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Issue Number: #215
Date: Sunday 16th November 2003
Editor: Alan Watson
www.magicianz.com
www.alan-watson.com
e-mail: AW@Alan-Watson.com
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Hi here is the latest news
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  1. Editor’s Message
  2. Milt Larsen's All Star Revue It's Magic!
  3. 2004 I.B.M. Convention - Cleveland, Ohio
  4. 27th New Zealand International Magicians Convention - Update
  5. Troy Hooser In Lecture - Miami, Florida
  6. "Ethics In Magic", By Walter Zaney Blaney
  7. Lance Burton's Magic & Comedy All-Stars
  8. Tom Craven For A Lecture Pennsylvania
  9. Using Magic And Exposing It!
  10. Great News For New Zealand Magic
  11. Totally Destroyed - Jamie G
  12. Blue-Tonium - Peter Marucci
  13. The Amazing Orchante Saga, Vol. 2 - The Australian Years
  14. e-zine archives
  15. Subscription Management

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1. Editor's Message
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Message from Alan Watson - The Magic One

Great to hear from Burt Lyster (Kiwi now living in Australia) who is
getting married next year and that they are going to buy a much
smaller home. Burt has a large collection of magic books, props and
illusions that he is going to sell.

E-mail Burt if you would like to see the list and prices:
blyster@tpg.com.au

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Remember if you have any magic news drop me a line:
AW@Alan-Watson.com

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2. Milt Larsen's All Star Revue It's Magic!
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Message from Milt Larsen (US)

Milt Larsen's all star revue It's Magic! has been a Southern
California annual event since 1956.

This year's season winds up November 22nd at the Carpenter
Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, California. This year the show
played in eight theaters: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Escondido,
Rolling Hills, Thousand Oaks, Glendale, Palm Desert and Long Beach.

The line up of acts changes slightly in each venue but the Hollywood
(Glendale) show is considered the "flagship" annual show. That
lineup was Nick Lewin (emcee), James Dimmar, David and Dania, Jason
Latimer, Ed Alonzo and Mark Kalin & Jinger.

Other show included the talents of Danny Cole, Matt Marcy, Mike
Caveney, The Valentis, Randy Pryor, Magicana (Joel Ward), Dana
Daniels & Luigi and Joaquin Ayala.

The shows play during the months of October and November each year.
Milt
Larsen and his partner Terry Hill are always looking for top
professional acts.

If you are interested send promotional materials to Milt Larsen, at
the Magic Castle, 7001 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028.

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3. 2004 I.B.M. Convention - Cleveland, Ohio
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Message from Jim & Mindy Burden (US)

The 2004 I.B.M. Convention will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, June
29-July3. The Convention Committee recently made a visit to
Cleveland and was thrilled with the reception we received. We found
Cleveland to surpass our expectations and we are anxious to share
this wonderful city with you! Being an Ohio 'Buckeye' myself, I
would like to try to share our impressions with you.

At the end of WWII, Clevelanders began to move out of the city to
the suburbs. Stores, factories, restaurants, and movie theaters all
moved away. By the late 1960's, Cleveland was just old, empty
buildings. No one wanted to go Downtown anymore. Pollution in the
Cuyahoga River was so bad that chemicals in the river actually
caught fire! Many people called Cleveland "The Mistake on the Lake".
In the 1980's things started to change for the better. New
skyscrapers were built; old buildings were turned into restaurants.
The theater district was restored. The city cleaned up the river and
the riverfront was transformed into a fun place for boating and
dining called "The Flats". Today, Cleveland is called "The Comeback
City".

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Great Lakes Science Center are
key factors in the rebuilding of Cleveland. Other fun
family-oriented attractions include Cedar Point Amusement Park, Six
Flags World of Adventure, the Cleveland Metro Zoo, and NASA's John
Glenn Research Center.

Public Square remains the heart of the city with outdoor concerts,
parades, and special ceremonies. Tower City is a collection of
hotels, stores, restaurants, movie theaters, and a train station all
located at Public Square. Our Convention Hotel Headquarters, The
Renaissance Cleveland, is located here at Public Square. It is like
one big city under a huge roof!

The bottom level of Tower City is the RTA terminal of the public
transit system. You will be able to take the RTA from Hopkins
airport to the Tower City Terminal for only $1.50!! Rapid transit
trains can also take you most anywhere in the city, including the
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Great Lakes Science Center at the
harbor, the Flats, University Circle, and East Cleveland.

One level above the RTA train station is The Avenue at Tower City, a
shopping mall of unique shops, restaurants, and movie theaters. This
level is connected with The Renaissance Hotel. Take another level
upward, and you can ride to the observation deck of Terminal Tower
to see a fantastic view of Cleveland from 57 stories in the sky.

Cleveland has definitely overcome its reputation of the past to
become a glorious city, vividly land marked by giant skyscrapers.
All around you will find statues, fountains, restaurants, gardens,
sculptures, buses, and taxicabs. It is a strikingly clean city and
people on the street were quite willing and friendly in giving
directions.

We will be bringing all the traditional activities of the I.B.M.
Convention to Cleveland, along with some new events and surprises.
Our evening shows will be in the newly renovated Theater District
complex. Other convention features include daily close-up
performances, a galore of Dealers, Junior Member and Youth events,
Women's Forum, spouse events, the Museum of collectables, the Gold
Medal and Gold Cups competitions, and an Autograph session.

You may choose to dine with the Order of Merlin members and/or join
us at the optional Banquet where you will have a scrumptious meal
and entertainment. Newer Convention highlights are the Magic Idol
Contest, Strolling Olympics, and the Linking Ring Hospitality Party.
This year, we are bringing you BONK!, the newest game show
entertainment.

All this fun in a great city can be yours! Come Rock with the I.B.M.
in Cleveland!

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4. 27th New Zealand International Magicians Convention - Update
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Message from Mick Peck President Shore City Magicians Club

To be held in Takapuna, Auckland, NZ
Queens Birthday Weekend June 5, 6, & 7 2004

- Michael Ammar to headline and present EXCLUSIVE "SUPER SESSION"!

At the turn of the millennium, Magic Magazine listed Michael Ammar
as one of "The Most Influential Magicians of the Twentieth Century".
It's no wonder - as one of the most prolific authors and teachers of
magic in the world, Michael's awards and achievements are
unequalled.

Competing against magicians from 22 countries, Michael became only
the second American in the 45-year history of the event to win the
Gold Medal for Close-Up Magic at the 15th World Congress of Magic
(FISM) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Since that time he has amassed six
awards from the prestigious Academy of Magical Arts in Beverly
Hills - the maximum number of voted awards for which he is eligible.

Handpicked by the Presidential Inaugural Committee for the 43rd
Presidential Inauguration, he performed his world-class magic in
Washington, DC in January 2001. He has entertained Johnny Carson on
"The Tonight Show", as well as celebrities such as Arnold
Schwartzenegger, Billy Crystal, Julio Iglesias, Hugh Hefner, and
Michael Jackson.

Michael is recognized as the world's foremost teacher of magic.
David Copperfield calls him "the magician's magician", and he was
selected by Toys-R-Us as the instructor on "The Magic Video." In
1991 his book "The Magic of Michael Ammar" became the fastest
selling book in magic history.

Michael has given instructional seminars worldwide - crossing all
age, language, and distance barriers. Other professionals including
David Copperfield, Lance Burton, Siegfried & Roy, Doug Henning and
Michael Jackson have consulted with Michael for their magic.

We are proud to announce Michael Ammar as our headliner.

NEWSFLASH:

In addition to his participation during the convention events we
have also arranged for Michael to present an intimate lecture and
teaching session on Friday 4th of June - the night before the
official convention opening. This is a private, exclusive event and
will incur an additional fee. Positions for this opportunity are
VERY limited and we strongly recommend that those who wish to attend
register for the convention as soon as possible to secure their
position.

This Super Session will definitely SELL OUT - we have had not only
huge interest from New Zealanders, but also Australians who are
willing to cross the Tasman to see Michael at the convention.
Registration forms are available at:
www.aucklandmagician.com/convention/

- Click the "Registration" link, print off a form and send it in to
secure your place.

Those who have already registered for the convention may send in a
separate cheque for Super Session payment.

For more information contact Mick Peck at: mick@aucklandmagician.com

Mick Peck
27th New Zealand International Magicians Convention
Queen's Birthday Weekend - June 5, 6, 7 2004, Takapuna - Auckland
www.aucklandmagician.com/convention/

Hosted by the Shore City Magicians Club - "For the Future of Magic"

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5. Troy Hooser In Lecture - Miami, Florida
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Message from Maria Ibanez (US)

S.A.M. 280 & The Magic City Conjurers
Proudly Present
Troy Hooser in Lecture

Troy Hooser comes highly recommended by Tom Craven, Daryl, Steve
Beam, Bob Kohler and many other well known and respected performers.
This is his only South Florida Appearance -- Don't miss it!

Billed as one of the magic underground's best kept secrets, Troy
Hooser will be lecturing as follows:

When: Wednesday, November 19, 2003
Time: 7:30 P.M.

Where: Alma Llanera Restaurant
Holiday Plaza - Flagler Street & 107 Avenue S.W.
 (155 S.W. 107 Avenue)
 (305) 207-4747

Directions: I75 south to 826. Follow 826 South to 836 West.
Exit on 107 avenue -- take 107 Avenue south to Flagler Street.
Restaurant is on south side of the SE Corner shopping strip.

I95 South to 826 or 836. Follow 826 West to 836 or stay on I95
South to 836. Take 836 West to 107 Avenue -- take 107 Avenue
South to Flagler Street. Restaurant is on south side of the
SE Corner shopping strip.

Details: FREE to club members -- all others pay $10 to attend

Troy Hooser has long been one of the magic underground's best-kept
secrets. Come and learn something about Troy's high-impact, visual
and audience-tested routines previously known by only a few top
professionals.

  a.  Produce a real bottle of wine. .close-up
  b.  Visually change the color and design of a card. .twice
  c.  Cause three Chinese coins to visually melt through a ribbon
one at a time
  d.  Direct and new methods for Coins Across, Coins through Table,
Card to Box and many others "When Troy performs, it looks like real 
magic! I admire and respect Troy's creativity, subtleties, 
misdirection, and routine construction. I'm thrilled that Troy 
has decided to share several of his most valuable secrets." - Daryl

"I'm really sorry to see some of the best underground material
surface for everybody's eyes. Troy has been one of the best-kept
secrets in magic for years. I've been using these routines in my
professional shows. .they kill!" - Bob Kohler

"Troy Hooser's sleight of hand with cards and coins is something
everybody needs to experience." - Gary Plants

"Material so fresh it should be kept refrigerated." - Steve Beam

Tom Craven says:

"Take it from me. . this is a lecture you don't want to miss. Troy
will fool you during the performance. .  then fool you again when 
you see how easy the effects are to do. His stuff looks very difficult, 
but in fact, the lecture items are within the performing capabilities 
of everyone attending his lectures. Don't take this the wrong way. .  
Troy does some knucke-busting stuff too, but that's for sessions after 
the lecture!!"

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6. "Ethics In Magic", By Walter Zaney Blaney
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Message from Walter Zaney Blaney (US)

"First published in The Magic Circular, reproduced by kind
permission of Peter McCahon, Editor"

As President Emeritus of the World Alliance of Magicians (WAM), I
have been asked by The Magic Circular to give my views on the
subject of "Ethics in Magic". It seems to me like it should be a
pretty simple matter, and I think it is a simple matter to a large
majority of magicians, both professional and amateur alike. But
there are a few among us who simply don't want to follow our
straight-forward, fundamental, common sense rules in magic.

In 1993 the IBM Board of Directors and the SAM National Council
approved a joint Code of Ethics, "a cooperative effort to work
together for the betterment of magic". It contains two primary
tenets. The first one says: "Oppose the willful exposure to the
public of any principles of the Art of Magic, or methods employed in
any magic effect or illusion."

I am a long time member of both IBM and SAM and agree with this
tenet 100%. More recently, in 1999, I became a proud member of The
Magic Circle (MIMC with Gold Star).

I note in the TMC rule book that Rule #2.5 says about the same
thing: "Discourage the disclosure of magical secrets other than to
magicians and confide students and historians of magic."

This tenet makes it quite clear that the recent "Masked Magician"
series on TV, produced in the USA by the Fox Network and featuring
Valentino, was simply a wrong-headed, money grabbing, back-stabbing,
unethical thing to do. Their show's subtitle even admitted it:
"Breaking The Magician's Code". It hurt not only performing
magicians, but it more importantly it hurt the public by helping to
spoil the wonder and delight the Art of Magic brings to the world.

You may find it interesting to learn that currently the Fox Network
is running a national TV ad campaign complaining about the over four
hundred thousand people who download off the internet every week
movies, music and TV shows. Fox correctly says this is hurting not
just the creators and producers of shows, but the livelihood of
hundreds of thousands of "little people" across the nation who are
trying to raise their families. .the scene designers, costumers,
painters, musicians, cameramen, all the behind-the-scenes workers.
And can you believe the very man at Fox that is behind this ad
campaign is the one WAM fought with for over two years to try to
stop him from producing the Masked Magician exposure shows which
hurt the livelihood of magicians around the world trying to raise
THEIR families. I guess it depends on whose ox is being gored.

Now for the last two years WAM has shifted our focus to the second
tenet of the IBM/SAM joint Code of Ethics which says in part:

"Display ethical behavior. .in our conduct as magicians. .(regards)
the unauthorized use of another's creation. .agree to recognize and
respect the rights of creators, inventors, authors and owners of
magic concepts, presentations, effects and literature, and the
rights to have exclusive use of, or to grant permission for their
use by others of such creations. .Discourage advertisement in magic
publications for any magical apparatus, effect, literature or other
materials for which the advertiser does not have commercial rights."

And again quoting from TMC rule #2.6, agree "to protect from
imitation, whenever and wherever possible, original forms of
presentation."

WAM has worked closely with many of the magic inventors in trying to
figure out ways to curtail the flagrant rip-offs of our major stage
illusions and smaller effects as well. There are dealers in almost
every country who are representatives of the relatively few
unethical magic builders who build and sell their cheap rip-offs.

It took a good while for us to learn the modus-operandi being used
to sell these rip-offs. These dealers were smart enough to not
include the rip-offs in their magic magazine ads. Instead their ads
ask the readers to view their websites for still more magic effects.
And there on the websites are rip-offs of the top illusions of many
of our most respected magic inventors, including Jim Steinmeyer,
Johnny Gaughan, Andre Kole, Franz Harary, Dan Summers, Gunter
Puchinger, and yes, mine are there too.

Only an inventor can understand the heart ache that occurs when you
see "your brainchild" kidnapped and raped by an unethical magic
builder or dealer. You think back and recall all the inspiration,
the creative process, building the first model, the time, work and
money invested to perfect your new idea, the advertising and
promoting it required to make it successful. .only to see a cheap
rip-off being sold a few months later.

The majority of the magic community surely sees and understands that
this practice must cease. They must know that if it isn't stopped
soon, then creativity will cease. I can tell you now that all the
inventors have had enough of these rip-offs, and we are banded
together to try to stop it. So where do we start?

We have already started. WAM has asked the magic magazines in the
USA to refuse ads from the dealers who handle rip-off items. .on
their websites, in their catalogs, anywhere. Some magazines have
said they were afraid to refuse ads for fear of a lawsuit. So WAM
invested a good deal of money to get a legal opinion. (A copy of
this opinion is available by contacting the WAM website,
www.magiciansalliance.com)

This well researched legal opinion says, "A magazine has the right
to refuse an ad for any reason or for no reason." So that fear (or
excuse) is simply no longer valid. The firm we engaged is one of our
country's top law firms in the "intellectual property and
anti-trust" field.

We are happy to report that the IBM has stepped forward to refuse
ads from any advertiser in The Linking Ring who has on his website
any unauthorized effects.

One prominent advertiser has been advertising on his website without
permission the top proprietary illusions of Jim Steinmeyer,
including his famous Origami and Interlude. In creating Origami, for
example, Steinmeyer worked closely with magic builder Johnny Gaughan
to develop, build and finally perfect this great new effect. And
Gaughan arranged for the rights to build and market it. Then as soon
as it became a popular success, Origami was immediately stolen by
several unscrupulous builders and advertised on the websites of
their unscrupulous dealers.

I'm happy to admit Origami certainly had me fooled when I first saw
it presented on stage by Doug Henning. I loved it. And I respected
Steinmeyer's talents even more than before.

To buy an Origami the purchaser pays the asking price, which
includes the inventor's fee. Jim Steinmeyer is not a performer. He
makes his living from the royalty fees on his inventions. The
purchaser pays that fee just the one time, then he has the
opportunity to make money on that effect, show after show, for many,
many years to come as long as he continues to perform.

Doesn't it seem reasonable that the world magic community should
follow our

Rules of Ethics and do what is necessary to protect the rights of
the magic inventors who work so hard to provide new and ever better
tricks and illusions?

I hope the readers of these words will contact all your magic
magazine editors and magic society officers and urge them to change
this scenario. We need help in "getting the bad guys out of our
legitimate magic magazines and stop promoting them."

And now a word to the magic inventors. It is important that YOU let
the magic magazine editors know the names of any dealers who you
learn are selling a rip-off of your effect. Editors are quite busy
with their own work publishing a new issue every month. They cannot
know every proprietary trick on the market. No one person can. So
it's up to you to tell them. If you fail to do this, then please
don't complain.

Along this line, WAM has also been working toward something exciting
that has been needed a long time, a "MAGIC INVENTORS DATABASE". The
work is being done by one of the top magic historians, along with
another magician who is a computer expert. It will be "non
political", that is, not a "WAM thing, or an IBM or a SAM thing",
but rather a database available to every magic society worldwide who
wishes to post it on their own website.

The database will name the proprietary effect, its inventor, show a
photo, give a brief description, its history, date of first public
appearance, date of first magazine ad, and tell who has secured the
rights to build and market the effect. This is almost ready to go
online, and it promises to be a very big help to everyone,

I was also asked to provide photos of a couple examples of rip-off
illusions. I had such photos of one of my illusions, and one of Dan
Summers. First you will see my Zaney Blaney Ladder Levitation, with
a younger me appearing with it. Next to it is the photo of a cheaply
made copy as it appears on the website of the world's largest
builder of rip-off illusions.

It takes me a year to build a batch of just six of my illusion.
There is more money in materials alone in my prop than the cost of
the rip-off. No one else would spend the time necessary to make my
invention work properly. It either works perfectly, or it doesn't
work at all. One purchaser of the rip-off model, while trying to get
the prop to work, jerked his wife assistant off the board onto the
floor. She cracked her head open and had to be hospitalized. I have
received photos of the workings of this pitiful prop. It was made
completely wrong, with only half the secret included. All the hard
parts were just left out. And the cheapest possible wood was used in
the construction, and then covered with wood-grained
peel-off/stick-on contact paper. How cheap can you get? How
dangerous can you get? How unethical can you get?

And you will see the photo of a marvelous illusion known as
"Compressed, invented by magician Dan Summers. Next to it is a photo
as it appears on the website of that same European rip-off magic
builder. Except this photo does not depict what the purchaser of the
rip-off actually gets. This photo is the very photo Dan Summers used
in his first ad for "Compressed" in Magic Magazine. The "bad guy"
has simply pasted the face of another lady over the face of Dan's
lady assistant. And using computer software, he eliminated the knob
on the wheel's handle, and slightly changed the color. But everyone
can see the photos are the same, both copyrighted by Dan. And he
even uses Dan's trademarked name "Compressed".

In closing, I want to thank The Magic Circular for the opportunity
to speak out on this subject. I have done a good bit of writing the
past few years. I'm sure some who have received my emails think I
write too much, and that is okay. But let me assure everyone that
there are a LOT of big names and magic celebrities who now solidly
support what I have said here. I am but one officer in WAM among
many who have given much of their time, talent and personal money to
further the goals of WAM. We are not alone.

The number of supporters for upholding our ethics in magic is
growing everyday. Some of the very largest magic internet forums are
also behind stronger adherence to these ethics that will improve our
wonderful workplace in the magic world. Let the exposes and the
rip-off guys beware.

WAM hopes you will look at our website: www.magiciansalliance.com
You will see our five year history, our accomplishments, our goals.
You will learn how the Brazilian magicians got Valentino thrown out
of their country, and that they sued and won a big lawsuit against
Globo TV. You will learn about the three big TV exposure shows
Valentino presented in Japan, and how a couple of top names in magic
there actually collaborated with him. And you will read that the
magicians in Mexico got the Valentino shows cancelled from TV in
their country.

If you agree with our goals, we invite you to join WAM, at no cost.
The website tells you how. If you feel so inclined, individual
contributions are needed to replenish our beleaguered WAM treasury.
The same few workers can't keep spending more of their own money to
help further our goals. We hope you will feel good about sharing the
load.

WAM doesn't compete with any magic society. The officers are all
longtime members of most of them. We have no magazine, no
conventions. We're just a few dedicated guys and gals who are
willing to do the "grunt work", come up with some heavy thinking and
planning, and push for the improvement of our ethics in magic.

Walter Zaney Blaney

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7. Lance Burton's Magic & Comedy All-Stars
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Message from Wayne Bernath - Director of Publicity, Advertising &
Marketing for Lance Burton

`Lance Burton's Magic & Comedy All-Stars' Discounted For Locals,
Guests

Monte Carlo, Luxor, Excalibur, Circus Circus & Mandalay Bay guests &
Nevadans get $15 off

Lance Burton is hosting and performing in his 2nd annual special
pre-holiday show "Lance Burton's Magic & Comedy All-Stars" featuring
some of the world's best magicians Jeff McBride, "The Great
Tomsoni," Norm Nielsen and juggler Tyler Linkin at the Monte Carlo
Resort & Casino.

The show went over so well last year that it is back by popular
demand. The 90-minute show will begin at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12;
Saturday, Dec. 13 and Sunday, Dec. 14th. Doors open at the Lance
Burton Theatre at 7 p.m.

Anyone staying at Mandalay Bay Group hotels, which include the Monte
Carlo, Excalibur, Circus Circus, Luxor and Mandalay Bay are eligible
for a $15 discount upon showing their room card. Also those with
Nevada driver's licenses may receive the $15 off the ticket prices
of $65.95 lower level and $60.45 balcony seating when they purchase
their tickets at any of those hotel box-offices or ticket and tour
counters.

For information or ticket reservations, call (877) 386-8224 or
730-7160.

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8. Tom Craven For A Lecture Pennsylvania
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Message from Capt. Magic Secretary, IBM Ring 149

The IBM Ring 149 in Erie, Pennsylvania is hosting Tom Craven for a
lecture on Thursday, November 13, 2003.

Please join us for this wonderful night of educational magic.

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9. Using Magic And Exposing It!
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Message from Peter Wood (Aust)

I read in your e-zine about the S.A.M. teaching magic to children
with learning difficulties.

I wonder what your readers think about using magic and exposing it
(even though it would be basic stuff) for such purposes. Although
Lance Burton supports the programme, I wonder if others share my
view that magic should be treated as sacred and used strictly for
performance only.

Ben Harris once said that even giving away simple magic secrets
destroys the image that we as magicians should be trying to create,
and any form of exposure teaches people how magicians think.

Anyway, I thought it may be an idea for a readers survey

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10. Great News For New Zealand Magic
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Message from Wayne McEwan (NZ)

Viking magic now has a New Zealand supplier. Wayne McEwan will be
having most of the Viking range of props available at all times.

Over the past few years Viking has set the benchmark in making magic
props.

The Impossible Penetration finger chopper among other props have
been knocked off in recent times, so make sure you do the right
thing and buy an original.

Those who get "Magic Magazine" will see their ads for all their new
props.

Here is a sample of items in stock now.
Clairvoyant Card Duck, the finest version since the Hamilton Duck.
Chop Bowl, the Benson bowl routine. Can-It, spectators watch is 
found inside a sealed soup can, or baked beans. Impossible 
Penetration, the Clarence Miller finger chopper.

Duck and Dove Pans, in a class of their own, stainless steal.

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11. Totally Destroyed - Jamie G
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Message from Jamie G

EFFECT: Magician shows a playing card both front and back. Rips it
in half and in half again so now there is four pieces. Next the
magician takes a lighter and heats up the card. He then opens the
card to reveal that the card is restored back to normal.

METHOD: You have to have two identical cards. Your first card is
prefolded. Your folds are from top to bottom and then left to right.
You are going to hide the prefolded card behind the normal twin card
at the bottom right hand side. When you show the card from front to
back you are placing three fingers over top of the folded card to
hide it. Once you are finished showing the card this way you can
move your fingers around and even switch hands as long as you hold
the folded card. You are going to make your first rip.

You are going to tear the card right in half through the middle of
the card. Place the piece you tore in half and place it on top of
the other half. Next you are going to rip the two pieces in half.
The four pieces that you have will all be put on top of each other
with the folded card still behind all of them. Now you can show all
the ripped pieces front to back and no one will notice the folded
card. If you would like you can even have your spectator sign the
back of all the torn cards. What they are really signing is the back
of the folded card.

With using misdirection you are going to place the ripped cards in
your pocket as you reach for your lighter. You are showing the cards
in your right hand. With your left hand you are going to remove the
folded cards and take the ripped one in your right hand and say that
you need to add some heat. You are going to reach into your pocket
and ditch the torn pieces as you are grabbing for your lighter. Take
your lighter and heat up the end of your card. You can even burn it
for some added effects. You are going to unfold your card and show
your spectator that the card with their signature on it has totally
restored itself. It even has all the creases in it where the card
was ripped.

METHOD #2: You do the same thing as in the first method but after
you do your exchange and ditch the ripped pieces you are going to
take a piece of flash paper and fold it around the folded card. Once
you light it and the flame disappears you can unfold your restored
card. I like this method because it is more magical.

NOTE: When doing this for a child I don't use a lighter. I usually
have a big coin or a pocket wand and either rub the card or tap the
card. It has the same effect but without the flame.

I have been doing this effect for about 15 years. There are a few
different versions out there but this is my version and it works for
me. I have never bought a torn and restored card or anything. If
this is already out there I do not know about it. Even right now
this effect is pretty big but I think it is straight forward and
with a little practice you should have no problem doing it but you
must watch your angles.

PATTER: You know how heat melts objects if it is hot enough. It’s a
very interesting thing people have even said that heat even has the
power to heal. I met this real strange man years ago and he show me
some thing real strange but not only that it was out right weird.
(Go on with the trick)

When you get to the part were you have the lighter or the flash
paper this is were you tell them "THIS IS WERE THE MELTING BEGINS"
or "AS WE ADD THE HEAT THE CARD STARTS TO HEAL” open the card give
it to who ever you are doing the trick to. You can see that the card
still has a little pain but for the most part the card is back
together.

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12. Blue-Tonium - Peter Marucc
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Message from Peter Marucci (Canada)

This is a simple, yet effective, routine that I've been doing for
years. I like it, not so much for being simple, but because it has
so many really, really BAD gags in it!

Blue-tonium
By Peter Marucci

Effect: The magician tucks a blue silk handkerchief into his hand
and it "magically" turns into a length of chain.

Preparation: You'll need a small (nine-inch) silk hanky, a length of
chain (short enough and with small enough links to conceal in the
hand easily), and a thumb tip.

Presentation: (Begin with the thumb tip and chain concealed in your
left hand; the blue hanky is held at the fingertips of the left
hand.)

This is a short experiment in the latest scientific breakthrough:
the production of nuclear blue-tonium.

No, not plutonium; blue-tonium.

This is the blue-tonium (wave the silk hanky in your left hand).

Ordinarily, the production of nuclear material requires a great deal
of work; but the scientific breakthrough that I referred to uses
computer chips to create fission.
And, so, they are called "fission chips".

The ordinary blue-tonium is stuffed into one hand (push the silk
into the left fist - into the tip, actually - and steal the tip
out).

In the normal course of events, it would take a long time to convert
the blue-tonium to a radioactive substance.

But, thanks to the fission chips, this happens much more quickly,
setting up an immediate chain reaction.

(Open the left hand, letting the chain fall to the table and the
hand seen as empty.)

This is the chain (point to the chain on the table)

And this is the reaction (point to the audience).

When I first saw this, I was just like you: Too amazed to applaud.

Second thoughts: Okay, this is a quickie and might be easily
dismissed as a throwaway piece.

Don't do that!

Over the years, I have been amazed at the reaction that this piece
has got; even people who may know about the principle of the thumb
tip are caught off guard because something totally different happens
than what they were expecting.

The routine can be adapted to many contemporary events: brush-fire
wars, nuclear-arms treaties, the military in general, etc.

And the possibilities of other equally BAD puns and gags are
endless.
Have fun with this.

Peter Marucci
e-mail: showtimecol@aol.com

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13. The Amazing Orchante Saga, Vol. 2 - The Australian Years
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Message from Tommy Orchard (The Amazing Orchante)(UK ex-pat Kiwi)

Page 24

So now, I shall continue from page 23, after the ‘Special Extended
Edition’, ‘A Tribute, and Farewell’ - following the sad passing of
my old friend, Peter Newberry.

As I mentioned earlier, we were performing our show from the floor,
as the tin shack/community centre didn’t have the luxury of a stage
or platform. This also meant that everybody was sitting, crammed, on
the floor, and they were damn close - a rather tricky situation when
it came to the fire eating segment of the show. During my fire act,
I had two knee high stands in front of me, each had a bowl attached
on top – one contained the fuel that I used to soak my torch heads
in; the other - the cauldron as it were, contained sealed in -
fuel-soaked cotton wool, which burned away for the duration of the
fire-eating performance.

Just before we started our Fakir routine, Ibraham and Marilla, who
had calmed down somewhat after the laughter and the, “We can see the
white girl’s…” incident, came out and parked themselves nearby to
watch our act.

The very friendly inhabitants of these remote pacific islands -
adults, and children alike, become very excited and overly exuberant
during ‘special’ occasions such as this, as Marilla and Ibraham had
discovered. Consequently, I should not have been too surprised when
a ‘Big Buck Native’ - sporting a massive head of gleaming hair, and
a huge grin that seemed to spread from one side of the room to the
other - wandered up in the middle of the fire act. Bending down, he
picked up the cauldron stand and started waving it all over the
place, not caring a hoot about the colossal, fiery ‘volcano’ that
was spouting forth in great abundance from the bowl – thank God, the
roaring, blazing mass of fuel-soaked cotton wool couldn’t fall out!

My fire routine, in fact the entire Fakir act, was choreographed and
split-second timed to special, exotic style music for the whole 22
minutes of the performance; it totally went to ‘pot’ when this
happy-go-lucky nutcase decided to stick his oar in.

One of my fire torches, the ‘Monster’ I called it, had an enormous
head on it, which I could only just cram into my mouth - and keep it
burning. I deliberately made it so because, 1 it produced one hell
of a large, extremely hot flame. 2, I used it not only for a special
segment in the act, but also to quickly run around the audience to
let them feel the incredible heat that came off it, and to convince
sceptics that the fire was real. You would not believe the number of
people who would come up after shows, wanting to know how I managed
to make ‘Plastic Fire’ - whatever the hell that is - look so real! 3
It sure as hell convinced hard-bitten newspaper reporters that I was
the ‘Real Deal’, and the occasional fire-eater who would make their
way back stage to ‘show’ me what they could do. They quickly had
second thoughts when I fired up the super-heated ‘Monster’!

Grabbing the ‘monster’, and firing it up with a match (he had my
fire bowl) I headed towards the crazy, full of beans, galoot, hoping
that upon seeing me, and the flaming fire torch bearing down on him,
he would calm down and hand me the cauldron, no such luck! Then it
happened! He slipped! On his way down, his immense head of hair made
contact with the monster. WHOOSH! Up Went His Hair! As I seized the
stand, two things happened simultaneously; the whole place broke-up
into a pandemonium of laughter, and the people in the immediate
vicinity - all laughing in crazed delight, as was the fellow with
his hair on fire - started patting his hair out. I discovered later
that the gleam in his massive locks was the result of coconut oil,
lots of it, which all the islanders use in their hair. No wonder his
hair fired up like one of my torches! Amazingly, he was the first to
shake my hand, later.

Not only were the audience screaming with laughter, Ibraham, and in
particular Marilla, were rolling about in hysterics as well. To
them, the hapless chap’s predicament went a long way towards a
feeling of ‘Sweet Revenge’, for their earlier embarrassment.

For a fleeting moment I thought that I could well have initiated an
old tradition, and wound up in a cooking pot - until I heard the
laughter. Luckily, Veronica had the foresight to stop the tape
recorder, so I was able to carry on with the rest of the show to my
music. I can well imagine that under other circumstances, I could
have been facing a lawsuit, but then again, if some idiot were
interfering with my act during a dangerous, to me, segment, I would
be the one doing the suing! Haaa, such is life!

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