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Issue Number: #1554
Date: Sunday 2nd February 2020
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. Vanish Magic Magazine Edition 68
3. The Magic Word Podcast
4. The Magical Adventures Of Romany
5. Post FISM Tour Of Quebec And S. Ontario
6. Jeff McBride Inducted Into The SAM Hall Of Fame
7. FREE Lance Burton Teen Seminar & Free Convention Registration
8. Card In Matchbox #101 - John Carey #69
9. Vegas Dream Ticket
10. The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins o Catalog Now Online
11. Gambling Sleight Of Hand
12. Magicol No. 195 Coming Soon
13. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
14. E-zine Archives
15. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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Welcome Romany Romany, from the UK, onboard as a columnist for the Magic New Zealand ezine (see message 4 for her first contribution). We haven't forgotten when we welcomed her into our home all those years ago, such a vivacious lady, we could see she was destined to go far in the world of magic.

If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in HTML format
go to: http://www.magicnewzealand.com/ezine-archive/2020-Jan-to-Dec-2020/1554-Feb02-2020.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. Vanish Magic Magazine Edition 68
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Message by Paul Romhany - Editor Vanish Magazine

Our feature artists this month are The Sentimentalists. You may have seen them rise to international fame on AGT or when they fooled Penn & Teller. This unique/stylized double mind-reading act are making a great name for themselves on the world circuit. VANISH gets their exclusive story.

Word On The Street - First in a series of Street Performing Tips by Eric Evan - a legend of performing street magic.

Squib In The World - Felicity Fields talks about The Victoria Secret Analogy

Coin Magic - Jerry Camarillo Dunn Jr. goes in the world of coin magic with Bob Kohler.

Free For Vanish Readers - an amazing coin routine by Bob Kohler

Product Highlights - Run Wolf Run by Chance Wolf and Slider 2.0 by Victor Voitko

Tricks - Colin Underwood's Double coke production from shoe - from his professional act

Louie Foxx - TSA trick.

David Attwood - The Riffle Force - his handling and tips.

Do You Have A Rider? Peter Mennie offers his advice on riders including his own sample

Creating An Online Magic Collection - Andy Martin shares 20 years worth of tips and advice on creating an online magic collection.

Magic Is Education - Jeff Christensen looks at a recent marketing conference he attended called Steal The Show.

Reviews - the latest books, DVDs, downloads and tricks.

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3. The Magic Word Podcast
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star

SAM Convention Updates and Gaetan Bloom on The Magic Word Podcast

The Society of American Magicians recently held their annual national convention in Las Vegas, Nevada with over 600 attendees and wildly successful events including a hilarious "Mac King Roast" plus stage contestants auditioning for a spot on "Penn & Teller Fool Us" plus exciting lectures and an evening at the Mat Franco show! You can hear the daily updates on The Magic Word Podcast featuring conversations with organizers, dealers, registrants and talent. Here are the links to each episode:

Days 1 & 2 (including pre-convention activities like Jeff McBride's Wonderground and another conversation with James Dimmare at Frankies Tiki Room):

https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/540-day-one-and-two-2020-sam-las-vegas

Day 3: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/541-day-three-2020-sam-las-vegas

Day 4: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/542-day-four-2020-sam-las-vegas

Day 5: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/543-day-five-2020-sam-las-vegas

And this week we reach back to the Genii convention in Orlando, Florida where we pulled aside Gaetan Bloom for an interesting conversation about working in Paris at the Crazy Horse, creativity, how he uses "threads", his first meeting with Kevin James, and much more. You can listen to that episode at: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/544-gaetan-bloom

Of course, you can download and listen wherever you get your podcasts. But for more content with exclusive photos, video and more, be sure visit the website. And don't forget to sign up for the pod-letter for up to date information on current episodes, suggestions from the archives, and a peek at the next episode.

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4. The Magical Adventures Of Romany
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Message by Romany Romany (UK)

I feel like I am shouting "Hello!" through an old-school megaphone to you all over the world!

Hello! Hello! Helloooooo!

Can you feel this wonderful web of magic makers that Alan has assembled? I can. I'm so pleased to have the chance to meet you here and I hope soon in person.

I'm going to be jumping in occasionally to write about… well, I'm not sure yet. Magic definitely, the adventures of a travelling magician, maybe a look at magic life from the viewpoint of a pro female performer, tips and tricks for life, magic, magic, magic.

If you'd like to know more about me, the stuff I show the world is on www.romanymagic.com but in my column I'll give you the real insider adventures and what I promise you is honesty.

Last year, in response to so many people asking the same questions over and over, I published a memoir called Spun Into Gold - The Secret Life of a Female Magician. Half way through writing, I realised that if my story was going to help anyone, it would have to be the real story, not our wonderful magical razzle dazzle flimflam. So I wrote for my life. Everything. Letters back said that so many people have experienced similar stories. Telling our true story sets us free. Sharing our magic is a joy. I'm looking forward to sharing my life and magic with you.

Ask me a question, give me a theme to write on and hey presto, your wish will be answered. romany@romanymagic.com

Thank you Alan for working so hard to keep us all connected!

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5. Post FISM Tour Of Quebec And S. Ontario
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Message by Joan Caesar (Canada)

Post FISM Tour of Quebec and S. Ontario August 1-7, 2021

For more information about the tour contact Joan Caesar: JCaesar@sentex.ca

Previous days described in last week's e-zine: continuing a fantastic tour in Quebec City, bison farm tour Montreal, Ottawa, dinner cruise on St. Lawrence River, winery tour,
Elora Gorge, Mennonite farm tour …

Friday, August 6: Niagara Falls (B, D)
Breakfast in the hotel.
Free time in Niagara Falls until the afternoon. Return to the hotel by 4:30 and then proceed to the Greg Frewin Theatre.
http://www.gregfrewintheatre.com/about.html
Have a behind the scenes tour of Greg's facilities, then dinner and a performance.
Return to the hotel after the show. Hotel is located near the Fallsview Casino and close to the Horseshoe Falls.

Saturday, August 7: Niagara Falls, Toronto
Breakfast in the hotel.
Travel to Toronto for a morning city tour.
Lunch in downtown. Free time at the Eaton's Centre, Royal Ontario Museum or Art Gallery of Ontario, both within walking distance.
CN Tower visit after lunch
Visit to the new Museum of Illusions. http://museumorillusion.ca
Hotel near the airport with shuttle to airport.
Tour ends tonight.

Cost:
Double Occupancy - 2 people sharing a room: $1795.00 USD
Single Occupancy - 1 person/room: $2495.00 USD

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6. Jeff McBride Inducted Into The SAM Hall Of Fame
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Message by Tobias Beckwith (US)

Las Vegas magic star Jeff McBride inducted into the Magic Hall of Fame

Las Vegas, January 24, 2020-The Society of American Magicians just wound up its annual convention at The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, magic capital of the world. As part of the festivities, the S.A.M. inducted Las Vegas' own Jeff McBride along with McBride's late mentor, Eugene Burger. McBride joins a very small group of living magicians in the Hall of Fame, including David Copperfield and Siegfried & Roy.

Audience in Las Vegas have been delighting to McBride's performances since he first came here with Diana Ross, whose show was headlining at Caesars Palace more than 30 years ago. He came back repeatedly as an opening act for such other luminaries and Tom Jones, David Brenner and George Carlin…and then as one of the youngest headliners in Vegas history when he starred in the Moulin Rouge revue at the Las Vegas Hilton (now the Westgate). McBride moved to Las Vegas in 1998, when he became a regular headliner at Caesars Magical Empire. It was during the run there that he was named to the "Vegas Best" list, and the Las Vegas Review Journal described his act as "Light years ahead of the pack".

The S.A.M. honor is only the latest for McBride, whose work encompasses not only performing, but speaking and teaching around the world, as well. He is founder and leader of McBride's Magic & Mystery School, named by the BBC as the "world's most prestigious school for magicians".

The Society of American Magicians, founded on May 10, 1902, in Martinka's famous magic shop in New York City, New York, is the oldest and most prestigious magical society in the world. For over a century it has promoted the ideals shared by Kellar, Houdini, Thurston and more than 50,000 others world-wide who have held membership in the society. Those ideals include the elevation of the Art of Magic, the promotion of harmony among magicians, and the opposition of the unnecessary public exposure of magical effects.

The S.A.M. Hall of Fame and Magic Museum, Inc., is a non-profit educational corporation, founded in l967. The facility, located in Hollywood, California, features several attractions including tours, performances, lectures on the history of magic and a library. The museum illustrates the history of magic from ancient Egypt to the twentieth century. Life-size figures of magicians are displayed performing effects for which they became famous.

https://www.mcbridemagic.com
https://www.magicalwisdom.com
https://www.magicsam.com/page/Hall_of_Fame

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7. FREE Lance Burton Teen Seminar & Free Convention Registration
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Message by Simone Marron (US)

FREE Lance Burton Teen Seminar & Free Convention Registration for I.B.M. Youth Members

The Lance Burton Teen Seminar will take place July 6-11, 2020 - before and during the I.B.M. 2020 Convention in Pittsburgh. The seminar is FREE to all youth between the ages of 13-19, and, if you are an I.B.M. Member under the age of 18, you can also attend the I.B.M. Convention for FREE.

Facilitating at this event are Lance Burton, Jeff McBride, and Dr. Lawrence Hass. There will also be several surprise guests.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the premier educators in magic. Meet, and get to know other teens with the same interests as yourself, and you will find that these peers will be your life-long friends.

Start on the same path as magic stars Shin Lim, Bill Cook, Krystyn Lambert, Jessica Jane, Andrew Basso, Matt Schick, Hun Lee, Danny Cole, Hiroki Hara, Chad Juros and many more. What do they all have in common? They all started their careers by attending the Lance Burton Teen Seminar.

The seminar this year will be held on the top floor of the Wyndham Grand in downtown Pittsburgh, in a very exclusive Sky Lounge. The Lance Burton Teen Seminar is very excited about our 2020 program. If you have questions or need more information, please feel free to contact our program administrator, Simone Marron, at simone@marrons.us.

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8. Card In Matchbox #101 - John Carey #69
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Message by John Carey (UK)
http://www.johncareymagic.co.uk/

The card in matchbox is a classic of card magic. There are many excellent methods in print that I have used at one time or another. Being a bit of a minimalist, I thought to myself how about performing a version that doesn't even use a deck of cards?! Fortunately the solution was staring at me in my home! I had recently acquired a Sven pad forcing pad from my great friend Peter Nardi at Alakazam Magic. I hadn't made up a force item with it yet but quickly grabbed a pen and got to work!

Take a pocket size Sven pad, available from many dealers and write the name of your force card - let's say it's Seven of Diamonds - on all the force pages of the pad. On all the non-force pages write random indifferent cards on each page. You will require two empty matchboxes. Take one of your business cards and on the blank side write "open the box!" Fold the business card up into a small package and place it inside the matchbox. Now take a Seven of Diamonds from a deck and fold that up and insert it into the other matchbox. Place the Sven pad into your left side pocket and the two matchboxes into your right side pocket, the 'business card' matchbox being furthest from the body.

"I was planning on showing you guys a card trick today but couldn't find a deck! Therefore I had to improvise." Bring the outermost matchbox from your right pocket and hand it to a spectator. Ask them to open up the box and remove the folded message inside. Ask them to place the message onto the table in front of them. Take back the matchbox with your right hand. "Somewhere here I have my improvised deck of cards!" Both hands enter the side pockets at the same time. The left hand takes out the pad as the right hand switches matchboxes and comes out just a beat behind the right hand.

Casually toss the matchbox onto the table. Display the names of various indifferent cards written on the non force pages of your pad by flicking each page downwards off the thumb. Hand the pad to your spectator and instruct them to simply open up the pad at a random position by pulling upwards with their thumb and remember the name of the card written down and put the thought of that card into their mind. Of course that card will be your force card, the Seven of Diamonds. Take back the pad and pocket it.

Now you are in a wonderful position. From your point of view the work is done. But the perception of the audience is that the effect hasn't barely started. Here is the way I like to stage the effect prior to the final revelation. "So Peter, right now you are merely thinking of a card. Earlier today I thought of a card too prior to coming here. My card is red. What colour
is yours? Red too? Just a coincidence. My card is a Diamond. And yours? A Diamond? That's spooky! My card is a seven. How about yours? Now that's amazing! But would you like to see something that goes beyond spooky, surpasses amazing and borders on the impossible? Please open the message you took out of the box earlier and read it out." So they unfold the business card and read out the message open the box! Ask them to pick up the matchbox, open it and discover a folded playing card inside. The card is unfolded to reveal the Seven of Diamonds and the mystery is complete.

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9. Vegas Dream Ticket
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Message by Paul Stone US)

If you are going to the Blackpool Magic Convention and you want to find out how to earn substantially more money from your shows then you won't want to miss my lecture on the Saturday of the convention. It's packed full of solid tips and proven ways to increase your bottom line.

I'll also be launching the 'VEGAS DREAM TICKET' Experience, a unique opportunity to perform in a classic Las Vegas Showroom in a top class Variety Show in front of a full house!

You can win this unforgettable 3 days of incredible training sessions, VIP Hospitality and the experience of a lifetime, but only if you attend my lecture!

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10. The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins o Catalog Now Online
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Message by Potter & Potter (US)

The third sale from the Rawlins collection includes highlights in nearly every collecting category, from unusual and scarce apparatus, to handsomely framed posters, ephemera, books, costumes, Houdinana, and decorative objects. Association items, including treasures from the careers of Harry Blackstone, Doug Henning, McDonald Birch, and others, are also featured.

Bid live, online (with a 20% buyer's premium), at potterauctions.com. Click the buttons below to log in, or register to place your bids.

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11. Gambling Sleight Of Hand
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Message by Bill Malone (US)

Breaking News! The Steve Forte book is now available.
"Gambling Sleight of Hand"
Forte Years of Research

I'm truly happy to announce the two-volume set with over 1100 pages and over 1300 photos is here. Steve Forte is on another level when it comes to sleight of hand with playing cards. He has changed the way I handle cards and think about sleight of hand. This book is a real game changer to anyone wanting to improve their magic and card handling. The essays in the book alone are worth the price. Over a 1,000 moves, stunts, principles and more…

There is also an incredible eye-opening chapter on Erdnase's "Expert at the Card Table."

Please visit: Gamblingsleightofhand.com

Here you will find the table of contents, some page samples a few video samples. Your investment will be repaid over and over. Hurry now, as it's already selling off the shelf. Buy this book!!! Thank me later.

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12. Magicol No. 195 Coming Soon
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We are delighted to report that the next issue of Magicol, No. 195, is at the printers, and soon, will be in the post.

And what an issue it is. It starts off with a piece by Lance Rich, who takes a brief look at the history of American nightclubs, and then provides a wonderful profile about the woman who discovered stars - Merriel Abbott.

Next, David Ben brings us through his personal journey to figure out Downs' Masterpiece. His adventure follows a winding path with many memorable turns along the way - and, as it turns out, the solution only springs forth more questions.

We then meet Janet Dey, a fiber artist. Through a chance encounter with magic and magicians, she reveals, in this interview with David Ben, some of her interesting insights as an artist who adorns photographs of magicians of yesteryear with a distinctive treatment.

Ken Trombly gives us a peek at some of his more obscure acquisitions in the next article, which is based on a that talk he gave at the Magic Collectors Expo in Minneapolis in June 2019. It's amazing how he keeps finding treasures for us to behold.

But wait there's more!

Ever wonder how lithographic artists created the exquisite magic posters that we love? If you think about it, lithographic posters were "pulled" from a reversed image - meaning artists had to create their designs backward, including all lettering. Was there a trick to it? David Ben thinks so, and he reveals his discovery in his "Game-Changer" article.

We end the issue with two tours: the first is a whirlwind trip through Vienna as Steve Beam recaps the unbelievably jam-packed, four-day European Magic History Conference, which was held in August 2019. The second is a tour of the DeMoulin Museum in Greenville, Illinois, where new contributor, Tom Varner, walks us through what is also known as "The Goat Factory", - which has got to be one of the oddest collection of pranking contraptions for fraternity and lodge initiation ceremonies. Unique is an understatement.

To order No. 194 and 195, visit our website: www.magicana.com/subscribe.

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13. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
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Written by the late Tommy Orchard (The Amazing Orchante)

Tex Morton
Plus The Great Orchante

Saturday 28th October 1967 - New Zealand Television producer Kevin Moore, has booked me to perform my Bed of Nails and Sword Swallowing acts for a Live T.V. show. At the studio, I had the pleasure and privilege to meet one of New Zealand's greatest showmen, the late Tex Morton, who was also on the show. Tex kindly loaned his weight by standing on me during my bed of nails routine. Tex was touring New Zealand at that time, playing to packed houses throughout, with his 'one man show'

Having a chat after the T.V. programme had finished, Tex, out of the blue, asked him if I'd join him as his guest artist, on the last leg of his nationwide tour - throughout the top end of New Zealand. I was proud to accept - but you could have knocked me over with a feather - the last
thing Tex needed, with all his talents, was another act on his show, but for some reason, he'd taken a 'shine' to me. Now, looking back, I personally think that he saw in me, a younger version of himself - not just an entertainer, but a showman with a 'down to earth', 'one of the boys, nothing snobby about me' attitude.

Before I go any further, here's a resume/history about Tex, which will be rather lengthy - trying to be brief just wouldn't do justice to one of New Zealand's - and Australia's - best loved entertainers.

Tex Morton was born in Nelson, New Zealand, as Robert William Lane. Early in life (because of his parents' disapproval of 'show business') he changed his name, to avoid displeasing them. His first touring show was as a Hypnotist, and Memory Expert, and he later gravitated to the legitimate Theatre, playing every part from light comedy to heavy drama.

His two hobbies were always Folk singing and the study of Hypnotism, and he became world famous as a recording artist around 1935, after recording many of the songs he had gathered in his travels. They sold by the millions. Nicknamed 'Tex' by his friends, he amazed everyone by
assembling the biggest circus and rodeo Australia has ever known, touring it successfully for 12 years, while simultaneously conducting his ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) network shows. He went to the USA in 1949 to finish his studies, and became a lecturer at the Institute of Hypnotherapy in Los Angeles upon graduation in Psychology.

He later lectured at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and was an honorary member of Students' Executive, at Sir George Williams' College. He then transferred to Toronto and taught many Medical practitioners and Dental Surgeons the use of Hypnotism in Therapy, specialising in the psychosomatic field. He was an Associate at the Canadian Institute of Hypnotherapy, having co-founded this institution in 1954.

His return to show business created a sensation - all records across the USA and Canada were smashed. He was unbelievably versatile. The Duluth (Minnesota) newspaper said, after seeing his show 'The greatest display of versatility since Leonardo da Vinci' He was probably the greatest 'one man show' in the world at that time, and was also a very fine monologist and raconteur, and made many recordings of his 'readings'. He was expert sharpshooter, and his spine-chilling shooting demonstrations have baffled experts the world over. Without keeping up any practice whatsoever, he was able to more than hold his own, with the finest in every country he visited - sometimes, even defeating their champions

I did say that this wasn't going to be brief. I'll forgive you if you start thinking 'this is the Tex Morton saga' - and I ain't finished yet!

Our tour together started on Monday 13th November 1967, in Kaitaia. I'll continue the Tex Morton/Orchante saga next episode - there are some amusing tales to told.

P.S. My long-lost friends of 30 years ago, Murray and Margaret Hobson, arrived with the biggest bottle of Jack Daniels I've ever seen - it was a wonderful, emotional meeting - catching up with years of 'what have you been up to, then' etc. etc. Murray used to help me out in the early 60s/70s with my shows, and was my 'best man' when I married my first wife, Sharon. There is a bunch of amusing/horror tales re the young Orchante from the early days, to come.

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14. E-zine Archives
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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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