Magic New Zealand® E-zine

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Issue Number: #1343
Date: Sunday 11th December 2016
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. 2017 MAGIC Live Registration Are Open
3. Criss Angel Unimpressed With David Copperfield
4. December Linking Ring Cover Available To Buy
5. Last Call - Save On Combined Convention Registration
6. The Magic Word Podcast - A Magical Christmas Carol
7. Gone Or Forgotten- #427 - Kyle Peron
8. January Monday Night Magic Show In New York
9. Jacosa Kato's Accidental Death
10. Daytona Festival of Magic 2017
11. New Zealand Magic Convention 2017 - Rob Zabrecky
12. FISM 2018 Open For Registration
13. e-zine Archives
14. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in a HTML format go to: http://www.magicnewzealand.com/ezine-archive/2016-Jan-to-Dec-2016/1343-Dec11-20161.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. 2017 MAGIC Live Registration Are Open
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Message by Stan Allen (US)

MAGIC Live Registration has been open for a few days, and we're already over 82% sold out. If you're thinking about joining us in Las Vegas, August 13-16, 2017, please don't delay. Just $100 holds your spot, and it's 90% refundable through May 10, 2017.

And if you're wondering why MAGIC Live sells out so fast, here are the Top 10 Reasons:

#10. Room Rates
Price is always a consideration when selecting which convention to attend, and a major part of that cost is your hotel room. That's where the good news comes in. Believe it or not, the rooms at The Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas are only $44 per night, including free Internet and parking! Even when you add the tax and resort fee, your rate is only $67.19 per night. If you share with a friend - and we all know that's the best way to attend a magic convention - it's only $33.59 each per night. When you compare registration and hotel rates, MAGIC Live is the best deal around!

#9. Parties
The convention both opens and closes with a blowout party including delicious food, fun, music, and amazing photo ops. It's a great opportunity to hang out with old friends and to meet new ones.

#8. Dealers
Debuts of new magic creations, book signings, demonstrations, and the most amazing giveaway of prize packages by fifty or so of the top magic manufacturers and retailers in the world make up the coolest dealer room ever!

#7. General Sessions
Our daily seminars mix teaching, interviews, live performances, inspirational talks, and fresh viewpoints by prominent voices in the magic world - all enhanced by the state-of-the-art technology in the beautiful and comfortable Orleans Showroom.

#6. Focus Sessions
In-depth workshops explore a variety of subjects, each presented by top names in close-up, stage, mentalism, family shows, business, history - and lots of new tricks!

#5. Close-up
The world's top talent is showcased in an intimate, custom-built theater. Without bragging (too much), it's the best venue for close-up magic to be found at any convention.

#4. Stage
Two shows feature the most celebrated, innovative, funny, and exciting stage acts from around the world in a first-class theater.

#3. Special Events
There's always something a little different. In the past, we've featured world-class talents Tim Conover, John Carney & David Williamson, and David & Leeman In Concert, plus Dana Daniels' The No Show, Richard Wiseman's Experimental, Juan Varela's From the Dark, an incredible ensemble with Tales of Terror, and A Night at the MAGIC Museum, an interactive walk-through experience. You can always expect the unexpected.

#2. Original Productions
Our original shows are a favorite, especially the live documentaries. Divided We Stand presented the story of Sawing a Woman in Half, It All Started with a Fortune Cookie covered 25 years of MAGIC Magazine, the tale of the Long Beach Mystics was told in Demystified, and Stars of Magic offered highlights from that classic book. Each of these productions was enhanced by special performances from magic's brightest stars.

And the #1 reason people love MAGIC Live…

Friends!
Over 1,600 of us will gather this summer in fabulous Las Vegas to share the art of magic and the friendships it builds. Magic's biggest stars are up-close, personal, and approachable by all at this "unconventional convention." What could be better than that?!

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3. Criss Angel Unimpressed With David Copperfield
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Article forward by Peter Blake

News Everyday

Criss Angel Unimpressed With David Copperfield Being Proclaimed As The Worlds Greatest Magician

Criss Angel and David Copperfield are two of the most successful names in the world of magic. With their numerous world records, magnificent performances and television appearances, it's not surprising anymore that there is comparison and rivalry as to who between the two is the world's greatest magician.

The heated clash between the two ignited when Criss Angel's ego was stirred up by Forbes tweet on October 27, referring to Copperfield as the world's highest-paid magician earning $64 million. It pushed Criss to respond succeedingly to Twitter by claiming that he is the best magic person in the world.

He criticized David Copperfield for buying his Twitter followers and having a fake hair. Criss Angel even went beyond the line by calling him tired, hokey and old school, reports from Buzzfeed.

To clarify the Twitter issue, Business 2 community did an investigation for both magicians. Criss Angel's assertions were validated and they concluded that of majority Copperfield's Twitter crowd are not real and involves spammers. However, for his ultimate competitor, a loophole was found in Criss' account, proving that he wasn't at all correct since his account shows at least 47% of counterfeit followers. In order to gather the data, they used a robust bot detection method such as Interest-based segmentation analysis and Interconnectivity to identify bots that follow the same group of account.

On the other hand, many were surprised with David Copperfield's reaction to this commotion. A lot of viewers and twitter residents expected a magical clash between the two but ended up disappointed since David looked as though he didn't care at all and was just always retweeting tweets from his fans just like what he was doing since then.

Nevertheless, clash or not, the force of rivalry is indeed getting stronger with these two being at the top of their game continuously impressing the crowd with spectacular magic shows.
http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/57395/20161207/criss-angel-unimpressed-david-copperfield-being-proclaimed-worlds-greatest-magician.htm

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4. December Linking Ring Cover Available To Buy
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Message by Dennis Schick (US)

From Dennis Schick, U.S.A.

The cover of the December 2016 issue of The Linking Ring is an original painting of a famous sculpture of a magician performing cups and balls -- and you can own it. I.B.M. member and artist Greg Edmonds created the original painting just for this cover, and to be auctioned off to raise funds for the I.B.M. Magicians' Support Fund. It will be sold in a ten-day auction beginning December 19 on eBay, where you can search for "Linking Ring Cover Greg Edmonds Art." The 18-inch by 24-inch watercolor shows an Eighteenth-century magician performing Cups and Balls. Details of the auction are at www.magician.org.

The featured article of the December issue is about France's Fernand Ridel, "The Ring Master." He is given credit for helping establish five (that's FIVE), I.B.M. Rings in France and for being an inspiration to hundreds of other magicians. He truly represents the "brotherhood" in I.B.M. This is also a birthday salute to him since he turns ninety on December 16.

It has become a tradition in The Linking Ring since 2012 to feature "The Benevolence of Magic" in its December issue. We continue that tradition in 2016 with a feature article about Wes Iseli of Virginia, and his multiple benevolence activities using magic. The spirit of the series is to give recognition to magicians who are "giving back," as well to inspire other magicians to do the same.

Paul Fried, owner and operator for over five decades of the largest magic wholesale business -- D. Robbins & Co. -- died October 3 and we published his obituary in the November issue in the Broken Wand. In this issue we publish a four-page In Memoriam consisting of memories and tributes from his two daughters, his nephew and others who knew him well. It is likely that nearly magician owns at least one trick -- perhaps the first trick -- from D. Robbins, namely E-Z Magic.

This month Bev Bergeron brings us "Magicians who invented or should have" in his column Cutting Up Jackpots. Adele Friel Rhindress devotes her column Magical Moments to her friendship with Bradley Jacobs, a long-time I.B.M. member. Skip Way's column, Polishing The Rings, advises us to "Partner with your library." In his column The Therapy Of Magic, Scott Hood tells us to "Practice your patter." In Marketing Magic, Kent Cummins asks "Say what?" about "It's the self-eating watermelon." You have to read it to see what he is talking about.

Mike Powers calls his The Card Corner column "Multiplex Invisible Card" this month. "Seeing Double Time" is what Andrew Woo calls his Simple Diversions column. And Michael Breggar's column Auto-Magic brings us "Three Numbers and a Lady."

Convention reports this month come from: Robin Dawes, on the FFFF Convention in April, calling his report "The XXL-Files;" Simone Marron, on the Atlanta Harvest of Magic in September; and on the PCAM convention in August.

This month's Hocus Pocus Parade is a tribute to Fernand Ridel. There are fifteen different effects from numerous magician friends, including French magicians. And in Hocus In Focus, reviewers tell their opinions about eleven new magic products -- books, tricks and DVDs.

The Broken Wand honors eight magic people who have died, and Jon Racherbaumer wrote a nice memory piece on his friend Earle Christanberry Jr., which we include as an In Memoriam. (An obituary for Mr. Christenberry is in this issue's Broken Wand.)

There are Ring Reports from sixty-seven Rings this month. Do not overlook these because they are packed with terrific ideas for you to use for your Ring (including lecturers. themes for meetings, ice-breakers, etc.).

And whatever you do, don't overlook the Advertisers. They pay a large portion of the cost of producing the magazine. Besides, there's a lot of timely information in those ads. The December issue of The Linking Ring is available right now to I.B.M. members, who can download a PDF of the issue, or read the digital version on-line. For more information, go to www.magician.org.
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5. Last Call - Save On Combined Convention Registration
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Message by George Schindler (US)
Treat yourself to an early holiday gift. Save $100.00 by registering for the IBM-SAM Combined Convention BEFORE the December 31 price increase. Still only $ 395. July 12 -16 2017. Use your savings when visiting the Dealer Room. (Already booked, 19 dealers - more to come.)

Check the list of great performers and lectures at www.ibmsam2017.com.

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6. The Magic Word Podcast - A Magical Christmas Carol
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star

This week we continue our annual tradition of giving the listeners a holiday gift: a very special podcast featuring a host of conjurors whom I brought together in one recording. In past years we have featured magicians reading "The Night Before Christmas" and "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas". This year we honor a "fellow magician", author Charles Dickens, by reading an abridged version of "A Christmas Carol". Yes, Mr. Dickens was a conjuror and there is a link on the podcast blog where you can learn more about him as a wizard.

In this podcast, I have recorded sound bites throughout the year as I have attended conventions and chatted with nearly two dozen magicians across the country. They read the parts of a variety of Dickensian characters from the iconic Christmas story, all for your entertainment pleasure. This particular podcast has taken at least 30 hours or more of my time to produce. Moreover, there have been costs involved with purchasing royalties so I could edit this podcast the way I wanted it (thank you, Friends of The Magic Word for your financial support). I am pleased with the way it turned out and I hope you and your family enjoy it. I intend to use it as a legacy for my grandchildren and their heirs to listen to every holiday season.

Part of the fun in listening to this podcast is trying to guess who the voices of the characters are in the story. You can see the photos of all the actors, listen online, download the MP3 file, and donate your financial support at: http://themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/334-a-magical-christmas-carol

Thank you for supporting the podcast throughout this past year. I am looking forward to a lot more great conversations with great magicians in the years to come.

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7. Gone Or Forgotten- #427 - Kyle Peron
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Message by Kyle Peron (US)
magic4u02@aol.com
http://www.facebook.com/perondesign
http://www.kpmagicproducts.com

As we travel down the road of being a magician, it is quite amazing the people we meet, the places we see and the experiences we all go through. It is quite a journey of discovery, adventure and enlightenment. We sometimes fail, but most often we learn from these experiences and we move forward.

We strive to do better and become better in what we do. We seek to better ourselves and our magic along the way. But as we travel further down the path of the magical arts, do we also become blind? Do we fail to see things around us? Do we become too determined to reach some place that we fail to remember where we came from and the folks that got us there?

Is it so easy to put blinders on as we walk the path of our magical career? Each of us may travel a different path, but we must not always look ahead. We must also look behind us as well. We must not forget the important things that make us who we are.

I think too many magicians seem so focused on themselves that they fail to see others around them. They fail to see that there are folks that they can learn from. They fail to understand that there is good in empowering someone else who may be at a lesser skill level then they are

Magic should be about brotherhood and friendship. However, too often this gets lost in the strive to become the best. We tend to hang out with people our own age and level but we exclude those who are beginners or even those who are older than we are.

So many times an older magician is excluded because we think they have nothing of value to share. This cannot be further from the truth. Do not forget these folks. Many have been in magic for years and have seen and know more than we would ever hope of knowing. The information they can share with you is priceless. The stories they can express, you can learn from. Allow them to mentor through their experiences and grow from it.

Likewise, the beginners also cannot be forgotten or ignored. YOU have an obligation to better the art by giving a bit of yourself to someone else. If we want the magical arts to thrive and get better, we must not forget those who are just starting out along the journey.

There is so much that you can share and give back to them that they will learn from. You can empower them and teach them the right ways of not only performing an effect, but why doing so entertains an audience a certain way. Your failures you have worked through, you can share in hopes that they may not make them as well.

Do not forget those magicians who has passed on and who's broken wand remain dormant. It is these folks that have blazed the path that we travel on. It is THEIR stories, commitment, devotion and work that have allowed us to get where we are. We must honor them and their legacy and pass on this information to the newcomers in the art.

Do not be in such a hurry that you fail to truly see what is around you. The magical arts need folks who remember and who see clearly. We need folks who do not forget where they came from as they head for where they want to be. Share your gift and share what you know with those who seek an interest. Take the time to teach and to reach out to others.

If we take just a moment to see the magical world around us, we may start to realize the true value we each can give to keeping the magical arts alive and well.

As always, I encourage you the readers to let me know your thoughts. So if you have any thoughts on my articles or suggestions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me directly at magic4u02@aol.com. I would love to hear from you.
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8. January Monday Night Magic Show In New York
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Message by Peter Samelson (US)

Monday Night Magic January Schedule (All Performers Subject To Change)
Monday Night Magic is located at 115 MacDougal Street, New York, New York, 10012
(Between West 3rd & Bleecker - just east of 6th Avenue)

January 2: David Corsaro, Throwdini, Michael Chaut; Emcee - Ben Nemzer
Close-up: Noah Levine, Mike Patrick

January 9: Trigg Watson, Chipper Lowell, TBD; Emcee - Todd Robbins
Close-up: Eric Brown, Ben Nemzer

January 16: Alexander Boyce, Ben Nemzer, Eran Raven; Emcee - David Corsaro
Close-up: Matias Letelier, Patrick Davis

January 23: TBD, Jeff Moche, Peter Samelson; Emcee - Ben Nemzer
Close-up: Jason Suran, Mike Patrick

January 30: Dave Chandler, Marcus Monroe, Eric Dittelman; Emcee - Todd Robbins
Close-up: Noah Levine, Peter Samelson

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9. Jacosa Kato's Accidental Death
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Message by Greg McMahan (US)

Thank you for mentioning Jacosa's death in your newsletter, I appreciate it. She was a dear friend of mine, I've known her almost 30 years. She was much more than just Jonathan Pendragon's assistant. She was the aerial director at Circus Camp (CircusCamp.org) here in Atlanta, a position she enjoyed tremendously.

She taught thousands of children how to do circus aerial arts such as trapeze, silks, web, and more. I remember years ago watching Jacosa and her sister Kasumi practice their aerial routines and quickly realizing these two little girls had amazing talents and wonderful personalities.

Jacosa was also prominent in the Atlanta circus scene as an entertainer, performing for a variety events. There is a Facebook page dedicated to her memory, https://www.facebook.com/groups/167723787027899.

As a side note, she did not fall from the roof of the building. She slipped and fell off the ladder on her way to the roof. It's a minor detail, but I think it's important to know.

Here's a slideshow with other photos: www.CircusCamp.org/Jacosa

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10. Daytona Festival of Magic 2017
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Message by Harry Allen (US)

The Fun is just beginning.
Daytona Festival of Magic 2017 (November 3-4-5)
www.daytonamagic.com (click on "convention")

Look Who Is Already Booked!!
Nick Lewin
Jarol Martin (Las Vegas)
Mike Michaels (Las Vegas)
Fred Moore
Niels Duinker (Netherlands)
Joseph Young
Harry Allen
Erick Olson
Ben Zabin
More to come!!!!!!!!!
Lectures - Dinner, Friday night - Close-Up Show, Stage Shows - Contests - Southeast Largest Auction.....................

If you missed 2016 Daytona Festival of Magic -you missed a historic event never to be repeated.

Be Part of the next great convention!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Contact:
Harry Allen
Phone 386-252-6767
Email: harry@daytonamagic.com

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11. New Zealand Magic Convention 2017 - Rob Zabrecky
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Message by Nopera Whitley, New Zealand

Two-time 'Stage Magician of the Year' (Magic Castle) Rob Zabrecky will be appearing in New Zealand as part of the 2017 NZ Magic Convention.

MAGIC Magazine described him as, "A unique persona, highly reminiscent of Norman Bates, with a bit of Rod Serling in the mix - a psycho from the Twilight Zone, doing magic."

He'll be performing in the Public Stage Show, and presenting a lecture at the convention.

Always wanted to visit New Zealand? Now you have the perfect reason!

Places are strictly limited to 180 registrations. Avoid disappointment and register before it's too late!

Registrations are now open at www.magicconvention.co.nz

Find out who else is headlining at www.magicconvention.co.nz/headliners/

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12. FISM 2018 Open For Registration
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Message by Joan Caesar (Canada)

FISM in South Korea

The 2018 FISM website is now open to take reservations. It will be continually updated with information about the convention. Now is the time to book your reservation in order to take advantage of the lowest fee and to be given the best seat possible for the Gala Shows:
www.2018fismbusan.com

I look forward to seeing you there.

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13. E-zine Archives
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Back issues of the Magic New Zealand e-zine go to:
www.magicnewzealand.com click on the red button center 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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14. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice
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