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MagiCurrents San Diego Honest Sid Gerhart Rine 76 Volume XV No L2 December 2001 Ring 76 Holiday Party & Show The December Ring 76 Potluck dinner and show has become a tradition and this year we hope to make the event more exciting than ever before. We have three members all well versed in close-up magic performing at the bar at Jack's Magic Place,4275 University Avenue, they include Sumit Dua, Tom McCarthy and Robert Pozner. They will keep things lively for the pre-meeting from 6 to 7 PM., Monday December 10th. Dinner will begin with a buffet potluck meal at 7 PM., followed by our ring produced show. We will have our stage set up and Ring 76 members volunteering to do a trick or an act will not only be showing off their talents to our members but they will also be auditioning as part of a special progftrm that will be presented on January 5,2ffi2, for the visiting IBM Convention Committee as they meet in San Diego for the planning sessions for next summer's national convention. If you would like to be on our holiday program please advise Richard Ustick, our entertainment Vice President and show organizer. Ustick's e-mail address in [email protected] His phone number is 619-463-24O7. It would be helpful if we have an idea of how many people will be performing. The success of the potluck portion ofour holiday event is up to those taking e.aa6ry1a qretdt part. The ring has purchased a 2O-pound turkey and Executive Chef Richard Ustick has volunteered to cook it at home {rdye and bring it to the party. The rest of Ri,ytq. the menu is up to you our guests. Because T6 there is no real kitchen at Jack's Magic Place, we suggest you bring items that do not need a great deal of refrigeration. There is no stove so bring your cooked dishes already prepared. There is a microwave oven for last minute things that need to be zapped. Here is a list of possible items you might want to consider bringing for the potluckdinner. Salads, raw veggies, dips, hors d'oeuvres, cheeses, bread/rolls, cold cuts, sandwich condiments, desserts, soft drinks. Ring 76 is supplying paper plates, napkins and plastic silverware and cups. The sgt-at-arms, Tom McCarthy will appoint a committee of volunteers to help bus the tables after dinner. If you would like to volunteer let Tom know in advance. We will also have a "blind" gift exchange. Bring a wrapped gift under lO-dollars in value. It can be an old magic trick, a gag gift, or a novelty item. Something we can have some fun with. Keep it clean because the gifts will be opened at the party. You will be receiving a phone call asking if you plan on attending this meeting and if you are bringing a food item for the pottuck in advance of this event. It will be a fun evening and a great way to kick off the holiday season. Page2 MagiCutrents Nouember Meeting Brings Neu MembBF, Mouies and Dealer's Night November 12th was a warm fall evening in San Diego to rrcovery and we are always happy to have him as as members made their way into Jack's Magic Place part ofour ring. on University Avenue. T\vo and a half hours later when those same people began to leave it was raining Ring President Don Soul called the meeting to order a but the weather for those attending the Ring 76 few minutes before 7 p.m.rbecause of an involved meeting was not an issue. program for the evening. Don conducted a brief business meeting that included announcements about two lectures for November. Close-up magician Jeff David Lopez was introduced as a new member of the Smith was the IBM and his application has been accepted for guest performer membership in the ring. David asked to audition at the bar for and his bubbly personality and enthusiasm got him a the pre-meeting round of applause as he presented a card routine . entertainment. When he frnished he was asked to leave the room JeffCan be seen while doing his magic his application was voted on. V[hen he returned he at the was told he now had all rights and privileges of a Gathering a Ring 76 member. Congratulations David. rrcstaurant in Mission Hills on Jetf Smith Jack White then introduced a reel of L6mm film clips most Sunday of magicians of the past Several clips of fitn were evenings as well kinescope prints fnom television pnograms. as other venues around the city. Jeffkept a big crowd asking for morc The film included for the better part ofan Harry Blackstone Sr hour. presenting a card trick using a lot of Also during the early showmanship and a part of the evening Phil Svengali Deck and 10- Stoker, who has been a volunteers from the magrcian all of his adult audience. That clip was life was selling some of broadcast in 1958. It his surplus effects at a was followed by a elip special table set up in a fmm a daytime variety cornor of the room. show and featorrcd Phil had a huge magic Harry Blackstone Jr., garage sale in October pre-beard and and sold many of his moustache. HarryJr. signaturc effects. At was verT young and presented the vanishing birdcage Phi Stoker this meeting Phil was and his pickpocket r.outine. The next clip was from a selling his magic at variety show known as Super Circus and featured a bargan prices. He was dressed in one of his brightly performer whose identity we cannot be sure of but colored jackets from his days as a hotel performer in prrcsented such a well routined billiard ball act that SoutheastAsia blended into Lloyds multiplying candles that his work brought a round of applause fiom our Mike Klicman from the North County joined us for memberchip watching the S0-plus year old film. some laughs and magic. Mike has been battling a series of health problems and is now well on the road MagiCunents Page 3 The next clip was Richardi Jr. Appearing on a program called "Hippodrome". This vin- When the demonstrations were over eYery tage clip of film was from 1962, and shows the person affending dancing and prancing fast moving Richardi and the meeting company. Hls canary in egg is still beautiful to received a magic watch even today. wand and at- tached was a bag Our film program was with a trick and concluded with a theatrical a number on it. short subject from 1946 In addition to featuring John Scarne. giving every The film was an expose of member a 10- gambling moves. But it percent discount was actually a clear expla- on every item nation of how magicians do their card tricks. Scarne sold they gave had written a popular out some very nice gifts that John Scarne column for servicemen and women during World War included books Two explaining what to look out for in card and video's. games. The top prize which was When this film was released magicians valued at more across the country were up in arrns over the than one- public exposure of the sleight of hand involved hundred in this magic. You might say that John Scarne dollars worth was the Masked Magician of his time. of magic went to Bob Ingalls. It is interesting to note that several of the younger magicians in the audience thought Jack After the White was slurring his words when he talked dealer night about close-up magician John Scarne. They presentation thought Jack there was a lot was talking of fellowship Marg Coleg about John and exchange Carney and of magic ideas they couldn't with many of our members. understand why he was putting ar "S" in front of Carney's name. (Oh, to be young and not know.) Then T.C. Coleg Entertainment Vice President Richard Ustick took over the progmm and introduced Mary and TC. Coley who operate the Magic Shop at Seaport Village. They in turn introduced two of their demonstra- 8ob lngalls and Don $oul tors Chanee Somphorn and T.J. who presented some of the most popular effects from the magic shop. T.C. Coley demonstrated a new puppet" Page 4 MagiCurrents P I CTUfrES OF NO UEMBEB N I N6 MEETI NG: a =,';ff :-:.t4 J.P, Jackson D Charlis Gott €'t* Garg Salisburg -/'':,-/ Jeff Marcus D Marcus L Charlie Norris & Marg Coleg MagiCurrents Page 5 A couple of fiction books that might interest the magic Many authors open their novel with a quote. If you community are now available and would make ideal enjoy the following quote that Swain uses n "Grift holiday gift giving suggestions. Sense",you'll enjoy the book. uCarter Beats the Devil" "And God said to Moses Moses come forth First off is, "Cqrter Beats the Devil" written by David And Moses came fifth Glen Gold. This is an historical fiction novel about And cost God Magician Charles Carter, aka Carter &e Great. Overall Two hundred and fifty bucks." the book is historically very accurate and will bring you in contact with a variety of real life characters, including Ifyouwould like more information on the reviewed President Harding. Gold takes the reader through boolrs Gary Sclrwartzwald can be contacted via e-mail Carter's upbringing, his discovery of magic, his personal at : [email protected] 2.