Magic New Zealand® E-zine

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Issue Number: #1512
Date: Sunday 26th May 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. Vanishing Inc. Presents The Insider - A Magic Podcast
3. MAGIC Live Countdown!
4. Post-FISM 2021 Tour Of Quebec And Ontario, Canada
5. The Magic Circle Foundation Delighted To Announce A New Bursary
6. Translocaan - John Carey #44
7. Broken Wand - David Neubauer
8. Celebrates 70 Years Of Magic
9. The Assembly Convention 2019 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
10. Post FISM Tour Of Quebec And Southern Ontario August 1-7, 2021
11. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
12. E-zine Archives
13. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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Broken Wand - David Neubauer

Michele and I are very sad to learn David Neubauer died of cancer he was an excellent contributor to Magic New Zealand e-zine of many years, consistently notifying our readers of up and coming magic shows in Las Vegas every month. Rest in peace David.

If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in HTML format
go to: http://www.magicnewzealand.com/ezine-archive/2019-Jan-to-Dec-2019/1513-May26-2019.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. Vanishing Inc. Presents The Insider - A Magic Podcast
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Welcome to The Insider, Vanishing Inc.'s magical podcast. Every week, we interview magicians you know and love. Each episode is 30 minutes, so we cut straight to the chase and give you just the interesting and important magic chat.

Listen to recent episodes

Max Maven
Gosh. It's Max Maven!

Caleb Wiles
Caleb created the first trick we ever sold. Find out about that, his time on Fool Us and more.

We're Ten!
We're 10! And here's a very special episode of the show.

Guy Hollingworth
It's Guy Hollingworth on our podcast. What more do you need to know?

Jen Kramer
Fool Us, Ted, Yale, Vegas. Jen Kramer has done so much. Hear her chat about all that and her favourite pizza topping in this week's The Insider.

Chris Rawlins
He remembers things. He creates mentalism. He's a darn good card magician. It's Chris Rawlins.

Anthony Owen
Anthony Owen. Responsible for changing the face of magic on TV.

Dominic Twose
Alex Elmsley. Fred Robinson. Pat Page. Gordon Bruce. Jerry Sadowitz. Those are just some of the names Dominic Twose talks about in this episode of The Insider. You might be familiar with his name, but you will enjoy getting to know him.

What podcast apps is The Insider available on?

o Apple Podcasts
o Google Podcasts
o Spotify
o Breaker
o Castbox
o Overcast
o Pocket Casts
o RadioPublic
o Stitcher

https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/insider-magic-podcast/

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3. MAGIC Live Countdown!
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Message by Stan Allen

A few months ago, 1,600 registrations became available for MAGIC Live!

A few days ago, there were only 175 spots left. As of this writing, it's down to 154.

To see the up-to-the-minute countdown, visit the link below.

If you're still thinking about attending, please don't delay. Sign up today and join 1,599 of your friends at The Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas.

Surprises await!

http://www.MagicConvention.com/sold-out-countdown

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4. Post-FISM 2021 Tour Of Quebec And Ontario, Canada
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Message from Joan Caesar (Canada)

A tour is taking place immediately after FISM 2021. During the 7-day trip you will see Montreal, Ottawa (Canada's capital) and Toronto. As well, we'll visit wineries, a bison farm, a Mennonite farm and cruise the St. Lawrence River. To top it off we'll see Niagara Falls, then tour the back stage of Greg Frewin's theatre and have a meal while watching his show.

Details of the trip go to item 10 of the e-zine

If interested, please contact Joan: JCaesar@sentex.ca

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5. The Magic Circle Foundation Delighted To Announce A New Bursary
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The Magic Circle Foundation is delighted to announce a new bursary initiative proposed by The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards.

The Makers of Playing Cards Charity, the Charitable arm of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards, has received a £5,000 legacy from our Past Master Chris Latham MMC, and it has been agreed that this be spent over the next five years on an annual bursary of £1,000 to benefit magicians under the age of 25 in the advancement of playing card magic.

We are inviting applications for the bursary, known as The Makers of Playing Cards Chris Latham Card Magic Award.

The bursary has a wide remit: The award need not be made for the benefit of an individual magician under the age of 25 but could be for a group of young magicians, say by running a masterclass for which those under 25 shall have free admission. Similarly the advancement in card magic need not relate only to performance but might include archival research undertaken by a young person preparatory to a thesis.

The beneficiary of the bursary will be determined each year by a panel of five, of whom two will be nominated by the Makers of Playing Cards and three by The Magic Circle. The Makers of Playing Cards will normally be represented by the Master for that year and by the Charity Liaison Partner.

If you would like to apply for the prize, or know of a suitable recipient of the bursary, please send a statement outlining how it advance the art of card magic, in 500 words of fewer and email it to: cma@themagiccircle.co.uk by 30th June 2019.

The winner of the bursary will be announced at The Magic Circle's annual Awards Ceremony on Sunday 1 September 2019.

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6. Translocaan - John Carey #44
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Message by John Carey (UK)
https://carey-scene.com/jc-main

The translocation of a card from one packet to another is a strong effect. Combining it with a signed selection appearing at a thought of number ramps the effect up even further.

My inspiration was a lovely effect of J.K Hartman's called position possession, published in Peter Duffie's eBook Card magic U.S.A. My dear friend, Shannon Clark also has an unpublished handling which also inspired this handling.

Bring out a Sharpie marker and hand it to a spectator. We will now execute a centre double lift from a spread as the spectator makes a selection. Spread the face-down cards and ask your helper to freely touch a card. Split the deck so that the touched card is on top of the spread of cards in the left hand.

Bring the two hands back together and allow the selection to align with the lowermost card of the right-hand spread. As soon as the card is in position, the right-hand turns palm down and the face of the selection, say Ten of Hearts is seen.

The left thumb clamps down on the double card and pulls it down on top of the left hands cards. The right hands cards are tabled face-down and squared.

Ask your spectator to reach over and sign the face of their selection. A few moments later execute a double turnover and take off the top indifferent card face-down at the right fingertips. Request your helper cuts the tabled packet into two halves. Place the indifferent card side jogged on top of one of the packets and then place the remaining tabled packet on top, leaving a decoy card protruding from the side.

Casually false shuffle the packet you are holding, retaining the signed selection on top. I use the optical shuffle for this. See Card College volume 1 for information, although any deceptive false shuffle or cut is fine. Hand your packet to the spectator and get them to hold it between their palms.

Reach down to the tabled packet and slowly push the decoy card square. Ask your helper to think of a number from ten to twenty. Snap your fingers over the tabled packet and then pick it up and spread face-up across the table to reveal the signed selection has vanished.

Ask the spectator to call out the number they are thinking of? Let's say they thought of fourteen. Take their packet from them and hold it face-down in left hand dealer's grip. We will now execute my variation of a Paul Wilson move called YAMFACAAN, that he published in Steve Beams Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, volume 8.

In our example the spectator thought of fourteen. Reverse count fourteen cards one at a time into the right hand and separate the hands about eighteen inches apart. "If you had thought of one number higher, you would have landed on the..." and here you use your left thumb to push the top card of its packet over to the right and then raise this hand so that the face of that jogged card is facing the audience. As all attention is on that card, the right fingers and thumb reverse spread their cards by pushing to the left with the fingers and pulling to the right with the thumb.

Lower the left hand and square up its packet. Slide out the bottom card of the right hand spread and place it outjogged on top of the left hands cards. Bring the right hand away and raise it to show the face card of its packet as you say, "And if it had been one card less, it would have been this card..."

Allow the jogged card to drop face-down to the table and then ask your spectator to turn it over to reveal their signed selection.

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7. Broken Wand - David Neubauer
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Message posted on Facebook by Tom Haberman

I'm sorry to have to report yet another loss.

I played in David Neubauer's Big Band quite regularly 2007-10 in Los Angeles.

He was also a wonderful magician who performed all over Southern Cal. David was a REALLY REALLY great guy and I'm sooooo saddened to hear this news!

Cancer really sucks!!

My sincere condolences go out to his wife and daughters. He was only 59!

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8. Celebrates 70 Years Of Magic
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Message by Kent Cummins (US)

"The Fantastic Kent Cummins" Celebrates 70 Years Of Magic!

Kent Cummins received his first A.C. Gilbert Mysto Magic set for Christmas in 1949 at the age of 6, making 2019 his 70th year as a magician! To celebrate, Kent has rented the wonderful 100-year-old Scottish Rite Theater in downtown Austin, Texas, for two big shows on Sunday, November 3.

The "Magic Camp Matinee" at 2:00 pm will be a benefit for the camp's scholarship program. The 7:00 pm show, benefiting the Texas Association of Magicians, will be a full-evening illusion show celebrating Kent's long career as a magician. The theater only has 250 seats, so the shows are expected to sell out quickly.

Tickets and more information are at bit.ly/70yearsofmagic.

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9. The Assembly Convention 2019 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Message by Sean Piper (Australia)

June 21st - 23rd 2019

Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane

Lectures and workshops from some of the biggest names in the business:

Dan Harlan
Jason Ladanye
John Carey
and guest of honour Phil Cass!

Plus, a Saturday night stage show with an all-star lineup. Don't miss out!!

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10. Post FISM Tour Of Quebec And Southern Ontario August 1-7, 2021
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Message by Joan Caesar (Canada)

If interested contact Joan Caesar JCaesar@sentex.ca for further details.

Sunday, August 1 Quebec City to Montreal (L, D)
Tour Quebec City before traveling to Montreal via famous Quebec Waterfalls, Chute Montmorency.
Lunch at Bison farm after wagon tour amongst the Bison. Continue to Montreal for city tour

Monday, August 2: Montreal to Ottawa (B, D)
Travel to Ottawa and the Byward Market, home to over 600 curious businesses, Afternoon city tour.

Tuesday, August 3: Ottawa, Gananoque, Kingston (B, D)
Visit the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa
Travel to Kingston and visit historic Fort Henry. Lunch in Fort cafeteria
Tour Kingston maximum security Penitentiary.
Evening thousand Islands dinner cruise.

Wednesday, August 4: Kingston, Kitchener/Waterloo (B,D)
Travel to Waterloo via Huff Estate winery,
Continue to St. Jacobs for Mennonite tour. Visit the Mennonite info centre.
Visit famous village of Elora.

Thursday, August 5: Waterloo, Niagara Falls (B. D)
Visit a Mennonite Farm via horse and wagon. This farm has a sugar bush harvested the old fashioned way. Lunch at the Farmers' Market
Travel to Niagara Falls, visiting the English style town, Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Visit Chateau des Charmes winery. This region produces Ice Wine and some of the world's best wine.
Continue along the Niagara River and the Niagara Gorge. Dinner at the Elements Restaurant located within 30 metres of the Falls. Free time to see the illumination of the Falls and Fireworks over the Falls.

Friday, August 6: Niagara Falls (B, D)
Free time in Niagara Falls. Tour Greg Frewin's theatre facilities, then dinner and a performance.

Saturday, August 7: Niagara Falls, Toronto (B, L)
Travel to Toronto for a morning city tour.
Free time to visit Eaton's Centre (shopping) the Royal Ontario Museum or the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Visit CN Tower and museum of Illusions after lunch.

Sunday, August 8 - Shuttle in the morning (B)

Price in USD
Double Occupancy (2 people sharing a room) $1,795 each
Single Occupancy (1 person/room) $2,495.
(B - breakfast, L - lunch, D - dinner)

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11. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
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The Orchante Saga - Beginnings

Written by the late Tommy Orchard (The Amazing Orchante)

Raupunga, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 14th June 1954 to June 1958

I am 10 years old, brand new home (built courtesy of the Police department) no electricity - Mum went into shock (excuse the pun). Wood stove - old fashioned telephone (you know the sort - wind the handle like mad to make the connection to the exchange). My God - from
Auckland, a major city, to going 'bush', totally primitive - Mum was distraught. I loved it! Actually, there was a big diesel generator in the garage which Dad started up at certain hours, so we did have 240 volts, more or less. I do remember the light bulbs flickering from yellow, to sort of bright, then back to yellow.........

Every weekend Dad would hitch up the trailer and we'd head out into the bush to chop and saw down Manuka trees - load up the trailer and back home - a full day's work. My job was spending most of the week, after school sawing the logs into size, splitting them with the axe, and filling up the woodshed. I still have scars where the bow-saw would 'jump' off the wood and rip across my fingers, and I have more than a few holes in my shins where I missed the log with the axe!!!!! As you can imagine I was a very strong and fit young lad in those days. How the hell I became a sleight of hand magician after that lot is beyond me - dogged determination and a love of the craft, I guess.

I learned to use a trout rod, practising on the long grass frontage of the house, anchoring a small piece of paper by a twig, at the far end of the lawn, and then, standing at the other end, spent hours learning to cast, back and forwards, without touching the ground, until finally the trout fly would land on the paper, as gently as a butterfly. Hot Damn - I was good!

Dad and I would 'go bush' - pig shooting and deer stalking. Dad had a '303, while I had to make do with a .22 rifle. I was sure no 'city' kid. Then there was the trout fishing up at the Putere Lakes. I would guess that these days you would need a pack mule and camels to get up to those
lakes and the bush, because even way back then the 'road' was more of a track, and bloody rough, but oh, the adventures, and what a life for a growing lad. Clean air, healthy countryside, away from the crap and noise of a big city. It was magic and salad days (Tom Brown never had it
so good).

At one side of the back yard was the jail - a solid timber construction - I'm guessing, but around 15' x 20'. It was my spare bedroom when the house was full with visiting friends/relations. It had
two doors - both opened inwards. Both doors were around 6" thick, and had huge bolts to lock them - no keyholes. The first opened into a cubicle 5' x 15'. The second door opened into the jail-room proper - 15' x 15'. From the inside all you saw were 4 solid walls, with one barred window., a bolted down bunk bed, toilet and hand-basin. Why all the details? Well, for all you escape artists out there, I spent many frustrated hours locked in (at my request) trying to figure a way out - never did, though. Not even Houdini could have escaped from this one.

All the lock-picks in the world would have been useless, because quite simply there was no access to the outside of the door(s), and remember they only opened inwards, so you couldn't even SMASH your way out! A drunk that Dad had put in for the night, set fire to the mattress trying to burn his way out. The inside of the door was only slightly scorched - he nearly died of smoke inhalation.

Dad informed me a few years ago that 'person or persons unknown' had finally succeeded, they burned down everything - house, jail, the lot!!

Behind the jail was a line of Pine trees, which ran the length of the section. Behind them was a small orchard, which belonged to the folks who ran the only 'one stop shop'. They weren't too happy that little Tommy Orchard was constantly robbing their orchard of apples, pears and
peaches, or that their daughter and he played (as you do) Doctor and Nurse there - hey, it was a great education!

At the back of the section was an expanse of Gorse which was constantly encroaching, and Dad was forever cutting it down and burning it - quite dangerous really because just a few feet further on there was a drop of several hundred feet, straight down to the Mohaka river. Raupunga's only claim to fame is that the highest railway viaduct (which straddles the Mohaka river) in Australasia is there.

Next week, more of Raupunga and the Wairoa Carnival - the White Yogi and the Canadian Magician.

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12. 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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