Whittier Historical Museum
16. Ben Robinson Announcing His Retirement From Magic
17. "Magicana" Volume 60 Number 360 Is In The Mail To Subscribers
18. 2013 New Zealand Lectures - Diary Now
19. Magic New Zealand App
20. e-zine Archives
21. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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I would like to thank Paul Romhany the Editor of Vanish Magazine for featuring me on the front page of this edition #7 and Richard Webster for writing the feature article. Very humbled and surprised to read the tributes from Paul Daniels, Nick Lewin, Ken Ring, Michael Finney, Wayne Rogers and Oscar Munoz.

Paul told me that the last issue of Vanish Magazine had 70,000+ downloads. For more information on and how to download this free magic magazine proceed
to item 2.

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For those who would like to read Magic New Zealand in a HTML format go to:
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Remember if you have any magic news drop me a line:
Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

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2. Vanish Magic Magazine Edition 7 Ready For Download
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Message by Paul Romhany - Editor Vanish Magazine

- And it's FREE

www.vanishmagazine.com to download the PDF or www.revizzit.com for the
e-reader version - APP version coming soon.

A jam packed issue - 145 + pages of tricks, reviews of the latest products as well as thought provoking articles by some of the world's leading magicians. There is something for everybody. No fluff - just great articles by real world working magicians!

Feature Story is on New Zealand's STAR of magic Alan Watson. Find out why Alan the story behind Alan and share in some of his incredible marketing secrets that made him one of the busiest magicians in the world.

Articles by
Bamboozlers by Diamond Jim Tyler - another bar stunt you can perform anytime
anywhere
Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants - why we should all respect magicians who have done it all before and what we can learn from them - the word is Respect
Weight A Second - an impossible estimation routine by Stefan Olschewiski
Why Would You Want To Be David Copperfield - Bizzaro asks a valid question
and his essay is sure to provoke
Imaginary Circumstances by Joey Pipia - lessons learned from the theatre applied to magic
Magician's Crossword Puzzle - print this off and have some fun
Alan Watson - A Lifetime of Magic - Paul Romhany and friends interview Alan and find out what makes a successful performer
Slip-Sliding Away - Wayne Rogers has a great card routine that is perfect for trade-shows
Divining Cards Book Test - An easy but powerful book test by Richard Webster
Scripting Your Show - a look at whether or not to script your show by Cris Johnson
Sound Advice - Peter Mennie continues his column on sound in shows - this issue it's about speakers
Behind The Advertisement - a new column by Paul Romhany featuring a background story on advertisers for Vanish
Finding Your Fitness Secret - Leif David discusses the importance of health and fitness and shares some tips
A Tribute To Jaks - another great routine by Banachek
OMGNAACAAN - Oh My God, Not Another Any Card At Any Number - routine by Paul Alberstat
Bachstage - Illusions, Creativity and Performance Tips by Charles Bach
In Your Hands - Part 2 of the Jeff McBride Magic & Mystery School
teachings - this issue is by George Parker
The Magic Assistant - Gwyn Auger introduces Melanie Giles and her background and feelings on being an assistant to a well-known illusionist
Lessons Learned - from the USA via Denmark Anders Hansen has made a name for
himself and he shares some fascinating stories he has learnt along the way
The Jolly Jester by Steve Spill - Some great stories working with Bob
Sheets - things you couldn't do now!
The Day Everything Changed - Jeff McBride shares his views on the use of
Video Monitors in performances
Stike Debt Magic - NY magician Ben Robinson writes about one gig he will never forget
Striking A Chord - Music and Magic by Lee Alex
Young Magicians Corner - Chase Hasty's column for those starting out in magic
Magic Reviews - the latest products, DVDs and e-books from around the world
From The Desk Of Keith Fields - Part 3 of Keith's work on performing street magic
Nick Lewin Presents - Health Tips for the road warrior
One Word Often Forgotten - Chipper Lowell's rantings from a comedy magician
Witch Queen (s) of New Orleans - another great routine by TC Tahoe
Bag Of Tricks - by Bill Warren - a look behind a remarkable film being made
by Kevin Spencer
A Sneak Viewing ... Joe Gold shares some moments behind the scenes of a new
movie coming out about magicians
Joker Mental - a killer card routine by Danny Archer

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3. Download A Free Copy Of MAGIC Magazine For Tablet Devices
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Message by Stan Allen
Editor of MAGIC Magazine

If you have not experienced the fully redesigned MAGIC Magazine for tablet devices, then you have not really experienced complete digital magic. And we would like to fix that.

You are cordially invited to download a free copy of MAGIC Magazine onto your iPad, Kindle Fire, or any of your favorite Android tablet devices.

For a limited time, download our app in either the iTunes App Store, the Amazon App Store, or from Google Play, and select your free February 2013
issue.

See for yourself how great MAGIC Magazine's digital experience is. It's like no other digital magazine in the world of magic.

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4. Magic Thieves! The Big News In The World Of Magic!
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Message by Jeff McBride (US)

The BBC picked up on my recent situation with the recent "copy act" and how
I handled it gracefully as "a magic teacher."
The story breaks today! You have the scoop!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21861418

And even though it hasn't aired, the radio story is up on The World if you want to share a sneak preview- there's a 'webified' text of the radio story, but it's much better if you click the 'play' button to listen to the audio:
http://www.theworld.org/2013/04/magician-jeff-mcbride/

Look/ listen at both of these stories! These are ground breaking stories on "magic theft", and intellectual property rights.

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5. Virtual Magic & Mystery School
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Message by Jeff McBride (US)

New things are happening with our online Magic School. I really, sincerely, do hope you will consider becoming a member of our All-New online "Virtual Magic & Mystery School. Not only will you receive special benefits at each level of membership, but you are also helping the School fulfill its mission of improving the art of magic one magician at a time!

Learn more right here: http://www.magicalwisdom.com (click the "become a member" button) ... thanks!

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6. Peter Reveen Released From Hospital
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Message by Tyrone Reveen

After four weeks Peter Reveen Sr. was released from hospital on Saturday March 30th. Even though he was hooked up with Intravenous therapy during most of his hospital stay, he still lost about 20 pounds during the last month due to his apathy to eat or drink. Finally on March 29th the hospital told us that there is nothing more they can do for him other than to help allocate a hospice service that will help make sure his final days will be comforting.

As no one loves my father more than his own family, we have chosen to convert his living room into a hospital room with a hospital bed, oxygen machines, wheelchair, etc. and an average crew of two and sometimes three medical professionals that help tend to his every need on a daily basis. We are all so very thankful for the staff and service of MSA Hospice, without their help my mother would have no chance of handling the level of care that my father requires at this point in his life.

One thing that we have learned beyond any question of doubt during this ordeal is that the medication that has been prescribed to my father for dealing with his dementia has been more damaging to his mental health than helpful, ironically my mother has been saying this for a long time.

One of the doctors at the hospital was quick to suspect his combative behavior was the result of adverse reactions caused by the pharmaceutical drug called "Aricept". Days after being taken off that drug there were extreme improvements in his behavior including recognising the faces and names of his son Calvin, Cal's wife Cathy and his grandchildren.

Although his behavior modifications have become substantially more tolerable without psychotropic medications, he still has occasional outburst due to his dementia that often resemble the rants of a drunken sailor (particularly when he receives invasive medical procedures that seem to happen every four hours in a hospital) however the difference between psychotropic medications vs. non-psychotropic medications are like night and day.

Everyone who knows of my father's photographic and eidetic memory capabilities of the past can somewhat imagine how exasperating it has been for him to lose that capability.

Beethoven lost his hearing 13 years before his death however he continued to write some of his finest work such as the "Moonlight Sonata" after becoming completely deaf by bighting his teeth onto a steel bar attached to his piano, by feeling the frequency resonance of the sound waves through the metal bar he was able to feel the music.

Unfortunately Reveen has had no such metal bar to reconnect his mind to his memory as Beethoven did. As Reveen's doctor friend insisted him to take more prescription medications, the more noticeable his memory depravation became evident. Whether or not there is a direct link connecting pharmaceutical drugs to Dementia, Alzheimer's and memory deprivation, it is certainly a hot topic of debate throughout the medical profession. One of the most recent articles I read suggested a link between Alzheimer's and the food chemical MSG.

I think the safest way to avoid health problems is to replace over active drug pushing doctors with naturopathic doctors and eat organic, but I must admit it's not very easy to eat organic when you spend most of your life touring on the road as our family has.

My father's defiance to eat or drink much is one of our biggest challenges on a daily basis as it has been for several months. He refuses to be subjected with a feed tube or any other resuscitation devices.

His last written testament has been brought to our attention recently wherein Reveen adamantly states that no medical procedures are to be used to prolong his life whereas the outcome of his full recovery is not expected. As his Dementia has been growing exponentially with no cure in sight, our family has agreed to respect and honor his instructions by providing him the most comfortable, painless and loving care we can without forcing life support upon him.

His truest of friends gain no pleasure in witnessing the level of his suffering as he has sustained in recent months especially. Since arriving home he has expressed no desire to socialize. He tolerates his medical staff but prefers just to be left alone at this time.

Most of our closest friends are respectful to our request for privacy at this time especially since at this stage my father seems to have little or no recollection of his visitors the moment they walk outside of the sightline of his peripheral vision.

We prefer that his friends and admirers remember him for the man he was, and I know that my father feels the same.

I would like to thank all our friends especially the ones who have been supportive of Peter & Coral during these trying times. We'd also like to thank the medical staff of the Summerlin Hospital, the Harmon Medical and Rehabilitation Hospital for their wonderful support in doing everything possible and especially Judy & Paris and their crew the MSA Hospice.

We will let you know when the inevitable happens.
Sincere Best Wishes!
The Reveen Family

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7. Remarkable Magic #295 - Nick Lewin
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Message by Nick Lewin (US)

A midnight visit to David Copperfield's lair. Part Two.

Last week's column was about my delightful visit and tour of David Copperfield's unique Las Vegas HQ. Well one really neat thing happened during my visit and I want to share it with you in this week's column. It involved David's magnificent museum that is housed in his warehouse complex.

One of the museum's major exhibits was dedicated to Orson Welles and his career as a magician. Welles was the host of David's first television special and due to this obviously holds a special place in his heart and history. Several of the props on display were from the famous Orson Welles/Rita Hayworth USO tour that took place during World War Two.

In a casual manner I asked David if he knew who owned the Owen's broom suspension harness that they had used on the tour, which Welles subsequently utilized with Lucille Ball on the 'I Love Lucy' show. He replied, with just a hint of exasperation in his voice that he didn't, I could tell the question went right to the collector in him. I replied in the same casual tone, "Oh, I do." There was a brief silence.

Copperfield looked at me rather sharply and replied, "...but you're not a collector." He did of course have a very good point---I have avidly collected many things in my life, but never magic props. This just happened to be one of the two collectible items that I did own, and this was a sheer coincidence. As far as I was concerned it had always been a working prop.

In fact, I am so unexcited by magic props that this fascinating relic was residing somewhere in my garage in an old duffle bag in a rather unloved condition. I had bought the prop from Piet Paulo, who had acquired it from the Chuck Kirkham collection. The prop had been hand made by Carl Owen for Orson Welles and especially fitted to the delightful contours of Ms. Hayworth. After the couple's USO tour the broomstick suspension was passed on from Welles to Kirkham, with the condition that if Orson wanted to perform it then he could borrow the props back from Chuck.

This did in fact happen on several occasions and with the assistance of Kirkham, and sometimes his wife Phyllis, Welles presented the illusion in his own inimitable and grandiose style on several outings. The famous 'I Love Lucy' episode was one of these occasions. I just happened to be in the right place, with the right cash, to pick up the harness when I needed it for a corporate event. I discarded the brooms and used it for a microphone suspension.

That harness was a gorgeous, but incredibly heavy prop! After using it for several years my partner BooBoo gave me an ultimatum--it was a lighter harness or a new assistant ---the decision was easy. The harness went into my garage and stayed there.

Looking at all the wonderful props on display in David's museum gave me more than a slightly guilty pang and I made an instantaneous decision, "Would you like it for the museum?" I said. David replied, and this may not surprise you, "Yes!" I was just delighted to think that this wonderful prop would find a new home, where it would be better housed than in a duffle bag in an overcrowded garage. I thought the history of the prop left it deserving of a better fate. A couple of weeks later my daughter Natasha and I took the harness down to the MGM Grand and after catching David's performance, it officially changed hands once again.

I will post some photos of the harness and some of these moments in its history on my blog if you want to check them out at www.remarkablemagic.com and you might enjoy the visuals. As a big fan of Orson Welles, Piet Paulo and David Copperfield I relish having my own little place in the history of this iconic and unique prop. It's probably good for a couple of comps to David's show too, if I ever want them!

I have some great products and videos online. Check them out on my web site.
www.nicklewin.com

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8. Festivals - Show Content - #294 - Kyle Peron
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Message by Kyle Peron (US)
magic4u02@aol.com
http://www.kyleandkellymagic.com
http://www.kpmagicproducts.com
https://www.facebook.com/perondesign

So what do you have as the content of your show? What is it that your show
should contain to be able to perform for festivals and have they worked effectively?

First we should talk about the typical length of a festival show and what festivals tend to gravitate more towards. I do a 30 minute show and realized early on that this is really the ideal length for any festival performance.
The reason for this is two-fold:

1) The festival is all about people moving around from one place to another. There is so much to see and do, that anything longer than 30 minutes starts to become a nuisance and you tend to lose the crowd. The festival also must appeal to the venders who are paying for spots to be there to sell their wares. Because of this, festivals want to keep folks moving around on a consistent basis.

2) 30 minutes is also an ideal time for a performance. It gives people a moment to rest, and eat something from the food vendors. Your performance gives them a reason to stay put for a little while.

You also want to keep your routines visual as well as keep them shorter and more compact. A visual routine will draw those in that may be walking by your performance area. They will see the visual nature of the show and tend to be curious. Curiosity really does make people want to stay and watch and once they do, you usually can hook them into staying longer.

If you do the shorter style routines, these people that stopped to watch you half way through a routine, have a reason to stay as they will not feel they are lost or left out. They will only have to wait maybe a minute before they get included into a new routine and there for feel more a part of your overall performance.

When working festivals make sure you cater to a family audience and not just the kids. By tailoring the show in this fashion, you will keep more people watching you for a longer period of time. Festivals are geared towards getting families to spend the day out together. By having a show that appeals to the entire family, gives you more value to the festival.

Certainly you can have a festival show that is for the kids only. You may choose to do this because it fits your style and who you are. You may also choose to create one as another offering. However, if you decide to go this route, make sure you approach the festival by asking for their children's entertainment chairperson. Many festivals will have a children's area and you can work towards getting booked for that area.

However, I try and entertain every single person in that audience in some way. That is what is important to me. This is why I make sure our shows cater to all age levels from 3 to 103. You make your routines vary to allow for this.

Many of you will realize that a lot of what you already perform will carry over perfectly for a festival show. Therefore, many of you have a great base show already from which you can learn to adapt and tweak to make it work ideal for the festival situation.

Another thing you will want to do is keep your routines angle proof. In festival shows, your audience is never really controlled as much as you may want it to be. People will stand and sit all over the place. Try and do routines and acts that are not dependent on angles and it will serve you much better.

Have a good combination of a visual opener with comedy and of course audience interaction. This combination makes for a show that flows well and gets people involved. The key is reaction and interaction. I want to engage the audience as much as I can. My client wants to hear an audience having a great time.

If you have illusions, then feel free to do them as they do add a lot of value to a festival show and they can increase your income as well. However, do not feel that you MUST do illusions to be able to work festivals. Even if you are a strolling performer only, you can provide a strolling entertainment package that works for you and for the festival you are seeking to perform for.

As you work on your festival show, keep in mind you are working outside. You must take weather into consideration with what you do and account for heat wind and other situations that come up. Later on in this book I will talk about the weather element and tips and techniques to work around them easily.

As always, I encourage you the readers to let me know your thoughts. So if you have any thoughts on my articles or suggestions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me directly at magic4u02@aol.com. I would love to hear from you.

Entertainers, please visit:
http://www.kpmagicproducts.com

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9. Magic - Art, Craft Or Neither
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Message by Anthony Darkstone - USA/Europe
Due to various Tech gremlins and computer crashes this excellent piece by Ivonne Perez Montijo has had its sequence interrupted. In order to give it its full credit and due respect we are starting it again.

MAGIC - Art, Craft or Neither

At the beginning of this series, I mentioned that I would be including thoughts & musings from various guests who have kindly shared their perspectives. Last week it was Jason Andrews and prior to that, Paul Draper. This week I am delighted to welcome Ivonne Perez Montijo

For just over 3 decades, Ivonne has been active in Film & TV. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and has also written and produced independent short films and theatrical productions. Her "day job" has been as "Pinky the Clown", performing magic and entertaining young children all over Los Angeles. Ivonne has a B.A. in Spanish Literature with a minor in Theatre & Film from U.C.L.A. and a M.A. in Religious Studies from C.S.U.L.B.

She is currently studying music theory, piano, and guitar at Long Beach City College. Ivonne is first and foremost a writer and a story teller. She has written numerous poems over the years and her work can be found on:-www.ivonnemontijo.wordpress.com.

I have not read all her written work but from the writings that I have perused, it is indeed praiseworthy. Her conceptual thinking and phraseology are superb. I have publicly stated that some aspects of her work flow in a similar vein to Kahlil Gibran. She is also currently developing her thesis, "Mary Magdalene: Beloved Wife and Disciple of Jesus of Nazareth" into a book. I am eagerly looking forward to this as the topic has interested me for some 50 years. She also has a page dedicated to inspiring thoughts on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ForTheLoveOfYou.April2012

For reasons that will become apparent as you read the following words, I am both deeply appreciative & delighted that she responded to my request to contribute to the topic. Of necessity, The Editor and I have chosen to publish it in installments over the next few weeks.

The Art of Magic - Part 1
By Ivonne Perez Montijo, M.A.

I have not read all her written work but from the writings that I have perused, it is indeed praiseworthy. Her conceptual thinking and phraseology are superb. I have publicly stated that some aspects of her work flow in a similar vein to Kahlil Gibran. She is also currently developing her thesis, "Mary Magdalene: Beloved Wife and Disciple of Jesus of Nazareth" into a book. I am eagerly looking forward to this as the topic has interested me for some 50 years. She also has a page dedicated to inspiring thoughts on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ForTheLoveOfYou.April2012

The Art of Magic - Part 1
By Ivonne Perez Montijo, M.A.

My induction into the world of magic occurred 30 years ago via my then boyfriend, Jay Scott Berry, who at the time was a rising star of the junior members of the Hollywood Magic Castle. I would see him perform at the Castle and hang out at Hollywood Magic store with the likes of Max Maven, Christopher Hart, Lorenzo Clark, George Tovar and many others that came through the doors of Hollywood Magic. Jay would talk a lot about "real magic" and being a "real wizard". Having come from a Catholic background I had no idea what Jay was talking about at the time but he gave me the book, Illusions, by Richard Bach which opened a portal into another world for me. The relationship didn't last but my love for magic and performance ensued. I would eventually create, "Pinky the Clown" performing magic for little tykes.

The million dollar question in the world of professional performance magic appears to be, is magic an art, craft or neither? There are two components that must be examined independently of each other in this question. The first component is magic and the second component is art. In order to be able to say that magic is art or that magic is not art one needs to define what is magic and what art is. In this article I will look at the idea of magic and art in society and culture and in their inception. And then we can examine where is the intersection of magic and art if at all. ---- End of Part 1

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10. I Came Upon This Film On Netflix
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Message by Joel A Moskowitz (US)

I came upon this film on Netflix. It is worthy of the 90 minutes you will spend watching. When I was in the 6th grade, Dell O Dell came to our school to put on her auditorium show. My peers volunteered me to be her foil for a guillotine illusion. I can only say that I lost my head over magic in that performance. One of the magicians in the film lost his wife when as his assistant, she actually lost her head.

I would recommend/prescribe this film Rx Rx Rx Rx Rx (5/5)

Joel A Moskowitz M D

E-mail: jamoskowitzmd@rocketmail.com

Netflix
. Joel Moskowitz

Results for 'the magicians'
1. Magicians2007NR90 minutes after a grim onstage incident involving a guillotine, two magicians in a double act become bitter rivals. But when the lure of a winning a prestigious competition reunites the pair, learning to forgive and forget may be the greatest trick of all.?Cast:?Robert Webb, David Mitchell, Sarah Hadland, Paul Mark Elliott, Karen Seacombe, Phil Nice, Jessica Hynes, Darren Boyd, Miranda Hart, Angel Coulby Genre:?Indie Comedies, United Kingdom, Comedy???

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11. The Austin Texas Magic Auction - April 20th
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Message by Trixie Bond (US)

The 2013 World Famous Austin Magic Auction on April 20th may go down in history as the Year of Illusions. Each year as we collect items from sellers we are always surprised with the cornucopia of magic effects and collectibles. This year the illusions are making a statement-a BIG statement! What a blessing we have more room to display these effects this year.

If anyone is looking for a Kevin James Snow Animator, Renaissance Jacket, Chalet Thin Sawing, Chalet Steamer Style Sub Trunk, Fire Cage, Wellington Asrah Levitation, Mis-made Illusion, a big box of self-contained footlights, Chair Suspension, Guillotine, Queens Cut Illusion, Flaming Head Chest, Canvas Covered Escape Illusion, Circus illusions-you need to be present on April 20th for ourauction!

Our Collectibles Section is also growing with some fabulous books, Rice, Thayer, Owen and Collector's Workshop pieces.

We have a total of 49 sellers-beating the record for the 2012 Auction. It is only 20 days until the 32nd Annual Austin Magic Auction takes place can we break 50 sellers? Email selling@austinmagicauction.com for a seller's number.

Our website has over 60 descriptions up! We have a lot of new photos that will be posted soon. Those are some of the fine books from the Dick Todd Collection. Take a look. There is a lot of information on our web site.

Fast facts about this year's auction
There is a $10 entry fee to the auction. Everyone, magician, spouse and children all pay the $10 fee - NO EXCEPTIONS (even the chairman pays a $10 entry fee, no kidding!)

NO buyers' fee. There is a seller's fee of 12% on items received by April 2nd. Items received after April 2nd will be charged a 15% sellers fee.

During the auction there will be complimentary, health snacks. Magic Camp will also be providing us a Pizza Lunch.

David Hira will be back as the head auctioneer with new talent added to the auctioneering team.

Check out the latest pictures on our website.

When: April 20th, Doors open at 8am
Where: Twin Lakes Fellowship Church
1150 South Bell Boulevard
Cedar Park, Texas 78613

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12. Magique Is Recruiting Australian & New Zealand Magicians
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Message forwarded by Tony Wilson (NZ)

We promote, source work for and provide guidance for magicians and we are expanding our team due to the volume of work. Our Head office is currently based in Sydney CBD however we are looking for Magician in Melbourne, Queensland, Canberra and all states of Australia & Magicians.

Both close up and stage skill-sets we are after professionals who have enough experience to handle corporate, wedding performances. You would need to have samples of your work (preferably you tube links) and more information about your skill.

Our website is: www.magique.com.au and
our email is: magique@magique.com.au
Facebook is: www.facebook.com/MagiqueMagicians
or you can simply Message me through Linkedin.

Feel free to share this Ad with someone you know who might meet the description.
MAGIQUE
James Patrick.
1300 747 644
Hire a Magician or Performer with Magique magique.com.au
Sydney Magician for hire for your event unique stage and close up
illusionists for Wedding Entertainment, Corporate events.

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13. Johnny Lonn - Swedish Comedic Performer Suffered A Severe Stroke
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Message by Martin Saunders

Just a quick note, I was at the Finnish Convention this weekend and one of the attending Swedish performers informed me that Johnny Lonn the Swedish comedic performer has suffered a severe stroke a week ago and is in intensive care in hospital.

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14. My Morning With Murray
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Message by Scott Wells, A.I.M.C. with Silver Star

Murray Hatfield had a triumphal lecture tour through the U.S. during the month of March. He has rarely lectured (let alone performed) in the U.S. as he owns a brick-and-mortar magic shop in Victoria, British Columbia. And for past couple of decades he has also trouped across Canada with a large show that features other magic and variety acts. Well over 2 million people have attended his show and over Twenty Million Dollars have been raised as a result, for charities ranging from Burn Units and Hospital Wings to Training Dogs for the Visually Impaired and Breast Cancer Research.

While he was passing through Houston, Texas, Murray sat down with me to chat
about his extensive touring schedule across Canada and the world. We talked about "Phone Room" shows, booking events, running a magic shop, and much, much more. So much in fact that I decided to break up our two hour chat into two segments. Both of them are available on The Magic Word at:
http://www.TheMagicWordPodcast.com/

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15. The Hall Of Fame And The Whittier Historical Museum
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Message by Johh Engnman forwarded on by George Schindler

The Hall of Fame and the Whittier Historical Museum are having a Gala Fundraiser on April 28, 2013 at Swiss Park Banquet Center in Whittier, CA. We hope you will all support the Fundraiser by attending or at least buying a ticket, even if you cannot attend. I will be sending an e-mail pitch to the Hall's e-mail list including all of you.

The tickets are $75.00 per person and are available from several of us board
members, the Hall's PO Box or Whittier Museum at www.whittiermuseum.org via
PayPal.

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16. Ben Robinson Announcing His Retirement From Magic
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Message by Ben Robinson (US)

Dear Magic Community:

I never thought I'd be announcing my retirement from magic, but all things must end. No more coin tricks, sleeves full of silk scarves or ghosts walking up the aisles. Nope, all over.

Instead I've enrolled in a Doctoral program in Applied Quantum Physics at The University of Edinburgh, And as soon as I find out how to get there, I shall go.

My first public experiments of my new road shall commence at:

The Suffolk Theater
Riverhead, NY
(on Long Island)
118 Main Street

Saturday, April 6 (in honor of Houdini's birthday), 2013
Two shows: 2pm & 8pm each show 90 min. w/o intermission
Tickets $12 & $18. See: www.suffolktheater.com
No children under age 6 please.

The Suffolk is a gorgeous renovated theater just opened in March 2013 after 80 proud years.

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17. "Magicana" Volume 60 Number 360 Is In The Mail To Subscribers
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Message by Michael Woolf - Editor Magicana Magazine

In this issue we have a historical feature about "Von Arx" (brother of "Nicola") and his tour c.1912. Bernard Reid's serialised History of Magic in New Zealand continues.

Photographs and an interview with John Kaplan from his recent lecture tour. David Ginn has school stories of magic. We feature Kevin James and Jeff Hobson in advance of their one-off lecture and the full cast of "The Illusionists" prior to their Auckland season. Ian Adair has Two Tips for the Taking; There's coverage of Richard Webster's Grand Master of Magic Award; a book review from Joel Moskowitz; and the award of the Queen's Service Order to Barry Brook of Palmerston North.

An article about Joe Monti, soon to visit New Zealand: the Editor reviews PC Sorcar's memoirs; there's an item about Wayne Houchin, also to visit soon. Richard Webster GMM contributes his regular column; Patrick Page's legacy "Magic Page by Page" is reviewed by Andrew Wilson. Roderick Mulgan has another Obscure Principle. Also from Richard Webster is a fine profile of Paul Romhany. "Magicana" is edited and published by Michael Woolf mail@michaelw.co.nz. PayPal is OK for subscriptions.

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18. 2013 New Zealand Lectures - Diary Now
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Message by Alan Watson (New Zealand)

Kevin James & Jeff Hobson joint lectures
Auckland Monday 27th May 2012

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19. Magic New Zealand App
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Magic New Zealand now has its very own app that can be launched on any
tablet.

Go to: www.app.cat/magicnewzealand on your tablet to download the FREE Magic
New Zealand app.

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20. e-zine Archives
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Back issues of the Magic New Zealand e-zine go to:
www.magicnewzealand.com click on the red button center right "Archives"

When you enter the archive the e-zines are in issue order in folders for each year and are Coded, e.g. 001 Nov06 1999.txt first three numbers (001) denote issue number, then the date (Nov06) and the last figures the year (1999)

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