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«JvUto. Z6 ott tne o£ ^/ICaaician^- in. 1 94-8 MagiCurrents San Diego, California Recipient of the IBM's Quality Ring Award _ 2002-2003 _ Website Honest Sid Gerhart Ring 76 www.ring76.com Volume XVII No 6 June 2003 Election of officers San Diego's "Sonny at June 9th meeting & Cher" of Magic! The election of Ring officers for the coming year will Hard working Mira Costa college students Joel Ward be held at the June 9th meeting. All members are and Kristi Toguchi are taking a breather from their urged to attend. The following slate of officers will be presented studies for the summer months and are practicing to the their avocation of magic. This duo, who bill membership: themselves as the "Sonny and Cher of Magic," live in Diane Lane, the North County community of Cardiff. They have president; Bob thrilled audiences in major cities all over the world Ingalls, first and are gearing up for another summer of top vice president bookings. in charge of entertainment; They begin Dr. Joel presenting their new show Moskowitz, 2nd vice president called in charge of "Magicanna" at membership; MiraCosta College's Jack White, Qj^g LaneTcancMate" theater on Secretary; for President Ring 76 Richard Saturday, June Ustick, treasurer; J.P.Jackson, member at large; 7th. Also on Sherry Luft, sgt ,at arms; Don Soul will the bill for that automatically become a member at large, the result program will be of being the immediate past president. singer Jack Tempchin, who Prior to the election there will be an opportunity for has appeared nominations from the floor for any of the above with the Eagles offices. There will also be an opportunity to write in and Emmy Lou a candidate's name for any of the board positions. Harris. The Gary Dismukes, Greg Wauson, and Ken DeWoody show is set for have been appointed as the election committee and 7 pm. will carry out the election process and count the ballots. Magicanna will Togucr be the The Sonny & Cher of Magic Voting is open to all IBM Ring 76 members in good entertainment standing. Results of the election will be announced for a giant fund-rasing event for the Jonathan immediately after the votes have been counted. Tarr Foundation. That show will be presented at the June is also a time to renew your membership in the North Coast Repertory Theater on June 11th in Ring. Dues are $25 annually. Payment will be Solana Beach. accepted at the meeting; those not paying at the Continued on page 5 meeting will be sent a statement later in the month. Page 2 MagiCurrents May teach-in brings out 50 members The May 12th Ring meeting began with brief He also gave his students a clever vanishing match announcements by Ring President Don Soul. Don routine with the aid of a thumb tip. It was a nice presented the official slate of new officers as session. presented by the board of directors. It is as follows: Diane Lane, president; Bob Ingalls, 1st vice Diane Lane has president; Dr. Joel Moskowitz, 2nd vice president; become famous Jack White, secretary; Richard Ustick, treasurer; J.P. for her "Misers Jackson, member at large; Don Soul will become Dream" routine. the second member at large by being the immediate She has past president. The board's slate was accepted. presented it at several Ring Jack White announced that Petric & Mia would shows as well present a new lecture on May 29th admission would as part of her be $10. At the door. Henok Negash announced he regular act. Diane Lane with" is bringing Bill Goodwin to San Diego from the Magic For this teach - coin routine Castle for a lecture on June 4th. All lectures start at in program she 7 pm., at Jack's Magic Place. put together several manipulation tips with coins. Bob Pozner gave a quick demonstration of his new Diane uses special large coins and she explained utility device called the "bug." For more information their importance, as well as their handling. She on the "bug," see Jack White's column "Magic brought with her a large supply of coins so each of Notes." her students had an opportunity to learn her technique with the proper coins. The theme of the meeting was a teach - in and our instructors for the evening included Jeff Marcus, Magic Mike Stilwell has been teaching people how to Diane Lane, Magic Mike Stilwell, Bob Pozner, David be better Eldridge, and Kenny Shelton. Five tables were set | magicians up, and the members were seated at a table as each for years. of our instructors moved from table to table, teaching Mike is a a sleight, move, or trick. very gifted performer, and he enjoys sharing his knowledge with Ring 76 members. His work I with cards Magic Mike Stilwell was a working the table delight to behold, and then he took the time to explain his handling of Jeff Marcus with a various card fans and the one-handed shuffle. He group of students also gave us a look at a beautiful effect he presented in his restaurant walk-around act: the two-color card Jeff Marcus gave his students a very clever principle changes. Because he has had much experience for loading the chop cup with some misdirection. teaching others card handling, his demonstration This lesson brought a lot of good comment and was slow and deliberate with each move well interest from many of our members. Jeff's technique explained. Many of his students walked away from could also be applied to the cups and balls routine. his session performing the moves he was teaching. MagiCurrents PageS tricks with the Kenny usual ESP Shelton, our cards. David youngest has produces instructor, several video presented an tapes teaching original card his style of effect with four magic, and we holes punched will probably in the corner see this effect of a card. The in a future holes then tape. So jump to the students were four corners of getting a the card. A preview of a deck of cards very nice and a hole piece of punch is all Kenny Shelton making mental magic. Dgvjd E|(j-jcjge and hjs that is four holes move on a card necessary for ESP routine These teach- this effect. Kenny provided the moves and action to in sessions have always been popular at Ring go with the effect. Shelton has promised to write up meetings, and this session was one of our best to his clever card routine and give it to us to publish in ^^^^^ date. Most of MagiCurrents. If you missed this effect then ask • fipPP*^ the members Kenny to demonstrate it at a future meeting. ^^r ^^^j jjf we talked with •r .f^s*' JjT X«|^ said they came Bob Pozner gave his students the handling for a wonderfully entertaining away from this W f ^•*^^f ^^B^^^kJ meetin. g having mental effect with learned cards. He also printed something new up an instruction sheet that they could and a special folded add to their prediction sheet for arsenal of each of his students. magic. Bob showed me the A big thanks to effect a few weeks ago all of the and told me he was Following a dice stacking routine, instructors who going to present it at Sebastian spins a die on his gave of their the teach - in session. thumb; it's skill, not a trick. time and talent The trick is great for this special entertainment, can be meeting. done anywhere, and Bob Pozner and his features a triple prediction effect Our June meeting will be a very busy meeting, It is prediction. Bob very again time to renew your Ring membership by carefully explained the handling of the cards. paying dues, which are $25. We will also be voting Because he has presented this routine so many for new Ring officers. A slate of officers has been times, he knows where problems can occur and presented, but there is the opportunity to include gives his students outs in case something goes write-in candidates as well as nominations from the wrong. floor before the balloting begins. We will also have our annual stand-up contest. Members are David Eldridge has had a lot of experience encouraged to present a stand-up routine. The presenting mental magic. He gave his students a winners will be announced in July at the installation look at a very mysterious mental routine featuring banquet and first place will receive $50; second ESP cards. The cards and the routine were very place, $25; and third place, $15. There is a 12- different and will fool those who are used to seeing minute time limit on each stand-up act. This is always a fun event, so plan to attend and, most of all put an act together to present to the membership. Page 4 MagiCurrents outside of the R. first finger and up and into a R. thumb palm. The bulk of the coin will be BELOW the thumb and out of site, the fold of the thumb hiding the edge of the coin, etc. As you execute the thumb palm, move on the upward motion of the R.H. that hand now makes a downward toss and releases the finger palmed coin into the L.H. which closes to conceal the fact that Magic Pro-Tips the switch has taken place. By Brad Hurt That's it. The Thumb Palm puts the OUT coin in a po- sition that t hose of us with small hands can keep it away from the IN coin and thus avoid the telltale clink The Brad Burt Jumbo Penny Switch when they collide.