September 2017 Volume 94 The Official Publication of the Dallas Magic Club August 15, 2017 Inside this Issue Vice President Daryl Howard called the Notes From Our 1 August Meeting August meeting of the Dallas Magic Scribblings From The Club to order at 7pm. 3 Scribe Of The Scroll Aces Up My Sleeves 4 Joey Byers DMC News - Sean Wilson 6 Walter “Zaney” Blaney doubts which act to fuel stage fright. TAOM 2017 Photos Daryl cited many references from Tony 8 Daryl Howard Robbins and Jeff McBride, to Joe “Moves” 13 Lecture Information Shakespeare and Socrates. He also Magic Maniac offered a 20-page handout of lecture 14 Dal Sanders notes on the topic, featuring many BeLIEve Me problem and cure scenarios. 16 Michael Smith Consequential Magic 18 Geoff Grimes Jonathan Levit 22 Lecture Information First of all came the meeting announcements. Several volunteers are needed for the Texas Association of Magicians convention over Labor After a short break, we reconvened for Day Weekend. Visitors and new an open mic session. Russell Turner members were recognized. We had a kicked off the performances with a new member Tommy from Tyler, performance on visual linguistics. Texas. Welcome Tommy! Next, some Assisted by Ava Byers, Russell discussion was made around a TAOM performed a ring to a nested Lippincott event schedule, as well as specifics on box, using a prop he called "Tells how to assist at TAOM. Additionally, Bells." we spoke about how club events can be more educational. The treat for the evening was a lecture on Conquering Stage Fright, by Daryl Howard, whereby he offered many ways to overcome a fear that has always haunted performers. Daryl discussed how proper preparation and rehearsal can eliminate some of the DMC Officers Joseph Byers Last Month At The DMC President Daryl Howard became Alice in Wonderland and Vice President went through the "looking glass" in the dollar bill to get to the other side. Mike Blum Treasurer Eric Hogue Secretary Dal Sanders Sgt. At Arms Derrel Allen gave a short review of Frank Seltzer the new Kazaam Party Booking Past President services from Party City. A short Shawn Messonnier performed a Chuck Lehr discussion ensued which afforded teach-a-trick using a method Dean of The DMC everyone the opportunity to ask commonly employed by Richard questions and weigh in on the topic. Osterlind. Board Members: Jeff Hallberg Until November 2016 Ian Richards Until May 2018 Reade Quinton Until November 2019 T.A.O.M. Board Members Frank Seltzer The meeting adjourned about SAM Representative 9:30pm, and then we all went to Until August 2018 Vernon's for cold beverages on a Joseph Byers hot, muggy Texas night. IBM Representative John Hale performed Real World Until August 2018 using Shawn Messonnier as his volunteer. Next was Scott Horn who Wizard’s Scroll performed the Coins of Ishtar, where Staff silver and gold coins switched Dal Sanders places. Wizard’s Scroll Editor Daryl Howard DMC Photographer Mike Smith Columnist Joseph Byers Columnist —John Hale Eric Hogue Columnist Brent Fisher Dr. Mike Smith performed a dollar bill Columnist effect whereby volunteer Ava Byers Scribbling From the Scribe of The Scroll WE’RE MOVING... SPEAKING OF HELPING... You may already be aware of this issue because we The Society of American Magicians Magic have posted it in several places. We have lost the Endowment Fund offers grants (not loans) to assist Dallas Builders Association meeting place. magicians and allied artists including clowns, jugglers, This month we will meet at the site of our previous face painters, balloon twisters, and others that have meeting place. It is called Crossroads now, formerly suffered losses from recent disasters including Crosspointe and Theatre 166. hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes and fires. We have yet to determine a more permanent meeting Recipients do not have to be members of the S.A.M. spot, but for the September 19th meeting at 7pm, we to receive these grants. The Disaster Relief Fund is will be at : supported by donations from the magic fraternity and Crossroads Christian Chuch others. After the storms please contact those you may 2425 Parker Rd. know who have been affected. CLICK HERE to see Carrollton, Texas 75010 how to apply for the grants or to donate. It is located in Hebron Plaza strip center. NEWS FROM THE AUSTIN AUCTION... TAOM 2017... The 2017 Texas Association of Magicians convention is now in the history books. Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Competition. They include James Irwin who took home the Youth Stage Trophy, Russell Turner who won for Adult Stage and Robert Ramirez who won the Close Up Contest. As many of you have already heard, there will no Austin Magic Auction this year. That doesn’t mean you not going to be able to drive south on 35 and pick up some great magic bargains. This Saturday, September 23rd Austin will host a Magical Flea Market. This is sure to be the largest magic shop in Texas. There will be items that are new in the box. There will be used items. There will be items you can use on stage and close-up. The admission is only $10. All the profits will go to Even though I was registered for the convention, I help bring magic to veterans and their families at the only attend the evening shows and hung out after the Heroes Night Out magic performances. shows. The rest of the time I was busy performing, entertaining the displaced victims of Hurricane Harvey The Austin Swap Meet is this Saturday, September 23 and working to help raise money for the magician from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm at 1150 S. Bell Blvd., victims that lost so much to the storm and floods. Cedar Park, TX 78613. Hello members and friends of the Dallas Magic Club, September is half over, which means TAOM has come and gone, the Cowboys (1-1) are playing football again, we have a DMC meeting on the 19th, and we will be moving to a new location! What? Let's start with the location. For the September meeting and only the September meeting at this point, we will return to our previous location in Carrollton. It was known as Crosspointe or Theatre 166 back when we previously met there. It currently operates under the name of Crossroads. What about beyond September? Well, the Crossroads board has extended an offer to us to come back there on a "permanent" basis. Permanent goes in quotes because they have just over two years remaining on their lease, and they are willing to let us sublease from them for the duration of the parent lease. Again, let me emphasize that right now, this is only for September. I promised the board that we would discuss this at the 6pm board meeting on September 19th before I committed the club long term. Be sure to let the board members know your thoughts on this. Thanks again to John Hale and the Dallas Builders Association for hosting us for just over a year. It certainly met our needs and John and the Association did what they could to make us feel welcome and comfortable. So, the location for the September 19th DMC meeting will be at Crossroads Christian Church, 2425 Parker Rd., Carrollton, TX 75010. Concerning the September meeting, we are in store for a special treat. Dal and Cinde Sanders will be presenting a mini-lecture on Performing Magic for Children. Everyone can take something away from this lecture, so you will not want to miss it, whether you currently perform for kids or not. There should be plenty of time for open mic after our break and raffle, so remember to email Daryl at [email protected] if you wish to perform this month to get your name on the list of performers. Next let's talk about TAOM. Was it a great convention? You could ask those who attended, or better yet, look at their Facebook postings. From where I stood, which was behind the registration window except for the evening shows and late night hanging out, it was well-attended in spite of the hurricane, and everyone appeared to be having fun. I don't know exact numbers, but I do know that we had over 250 registered guests in attendance. Additionally, there was a plethora of tickets for the evening shows sold to the public, plus a handful of special- situation, day pass registrants. The stars and performers were very accessible and spent time hanging out with the attendees. We had surprise guests, great performances, and competitive contests in which one of our club members took home a trophy. Congratulations to Russell Turner for winning Best Senior Stage Magic. Two other club members turned in great performances as well, Will Reade in Junior Close-up and Shawn Messonnier in Senior Stage. Thanks to all three DMC contestants for making us proud. But, was it a great convention? The facility was INCREDIBLE! In fact, TAOM was the first to use the new convention center facility, ever! Everyone was cool and comfortable inside the facility, regardless of the temperatures outside. The Dealer Room was HUGE. The stage almost rivalled the S.A.M. stage I saw in Indy last year....almost. It was handsomely done, black curtains and wings, with the black and white TAOM logo atop. Kudos to Bruce Chadwick and his team, Bronson and Mark. The DMC teamwork was unparalleled. Our DMC members were assisting at every turn. Setting up, tearing down, ushering in, taxiing to and from (airports), organizing, moving chairs and equipment, working sound and lights, and the list goes on.