Wizards'
Club of Chicago
A.A. McDill President
773-539-2167
wizardsclub2008@sbcglobal.net
July 2008 Newsletter
Our June meeting was a
lecture by Frank Kay. Frank showed us an excellent one handed two
coin vanish, a "coin roll click pass", his own "continuous
coin production", a damningly convincing, completely sleight-of-hand
method of passing a drinking straw or whiskey stir through a coin and
his impromptu, signed, torn & restored card that can be
performed virtually surrounded, blew all the “hard core card guys”
away. By the end of the night he had us all rolling coins over our
fingers. Thank you, Frank, and as a member of the club, I’m sure you will
continue to amaze us with your inventive ideas.
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES BY WIZARDS’ MEMBERS
John Sturk will be performing Labor Day
Weekend at the 70th Annual Houdini Convention
in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
For more information on the convention go to the Houdini web site
at: www.houdiniclubofwisconsin.com
WHERE ARE YOU
PERFORMING?
Send the place, date
and time of your performance(s) if you would like the information included in
the newsletter.
Restaurants, bar
gigs, and lectures too!
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48 Years in America
On July
18, Mr. Ash celebrates his 48th anniversary of arriving in America.
Passing this celebration on to the rest of us, for the entire month of July he
is giving 48% off all magic in his shop. Stop in to congratulate him and
get a good deal on that special certain thing you have been itching to get your
hands on.
Ash’s Magic Shop - 4955 N. Western Ave. Chicago 773-271-4030 -
Monday thru Saturday, 12:00 P.M. to 6:oo P.M.
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H E A D S U P
Due to Labor Day there will be
NO September meeting.
We are,
however, planning an outing on Wednesday, September 24 to see “The Amazing
Chicago Magic Show” at the La Costa Theater, located at 3931 N. Elston in Chicago. Show time is 7:30.
Performing that night will be Neil Tobin,
Blake Alexander, and Wizards’ Club member John Sturk.
For more information
on The Amazing Chicago Magic Show visit: www.PrestEnt.com
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NEXT MONTH
MEETING:
Monday July 7, 2008
TIME: 7:30
P.M.
LOCATION: Midwest Magic, 9706
Franklin Ave, Franklin Park, IL 60131
www.midwestmagic.net (847) 455-4288
ACTIVITY:
I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours
The club has had some great lectures
this year. Then there was an evening where everyone performed something
from a magazine or a book. This month will be “show, and teach a
routine”, or your own version, (and or patter) of a tried and true bit, or
simply a special move you have discovered.
Earlier this year you were given
a form with suggestion of what you would like to have the club provide.
The range of the things for “Teach-Ins” went from silks, to sponge balls, to mentalism, to balloons, to clowning . . . . . well it
ran the gambit.
What do
you use regularly in your shows that you believe could be useful to
others? Is there something you would like to know how to perform
better? Magic
clubs are a networking environment. The sharing of knowledge makes each
of us better performers and enhances our reputation in a positive light to
those who hire us.
So iron those silks, throw some
sponge balls in your case, polish up the rings, break out a new deck of cards,
oil up that yo-yo, and don’t forget your balloon pump. But most of all bring
your knowledge, your questions, and your enthusiasm.
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Questions to Ponder
1) Why do
psychics have to ask you for your name?
2) does the little mermaid wear an algebra?
And
toni’s personal question:
3) Why is
it called tourist season if we can’t shoot them?
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to:
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