Magician Of The Year

May 2014
Volume 89
The Official Publication
of the Dallas Magic Clubs
Magician Of The Year
Inside this Issue
1
May Meeting
Report
3
Scribblings From The
Scribe Of The Scroll
4
Thoughts From
The President
5 The VEEP Speaks
6 T.A.O.M. News
Me
7 BeLIEve
Dr. Mike Smith
8
Dal Sanders
Magic Maniac
10
Performing Magic In
the Moment
Geoff Grimes
12
Banquet News
13 Lecture News
More Photos
14 Daryl Howard
From
15 Gems
Diamond Jim
April15, 2014
The April meeting started with
official business — voting for
2014 officers. These lucky
members will be installed as
officers at the Dallas Magic
Clubs banquet in May: Joe
Byers (Sgt. at Arms), David
Knight (Vice President), Frank
Seltzer
(President),
Dal
Sanders
(Secretary),
and
Reade Quinton (Treasurer).
Following voting, Dal Sanders
presented Frank Seltzer a
special certificate from the
Society
of
American
Magicians,
celebrating
Frank’s
25
years
of
membership.
The April meeting featured the
Dallas
Magic
Clubs
first
Magician of the Year contest (or
at least the first in many, many
years). The first performer was
Daryl
Howard,
with
the
assistance of Caleb and
Geneva Westeen. Daryl started
with a ring and necklace
penetration and then a ring and
wand penetration.
He then produced a magic “gift
box” which started empty but
subsequently produced a number
of items including party ribbon,
anniversary cards, a set of
glasses, and a bottle of
champagne.
Derrel Allen performed at a table
for John Greene and Jennifer
Gracy. Derrel had John remove
a deck of cards from select a suit
and a value, and then asked him
to look for that card in the deck.
When John stated that the card
was not in the deck, they
discovered it was still in the card
box. Then, Derrel showed off his
“cheat detector”, which was a
small gadget with four lights that
indicated card suits. Four cards
were arranged in front of the
machine (one of each suit) in
random sequences, but the lights
DMC
Officers
Derrel Allen
President
Frank Seltzer
Vice President
Magician Of the Year
on
the
machine
always organize the 2015 IBM/SAM
correctly identified the location combined convention.
of each card.
Reade Quinton
Secretary/Treasurer
Brad Ingle
Sgt. At Arms
Mark Jensen
Past President
Chuck Lehr
Dean of The DMC
Board Members:
Mike McElroy
Until July 2015
Jeff Hallberg
Until Nov. 2014
David Knight
Until Nov. 2014
T.A.O.M.
Board Members
Frank Seltzer
S.A.M. Representative
Until July 2014
Cameron Rivers
I.B.M. Representative
Until July 2014
Wizard’s Scroll
Staff
Dal Sanders
Wizard’s Scroll Editor
[email protected]
Daryl Howard
DMC Photographer
Reade Quinton
DMC Monthly Report
Columnists:
Mark Jensen
Michael Smith
Frank Seltzer
Derrel Allen
Mike Squires took on a
challenge presented to him by
Dal Sanders. Dal randomly
selected a volume of Tarbell (in
this case, Vol 4), and Mike was
tasked with creating a 10
minute show based solely on
effects in that volume.
Mike started
with a block
routine with
wood blocks
labeled with
the letters D,
M, and C
representing
the
Dallas
Magic
Clubs.
He
then
performed a bottle effect where
the liquid contents of a soda
bottle magically remained in
place even when the bottle
was inverted. He finished with
a card effect in which cards
were placed into a wine glass
and mysteriously transformed
into selected cards.
New member (and soon to be
officer) Joey Byers performed
a mentalism effect in which the
club members were asked to
Members chose a location for
the convention, the date, the
registration cost, and the
headlining magician. It was
then revealed that a balloon,
safe guarded by Ian Richards
the entire time, contained a
folded piece of paper that
predicted correctly each of
these decisions.
The last to
perform was
Kendal
Kane,
who
gave
an
energetic act
set to music.
Effects
included silk
productions,
umbrella
productions,
and flower productions.
The winner of the competition
will be announced at the
banquet in May. After a raffle
for
fabulous
prizes,
the
members headed off to
Vernon’s for more magic, food,
and frosty beverages.
Scribbling From
The Scribe of The Scroll
I’m Back...
A year ago I gave up the Wizard’s Scroll to focus on
being The President of The Society of American
Magicians...a job I will hold until July. However, I have
already written my last President’s Report for the M-UM and I am about to become Secretary of the DMC so
it seemed like a good time to return to The Scroll. It
occurs to me that this means two things. First of all, by
becoming Secretary of the DMC, I will probably never
become President of the DMC. That make me little
sad, but only a little because I am constantly surprised
and impressed by the quality of people that step up to
lead our group. The second thing this means is that I
owe a HUGE debt of gratitude to the man who kept
this newsletter going and growing for the past year.
Thank You to Brad Ingle...
Brad did a great job keeping the information coming
this past year. When he took the job he only agreed to
do a year. I wish he wanted to continue but a deal is a
deal so I’m back. Brad has shown his creativity in
every issue that he has edited. I love the changes he
brought to the scroll...we look A LOT more modern
now. I also think his insights as the Scribe were great.
I hope I can be as interesting as he was. I hope he will
continue to help me as we move Forward. Brad, I owe
you a frosty beverage or two.
What I Did On My Extended Vacation...
Basically I did what I always do...I went to a ton of
conventions, visited several magic clubs, lectured,
performed and hung out with my magic friends across
the world. The difference was that this year I was
doing it as President of the World’s Oldest and Most
Prestigious Magic Organization, The Society of
American Magicians.
After the Washington DC S.A.M. Convention I came
back to Texas for my first “Official” event. The Fort
Worth Magic Club made me an Honorary Member and
gave me a very nice Plaque.
Next I went to PCAM in Los Angeles, California and
then to KIDabra in Tennessee. That was a HUGE
culture shock but even bigger than that was going
back to Los Angeles for Derek DelGaudio and
Vanessa Lauren’s wedding. EVERYONE IN MAGIC
was there...If a bomb had gone off there that night
then Mark Jensen would have no one to ever book for
a lecture again. The day after Cinde and I went to
MAGIC-Live and our plane was full of hung over
magicians. Of course, that first month ended with our
own TAOM where we all had fun.
In September and October I performed everyday at
the Texas State Fair...5 shows or more a day for 21
days. In November we had our National Council
meeting in Boca Raton, Florida where the S.A.M.
decided to take over the maintenance of Houdini’s
Gravesite and pass a resolution against bullying.
December was pretty quiet but we had a ton of shows
But in January, it all started up again. I went to Omaha
for the Wizards Magic Banquet and then to New
England for a lecture tour. I was very cold but that
wasn’t the worst. The worst was in February when I
went to Minneapolis for a writing session. And then to
England for The Blackpool Magicians Conference.
With 3,700 attendees it is the largest in the world.
In March I got to thaw out when we had my second
S.A.M. National Council Meeting in Tucson Arizona.
While we were there we also took in some Spring
Training Baseball.
In April the Society of American Magicians was invited
to present at the 2014 Science and Engineering
Festival in Washington DC where there were 250,000
people, many of whom saw first hand how science
and magic go hand in hand. With the help of Eric
Hogue we also got something important done on
Capital Hill. Read more about that in The Magic
Maniac.
Finally, I just got back from New York City and the
105th Salute to Magic. I did all of this and STILL
performed 411 shows this year. I’m ready for
break...that’s why I’m back on the Scroll
My Commencement, 2014
With this being the last article as president of the Dallas
Magic Clubs written by me, I thought about reflecting on
the past 12 months. However, a small thing happened this
morning that caused me to change my thoughts on the
subject. I realized that over the past several months, I’ve
had daily opportunity to be a positive influence. Like all of
us, I have either accepted this opportunity, or I have
passed it by to be taken up by another.
Today, I realized that I have not accepted the daily
challenge of being a positive influence to one because it
seemed an unworthy challenge. Why bother with trying to
be positive to one when you aspire to be a positive
influence on many, tens, hundreds or thousands! We all
want to play to the big stage. Yet, today I realized that if I
was a positive influence to the one; the one that didn’t
seem to want or need affirmative motivation, I might be the
spark that indirectly influenced millions. My sphere of
influence is not that great. Yet there may be one in my
sphere that influences another who may then influence
millions. So my question, my task, my goal is “Can I make
a positive mark on one person daily?”
I accept that challenge. I want to be a positive influence on my family, my church, my
community, and yes, I want to positively influence the Dallas Magic Clubs and the magic
community. And while I take this as my 2014 commencement task, I urge you to please, try
and influence me with your thoughts of positive motivation. Try to get a little more out of me,
and I may do the same with you.
Follow me on—
twitter: @mrgoodfriend,
Google+: plus.google.com/+Omagic and on
facebook: themagicofmrgoodfriend.
Derrel
—
The Veep Speaks
By Frank Seltzer
Well this is my last Veep
speaks. Next time I guess
I’ll be the Prez. So, what
has happened over the past
year? Well I have tried very
hard to make our programs
interesting. We have had a
lecture with Eric Evans for
our January meeting. We
had a garage sale in
November and in April we
had a contest for performing
magician of the year.
David Knight will be our new
Vice President and he has
some great ideas for the
next year.
My thoughts for this coming year as President will be for us to have a show that will raise
additional money for the club. I think that our dues at $20 a year are fair, but with rising
costs for the banquet (yes we do not make any money on that) and paying for a space for
our monthly meetings, we could use more cash. A show could raise several hundreds of
dollars for us, which would be a good thing.
But more importantly, I want to know what YOU want from the club. We each have our
own ideas, but by talking about what we want and how to get it we can make the club
better. So for now, enjoy the banquet and Martin Lewis and next month be thinking about
what YOU want.
Frank
—
TAOM 2014 NEWS
Message from the President
Congratulations to Austin for another successful auction.
I am pleased to report that many of you registered for the Fort Worth convention before the price
rise and more have entered the drawing for the Houdini tour. Which brings us to the latest lucky
winners:… Congratulations to Michael, Meguel, Damon, Josh and Vanessa. I know you will have a
great time with Arthur Moses. (Arthur gave a presentation the night before the auction at the
Collectors' Meeting. I was told it was fantastic and that he has some of the most unusual stuff!)
and Luigi as the straight bird, the duo never fail to
fracture an audience with laughter. Dana sets out to
prove his little green friend is truly clairvoyant by
performing incredible magic blended with rapidfire clean comedy and audience participation.
ROLAND SARLOT AND SUSAN EYED | Arizona
Roland Sarlot and Susan Eyed bring to the stage their
Carnival of Illusion show full of vaudeville mystery,
excitement and “an evening of worldly magical
delights!” Feature performers from Arizona, Sarlot
and Eyed will provide a fresh new approach to
choreographed
magic,
music,
and
illusion
performance. Hit performers at a recent SAM
convention, see their website to learn more.
DANA DANIELS | California
Dana Daniels, teamed with his Psychic Parrot Luigi
( yes, a Psychic Parrot ), have been motivating and
entertaining at Corporate events around the
country for companies such as McDonald’s, Lincoln
Financial and Frito-Lay. With Dana as the comedian,
SONNY FONTANA | Las Vegas
Sonny Fontana started his grand love affair with
magic at the age of 17 and has since has also
become the world's foremost expert in the ancient art
of hand shadows. He was selected by Francis Ford
Coppola to act as the "Shadow Consultant" for his
amazing movie Dracula. He has performed his
Shadow Act in 38 countries and has been featured in
many showrooms in Las Vegas. His Telephone Magic
Act won an award at the F.I.S.M. Convention in
Dresden Germany. His latest creative endeavour is
bringing the Invisible Man live to the stage. He has
had the pleasure of getting many accolades from
celebrities that have seen him perform. Some of them
include, Robert Duval, Gloria Estefan, Nicholas Cage,
Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves,
Kenny Rogers, Penn & Teller, Levar Burton and Jay
Leno.
BeLIEve Me, But Cut The Cards:
A Psychology of Deception
for Magicians
Michael Smith
Part 21
“When religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine.
Now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.”
Thomas Szsaz, M.D.
For the next two columns I want to explore the relationship between magic and medicine. As you know I am
not a physician (in fact I struggled with biology and chemistry in school). But, as a minister, and mental health
therapist (and former hospital and psychiatric chaplain) I have associated professionally with physicians for
over forty years.
Dallas’ own Reade Quinton, a physician, medical examiner, and educator, recently attended Jeff McBride’s
School of Magic and Mystery conference on “Magic and Medicine.” In a future column I will share some of his
thoughts and experiences from this conference that he described as the “best magic conference and the best
medical conference I’ve ever attended.”
Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz, M.D., professor at Northwestern School of Medicine in Chicago is also a magician.
He teaches a course on “Magic and Medicine” for medical students and says, “Magic and medicine share the
same DNA. Medicine is a performance art.” In other words, magic is in medicine; and medicine is in magic.
Dr. Rosenkranz was one of the main presenters at the McBride conference that Reade attended. (Also see
the article about Dr. Rosenkranz, “Healing Medicine Through Magic” in the April, 2014 issue of Magic
Magazine.)
Paul A. Offit, M.D. in his book, Do You Believe in Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine
(2013) quotes Art Caplan, professor of New York University’s Langone Medical Center, in addressing the
ethics of the “placebo effect,” saying it’s ethical to deceive the patient at low risk, at low cost, and at low
burden. “In fairness, all practitioners- mainstream or otherwise- employ some form of deception. They know
that a positive attitude, reassuring demeanor, and air of competence are important. We use the placebo effect
all the time. I’ve got a bow tie. I wear a white coat. You come to a big building that looks pretty impressive…
From the days of shamans and witch doctors to the modern-day physician, everybody has their props, their
deceptions,” says Offit.
Norman Cousins (1915-1990), author of Anatomy of an Illness (1979) once met with Albert Schweitzer (18751965), famous theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary to Africa. Cousins wrote,
“I had ventured the remark that local people were lucky to have access to the Schweitzer clinic instead of
having to depend on witch-doctor supernaturalism. Dr. Schweitzer asked me how much I knew about witch
doctors. I was trapped in my ignorance.” The next day Schweitzer took Cousins into the jungle and
introduced him to the local witch-doctor.
“For the next two hours, we stood off to one side and watched,” reported Cousins. “With some patients, the
witch doctor merely put herbs in a brown paper bag and instructed the ill person in their use. With other
patients, he gave no herbs but filled the air with incantations. A third category of patients he merely spoke to
in a subdued voice and pointed to Dr. Schweitzer.” Later Schweitzer interpreted what they had seen. The first
group had minor illness that would resolve on their own or with a little help. The second group had
psychological problems and was treated with “African psychotherapy.” The third group had more serious
diseases the witch-doctor couldn’t treat, so he directed them to see Dr. Schweitzer. “The witch doctor
succeeds for the same reason the rest of us succeed,” he said. “Each patient carries his own doctor inside
him. They come to us not knowing that truth. We are at our best when we give the doctor who resides within
each patient a chance to go to work.”
Next time, we hear from Reade. Until then, beLIEve me, but cut the cards.
—Mike
The Background Story On How Congress Proclaimed Magic As An Art
Several years ago, when I was
Regional Vice President of The
Society of American Magicians, I was
encouraged to get local and state
governments to make proclamations
for National Magic Week that would
recognize Magic as an Art. The
reason was simple, many times
magicians apply for grants and get
turned down because magic is
considered a hobby or a craft. While
the organization was successful in
getting local cities and states to issue
these proclamations, they had not
been successful in obtaining national
proclamations. This is something that
the S.A.M. had been trying to
accomplish since at least the 1960’s.
As current National President of The
Society of American Magicians, I
continued to pursue getting national
recognition for the Art of Magic
realizing how important this could be
to the magic community. After all,
Doug Henning famously fought the Canadian government to have magic recognized
as an art and that resulted in his being able to launch the show that would eventually
become the hit Broadway musical THE MAGIC SHOW.
Eric Hogue is the mayor of Wyle, Texas, a small suburb of Dallas. Eric happens to be
one of my oldest and dearest friends as well as a member of the S.A.M. I approached
Eric for a City Proclamation during National Magic Week. As we talked further the two
of us realized they had the same goal. They both wanted National recognition to
Proclaim Magic as an Art. Mayor Hogue gave me that smile that he saves for when he
has something up his sleeve and said, “Don’t worry, I’ve got this”.
After a lot of work and many meetings we almost got the Proclamation to Congress in
the Fall of 2013, but then the government shut down. Everyone thought we were back
to square one, but on April 8th, Eric set up a meeting with me and some members of
Congress. As a result of that meeting, on April 28, 2014 this statement was entered
into the Congressional Record.
HON. PETE SESSIONS OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of one of my constituents, Dal Sanders,
National President of The Society of American Magicians, to recognize magic as
an art.
The art of magic has been around for centuries and is intended to entertain
audiences with the staging of tricks and creating seemingly impossible illusions.
Throughout its history, magic has grown to show innovative and creative ways to
delight and engage audiences worldwide. It takes a great deal of dedication and
a strong work ethic to devote the practice time necessary to master this art.
I would specifically like to take this opportunity to recognize the world's oldest
magic organization, The Society of American Magicians, S A M. Since its
founding in 1902, The S.A.M. has attempted to elevate and advance the art of
magic by promoting an environment for magicians worldwide to come together
and share their passion. The S.A.M. members follow in the footsteps of
renowned magicians Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston, who each served as
national president of The S.A.M., and Harry Blackstone, Jr., and David
Copperfield, who both have served as The S.A.M. ambassadors.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my esteemed colleagues to join me in recognizing the art of
magic.
Simply put, the United States Congress has finally recognized Magic as an Art.
Magicians in The United States can now refer to this Congressional Record for support
in obtaining Arts Grants, Grant writers cannot ignore magic merely because what we
do is “just a hobby” or at best, “just a craft”. This is just a small step in getting the
recognition our art deserves, but it is a step in the right direction. Now it is up to us to
be Excellent.
Performing Magic In the Moment
A colleague and great friend, who serves as a Vice
President of Instruction at a local college, notes her
campus president’s insistence at each meeting of
the President’s Council to “be here! Be here now!”
Of course, the intent is to call the members of the
council together—often distracted at the outset by
other pressing concerns—to focus on the topic of
conversation at hand and to deliberate without
being “misdirected.” A pretty good objective, but not
so easy to achieve! The same objective is,
however, something each of us hopes to achieve
and maintain in our magic audiences.
Recently, I have been reading with great respect
Jeff McBride’s The Show Doctor, a compilation of
his mid-decade articles for MAGIC Magazine,
edited
and
published—including
additional
material—by Larry Hass and The Theory and Art of
Magic Press. One section intrigued me last week.
Jeff is analyzing his pacing of his routines and the
careful ordering of effects, arranged and introduced
in such a way as to keep his audience focused and
engaged throughout the show (see his discussion
of “Time Travel Cards,” pp. 136 ff.) I prefer to call it
keeping my audience “in the moment.”
Geoff Grimes
My new best friend-of-the-moment, a music
company representative, I learned, just rolled back
and laughed in astonishment! Clearly, he was “in
the moment,” and I was game, so out came the full
deck of cards.
“I think, after fifty years or so, why I got back into
magic,” I explained, “is because it gives us each a
chance to slip back into a time of ‘play like and
make believe’ that we abandoned long ago—if you
know what I mean—back from the world of
common sense and hard facts we have to deal with
every day. Let me show you,” I suggested. As I
opened the deck, he was still with me, so I
continued.
“You know, every magician has to have a what?” I
asked as I gestured to the cards halfway out of the
box.
“A deck of cards?” He only queried the obvious.
“That’s right! So we might as well get it over
with!” (My standard entrée into a card routine in the
event I am about to engage a “cardophobic”), and I
commenced my two-piece set of “cards across.”
“Whoa!” he howled as he bolted back from the bar.
“What just happened?” He appeared confused—
always death to an effective magical piece. I
reviewed the steps and his selection of a card that
had jumped invisibly from one clump of cards to
another.
I was performing impromptu at a restaurant bar a
night or two ago for a genial fellow who happened
to sit down next to me.
Both of us were
unaccompanied and finishing off a mighty long day.
Light conversation drifted into a discussion of our
work, and I noted that I was topping off a day of “Whoa! Whoa!! Whoa!!! The guys just aren’t going
three back-to-back kids’ birthday party magic to believe me when I tell ’em back in the office
shows—an explanation that elicited his delight and come Monday! That was great!”
an opening, I hoped, for a casual performance.
The magic had attracted the attention of couples
I have to confess I had some stiff competition for sitting and swilling their drinks across from us,
his attention: UT-Austin was on a final drive and along with the young bartender and her assistant
about to win the “Valero Alamo Bowl” on the large manager. Appreciative, he encouraged me, “Come
screen monitor mounted just in front of us, and all back again, and I’ll take care of you,
the bar guys and their gals were hootin’ and personally!” (Whatever that means! A comment like
hollerin’ while the bartender was slinging around that is just a platitude, I’ve learned over the years—
refills of foamy frosty beer mugs and piña coladas. a claim designed to make you feel good in the
It was a gay occasion, to be sure, but my moment without, in this case, committing to
correspondent seemed interested, so I stepped into anything specific!)
the opportunity with “This One,” a little card force
and a perky, great little packet trick opener.
“Thanks a lot!” my companion exclaimed. “You the steps he or she has just encountered. That
just made my drive back home a little more will help keep the routine in focus.
tolerable.”
Build casually, effortlessly, but carefully to the
“Well, thanks for allowing me to share the prestige. In teaching composition, English
moment with you,” I said. I finally introduced professors call it “periodic development”—saving
myself by name and he in kind. We shook hands, the most important point for last. Build to the
collected our credit cards and receipts for the climax, but don’t rush it. Let the “magic” happen
good eats, and both left feeling pretty good and on its own, as if distant and removed from your
rewarded.
own control.
So, how do we perform magic “in the moment”?
I took away some insight from the experience:
First, for your audience to be “in the moment,”
you must first be “in the place,” aware of the
people around you, the tempo and tenor of the
conversations, and the nuances of the activities.
If literally you have sufficient space to work in and
the two of you are not all cramped up, if the
conversation around you is casual and fleeting
rather than focused and engaged, if the “client”
for your magic seems open to a little idle chatter,
then the moment might be right.
Share the surprise as a phenomenon just as
amazing and as unexpected to you as it is to your
audience. And when the magic does happen,
allow the experience just witnessed to sink in on
its own. Don’t be too ready to insist on the last
comment or to interpret the experience of your
viewer. And certainly, don’t feel like you have to
punctuate the experience with some worn out,
cheap cliché. Be comfortable enough in your
magical piece to allow the viewer to elaborate his
or her own reaction and response, and to
comment or not; after all, it may not be until
Monday back at the office that he or she can
Second, don’t press. Don’t be too eager to reach verbalize a reaction.
for the cards; don’t be pushy. Let the moment for
the magic evolve on its own as a natural turn in In other words, the exit from your routine is just
the conversation.
as important to the final effect as is the style of
the performance itself and the subject of a future
When the moment is right, introduce the commentary. Suffice it to say, you want to create
possibility for experiencing “something a little a natural transition from the magical piece,
different, something unusual enough to be maybe back to the kids at the last magic show
interesting.”
that afternoon, back to the long day of work—a
personal introduction, if it hasn’t already
Fourth, stay natural; don’t morph into some kind happened, a slap on the back, and a polite exit.
of fake persona, some kind of stage personality, After all, you’re looking at a fifty-minute drive back
ready to explode into a phantasma of grand from the restaurant in McKinney to your warm,
illusions. Just keep your presence cool, casual, comfortable pillow back home in DeSoto.
and respectful of your “client.”
I have found in each of these principles an
Even though you may be drifting into patter you effective way to keep my audience in the
have used a thousand times, the transition from moment.
the conversation into your old and practiced script
should flow seamlessly from your conversation I’m just sayin’ . . . .
into the routine.
Enter your magical piece with confidence but
without too much “enthusiasm,” as if you are
merely responding to your client’s invitation.
Provide reflection. Depending on the level of
potential distractions around you, it will be helpful
to your client’s attention if you pause to review
No Fooling - We've got a fantastic
opportunity coming up This Week
If you've been around magic for more than a
couple months you've heard of Martin Lewis. He
is both an inventor and incredible performer. If
you've ever seen Cardiographic you've seen
Martin's ingenuity at work. You like 3 card monte
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Believe me, this is one lecture you do not want
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Wednesday, May 21st - 6:30 pm Theater 166 — Crosspointe
2425 West Parker RD
Carrollton, TX 75010
If you don't know the name Martin Lewis there are only 2 possible reasons. You have been in
magic for only a month or two OR You have been living under a rock (a big heavy rock at that).
Do yourself a favor and make sure you catch Martin's lecture. Martin is the creator of many
standard effects used by many working pros today. Here is a sample program of Martin's typical
lecture, although he has been known to mix things up a bit from time to time:
The Prismatic Pencil
Pocket Technicolor Prediction
Crystal Gazing
The Senor Mardo Eggbag
Cardiographic
Card in Bottle
Intermission
The Big Switch
Business Card-iographic
Point of Arrival
Sidewalk Shuffle
Stampede Second
McAbee Rings
Here are just a couple comments about Martin's Lectures:
Rich Bloch — Collectors Workshop "World Magic Summit"
"I can't tell you how pleased I was, both as an organizer and as an audience member, with
your extraordinary efforts. The stage show set precisely the right tone and your lectures
and close up presentations were superb.”
David Sandy — WORKSHOP conventions)
"Now that I've had a little time to absorb the feedback from the surveys, I am impressed with
what I see. WORKSHOP participants indicated that your material was not only very
educational, but also much needed. You did a fabulous job as emcee of Saturday evenings
stage show... you are certainly one of the best!"
From Bamboozlers 3
Bamboozlers- The Book of Bankable Bar Betchas, Brain Bogglers,
Belly Busters & Bewitchery: Volume Three
by Diamond Jim Tyler is available now
Expect the same classy style pocket-sized book. It contains 75 effects with
over 100 illustrations and is bound in green faux leather, with silver gilt edges,
silver foiled stamping and has a ribbon marker. The foreword is by Mac King
and will sell for $19.95 exclusively at www.diamond-jim.com/originals
DICE CUP CATCH
BET: Wager that one cannot hold a pair of dice on the
side of a glass or dice cup and toss both inside.
Ask someone to hold a dice cup or a non-tapered glass
with their right hand. They should also pinch a die,
between their middle finger and thumb, with the same
hand so that it rests against the outside of the glass. Ask
them to use their left hand to balance another die on top of
the first (Fig. 1). The challenge is to toss both dice into the
cup or glass one at a time without the use of their other
hand. The pair of dice must be in the glass simultaneously
to win.
When attempting this they’ll learn that tossing the first die
into the cup is pretty easy. However when they try tossing
the second die inside it is much more difficult. Mainly
because the first die wants to fly out of the glass when
trying to toss the second one inside. Of course one should
be careful if using a real glass over a non-carpeted floor.
SECRET: Toss and catch the uppermost die in the cup.
To catch the remaining die inside simply release the die
and drop your right hand holding the cup toward the floor
briskly about eight inches. Then it’s a simple matter to
move the downward moving cup under the falling die to
catch it inside (Fig. 2). The downward momentum allows
the die already inside the cup to stay inside. Give this bit
100% and you’ll be doing it in no time. You should always
give 100% unless you are donating blood.
MAY 2014
IMPORTANT!!!
This Month The Dallas Magic Clubs Will Meet At:
Brookhaven Country Club
3333 Golfing Green Drive
Farmers Branch, TX 75234
The facility is located within a strip mall next to True Spirits.
CLICK HERE FOR AN INTERACTIVE MAP TO THE LOCATION