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Greetings All!
It’s with much enthusiasm that I welcome everyone to Houston, the host city for the 66th annual convention of the Texas Association of Magicians. Houston has a reputation for excellence when it comes to producing great conventions, and as you can see by the talent line-up, this year is no exception.
We offer for your entertainment pleasure a national and international array of superb performers and lecturers. Many of these magicians have never before been showcased at a Texas convention. We, likewise, are excited to offer a unique variety of dealers. And, for the first time in TAOM history, this convention will offer prize money for the winners among competing magicians. No convention can be produced by one person alone. It takes a collaborative effort by many, and this convention is no differnet. I personally would like to thank my good friend and Convention Chairman Alejandro (Alex) Rangel for his tireless efforts in helping produce this event. Alex was instrumental in helping select the Hilton Americas Hotel, which is a first-class convetion venue in every aspect. Further, the caliber of this year’s close-up talent is due mainly to his knowledge of and frindship with many of the performers. Alex also appointed a committee of local magicians responsible for managing all convention activities. He is to commended for his efforts. Please thank him when you see him. The other committee members who tirelessly assisted in this effort are as follows: Gene Protas, Registration Chairman and Computer Guru Dick Olson, Assistant Registration CHairman Shane WIlson, Creative/Graphic Design Scott Wells, Talent Coordinator Charile Randall, Dealer Chariman Jamie Salinas, Contest Chariman Jeff Lanes, Hotel Liaison Douglas and Donnie Kornegay, Convention Consultants Extraordinaire Also assisting were Judy Van Cleve, Rick Hebert, Josh Medeski and David Rangel. A special thank you to Honorable Judge Frank Price, which would take more than space allows to describe his contributions to this convention.
To all these people, I am deeply indebted. It has been a disctinct honor and pleasure to serve as your President. This convention was put together with all of you in mind. Please have fun and enjoy yourselves. Hope to see you around! Magically yours,
Daniel Garcia, President
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2012 T.A.O.M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Danny Garcia Vice-President Mark Jensen Secretary/Treasurer Mary Cay Gold Appointed Club Coordinator Judy Hollingsworth Legal Advisor Hull Youngblood Appointed Webmaster JD Stewart Historian Bruce Chadwick Appointed Videographer Kevin DeRita
Member-Club
Board Representative
Austin I B M Ring 60 Austin S A M Assembly 206 Corpus Christi I B M Ring 157 Dallas I B M Ring 174 Dallas S A M Assembly 13 Fort Worth I B M Ring 15 Fort Worth SAM 138 Houston I B M Ring 39 Houston S A M Assembly 19 Longview I B M Ring 286 San Antonio I B M Ring 18 San Antonio S A M Assembly 52 Tyler I B M Ring 266 Texas Chapter of the Invisible Lodge
Michael Gold Ron Cartlidge Ed Betts Cameron Rivers Frank Seltzeer Bill Irwin Mark Miertschin Dick Olson Gene Protas Eugene Wilkes Duane Wilhite Michael Tallon Vacant James Dunn
T.A.O.M. Past Presidents
Tex Babin Steve Burton Joe Douglas Bill Faulkner Alex Gutierrez Scott Hollingsworth Jeff Lee Don Stiefel
Walter Blaney Terry Campagna Gerald Edmundson Kenneth Foerster Peter Hinrichs Bob Karlebach Chuck Lehr Scott Wells
Justin Botter Bruce Chadwick Arthur Emerson Ramon Galindo David Hira Randy Keck Don Moravits Hull Youngblood
Royal Brin Kent Cummins Bob Emery Chuck Golla Doug Kornegay Frank Price
behind the scenes registration chairman Gene Protas
contest chairman Jaime Salinas
talent co-chairman Scott Wells
convention consultants extraordinaire
Doug & Donnie Kornegay
guy behind the guy Conjurist
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T.A.O.M. PRESIDENTS PAST AND PRESENT Herman Yerger, Austin Ralph DeShong Jim Bowling Ed DeWeese, San Antonio Dr. Carl Moore, Austin Ren Clark , Fort Worth Tommy Bearden Royal Brin, Dallas Louis Harrop Allen Sears,Austin W.C.Stubblefield, Fort Worth Jim Daniels Ed Watkins Thomas B. Martin W. D. Grounds Allen Sears, Austin Robert O. Utter, Dallas Ed DeWeese, S.A. John H.Gladfelter Frank Clauder, Houston Gene Looper, Corpus Christi Wilbur Kattner, Fort Worth Dean Duncan, San Antonio Harold Thomas, Dallas Walter Blaney, Houston John Howell, Abilene Nolan Manley, Fort Worth Bob Ford, San Antonio Ralph Marcom, Fort Worth Ed Campagna, Houston Bob Emery, Austin Roger Crabtree, Fort Worth Frank Ramirez, San Antonio
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Noel Coward, Dallas 1980 Frank Price, Houston 1981 Gerald Edmundson, Fort Worth 1982 Kent Cummins, Austin 1983 Steve Norman, Abilene 1984 Alex Gutierrez, San Antonio 1985 Bob Karlebach, Dallas 1986 Tex Babin, Corpus Christi 1987 Bruce Chadwick, Fort Worth 1988 Doug Kornegay, Houston 1989 Chuck Lehr, Dallas 1990 Bill Faulkner, Tyler 1991 Joe Douglas, Corpus Christi 1992 Ramon Galindo, Austin 1993 Chuck Golla, San Antonio 1994 Bill Mayes, Lubbock 1995 Terry Campagna, Houston 1996 David Hira, Fort Worth 1997 George Blackburn, S.A. 1998 Peter Hinrichs, Austin 1999 Scott Wells, Dallas 2000 Don Stiefel, Corpus Christi 2001 Arthur J. Emerson, Fort Worth 2002 Dean Ponton, Lubbock 2003 Steve Burton, Houston 2004 Don Moravits, San Antonio 2005 Jeff Lee, Dallas 2006 Kenneth Foerster, Corpus Christi 2007 Randy Keck, Fort Worth 2008 Scott Hollingsworth, Houston 2009 Hull Youngblood, Austin 2010 Justin Botter, San Antonio 2011 Danny Garcia, Houston 2012
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This convention is partially funded by the A. Renerick Clark Memorial Trust Fund. Partial funding for this convention was made possible by a donation from TAOM Past President Don Stiefel.
A Brief History
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ustin Magician Herman Yerger initiated the Labor Day weekend magic gatherings that ultimately became the Texas Association of Magicians. According to the first TAOM newsletter that was published and distributed shortly after the 1946 Austin magic gathering by Secretary M. S. Mahendra, Yerger was a most enthusiastic practitioner of the art of magic. Born on March 22, 1894 in Brooklyn, New York, Yerger and his wife Emilie operated a tent show, played schools, vaudeville, and carnivals. A former tight wire walker, Mahendra writes that a fall paralyzed Yerger and left him confined to a wheel chair for life. Sometime during the 1930’s Yerger retired from performing professionally and began operating a drug store of sorts at 1011 Red River Street in Austin, Texas. Although not a pharmacist, he sold herbs, potions, and other over-thecounter remedies to his clients, provided readings, and maintained living quarters in the back of his establishment.
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On a May Saturday in 1943, Yerger suggested to Ray Santee who was visiting from San Antonio, that if the next day he would bring up some of the San Antonio magicians and bring the beer, Yerger would barbecue for them. A total of ten magicians, six from San Antonio and four from Austin, all members of I.B.M. Ring 18, convened in Herman’s backyard for a day of food and magic. The only problem with this Sunday gathering was that it was also Mother’s day. According to Ray Santee who was at the first Mother’s Day backyard gathering, Yerger and the other San Antonio Ring members decided on another meeting for Labor Day 1944 so that “more magicians could be in attendance.” The location of this first “official picnic” was to be Herman’s lodge, property Yerger purchased on Onion Creek about six miles south of Austin. There Yerger erected a club house, some concrete picnic tables, an open air stage, and a barbecue pit. Mahendra, Moore, DeWees, and Yerger got together and made up a list of magic friends and sent out invitations. A flyer was prepared to advertise this first picnic event as “Herman’s Magic Show and Picnic, featuring Texas Top Notch Magicians and Prestidigitators.” Magicians from Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston attended the first picnic Sunday and Monday, September 3 and 4 event. Of the 169 persons in attendance, 71 of the guests were non-magician friends of Yerger. A second picnic followed in 1945 with 112 people in attendance, this time mostly magicians and their wives, A flyer was prepared to advertise this and a small fee of $5.00 per first picnic event as “Herman’s Magic person was in- Show and Picnic, featuring Texas Top stituted. During this picnic, M. S. Notch Magicians and Prestidigitators. Mahendra, Ed DeWees, Ralph DeShong, Dr. Carl Moore, Ren Clark, Henry Schmidt, Jim Bowling, and a few others met and formed a committee to move the gatherings into a state magician’s association.
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At this 1945 picnic, Doc Mahendra was asked to serve as acting president of the organization, Ren Clark was selected to prepare a constitution and by-laws, Henry Schmidt was asked to be secretary, and Ed DeWees was asked to select a slate of officers to be presented to the 1946 gathering. Yerger was opposed to the idea of such an organization as early as 1944, but eventually warmed up to the idea during the months that followed the 1945 gathering, and especially after it was proposed to him by Ed DeWees that he be the first president of the organization.
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The Texas Association of Magicians was organized at the third Labor Day weekend picnic gathering, at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas on Sunday morning September 1, 1946. The first “T.A.O.M. Official Organ” newsletter contains “Minutes of the Meeting, Texas Association of Magicians, Austin, Texas September 2, 1946.” These minutes are designated as the second business session of the TAOM, the meeting being called to order in the Mural Room of the Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas at 11:00 A. M. on Sunday with acting President M. S. Mahendra presiding. The newsletter is not accurate in stating that the second business meeting was on Sunday September 2, because September 2 was a Monday. The printed convention program stated that Saturday August 31 was a night-before party, a “Magicians Meeting to discuss matters of General interest to Texas Magicians” was scheduled at 10:30 AM on Sunday September 1, and a “Magician’s Business Meeting and selection of the 1947 Conclave City” was scheduled for 10:30 AM on Monday September 2. Apparently the Sunday morning meeting when the TAOM was declared into existence was the first TAOM business meeting. The minutes found in the first TAOM newsletter for “Sunday September 2, 1946” should have been listed for the Monday second business meeting. The first order of business for this second business meeting on Monday September 2 was a report by Ren Clark, chairman of the Constitution and By-laws Committee. Ren read the tentative draft that he and his committee had prepared. It is noted that attorney Sproesser Wynn helped revise the constitution and put it into proper legal language. The minutes do not reveal if Ren’s committee was
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comprised of other individuals other than himself and Wynn. After the initiation fee of $2.50 and $1.50 first year’s dues was set, DeShong moved the adoption of the Constitution and By-Laws, it was seconded by several and then was carried by a unanimous vote. Ed DeWees asked that the meeting be temporarily adjourned so that the representatives of the various Rings and Assemblies could name their respective representatives or governors to the TAOM. The meeting was then resumed and the results were as follows: S.A.M. No. 13, A. Robert White, S.A.M. No. 19, James Bowling, I.B.M. No. 15, Ren Clark, I.B.M. No. 18, Herman Yerger, I.B.M. No 34, H. H. Gaddis, I.B.M. No. 39, John Dunlop. Next this Board of Governors met and elected the following to serve until October 1, 1947, or until their successors were duly elected and installed: President: Herman Yerger, Vice-President: Ralph DeShong, Secretary: M. S. Mahendra, Treasurer: Glen Y. Davidson. It was emphasized from the onset that the TAOM was to be controlled by the Board of Governors, with each Governor being selected by the members of his or her Ring or Assembly. The Governor in turn would then represent his club in all matters requiring executive action. For a person to become a 1946 charter member of the TAOM, the person had to first be in good standing with one of the approved magic clubs in Texas. Next the prospective member would fill out an application and submit it to the Treasurer along with a $2.50 initiation fee and $1.50 for first year’s dues. The application was then passed by the TAOM Membership Committee for approval and it was also submitted for approval to the prospective member’s Ring or Assembly Secretary. It was emphasized in the first TAOM bulletin that a person could be a charter member of the organization if their application was received (and presumably also accepted by the TAOM) by November 1946. According to the second bulletin (noted as Volume 1, Number 2) published in December 1946, 118 people made application to become charter members of the Texas Association of Magicians. In the third bulletin (Volume 1, Number 3) published in July 1947, four additional names were listed and Secretary Mahendra specified that they should be added to the roster in bulletin number two. This made a total of 123 charter members. The first annual convention of the Texas Association of Magicians was then held the following year in Fort Worth, Texas. For a more detailed history of the Texas Association of Magicians, see TAOM Historian Bruce Chadwick’s document “Excerpts from TAOM History: 50 Years and Counting!” available for download on the www.taom.org website.
HONORARY LIFE MEMEBERS & MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ORDER OF WILLARD Royal H. Brin Dallas TX 50 years continuous membership Ramon G. Galindo Austin TX 50 years continuous membership Judy Hollingsworth Palacios TX 35 years continuous membership V. Frank Jones Bellville TX 50 years continuous membership Douglas Kornegay Houston TX 50 years continuous membership Donald Stiefel Corpus Christi TX
member since 1947 • member since 1949 • member since 1974 • member since 1946 • member since 1951 • member since 1977
Kenneth M. Absher San Antonio TX member since 1977 Jere B. Alexander Mesquite, TX member since 1977 Bill Amstead Austin TX member since 1981 Herbert Anderson Lancaster CA member since 1981 Ray Anderson Austin TX member since 1976 C. Donn Arnett Irving TX member since 1975 Sam “Sambo” Bailey Newark DE member since 1958 • 50 years continuous membership William Paul Beard Galveston, TX member since 1966 Walter “Zaney” Blaney Kingwood TX member since 1948 • 50 years continuous membership Trixie Bond Sugar Land TX member since 1973 • 35 years continuous membership Bill Bradley San Angelo TX member since 1960 William H. Brewe Cincinnati, OH member since 1981 Dena Britton Spring, TX member since 1966 David Buckler Arlington, TX member since 1966 Donald Burger Houston TX member since 1977 Mica Calfee Flower Mound TX member since 1972 Jules A. Caplan Austin TX member since 1964 Frank D. Caple Benton AR member since 1964 W. G. “Bill” Carpenter Texarkana TX member since 1978
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35 years continuous membership Lonnie Chevrie Abilene TX member since 1966 Earle J. Christenberry New Orleans LA member since 1966 Dennis W. Clauder Kingwood, TX member since 1977 James W. Cook San Antonio member since 1979 San Antonio TX member since 1974 • B. M. Copeland 35 years continuous membership John Cornelius San Antonio TX member since 1966 • Stella Coward Waxahachie TX member since 1960 35 years continuous membership San Antonio TX member since 1954 • Claude Crowe 50 years continuous membership Austin TX member since 1960 • Kent Cummins 50 years continuous membership Louis H. Daniel Fort Worth TX member since 1966 • 35 years continuous membership James W. DeLoach Kingwood TX member since 1966 W Palm Beach FL member since 1965 • Paul Diamond 35 years continuous membership Bernard Dolenz Dallas TX member since 1967 • Joe P. Douglas Corpus Christi TX member since 1966 35 years continuous membership J. Hassel Du Bose Anson TX member since 1966 Kempner TX member since 1966 • James G. Dunn 35 years continuous membership Gerald Edmundson Denton TX member since 1975 Arthur J. Emerson Colleyville TX member since 1973 Bob Emery Riverside CA member since 1962 Margaret G Emery San Antonio, TX member since 1974 Kenneth Euton Refugio TX member since 1979 John Fedko Santa Ana CA member since 1979 Sandy A. Flint Houston, TX member since 1981 John Garver Humble, TX member since 1986 • Sam W. Gainer Houston TX member since 1974 35 years continuous membership Lakeway TX member since 1950 • Robert E. Galbraith
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Paul Galindo Austin TX Michael W. Gamble Fort Worth TX 35 years continuous membership Jim Gentil Lakeway TX William C. Gibbs Jr. Houston TX Charles J. Gifford San Antonio TX Charles Golla San Antonio, TX Alex D. Gutierrez San Antonio TX Howard Hale Dallas TX Thomas K Heino Nacogdoches TX David Hira Cedar Hill, TX Shirley Jeanne Holland Houston TX Scott Hollingsworth Houston TX 35 years continuous membership Lou Hornung Austin TX 35 years continuous membership Fumio Inagaki Tokyo Japan William Ingram Sachse, TX Bill Irwin Arlington TX 35 years continuous membership Bob Karlebach Dallas TX Taylor Keen Waco TX Edward Kiolbassa Corpus Christi, TX Michael R. Kringel Houston TX 35 years continuous membership A. J. LaHaye Houston TX Gregg A. Lancaster College Station TX 35 years continuous membership Jesse J. Langston Arlington TX Rev. N.J. L’Heureux Richmond Hill, NY Charles S. “Chuck” Lehr Mesquite TX 35 years continuous membership Robert Lemke San Antonio TX Dr. Milton J. Lindner San Antonio TX Bob Little Hatboro PA Allan Lueck Temple TX 35 years continuous membership Alberto Sobrino Mandrake Mexico Wulf Massell Spring TX
member since 1978 member since 1966 • member since 1981 member since 1981 member since 1976 member since 1979 member since 1977 member since 1977 member since 1975 member since 1986 member since 1979 member since 1964 • member since 1976 • member since 1982 member since 1985 member since 1976 • member since 1973 member since 1976 member since 1966 member since 1974 • member since 1981 member since 1974 • member since 1966 member since 1973 member since 1976 • member since 1974 member since 1979 member since 1966 member since 1962 • member since 1958 member since 1977
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Charles W Mattox San Antonio James A. McPherson Midland, TX Frank H. Merrem Boulder CO 35 years continuous membership John R. Miller Chamblee GA 35 years continuous membership Paul Mims San Antonio, TX Jim Nevison Ennis TX Paul Osborne Dallas TX Bill Palmer Houston TX 35 years continuous membership Allen L. Pauly Houston TX Clarence S. Pertl Pasadena TX 35 years continuous membership Bill Pitts Fort Smith AR 35 years continuous membership
member since 1985 member since 1984 member since 1966 member since 1966 member since 1980 member since 1966 member since 1975 member since 1972 member since 1979 member since 1976 member since 1966
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Houston TX 35 years continuous membership Susan Quante Dallas, TX Frank Ramirez Jr San Antonio George Robinson McAllen TX Howard Schwarzman Baltimore MD Stephen A. Shain Houston TX 35 years continuous membership Richard Slagle Pflugerville TX 35 years continuous membership Howard Smith Marlin TX 35 years continuous membership Richard H. Smith San Antonio TX W. C. “Dub” Smothers Boerne TX 35 years continuous membership Ed Solomon San Antonio TX Betty Jo Standridge Dallas TX Fred Story Tulia TX 35 years continuous membership Peter Studebaker Henderson NV Mack Ed Swindle Fort Worth TX
member since 1976 member since 1966 member since 1974 member since 1966 member since 1979 member since 1977 member since 1964 member since 1969 member since 1966
David Thomason Fort Worth, TX member since 1966 • 35 years continuous membership Tom Wainwright Henryetta OK member since 1966 • 35 years continuous membership Rick Walker Dallas TX member since 1971 Ken Wallace Arlington TX member since 1974 Dan Warden Bryan TX member since 1978 James E. Webb Baton Rouge LA member since 1970 • 35 years continuous membership Scott R. Wells Houston, TX member since 1980 Jim Wicker Arlington TX member since 1976 • 35 years continuous membership Eugene Wilkes Longview TX member since 1974 • 35 years continuous membership Marshall Williams Tucson AZ member since 1980 Mark Wilson Valencia CA member since 1967 Ron Wilson Holiday, TX member since 1982 Jerry D. Winn Solon VA member since 1966 • 35 years continuous membership Don R. Yelvington Slaton TX member since 1966 D. Hull Youngblood Austin, TX member since 1966 • 35 years continuous membership Jay Zugai Abilene, TX member since 1984 Come see the Apocalypse Man at TAOM 2012
Felix Horonigus Ameldubar’s says: “Is THIS guy an air ship captain? No! He’s a lone survivor making his way through the battered wasteland of a post-apocalyptic world. Ravaged by maelstroms and assaulted by bands of mutated demons, he struggles to purge the land in search of…” MAJIK! Represented by Colonel Mike Ambrose Legerdemain, professional magician.
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AN INFORMAL LECTURE ............_joe givan............................................PRETZELINK ........_aldo columbini.............................A BOOK IS BETTER .................._ben jackson.............................POP-OUT PRODUCTION .................._conjurist............................SUBTLE ........_danny garcia..............STRETCH ........_gary plants.........WILL YOU STRAIGHTEN THESE OUT? ..........._shane wilson.....................A HOUSTON OPENER ..........._larry becker.....................GAFFED CARD FORCE ..........._shane wilson.....................ONLY HAD THREE
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Here is an effect that shows how too much beer can sometimes be a good thing. The basic effect is performed impromptu, at a bar or restaurant which has bite-size pretzels available as munchies. EFFECT: The performer clearly shows two pretzels and shakes them in his cupped hands like dice. He tosses them on the table and seems frustrated by the result; the pretzels hand separately as they should. He gives the two pretzels to a spectator, who does the same thing, only when the pretzels land on the table, they are permanently linked together! In this bizarre condition, the pretzels may be thoroughly examined and eaten! PREPARATION: I know I said this is impromptu, which might lead you to believe that this effect should have no preparation. The “prepping” is actually done in front of the spectators. To begin with, you must secretly steal two pretzels from the basket. This is easy to do if you remove a handful
and allow two of the twisted munchies to fall in your lap. During the course of conversation, one of the secret pretzels is broken. Both pieces are held against each other with all four broken surfaces aligned and facing upwards in a sort of thumb palm position. You are now ready to apply “pretzel glue” to the broken ends. The adhesive is easily carried and is available everywhere! Of course I’m talking about good ole saliva. Under the guise of eating another pretzel, the tongue comes out of the mouth and licks the broken pretzel ends. This is covered by the hand as it places another pretzel in the mouth. Once the ends are moistened (it doesn’t take much), the broken pieces are taken out of view under the table. This other pretzel is hung on the short piece and the larger piece is carefully placed back in position, linking the two together. Pressure is applied to the “healing pretzel” for two or three minutes. This leaves a practically invisible seam which actually forms a stronger bond than the rest of the pretzel already has! After sufficient time has
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passed, you are ready to freak out the AFTER THOUGHTS: Here is another minds of your fellow beer drinkers! method for linking the pretzels. This is a more visual link, but lacks the value PERFORMANCE: When you are of having this happen “in a spectaready, thumb palm one of the linked tor’s hand”: pretzels, allowing the other one to dangle in the hand. Reach with the Your right hand has secretly retained other hand and remove two more the linked pretzels. Your left hand pretzels. Show these in your palm-up reaches into the bowl or basket as left hand (the linked munchies are in the right hand follows closely behind. your right). Cup the hands together The right-hand apparently removes a and shake the pretzels as though you pretzel from the bowl when actually are shaking dice. Toss the pretzels bringing one of the two links pretzels out as though you are rolling dice. Of to the fingertips, the linked pretzel course you retain the linked pretzels hidden behind the fingers. This is in in thumb palm. Act disappointed and preparation for the David Williamson repeat the sequence once more. Al- “Striking Vanish” technique 1. low the linked pretzels to fall into finger palm position. Tell a spectator The right-hand apparently “tosses” that you just can’t do it and maybe the “single” pretzel into the left-hand; they would fair better. Have them hold the left hand simultaneously tosses out their cupped hands as you pick the single pretzel into the right-hand. up the loose pretzels with your right The visual of the two linked pretzels hand. Perform the Bobo Switch as covers the reverse tossing of the sinyou apparently toss the pretzels into gle pretzel into the right hand! In esthe left hand, actually retaining the sence, this switches the single pretloose pretzels and allowing the linked zel for the linked pretzels instantly ones to fall. Immediately place the and visually, making it look as though links in the spectator’s hands, shield- the two single pretzels magically ing them from view with the left hand. joined together! Tell the spectator to cup their hands and shake. Tell them to toss the pret- Trust me when I tell you that this is zels like dice. When they do, they will one of the greatest “impromptu” efsee the pretzels have magically fects you can perform. I have a client linked in their hands! This is perfect who (at the time of this writing) has misdirection to ditch the loose pret- kept the linked pretzels for over sevzels in the right hand. Merely reach en years! into the basket and allow them to fall as you remove another one and eat it! Try it. It works!
1williamson, david. williamson’s wonders. “striking vanish”
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LABOR DAY 2012
A BOOK IS BETTER by aldo columbini
I like this routine very much and I Tell the spectator that he has to take fooled magicians and people all over the top card of the deck, turn it over with it. (do it) and insert it face up in the middle of the deck. As an example, you EFFECT: A selected card vanishes insert the card partially into the deck, from the deck and reappears in a then you remove it, turn it face down book at a page selected by a specta- and place it in the middle. tor! Give the deck to a spectator, behind his back. Before he can grip the deck, REQUIREMENTS: You need a double- simply flip over the top card (face up). faced card, a deck and a book. Imag- You can do it with just one hand. The ine that the double-faced card is the spectator takes the deck in his hand, 3H on one side and the 2S on the then takes the top card, flips it over (he other. Remove the 3H from the deck. thinks he flips the card face up) and inserts it in the middle. Ask the specSET-UP: On top of the deck, face tator to cut the deck once or twice and down, place any Eight (say the 8D) then to bring the cards forward. and then the remaining cards (all face Spread the cards and one is face up. down). At the bottom of the deck place Ask the spectator if he thinks it would any Ace (say the AC) and then the be a great trick if he had inserted the double-faced card with the 3H upper- card NEXT to his selection. Turn over most. With the top card and the two the card to the right of the face-up bottom ones, you will force the page card and show the AC (not the selec138. Place the 2S in the book at the tion). Maybe the other side! Turn over page 138. the card to the left of the 3H and show the 8D. Wrong again. Flip all the cards PERFORMANCE: Place the book on face up and spread them clearly the table. Force the bottom card (the showing that the selection is gone. 2S) using the riffle force. Cut the deck Draw attention to the three cards and so that you end up having the 3H face emphasize the number 138. Ask the up near the bottom of the deck, with spectator to open the book at that the AC to its right and the 8D to its left. page and he finds the 2S.
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INTRODUCTION: I hope you enjoy performing the following production as much as I have. It has been a staple in my working repertoire and competition act for years. EFFECT: A card is produced from a fan of cards. METHOD: To execute this card production, start off by performing a classic thumb fan (Figure 1). Once the deck is fanned, curl and lower your middle finger and allow the pad of the middle finger to contact the top card of the fan. Extend your index finger and angle it away from the fan so that it’s no longer touching the cards. Lastly, keep your ring finger pinned in position: running parallel with the short end of the top card and the pad of the ring finger contacting the inner corner of the card. The ring finger and middle finger should be next to each other (Figure 2). You are now in position to perform the production. In one quick motion, straighten your middle finger and allow the card to rotate around the ring finger. The ring finger acts as a fulcrum point and generates the card’s spin (Figure 3). The harder you “flick” the card with your middle finger, the further it will be propelled out of the deck.
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This effect is easy to perform and utilizes palm up left hand, the face down cards a basic philosophy of card magic - “es- are on top staggered outward to the left. tablishing the move.” The packets are situated perfectly as if Begin by placing a slight concave bend one was going to perform a faro like into the face down deck. This is accom- shuffle face up into face down cards. In plished by squeezing the sides of the fact, the cards are spread to show their deck. Then shuffle the deck and have a condition. Be careful not to reveal the spectator freely select a card. Retrieve selected card underneath the face down the card and move it to the bottom of the cards. You should make your story line fit deck by your favorite method. By using this sequence as you pretend to begin your favorite method, the degree of tech- your shuffle. Suddenly, flip the face up nical difficulty is reduced to a minimum, cards face down onto the face down thus, little effort. Hold the pack by the cards as you spread the deck showing all ends in the palm down right hand. Dis- face down cards, being careful not to relodge the bottom (selected card) and veal the selected card face up on the bothold a break with the right thumb. Swing tom of the deck. cut the top half of the deck flipping it face up as it lands into the left hand. This face After claiming reconsideration, with the up packet is moved toward your body deck held face down by the ends with the under the right hand face down cards. At palm down right hand, perform the optithe appropriate moment, drop the se- cal revolve move. The palm up left hand lected card onto the left hand packet. At grabs the sides of the deck and turns the same time, the left hand cards are palm down as the hand rotates the botrotated face down counter-clockwise tom half of the cards face up counterand the right hand cards simultaneously clockwise. The appearance is this packet are rotated face up clockwise. This is is face down because of the face down similar in appearance to the optical re- selected card on top. At the same time, volve move except the deck now is liter- the right hand turns palm up as the hand ally half face up and half face down. The rotates its half of the deck face up clocktwo packets are placed together in the wise. The cards are placed together, as
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before, with the left hand cards on top this half onto the cards in the left hand. staggered outward to the left. The cards Comment that some cards are back to are held in palm up left hand. back. This is merely a simple cut placing the selected card face down amongst all The two packets are shuffled end to end face up cards. As you hold the deck, the same way you would proceed as if comment that some cards are face up performing a faro, but without the techni- and some cards face down as you turn cal execution; i.e. not a perfect weave. the entire deck face down into left hand. The shuffle is completed with the face down selected card remaining on top of Because of the concave bend placed into the deck. All cards below this selected the deck, a simple cut with the right hand card are face up. will produce the face up selected card either on top of left hand packet or botWith deck held by the ends in palm down tom of right hand packet. Extend the right hand, swing cut the top half into the face up selected card outward for half its left hand while commenting that some length and spread remainder of cards cards are face to face. Flash the bottom revealing all are face down. Make your of the right hand packet (do not turn story line correspond to the actions of the packet over) to show a face up card (a handling of the cards. Learn the routine back will show) on its bottom and place and try it out, I think you will like it.
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STRETCH
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The first phase of the effect is the ring jumping from band to band, the effect is easy to do just hard to describe on paper. Look at photoures carefully so that you can see the exact positioning of the hands and rubberbands. To start off you need to have about 5 rubberbands around you right wrist, you are going to use these as camouflage for the next move.Take one of the bands off of your wrist and loop it through the ring and back on itself so that you have a knot around the ring. [photo 1] Now hold the rubberband stretched between your right second finger and thumb with the ring on the bottom and the closer to your thumb. [photo 2] You are now going to mock or pretend to take off a rubber band from around your wrist. You left thumb goes under a single band and pulls up, stretching it towards your body. [photo 3] Now rotate the band clockwise around you wrist so that the band is being stretched towards yourself once again. Your left 1st and 2nd finger now clip the lower band that contains the ring with your 2nd finger on top and your 1st on the bottom. [photo 4] reprinted from daniel garcia’s lecture notes, limited
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Two things are now going to happen at once.You are going to turn your left hand palm up and let the band on your thumb slip off back onto you wrist. You should now be in the same position as in [photo 5]. Your left thumb is now going to go into the loop closest to your left hand and you are going to pull you left 2nd finger out so that you are in the position as [photo 6]. Now simply touch your right 2nd finger to your left 1st finger and it will appear as though you have two rubber bands. To make the ring jump all you have to do is rotate your wrist slightly so that your thumbs touch and your fingers are separate [photo 7]. Do this motion a couple of times while giving a slight shake and it will appear as though the ring is jumping from band to band. A nice subtlety is to make the band jump to the left hand band and then briefly pull your right hand down to the back of your left thumb [photo 8] . It will appear as two separate bands. You are going to make the band that is on your right hand vanish. Squeeze your right fingers together and twist your hand to the left as you lower your hand down to the other band [photo 9]. Now rub the bands together so that it appears that they just melts into one another. Now display the single band and the ring and say that the band didn’t vanish it just got taken into the other band. Explain that you will do the
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same with the ring. You will now reposition the ring so that you can stretch it on the band like a slingshot. [photo 10]
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You are now going to point the ring at the spectator. As you do this their natural reaction will be to squint their eyes and lean back. During this misdirection you are going to place the ring behind your fingers and close the gaps. [photo 11] Re-grip the band and let it snap as you show the palm of your hand [photo 12]. This action will give the appearance that the ring has vanished You are now going to do a “card pivot” type motion to show the other side of your hand empty. As you turn your hand, open your fingers and let the ring slip to the palm side of your hand as you close your fingers and display the back of your hand. [photos 13 and 14] show the motion that you are going to be doing.
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Now secretly grab the ring and the rubber band with your right hand and stretch the band between your left finger and thumb. The ring will be hidden behind your right fingers. Now place your left thumb into the band from the outside and twist your hand left hand palm up so that you look like you are going to shoot the hidden ring at the spectators knees. [photo 15] Now with one motion you are going
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to lower your right hand to the left hand, pinch the other side of the band, and let go of the ring. It will appear as if the ring just appears on the rubber band. [photo 16] You are now going to cause the ring to penetrate the bands, once visually, and once in their hand. Start by placing the ring on your right pinky and stretching the rubber band between your pinkies of both hands‌.now while you holding on with your pinky take the ring off your right pinky with your left 1st finger and thumb. [photo 17] Now place the ring from your left hand to your right 1st and 2nd fingers. Now place your right ring finger into the band. [photo 18] Now close your fingers so that it appears that you are holding the band stretched between your left pinky and right ring finger and the ring at your right 1st finger and thumb. [photo 19] Now turn your right hand so that the ring touches the band and at the same time extract your right ring finger from the band so that it looks as though the ring penetrates the band at that point. You are now going to cause the ring to melt off the rubber band in the spectators hand. Start off be repositioning the rubber band so that the ring is in the center of it and the band is stretched between the 1st, 2nd finger and thumb. Make sure you are pinching the band and that you are
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not curling your fingers to much. You are now basically going to do the “crazymans handcuff” move but with two hands. Timing for this is very critical. Ask the spectator to hold out their hand palm up. Start to lower the ring into their waiting hand while at the same time bringing you hands
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fingers regrip the band where the left hand is holding it [photo 20]. At the same time the right 2nd finger releases the band and the right hand moves to the right allowing the band to “slide” so that everything is back to 20 its original position except now the ring is off the rubber band. Now pull the band out of there hand as in and together. Now the timing for this must it will look as though the band pene- be perfect. Look up and ask them to trates right in their hand close their hand around the ring and rubberband. As you look at them your finger tips touch each other. Your right 1st finger and thumb let go of the rubber band so that it is only around the right 2nd finger, then the same two
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WILL YOU STRAIGHTEN THESE OUT? by gary plants
INTRODUCTION: back around and have the deck cut a I came up with this idea on Septem- couple more times. Now, ask him to ber 25, 1998. turn the deck over a few times as they please so that a random side is EFFECT: Spectator shuffles face up now face up on the table. Take the cards into face down, and within a deck and give it several cuts and split second his card is found. turnover the deck several times as you explain that even the spectator SETUP: No setup required. This ef- doesn’t know where his card is lofect is best performed with a bor- cated. rowed deck. The situation is such that the selectMETHOD: Ask the spectator to shuf- ed card is now the first face-down fle the pack of cards and then place card under the “glimpsed” key card. them on the table. Have him cut the Ribbon spread the deck and find deck into three fairly even piles and your key card. If you can’t find it, turn align them into a row on the table. the deck over and ribbon spread the He is to then shuffle the pile in the deck again. It’s important that you middle and when he is finished have spot the key card very quickly. him look at top card of the middle pile and remember it as his selection. You will now use the Hofzinser Cull to secretly cull the selection to the botWith your back turned he is to turn tom of the deck as you say to the over both end piles so they are now spectator, “If I can find your card in face up. Ask him to shuffle one of the one second, will you straighten out face-up piles with the face-down pile all of these cards for me?” Hopefully, that has the selection on top. Say to he will say, “Yes.” Say, “Go” and turn the spectator, “Be sure that the se- your hand over as you set the deck lection gets buried down into the on the table. To his surprise he will center during the shuffle.” Now re- be looking at his selected card face peat one more shuffle with the re- up on top of the deck! maining two piles. Turn around and quickly glimpse the top face up card as you ask the spectator to give the deck a cut. Turn
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A HOUSTON OPENER by shane wilson
INTRODUCTION: This utilizes one of Gary Plants’ fantastic gimmicks, the Blue Bicycle Back/Red Fan Back double-backed card gaff as supplied with your registration. EFFECT: The back of a selected card changes color. The face of the selected card is then magically transferred to a second selection, and then suddenly everything goes back to normal. METHOD: Begin with the double-backer second from the bottom, with the side that does not match the deck uppermost.. Side jog the card and ribbon spread the deck on the table as you ask for a card to be selected. Have the card returned and place on top of the deck. Perform Harry Lorayne’s HaLo cut which places the selection directly below the double-backed card and both in the center of the deck. Spread through the deck showing one odd-backed card, and cut the deck at that point. Perform a double-lift showing the selected card which may be thumbed off emphasizing a single card. Replace the selection on the deck and execute a double-lift and then thumb off
the double-backer onto the table. Have a second card selected and noted. Touch the card on the table with the new selection as a break is obtained beneath the top card. Comment that, “just the face of the red card was stolen” as you place it on the deck. Execute a doublelift showing the first selection. Turn the double card back onto the deck and thumb off the top card (actually the second selection). Use this card to scoop up the doublebacker and perform the two-card monte display move under the guise of turning the tabled odd-backed card (the doublebacker) over. This leaves the doublebacker in the hand and the second selection on the table. Place the double backed card onto the deck and ribbon spread the deck on the table behind the face-up selection. The spread deck should appear normal.. Comment that, “When the odd card comes back in contact with the deck, the back goes back to its original color.“ As a flourish you may wish to run the face-up card down the spread before turning it over to reveal that it, too, has changed back to its original color.
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by larry becker
INTRODUCTION: This is a beautiful idea from Mr. Larry Becker1 utilizing the Blue Bicycle Back/Blue Card Box gaff. I am very happy that he gave me permission to share his idea in these notes for this gaff.
HOW? The force card is placed face down under the card box and then the card box gaff is placed below the force card so that if the bottom of the box was flashed, the card box side of the gaff would be seen and all would look normal.
What you will have is an incredibly clean force of any card or combina- If you follow the handling you will see tion of cards. This is an extremely that when the box is placed on top of useful utility. the selected pile, the two cards are added to the top of this pile. WHAT THE SPECTATOR SEES: The spectator is handed the deck to When the box is removed by the shuffle. The spectator now cuts the spectator, he will be looking at the deck into 5 or 6 piles of cards and force card. The card box gaff is secselects any one of the piles. ond from the top with the blue bicycle back showing. Pick up the piles so The pile is marked by placing the card that the box card gaff stays on top box on top the selected pile. The top and you can easily get rid of the gaff cards of the other piles are turned in several ways, i.e. palm it off, go to face up and shown. The spectator your pocket to get the card box and removes the box from the pile and thumb off the gaff while the deck is in turns over the top card of that packet. your pocket, etc. The card that the spectator just This is a beautiful idea. You can thank looked at has been forced. Larry Becker when you see him.
1Originally appeared in Volume 16 of Steven’s Greater Magic Video Library
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ONLY HAD THREE by shane wilson
INTRODUCTION: This utilizes one of Gary Plants’ fantastic gimmicks, the Red Bicycle Card Box/Card Face gaff as supplied with your registration.
it in mechanic’s grip. Under cover of passing the cards over the box the the three cards are deposited onto the box. The hand with the box rotates inwards concealing the deposEFFECT: Three cards are selected ited cards. and returned to the deck and deck placed in the box. Each appear in With the three cards deposited under unusual locations while trapped in- the box, place the deck of cards in side the card box, and, as a climax, the box and close the lid. The ‘Bicythe entire box of cards vanishes. cle’ logo on the box should be facing upward. Side-steal the lowermost METHOD: Begin with the gaffed card and produce it from the right card third from the top card box side trouser pocket. Execute a wrist turn facing up and the mate of the gaffed with the left hand as this occurs now card on top. Slip cut the mate to the showing the gaffed card, box design center and classic force it on a spec- outward. tator. Have two more cards freely selected. Execute Marlo’s Tilt move The right hand apparently takes the under the top card with the third box from the left hand but instead spectator’s selection. Execute the only retreives the gaffed card held in same move under the third card a deep grip. The left hand takes the from the top (the gaffed card) with box and second selection to the left the second spectator’s selection. trouser pocket and leaves the box as Simulate the same move with the it reveals the selection in the pocket. first spectator’s selection (the mate of the gaffed card) except it is legi- For the final selection the hands tametely placed in the middle. come together around the box (only the gaffed card), and when the hand Double undercut the top four cards completely conceals the gaffed card to the bottom and obtain a break it is secretly turned over. Say, “...the above the bottom three cards. While third selection is the easiest because holding the deck in biddle grip and I only had three cards,” as you sepastill maintaining the break, gather the rate the hands revealing the face-up card box with the free hand and hold third and final selection.
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Joe Givan is a creator of original illusions. Honors for his innovative ideas and performing style include the World Championship of Close-up Magic at the 1988 FISM convention in Holland. He is only the third person in history to receive the Gold Cups International Award of Excellence from the International Brotherhood of Magicians. A worldwide lecturer on the art of creat-
ing and performing illusion, Joe has also written for many publications, and made numerous appearances on international television. He has designed custom illusions for major corporations and his creativity has been sought by performers such as David Copperfield, David Blaine,and Guns & Roses, as well as Alice Cooper’s “Brutal Planet.”
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Twenty-eight-year-old Joshua Jay has been called magic’s Renaissance man by MAGIC Magazine. It’s not hard to see why: he is a performer, lecturer, author, and photographer of all things mysterious. He maintains a globetrotting performance schedule—Jay has performed in over fifty countries and appears regularly on national television (most recently on Good Morning
America and the Today Show). His performance style is completely unique: he performs with ordinary, borrowed objects, causing them to twist, bend, appear, and vanish at will. At only seventeen years old Joshua Jay was crowned world champion for close-up magic at the World Magic Seminar, and he is now regarded as one of the leading creative forces in the magic world.
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Oscar Munoz, award winning illusionist and humorist, has spell-bounded audiences with his multifaceted talents. Throughout the United States,
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SMITH
Bob Smith hosts a long list of clients, including many Fortune 500 companies. Avoiding the typical magic show trappings of props, costumes and showy
names, Bob Smith proves himself a true showman by focusing his act on powerful magic while effortlessly interacting with his audience in a comedic manner.
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Chip began his full-time career in the liners as NCL’s SS Norway, Royal Carlate eighties performing at Magic Is- ibbean’s Sovereign of the Seas, and land in Houston, Texas. By the age of Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth II. 26 he was working such grand ocean
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Some say Michael is the “Rhythm” of magic while Jessica is known as the “Rhythmette” of magic. Michael’s passion for performing led him to the thea-
tre then further developed himself taking lessons in Ballroom Dancing. They were winners of the North American FISM Championships for Illusions.
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Tony Clark is originally from Stamford, Ct. His career in the world of entertainment began at the early age of six. By the age of eighteen, Tony already received international notoriety for his many awards as a young magician. In 1988, Tony won the World Class Stage Contest for the Society of American Magicians. In 1994 Tony was nominated Stage Magician of the Year by the Magic Castle in Hol-
lywood. In 1996 Tony produced and performed in his hit Magic Revue Show called “Phantasy”. This show made Lake Tahoe entertainment history, for being the first show to ever run four years straight! In 1998 the Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls club presented Tony with the Volunteer of the Year Award for his work with underprivileged kids in the community.
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ASI WIND Spontaneous and unpredictable, Asi’s performances are a roller-coaster for the mind. Combining a free-spirited playfulness with superb skill and a uniquely creative mind, NYC based mind reader Asi Wind treats each audience to a truly memorable experience. He is globally hailed by magicians as being one of the few performers in the world to constantly innovate, de-
velop, and perform entirely original material. Indeed, when a magician wants to be fooled, he attends Asi’s show. No surprise, then, that a committee of his peers recently presented him with the International Merlin Award for “Most Innovative Show” – an award previously given to David Copperfield, Criss Angel, and Penn & Teller.
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Globally renowned, Chris Korn has captivated audiences in over 20 foreign countries - from Japan to South Africa - and in over 100 cities in the United States, showcasing his extensive repertoire of ecstatic illusion. Since starring in his own series, MONDO MAGIC, on A&E, MONDO MAGIC SINGAPORE, & MAGIC ASIA on AXN (the #1 TV show throughout Asia and Singapore), Chris Korn has
come to be known by the show’s 74 million viewers, as not only one of the most talented sleight-of-hand magicians in the world, but as an amazing over all entertainer. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, JJ Abrams, Jon Cusack, Alec Baldwin, Adam Sandler, and Jeremy Piven are just a few, among many celebrities, who can claim Chris Korn to be the one illusionist they will never forget.
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Mark has been a full time professional magician for over 20 years, he has performed his unique brand of magic at every type of event imaginable, from small select groups of celebrities to the Las Vegas Strip – Mark’s magic has been a sure fire winner. Known for his shop JB Magic, Mark has perfect the art of the pitch, which isn’t hard to do with such powerful magic.
Mark hails from England, over the last decade his career has rapidly expanded throughout the USA. Mark and his wife emigrated to Florida and have not looked back since. With his silky skills and fast wit he has rapidly become one of the most sought after magicians in the corporate world. His unique style of personalized close up magic can be performed under any circumstances.
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With several best selling DVDs, a cover of SAM’s magazine and a ton of great unpublished ideas – Eric Jones has lots to offer the campers. Eric Jones is famous for his interviews on REEL MAGIC and is also known for teaching beginner coin handlings on the METAL and AUDIO DVDs which have received international acclaim. Witness some of the smoothest hand in magic.
An award winning performer, Eric’s magic has been showcased at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA, and NYC’s Monday Night Magic, the longest running magic show in New York. As an author, creator, and lecturer, Eric fits sharing some of his pet tricks with countless magicians across the country into his busy schedule.
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David Hira is one of the working-est corporate magicians and motivational speakers in the country, performing/presenting over 400 shows in 17 states and
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Ben Jackson has appeared at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, in MAGIC magazine, and in the newly released book, Magic’s Most Amazing Stories.
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5 countries in 2010. With his “find a way you can do it, not reasons why you can’t” attitude, David makes you believe that anything is possible. You’ll be energized! friday, 11:00 pm, skyline ballroom
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Paul Wilson supplements a vast and diverse knowledge of card magic with a superlative technique and exceptional grasp and application of misdirection. He learned well from Roy Walton and also has an excellent grounding in the works of John Ramsay. Mr. Wilson has had a number of video projects featuring his own work, and all are highly recommended, however, his work on the Royal Road
to Card Magic is of exceptional value. He also has a number of lecture notes and contributions to books and magazines that are well worth researching. His books include Chaos Theories, The Little Black Book, Obscure Acts, Omerta, Crash Course in Brain Surgery, The Inslow Effect, 13, Miracle Card in Beer Bottle, The Finnish Line, and over a dozen online manuscripts.
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Considered one of the world’s foremost experts on gambling-related sleights and cheating techniques. Mr. England has also been a consultant and performer in commercial film and television projects. In 2004 he was one of the experts chosen to create the opening and closing credit sequences for the movie Shade. He was also hired as one of the gaming and cheating specialists for the 2005
CourtTV series The Takedown where he was tasked with testing security at various Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe casino properties by penetrating and overcoming the casinos’ normal security procedures. In addition to his on-screen skills, Mr. England has written, consulted on, or edited over a dozen of the best-selling gambling and/or sleight-of-hand books published in the last decade.
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A multiple award winner and allaround ‘cheesy guy’, Chad Long takes a few days out of his busy corporate schedule to remind us what it feels like to be a layman again. His newly released effect “FLASH” has been a SALE OUT at conventions around the states and shows us just how creative and unique Chad Long actually is. Come and find out why people around the world are saying,
“Chad Long is so street.” His material has been published in MAGIC, Linking Ring, M.O., Arcane, Trapdoor, The Looking Glass and M.U.M. He’s also contributed effects to several books and videos, including “Magic for Dummies”, as well as the “Art of Astonishment” trilogy and the “Astonishment Project” DVDs by Paul Harris.
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Dani DaOrtiz combines superb technique with crazy humour. At only 30 years of age he is another of the great card workers that Spain has given the world, magicians like Arturo de Ascanio, Pepe Carroll and Juan Tamariz. Daniel Ortiz was born in Malaga in a town called Estepona. If there is something that Dani DaOrtiz does not avoid it is taking risks to
achieve the desired effect. His magic is sometimes characterised as being unconventional and making much use of improvisation. It allows him to create incredibly dynamic routines that cater to those particular audiences in the specific environment in which he is working. He has authored four books on magic and edited three DVDs including Fat Brothers I and II.
saturday, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm : co-lecture w/c engblom sunday, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm : professional close-up show
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CHRISTIAN
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Christian started magic at the age of three, and had his first public performance at the age of five for a finnishswedish radio program. Engblom still studies the field of magic and makes study trips around the world. He also educates colleagues in the mysteries of magic. Engblom has competed in magic, winning the coveted Cloce-up Finnish Championships in 2003. Engblom, who specialises in close-
up magic as well as card magic, can ne seen at different corporate- and private functions, on cruise ships, on TV, festivals and all around. If you have ever been interested in card cheating, Christian can show you how they really do it. The multi-lingual magician can perform in his mother tongue, swedish, as well in english, finnish and sometimes spanish.
saturday, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm : co-lecture w/dani daortiz sunday, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm : professional close-up show
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WEBER
Michael Weber may just as well be one of the most influential thinkers in the magical arts today. His work has influenced thousands and continues to grow year after year. He’s an accomplished magician, mentalist, speaker for Fortune 500s, and a film/ television consultant with business partner and long time friend, Ricky Jay. Michael Weber has performed his
own brand of original, award-winning magic (IBM, SAM, FISM) for over three decades. You have seen his work in Hollywood blockbusters including Forrest Gump, Ocean’s 13, The Prestige and The Illusionist. Weber promises an amazing blend of original magic with cards, impromptu non-card magic and powerful mentalism.
saturday, 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm : lecture sunday, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm : grand ballroom evening show
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KENNER
Executive producer for David Copperfield, World-renowned sleight-ofhand artist and creator of magic, Chris Kenner has done it all. Come and listen to Chris speak about what it takes to help organize, produce, and manage what is known by millions to be the best magic show by the best magician in the world, “David Copperfield :: Live at the MGM Las Vegas.”
His best-selling book Totally Out of Control features over two dozen of his other close-up creations. An additional handful of original routines were featured in his first book, The Right Stuff. Along with his long-time friend, Homer Liwag, he published the ground-breaking periodical Magic Man Examiner.
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LOSANDER
In the world of magic there is only one name that is synonymous with the art of levitation – Losander. World renowned across three continents, Losander has performed his magic in exclusive venues from Europe to Japan and Australia. He has performed in the internationally famed Magic Castle in Hollywood and is currently performing in the World’s Greatest Magic Show in Las Vegas. In
2006, Losander received the Milbourne Christopher Award for Illusionist of the Year and notable contributions to the art of magic. World renowned across three continents, Losander has performed his magic in exclusive venues from some of the finest Variety Theaters in Europe to the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood, California.
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ERIC
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MEAD
For over two decades, Eric Mead has been performing as a corporate magician, mentalist, speaker, comedian and consultant.
DANNY
Recently Eric has been speaking to groups of scientists and physicians about conjuring and brain science.
COLE
Danny Cole grew up in Los Angeles and began to study magic at the age of ten. Under the tutelage of Loren Christopher Michaels, he simultane-
ously learned contemporary approaches to sleight-of-hand as well as ways to research and develop entirely new systems of deception.
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