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Issue Number: #1630
Date: Sunday 1st August 2021
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. FISM WCM In Québec City, Canada
3. The Magic Word Podcast
4. Monday Night Magic: Live Online
5. Magical Women With Connie Boyd
6. Three Flight - John Carey #127
7. August 2021 - Magic & Mystery School Events
8. No Stone Unturned - Paul Stone - Article #22
9. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
10. E-zine Archives
11. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

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2. FISM WCM In Québec City, Canada
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One Year to Go! The countdown is on!

What a memorable moment during FISM WCM 2018 in Busan, South Korea! Our team and our City were selected to organize the next FISM WCM in Québec City, Canada! A first in North America!
Survey

We would like to know if you would be interested in flight offers from major cities in Europe that could bring you to Quebec City? If so, please write to us at info@fismquebec2022.com mentioning us from which city?

The venue

The Québec City Convention Centre is completely central:

Just 20 minutes by car from Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), which offers over 350 flights each week, many of them direct.

Just 10 minutes from the bus and train station (Gare du Palais)

Within walking distance (5-20 minutes) of numerous natural, cultural, and historic sites and attractions (Old Québec, the Plains of Abraham, Parliament Hill, the Old Port, the Petit Champlain district, the gallery district, Saint-Roch, and Grande Allée).

Just 30 minutes from the great outdoors and a wealth of outdoor activities in beautiful surroundings.

Renée-Claude Auclair and Pierre Hamon, the organizers, look forward to welcome you in Québec City!

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

Curious about the longest running magic show in New York City? On last week's Magic Word Podcast, co-producer of Monday Night Magic, Michael Chaut talked about the long history of this institution and also about other magic venues that preceded it in the late 20th century. You can listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts, but for more information, please visit: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/622-michael-chaut

This week we chat with a long lost friend, James Holmes, inventor of the "One Handed Cane to Silk" and author of the book "Candle and Silk - Vol. 4" published by David Ginn. He chats about creativity, working with Fantasio, and fighting against rip-offs. You can listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts, but you can see some videos, photos and read the blog at:
https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/623-james-holmes

Next week we will return to in-person magic conventions beginning with Abbott's Magic Get Together in Colon, Michigan. Be sure to come back early to hear the daily updates from the convention beginning on Wednesday 4 August.

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4. Monday Night Magic: Live Online
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As always, you can watch Monday Night Magic: Live Online on any streaming device in your home (PC, laptop, iPad, Fire Stick, Apple TV, Roku, or Smart TV). Our show begins at 8PM (EDT), however, it will be available to watch on demand for two weeks.

Regular Live Stream tickets are $20 per household.

Video-On-Demand tickets* are $20 per household.

Live Stream & Video-On-Demand Combo tickets* are $25 per household.

Front Row Experience tickets* are $50 per household.

The Front Row Experience

Make Your Experience Extra Magical and be a member of our Front Row!

Be part of an exclusive audience group that gets to interact directly with our magicians. You will attend a private meet and greet, appear on screen with our performers, and participate with their illusions right from your own home!

The Front Row ticket is a fun and engaging evening that's perfect for all of the members of your family; date night, birthdays, gifts, special events, and anyone who is a true fan of the art of magic. One ticket is good for your whole family (or even a group of friends) to appear together, the more the merrier!

Front Row tickets are limited to 5 per performance. Demand is high and spots sell out quickly but reservations for the future are also available. Reserve your own unforgettable night of amazing interactive magic with a Front Row Ticket now!

Live Stream & Video-On-Demand Combo tickets will allow you to watch the show as it airs, and then to view it again with a friend or family member later in the week. Video replay will be viewable for two weeks following the show's broadcast.

Just like the in-person version of our popular stage show, this event will be live, leaving lots of room for surprises, magical and otherwise. Book your seats early for a truly magical evening.

For Questions: Please email our staff at admin@magicalnights.com, or call our production office at (212) 615-6432

https://www.stellartickets.com/o/magical-nights-inc/events/monday-night-magic-live-online

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5. Magical Women With Connie Boyd
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Message by Connie Boyd (USA)

Helen Coghlan is an Australian magician and escapologist who holds the record and honor as the first magician to Fool Penn & Teller THREE times!

Her first appearance on the show was in Season 5 in 2018, subsequently she has appeared on Season 6 - 2019 and Season 7 - 2020 winning a "Fool Us" award and trophy each time for two different escapes.

Helen has also performed at Hollywood's prestigious Magic Castle, Rio Casino Las Vegas and Sydney Opera House. Helen began performing on stage as an assistant in her father's (Arthur Coghlan) Magic and Illusion show at the age of 15 and quickly became a top entertainer in her own right. She's also followed in her father's footsteps to become one of Australia's leading escapologists. Helen credits her partnership with her father as the key to her Penn & Teller successes. In addition to being a successful magician, illusionist and escapologist, Arthur Coghlan is a magic inventor.

In 1994 Helen received a lot of media attention when she became the first woman in the world to be broadcast nationwide, on television escaping from a Pagoda Water Torture Cell in 1:50 minutes. The Water Torture Escape became infamous when it was performed by the legendary Harry Houdini.

Contents

00:00 - 01:49 - Introduction
01:49 - 02:47 - How the P&T wins changed her life
02:47 - 04:20 - How she selected her performance magic
04:20 - 04:58 - Performing at the Rio in Las Vegas with Penn & Teller
04:58 - 05:58 - Just be Unique!
05:58 - 08:40 - How she felt performing in Las Vegas on P&T
08:40 - 08:57 - about the Milk effect her Father invented
08:57 - 09:52 - the Challenge with Escapes
09:52 - 10:14 - Call to Action please Subscribe and Like

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6. Three Flight - John Carey #127
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Message by John Carey (UK)
http://www.johncareymagic.co.uk/

Three Flight is essentially a repeat thought of card to pocket with a finish that is a real surprise. Kudos to Lance Pierce who inspired me some years ago with his effect Little Carlyle, published on the Magic Pebble forums.

Ahead of time secretly place any card back outwards in your right side pocket. Hand out the deck for shuffling and ask your helper to deal five cards into a face down packet and set aside the balance of the deck. Instruct them to pick up the packet and spread it with the faces towards
themselves and just think of a card they see. Then ask them to cut their thought of card to the face in order to fully focus on it and then turn the packet face down.

"I have a friend who's a Gypsy fortune teller and she always mixes the cards in a most mysterious way." We will now walk and talk our helper through the under/down mix; having them place the top card under the packet and then deal the next card to the table. This is continued until they have one card left, which you ask them to drop on top. Their thought of card is now second from the top but the conviction of fairness is strong. "So you're just thinking of a card.

Watch closely now as five cards becomes just four!" As you say this, casually pick off the top card with the right hand and use it to scoop up the packet. Then make the moment and Elmsley Count, the last card - their card - going on top and ever so slightly upjogged. Top palm this card as you square up and gently toss the packet into your left hand. The right hand goes to the pocket and brings out the palmed card face down at the fingertips. Ask your helper to name their thought-of card and then reveal the card in hand to be theirs to conclude the first phase.

"Isn't it amazing how a card you merely thought of can teleport from here to my pocket?" As you deliver this line you will execute the Francis Carlisle pocket switch from his classic Homing Card in the Stars of Magic book. The right hand dips into the pocket and switches the selection for the indifferent card and then comes back out. Be calm and casual as you execute this. The patter does the job for you. Place the indifferent card into the packet in the left hand and square up. Then snap your fingers over the packet and execute another Elmsley Count, displaying four cards. As you place the last card on top secure a left pinky break beneath it. With a clearly empty right hand remove the card from the pocket and display the selection once more, ending the second phase.

For the final phase we will make a detour and create a nice surprise to round the effect off. Place the selection face up on top of the packet. "They do say that the third time's a charm." Pick off both cards from below the break at the inner short edge and place this back to back double card into your right pocket for just a beat. Push off the lower face down card and come straight back out with the face up selection. The audience will take this as a slightly amusing gag. Place the selection on the bottom of the packet and make a waving action over the cards with the right hand. Then Elmsley Count one last time, this time the last card going underneath the packet. "And here it is!"

The right hand removes the card from the pocket and tosses it face down onto the table. Get your helper to turn it over. This gives you ample misdirection to push the top card of the packet (selection) forward with the right fingertips. Clip the rest of the cards in the fork of your thumb and come away with them and drop this hand to your side. The audience will see an indifferent card on the table... "Ah something crazy is happening!" The right hand dives into the pocket and drops the packet inside and comes out with just one random card and drops it onto the table. Look perplexed and then repeat the above with two further cards. To conclude the effect look at the card in your left and dramatically turn it face up to reveal their thought-of card.

Notes:

Pacing is important with multi-phase effects. Don't rush the phases and pause at the important moments to amplify the magic. Credit to Socrates for the packet steak which David Williamson makes great use of in his routine 51 to Pocket.

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7. August 2021 - Magic & Mystery School Events
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Message by Jeff McBride (US)

August 2021 - Magic & Mystery School Events

26 - Sisters of Mystery - with Abigail McBride - LIVE Online

27-29 - Inclusivity & Diversity in Magic Conference - with Paul Draper and friends - LIVE Online

https://www.magicalwisdom.com/

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8. No Stone Unturned - Paul Stone - Article #22
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Message by Paul Stone (US)

I've been back in the UK for the past three weeks on business and it's interesting to see the difference between the rules for the pandemic from those in Las Vegas.

I had to take a Covid test before flying across the Atlantic and three more tests during the first ten days in UK. It's not an inexpensive process either.

I had to self-isolate for ten days which meant that for half my visit I wasn't able to go anywhere. Apparently the rules are changing in the next few days and the Government are doing away with the need to self-isolate visitors from USA! Perfect timing!

When I was finally allowed to go out, I rented a car and drove up the coast from Liverpool to Blackpool, the home of the world's largest magic convention. I met up with two good friends, both coincidentally named Russ, and both of whom are the driving force behind the Blackpool convention.

I'm referring of course to Russ Stevens and Russ Brown. Russ Stevens, after a very successful career as an illusionist which took him around the world, is also the man in charge of co-ordinating and producing all the magic acts on 'Britain's Got Talent'.

Russ Brown, who is also a busy performer, is undertaking an exciting new venture, actually in Blackpool.

He is opening a close-up and parlour magic venue in a prime location just a few doors away from the entrance to the Winter Gardens complex where all the major shows take place, and also indeed the Blackpool convention itself.

It is a brave decision, particularly in these uncertain times, but the location is excellent and Russ is a knowledgeable and personable guy. The venue will hold around forty people and will also have a bar. It is due to open in September. I think it will do well.

Both Russ's have confirmed that all being well the Blackpool Convention will be taking place next February, and with their always incredible range of lecturers, and shows in the superb 3,000 seater Opera House Theatre, not to mention the 150 dealers from literally all around the world, it will undoubtedly be another successful convention for the Blackpool Magicians Club.

And if you are planning to be there, be sure to check out Russ's new venue, which is to be called the 'House of Secrets' in memory of a very special friend and mentor to dozens of magicians, Bill Thompson. Bill's magic studio, the 'House of Secrets' was open to magicians for several years just a two minute walk from the Winter Gardens. It is a fitting tribute to Bill and it is wonderful that the name lives on.

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

A Nostalgic Walk Down Memory Lane

The heading on page 150 should have stated: 'We Prepare To Leave New Zealand.' , as it was actually seven months later (after Eric asked us to join him), before we left for Fiji, although it didn't seem like it as the time just flew by, because of the amount of work that kept us travelling to various hotels all over New Zealand, constantly voyaging back and forth between the North and South Islands, relishing the ever changing scenery of our beautiful country!

The New Zealand segment of my Saga is drawing to a close, not that I won't be revisiting from time to time, as I keep remembering stories and things that I have been meaning to write about, and didn't get around to. I have decided, as the above title suggests, to go on a 'Reminiscent, Nostalgic Memory Trip', which will do great things for my heart and soul and will perhaps, be of interest to you.

Browsing through my 1976 Diary, I find that the 'Last Ever' shows we performed in New Zealand was at the 'Tudor Towers' in Rotorua, from Monday 5th to Sat 10th of July 1976, and that we left just four days later, Wed.14th - for Fiji.

Here is a little of the history of Rotorua, and the Tudor Towers. Rotorua is situated about 50 miles west, inland from Whakatane, which is on the east coast of the Bay of Plenty of the
north Island. Whakatane is where Veronica was brought up and, where we lived prior to departing for Fiji. Rotorua is affectionately known by the nickname of 'Rotten-rua', because of
the rather whiffy, to put it mildly, 'rotten eggs' smell that pervades your nostrils in and around the city. This is due to the sulphurous geothermal activity of the region; you get used to it, and it doesn't seem to bother the hordes of tourists.

This unique thermal phenomenon can most easily be observed in the Maori village of 'Whakarewarewa' (pronounced/sounds like - 'FAR CAR REWA REWA'), which is about a mile and a half south of Rotorua; it has numerous springs and three impressive geysers within a small area. In the Maori language, WH is pronounced as 'F' and A, is pronounced as 'FAR'! Whakatane, for instance, is pronounced/sounds like: FAR CAR TAR KNEE. It is rather shameful just how many New Zealanders mispronounce Maori place names; it really is an insult!

The majority of the town's biggest hotels, and a large number of motels are located on, or just off Fenton Street, running north - south across the city. East of the northern end of Fenton Street
is the magnificent Government Gardens (it lies directly on the shores of Lake Rotorua), which include a park and sports grounds. The most eye catching feature in Government Gardens is the -
'Tudor Towers'. Built in 1908, the old half - timbered bathhouse of Rotorua, was styled after the bathhouse of 'Bad Nauheim' in Germany. Half - timbered construction was cheaper than a stone
building, which is more liable to damage in an earthquake, and there are plenty of those in the whole region.

A new spa establishment opened in the 1960s, called the 'Polynesian Pools', which are situated behind and to the right of the Tudor Towers. Its particular attraction is the 'Three Pools', which are supplied with water from three different springs, each with its own special thermal content and varying temperatures. Although the sulphurous waters of the pools are still regarded as useful in the treatment of arthritis and rheumatism, most visitors and locals enjoy them as a pleasant form of relaxation - guaranteed to soothe frayed nerves, relax the body and ensure a
good night's sleep! Also a great place to take a 'Bird', to get her into a nice, relaxed and amorous mood, as many a kiwi bloke, or woman for that matter, will tell you!

The former bathhouse (The Tudor Towers) now contains the 'Natural History Museum of Rotorua', and the City Art Gallery, including Maori Art. Upstairs is a large function room, which is where I used to entertain quite regularly. It gives me quite a strong sense of pride to think that we used to perform our show(s) amongst all that history; gives me a nice sort of a warm glow,
now, thinking about it.

Next, I'm going to list a string of hotels (that may 'ring a bell' for many 'Kiwi's), that we worked prior to leaving our home, New Zealand, for many - far, far too many, years. As I said at the
beginning, this is a 'Nostalgic Memory Kick' for me, before I start on the Fiji / Australia segment of my saga.

Continues next week ….
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