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Issue Number: #1655
Date: Sunday 6th February 2022
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. FISM Quebec 2022 - Update
3. Vanish Magic Magazine #91
4. MAGIC Live Countdown
5. February Magic Castle Show Schedule
6. Broken Wand - Gerald Taylor
7. Broken Wand - Andrew Gressett
8. Around The Lounge By Jeff Bibik #12
9. Magical Women With Connie Boyd
10. News From The Academy Of Illusions
11. No Stone Unturned - Paul Stone - Article #47
12. Streamlined Pin Crack - John Carey #149
13. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
14. E-zine Archives
15. Privacy Policy And Copyright Notice
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1. Editor's Message
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2. FISM Quebec 2022 - Update
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Message by Joan Caesar (Canada)
Plains
of Abraham, Quebec City: A short history
The Plains of Abraham is an historic area within the Battlefields
Park in Quebec City. The land is the site of the Battle
of the Plains of Abraham, which took place on September
13, 1759. Later, hundreds of acres of the fields became
used for grazing, housing, and minor industrial structures.
However, in 1908 the land was ceded to Quebec City, and
administered by the federally-run National Battlefields
Commission. The park today is used by 4 million visitors
and tourists annually for sports, relaxation, outdoor concerts,
and festivals.
The
Plains were likely named after Abraham Martin (1589-1664),
a fisherman and river pilot nicknamed The Scot. Martin moved
to Quebec City in 1635 with his wife Marguerite and received
32 acres of land.
The
park itself presently occupies an area approximately 2.4
km (1.5 mi) long by 0.8 km (0.5 mi) wide, (242 acres) that
extend westward from the Citadelle of Quebec and the walls
of Quebec City along a plateau above the Saint Lawrence
River, and forms a part of The Battlefields Park. Walking
trails have been built on the site, as well as monuments
to commemorate the Battle of Sainte-Foy and James Wolfe,
the latter marker raised in 1790 on the site where Wolfe
was said to have died.
After
World War 1, the National Battlefields Commission placed
a column identical to one that had been built on the site
in 1849 to commemorate soldiers who were lost in that war.
It continues to be the location of Remembrance Day ceremonies
every year.
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3. Vanish Magic Magazine #91
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Message by Paul Romhany - Editor Vanish Magazine
A
very special double feature for February with Eric DeCamps
and Celeste DeCamps on the covers. David Regal interviews
Eric about his one-man show and his career in magic. We
get to know Eric's wife Celeste who also has a passion for
dance, music, and has been around magic for a very long
time.
2021
will forever be the year that rocked the magic communities'
perceptions of early Las Vegas magicians. It began with
factual findings that Lance Rich found and documented while
investigating the question; "who was the first magician
to play in a Las Vegas Hotel and Casino"? The "El
Rancho Hotel & Casino" debuted on the Las Vegas
Strip and was the first gaming establishment to book a magician,
in May 1941. At the same time Lance was researching this
AnnaRose made an incredible discovery that lead them both
down the same path. This is a remarkable story and exclusive
AnnaRose story for Vanish.
Nick
Lewin shares his Valentine Day Awards - find out who the
winners were for 2021.
Product
Highlights - lots of great reviews plus three incredible
product highlights. "Rosen Roy Martini Glass,"
"Spider Pen X and Salted 2.0. Be sure to check out
the video reviews that go with these highlights as well.
Family
magicians will enjoy Christopher T. Magicians article on
Reactions
Magic
Tricks: Cards Across, Elephant in A Box, Triumphant Flip
Off, and River Gambler Routine.
This
and lots more in this very special edition of Vanish Magic
Magazine.
www.vanishmagazine.com
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4. MAGIC Live Countdown
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Message by Stan Allen (USA)
A few hours ago, we launched a countdown with just 125 registrations
left to MAGIC Live! That number is probably outdated already.
(To see the up-to-the-minute countdown, visit the link below.)
While 125 may sound like a lot, we started with 1,600 spots.
And now, 93% of them are gone.
If you're thinking about attending, please don't delay.
Sign up today, and join your friends at The Orleans Hotel
in Las Vegas, May 15-18, 2022.
Surprises await!
Stan
MagicConvention.com
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5. February Magic Castle Show Schedule
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Jan
31-Feb 6, 2022
Close-Up
Gallery
Cocktail Hour (Thu - Sun)
Cocktail: Benjamin Barnes
Close-Up (Mon - Sun)
Early: Alexandra Duvivier
Late: Tam Vo
The
Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: Chris Herren as Faust
Late: Steven Brundage
Palace
of Mystery
Chipper Lowell
David Zirbel
Saturday
& Sunday
Palace Show
Chipper Lowell
David Zirbel
Peller
Theatre
Raven & Migz
Library
Bar
MadTad
Friday
Lunch
Alexandra Duvivier
Saturday
& Sunday
Parlour Kids Show
(Kids of All Ages)
Robert Ramirez
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Feb 7-13, 2022
Close-Up
Gallery
Cocktail Hour (Thu - Sun)
Cocktail: The K
Close-Up (Mon - Sun)
Early: Joan DuKore
Late: Hannibal
The
Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: Bob Gebert
Late: Siegfried Tieber
Palace
of Mystery
Danny Cole & Stacey
Matt Marcy
Saturday
& Sunday
Palace Show
Danny Cole & Stacey
Matt Marcy
Peller
Theatre
Felix Jones
Simone Turkington
Library
Bar
MadTad
Friday
Lunch
Joan DuKore
Saturday
& Sunday
Parlour Kids Show
(Kids of All Ages)
Arty Loon
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Feb 14-20, 2022
Close-Up
Gallery
Cocktail Hour (Thu - Sun)
Cocktail: Terry Lunceford
Close-Up (Mon - Sun)
Early: Jesse Dee
Late: Aki Mitsui
The
Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: Kevin Li
Late: Patrick Livingstone
Palace
of Mystery
Lucy Darling
Dave Kaplan
Saturday
& Sunday
Palace Show
Lucy Darling
Dave Kaplan
Peller
Theatre
Ron Saylor
Dennis Forel
Library
Bar
Lauro Castillo
Friday
Lunch
Aki Mitsui
Saturday
& Sunday
Parlour Kids Show
(Kids of All Ages)
Mario the Maker Magician
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6. Broken Wand - Gerald Taylor
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Message by Kristina (Australia)
Gerald
Taylor passed away peacefully in the early hours of Friday
21, February 2022 with his "surrogate daughter"
Kristina by his side.
For
more information on Gerald's magical career, please go to
geraldtaylor.com.au
Details
of a memorial service will be made shortly.
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7. Broken Wand - Andrew Gressett
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Message by Steve Schlanger (US)
So
sorry to report the passing of Andrew Gressett.
He
was born and raised in New Orleans and was a longtime member
of the local SAM and IBM rings. He was successful at everything
that he did, business, magic, and most importantly his devotion
to his wife and son. He regularly came out to Los Angeles
to attend The Oscars or the Golden Globe awards.
During
these trips he would always visit Owens Magic Supreme, arriving
with a king cake to share with his friends and the employees
who worked there. He also attended many magic conventions,
where you would talk shop, and look for items to add to
his magic collection.
Joe
Harrisson a lifelong friend conducted the broken wand ceremony
at his memorial. He will be missed by all that knew him.
Aloha
Andrew, until we meet again.
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8. Around The Lounge By Jeff Bibik #12
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Message by Jeff Bibik (USA)
Chicago Magic Lounge
ChicagoMagicLounge.com
www.Bibik.com
Meet
Paige Thompson
Fans
of Penn & Teller's Fool Us program recently saw Paige
Thompson make an appearance. Paige is one of our most talented
performers at the Lounge and can been seen there 6 nights
a week. She has worked the main stage in the Blackstone
Cabaret, the 654 Club and regularly works the tables before
the show.
Paige
started in magic early, when her Grandmother gave her a
magic set at 6 years old. She was at first disappointed
there were no magic spells in the set and she put it aside
for a couple of years. Around 8 she began to learn the tricks
in the set, and seeing the interest Grandma began to give
her more props and effects. Her first paid show was at age
12 for an 11 year old neighbor's birthday, which was booked
by her first agent, Grandma!! She was a big supporter of
Paige's career and had signs made for her car advertising
Paige's magic.
In
her teens she began competing and winning magic contests
in Northern California and San Francisco, and went to Las
Vegas to compete, without winning but taking 2nd place.
Along the way she met Dan Sperry and when Dan was moving
to Las Vegas he asked Paige to be roommates and work with
him in his act. As many have learned, success in Vegas is
not guaranteed, so she took a gig in Branson Missouri. "3
producers came through that theater, and they all stopped
paying" said Paige. Success in Branson is not guaranteed
either.
She
continued working with Dan, including tours in Germany.
"He was a rock star there, we got off the plane and
people were calling out his name in the airport" Paige
recalled. (I wonder how they recognized him?) In 2017 she
was ready to try a new city and came to Chicago.
She
learned about a new magic venue called the Chicago Magic
Lounge and got booked as a walk around entertainer just
before we closed our original venue to reopen in our current
space. Around this time she went to Magic Inc in search
of a sub trunk. She didn't buy the trunk they had, but she
did meet Luis Carreon (featured here last week) and the
two became a couple.
In
addition to P&T's "Fool Us" Paige has been
featured 3 times on "Masters of Illusion" as well
as "Showtime at the Apollo" with Steve Harvey,
where she received a standing ovation, no easy task. She
continues to fool and amaze weekly at the Chicago Magic
Lounge, where she was recently voted by her coworkers "Best
Dressed Magician" at the Lounge! Make sure to say hello
to Paige and visit PaigesMagic.com
Next
week- A _ walks into our bar………..
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9. Magical Women With Connie Boyd
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Message by Connie Boyd (USA)
#Magical-Women
Sequel 3, thanks to the research & discoveries made
by Lance Rich and Anna Rose Einarsen, Gloria Dea attends
@TheDavidCopperfield1's show at the MGM Hotel & Casino
in #LasVegas. Incredibly Gloria was 99 years old at the
time!
Gloria
Dea was the first magician ever to appear in a Las Vegas
at a casino venue in 1941. The venue was the El Rancho,
the first hotel & casino to be built on the Las Vegas
Strip. The same year Gloria debuted as the first magician
to star in Las Vegas she also began her acting career.
Her
biggest acting success was co-starring with Buster Crabbe
in "the King of the Congo" serial series. In this
third talk AnnaRose describes the friendship and collaborative
adventure she, Lance Rich & David Copperfield have enjoyed
to discover Gloria. Lance Rich describes his experience
at David's show with Gloria.
It's
a true story of newfound, magical friendship that reads
like a fictional romance & fantasy.
https://youtu.be/VYNdzITWCLM
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10. News From The Academy Of Illusions
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Message by Jay Scott Berry (Australia)
All
magicians everywhere share one thing in common: We all had
that moment, sometime in our lives, when we fell in love
with magic. The spark that became a flame, is the shared
experience that binds us together, across space and time.
Those who reach the highest peaks of the art, the dreamers,
creators and trailblazers, are the ones who keep that fire
burning in their heart. And that thought set the tone for
this entire week at the Academy and Abra.tv News.
Our
top story is the world premiere of "Spotlight On".
This one hour, multimedia program streamed live across Facebook,
featuring one of the greatest magic creators and illusionists
of all time, Franz Harary. In a revealing and often surprising
interview, he and I discussed his extraordinary life in
magic and the unique mindset of an artist, pioneer and trailblazer.
In a relaxed and casual manner he talked about growing up
in Ann Arbor, Michigan, creating illusions for Michael Jackson
and Alice Cooper, on to starring in multi-million dollar
shows around the world. The interview is up to watch on
the FB Pages only for the next few days. My next guest,
on February 8th, is the incomparable Vegas headliner, David
Goldrake.
On
Saturday's Abra.tv News, we celebrated the one year anniversary
of "Late Night Magic" in Las Vegas. Produced by
Doug Leferovich and Michael Mayfield, this offbeat show
stars Rudy Coby, Mondre, AnnaRose, Bizarro, John Shaw, Kim
Steel and the comedy antics of Lefty. From there, we took
a look back at the 93rd S.A.M. Convention, with an exclusive
memorial video.
Our
next stop was jolly old England, where Romany gave a full
report on the many shows that are up and running across
the UK. She topped it all off by interviewing Irish magician
and Blackpool Convention star, Nikola Arkane. As if that
wasn't enough, Nikola added the icing on the cake, closing
with a wondrous performance. That makes five weekly Newscasts
that are all available to watch on our Facebook Pages and
at www.Abra.tv
There
is no resting on our laurels, however. This weekend's news
is in production and will feature a preview of The Magic
Castle Founder's Day, The Super Magic Festival in Italy
plus an exclusive interview with Grandmaster and FISM Award
Winner, Marc Oberon.
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11. No Stone Unturned - Paul Stone - Article #47
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Message by Paul Stone (US)
Last
year I produced a limited edition set of Martin Lewis's
Sidewalk Shuffle cards to commemorate what would have been
the legendary British magician and renowned magic dealer
Ken Brooke's 100th Birthday.
There
were only 100 sets made, with a custom KB 100 back design
and each one with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity,
and a large poster of Ken Brooke.
Sidewalk
Shuffle is a really strong parlour and cabaret effect and
it is also a perfect trick to perform for zoom shows too.
In my opinion, it is by far the most commercial version
of 'Chase the Ace'.
As
I have mentioned in my previous articles, I will be attending
the Blackpool Convention and, apart from hosting two events
featuring Lynette Chappell, Siegfried & Roy's leading
lady and 'Evil Queen', I will also be presenting a Workshop
on the 'Nemo Jumbo Rising Cards'.
I
will also try to spend a few minutes on Sidewalk Shuffle
too, and I will have a few of the special Ken Brooke, KB
100 sets available to buy. And for anyone attending my workshop,
instead of the regular price of 75 GB pounds, they will
be just 20 GB pounds! They will be sold on a first come,
first served basis, until they run out, and they will ONLY
be available at my workshop.
My
other news this week is that I will be moving from Las Vegas
and relocating. I'm not revealing where to just yet!
It's
amazing how much 'stuff' we all accumulate, and I've decided
that it's time to downsize, so I'll be selling off various
magic memorabilia, including signed posters, books and other
collectibles that I've acquired over the last 40 years or
so.
I
will have a couple of unique collectible Fred Kaps and Lance
Burton items with me at the Blackpool Convention as well
as some one-off Siegfried & Roy memorabilia, so if you
plan to be there, come and check them out.
I
will be putting together a full list of items after I return
from Blackpool. If you are interested, email me at qualityevents@aol.com
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12. Streamlined Pin Crack - John Carey #149
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Message by John Carey (UK)
http://www.johncareymagic.co.uk/
Here
is my variation on the modern classic PIN divination so
popular these days with mentalists. This version was inspired
by a super version I read in an ebook called Impromptu Pin
Guess by Abhirup Roy from Penguin Magic.
In
his version you got the possible PINs created by a participant
down to four and then fished twice to bring the effect to
a successful conclusion. After a day or two of thought and
experimentation I realized I could get the possible PINs
down to just two and only have to ask one question and I
could bring the effect home strongly.
All
you require here is a business card, a pen, and of course
a willing participant! Bring out the materials and table
them.
"Shannon,
numbers are truly all around us. There's door numbers, phone
numbers, lotto numbers and of course PIN numbers we use
to protect our bank account card. Today I would like you
to create a random fantasy PIN number. Please take the business
card and pen. First of all just think of a number between
one and five, like four, but don't think of that as everyone
here will swear I've influenced you!"
This
subtly limits them to two or three as the range is between
one and five. I ask my helper to write their number on the
business card after I turn away. Next I ask them to add
one to their first digit and write that new digit formed
in their mind next to their first number. Once they have
done that I ask them to add two to their second digit and
write that new number next to the first two digits. Finally,
I instruct them to add three to their third random digit
to form the final number of their pin, which I once more
request they write down. Before turning back around I ask
my helper to remember the pin they formed merely in their
mind and hold the business
card between their palms, thus hiding their writing.
Believe
it or not the only two possible PIN numbers they can create
are:
2358
3469
I
now use a time honored ploy to get the piece of information
I require to successfully complete the routine: "Imagine
seeing the PIN number you have just created on that wall
over there, big and bold. Focus on just the first digit.
You're not thinking of an odd number, are you?" If
they say yes I nod in satisfaction and now know their pin
is 3469. However, if they say no, I simply reply: "I
didn't think so." So in that scenario I would know
that their PIN number is 2358.
All
that's left to do is reveal their PIN number. But don't
rush it or throw it away. Do it in stages, make out as if
you are unsure and build some theatre and drama into it,
before finally cracking their PIN number! One thing that's
important is to immediately segue into another effect,
which will jam their thought processes and stop them trying
any reengineering. Thank you to Mr Roy for inspiring my
variation. A true AAA piece of Mentalism!
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13. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
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Written by the late Tommy Orchard (The Amazing Orchante)
"Hello
mate, G'day, Howzit goin" I replied, more than a little
edgy I might casually warble - I was fully expecting a 'Mike
Tyson' job on my ear! Hanging onto the ladder, I gradually
descended through the tree branches, feeling a little bit
like 'Long John Silver'! All the while, I 'chatted' away
to the oversized cockatoo - which was quite happy, to all
intents and
purposes, to sit balanced on my left shoulder. Reaching
the ground, I walked very slowly out of my neighbour's gate,
down the footpath and into our front yard.
Veronica
in the meantime had raced ahead and opened the front door.
As I climbed up the short flight of steps and onto the veranda,
I fully expected the cockatoo to take off, but no, he
just sat there on my shoulder, obviously quite at ease as
I entered the house, as if it was the most natural thing
in the world to do. It was quite apparent that this cockatoo
was very tame and had escaped from its owners. 'Aussie',
our pink cockatoo, was outside sitting in the tree, so the
'cocky' stand was free; I lowered myself down so the that
the cockatoo was level with it - he stepped off my shoulder
and perched himself onto it, then walked along to one end
and got stuck into the sunflower seed -evidently he hadn't
eaten for quite a while.
For
those of you who are unaware of what a cocky stand is, I
try to will describe it. You have a large rectangular tray
made out of aluminium (the whole stand is aluminium - less
weight), that
sits on the floor; it has a hollow pipe attached to the
centre of it, that rises up to about a height of about four
feet, to which another hollow pipe, centred and horizontal
to the floor - is soldered. At each end are two aluminium
dishes; one holds water and the other, birdseed. All cockatoos
throw birdseed all over the place as they eat - the trays'
supposed to capture most of it Yeah, right!
In
spite of placing an advertisement in the local newspaper
- nobody ever rang or contacted the paper to claim him.
We now found ourselves with two cockatoos - 'Aussie' the
Pink cockatoo,
and now a magnificent Sulphur-Crested cockatoo; I named
him 'Big Bird' because of his larger than average size.
Veronica called him 'Big Bastard Bird' as he took an instant
dislike to her, especially when she was wearing her glasses,
and she still has the scars to prove it! He preferred men
to women; birds are like that for some reason, showing a
preference to one human partner
from the other.
Veronica
and 'BBB' as she called him, came to an amicable agreement
in the end - she stayed well away from him, and he only
bit her when she had to walk past the cocky stand - although
Veronica remembers an instance, shortly after he'd arrived,
when I had the cocky stand, complete with Big Bird, at the
doorway into the kitchen. Veronica was doing the dishes,
when she heard a
human voice, with an impeccable English accent, say; "What
are you doing?" She began to answer, "Just washing
the dishes" looked round and there was BBB, leaning
precariously around from his stand, trying to see what was
Veronica was up to. He was so damn intelligent and curious
(like all cockatoos) - he once took a friend's typewriter
to pieces, screw by screw, when he offered to look after
the birds while we were on a tour. When I was away for a
month performing in Darwin, which is right up at the top
end of Australia (can't remember why Veronica wasn't with
me), I received a three-page letter from Veronica, most
of which was about Big Bird and the shenanigans he got up
to while I was away!
By
now it must be quite apparent to all, or at least to those
of you who have enjoyed my on-going narrative about our
cockatoos and parrots; that they played a big part in our
lives during our nine, going on for ten years, in Australia.
We finished up with six cockatoos and one parrot, apart
from two poodles and two Siamese cats! There was 'Aussie'
and 'Big Bird', whom you have
already 'met' (I'm not counting the first sulphur crested
cockatoo we bought from the unscrupulous market dealer),
then there was 'Little bird', 'Beauregarde',' Jackie', 'Tutu'
- a
'Peach Faced' parrot, and another sulphur-crested cockatoo.
Then there was 'Misky', a toy poodle, 'Shannon' a standard
poodle and, not forgetting 'Sheba' our Siamese and later,
her son 'Spook-Easy'.
There
are a few (?) more stories to tell, about each of them.
Veronica said, "Don't you think that folk might be
getting a little jaded with all this burble about our birds?"
"Maybe" I replied, "but they were a big part
of our lives. C'mon, I am writing about MY, OUR life story,
in which our pets have always been a major part. I want
to get everything down on paper, while we can still remember
incidents and things - before it is too late! Not just for
the thousands of magicians who are reading this (courtesy
of Alan Watson's 'Magic New Zealand' e-Zine), BUT FOR OUR
OWN RESPECTIVE FAMILIES (and friends) AS WELL". So,
on the stories go - with all the little details. Am I sorry
about that? Nah!
To
be continued.
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first three numbers (001) denote issue number, then the
date (Nov06) and the last figures the year (1999)
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