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Issue Number: #1503
Date: Sunday 7th April 2019
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. April Edition Of Vanish Magic Magazine 57
3. Siegfried & Roy's Animal Handler Breaks Silence On
Mauling
4. Publicist: David Blaine Denies Sexual Assault Allegations
5. The Magic Collection Of Ray Goulet
6. Eric Stevens On Magic Word Podcast
7. Telekinetic - John Carey #38
8. The Mac King Roast - 2020 S.A.M. Convention In Las Vegas
9. Magic & Mystery School Events
10. The Assembly Convention 2019 - Brisbane QLD, Australia
11. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice
12. E-zine Archives
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1. Editor's Message
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2. April Edition Of Vanish Magic Magazine 57
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Message by Paul Romhany - Editor Vanish Magazine
Our
feature artist is the incredible Chris Funk. Chris is a
Canadian magician who brings a fresh approach to his performances.
He also shares his views and tips on using multi-media in
shows.
Johnny
Thompson Tribute - Nick Lewin pays a fitting tribute to
the legend Johnny Thompson PLUS a video you can watch with
an interview with Johnny thanks to Magic Live in 2017.
We
also pay tribute to Sonny Fontana and Marshall Brodien
Magic
Tricks: Cards, iPhones, Cups and more - great magic by Gregory
Wilson, Louie Foxx, Joe Ledoux, and more.
Product
Highlights: We feature two special items in details including
Hooked and Abra-Card-Abra
Articles
on Kids Magic, Business, Education and Magic and more
Over
100 pages in the printed and online version of Vanish Magic
Magazine.
The
most popular magic magazine in the world - over 100,000
regular readers.
Get
your free digital copy now
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www.vanishmagazine.com
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3. Siegfried & Roy's Animal Handler Breaks Silence On
Mauling
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Article forwarded on by Kerry Ross
March
27 an article appeared in The Hollywood Reporter about the
possible "cover-up" story regarding Roy Horn's
onstage accident. One of Siegfried & Roy's animal trainers
(there, onstage that night) has come forward with some conflicting
information.
Here's
the link:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/siegfried-roys-animal-handler-breaks-silence-tiger-mauling-alleges-cover-up-1197216?fbclid=IwAR1jqmU3mYjsiIlG-P8_TWJ9_Arzk2pblJk7IkwPLIHHU_k1sRG9Gsm1MfA
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4. Publicist: David Blaine Denies Sexual Assault Allegations
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Article forwarded on by Rob Thomas
AP
News
New
York (AP) - David Blaine denies sexual assault allegations
under investigation in New York City and intends to cooperate
with authorities, his publicist said in a statement Tuesday.
New
York police confirmed Monday that the magician is under
investigation, following a Daily Beast report that the department
had taken statements from two women accusing Blaine of sexual
assault.
Chief
of Detectives Dermot Shea, speaking at an unrelated news
conference, declined to discuss any details about Blaine's
case and wouldn't say whether police had sought to interview
him.
"David
denies the accusations that have been reported and he takes
these allegations seriously," the statement from Blaine's
publicist said. "He intends to cooperate with any investigation."
The
Daily Beast, citing unnamed sources, said one of Blaine's
accusers alleges he attacked her inside his Manhattan apartment
in 1998, which may fall outside the statute of limitations.
The
Daily Beast had previously reported that a former model
alleged Blaine raped her in London in 2004, an allegation
he denied. Scotland Yard detectives later declined to take
further action after investigating her claim, the news website
said.
Blaine,
45, is known for stunts like being buried underground for
a week without food or water in New York in 1999. He also
lived in a plexiglass case suspended 30 feet (9 meters)
above the Thames River in London for more than 40 days in
2003.
Blaine
is scheduled to start a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland
in June, according to his website.
In
a separate statement about the New York City case, the NYPD
said Monday it "takes sexual assault and rape cases
extremely seriously, and urges anyone who has been a victim
to file a report so we can perform a comprehensive investigation,
and offer support and services to survivors."
https://www.apnews.com/4682bf219c50423080c7bd4a91e25cac
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5. The Magic Collection Of Ray Goulet
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Message by Potter & Potter Auctions (US)
A
well-loved collector, publisher, producer, performer, and
friend to all magicians, Ray Goulet amassed one of the great
American collections of conjuring memorabilia. Goulet's
offerings will be complemented by a spectacular offering
of posters from the collection of Charles and Regina Reynolds.
Browse
the full catalog
https://potterauctions.com/pdf/catalog_071_web.pdf
Bid
live, online (with a 20% buyer's premium), at potterauctions.com.
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6. Eric Stevens On Magic Word Podcast
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star
There
are so many young, up and coming magicians from around the
world that it's hard to keep up with them...but I try. I
also try to find out what they are coming up with, what
they are doing, what their perspective is on magic, and
the direction they are taking it. To that end, this week
on The Magic Word Podcast, we talk with Eric Stevens, a
24-year-old magician who is creating, performing and lecturing
with his own original ideas. On the podcast this week, Eric
gives us a peek into his lecture and talks about some of
the things that make magic meaningful and memorable.
You
can see some candid photos from our recording session and
his lecture, read the blog, listen online to the podcast
and download the MP3 file at: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/483-eric-stevens
You can also hear a review of Bar Cup Reloaded following
our chat on the podcast.
Be
sure to sign up for the newsletter to find out who is coming
up next week plus a suggestion from the archives.
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7. Telekinetic - John Carey #38
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Message by John Carey (UK)
https://carey-scene.com/jc-main
"Today
Shannon, I would like the pair of us to try an experiment
in telekinesis, which basically means the moving of objects
without touching them. Since we have a deck of cards handy,
let's use them.
First
off though, I want you to get the thought of a card in your
mind. I'll just drop cards like this and you say stop. Lock
the image of that card in your mind.
Now
watch closely what I do because it's your turn next! You
see if I just think of any card, like say the Ace of Clubs
and mentally will that card to move, sometimes something
rather bizarre happens. You see, if I spread the cards you
will see that the Ace of Clubs has turned over! Let's turn
it down and try again. How about the Four of Hearts? Any
card is possible! Sure, enough just by willing that card
to move it turns over while buried in the deck.
Now
it's your turn Shannon. I will spread the deck across the
table, so you can see that all the cards are face-up. You
square up the deck. You cover it with your hands and you
mentally will the card you are thinking of to move.
Spread
the deck across the table. Ah! One card has this time turned
face-down and is standing out like a stranger in the crowd.
What card are you thinking of? Turn it over. Now that's
Telekinesis!"
Method:
I purposely gave you the presentation I use first because
without it this effect would be a rather clever but bland
reversed card effect. Take out the Ace of Clubs and the
Four of Hearts and place the Ace face-up second from the
face. Put the Four spot face-down third from the face. On
the face of the deck is say the Seven of Spades.
Bring
out the deck and introduce the theme of telekinesis. Casually
false shuffle retaining your set up on the bottom. Then
cut the deck and complete the cut, keeping a left little-finger
break beneath your set up.
Execute
a dribble force to your break and raise the face of the
right hands cards towards your helper, showing them the
Seven of Spades. Lower the right hand and assemble the deck,
centralizing your three-card set up.
Table
the deck and call out the Ace of Clubs as if it were just
a random thought. Bring the right-hand palm down over the
deck and slowly turn it palm upwards, making the moment.
Pick up the deck and spread it, revealing the Ace of Clubs
has turned over. Separate the hands a few inches apart with
the face-up Ace on top of the left hands packet and slightly
sidejogged. Bring both hands together and align the face-up
Ace with the lower card of the right hands spread.
Immediately
turn the right-hand palm down and using the left thumb clamp
down on the faceto-face double card and drag it on top of
the left hands cards. Turn the right-hand back palm upwards
and place its face-down cards on top of the remainder of
the deck. This of course is a form of Larry Jennings famous
Larryverse, published in Vernon's Ultimate card secrets.
In this effect it secretly sets us up for phase two with
the Four of Hearts secretly reversed. I first saw Daryl
use this simplified method of Jennings move. Table the deck
once again.
Call
out the Four of Hearts, again as if it just popped into
your mind and pick up the deck and hand to hand spread,
revealing the face-up card. Take the spread of cards above
it away slightly and secure a left little-finger break beneath
the top two cards of the left-hand packet. We will now execute
Mike Skinners handling of the Braue reversal to secretly
set up the finish of the piece and secretly reverse the
spectators 'thought of' card.
Flip
the right hands cards face-up on top of the left hand's
cards and immediately pick up all the cards above the break
from above in the right hand. Using the left edge of the
right hand's packet, flip the left hand's cards face-up.
Bring
both hands together and as the right hand's cards are placed
on top, secretly sidejog the bottom card of the right-hand
packet (their selection) by pushing it slightly to the right
with the pads of the left second and third fingers.
Lower
the deck to the table and execute a left to right face-up
Ribbon spread. Because of the jog, their selection is nicely
hidden beneath the spread. This great move is the Charles
Nyquist ribbon spread hideout, published in Hugard's Magical
Monthly magazine many moons ago.
All
that's left to do is make your spectator the star and have
her call out her thought of card and will it to move. The
deck is spread and there is one facedown card amongst the
face-up cards. Take it out and slowly reveal it to be their
selection. If you wish you can do a divination of their
card but I like to stay true to the premise.
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8. The Mac King Roast - 2020 S.A.M. Convention In Las Vegas
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Message by Dal Sanders (US)
One
of the highlights of the S.A.M. 2020 Convention in Las Vegas
will be the Mac King Celebrity Roast and Banquet to celebrate
Mac's 20th Year as a Las Vegas Headliner. The Celebrity
guests roasting Mac include The Amazing Jonathan, Piff the
Magic Dragon, Mike Hammer, Nick Diffatte, Chris Kenner,
Clint Holmes, Derek Hughes, Stephen Bargatze, Earl Turner,
Jonathan Katz, Fielding West, and some surprise guests that
we will announce soon. This is just one of the "once
in a lifetime" events that we have planned for the
S.A.M. Convention in January 2020.
You know you're going, register now at http://www.samconvention.com
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9. Magic & Mystery School Events
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Message by Jeff McBride (US)
April,
2019 - Magic & Mystery School Events
5-7 Focus on Street Magic
8 Focus on Mario's Finales & The Straitjacket Escape
8 Jeff McBride MSMinute 25- "Why do I love Magic?"
Share your Passion with your Audience. - Host Jeff McBride
9-14 6-Day Spring Training
9-10 2-Day Spring Training - Part 1 - Focus on Card Magic
11-12 2-Day Spring Training - Part 2 - Focus on the Classics
of Magic
13-14 2-Day Spring Training - Part 3 - Focus on Grand Illusion
15 MSMin21-How do I get my business started? - Host Tobias
Beckwith
22 Lawrence Hass MS Minute 21 "Causality in Magic"
- Host CJ May
29 Jeff McBride MSMinute 26- "Fake it till you Make
it." Moving beyond the Impostor
Syndrome - Host Tim Converse
April, 2019 - Jeff McBride Calendar
17 Private Engagement Toronto
18 McBride's Wonderground Las Vegas
24-28
Philippine International Magic Convention - Manilla
30 TV Project Filming - House of Mystery
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10. The Assembly Convention 2019 - Brisbane QLD, Australia
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Message by Sean Piper (Australia)
Less
than 30x spots remaining to attend the biggest weekend of
magic in Australia this year... The Assembly 2019
Lectures
and workshops from some of the biggest names in the business:
Dan
Harlan
Jason Ladanye
John Carey
& guest of honour Phil Cass!
Plus,
a Saturday night stage show with an all-star lineup. Don't
miss out!!
Register
now: https://www.theassemblycon.com.au/
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