November 2014 Official Publication of The Society of Young Magicians Daryl The Magician’s Magician S.A.M.S.A.M. SPOSPOTLIGHTTLIGHT Whats on the Web wwwA brief look at what’s happening in magic on the Internet We want to provide you with a safe, comfortable shopping experience where you will feel confident in both the quality of the products you purchase and the service you will receive. Our customer service is friendly, efficient and always willing to offer help or advice on any of our products. http://www.daryl.net November 2014/The Magic SYMbol CONTENTSWHAT’S INSIDE 2 Spotlight - Convention Ad/What’s on the Web 8 Number magic 4 Letter From the Editor 9 Scouts Learn magic 5 Daryl Interview 10 SYM Pin Program 6 Daryl Continued 11 SYM Pin Program 7 SYM News Andy Ellson - Achievement Pin 12 Magic Fun Page - more number magic When a magician lets you notice something on your own, his lie becomes impenetrable. - Teller S.Y.M. WEBSITE S.A.M. WEBSITE www.magicsym.com www.magicsam.com The Society of Young Magicians (S.Y.M.) sponsored by The Society of American Magicians, is a world-wide organization for youth, ages 7 through 17. (At age 18 you graduate to membership in The Society of American Magicians.) The purpose of S.Y.M. is to promote interest in magic as a wholesome hobby that will help develop self-confidence and skill, the ability to speak in pub- lic, discipline that comes from learning, practicing and performing magic, and a sense of service to others through helping others learn magic and by performing magic at charitable events. The Society of Young Magicians has nearly 100 local chapters, called Assemblies, around the country. Adult supervision and instruction are provided by qualified members of the Society of American Magicians, one of the most prestigious world-wide organizations of its kind. HAVE A QUESTION? NEED ADVICE? CAN’T FIGURE OUT A TRICK? NEED GUIDANCE? DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT IN MAGIC? The S.Y.M. has a panel of mentors ready to help you. Associate members who do not have an Assembly in their area now have a place to turn. Even members of a local Assembly can participate in this mentoring program. This is a free service and part of your S.Y.M. membership. To contact the SYMentor, simply e-mail your questions to: [email protected] Your question will be directed to someone who will help you from our panel of experts. Parents of SYM’ers may also write with questions. Be sure to get permission from your parents before writing. Letter from the editor The Michael A. Raymer Magic SYMbol Volume 30 Issue No. 11 • November 2014 1t’s 4ll in th3 The Magic SYMbol is a monthly publication Michael A. Raymer, Editor NUMB3R5 Bruce Kalver, Consulting Editor Articles are written by the editor unless otherwise noted. Editorial Offices: The Magic SYMbol Michael Raymer, Editor Numbers, they are all around us. When I was in elementary 5512 Pavilion Way school we had to practice our math skills. We learned addition, sub- Louisville, KY 40291 502-644-7829 traction, multiplication and division. We didn’t have calculators so [email protected] we had to do all the calculations in our head. That was something my parents were always very god at they could take a set of numbers S.Y.M. National Director and give you a total in seconds. Me, not so much, I always struggled with numbers. Jann Goodsell 329 West 1750 North The reason I bring this up is that I threw in some number tricks Orem, UT 84057 in this issue. They are really more like stunts but if presented in the 801-724-9758 right way can look like feats of mentalism. I have seen some people Fax: 801-802-8925 perform complete acts of rapid mathematical calculations and you [email protected] think “wow, that person must be a genius” - in some cases they are Dues Payment and in others they are using devices that we as magicians use. Change of Address/ New Memberships: We also have a great interview with Daryl that was done y a S.Y.M c/o fellow SYM member. If you interview a magician please send us a Manon Rodriguez copy and we’ll be glad to share it here so all the other SYM members National Administrator P.O. Box 505 can see it and learn from it. Parker, CO 80134 I’ve always liked Daryl - he was one of the first lectures I saw [email protected] and I remember his comedy and presentation were fantastic. He has a great line of magic and he has some wonderful instructional DVD’s The SocietySociety of of available. We’ve included a link to his website here in the issue as YoungYoung MagiciansMagicians well but I really hope you are given the opportunity to see him lec- Board ofof Directors Directors ture live it is a wonderful and fun time. Executive Board JannExecutive Goodsell • Andy Board Dallas Bruce Kalver EdJann Thomas Goodsell • Hope • Andy Anderson Dallas Bruce Kalver Until Next Month..... LanceEd Thomas Burton • • William Hope Anderson Andrews Jay Gorham • Char Gott ConnieLance Hatherill Burton • MarleneArlen Solomon Clark Connie Hatherill • Arlen Solomon HAS YOUR S.Y.M. MEMBERSHIP EXPIRED? If it has you should be receiving your renewal information by mail, please remember to renew your membership. 4 November 2014/The Magic SYMbol Magic SYMbol An Interview with Daryl by Anastasia, SYM 96 Secretary SYM Interviews Daryl is a World Champion, Svengali Deck routine for me. I was first place FISM Gold medal SO AMAZED, that he decided to give winning, close-up magician me the special deck as a gift. I studied with over 40 years of the construction of the pack and I was experience in both performing fascinated by how it worked. I started and selling the finest magic to purchase other tricks because in the world. Daryl performed I was amazed at the cleverness of as a headline act at Caesars their methods. Eventually, I started Palace in Las Vegas for seven performing the various tricks for years fine tuning his already family members and friends at school. encyclopedic knowledge of The rest is history! magic. Daryl has performed literally thousands of shows A: In magic, unlike most other art for audiences as diverse forms, a single error can seem to as the Witch Doctors on ruin an entire performance. Do the South Pacific island of you allow any margin for error in Vanuatu to the movers and your performance (as mentalists shakers of the political world some-times do)? How do you at the Presidential Ball in handle or avoid mistakes? Washington, D.C. D: Another great question! I do not “allow” any margin A: Daryl, My father has many of your videos and for error, but if an error occurs, I simply deal with it and it feels like I grew up watching them. I especially move on. I’m and entertainer and magic is my medium. remember in one of the series that each video It’s the “instrument” I use to express my-self. I do what I started with an introduction with you spreading can IN ADVANCE to prevent mistakes, but if all else fails, the cards and saying, “ I can explain it in one word, and I can’t make it right, I could imagine myself laughing and that word is control…” it off by saying something like, “If this were easy, anyone could do it!” If you really had to summarize the most important principle/method in magic in one word, what might That being said, so far, this has never happened. By the it be, and why?” way, if you do card magic, an EXCELLENT book to study is “Outs” Precautions and Challenges by Charles H. D: Great question and my answer is “Misdirection”. Why, Hopkins. because in magic, it’s ALL misdirection. It’s not really about what you do it’s what you make the audience THINK you A: Do you find that different groups respond do. It’s true that at times you may be misdirecting your differently to magic? (Children, teenagers, adults audience’s eyes, but more often you’re misdirection their and the elderly as well as male and female) MINDS. D: Yes, but as minute as the specifics can be, generally, A: Most magicians seem to begin to be interested reactions are probably more similar than different. in magic at an early age. Can you describe your first experience with magic and how it managed to grab A: How and how often do you practice, and who a hold of you? serves as a test audience for your new routines? D: At the age of seven, a friend of the family, who was an D: I don’t practice often these days because I have been amateur magician, came to visit and performed a quick PERFORMING the same routines for many years and November 2014/The Magic SYMbol 5 SYM INterviews Daryl Interview Continued I’d say I pretty much have them down. If I’m learning A: What is the best piece of advice about magic something new, then I practice until I can do it well. There you’ve received, and what was the source of that is not specific amount of time that is required that is the advice? same for everyone. Just keep practicing until you can perform it properly. D: Dai Vernon has always said, “Be natural and be yourself.” The professor’s advice has served me well! My friends and family serve as my test audience as well as members of various magic clubs.