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A few Saturdays ago several
the Board ended up at Magicopolis in Santa Monica. li is a
seven-month-old magic club owned and developed by
Steve Spill. We were brtunate enough to see a greatclose
up show by Bob Sheets and then an unbelievable stage
show by Jeff McBride. Sheets is a regular at Magicopolis.
lf you are heading to the Santa Monica area and want to
see magic in a tenific venue, head to Magicopolis. ltwas
designed for viewing magic and the design works. Call
nov't a1310451-2241 .
Of course, you may want to wait until you win the Standup Contest before you call up to Magimpolis. \Arrth a Stand-
up Contest victory under your belt, you may out shine
McBride. Contact Dick Dale to enter the contest and tiake
on the defending titleholderShamanDon. Good luck, don't
hesitate and the winnerwill be announced at the July lnstallation event which, by the way, should be greai. Details to follow.
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I That's the theme of this month's meetFirst off, the pre-meeting entertainI ing.
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will consist of a History of Cards
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presented by
Evans and Chris
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enjoy this fascinating I
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I :nonev m-acic This ineludes eoins and
money - perhaps even some
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origami thown in? If you'd like to perI form your Raven, Scotch and Soda, coin
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I please show it off for us this Monday
I evening, May Ioth, starting at 6:30 at the
I La Mesa American L,egion Hall at 8118
I University Ave.
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Our membership and Treasury both looks stronger than
they have in the recent past and Ithank you. lf you have
not rejoined, and there are only a few of you, please hurry.
Rememberyou probably know someone who would like
to be in a magic club. Let them know about us.
l'llsee you Monday night. lt should be an interesting premeeting and an entertaining meeting. Bring your money
and show us some magic.
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IN'IDE
President's Messqge ........,...............,1
This Monthb Meeting
April Meeting ...................,.............2
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Boqrd Minutes
Photos 'n Stuff
Upcoming Events ...............................4
Mcrgic Costle ...........,............................4
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April
Dleeting
by Don Soul, sectetary
April is our Ring dues night and what a
tum oLd we had to attend the leclure given
byWhit Haydn. Before the lecture, Ring
business included the selection of three
members - Debbie Travers, Roy
Armstrong and Sherri Luft - to be our
nominating e.mmittee for the June election of officers. Craig Stone also made
an announ@ment that Chad Long will be
lecluring in San Diego on May 25h. With
that, our lecture began.
Mr. Haydn's topic featured his experiences as a street performer - a tough
grind. He listed how to attract an audience, what to perform and how to control
the crcn^d and keep your props and pass-
the-hat donations from disappearing.
Stars like Whit, Harry Anderson and others started out as street performers and
now we know what theywent through.
Vvhitthen gave us hiswell-tested lecture
- Fast and Loose - one which was both
informative and entertaining. The name
of the lecture comes from his "endless
chain" routine which can be a street
hustle, part of a close-up routine or per-
formed in trade shows. However, this
demonstration came at lhe conclusion
of the lecture. Haydn started with a clever
ESP bit called "The lmpromptu Card
Code" and it is killer magic. With no previous coaching between performer and
audience assistant, the assistant could
accurately identify cards randomly chosen by Whit! Believe it or not even a blind
assistant can look like a magician using
this code. For his next effec-t he honored
DaiVemon by explaining the psychological struclure of Vemon's Brain Wave presentation. lt is so convincing one would
swear that ESP was worklng-
by Don Soul, secretary
The April 261h board meeting was
held at the home of Don Soul and
attending were Gary Schwarharald,
Tom La Chance, Paul Thomey,
Dick Dale, Julie Dale and Ralph
Mauzy. After a quick review of the
May regular meeting agenda, Gary
asked Dick for a count of Stand-Up
contest participants. Only Don Soul
was on the list so Paulwas urged to
perform, too. Let's hope more chaF
lengers try to capture the award at
the June contest.
After an evaluation of possible lnstallation Banquet performerc, itwas deiermined that Gary would attempt to
secure Bob Sheets asthe headliner.
ln lieu of that, Dick will work on get-
ting either Sylvester the Jester or
Loren C. Michaels, depending upon
Directors
Gary Schwarkwald - Presidenl
6135 Haas Street
La Mesa, CA 92042
(619) 697-e468
Tom La chance - Membership VP
447 Nila Lane
El Cajon,
CA 92020
(619\ 441-3747
Dick Dale - Enterlainment VP
2447 Nielsen Street
El Cajon,
CA 92020
(619) 562-7379
Julie Dale - Treasurer
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1998-99 Board of
2447 Nielsen Street
El Cajon,
CA 92020
(619) 562-7379
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availability. The American Legion Hall
still seems to be our banquet facility
with a Hawaiian luau as the menu
provided by Ranch Catering.
Next, it was mentioned that veteran
Ring 76 member Mike Stilwell is
ailing and had just come home from
the hospital. The board decided to
express thelr wish for a speedy recovery to Mike with the involvement
of the members. Therefore, a card
will be circulated at the May regular
meeting.
A rough draft of a Ring 76 Policy
manual (based on the Ring One
manual) to guide future board members was presented to Dick Dale by
Don Soul for editing. The manual
should be completed in time for the
new administration in July. Wth no
further business to discuss, the
meeting was adjourned.
Don Soul - Secretary
10068 Branford Road
San Diego, CA 92129-3223
(619) 484-3492
fax (619) 484-4832
Ralph Mauzy - Sergeant-At-Arms
P.O. Box1224
Alpine, CA 91903
(619) 390-7494
Paul Thomey - Member-at-Large
7432 Caminilo Carlotta
San Diego, CA 92120
(619) 582-5790
SUBSCR/PI/ONS to MagiCurrents arc
$10 peryearfor out ol the arca magicians.
MEMBERSHIP QUESI/ONS should be
sent to the club tteasuer,Julie Dale. All
Ring 76 members must be memberc in
good slanding with the lntemational Brcth-
ehood of Magicians.
Magiounents is published
by Ring 76. All ighE reserued. Atticles
and contibutions should be sent to:
MagiCurrents
10068 Banfod Road
San Diego, CA 92129
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The Chicago Opene( which relies heavily
on multiple lifts, became the Chic€go Surprise as Vvhit embellished the rouine with
his own contributions. As \ivhit puts it,
'This is one ofthe strongest card tricks I
do for laymen.'Just as his other effects,
this is impressive magic. Closing with
Fast and Loose, the chain swindle in
which the performer can never lose (unIess he wants to), he offered to include
with the sale of his lecture notes what
might be called the "ultimate,,working of
this hick. Having seen it performed severaltimes byCharles Greene lll in a trade
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show environment, your secretary can
assure the performer that this one trick
alone is well worth the 910 paid for the
lecture notes.
after this coyeted aw
by signing up with Dick
Dale NOW. ff you weren't
in the CIose-Up contest in
January, here's your
chance to pick up the
remaining prize. Let's have
a full evening of magic at
the June competition!
Also on the entertainment agenda was
his fascinating 4-Ring Linking routine and
The Mongolian Drop-Knot, both crowd-
pleasers at the Magic Castle. Always
ready io answer questions and give ad-
vice backed by 30+ years of experience,
Whit Haydn's lecture was very well received and the information we gathered
will be treasured forevec Thanks, Whit.
Ring 313 in lrvine has an Aldo
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Colombini lecture scheduled in June
and a Michael Ammar lecture for August. Call Larry Krasny at (8j8) 2839557 if you're interested.
The l.B.M. national convention takes
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The Ring 76 website ts
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plentg o f pics and a
great promo for our
grorp? Want to ftnd out
whaf 's ln cur
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place in Little Rock, AK beginning
June 30th. Contacl Dave Sandy, pO.
Box 8573, St. Joseph, MO, 64508.
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ne West Coast Wizards magic
camp in ldyllwild, CA forkidsl0-16
will be August lst thru 7th. Speak to
Don Soul for details-
Photos: Right - One ofthese two
is standing on a chaii: Is it Don
Bromley or Sumit Dua? Below For those who know, no explanalion is necessary. For those
who
donl know, ni one will tell.
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May 10th American Legion Hall-La Mesa 6:30 pm
theme: money tricks
pre-meeting: the hlstory of cards
nichard Udck
6040 Bob St
La Meso, CA 91*2-25e
24th Board Meeting 7:00 Pm
Dick and Julie Dale's hom€
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June 14th American Legion Hal!-La Mesa 6:30 pm
theme: Stand-Up contest
Board election
June 28th Board Meeting 7:00 Pm
Forwarding and address correction requested
Dick and Julie Dale's home
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