Magic New Zealand® E-zine

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Issue Number: #1526
Date: Sunday 7 July 2019
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. 2019 Allan Slaight Award Recipients
3. Crossbow Stunt Gone Wrong
4. Vanish # 60 Is Out Now!
5. David Regal On - The Magic Word Podcast
6. When Thoughts Combine - John Carey #47
7. Magic Music Series 2 Is Now Out
8. 8th European Magic History Conference
9. GC Magic 2019 Magic Brisbane, Australia Convention Update
10. The I.B.M. Comes To Arizona
11. Masters Of Illusion
12. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
13. E-zine Archives
14. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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Highlight for this week for Michele and I was attending Dan Harlan's lecture in Auckland we had an excellent turnout with magicians travelling from far and wide and we were not disappointed. Something for everybody; he is a genius and we all agreed his lecturing style is superb.

If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in HTML format
go to: http://www.magicnewzealand.com/ezine-archive/2019-Jan-to-Dec-2019/1526-Jul07-2019.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. 2019 Allan Slaight Award Recipients
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Message by Magician

We were delighted to reveal the Allan Slaight Award recipients last week sharing each magician's story, and celebrating their extraordinary talents. If you missed it, here are the 2019 recipients:

Canadian Rising Star
Carisa Hendrix

International Rising Star
Ding Yang

Sharing Secrets
Richard Kaufman

Sharing Wonder
Steve Cohen

Lifetime Achievement
Juan Tamariz

And, With Special Thanks...

We would also like to acknowledge and thank Allan and Gary Slaight, and the Slaight Family Foundation for creating these awards. Over the past five years, the foundation has given away an astounding $250,000 to twenty-five recipients. By singling out exceptional artists and their contributions in this unique way, the Allan Slaight Awards raise the profile of magic, and inspire magicians around the globe to strive, even further, to forward this wondrous art.

So if you see an outstanding pursuit of the impossible, be sure to send in a nomination for next year's awards!

And, thank you for joining us in sharing wonder!

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3. Crossbow Stunt Gone Wrong
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Article forwarded on by Peter Phillips (US)

New York Post

Crossbow stunt gone wrong leaves magician with head wound

An illusionist in South Africa suffered a head wound when a magic show stunt involving a crossbow went terribly wrong.
Reports say Li Lau was performing an escape when he was shot Sunday in Makhanda. He left the hospital after doctors stitched up his head.

"We just had a little minor incident this afternoon, but I'm all well," Lau said in a video statement on Twitter that he posted afterward, according to Epoch Times.

The crossbow bolt did not penetrate Lau's skull, News 24 reported.

The station and other South African news outlets reported that another performer, Brendon Peel, shot Lau.

The National Arts Festival, which staged the show, said those reports were wrong.
"The escape is performed while the crossbow is held by apparatus & fired by a mechanically-timed trigger," the festival said. "At the time the crossbow was fired, it was not held by either performer."

Those who saw what happened included a number of children.

"We send our apologies to the kids for giving a few of them quite a scare," Peel said on Facebook.

The show will go on, the festival vowed.

https://nypost.com/2019/07/03/crossbow-stunt-gone-wrong-leaves-magician-with-head-wound/

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4. Vanish # 60 Is Out Now!
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Message by Paul Romhany - Editor Vanish Magazine

The latest edition of Vanish has a double feature cover story. To celebrate 30 years of Vaudeville 2000 Rudy Coby is 'brining the team' back together for a very special Vaudeville 3000 show at the upcoming IBM convention. Keeping with this theme Randy Wakeman sent us an amazing article on The Great Ballantine. We had access to photos by his daughter Sara and is an incredible insight in to this amazing comedy legend.

Nick Lewin takes a look at control and how to what it means as an entertainer from the moment you walk on stage.

Vanish gets invited to the New York Yankees hope day. Ben Robinson shares an amazing day as part of the VANISH invite to honour an incredible magician Olmedini. Truly an inspiration to us all.
Ben also takes us to two different shows, The Illusionists on Broadway and Paul Gartner's one-man show.

FFFF in review with photos by Mike Maione and story by Howard Hamburg

Jeff Christensen continues his series on Magic Is Education with an interview with Rob Zabrecky.

More articles and tricks plus reviews on the very latest products, Apps, books and downloads.

Free from www.vanishmagazine.com

106 pages

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5. David Regal On - The Magic Word Podcast
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star

On our 499th episode of The Magic Word Podcast, we have a wonderful conversation with noted magician, script writer, producer and author, David Regal. David has been working in Hollywood for years as a comedy scriptwriter and over the past several years he has been a producer of one of television's hottest shows, "The Carbonaro Effect" with Michael Carbonaro. In our chat, David talks about the show and why he thinks it is working. Basically it's because they are not trying to do magic tricks on unsuspecting people. The difficult part is for the tricks not to look like tricks. He discusses his philosophy of magic from his book, "Approaching Magic" and ideas from his upcoming book.

You can watch a few videos of David in action, read the blog, see some candid photos, listen to the podcast online, and download the MP3 file at: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/499-david-regal Next week we travel to Scottsdale, Arizona were we will post daily updates from the convention. But first, the next episode, the significant 500th episode will be with none other than the celebrated but always controversial Israeli phenomenon, Uri Geller. Be sure to subscribe to The Magic Word Podcast so you don't miss this epic episode.

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6. When Thoughts Combine - John Carey #47
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Message by John Carey (UK)
https://carey-scene.com/jc-main

The following is a card at a number effect. It is NOT the Holy Grail that some people seem obsessed with. It is however a very practical piece designed for anytime and anywhere and impromptu. Using two age-old concepts, it hits the spot with civilians.

From a shuffled deck in use have a card selected via the riffle peek method. Ask spectator one to say stop as you riffle the outer corner of the deck with your right index finger. Get them to lock the thought of that card into their mind. Allow that card to drop off the index finger and then secure a left little-finger break above it as you square up.

A few moments later cut half the cards above your break to the table. Then cut to the break and drop them on top of the tabled packet. Finish by dropping the remaining cards on top of all and square up. The selection, say 5 of Spades is of course now on top. Execute an in the hands riffle shuffle retaining it on top. As you square up execute an all around square up glimpse of the face card of the deck. Let's say it's the King of Clubs. This will act as our key card.

Table the deck in front of a second person. "Sir, I would like you to think of a number. Now psychologically there are certain numbers that lots of people seem to go for. So, it's completely random and fair, we will let the deck generate a number. I will look away. Please cut off a packet, not too small but not too big. Then deal and count the cards quietly into a packet on the table. Lock that random number into your mind and place that packet back on top of the deck and cut the deck and complete the cut. Tell me when you are done and I will turn around and face you."

During the above interaction we will be applying the age old, but still beautifully effective, double count force to position the first persons thought of card at the second person's random number. They cut off a packet and silently deal and count into a tabled pile to form a number. Let's say it's twelve. Because the first card dealt is the selection, when they replace the packet on top of the deck the selection has been covertly set to this random number. The deck is cut and the cut completed. This puts our key card, the King of Clubs, 12 cards away from the selection.

Pick up the deck and execute a false shuffle as you state that one person is thinking of a card and the other a number. Flip the deck face-up. Start spreading the cards with the faces of the cards tilted towards you slightly. Mention that if this was the traditional 'card trick' you would go through the deck and try to find their card. But seeing as you don't know what card or indeed number is being thought of, this experiment will be totally out of your control and entirely up to your spectators to conclude. As you say this you secure a little-finger break above your key card. Execute a turnover pass as you turn the deck face-down and table it.

Ask the second spectator to call out the number they are thinking of. Then ask the first spectator to call out their card. Have that person deal down to the number and stop them one card shy of that number. Pause to build some suspense and then have the next card turned over to successfully conclude the mystery.

This effect was inspired by my friend Patrick Redford's effect Applesauce from his book of the same name. The deck generating a random number line belongs to him. I wanted a handling better suited to my style and with only one key card.

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7. Magic Music Series 2 Is Now Out
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Message by James Laudermilk (US)

It's finally here folks! Since "Magic Music Series 1" was so popular I created "Magic Music Series 2" and it's up now! Royalty free magical music created just for Entertainers & Magicians by a Magician! Use this music for your shows, your videos, your websites! These Magical soundtrack loops are anywhere from 5 - 5:30 minutes long and sound great looped.

Each music loop comes with both .m4a & .wav file formats for your convenience! This is the most diverse music I've created so far! I hope you enjoy using them as much as I enjoyed creating them! 1-minute demos are on the page also for you to listen to. There is something for everyone in this music download! (Be on the lookout for Magic Music Series 3 coming soon!)

https://immersivemarketvr.com/my-services?olsPage=products%2Fmagic-music-series-two

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8. 8th European Magic History Conference
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Message by Magic Christian (Vienna)

From August 22nd-25th the 8th European Magic History Conference will take place in Vienna. The highlights will be a special dinner in a famous event restaurant, a reception in the City hall, at least 15 speakers and a special event hotel which is the oldest hotel in Vienna with a lot of history since exactly 1600, but modern 4 Star standard today. If you want to get more information about go to: https://emhc2019.com/

The participation is limited to 100 people and there are 15 places left.

The fee is 280 from June 1st, 2019.

Payments by PayPal or bank draft. See the mentioned website.

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9. GC Magic 2019 Magic Brisbane, Australia Convention Update
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Message by Helen Coghlan

Early Bird Registration is now open for GC Magic 2019 being held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 17th-20th October this year.

The Early Bird registration fee is only $359 which includes a Gala Show and Buffet Dinner valued at over $100. Early Bird Registration finishes 1st August.

International Guest Lecturers
We have an exciting line-up of international guest lecturers and performers, including US magician Richard Turner. The amazing thing about this master Card Manipulator is that he is totally blind. It's Richard's first trip to Australia and we're excited about his upcoming lecture and performance. Click https://gcmagic2019.com.au/our-performers to find out about all our special guests.

Website https://www.gcmagic2019.com.au

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Regards,
Arthur & Helen Coghlan
Event Organisers

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10. The I.B.M. Comes To Arizona
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magician.org/convention

If you are attending the I.B.M. Convention this year here is what they have scheduled:

Wednesday July 10th 2019

9:00 a.m. - NOON - Registration Open
o Ballroom Lobby

9:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
The Lance Burton Teen Seminar
o Quail F

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Lecture with Greg Wilson
o Salt River 6 & 7

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. - Stage Contest Part 1
o Salt River 4 & 5

1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. - Registration Open
o Ballroom Lobby

2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - I.B.M. Magic Shops Open
o Salt River 2 & 3

3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. - Lecture Shawn Farquhar
o Salt River 6 & 7

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - I.B.M. Magic Shops Party
o Salt River 2 & 3

6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception
And Meet and Greet Performers
o Salt River 4 & 5

8:00 p.m. - Opening Show with Headliner
Paul Kozak plus Misty Lee
o Salt River 4 & 5

10:30 p.m. - Late Night
With Comedy Legend Paul Kozak and Friends
o Salt River 4 & 5

Thursday July 11th 2019

9:00 a.m. - NOON - Registration Open
o Ballroom Lobby

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - I.B.M. Magic Shops Open
o Salt River 2 & 3

10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - Lecture John Ferrentino
o Salt River 6 & 7

10:00 a.m. - Spouse Event
o Ballroom Lobby

11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Lance Burton Teen Scene #1
o Quail F

11:15 a.m. - Annual Business Meeting.
o Road Runner AB

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. - Stage Contest Part 2
o Salt River 4 & 5

1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. - Registration Open
o Ballroom Lobby

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Doug Henning Exhibit
o Salt River 1

8:00 p.m. - Evening Of Magic
With M.C. Michael Finney, Bizzaro, and Mike Hammer
o Salt River 4 & 5

10:30 p.m. - Late Night with Joshua Jay
o Salt River 4 &n 5

Friday July 12th 2019

9:00 a.m. - NOON - Registration Open
o Ballroom Lobby

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - I.B.M. Magic Shops Open
o Salt River 2 & 3

9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. - Lecture/show Jon Armstrong
o Salt River 4 & 5

10:00 a.m. - Spouse Event
o Ballroom Lobby

11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. - I.B.M. Board Meeting
o Road Runner AB

11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. -
Lance Burton Teen Scene #2
o Quail F

1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. - Registration Open
o Ballroom Lobby

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. - Close-up Magic Contest
o Quali D, E, & F

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Lecture Bizzaro
o Salt River 4 & 5

4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Doug Henning Exhibit
o Salt River 1

5:00 p.m. - Cocktails
o Ballroom Lobby

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Grand I.B.M. Banquet
o Salt River 6 & 7

6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Grand Banquet Show
with Banachek & Shawn Farquhar
o Salt River 6 & 7

8:00 p.m. - The Gold Medal Show.
M.C. Robert Baxt
with Jessica Jane Peterson,
and David DaVinci
o Salt River 4 & 5

10:15 p.m.-11:30 p.m. - Late night with Banachek
o Salt River 4 & 5

Saturday July 13th 2019

8:00 a.m. - Merlin Breakfast
o Salt River 6 & 7

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - I.B.M. Magic Shops Open
o Salt River 2 & 3

9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Lecture EDF Distinguished Lecture Chip Romero
o Salt River 4 & 5

11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. - Lecture Robert Baxt
o Salt River 4 & 5

11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Lance Burton Teen Scene #3
o Quail F

1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Lecture Sessions - Pick Your 2 That Fit You!
Matt Baker - Buster Balloon - David DaVinci
o Road Runner A, B & C

3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. - Doug Henning Exhibit
o Salt River 1

7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - I.B.M. Contest Awards
o Salt River 4 & 5

8:00 p.m. - The Grand Finale Show!
Mc's Ken Scott and Michael Finney,
with Shawn Farquhar, Les Arnold & Dazzle,
Kevin James, Rudy Coby and Les Bubb
o Salt River 4 & 5

10:15 p.m.
Want to help break a Guinness Book of Records!
Be a part of the fun! Bring your linking rings,
cards, and a coin.
o Salt River 4 & 5

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11. Masters Of Illusion
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Message by Steve Moyer (US)

Masters of Illusion returns for week five of sixth anniversary season on The CW Network

Hosted by Dean Cain, the series returns Friday, July 5th with two 30-minute episodes airing back to back, starting at 8/7C

Hollywood, CA (June 29 2019) - Masters of Illusion, produced by Associated Television International and hosted by Dean Cain, will return for Week Five of their sixth anniversary season on The CW with two 30-minute episodes airing back to back on Friday, July 5, 2019 at 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. Central, with two Encore episodes. Masters of Illusion features amazing magic performed by 40 cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers.

Masters of Illusion will be preempted on Friday, July 12, 2019 and will not air that week. Masters of Illusion will return with Week Six on Friday, July 19, 2019 with an original 30-minute episode airing from 8:00 - 8:30 p.m. ET. The show will then continue through the remainder of the Season Six airing 30-minute original weekly episodes from 8:00 - 8:30 p.m. on Friday nights.

This week's episodes will include:
"Masters of Illusion" - (8:00-8:30 p.m. ET)
"Human Voodoo Doll and a Séance" (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
VOODOO MAGIC - Hosted by Dean Cain, Masters of Illusion features amazing magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers displaying skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines - all in front of a studio audience. Magicians featured in this episode include: Dan Sperry, Murray SawChuck, Chris Funk, Joel Meyers, George Iglesias, Billy Kidd and Greg Frewin. (#604). (Encore Presentation). Original airdate 6/21/2019.

To view performance highlights of the July 5th Encore episode from 8:00 - 8:30 p.m., please visit: https://wbproductions.box.com/s/qj2ccsh9sxup1az8w0l5vta0j0nfz1k3

"Masters of Illusion" - (8:30-9:00 p.m. ET)
"Putting Our Cards on the Table" (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
Challenging Your Brain - Hosted by Dean Cain, Masters of Illusion features amazing magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers displaying skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines - all in front of a studio audience. Magicians featured in this episode include Jeki Yoo, Greg Gleason, Joshua Jay, Bill Cook, Shoot Ogawa, Chipper Lowell, Jibrizy and Jonathan Pendragon (#605). (Encore Presentation). Original airdate 6/28/2019.

To view performance highlights of the July 5th Encore episode from 8:30 - 9:00 p.m., please visit: https://wbproductions.box.com/s/wzxwsy4h1xvl3ii9dguh1k029ev4vrfc

Dean Cain, host of Masters of Illusion, is an actor, producer and writer. Cain also appears in the hit CW series, "Supergirl," in which he plays the role of Supergirl's adoptive father, Jeremiah Danvers. Later this year, in October 2019, Cain will serve as Co-Chair, along with Montel Williams, of the Inaugural Impact Humanity Television and Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. Dean Cain has also collaborated with Montel Williams on several other projects, including, executive producing the upcoming documentary film, "Hate Among Us," also with Montel Williams, as well as the critically acclaimed documentary film, "Architects of Denial." Recent film credits as an actor include "Gosnell" and "Angry Men." His breakthrough performance as an actor was in the dual roles of Superman/Clark Kent in the television series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman."

The roster of award-winning magicians from around the world appearing in Season Five of Masters of Illusion is a virtual who's who in the field of magic.
Alexandra Duvivier (Paris, France) https://www.alexandraduvivier.com/, https://www.facebook.com/alexandra.duvivier.1
Andi Gladwin (Gloucester, UK) www.illusionist.co.uk, .@WhoIsAndi
Anna DeGuzman (Hollywood, CA) Instagram: .@annadeguzman, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsAnnaD/
Bill Cook (Chicago, IL) www.billcookmagic.com, .@billcookmagic
Billy Kidd (London, UK) www.billykiddshow.com, .@billykiddshow
Chipper Lowell (Fullerton, CA) www.chipperlowellexperience.com, .@chipperlowell
Chris Funk (The Wonderist) (Chilliwack, British Columbia) www.chrisfunkmagic.com, .@chrisfunkmagic, https://plus.google.com/+chrisfunkmagician-thewonderist
Chris Korn (Venice Beach, CA) www.chriskorn.com, .@kornkeezie
Dan Sperry (Las Vegas, CA) http://dansperry.com, Facebook: http://facebook.com/dansperryofficial, Instagram: http://instagram.com/dansperry
Douglas "Lefty" Leferovich (Las Vegas, NV) https://douglasleferovich.com, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DouglasLeftyLeferovich/, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/douglasleferovich
Ed Alonzo (The Misfit of Magic) (Toluca Lake, CA) www.edalonzo.com, .@edalonzomagic
Eric Buss (Los Angeles, CA) https://ericbuss.com/, .@ericbuss
Eric Jones (Philadelphia, PA) www.ericjonesmagic.com, https://www.facebook.com/ericjonesprestidigitator
Francis Menotti (Philadelphia, PA) http://francismenotti.com/, https://www.facebook.com/francis.menotti
George Iglesias (Lima, Peru) www.MagoGeorge.com, .@MagoGeorgeOf
Greg Frewin (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) www.gregfrewintheatre.com, .@GF_Theatre
Greg Gleason (Las Vegas, NV) www.gleasonmagic.com, #GregGleason
Jarol Martin (Las Vegas, NV) https://www.facebook.com/jarolmagic/
Jarrett & Raja (Jarrett Parker and Raja Rahman from Las Vegas, NV) www.jarrettandraja.com, .@jarrettandraja
Jason Andrews (Las Vegas, NV) www.jasonandrewsmagic.com, Instagram: .@ImJasonAndrews, Facebook: https://facebook.com/ImJasonAndrews
Jeki Yoo (South Korea and North Hollywood, CA) www.jekiyoo.com, http://www.instgram.com/jekiyoo, http://www.facebook.com/jekiyoomagic
Jibrizy (Chicago, IL) www.jibrizy.com, .@jibrizy
Joel Meyers (Brooklyn, NY) www.meyersmagic.com, .@joelmeyersmagic
Jonathan Pendragon (Londonderry, Vermont) http://www.jonathanpendragon.com/, .@jpendragonmagic
Joseph Gabriel (Las Vegas, NV) www.gabrielmagic.com
Joshua Jay (New York, NY) www.joshuajay.com, .@joshuajaymagic
Miss Katalin (Las Vegas, NV) https://misskatalin.com, https://www.instagram.com/misskatalin/, https://www.facebook.com/missKatalin/, .@missKatalin, https://www.youtube.com/misskatalin
Matt Marcy (Los Angeles, CA) https://www.mattmarcy.com/
Michael Turco (Wayne, NJ) http://turcomagic.com/, .@michaelturco
Murray SawChuck (Las Vegas, NV) www.murraymagic.com, .@MurraySawChuck, www.facebook.com/MurrayFanPage
Naathan Phan (Las Vegas, NV and Orange, CA) www.magicasianman.com, .@naathanphan
Rick Smith Jr. (Cleveland, OH) https://www.facebook.com/RickSmithJrpage/, .@RickSmithJr1
Shaun Jay (Raleigh, NC) http://shaunjaymagic.com/, http://facebook.com/shaunjaymagicofficial, http://instagram.com/shaunjaymagic
Shoot Ogawa (Tokyo, Japan and Los Angeles, CA) http://www.holyshoot.com
Spidey (Montreal, Canada) www.spideymagic.com, .@spideyhypnosis
Steven Brundage (Las Vegas, NV) https://www.stevenbrundagemagic.com/, https://www.facebook.com/brundagemagic, .@brundagemagic, https://www.instagram.com/brundagemagic/
Tetro (Los Angeles, CA) https://tetromagic.com/, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tetromagic/, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tetro, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tetromagic/
The Evasons (Jeff and Tessa Evason) (Annapolis, MD) http://www.theevasons.com, https://www.facebook.com/TheEvasons,
https://twitter.com/TheEvasons, .@TheEvasons, https://www.instagram.com/mentalistduo/
Titou (Baptiste Molard) (Paris, France and Las Vegas, NV) http://titoumagic.com, https://www.facebook.com/TheMagicOfTitou, .@MagicianTitou, https://www.instgram.com/titoumagician/
Tommy Wind (Las Vegas, NV) www.tommywindmagic.com, .@tommywind

Masters of Illusion is produced by Associated Television International with returning Executive Producers David McKenzie ("The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards," "Marie"), Gay Blackstone ("The World Magic Awards" 2007-2009), David Martin ("The World Magic Awards" 2007-2009, "Marie"), and Al Schwartz ("The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards," "The Golden Globe Awards" 2013 and 2014), along with Co-Executive Producer Jim Romanovich ("From Rocky To Creed," "The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards").

Associated Television International (ATI) is an Emmy Award-winning company that has been the world's largest producer of magic for both stage and screen for over three decades. ATI's television series, specials and feature films have aired on all U.S. broadcast networks, major cable channels and with television partners all over the world. Current series in production include: "The Hollywood Christmas Parade," "Masters of Illusion," and the Emmy Award-nominated "Laura McKenzie's Traveler." ATI has also been Emmy Award-nominated for its various television specials and series. For more information, please visit www.associatedtelevision.com

To view a Sizzle Reel of Season Six of Masters of Illusion on The CW, please visit: https://vimeo.com/user4830612/review/338343631/ac14f5fc12

To learn more about Masters of Illusion, please visit http://www.cwtv.com/shows/masters-of-illusion/
Network with us at:
https://www.facebook.com/cwmastersofillusion
https://twitter.com/cw_illusion
https://www.facebook.com/MastersofIllusion
https://twitter.com/Mastersofillus
@cw_illusion
#MastersOfIllusion

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12. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
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The Orchante Saga - Beginnings

Written by the late Tommy Orchard (The Amazing Orchante)

At Last! The Wairoa College Incident!

Several fads started up at College - one was the 'staring without blinking' contest; teachers wondered what the hell was going on, classrooms full of 'zombies' trying to 'outstare' each other - of course it was my fault; everything was - admittedly I started it - part of my hypnotic lessons - nobody beat me! Another 'craze' started by the 'tough boys', to prove they could 'take pain' like Tommy Orchard, was to apparently smash at full force, their knuckles on the top edge of tables; the resounding 'SMACK' made everyone not 'in the know' cringe; they should have been crippled - for life! The secret - just before your knuckles hit the table, you open your hand; it is your palm and fingers which hit the table thus creating the awful 'CRACK!'; as your arm swings on down, you quickly close your fingers. The illusion is perfect - try it sometime - it doesn't hurt! My answer to the 'toughies' - actually DO IT! But in the centre of the table; looking back, I must have been bloody mad - even though I'd 'kill' the pain, I could still have done some permanent damage. Very lucky! Very stupid!!

The other fad, which I DIDN'T start (honest) - was, to get someone to squat down, take 10 deep breaths --on the tenth one, they had to hold their breath and stand straight up. You, standing behind them, place your arms around their middle and squeeze tightly. Within 30 seconds they will go limp and totally unconscious. You lower them gently to the ground, and they will lie there twitching like mad for a few seconds, then slowly come around. I can only describe the sensation as going 'under anesthetic' - your brain whirls like a pin-wheel - then nothing.
The next minute you come around and find yourself lying on the ground. Everyone was at it, taking turns to knock each other out. These fads all started in response to my hypnotic antics.

Then the 'proverbial' starts hitting the fan. I've got some excellent hypnotic subjects, and I'm now into post-hypnotic suggestions - that is, giving your hypnotised subject a suggestion to carry out a particular action, at a signal from you, sometime after they have woken up - and they have no conscious memory of having received any instructions from you.. I've also acquired a brand new, hot off the press, book 'The Eyes Have It' by my hero "Franquin", an Auto-biography published 1957. (If you haven't read it, try and get it from a Library.

I promise, you won't be disappointed.) In it, he describes how, as a schoolboy at Wellington College, he got 'Stuffy' Logan to throw his ink-well at the black-board. Methinks "I can do that!" I don't remember who my hapless, subject was, but we did have ink bottles so........., at my signal, he stood up, bottle in hand, and fired it straight at the blackboard! It took off across the classroom like a rocket, heading for outer space. "BANG!!" An eternity of shocked silence - then, everybody, every eye, every finger, was pointing in my direction. When the 'bizarre' happened, you could bet that Tommy Orchard was behind it, somehow!

I'm marched off to the Headmaster's office, a call was put through to my father in Raupunga!!!! For several weeks I'm a model pupil - but I've now been 'bitten' three times - the magic, fakir, and now hypnotism bugs. My very soul has been infected for life!! I'm an ENTERTAINER!! One day after school it happens! Somehow, an impromptu demonstration of hypnotism starts - just outside the school gates, on the footpath. My audience swells, spills out onto the road - now, the traffic has stopped. Tommy 'The Great' is 'buried' in the middle of a huge 'bull-ring' blissfully unaware of what's happening outside. Then the headmaster, the teachers are all there "What's causing all the commotion?" "OH, NO - IT'S THAT TOMMY ORCHARD AGAIN!!!!!"

I'm marched yet again to the Headmaster's office, again Dad is called - this time IT'S SERIOUS! EXPULSION hangs in the air. It's "Toe the line, young man - or else!!" The incident hits 'The Wairoa Star' the local newspaper, and my name is in print - for the very first time. Don't remember much after that - do know I earned me one hell of a reputation and, one hell of a sore arse from my father.. The girls were wary of me - the result of schoolboy imaginings, and 'lurid talk' of things you could 'make a girl do' while under your 'power', obeying your every wish and whim! Thankfully, I did have some moral values in my youth.

Many years later in Sydney, Australia, I was going through some very old 'Abras' from the library of the I.B.M. Maurice Rooklyn Ring 102, and came across a report in one, (can't remember what year or month but around 1957-58) about the Wairoa incident, and pooh-poohing the whole thing - "whoever heard of a 12 - 13 year old kid being able to hypnotise. What a load of rubbish". (or words to that effect). How wrong they were, whoever wrote it up. Wish I'd taken the details then - perhaps someone out there has copies of these old Abras, and would perhaps be kind enough to take the time and search this article out. I personally would be extremely grateful, and I'm sure the exact wording would be of interest to the readers of this e-zine. The fact that it was written up at all means that the information must have come from the 'Wairoa Star'.

ADDENDUM
What I'm about to relate many of you will find difficult to swallow, nonetheless, it's true.

There was one male teacher (today I'm convinced he would be diagnosed as having psychotic tendencies) who delighted in ' thrashing' misbehaving boys, with the cane. He had a particularly nasty technique - he made you bend over, with your head under a table. Consequently, with each 'WHACK' on your backside, your head automatically jerked up and SLAMMED into the
underside of the table. Today, that man would be arrested for assault! There were two pupils he never caned - a Maori boy named Charlie - he was huge, like two Jonah Lomus (famous New Zealand rugby player) rolled into one!, and he towered over everyone - and me. Only once did he try to cane me - as I started to bend over, I thought 'NO!', straightened up, turned around and 'fixed' my eyes right on the bridge of his nose -held his gaze without blinking - and mentally willed him not to move.

(This was Franquin's mesmerism technique in action.) He stood there, flexing his cane, his mouth opening and shutting like a fish out of water, not a sound coming out. Then, my eyes not wavering a fraction from his, I quietly said in an authoritative and positive tone, "you will never, ever, attempt to touch me again". I held his gaze for a few more seconds, mentally enforcing my suggestion, then turned and walked out, and that was that! I know many of you will say ''what a load of bull' - but a psychologist would clearly understand how and why it happened. In simplistic terms, he (the teacher) was in a heightened state of excitement - about to indulge in his malicious caning - then suddenly his 'psyche' was caught unawares by the unexpected, by someone he knew could hypnotise (the whole school knew - I'd already been in trouble because of it), who 'fixed' him with a well practised 'hypnotic stare' and his 'fired up' imagination did the rest - with some help from me - he had NO CHANCE!

If at the time I had been more experienced, I would have known that he was 'ripe' for instantaneous hypnosis - more's the pity - my moral values would have gone right out the window where that sadistic bastard was concerned!!!

Today most people know that hypnotism is a science (and an art), but in the fifties, hypnotism was thought by many as the 'evil eye', diabolical, a supernatural power - that some sort of 'electricity' flowed from the hypnotist's eyes. When one has the notorious reputation of being able to put people to 'sleep', it was the 'eyes' that did it and rumours are rife about one's 'powers' ! - I've said this before, but it's important -you must have total, absolute confidence - you know you can hypnotise - influence, it is this assurance that reaches out and has its effect on your subjects - they WILL react as you wish, but you MUST believe. Remember, imagination is the most powerful force in the world - POSITIVE THOUGHT gives POSITIVE RESULTS!!

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