* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Magic New Zealand * www.watson.co.nz/ezine.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Issue Number: #231 Date: Sunday 18th January 2004 Editor: Alan Watson www.magicianz.com www.alan-watson.com e-mail: AW@Alan-Watson.com ================================ Hi here is the latest news ================================   1. Editor’s Message   2. Derek Dingle 1937 - 2004   3. Rebirth Of The Zig Zag   4. Broken Wand - John Zweers, Past National S.A.M. President (1966-1967)   5. Peter Kersten (Vienna) Has Had A Massive Stroke   6. Cabaret Magic By Brandon Scott   7. Christopher Michaels Has Relocated His Magic Workshop   8. S.A.M - Jay Gorham’s Presidential Tour   9. Magic "Pop Cap" Give Away   10. The Amazing Orchante Saga   11. e-zine Archives   12. Subscription Management ------------------ 1. Editor's Message ------------------- Message from Alan Watson - The Magic One Very pleased to announce that Magic New Zealand e-zine now has more than 7,000 subscribers spread over 75 different countries. If the present rate of growth is maintained we will have more than 10,000 subscribers within two years. A Big thank you to all those members who have forwarded a copy of the Magic New Zealand e-zine onto friends suggesting that they should subscribe. ------------------------------ Message from Simon Lovell re: Derek Dingle Wow news travels fast! I was talking to Derek only a couple of hours before the stroke - I am devastated and will truly miss my great buddy. His passing has left a hole in my life that can never be filled. Let's hope the rest of the year treats the magical world better! ---------------- Remember if you have any magic news drop me a line: AW@Alan-Watson.com ----------------- 2. Derek Dingle 1937 - 2004 ----------------- Message from Jon Racherbaumer (US) Simon Lovell related the sad news of Derek Dingle’s unexpected death to me the day after it happened. This particularly hit home because Derek was a contemporary and among those I dubbed “the boys of autumn” in am elegiac piece in The Looking Glass. The others in that group were Larry Jennings and Martin Nash…although I would have included Mike Skinner, Roger Klause, and Bruce Cervon. Jennings and Skinner have passed on…and now Dingle has unexpectedly left us. This fills me with sadness as it simultaneously evokes many memories. Although Derek recently preferred to remain “off the radar,” he quietly stayed in the game. In fact, Simon Lovell was helping him put together a new set of lecture material for upcoming conventions this year. I always thought that Derek was a natural, surrounded by an aura of “superb softness.” That is, he had a soft touch when performing. Coupled with his almost preternatural calmness (in his later years) and the soft-sell of his presentations, he created an aura around everything he did. He avoided anything manic, over-heated, or overly dramatic. Instead he swaddled his magical effects in velvet and then showcased them as dazzling gems, allowing their intrinsic radiance to dazzle. Anyone who saw him in his prime will attest to how powerful his stuff “played.” His close friends will also attest to his deadly, comic side… Although I will likely write something later, perhaps it’s fitting to share what I wrote about Derek in The Looking Glass a few years ago? FROM THE LOOKING GLASS: I met Derek Dingle in 1969 when he “held court’ at a table in a cafeteria near Tannen’s magic shop in New York City. Everybody hung out on Saturdays. He was showing tricks later published in Dingle’s Deceptions and his performance was impressive—highly stylized, accented in precise English, with just enough razzle to dazzle fast company. Back then tricks like “Color Triumphant,” “Through and Through,” and “Four Coins in the Countin’” were cutting-edge stuff and the looks on the faces of the slack-jawed faithful were something to behold. He was on the verge of becoming a star and had studied under Ross Bertram and Eddie Fechter. The former engendered a deep appreciation of refined sleight-of-hand and the latter taught him how to woo-and-wax lay people. Perhaps all cardmen move through stages, beginning as tyros—-earnest, fiery, and serious-as-a-heart-attack? This is the intense Student Phase when wholesale absorption of knowledge occurs with manic avidity. There are long sessions of card-tricking and intensive reading. (If you have a caring mentor, this can be a memorable, exciting phase.) Next comes the Newbie-Whiz Phase when the brain-bursting new-guy cannot contain himself. He must show-and-tell, must test his newly acquired knowledge, and showcase his cleverness for anybody (besides his mother). When I saw Dingle for the first time, he was past the Newbie-Whiz Phase and was beginning the Celebrity Phase. During the 70’s he was the man-of-the-hour and his confident skillfulness ushered in an influential period in card magic. He would join Michael Skinner, Larry Jennings, Roger Klause, and Bruce Cervon as the Second-Wave Cardmen, the guys rocking and rolling with what they learned from Vernon and Marlo. Derek’s approach emphasized sturdy sleight-of-hand. double blow-offs, and Technicolor kickers. Al Schneider may have introduced “Matrix” in Genii, but it was Derek who yanked floe into another dimension and put Matrix on the map. Everyone with four coins and a close-up mat picked up on the Pick-Up Move. Derek also took certain tricks to higher levels, stretching limits to their breaking point He sought extra oomph and vital after-shocks and his tacit message was: Why be content with just blowing minds” when you can shout “Gotcha! in the hollow space that remains? Resonance is one thing, reverberation is another. He made the deck change color after performing ‘Triumph” He rolled over and flattened a Ron Ferris’s effect and re-created a knuckle-busting reputation-maker, Rollover Aces.” He rehabilitated and tweaked Bruce Cervon’s “Dirty Deal,” creating a bar-room show-piece called Poor Charlie.” At the height of the Universal Card craze, I showed Derek “The Chameleon Card” (The Universal Card) and he immediately worked up an improved handling. All in all, he invented a lot of card tricks during the seventies and a distillation of what percolated during this time in Cardopia is recorded in The Complete Works of Derek Dingle (1982). Perhaps the final phase in a cardman’s development is the Mature-Zen Phase? The quality and character of this phase largely depends on the professional experiences each cardman has. Derek, for example, worked trade shows, exclusive private engagements, and in a saloon. These are gritty, real-world gigs which dramatically temper one’s working repertoire. What fools and impresses the cognoscenti can be irrelevant and boring in the real world. Derek learned quickly and learned well. The Zen way (although he would scoff at this term) to “performing maturity” is by Rumination. You strip away the immaterial and unnecessary and eventually get down to the quick of what you really know and need. Learners, in the beginning, fervently add things. Adepts take things away. Derek is now smack dab in the middle of his Mature-Zen Phase and if you want the see the result, watch what Dominique Duvivier captured on a video of Derek Dingle’s performance at the Double Fond in Paris (March, 1995). You will see a settled, subdued Derek, blissfully comfortable in his own skin, completely receptive to any foreign experience at hand, and manifestly convivial. The been-there-done-that knowingness of the past fifteen years has left him in good humor. He seemed bemused, unhurried, and content. There was relaxed deliberation in his movements, and instead of blasting lay persons out of their chairs, he permits them to savor the impact of his trickery and languish in their own astonishment. In the 70’s, he would mentally jitterbug and knock down the rubes like tin ducks in a shooting gallery—bingety-bang-bingl He would go full-speed-ahead and wouldn’t stop until all the ducks were down. Now he is one of the boys of autumn. He may still crinkle his nose in an odd way and work his brows, but these days he peers over his eye glasses like a gentle solicitor and seems to be enjoying himself. The “presentation pieces” on the video are vintage Dingle: “Edward Victor’s 11-Card Trick,” “Card In Balloon,” “Sympathetic Coins,” “Quick Copper,” “Australian Poker” (much stronger than it reads), Cards Across,” and the “Collectors.” After you watch this video, closely reexamine the big book written and illustrated by Richard Kaufman. That’s how the Looking Glass piece ended. With Derek’s untimely passing, it may be a good time to reexamine his books and videos or any surviving legacy. To me, his television appearance on the old Barbara Walter’s Show is vintage Dingle. His appearance in Sesame Street was equally impressive. Cardopia seems a smaller, somber place tonight. Onward… Jon Racherbaumer ----------------- 3. Rebirth Of The Zig Zag ----------------- Message from Terry Baldwin (South Africa) As you may well know, Robert Harbin was born in South Africa and I am personally in contact with some of his relatives. When the Masked Magician exposed how the Zig Zag worked I am sure a lot of Zig Zags were put away in the garage – mine was anyway, as the program was broadcast here about six times over the local TV networks during the school holidays period. Then on searching the net I got hold of the interview that was held with the Masked Magician – he was asked, “why did you do it?” His reply was that it was time for magicians to come up with new ideas and create new technology. I have come up with a fantastic concept which will result in the rebirth of the Zig Zag. A few South African magicians have seen it and were completely dumbfounded. One of them, Mr Adrian Parnell, Manager of Nedbank, even asked me for the measurements. I did not expose this, as I realized the economic value of this concept. 1. You do not have to rebuild your Zig Zag . 2. You do have to make certain changes and installments. 3. You do have to purchase the secret certain something.(not a mirror). 4. The presentation remains exactly the same, but with your audience gasping. 5. It can still be done surrounded. The price is US$30 plus US$2 for airmail postage of the plans. Should you be interested, please e-mail me at terry@exor.co.za giving your postal address, your fax number ( for us to fax bank details) and your telephone contact numbers as well as your e-mail adddress. The first step is we will send you a numbered contract of performing rights for signature and witnesssing by a Commissioner of Oaths. On our receipt of this via e-mail we will contact you via fax with bank details for payment. This is to be done via electronic transfer –DO NOT send money in the post. Once the contract and payment is received, your plans will be despatched via airmail. Allow approximately 2 to 3 weeks for delivery – remember I am at the other end of the world ! My contact number is 27 11 828-6715 – this is both fax and telephone. Remember to allow for the time difference – I am based in Johannesburg in South Africa. ----------------- 4. Broken Wand - John Zweers, Past National S.A.M. President (1966-1967) ----------------- Message from George Schindler - Society of American Magicians - Public Relations The Society of American Magicians is saddened to report the passing of John Zweers, Past National President (1966-1967) and recent President of the S.A.M. Hall of Fame and Museum. His dedication to the Society was unsurprised. John was an Honorary Member of the Society which is the highest honor a member can receive.- In 1966 he was instrumental in establishing National Magic Week and was the driving force in creating and opening the Hall of Fame (October 1971). A "Broken Wand" service will be held at Assembly #22 in Los Angeles on January 19 and a Memorial Service will take place at the Hall of Fame at a date to be determined. Donations in his memory may be sent to the S.A.M. Magic Hall of Fame- c/o John Engman 2617 So Whitney Drive in Alhambra CA 91803 See www.magicsam.com ----------------- 5. Peter Kersten (Vienna) Has Had A Massive Stroke ----------------- Message from Trevor Lewis (Wales) Just been informed that Peter Kersten (Vienna) has had a massive stroke and is in intensive care. I'll keep you informed. Peter was the main organiser of the 1976 F.I.S.M. in Vienna. By profession he is a brilliant dentist (as I can prove) and loves magic. ----------------- 6. Cabaret Magic By Brandon Scott ----------------- Message from Jeff Ezell (US) Love is in the air and Lunaria opens Brandon Scott's Magic Cabaret featuring Brandy LaPlante. For those of you who do not know her yet, she works at the front desk of the Magic Castle. Say hi the next time you see her! A masterful troupe of players create a modern Commedia de arte magic show in a romantic cabaret setting. While you eat, drink and be merry, you enter a world where everything has meaning and there is a pot of gold at the end of each rainbow. Experience fine continental dining in the exclusive Lunaria restaurant in Santa Monica where the Magic Cabaret transports you into a world where nothing you see, hear or think for the rest of your life will be exactly as it once appeared to be. Starting on January 27 and 28 TUESDAYS and WEDNESDAYS 6:30 - 7:00 PM Dinner Seating 8:30 PM Performances Music that delights your funny bone. And magic with a twist. More than just a story. This is an event! Brandon Scott's Magic Cabaret. Dinner Reservations required 310-282-8870 10351 Santa Monica Blvd Check out the web-site..just copy and paste this link into your browser: www.lunariajazzscene.com/magic_cabaret.htm ----------------- 7. Christopher Michaels Has Relocated His Magic Workshop ----------------- Message from Christopher Michaels (US) Please let all your readers know that magician, illusionist and respected teacher Loren Christopher Michaels has relocated his magic workshop and teaching facility to the magic capital of the world, Las Vegas, Nevada. He can be contacted through his manager, Kelley Thomas at Ph.# 702-525-7158 or email them at email4info@aol.com Loren does one-on-one lessons, video lessons and custom props small and large and of course all areas of stage, walk-around, comedy and production shows and fill in spots. ----------------- 8. S.A.M - Jay Gorham’s Presidential Tour ----------------- Message from Maria Ibanez - S.A.M. Regional Vice President, SA States Thursday, January 15, a day to visit the tourist type places in the area. Bruce drove down from Sunrise to go with us on our adventure. We were up and out of the house right after sending out the daily report and sending out the sad news that Past National President, John Zweers, had passed away. First thing first, we filled the gas tank before going to the post office for Bruce to get out some urgent correspondence. From there it was off to brunch at the I-Hop and then south to meet up with Clem and Jean Kinnicutt at the Coral Castle. We took the guided tour of this fascinating place, a castle which is made entirely of coral rock from the area. Some of the rocks weigh as much as 9 tons and were single handedly moved by one man, with no tools, as a tribute to the love of his life - a love that was not reciprocated. After the castle, we headed north to Cauley Square, a historic site full of original old buildings and which was the final train stop on the way to Key West many, many years ago. Full of quaint, one of a kind shops, antique stores and other specialty shops, it was a stop that Bruce, Jann and Jay very much enjoyed. We next went to Garden Ridge and through the Cutler Ridge Mall. Naturally, all of us walked out of the mall with quite a bit less money than we walked in with since one of the kiosks in the mall had a multitude of wizards and wizardry items for sale. It was around 6:30 p.m. when we drove back home to pick up my husband Jay and it was quickly out to dinner, back at the Cutler Ridge Mall at the Applebee's Restaurant. Between the quesadillas, steak, salads, rolls and dessert, each of us discussed the pounds we've put on during this tour and each of us promised to get on a diet -- "manana, manana, manana is soon enough for me!" We finally got home at 9:00 p.m. and shortly thereafter Bruce left for Sunrise, but, the rest of us stayed up and talking until way past 11:00. Son Jason came home shortly after we went to bed and he, Jay G. and Jann spent a little time talking before everyone finally went to bed. Tomorrow will see us off to Miami Beach and then back home to prepare for the SAM 280/Magic City Conjurers banquet Saturday evening. The banquet will be in our home and will have entertainment by the visiting dignitaries and the Magic of Andy. Day 12 of the tour, Friday, January 16th was supposed to be a leisurely day and we were originally planning to spend the day getting ready for the banquet which was to be held in our home the following day; however.. We left the house before 10:00 a.m. for what we predicted would be a beautiful drive to Miami Beach to see South Beach and other sites in that area...BUT, after a quick stop at Walgreens to pick up some needed items and another stop across the street to fill up the gas tank, we had to, you guessed it, make another u-turn and go back home because I had forgotten my cellular phone. Finally on the road, we encountered less than normally heavy traffic and made it to South Beach without any difficulty. Jay was very surprised that he could not see the beach, but that is due to the fact that in Miami they have allowed building on the water and therefore most of the actual water is not visible from the street. I took Jay and Jann to see the TOPA, The Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; Miami Beach Convention Center, and we made a visit to the Holocaust Memorial. From there we headed back towards home. A stop for a quick snack and a phone call later, we headed down Douglas Road towards Tamiami Trail and over to Fantasio's house for a visit with Fantasio and Monica. Jay, Jann and I spent a good 2 hours with this lovely couple in their home and were treated to Monica's great customary hospitality. Fantasio gave us each a pin of his, a glass encased token which commemorates his silver anniversary in magic and an autographed poster portraying a top hat out of which are popping out a copy of each of the magazine covers he has appeared on. A truly magical afternoon was had by the visitors. It was time to head for home but we did take a different route down historic Coral Way to the Kendall area and then on the Turnpike to Quail Roost. Naturally, Jann called Dave at home and I called Bruce at his just so we could let them know what they had missed by not being with us. Dave was sorry he had not had the opportunity to visit with Fantasio and Monica who he has known for many years and Bruce was sorry as well but did tell us that he had spent a very nice day of shopping and mailing packages back home to Arlene. Jay I. was at home and we spent a few minutes talking with him before sitting down to a home cooked, by him and not I as I would burn boiling water, turkey lasagna complete with salad, French bread, beverages and desert followed by freshly brewed coffee. Jay G, Jann, Jay I and I were full as full can be and then it was the two Jays and I off to BJ's, the wholesale grocer, to pick up final items for tomorrow's banquet. Jann, on the other hand, stayed behind to visit with her sidekick Symon. If you haven't met Symon yet, you must insist that Jann, Symon and the SYM make a visit to your group -- I guarantee you will be inspired with the youth group. Back home after shopping and not yet finished with the day, the guests and Jay I. played at asking trivia questions while the others tried to give the correct answers -- me? I was fast asleep on the rocker (no comments from the peanut gallery on that). Finally after midnight Jay I. decided it was time and he woke me so we could go to bed. More to follow tomorrow after the banquet. We are looking forward to spending time with club members who are coming and are excited at some of the people who will be attending from out of town, Warren and Sydelle Kaps, Sam and Selma Schwartz, Mr. & Mrs. Kalver (Bruce's dad and his wife), the magic team of Andy and Guillermo and many others. ----------------- 9. Magic "Pop Cap" Give Away ----------------- Message from Jamie-G EFFECT: The magician calls over some children and asks if they would like to see a magic trick. In doing so the magician then goes in his pocket and takes out a pop cap.(white plastic kind) He tells the children that this pop cap is very magical. The magician goes on to tell the children that when he was about their age a magician told him about this magical pop cap and after he saw the magic he was able to keep it. The magician takes the pop cap and puts it flat in his empty hand, then the magician states that you must have faith in yourself and that you are a special person to get this to work. At this point the magician then picks a child to help him (I pick the littlest child to help me) The magician tells the child now for this to work you must have faith in yourself. Now are you ready to do some magic. The magician covers the pop cap with his other hand and gets the child to blow on his hands. When the magician opens his hand the pop cap has turned solid gold. The magician then gives the pop cap to the child and tells him that he must take good care of the pop cap or the magic will wear off. (in saying this so the foil will not wear off) The child leaves with a permasmile and that your job is done. PROPS: You will need two plastic pop caps (I use the white ones) and some gold foil. You can find these caps every were there should be no problem finding these by the hundreds if you wanted to. This is a great close up effect for when you are doing a show for children and you happen to see a special needs child. This effect is also a nice ice breaker when you are out on the town. SET UP: O.K. first you have to get the gold foil on the pop cap. You must take you time on putting the foil on. It is very hard to get the foil on rounded corners you must go slow and take your time rubbing the foil on Rub softly and slow and you will find in time that it(the foil) will take to it. NOTE:This is a great effect and the cost is nothing. I guess the question is: Is it worth to put a little work in to something to make a little child smile? Also you don't have to use the gold you can use the silver foil as well. You don't even need the foil just use normal paint and just paint the pop caps if you really want to the do the effect you can use anything. I'm just giving a few idea's thats all. I'm not saying it has to be done like this. Do it your way or whatever works for you. REAL TIME: Here's what we are doing , tell the story above or make up a story that works for your style magic. Pick any child you want. I usually pick the smallest child or if there is a special needs child around I will use them for this effect but really any child will do. In the switching of the pop caps I myself use a thumb pinch but you can use any method that works for you, example would be a pocket wand, a magic coin, a silk, paper money or you could already have the gold cap it your one hand the entire time and just make it look like you put the normal one in that hand or whatever works for you. SPECIAL NOTE: When the cap goes from normal to gold try to look surprised and use a little bit of acting when doing this the children are always watching you and they will notice if you make any facial expressions and this will help this effect 100%. This is a must try trick and remember to make it your own when you do that the trick is easier to do. Trust me I like to keep it simple. I don't like the really hard tricks to do. The small and easy one's work just as well. ----------------- 10. The Amazing Orchante Saga ----------------- Message from Tommy Orchard (The Amazing Orchante)(UK ex-pat Kiwi) Page 52 Hungry sharks – Raging Seas ‘No Speakie the English’ Tahiti 1969 - I was performing close-up magic one night in one of the outside Bars of the Maeva Beach Hotel - you would be hard-pushed to find a more idyllic place in which to entertain with close-up - palm trees swaying in a gentle, balmy, ocean borne breeze, just yards away the sea, glowing a glorious luminescent blue-green - shimmering silver sands that, beneath a beautiful Tahitian moon, sparkled like billions of tiny diamonds. It was pure magic. Some time during the evening, I met up with two young blokes who were around my age, more or less (26 years). They were doing the 'tourist bit' and were staying at the ‘Maeva’ 'for a few nights - obviously not short of a quid, (plenty of money - quid, slang for the old English pound) unlike your usual back packer. One came from Norway, the other from Sweden, and like most Scandinavian men I've since met, while touring throughout Scandinavia with my show, they liked to have a drink - and how! They had hired a launch, complete with pilot, from a small firm, one of many who specialize in that business, and were going fishing the following day. , I was welcome to join them if I could drag myself out of bed in time - 11 o'clock in the morning I was delighted - although I've fished for trout in lakes and rivers all over New Zealand, I had never fished at sea before. I explained that I had to be back by late afternoon, if that was OK, as I had a show to perform that night - no problem, they were only going out for around four or five hours, so we would be back by 4pm. Next morning, not quite ‘bright-eyed and bushy-tailed’, I met the ‘boys’ on the beach, just down from the bar where we had met the previous night. Sure enough, right on 11am, the motor launch roared around the point, into the cove, and with a mighty 180 degree turn, sea spray flying, powers down, and heaves to just off the beach, and I’m thinking ‘JEE-Esus Kaarist – the bastard thinks he’s Sterling Moss - on water!’ Can’t blame him, really – this craft is built for speed, as well as comfort - around 20 - 25ft long, with powerful twin outboard motors - down a short stairway to a lockable door which led into the cabin – bunks, little galley, fridge, toilet, radio, etc. – very nice! REMEMBER, this is a Pleasure craft used for taking tourists out fishing, NOT a commercial fishing boat, nor was it anywhere near the size of the one that you see in the film, ‘The Perfect Storm’. The Captain/Pilot was Tahitian, and didn’t speak English - that was a worry - and most surprising considering the large number of English speaking tourists, including the mega-rich, who visit Tahiti. Never mind, he seemed to know what he was doing. We waded out and piled aboard. We headed straight out from the beach towards the west, over the reef which surrounds Tahiti, then cruised out to deep water – it was, as usual, a beautiful day; the sea calm and smooth as ice. We stopped and fished in various spots - had lunch, which was complimentary, plus booze, more booze and, even more booze - which was also supplied gratis - fantastic; there was not a hint of the terrifying ordeal that was heading our way. Someone pointed out to a flock of seagulls were circling and diving that way off in the distance. Our ‘No Speakie the English’ pilot yelled excitedly - ‘SHARK’! That we understood. He ‘gunned’ the throttles and the outboards roared. The launch stood on its ‘hind legs’, and we took off; ‘No Speakie English’ was doing his ‘Sterling Moss’ (or should that be Malcolm Campbell?) act again. Arriving on the spot directly below the screeching seagulls, we looked down into the water and, there they were, a dozen or so sharks, circling around. The water was so clear and still, it was difficult to judge the depth that the sharks were swimming at. I’m not sure what type of shark they were, we were in very deep water and could just see the mountain tops of Tahiti on the horizon, so we must have been at least 3 miles out, so certainly they were not Reef sharks, nor were they Great Whites (as in Jaws). I think they may have been Mako sharks, and they certainly regard humans as ‘jaw-lickin’, worth sinking their teeth into, good food! Page 53 One of the boys decided to bait up, and hook one – for some reason our Tahitian ‘Captain’ made it plain that he wasn’t too happy about that - God only knows why not, after all, we were out there to fish. Perhaps this wasn’t the size of fish he had in mind for tourists, Snapper, or such like yes, Shark, No! ‘TOUGH’! He hooked one - the reel screamed as the shark took off - stripping line from the reel at a phenomenal rate then, our fisherman started hauling the shark in; ‘Jaws’ was having none of it. He took the strain, and towed the launch all over the place - none of us had a clue which way was what. Eventually the battle won, and ‘Jaws’ was alongside the launch. I cannot remember how but somehow, we managed to get the shark on board the launch. It stretched the full width of the stern (around 10 foot) and it was snapping - viciously! Mr ‘Speakie no English’ was going crazy, gabbling away in French and I guess, Tahitian, frantically pointing up towards the sky, then down at the shark, and then at the water, continuously. We eventually guessed he wanted us to throw the shark back - ‘No Bloody Way’ - we all wanted some teeth as souvenirs, but why he was pointing up towards the sky was a total mystery? I, being a New Zealander, and part Maori, should have known, understood, what he was desperately trying to tell us – I’ll explain later! - CONTINUES - ------------------ 11. Magic New Zealand e-zine Archives ------------------ Back issues of the Magic New Zealand e-zine go to: www.watson.co.nz/ezine.html Both the User Name and Password MUST be entered in lower case to gain access. User Name: magic Password: kiwi When you enter the archive the e-zines are in issue order and are coded. 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