Magic New Zealand E-zine Issue Number: #1710

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* Magic New Zealand®
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Issue Number: #1739
Date: Sunday 29th October 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. Message From Luis De Matos Re: FISM
3. FISM-Europe May 23-26, 2024
4. Grand Illusionist Rick Thomas - Sydney
5. No Stone Unturned - Paul Stone - Article #131
6. Terry Tyson On The Magic Word Podcast
7. October Genii Magazine
8. Estates Of Magic's New Halloween Discount Catalog
9. Magic Museum Bellachini - Episode 53
10. Tales From The Fantastic Magic Center - #64
11. Tabled Convincing Control - John Carey #214
12. E-zine Archives
13. Privacy Policy And Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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The highlight of the week for Michele and I was to attend Chris Congreave's (UK) Auckland lecture which had great, practical and commercial card magic, which was enjoyed by all.

If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in HTML format go to: https://www.magicnewzealand.com/ezine-archive/2023-Jan-to-Dec-2023/1739-Oct29-2023.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. Message From Luis De Matos Re: FISM
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Go to:

https://youtu.be/dWsJ3QMbSdA?si=h4_AoNXzYd8Iqg8t

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3. FISM-Europe May 23-26, 2024
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Message by Joan Caesar (Canada)

St. Vincent, Italy

This will be the European event of the year! You will have the opportunity to be the first to see the best European competitors who will earn a place to compete at FISM 2025.

Planning for the convention is well underway to make this a great event with spectacular shows, lectures, one-man shows, parties, dealers and more. Come to renew friendships and meet new friends.

You can find more information at FISMItaly2024.com

Looking forward to seeing you there.

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4. Grand Illusionist Rick Thomas - Sydney
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Message by Charlie Mortimer (US)

World Famous Illusionist, Rick Thomas to bring jaw dropping magic to Sydney this summer!

A treat for lovers of magic and illusion … world renowned Grand Illusionist Rick Thomas is set to take over Sydney's resplendent State Theatre from 1-3 January 2024. Widely known as one of the greatest illusionists in the world today, audiences will be blown away as they witness the most intriguing, innovative and mind-blowing grand illusions in the world! Book now:

Ticketmaster Link:
https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/venueartist/155858/1482432

I really appreciate the opportunity to spread the word through your network as I read it religiously!

Kind regards,
Charlie Mortimer
0410 117 725

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5. No Stone Unturned - Paul Stone - Article #131
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Message by Paul Stone (US)

I'd like to begin this week with a plea. I've been writing a weekly article for Magic New Zealand every week for over two and a half years, this being my 131st consecutive article.

Although I occasionally bump into a magician who tells me that they enjoy reading my articles, I have absolutely no idea how many people actually do so on a regular basis, or where in the world they are from.

So, I have a request. If you do regularly follow my articles, can you please take a moment to let me know, by sending me an email to qualityevents@aol.com Thank you!

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that next year will be my 50th year as a Show Producer, and that to mark the occasion I'm launching a Charity initiative.

Some of you might remember that at the 'Tribute to Siegfried & Roy at the London Palladium' that I produced in 2008, I launched, together with Siegfried & Roy, a new Charity, aimed at the magic community, called MagiCares, with the strap line 'When Magic Cares, Miracles Happen'.

Running a Charity is a very time consuming and expensive project to undertake and although we were able to help a number of people suffering hardship, we decided to give up the charity status, and run MagiCares as a voluntary initiative instead.

But MagiCares has always been there, and I plan to link it to the new Charity initiative, the AOK REVOLUTION that I'm launching next February, and which will run for 12months.

The aim of the AOK (Acts Of Kindness) REVOLUTION, is to encourage as many people as possible through simple Acts of Kindness to reach out to anybody, young or old, suffering from loneliness.

I'll be putting together a website with ideas for ways that you can help, and I'm hoping that the magic community will get on board, because …. When Magic Cares, Miracles Happen'.

Last weekend I found myself back at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. I was invited by Diana Zimmerman to attend one of the monthly Junior meetings, and I have to say, it was impressive.

The program which was started over 40 years ago by Diana, with a little help from a certain movie star Cary Grant, has grown into not only a benchmark for all Junior magic clubs in USA, but now boasts an International membership too.

In fact, this meeting was watched online by members from UK, Japan, and South Africa to name a few.

The meeting lasted for the best part of the day with the morning session featuring a 'Star Lecturer' and on this occasion also a second legendary magician performing his Parlour Act. And then the afternoon was given up to various members performing short Close-up spots.

The featured lecturer was Paul Vigil. I've known Paul for several years, having first met him in the company of his mentor, Johnny Thompson. Paul has always been an excellent performer, and includes in his CV, a residency at the Mirage Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

But it's one thing being a good performer, and another being a good lecturer! Take it from me, Paul is both!

Paul performed four effects, and then very clearly explained not only the whole routines and handling, but even more impressively, the thinking behind the presentation.

He has a very powerful performing style, and a rare ability to immediately connect with his audience. My attention span for watching magic is seriously limited these days, but I was completely engaged by Paul's lecture, and I thought he was terrific!

The 'legendary' performer I mentioned earlier was none other than Michael Ammar. I first booked Michael for a convention I produced in Liverpool nearly 35 years ago!

Michael has won every possible award in magic, several of them on multiple occasions, and justly so.

Michael romped through a highly entertaining and commercial set, with his laid back style of performing, and superb technique.

The Juniors were well and truly spoilt by two of the very best magicians in the world. I hope they realised how fortunate they were!

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6. Terry Tyson On The Magic Word Podcast
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star

We could not have a "month of Boo" without having at least one episode featuring something from the "other side." This week we chat with corporate trainer and séance expert, Terry Tyson, about how he conducts seances throughout the year and how he presents them to his corporate audiences, too. He talks at length about using pendulums and how they could help you in your séance, too.

You can listen wherever you get your podcasts. But to watch videos, see photos, read the blog, listen online and more, please visit: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/798-terry-tyson

This week we also welcome our newest Friend of The Magic Word, Terrence Brunk, from Canada. Thank you, Terrence, for your financial support to help keep this podcast going. Next week we will be attending our final magic convention for the year, TRICS, in Charlotte, North Carolina. I hope to see some of you there, but if not, then you can listen to the daily updates on The Magic Word Podcast. So, for now…Happy Halloween, y'all!

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7. October Genii Magazine
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Message by Richard Kaufman - Editor Genii Magazine

Visit The Magic Castle! Get 12 issues of Genii a year! Get Digital access to tens of thousands of pages of back issues of Genii and Magic magazines. All for as low as $35 at www.geniimagazine.com. Join us today.

In 1912 the Martinka brothers built a Spirit Cabinet for illusionist Charles Carter. It is here that Mike Caveney's cover story this month begins. In it you will learn the complete workings of Carter's Spirit Cabinet in sufficient detail that, armed with the hundreds of pounds of apparatus, several assistants, and a stooge, you could perform it yourself.

We follow up with what is a rarity in these pages these days: a convention report. While many people think that this type of coverage in a printed magazine is no longer relevant because people discuss it online while it's happening, in truth there's a difference. First, that online coverage will likely cease to exist in coming years (websites vanish all the time), and Genii has always been the magazine of record in the magic world. Second, people's brief online comments are not comparable to the full coverage we provide, from opening to closing with coverage of every act and lecture. With that said, I hope you enjoy the full report on Magic Live!, which took place at the beginning of August, brought to you by Dustin Stinett and Krystyn Lambert.

Jonathan Friedman's column "WWPD" contains a particularly intriguing trick this month that relies on a small mirror and some scraps of paper. The included video in our digital edition (or accessible via the QR code printed on the page) enables you to vividly picture the effect.

* Jim Steinmeyer uses the principle most well-known from "Powers of Darkness" to tap into a spectator's thoughts in "Conjuring". "Simpleton's Affinity" is Jon Racherbaumer's name for a nearly sleight-free trick of Don May's in this month's "Exhumations".

* There's a very tricky card box at work in David Regal's "Dark Perception" in his column "Material Concessions".

* "Stage as Studio" finds Krystyn Lambert thinking about patter with Armando Lucero.

* Detectives are at work, trying to save 52 pasteboards from underworld terror in John Bannon's effect "Gang Related." It's a sandwich trick-you'll just have to deal with it.

* No card tricks in "Magicana" this month, wherein Robert Ramirez presents two clever effects from Mark Gibson. There's video for both!

* And of course we have our monthly columns from Shawn McMaster, "Knights at The Magic Castle" and Vanessa Armstrong, "The Eye". Tie it all up in a bow with reviews of books, videos, and tricks by Francis Menotti, Bill Wells, and Tom Dobrowolski.

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8. Estates Of Magic's New Halloween Discount Catalog
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Message by Steve Varro (US)

Check out Estates of Magic's new Halloween Discount Catalog with discounts ranging from 10% to 20% off already discounted prices.

Go to: estatesofmagic.com and click on the Catalog page. Sale is only to the end of the month.

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9. Magic Museum Bellachini - Episode 53
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Message by Wittus Witt (Germany)

I'm writing this episode down on 23 October and I discovered by chance that on this day exactly 35 years ago I was invited to a TV talk show for the first time. That was in 1988, when there was not yet a great flood of several television stations in Germany. People had a lot of time. The talk show was broadcast every month. It had the nice title "Prominence in Renitenz". Renitenz was a theatre in Stuttgart, where I later gave several guest performances with my programmes.

In the course of my life, I have been a frequent guest on almost all German talk shows and have been able to learn from each show. The most important thing is to talk to the presenter beforehand and not to put yourself in the foreground, but the presenter. I also always watched other shows with the respective presenter before a show to understand how he talks to the guests and whether he can also build a relationship with the topic. Honestly, not many presenters can relate to the subject of magic. So I always tried to make them understand before the programmes that magic is an art that has just as much tradition as any other art.

There was only one thing I could never change: The question about my name. Is that a stage name? I hate this question, because what information does the spectator gain from the answer? This question neither contributes to art nor promotes understanding. It's a stupid, stupid question. But what annoys me most about it is that such a question is actually disrespectful. Why is the person not taken as he or she imagines? Either I'm respected like that or I'm not, so it's completely nonsensical to ask for the name. Sometimes I also made fun of it when I was asked the question about the stage name and answered: Yes, that's a stage name, my real name is Donald Duck ...

See you next week.

In the meantime, you can take a look at the talk show from 1988, in the last half I perform some magic.
https://youtu.be/k2JIA7lNqfc

Wittus Witt
(aka Donald Duck) ;-)
www.hamburger-zaubermuseum.com

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10. Tales From The Fantastic Magic Center - #64
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Message by Kent Cummins, Director (US)

Sponsorship

We have been talking about the Self-Eating Watermelon, in which you help prospective clients find the funds that they need in order to pay your full fee. Three techniques are: (1) barter, (2) sponsorship, and (3) fundraising.

This week I want to talk about successful sponsorship.

You may have heard people talk about using "OPM," Other People's Money. The concept is simple: Find one or more sponsors.

Magicians aren't supposed to share their secrets, but here is THE secret to obtaining sponsors: Figure out what the sponsor wants, and provide it.

Like most secrets, it sounds simple. But it is not just smoke and mirrors. You may have a tendency to tell a prospective sponsor how good your magic shows are, how many awards you have won, the fact that you have performed "all over the world."

They don't care.

In most cases, the sponsor wants access to the people for whom you are performing. Let them know that you will display their logo on stage, that you will thank them from the stage, that you will do several tricks designed to promote them and their products. Magic with a message.
For example, for a series of school shows, I got Kinko's to print - at no cost to me - advertising flyers, posters, teacher guides, student handouts, and after-action forms. The Kinkos logo was on all of these things. They wanted teachers to think about Kinkos when they needed things printed for their classrooms.

For several years, I was sponsored by Texas State Optical (TSO), who paid my fee and expenses for hundreds of "Mr. See It" programs.

Next week I'll tell you the secrets of fundraising.

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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11. Tabled Convincing Control - John Carey #214
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Message by John Carey (UK)
http://www.johncareymagic.co.uk/

I'm of the opinion that you can never have enough good card controls. Certain controls fit certain routines in terms of choreography and timing. The tabled convincing control is my variant on an in the hands bluff control of my friend J.K Hartman, that he called the R.S Bluff control, which
appeared in his magnificent book Card Craft.

From a shuffled deck in use hand to hand spread the face-down deck for a free selection. Secure a left pinky break above the bottom card of the deck as you square up. Transfer the break to your right thumb as you take the deck from above into that hand. Swing cut about half the deck into the left hand and extend this hand for the selection to be replaced.

The right hand replaces its section on top of the left hands cards for just a fleeting moment. The card below the thumb break is secretly dropped off on top of the left hands packet and then the right hand moves away. Ribbon spread the right hand packet across the table and then deal off
the supposed selection from the top of the left hand packet on top of the spread, leaving it out-jogged a couple of inches. Take the remaining cards from above into the right hand and complete the ribbon spread. You have a decoy card masquerading as the selection sticking out of the middle of the spread and their selection has been covertly controlled to the top (... shh..). Push home the decoy card and square up.

Notes:

As I make the drop off move and come away, I say: "Let's make a mental snapshot of your card sticking out of the middle." Timed correctly this control is extremely deceptive. It should serve you well.

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12. 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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