Magic New Zealand® E-zine

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Issue Number: #1475
Date: Sunday 21st October 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. Mystique in Stockholm
3. Potter & Potter Auctions
4. George Schindler Honorary Member of the Magic Circle
5. My Cards Are Your Cards! - John Carey #20
6. Las Vegas Magic - November 2018
7. The Power of Saying Thanks - #505 - Kyle Peron
8. Chris Cox - Australia Tour Of The Illusionists
9. Actors Training for Magicians Stockholm
10. Tom Stone Workshops
11. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice
12. E-zine Archives

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1. Editor's Message
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The highlight of the week was attending the 2018 Benny Awards night put on by the New Zealand Variety Artists. The food fabulous. Venue awesome. The Entertainment World Class.

Delighted my wife Michele Watson was presented with a Scroll of Honour and Alan & Emily Worman ('Science in a Van') received the VAC Top Children's Entertainer Award.

If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in a HTML format
go to:

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. Mystique in Stockholm
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Message by Tom Stone (Sweden)

Mystique: Swedish experimental magic.

The project "Mystique" is well into its second year now.
In the summer of 2017, Tom Stone got together with a few friends - all with experience from the magic courses at the Stockholm University of Arts - and decided to start a project to test their creativity.

So once a month, the four magicians (Tom Stone, Leif Olberius, Martin Hansson & John-Henry Larsson) get together and create a whole new evening show (2 x 40 minutes), perform it once in a small theater for an audience of 80 spectators. Then the show is scrapped, and the work begins to create next month's show. No material is recycled from show to show.

To ensure that the artistic goals aren't corrupted by money, the team does not take any of the proceeds. That is instead invested in bringing in guest performers from Europe, to fund flights and hotels.

So far, the guest performers have been:

Gaston (Sweden),
Hedne (Norway),
Arkadia (Sweden),
Alexandra Duvuvier (France),
Fritz Alkemade (Holland),
Isidor Olsbjörk (Sweden),
Will Houstoun (England),
David Persson (Sweden),
Wolfgang Moser (Austria),
Gisell (Spain),
Alana (Germany)
Håkan Berg (Sweden),
Javi Benitez (Spain),

In the upcoming shows, the guest performers will be Billy Kidd, Laura London and Robert Jägerhorn.

A few examples of what the group do can be seen here:
https://vimeo.com/trollkarl

https://mystique.nu

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3. Potter & Potter Auctions
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Message by Rebekah Kaufman

Potter & Potter Auctions' Can't-Miss Late Fall Sales Event To Present The Full Contents of Johnny Fox's Freakatorium

I am excited to share with you that Potter & Potter Auctions will be hosting the 700 lot Freakatorium: The Collection of Johnny Fox Auction on Saturday, November 10, 2018 starting at 10am at the company's gallery, located at 3759 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, IL 60613.

Fox's Barnumesque museum featured natural and unnatural oddities, many related to circus sideshow performers and attractions, as well as historical objets d'art, stage illusions, photographs, and tabloid style ephemera.

Please see the attached press release and highlight photos for more information.

Gabe Fajuri, President of Potter & Potter Auctions, is happy to speak with you in greater detail about this sale. He can be reached at gabe@potterauctions.com or 773-472-1442.

My contact information is below if I can be helpful in any other way.

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4. George Schindler Honorary Member of the Magic Circle
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Message by George Schindler (USA)

The Magic Circle has honored MIMC - Gold Star member George Schindler, by elevating him to "Honorary Member" at their September 2018 meeting. Mr. Schindler is the Dean of the Society of American Magicians and an honorary and Life Member of that body as well as a member of their Hall of Fame. He also holds a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Milbourne Christopher Foundation (2005) and a Lifetime Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts (2016).

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5. My Cards Are Your Cards! - John Carey #20
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Message by John Carey (UK)
https://carey-scene.com/jc-main

The Last Trick of Doctor Jacob Daley, published in the Dai Vernon Book of Magic, is quite rightly considered a classic of card magic. The effect, one of transposition between the red and the black Aces, is a crowd pleaser. Many notable workers have published versions. The following is simply a personalised presentation in an attempt to amplify the effect for the people.

Firstly my presentation:
"You know, 52 cards is sometimes a lot to focus on Shannon. So in an attempt to make everything crystal clear, I will remove just 4 cards from the deck. These 2 go onto the table. I'll even show you the others, the red Aces. Here, take them and mix them up.

Do you remember playing guessing games as a child? Great fun wasn't it?

Just make a guess and tell me what you think this card is. The Ace of Hearts it is! Now if these are the red Aces, the cards on the table are? That's right, the black Aces. This Ace of Spades is said by some to have mystical properties.
Hold out your hand and we'll leave you holding the Ace of Clubs. I'll take the Ace of Spades and place it under the red Aces. But imagine we could go back in time and the Spade is back on top! Please hold it. In fact cover both cards between your palms and I will hold the red Aces.
Let's take this a step further, Shannon. I will attempt to make my red Aces disappear. Sometimes if mine disappear, then so do the others. Did you feel yours disappear?

But I really want to give you the power sir. Please shake my hand. This is of course a standard social greeting exchange. But it can sometimes exchange other things...

Have a look at your cards now? Because my cards are now yours and your cards are mine!"

Method: Remove the Aces and set them in Club, Spade, red Aces order from the top down. Set the black Aces face-down onto the table without disturbing their order. Show the faces of the red Aces to your helper and invite them to mix them. Take them back and take either Ace and ask them to guess or intuit which Ace it is?

Flip it face-up on top of the other red Ace and comment on how they did, regardless whether they were right or wrong. This provides enough time misdirection for the upcoming John Bannon switch to work. It was published in a routine called amongst the discards in Josh Jay's talk about tricks column in Magic magazine.

Ask your helper what the 2 cards on the table should be based on assumption? Drop the cards in hand on top of the tabled packet, pick it up and turn it over bringing the Ace of Spades into view.
Comment on how this card is said by some to have mystical properties. Push it off into the right hand, bringing the Ace of Clubs into view. Execute a double push off and turnover and place the switched in red Ace onto their hand.

Flip the Ace of Spades face-down and execute a two-card push off, taking a double card and place it beneath the other card. Make the moment and then double turnover again to show the Spade back on top.

Allow this moment to register and then flip the double card face-down and deal the switched in red Ace on top of the card in their hand. Both of you cover your cards between the palms as you segue into the attempt to vanish the cards gambit. Nothing happens...
Then extend a hand and shake their hand as you say you will attempt to exchange 'the power'. I first saw Larry Jennings use this brilliant idea in an effect called handshake transposition, on a video he shot for Dominique Duvivier.

To conclude the piece have your spectator turn over his cards to reveal a magical exchange has indeed taken place. He has your red Aces and you have his black!

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6. Las Vegas Magic - November 2018
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Message by David Neubauer - www.dnmagic.com

Criss Angel - Mindfreak Live!
7 pm & 9:30 pm (Dark Mon. - Tues.) - Luxor.
Ends Oct. 28
www.cirquedusoleil.com/criss-angel-mindfreak#BwSsTgzRH21YxQov.97

Criss Angel - Mindfreak Live!
7 pm (Dark Mon. - Tues.) - Criss Angel Theatre - Planet Hollywood.
Opens Dec. 19th

David Copperfield - An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion
7 & 9:30 pm nightly, also 4 pm Sat. - MGM Grand.
www.mgmgrand.com/entertainment/david-copperfield.aspx
Tickets from $78: www.vegas4locals.com/coupons/las-vegas-shows/david-copperfield/

Gerry McCambridge - The Mentalist
7:30 pm (Dark Wed.) - Planet Hollywood.
www.vtheaterboxoffice.com/Vegas_Show_Tickets.cfm?showID=10005

Jeff McBride's Wonderground
3rd Thurs. each month 7:30 to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic & Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

Ilusión Mental - Santiago Michel
Note: This is an all Spanish show.
5:30 pm (Dark Tues.- Wed., Fri.) - Sin City Theatre, Planet Hollywood.
www.caesars.com/planet-hollywood/shows/ilusion-mental#.WrU5un8h34c

LaughterNoon - Adam London
4 pm, (Daily) - The D.
thed.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=13
$12.48 Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/coupons/las-vegas-shows/laughternoon/

Mac King Comedy Magic Show
1 & 3 pm, (Dark Sun. & Mon.) - Harrah's.
www.caesars.com/harrahs-las-vegas/shows/mac-king-comedy-magic-show
Free tickets (buy 1 drink) usually available at the concierge desk or handed out by showgirls.

Mat Franco - Magic Reinvented Nightly
7 & 9:30 pm - Linq Showroom - LINQ.
www.caesars.com/linq/events/mat-franco#.VUTdemdFDD8

Mike Hammer Comedy Magic Show
7 pm (Dark Sun. & Mon.) - Four Queens Hotel and Casino.
www.mikehammershow.com

Murray The Magician
With Guest Act: Douglas "Lefty" Leferovich.
5 pm: Sun. - Wed.; 7 pm: Thurs. & Sat. (Dark Fri.) - Laugh Factory, Tropicana.
www.laughfactory.com/MurraySawChuck

Nathan Burton Comedy Magic Show
4 pm - Saxe Theater - Planet Hollywood.
www.nathanburton.com/Tickets.php
$12.50 Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/coupons/las-vegas-shows/nathan-burton-comedy-magic/

Paranormal - Frederic Da Silva
4 pm (Dark Wed. & Thurs.) - Windows Showroom, Bally's.
www.caesars.com/ballys-las-vegas/shows/paranormal#.VTaCb2dFA-w
Half-Price Tickets:
www.halfpriceshows.com/Shows/showdatelistt.jsp?i=14&id=
246&City=Las Vegas&State=NV&Name=paranormal

Penn & Teller
9 pm, (Dark Thurs. - Fri.) - Rio.
www.caesars.com/rio-las-vegas/shows/penn-and-teller#.WZuOuHGQx6k
Discount Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/coupons/las-vegas-shows/penn-teller/

Piff the Magic Dragon
8:00 pm (show days vary, check site) - Bugsy's Cabaret, Flamingo
Piff's Private Party (pre-show meet & greet): 7:00 pm
www.caesars.com/flamingo-las-vegas/shows/piff-the-magic-dragon

The Magic of Jen Kramer
6:00 pm. (Dark Sun. - Tues.) - Westgate Cabaret, Westgate Resort
www.westgateresorts.com/hotels/nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-resort-casino/the-magic-of-jen-kramer/
Half-Price Tickets:
www.halfpriceshows.com/Shows/showdatelistt.jsp?i=12&id=
322&City=Las Vegas&State=NV&Name=jen-kramer-show

The Magic of Mike Aslan
8:00 pm. (Dark Tues. - Sun.) - Majestik Theatre, 99 Convention Center Dr.
www.aslanmagic.com/upcoming-shows.htm

The Magic of Seth Grabel
4:00 pm. (Dark Mon. - Sat.) - Kohiko Room, Tahiti Village
www.tahitivillage.com/resort/seth-grabel/

Xavier Mortimer's Magical Dream
7:00 pm, (Dark Fri.) - Sin City Theatre, Planet Hollywood.
www.caesars.com/planet-hollywood/shows/Xavier_Mortimers_Magical_Dream#.W061AMInb4c
Half Price Tickets: www.halfpriceshows.com/Shows/showdatelistt.jsp?i=4&id=270&City=
Las%20Vegas&State=NV&Name=xavier-mortimers-magical-dream
MAGIC and MORE
Crazy Girls
Tony Douglas - 9:00 pm (Dark Wed.) - Crazy Girls Theater - Planet Hollywood.
www.caesars.com/planet-hollywood/shows/Crazy-Girls#.V7X7GXn6t6k

Dixie Dooley - The Mystifier
2:00 & 4:00 pm every Saturday & Sunday - Center Stage at the Boulevard Mall.

Haunted Vegas Show and Tour - Jac Hayden
9:30 pm, picks up at the Royal Resort.
www.hauntedvegastours.com
Half-Price Tickets:
www.halfpriceshows.com/Shows/showdatelistt.jsp?i=10&id=3&City=
Las Vegas&State=NV&Name=haunted-vegas-tour-and-ghost-hunt

Redneck Comedy Magic - James Michael
6:00 pm. (Dark Tues. - Wed.) - LA Comedy Club, Stratosphere
www.redneckcomedymagic.com
Half-Price Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/coupons/las-vegas-shows/james-michaels-redneck-comedy-magic/

Sapphire Las Vegas Comedy Hour
Comedians, Burlesque, Magicians, Variety Acts - Mondre
8 pm, (Dark Sun.- Fri,) - Sapphire Gentleman's Club, 3025 Industrial Rd.
www.sapphirelasvegas.com/las_vegas_vip_services/sapphire_comedy_hour
Half-Price Tickets:
www.halfpriceshows.com/Shows/showdatelistt.jsp?i=12&id=
219&City=Las Vegas&State=NV&Name=sapphires-comedy-hour

Séance - Dixie Dooley
8:00 pm every Saturday & Sunday - Majestik Theatre, 99 Convention Center Dr.
Attendees receive a free tour of Dixie Dooley's Houdini Exhibit.

Tape Face
Featuring Michael Valladares as "PuppetFace" (who performs Magic and Puppetry throughout).
7 pm (Dark Mon.) - House of Tape - Harrahs.
www.caesars.com/harrahs-las-vegas/shows/tape-face#.WzwTOMInb4c

V - The Ultimate Variety Show - Jason Byrne
7 pm & 8:30 pm, sometimes 4 and 5:30 - The V Theatre, Planet Hollywood.
www.vtheshow.com

Zombie Burlesque
Featuring Steve "Tiny" Daly as "Tiny Bubbles".
8:30 pm, (Dark Sun.) - V Theater, Planet Hollywood
www.vtheaterboxoffice.com/Vegas_Show_Tickets.cfm?showID=10032

Vegas Public Close-Up Magic
Linq: Magic Mike (Michael Moretti) - 7:30-9:30 pm nightly - Chayo Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar.
Mandalay Bay: Magical Mix - Christopher Karpiak 7-10 pm (Dark Sun. - Mon.) - Skyfall Lounge, Delano Hotel.
Wynn/Encore: Shimshi - Resident Magician.
Las Vegas Strip Street Magic: Grndl, Jungle Josh, James Kelsey.
The Fremont Street Experience: Adam Flowers, Chris Randall, Will Bradshaw.

Las Vegas Magic Organizations
Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257, 7 pm - 8:45, 1st Monday each month at Top Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102. No meeting if the 1st Monday is a major Holiday. ($24 a year to be a member). Current President and contact: John McClenahan, doctormagiclv@embarqmail.com or 702-395-3856. www.ibm257.com

Hang at the Magic Lounge! Free Pizza & Sodas the 2nd Tuesday each month at 6 pm. Top Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102. Come in for food & drink and hang out with your friends, all are welcome to socialize, watch or perform.
Darwin's Magic Club 8 pm - Midnight. Each Wed. at Tommy Rockers at Dean Martin & Flamingo.

Upcoming Special Events
October, 2018
Oct. 15: Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257 presents a lecture by Christian Engleblom. 7 pm. Top Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102, Fantasma Ring 257 members free, others: $20. Children free with paid adult.
www.ibm257.com

Oct. 17-20: Master Class for Mentalism *SOLD OUT* presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Larry Hass, Ph.D., Special Guest will once again be Ross Johnson.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 18: Jeff McBride's Wonderground, 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

Oct. 20-23: Fall Training Sessions - Mentalism, Storytelling, Spirit Theater, and Illusions presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 20: Fall Training - Part 1: The Classic Themes Of Mentalism presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 21: Fall Training - Part 2: Storytelling Magic presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 21-23: MINDvention - Palace Station
Presenters include: Kennedy, Timon Krause, Ian Rowland, The Evasons, Harrison Greenbaum, Gil Eagles, Ken Weber, Eric Samuels, David Gerard. Kennedy does an extra cost workshop on the 24th.
www.MINDvention.net

Oct. 22: Fall Training - Part 3: Séance & Bizarre Magic presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 23: Fall Training - Part 4: Illusions That Shock & Amaze! presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 24-27: Magic and Meaning Conference presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride
Tobias Beckwith, Bryce Kuhlman, Larry Hass, Ph.D., Abigail Spinner McBride.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 26: The Las Vegas Witches & Wizards Ball - The Olive
Doors open at 7:30pm. Music, dancing, performances and prizes continue all night long until midnight! ..with DJ LeoD, the New World Rhythmatism Dancers, Spiral Dance and Community Ritual, over $500 in prizes for creative costumes, the Mystery School Magicians, Scott Steelfyre's Legendary Coffin Ride, The Psychic Sideshow, big surprises and much more! Creative and festive costumes and masks are wholeheartedly encouraged, but not required. The Witches & Wizards Ball is a fundraiser that makes Mysterium and MayFire possible, so thank you in advance for your generous support!! Pre-register for $20, Pay $25 at the door. We have a limit of 100 attendees so pre-register to insure you get to come!
www.vegasvortex.com/vegas-vortex…/registration-forms/

November, 2018
Nov. 2-4: America's Got Talent LIVE!
Shin Lim headlines with Season 13 finalists, singer Courtney Hadwin, electric violinist Brian King Joseph, trapeze artists Duo Transcend and comedians Samuel J. Comroe and Vicki Barbolak.
Nov. 2 - 3: 7:30 pm; Nov. 4: 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Paris Showroom - Paris Hotel.
www.caesars.com/paris-las-vegas/shows/americas-got-talent-live#.W7lhdvlRf4c

Nov. 8: Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257 presents a lecture by Michael Kaminsky. 7 pm. Top Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102, Fantasma Ring 257 members free, others: $20. Children free with paid adult.
www.ibm257.com

Nov. 15: Jeff McBride's Wonderground, 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

Nov. 23 - 24: Lance Burton, Master Magician & Friends
Co-Stars: Fielding West, Michael Goudeau and Keith West.
8:00 pm - Orleans.
www.facebook.com/events/230550144329091/

December, 2018
Dec. 20: Jeff McBride's Wonderground, 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

February, 2019
Feb. 4: Tarot Supersession w/ Kenton Knepper, presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Kenton Knepper.

Feb. 5: Mental Magic with Kenton Knepper, presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Kenton Knepper.

Feb. 6: Staff & Sphere Techniques with Kenton Knepper, presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Kenton Knepper.

Feb. 19-24: 6 day Magic & Mystery School Winter Training, presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride.

Feb. 19-20: 2 day Winter Training - Part 1: Introduction to Card Magic, presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride.

Feb. 21-22: 2 day Winter Training - Part 2: Impromptu Magic / Everyday Objects, presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride.

Feb. 23-24: 2 day Winter Training - Part 3: The Basics of Standup and Parlor Magic, presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride.

March, 2019
Mar. 18-20: Medicine and Magic Seminar, presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride, Larry Hass, Ph.D., Special Guest will once again be Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz.

Mar. 22-24: 3-Day Master Class, presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride, Larry Hass, Ph.D. and Tobias Beckwith.

August, 2019
MAGIC Live!
August 4-7, 2019 - The Orleans
www.MagicConvention.com

January, 2020
The Society of American Magicians National Convention
January 18-21, 2020 - Golden Nugget
www.SAMconvention.com

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7. The Power of Saying Thanks - #505 - 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

How often do you really say thanks? Now how often do you say, express and show thanks to the client you're performing for? If you are really honest with yourself, the answer may be "very little". In this day and age of service providers, we can get into this thinking that what we do
is provide a service, get paid and move on. But what can really come out of saying thanks or giving a thank you card to your client? This is what I want to explore in more detail in this week's article.

When I am at the event, I give the client a really nice thank you kit. This is our way of saying thank you to them and they really appreciate the effort and time taken to do this for them. Then a few days after the actual event, I do a follow up e-mail with them simply thanking them again for what they did and any help they may have given my wife and I.

Now let me turn the tables around a little bit. What if you were the client and hired someone to come out and fix your electric. Their JOB is to fix it and do the best job that they can. They really do not have to do more than that as I am paying them for fixing it and solving a problem I am faced with.

Now what if a few days later I receive a thank you card or letter or gift from the person or company? That would just make me feel great about the experience and makes me remember it more. If the person did a great job, I am now even more impressed, I feel good about the situation and I certainly will keep their name in the top of my head for future use.

If I really liked the service, the thank you may also prompt me to refer them and their services to others I know.

Do they have to send a thank you note or gift? Certainly not. Does it help them and their business? Yes, it does indeed.

I send out thank you cards to every client I work with and even to those who helped me at the event. If someone helped carry my stuff in from my truck, I try to get their information and I send them a thank you card as well.

Do I have to do this? Once again... no I do not. I WANT to do this because I feel good about building the relationship with the individuals and because I want to thank them for what they have done for me.

I have seen the power of what a simple thank you note or card can do. I have seen it time and again. People will remember you for it and will thank you for it as well.

I personally have had festivals hire me back the next year simply because I expressed thanks to them. When I talk with them after the event I have had many of them open up to me and personally say, "I just wanted you to realize something. Not sure if this makes any difference
to you but it did to me. Out of all the acts I have hired over the years, you were the ONLY entertainer who actually sent me a thank you card the next week. I still have that card as a reminder that there are folks out there who make a difference."

Now this may not happen to everyone and people may not actually tell you things like this. However, mark my word that it does indeed leave a good lasting impression in their minds. This is a feeling and impression I want them to remember from the experience with having me at their event.

I will leave you with this. If you could willing KNOW you are building a good relationship with a client and could KNOW that your name is being remembered long after an event.... then why wouldn't anyone feel that it is worth the price of a simple stamp?

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 Kylekellymagic@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

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8. Chris Cox - Australia Tour Of The Illusionists
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Message by Chris Cox (UK)

British mentalist Chris Cox who is currently on the US Tour of The Illusionists has announced that he'll be also starring in the upcoming Australia Tour of The Illusionists including shows at Sydney Opera House.

His new BBC series aimed at kids has recently launched on BBC iPlayer and is introducing a whole new audience to the world of mind reading. You can watch Chris Cox's Mind Boggling Magic at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06lsvwg

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9. Actors Training for Magicians Stockholm
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Message by Tom Stone (Sweden)

Acting skills is not something that 'magically' appear when you need it.

Instead, you have to practice acting techniques just as much as your magic techniques if you want to be good at it.

But how do you do that? How do you practice acting techniques, if you don't know what they are?

This is a two day workshop where you will be guided through some basic actor's training, like impulse training, focus, rhythm and tempo shifting.

All with an eye on how it relates to magic performances.

You will learn to understand what you and your body are expressing on stage, and how to apply acting techniques during magic performances on stage.

Your instructor is Leif Olberius, a trained actor and magician who have had his own theater company.

Limited to 8 participants.

February 11-12: Stockholm: https://magic-workshops.com/event/actors-training-for-magicians/

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10. Tom Stone Workshops
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Message by Tom Stone (Sweden)

London, Stockholm, Oslo, Gothenburg

We all eventually reach a spot where we feel stuck, or caught. A spot where our original ambitions have been both reached and surpassed, and in lieu finding new goals to strive towards, we continue the motions without really getting anywhere. Almost all performers recognize this. But where all other artistic fields have solutions for that, we in magic have none. Professional singers, even the famous ones, still take classes to maintain and further their abilities. Dancers, the same. But for magicians? There is almost nothing. Until now!

Tom Stone is taking his "Art of Magic" workshop on the road. Three full days, designed for magicians who feel stuck in their evolution.

It contains exercises to make you reexamine, question and update the very basics of magic.
It gives you exercises in both dramatic and deceptive structures.

It goes deep into advanced misdirection.

The three days contains deep theory that will make you head spin, as well as hilarious silliness that will make you happy.

No matter how jaded you are, and the end of these three days, your passion and enthusiasm will have been reignited.

Limited to 12 participants.

October 29-31: Stockholm: https://magic-workshops.com/event/art-of-magic-stockholm/

November 4-7: Gothenburg: https://magic-workshops.com/event/art-of-magic-gothenburg/

February 1-3: Oslo: https://magic-workshops.com/event/art-of-magic-oslo/

April 8-10: London: https://magic-workshops.com/event/art-of-magic-london/

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11. E-zine Archives
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