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For information about IBM 192, contact President Bill Devon | 916-764-4740 | email: [email protected]
THE GIMMICKFebruary 2013
Bill Wisch “Slydini Lecture”February 13 - IBM 192 Meeting Night
JANUARY IBM 192 MEETING NOTESThe theme for this evening’s entertainment was Work In Progress. Up first was President Bill Devon who showed us how to produce a bright red light, the D’Lite, at his fingertips. He next showed us his favorite sponge ball routine where one ball turned into two and then vanished and reappeared in the spectator’s hand several times.
Up next is David Wright who performed Lance Pierce’s Recharmed, I’m Sure, a new version Troy Hooser’s Charming Chinese Challenge in which three Chinese coins threaded on a chord magically penetrate the chord one at a time. Joe Chez got up next and performed his version of Phil Goldstein’s B’Wave using jumbo cards. A Queen is freely selected and Joe pulled out four jumbo cards from an envelope. The selected Queen is the only printed card in the set; the other three cards having blank faces.
Next up Mary Mowder performed a new move she’s working on for a Ring and Rope routine where a large brass ring magically penetrates a rope with relative ease. Dave
Fiscus next showed us Through the Looking Glass, a mirror penetration using a large,
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January Meeting Pics - Clockwise From top left: Bill Devon, Joe Chez, Dave Fiscus, Pepe Puglisi, Dale Lorzo & Mary Mowder
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For information about club membership, contact Treasurer Dick LaVergne | 916-482-4640 | email: [email protected]
Officers for 2013
Bill Devon, PresidentMary Mowder, Vice-PresidentDavid Wright, SecretaryDick LaVergne, TreasurerTom Allen, Sergeant at ArmsRyan Allen, Member at LargeJohn Iacono, Member at Large
Dues for 2013Your IBM 192 membership dues for 2012 are due now. Dues are $20. A late fee of $5 will be added starting February 1st. Members who get their dues in on time will also be given free membership to the Mission Oaks Community Center this year, a savings of $15.
To pay your dues by mail, make a check out to: Victor St. Leon Ring 192 and mail it to:
Dick LaVergne 699 Morris Way Sacramento, CA 95684
IBM 192 website:
http://magic1.org/ibm192/
JANUARY MEETING (Continued from Page 1)round, framed mirror mounted on a stand. He tapped it demonstrating its solidity then pointed out platforms on each side. He next placed a small object on the front platform, covered it, and, from the rear, pulled it directly through the mirror. This is a one-of-a-kind custom built illusion that Dave built himself.
Next, Pepe Puglisi magically linked a bunch of separate chain links into one long chain. He proceeded to show us how easy it is to escape from chain padlocked around his wrists. Gary Berard performed a card
trick by first splitting a deck in half. A card was selected and returned to one half. With the other half, a spectator counted down randomly to any card, which turned out to be a 10. Counting down 10 cards in the first half of deck and the selected card is found.
Last but not least, Dale Lorzo showed us how to defy gravity by filling a milk bottle full of water. Covering the opening with a small sheet of paper and turning the whole bottle upside down. He then proceeded to remove the paper, retaining water in the bottle at will. Finally, Dale performed his own version of the Cut and Restored Rope.
orange groves, farms and ranches. But a severe drought brought an end to his dreams and orange blossoms never filled the valley.
After the Lane family moved away in the 19402, the mansion was divided into a multi-family home, then became a home for the elderly, and was finally transformed into a maze of small apartments. By 1960, the fate of the Mansion was uncertain. Then Milt Larson met the owner, Thomas O. Glover.
Milt was a writer on the NBC TV show, “Truth or Consequences.” His office was on the ninth floor of a Hollywood office building that overlooked the Lane mansion. Milt’s late father, William W. Larson, Sr., was a renowned magician and had long dreamed of building an elegant private club for magicians.
The Lane mansion would become that club. In September of 1961, Milt and a crew of eternally generous friends and volunteers began the extraordinary task of returning this run-down apartment building to its glorious past. After months of scraping and sanding, the rich Victorian elegance began to resurface to what it is today.
Magic Castle - Turns 50 Years Old
On January 2, 2013, the Magic Castle turned 50 year old. It opened its doors in 1963. Today more than five decades later, the Castle has become the world-famous “home” to the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. and their invited guests.
The Magic Castle began its life as a private home built in 1909 by banker and real estate magnate Rollin B. Lane. Lane owned much of what is now Hollywood. and dreamed of turning his land into
The 85th I.B.M. Convention will be in Phoenix, Arizona
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The International Brotherhood of Magicians | http://www.magician.org/portal/en/node/26
IBM RING 192 2013 Event Calendar and Meeting Themes
Date Performance Theme Post‐Mee2ng Ac2vity/Loca2on
February 13th “Slydini ‐ The Lecture” by Bill Wisch Mission Oaks Community Center
March 13th Back To Basics Tarbell Magic Teach‐In
April 10th Clown Magic Social Mixer
May 8th Please, Not Another Card Trick! Card Packet Teach‐In
May 22nd (TBD) Annual IBM / SAM Close‐up CompeNNon Ronald McDonald House
June 12 Paper or PlasNc Social Mixer
July 10 Emcee Magic ‐ Tricks for the Master of Ceremony Discussion on Strolling Magic
July TBD Annual IBM / SAM Barbeque TBD
July TBD Annual IBM / SAM Magic AucNon TBD
August 14 Annual IBM / SAM Stand‐up Compe22on Mission Oaks Community Center
September 11 Wallet Wonders Social Mixer
September TBD Carmichael Founders Day Strolling Magic Carmichael Park
October TBD Annual Mission Oaks Community Show Mission Oaks Community Center
October 9 Linking Rings Magic Social Mixer
November 13 Art Gross Night Art Gross Magic Teach‐In
December TBD Annual RMH Toy Run ‐ Strolling Magic 1‐3PM Ronald McDonald House
December 4th IBM/SAM Holiday Mixer Ronald McDonald House
December 12th No Club MeeNng
December TBD Annual Dale & Elaine Lorzo Holiday Party Dale & Elaine Lorzo Residence
“When you practice, turn on your radio or TV set - preferably to some program which doesn’t interest you or in a language which you do not understand. At first the noise will be distracting but you will gradually get used to it and will then not be thrown out of stride when there is background chatter anywhere you may perform.” Slydini
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For information about The Gimmick, contact Secretary David Wright | 916-944-8454 | email: [email protected]
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Or call: Bill Devon at (916) 764!4740 or Dale Lorzo at (916) 481!2595
