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Issue Number: #1472
Date: Sunday 30th September 2018
Editor: Alan Watson QSM
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. MAGIC Live 2019 Registration!
3. Broken Wand - Moi-Yo Miller Montes
4. Shin Lim Heading 'America's Got Talent' Stage Show In Vegas
5. Tape Face In Las Vegas!
6. David Berglas Scrapbooks - Episode 21
7. The Magic Word Podcast - Fielding West And Earl Chaney
8. Lazy Man's Mystery - John Carey #18
9. Autographs - #501 - Kyle Peron
10. The Academy Of Magical Arts October Performers
11. Wittus Witt - FISM Photographer Published A Wonderful Book
12. WOW! This Is The Ultimate Estate Sale
13. Daytona Festival Of Magic
14. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice
15. E-zine Archives

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1. Editor's Message
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If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in a HTML format
go to: http://www.magicnewzealand.com/ezine-archive/2018-Jan-to-Dec-2018/1472-Sep30-2018.html

If you would like to write a regular column for Magic New Zealand or
have some magic news drop me a line:
Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

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2. MAGIC Live 2019 Registration!
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Message by Stan Allen

The next MAGIC Live is August 4-7, 2019, at The Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas.

General Registration opens Friday, September 28, 2018, at noon Pacific Time. Here are the details.

Price: A $95 deposit holds your spot. The balance of $350, or enrollment in our easy payment plan, does not need to be arranged until January 2019. Your registration deposit and balance payments are 90% refundable until May 2019.

The Orleans: One of the things that makes MAGIC Live the best deal of 2019 is our amazing room rate at The Orleans Hotel. Only $48 per night during the convention (plus room tax and resort fee) - and that's for double occupancy. So, if you want to save even more, you can share with a friend.

Your Community: If you would like to attend MAGIC Live with a group of friends, you may want to have a "team captain" register for all the members of your group in one convenient transaction. This guarantees that everyone in your "community" will share the same show schedule.

How to Register: To register yourself or a group using our secure website, you will need the following:
1. First and last name for each registrant
2. Unique email address for each registrant
3. Valid credit card to charge $95 per registrant

Hope you can join us in Las Vegas. Surprises await!

http://www.magicconvention.com/register-now

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3. Broken Wand - Moi-Yo Miller Montes
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Message by Gerald Taylor (Australia)

Dante's assistant Moi-Miller Montes passed away at 104 years of age.

Her daughter, Charisse, was with her when she died. Moi-Miller also has a son who lives in the U.S.

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moi-Yo_Miller

Moi-Yo Miller was the stage name of Mona Loretta Miller (born 24 April 1914), an Australian who became the principal assistant to the stage magician Dante.

Miller came originally from Geelong, in the Australian state of Victoria. She first met Dante (aka Harry Jansen) while still in her late teens when she was appearing in a musical revue in Melbourne. Dante had decided to recruit an Australian girl as an assistant after, in his words, "he saw in Melbourne more beautiful women per square block than he had seen in any other part of the World".

Miller dated Dante's son, Bill, and went on to work with Dante, staying with him for the rest of his performing career. She very quickly became his main assistant and an integral part of his show Sim Sala Bim. She was often billed as "Australia's Most Beautiful Woman". She once estimated that she had been sawed in half around 11,800 times during her career.

Miller became highly regarded among professional magic performers and is widely cited as one of the all-time great magic assistants. She features in the 2008 documentary movie, Women in Boxes, which explores the vital role of assistants in magic.

In 1993 she received the Dragon Award presented by the J. Marberger Stuart Foundation. She celebrated her 100th birthday in 2014.

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4. Shin Lim Heading 'America's Got Talent' Stage Show In Vegas
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Article forwarded on by Peter Phillips (US)

Los Angeles Times

By Jay Jones

If you didn't have tickets to last week's finale of "America's Got Talent," don't worry. Another chance to see the winner perform live is coming up in Las Vegas.

Tickets went on sale Friday for "America's Got Talent Live," the stage version of the popular TV show, appearing in Vegas from Nov. 2-4.

Headlining the performances at Paris Las Vegas will be winner Shin Lim, the magician whose remarkable sleight-of-hand wowed audiences and judges alike. His first-place finish earned him $1 million, plus four gigs on the Strip.

Joining Lim onstage will be several other Season 13 finalists, including comedians Vicki Barbolak and Samuel J. Comroe, trapeze artists Duo Transcend, singer Courtney Hadwin and electric violinist Brian King Joseph.

Shows will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2-3 and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4 in the Paris Theater.

Tickets range from $55-$185, plus taxes and fees.

travel@latimes.com

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-vegas-americas-got-talent-20180925-story.html

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5. Tape Face In Las Vegas!
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Message by Nick Lewin (US)

It is astounding all the great variety of talent that New Zealand has given the world! Last week I was in Las Vegas subbing for Mac King at Harrah's and had the opportunity to catch The Tape Face Show that has found a new home in the casino in The House of Tape Theatre. What a delightful surprise it was!

Tape Face (formerly The Boy With Tape On His Face) whose real name is Sam Wills, began his performing career in Timaru at the age of thirteen while studying to become a clown. His eclectic interests in performance arts fueled his unique performing style. After considerable success in New Zealand and Australia moved to London, England and he established a fine career there that included appearing in the 2011 Royal Variety Performance. In 2016 his career expanded to America when he scored very strongly in the 11th season of America's Got Talent and went on to become a finalist in the show.

After several other Las Vegas gigs Tape Face seems to have found a great home at Harrah's with whom he recently signed a four-year contract. His show is building very nicely and it is my belief that he will become a very major headliner in the years to come. His unique vision of modern-day mime, prop comedy, theatrics and general craziness make Tape Face something very different in a city where so much is the same.

The 75-minute show that we saw had the audiences in stitches throughout and Tape Face received a very well-deserved standing ovation. The sound and lighting were superb and did a great deal to deliver the excitement and rapid-fire pacing that made the show such a hit with the Vegas audience. However, leaving aside everything else involved in this surprisingly complex show, it was the strong communication skills displayed by Tape Face that made the show such a huge success.

I don't think I have ever seen more effective use of the eyes by any other performer; every glance and visual reaction was masterful. While Tape Face may have a solid piece of duct tape covering his mouth nothing was left unsaid during the performance. Maria Karvouni of Forbes Magazine wrote that Tape Face revives silent film acting, using his facial expressions and body movements to captivate his audience: "His simplicity creates a complexity which results in a lot of laughter." I'm not sure you can really put it any better.

Next time you visit Las Vegas make sure that you find the time to catch this five-star gem of a show. The show plays six days a week (dark Mondays) at 7:00pm with ticket pricing starting at 63 Dollars.

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6. David Berglas Scrapbooks - Episode 22
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Message by David Berglas (US)

Last week, (Episode 21) I described how I created headlines when I was touring the variety theatres in the 1950's. For instance, I displayed a cheque for £100 (a lot of money in those days) in a glass case outside the theatre, offering it to anyone if I could not tell them their first or last name.

This week, Friday, 28th September (Episode 22), I explain how I was able to hold two press conferences, in two different parts of the world, at the same time and date.

Next week, Friday, 6th October (Episode 23), I recount various blindfold drives, which I did in different international cities. Probably the most memorable was driving through heavy traffic in Piccadilly, with a petrified world champion racing driver Graham Hill in the passenger seat!

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7. The Magic Word Podcast - Fielding West And Earl Chaney
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star

While at this year's MAGIC Live! convention, we went to the home of Fielding West to celebrate his birthday. While there among many luminaries in our magic world (i.e. Lance Burton, Les Arnold, Carlton, Norm Nielsen, among others), I heard many interesting stories. At one point, I thought these stories could be lost if I didn't turn on the microphone.

So, while Earl Chaney and Fielding were "sparring" with stories, throwing tales back and forth and trying to top each other, I asked if I could record their conversation. They acquiesced and the results are bare naked in this week's podcast. Some of the stories I captured might be considered to be a little "off color" but still appropriate and not rude. But they are tales of people, agents, and acts in old Las Vegas and I know you will love it.

You can see some of the photos taken at the birthday party, listen online to the podcast, hear some product reviews, and download the MP3 at: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/451-chaney-and-west
And be sure to sign up for our weekly newsletter to learn who is coming up next week. You can fill out the form at the bottom of the page at this link: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/subscribe-to-the-magic-word/

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8. Lazy Man's Mystery - John Carey #18
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Message by John Carey (UK)
https://carey-scene.com/jc-main

For more years than I can remember, I've always loved performing C.O Williams Lazy Man's Card to Pocket, from The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks. Recently, it dawned on me that it makes a pretty nice mystery card too.

The Jokers start out on top of the deck. Mention that you will place three mystery cards onto the table. Push off the top 3 cards of the deck and supposedly table all of them. In reality steal back the third card and table just two cards. Hand out the deck for mixing and, upon return, ask your helper to call out any number from five to ten inclusive. Let's say they call out seven.
False count five cards as six into your right hand and table this packet. Push off the top card of the deck and hand it to your helper to look at and then sign. Have them drop it back on top of the deck and then pick up the tabled packet and drop it on top of all.

Ask your helper to hold out a palm-up hand and then place the deck onto it. Make your mystical motions over the deck and ask the spectator to begin dealing and counting to their thought of number. Stop them when, in this example they get to six. Then ask them to turn over the seventh card, where they will see that their signed card has vanished. As they do this you have perfect shade to top palm their card into full right-hand palm. Table the packet and then let the right hand descend over the mystery cards and add on the palmed card as you scoop them up off the table and drop them into your left hand.

"These three cards were placed on the table before we started. Let me show you two of them. A Joker, a face-down card of mystery and another Joker. Jack, they do say that you cannot be in two places at the same time. But maybe, just maybe, you can!"

Suiting actions to words, execute a stud bottom deal, dealing a face-up Joker onto the table. Then deal the next card face-down on top of it, followed by dealing the remaining Joker face-up on top of those, forming a sandwich. Then build it up and bring it home, extracting the face-down card from between the Jokers and revealing that inexplicably it is their signed card :-)

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9. Autographs - #501 - Kyle Peron
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Message by Kyle Peron (US)
magic4u02@aol.com
KyleKellyMagic@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/perondesign
http://www.kpmagicproducts.com

I am a firm believer in getting to thank my audiences and giving them a chance to meet me after my shows. It is a great way of letting them know I appreciate them and a means in which to have kids meet an entertainer in person. It can really make an impact on them.

Whenever I bring this topic up, folks ask me if I sell my autograph. In other words am I making money off of it? I never sell my autograph at all. My feeling is that if not for the audience, I would be out of work. My audiences are everything to me.

Greeting my audiences and allowing them to get free autographs also does other important things for me. For starters, it allows the client/s to see crowds of people engaging me afterwards. It just simply looks good in their eyes.

Also, if I have a BOR table selling my products, this is a great way and method of getting them over to it. I have one part of the table where I am standing to meet the audience and sign autographs for the kids who want them. This leads folks over in droves to my BOR table and creates an atmosphere where they are much more willing to spend money while they are over there.

Now one method to get folks over to want an autograph is by offering them something totally for free in which you can sign for them. There are many options here. One of the easiest is to make a Magicians Assistant Certificate and give them out to any and every child.

They get the certificate from you after the show and you sign it for them right there. Not only does it give them something they want, but you get them to your BOR table and they go home with something special that also brands you and has your contact information on it. This can
easily add up to more shows for you later on.

Other things you can give out for free and sign could be postcards, your own trading cards or even free photos of you. The idea is to give something to them of value and do so freely.

Remember that in many cases, you are the first live magician a lot of the audience may have ever seen. It is important to our art that you conduct yourself in a professional manner and allow folks to see you and magic as a good thing. As something they enjoy, want to see more of and respect.

Signing autographs is also a wonderful way in which to engage the audience. Getting a chance to talk with them, thank them and hear what they have to say. When signing autographs, I am always listening but also asking those questions, this is a great opportunity for you to learn from them. What did they like about the show? What was their favorite effect, etc.? It is a means to get a good quote or even a testimonial.

In short, show respect to them to gain respect back. Signing an autograph is a gesture of thanks. It is a means in which to show appreciation to your audience. Without them, who are we really?

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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10. The Academy Of Magical Arts October Performers
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October 1 - October 7

Close-Up Gallery
Cocktail Hour Performer
Michael Mirth
Early Performer
Ryan Hayashi
Late Performer
HM The King

The Parlour Of Prestidigitation
Early Performer
Tommy Wind & Stacy
Late Performer
Henok Negash

Palace Of Mystery
Mark Haslam
Luna Shimada
Levent

W.C. Fields Bar
Rich Cowley
Thursday - Sunday

Peller Theatre
Miss Katalin
Bob Gebert
Thursday - Sunday

Friday Lunch
Ryan Hayashi

Sat. & Sun. Brunch
Parlour Kids' Shows
Gus Flamingo

October 8 - October 14

Close-Up Gallery
Cocktail Hour Performer
Masahiro Yanagida
Early Performer
Alba
Late Performer
Tam Vo

The Parlour Of Prestidigitation
Early Performer
Brad Henderson
Late Performer
The Sentimentalists

Palace Of Mystery
Lorenzo Clark
Rocco Silano
David Zirbel

W.C. Fields Bar
David Gabbay
Thursday - Sunday

Peller Theatre
Chris Mitchell
Greg Wilson
Wednesday - Sunday

Friday Lunch
Alba

Sat. & Sun. Brunch
Parlour Kids' Shows
Geebo The Amazing

October 15 - October 21
Close-Up Gallery

Cocktail Hour Performer
Christian Engblom
Early Performer
Suzanne
Late Performer
The Phil Factor

The Parlour Of Prestidigitation
Early Performer
Don Chambers
Late Performer
El Ropo

Palace Of Mystery
J. Neal & Liane
Kenji Minemura
Shintaro Fujiyama

W.C. Fields Bar
Mark Collier
Thursday - Sunday

Peller Theatre
Richard Raven
MIGZ
Wednesday - Sunday

Friday Lunch
Suzanne

Sat. & Sun. Brunch
Parlour Kids' Shows
Christopher Lopez

October 22 - October 23
Close-Up Gallery

Cocktail Hour Performer
Misty Mew
Early Performer
Elliott Terral
Late Performer
Brian Ochab

The Parlour Of Prestidigitation
Early Performer
Hillel
Late Performer
Pop Haydn

Palace Of Mystery
Keith Fields & Lady Sarah
Mickey O'Connor
Alexander the Great

W.C. Fields Bar
No Show

Peller Theatre
No Show

Friday Lunch
No Show

Sat. & Sun. Brunch
Parlour Kids' Shows
No Show

October 24 - October 31
Close-Up Gallery

Cocktail Hour Performer
Adam Wylie
Early Performer
Georges-Robert
Late Performer
Ice McDonald

The Parlour Of Prestidigitation
Early Performer
Misty Lee
Late Performer
Rafael

Palace Of Mystery
Zabrecky
Pop Haydn
The Conjurors

W.C. Fields Bar
Kayla Drescher
Thursday - Sunday

Peller Theatre
Rob Gould
Bruce Gold
Wednesday - Sunday

Friday Lunch
Georges-Robert

Sat. & Sun. Brunch
Parlour Kids' Shows
Rafael

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11. Wittus Witt - FISM Photographer Published A Wonderful Book
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Message by Wittus Witt (Germany)

Everybody who attended FISM in Busan is full of joy and respect for what has happened there. It was one of the best FISM conventions ever and for sure the best FISM convention outside Europe since 1994.

If you have missed Busan or if you would like to let it happen again there is a possibility to enjoy the convention one more time.

Wittus Witt, official FISM photographer has just published a wonderful book about this event. 152 pages in full colour depicting unique moments from each single competitor plus many more photos from Busan.

The book is hardbound and costs 45,50 Euro sent anywhere in the world.

A great book, very nice photos.
Didier Puech, Publisher "Magicus", France

Just received a wonderful package by mail. What a good job you have accomplished.
It is a pleasure glancing through it and I am sure it will be consulted many times by many magicians and organisers of magic events.
Thank you for this historic present.
Eric Eswin, FISM Honorary President, The Netherlands.

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12. WOW! This Is The Ultimate Estate Sale
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Message by Steve Varro (US)

If names like Mikame, Dean Dill, Colombini, Collectors Workshop, Viking Mfg., Maverick Magic, and Magic Makers, cause you to salivate, then you are going to enjoy looking at these props.

Most of the props in this sale are new, meaning there have never been performed. Many have been opened and examined, and some opened only to take the photos in this list. The rest are in like new condition and have only been used once or twice.

Not only are the condition of these items in like new condition many of them are discontinued never to be produced again. This is an incredible sale! As always a word of caution….

Orders will start coming in as soon as this list goes out so in an effort not to be disappointed, email your order right away and that will reserve an item for you. All orders are accepted and filled on a first come, first served basis. (this will be based on the order in which I receive your E-mail, so don't call, e-mail first.

When you request items please include the following: Name & Price of the item (Not the description) Your First and Last Name, Your Mailing Address with Zip Code (A must for figuring the postage total.) Your Phone Number I will e-mail you back to let you know what items you requested are available, and the total with postage. (Shipping is calculated from Nashville, TN. USA.)

Once I email you with the total, payment may be made through PayPal, Credit Card or Check. As soon as the payment is received, the order will be sent.

If payment is not made within 24 hours from the time I contact you with the total, the item will be placed back up for sale.

Steve Varro <stevevarro@gospelmagic.com>

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13. Daytona Festival Of Magic
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Message by Harry Allen (US)

We are just weeks away from the Daytona Festival of Magic

Click on the link:
https://www.daytonamagic.com/2018-convention.html

Takes place on Daytona Beach at the beautiful Hilton Hotel.

2 Full Stage Shows
Lectures
Close-Up Show
Dealers Room
Auction
Contests

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14. 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 centre 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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