Magic New Zealand E-zine Issue Number: #1710

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Issue Number: #1722
Date: Sunday 2nd July 2023
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. MAGIC Live Is Now Sold Out!
3. No Stone Unturned - Paul Stone - Article #114
4. The Magic Word Podcast - Randy Wakeman
5. Magic Museum Bellachini - Episode 37
6. Close Out Magic Book Sale
7. Tales From The Fantastic Magic Center - #47
8. Quaudincidence! - John Carey #205
9. E-zine Archives
10. Privacy Policy And Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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have some magic news drop me a line:
Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

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2. MAGIC Live Is Now Sold Out!
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Message by Stan Allen (US)

August 6 - 9, 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada

MAGIC Live is now sold out! And you might ask why you should join the waitlist.

Well, we always set aside a small number of registrations for "emergencies". Over the next few weeks, we will be releasing those tickets to our waitlist.

There's no charge to get on the list, and the sooner you sign up, the better your chance of getting in.

https://www.magicconvention.com/register/

Still hope to see you in August,

Stan

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3. No Stone Unturned - Paul Stone - Article #114
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Message by Paul Stone (US)

I've received several emails regarding the special tours of the Jungle Palace, Siegfried & Roy's iconic former home in Las Vegas, which I am organizing and hosting on August 5th & 6th.
I will be providing full details of how to book tickets in next week's Magic New Zealand, and also through various magic press.

This will be a rare opportunity to not only visit this amazing house but also to get a glimpse of Siegfried & Roy's lavish lifestyle.

I was very fortunate to know them well, and to have spent time with them and enjoyed their superb hospitality on several occasions, at a venue that regularly hosted U.S. Presidents and major Show Business Celebrities.

The new owners have lovingly brought this magnificent building back to life, and whilst Siegfried & Roy's 'Little Bavaria' home was elegant and much larger, it was at the Jungle Palace where the 'Masters of the Impossible' spent their most successful years, sharing this outstanding property with their spectacular animal co-stars.

We will be taking bookings for two tours, each with a maximum of 25 people, one on Saturday August 5th at 2.30pm, and one on Sunday August 6th at 11.30am.

Tickets, which will be available to buy next week, will be $125. I will personally host each tour, which will last around 90 minutes. Depending on demand, it is possible that an additional tour could take place on each day.

This truly is a limited and rare opportunity to visit this historic and magical mansion. And the taking of photographs will be permitted.

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4. The Magic Word Podcast - Randy Wakeman
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star (US)

This week we feature a magician who may not be known to all of you because of his expertise in a specific arena: cards. Randy Wakeman also performs and teaches some amazing coin tricks and other close-up tricks as well, but unless you are really interested in sleights, then you may have overlooked his excellent lectures and workshops at the many conventions he has participated in over the years.

He was one of the regular Bar Magicians before the turn of the last century where he worked at the Pickle Barrel magic bar in Chicago and performed alongside many of the well-known favorites of Chicago bar magic including the late Heba Haba Al. He was part of Ed Marlo's circle of friends as attended many of the sessions with him. Randy has also authored several magic books including "Randy Wakeman Presents" and also a DVD on bar magic.

As always, you can listen to this week's episode wherever you get your podcasts. But to view videos, see some photos, get links, listen online and get more information, please visit: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/767-randy-wakeman And while you are on the website, please Subscribe to the Magic Word and help our podcast grow. Thanks.

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5. Magic Museum Bellachini - Episode 37
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Message by Wittus Witt (Germany)

Today I have to report the passing away of a friend. Wolfgang Scheuer (1934 - 2023) died on a date unknown to me, either at the end of February or the beginning of March this year.

Who was Wolfgang Scheuer? I think hardly anyone can remember that name. But a lot of people will remember the name Kalanag, won't they?

Well, Wolfgang Scheuer had the chance to take over the Kalanag show directly after Kalanag's sudden death in December 1963. Kalanag had already signed a contract for a longer guest performance at the famous Friedrichstadtpalast in Berlin. This was still East Germany at the time. All the dates at the Friedrichstadtpalast were coordinated with the guest performance of Kalanag's revue "Sim Sala Bim", so nobody wanted the show to be cancelled.

Wolfgang Scheuer was already a renowned magician in the GDR and was offered to take over the show. This happened on 20 October 1965, but there was not much time for rehearsals. The premiere was to take place on 16 November.

And indeed, the opening of the show took place on the scheduled evening. Wolfgang Scheuer made the best of it and overall the show was very well received by the audience. That "experts" who knew the Kalanag show had a different opinion and criticised the show accordingly is understandable. Of course, you can't replace a personality. But Wolfgang Scheuer didn't want that either, because he had his own personality.

The tricks and illusions performed included the Kalanag routine "The Woman without a Centre", the "Bullet Shot", the "Indian Rope Trick", the "Floating Lady" and others. All the props came from the stock of the Kalanag Revue and some of them were already very worn out, but this did not matter to the audience.

Wolfgang Scheuer had a few more offers to continue performing the show after his guest appearance, but he turned them down. He wanted to be himself again. In the early 1990s he retired from the stage and lived modestly on the outskirts of Berlin in a beautiful new flat in Potsdam.

He was a friendly and very sympathetic gentleman with whom I met a few more times in recent years. It is sad that his daughter, the only survivor, cannot be reached to find out the exact date of his death.

You can learn more in the Magic-Pedia, in German, but quickly translatable via Google or Deepl.

https://www.zauber-pedia.de/index.php?title=Wolfgang_Scheuer
Wittus Witt

www.hamburger-zaubermuseum.com

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6. Close Out Magic Book Sale
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Message by Steve Varro (US)

This is the biggest, most discounted book sale we have ever had.

Most books and DVDs are like new.

Just go to EstatesOfMagic.com and click on the July catalog.

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7. Tales From The Fantastic Magic Center - #47
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Message by Kent Cummins, Director (US)

My Favorite Trick?

When people find out you do magic, do they often ask you, "What is your favorite trick?"

"It depends" is not a very satisfying answer, but of course it is the most accurate answer. My favorite card trick is Paul Curry's Out of This World. But my favorite trick deck is the Svengali Deck invented by Burling Hull. My favorite illusion is definitely levitation of a beautiful woman.
Blackstone Senior is the first magician I ever saw perform, and my favorite trick of his was the Blooming Bouquet. I now perform the Blooming Bouquet in almost every show.

But I often consider the Ball and Vase Trick as my favorite trick. It was the first trick I saw in my first magic store, when Louis Berkie performed it for me at the Fun 'N Magic Shop in San Antonio, Texas. It was the S.S. Adams red wooden vase with a black wooden ball.

Mom bought it for me, and apparently one of my grandparents went to the magic shop and also bought one for me, because in my first paid show, in 1953 at the age of ten, I performed with two identical balls and vases, making the ball disappear from one vase and reappear in the other, across the stage.

But the biggest Ball and Vase that I have seen was built by Owen Magic Supreme using a regulation NBA basketball!

Versions of the Ball and Vase trick have appeared in cereal boxes, magic sets, and in the oldest books on conjuring. It is truly a classic of magic, and I have many different versions in my collections at the Fantastic Magic Center.

The Fantastic Magic Center is dedicated to preserving and sharing the art of magic. But I can't do it without your help. My Patreon account is the same place as my free weekly podcast:

www.FantasticMagicCenter.com
kent@magichotline.com

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8. Quaudincidence! - John Carey #205
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Message by John Carey (UK)
http://www.johncareymagic.co.uk/

Sometimes it's fun to take a strong, standard effect and play with it and twist it around a little to create a completely different effect. In the following piece, I've taken a classic Ed Marlo method for spectator cuts the Aces and used it to create a strong and fooling quadruple coincidence.

There is a small set up on top of the deck. From the top down, position the following cards in this order: 7C, 2H, 5S, 7S, 2D and the 5C. You will also need a business card or piece of paper. Bring out your deck and execute an in the hands riffle shuffle, retaining your setup. Table the deck and bring out a business card and a pen. "Sometimes in life, you just get a hunch about something." Write the number 13 on the back of your business card, sight unseen and table it printed side up.

"They say all good things come in threes, so let me cut to a few random cards." As you say this hold the deck from above in the right hand. Swing cut about a third of the deck into your palm up left hand. Then swing cut another third on top of this packet, securing a pinky break beneath it. The right hand drops its packet face-down onto the table, then the right hand cuts at the break and drops that packet on top. Deal off three face-down cards into a little pile and then drop the remaining cards on top of the deck and square up. The above is the classic Frank Thompson false cut, broken up. The three face-down cards on the table are the 7C, 2H and 5S.

Hand the deck to your spectator and ask them to cut off about a third and table them. Then direct them to cut off another third and table it to the right of the first packet. Finally have them place the remaining packet to the right of all, forming a row of three packets. "Let's see what cards you
cut to." Pick up the left end packet of the row and hold it face-down in left hand dealing grip. Push off the top card about halfway over the packet leaving it side-jogged.

Then pick up the top card of the second packet and place that side-jogged under the first card. Finally pick up the top card of the third packet and place it side-jogged underneath the other two cards. The right hand comes over the packet and squares up, securing a pinky break beneath the three side-jogged cards. Flip the top card of this packet face, showing the 7S. The palm down right hand takes all three cards

below the break and places the triple card on top of the leftmost tabled packet. It then returns to the in the hands packet and flips over the top card, showing the 2D. Take this card from above with the right hand and place it on top of the other tabled packet. Finally flip over the top card of
the left hands packet, showing the 5C. Place this packet next to the other packets, exhibiting three face-up cards.

"So you randomly cut to these three cards. They are not the greatest cards, but certainly not the worst either. Maybe they are telling us something? If we add the values together we get thirteen. That can be either lucky or unlucky." Pick up the business card and turn it over revealing your
prediction to be uncannily accurate. Then pick up the three face-down cards you cut to at the beginning and deal each one face-up on top of its mate on the table to conclude this quadruple coincidence.

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