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Official Newsletter of IBM Ring 50 -- The National Capital Ring Volume 63 No. 6 June 2009
MAGI-GRAM
R
ING
 
50
International Brotherhoodof Magicians Ring 50The National Capital Ring
President
Louis Meyer(703) 765-1923
president@ibmring50.orgVice President
Eric Redman(301) 927-7717
vp@ibmring50.orgSecretary
Sam Brothers(301) 550-9155
secretary@ibmring50.orgTreasurer
Bob Patterson(703) 490-1222
treasurer@ibmring50.orgSergeant-at-Arms
Reggie Rice(240) 298-6077
sgtarms@ibmring50.orgMagi-Gram Editor
Jim Flanigan(202) 554-3775
magi-gram@ibmring50.org
IN ALEXANDRIA2460 Eisenhower Avenue
JUNE MEETING
Wednesday, June 3, 2009HOLIDAY INNAlexandria, VA
6:00 Cocktails
MAGICIAN OF YEAR--
 Dick Christian, at right, holds the 2009 Dan Lacey Memorial Trophy after being selected Magician of the Year. Ring 50 President  Louis Meyer and Cecelia Ritchey, sister of the late Ring 50 leader who inspired the contest, recognized the winner. Story, page 4.
6:45 Dinner8:00
 
Meeting
Photo by Larry LipmanWintonCarroll
 Most Humorous Magician contest to tickle funnybone
Webmaster
Eric Henning(301) 369-0025
eric@ibmring50.org
 
Ring 50 elections set for June meeting
Louis Meyer is running for re-election as Ring 50 president. Thevote will be held at the June meeting.Other candidates for office areArnie Fuoco for vice president, EricHenning for secretary, Bob Pattersonfor re-election as treasurer and TomPaxton seeking sergeant-at-arms.A swearing-in ceremony will beconducted immediately after thevote. IBM Territorial Vice PresidentJim Flanigan will preside.Ring 50 will take a summer break inJuly. Regular meeting will resume inAugust.If you want your funny bonetickled you won’t want to miss Ring50’s meeting in June.The third annual Winton CarrollMost Humorous Magician competitionwill be staged. This event is held inmemory of Winton Carroll, a formerRing 50 president, who performed as“The Magical Major” incorporatinghumor into his act.Ring 50 members attending theshow will vote on the winner whodisplays the most unique humor intheir presentation.The winner will beawarded a cash prize aswell as a magical staff.Reggie Rice is the currenttitleholder. Contact Ring 50President Louis Meyer if you would like to enter.
 
Coming Events
Barry’s Magic Shop,
5544 NicholsonLane, Rockville, Md.
Lecture by Jay Sankey
Jay Sankey, a true magician’smagician, is widely considered to beone of the most original thinkers and  finest magic teachers alive today.
Date: Sunday, June 21, at 5:30 p.m.
Lectures at Denny and Lee’s
Denny & Lee Magic Studio, 9004Yellow Brick Road, Suite HRosedale, MD 21237.
Comedy & Mystery Society Shows 
 Now in its 6th season, thisentertainment presentation is co- produced by Bob Sheets, Brian Curry, Barry Wood and Mark Phillips.
Place: The Arts Barn, 311 Kent SquareRoad in Gaithersburg, Md.Dates: Wednesday shows on June 3and 17. Shows start at 8 p.m.Cost: Tickets are $12 for residentsand $15 for nonresidents forWednesday performances, and $18 forresidents and $21 for nonresidents forFriday performances. Tickets can alsobe purchased online at
www.gaithersburgmd.gov/RecXpress
.Contact:
www.comedymysterysociety.com
for details or 301-258-6394 for informationand tickets.Special Note: The family-friendly showsare perfect for ages 10 and up.Directions: For information anddirections visit the Arts Barn online at
www.gaithersburgmd.gov/artsbarn.
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IBM 2009 Nashville
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“The Greatest  Magic Convention on Earth”
Date: June 30 – July 4, 2009.Place: Nashville, Tenn. -- Music CityUSAIf you only make it to one magicconvention in 2009, this is the onewhere you should be! More than$20,000 in prizes, trophies and awardswill be given for the stage and close-up contests. There will be outstandinglectures, events and performers.Accomodations: Special hotel ratesat the Gaylord Opryland Resort andConvention Center of only $120 pernight plus tax.Contact: Bob Patterson, IBMRegistration Chairman, by emailing himat
Magic.Bob@Comcast.Net
.
Glenn Gary Parlor Show in anintimate 19th century setting
Dates: Wednesdays and Fridaysat 8 p.m.
Glenn Gary
Society of American Magicians(SAM)
Larry West Assembly 23Date: Wednesday, June 18Theme: Lecture by KosmoCost: Free to SAM membersPlace: National Press Club, 529 14thStreet NW, Washington, D.C.Contact: Ray Eyler at 410/798-0176
ceyler1026@aol.com.
 
Lecture by Axel Hecklau of Germany
Axel Hecklau has been in magic 30 years and he has competed at 15magic competitions--one at FISM in1988 where he placed 2nd for Grand  Illusion.
Date: Wednesday, June 24, at 7:30 p.m.Cost $25Contact: Denny’s at 410-686-3914or email
dennymagic@aol.com
.
SAM National Convention in Buffalo
The Society of American Magiciansconvention is filled to the brim withmagic, fun and even some surprises. Italso includes a day trip to Canada forsightseeing and a visit to the fantasticGreg Frewin Theatre in Niagara Falls,where convention participants will seeEric DeCamps in his critically acclaimedOne Man Magic Show.Dates:July 15-18Place: Buffalo, N.Y.Special Event: Norm Nielsen honoredCost: Register on line with credit cardor Paypal.Contact:http://www.magicsam.com/ samshop/convreg.asp. More informa-tion atwww.magicsam.com.June 3.......................Winton Carroll “MostHumorous Magician” ContestJuly ………..........No Ring 50 meetingJune 30-July 4….81
st
IBM Convention
Ring 50 Schedule
The annual Parlor Magic Foray of Famous Unknown Magicians andClowns
featuring Bruce Kalver, 2008SAM president; Mike Miller, 2009 SAMPresident, and Andy Dallas, 2007 SAMPresident.Cost: Check with Barry’s
Visit Barry’s web site
http:// www.barrysmagicshop.com
 for the latest events.
Contact: 301/933-0373 or email
info@barrysmagicshop.com.
Place: The WestinCity Center Hotel,1400 M Street NW, just off ThomasCircle at 14th and M,in the FireplaceParlor adjacent to thedining room.Cost: Pending available seating day of performance, any IBM member can getin at a discounted rate of $25 cash atthe door.Contact: 703-963-0790 or
www.glenngary.com
.Date: June 5 and 6.Cost: $35. Checks may be sent to CharlieZuis, Hall of Fame of FamousUnknowns, Box 72, Schuyler Lake, NewYork 13457Place: Hall of Fame of Famous UnknownMagicians and Clowns located nearCooperstown, New York. ContactCharlie Zuis (Chazoo) at 315-858-2576for more information.
 Jay Sankey, with teen Amazing Kid assistant Bridget Hall, will do TV show in fall 
 
FFFF ATTENDEES
--
 Ring 50 members who recently attended the invitation-only Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic magic gathering in Bativia, N.Y.,were Buddy Smith, Dwight Redman and Bill Wells. Obie O’Brien, a founder of the Four-F event who will be the 2010 Guest of Honor at next year’s event,decided this year to name the FFFF Guest of Honors for the next five years. Theyare: Steve Beam (2011), David Stone (2012), Stephen Bargatze (2013), ShawnFarquhar (2014) and Oscar Munoz (2015).
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THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Louis Meyer
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Ring 50 has received a newmember application. Bob Weiman of Alexandria, Va., has dabbled in magicsince the age of 6 and has taughtmagic since 1991. Bob was a memberof Ring 50 from 1995 to 1997. He is amember of IBM and will be eligiblefor membership in Ring 50 at thenext meeting he attends.
Applicant seeks membership
Hello everyone. This is a big monthfor us! Our Youth Magic Internationalclub will hold its first meeting June 3 at6 p.m. before the regular Ring 50 monthlymeeting. I encourage all of you to tellsome children who you know aboutthis group.If you do plan on coming or knowsomeone who is could you please sendme an email to let me know so that Ican get some counts together. Thisis a very exciting time for our NationalCapital Ring because of the youth thatwe will be bringing to us in the future.I hope you made it to our Dan Laceycompetition for Magician of the Year.That was an awesome show! Everyonedid great and congratulations to Dick Christian for winning the trophy. Wereally have tons of talent in our club.Next month will be the Winton CarrollMost Humorous Magician Competition.This is ALWAYS a very funny show.The winner willreceive the MagicalStaff that the thecurrent winner,Reggie Rice, isholding. There alsowill be a cash awardfor the top performer.If you wish tocompete let me knowvia email and I will add you to the lineup.The winner is chosen by an open voteof our members.The officers and directors are in theprocess now of voting on whether weshould have an annual banquet andawards dinner. I will let you know theresults of that decision very soon.I look forward to seeing you all inJune.Michael Taggert described the recentRing 50 Magi-Whirl convention andshow “a Herculan effort” that produceda nifty profit as well as widespreadpraise.There were 116 magicians who pre-registered for the event. There were adozen walk-in registrants on Friday,April 17, and 17 more were walk-ins onSaturday, April 18, bringing the totalto 145.Nearly 600 tickets were sold for theSaturday night stage show starring Jeff McBride. Of the total 590 admissions,32 people bought 132 advance tickets.The number of walk-in tickets sold atthe door the night of the show was 153.The unofficial estimate after theevent was that there will be a profit of $2,200, according to Ring 50 TreasurerBob Patterson.Mike Taggert said that income willtotal $18,600 and expenses arerounded out at $15,900. Bishop IretonHigh School, where the activities took place, will get a cut of about $3,600.Plans already are in the works for the2010 Magi-Whirl program.Mike reports that the headliner willbe Duane Laflin.Another well-known performer, JimSisti, will present a lecture on restaurantmagic and perform in a close-up show.IBM Linking Ring Editor SamuelPatrick Smith also has been booked toappear.
Magi-Whirl showand conventionends with profitJackson skips tiewith Copperfield
Michael Jackson has droppedDavid Copperfield from a new showhe plans because the illusionist wastoo expensive, reports indicate.The “Thriller” singer has nowreportedly hired magician CrissAngel to join him at London’s O2arena after falling out withCopperfield, who reportedly haddemanded $1 million per show.A source told Britain’s The Sunnewspaper: “Michael wants to uselots of illusions to ensure his showsare as explosive and entertaining aspossible…He was so excited aboutworking with David but fell out withhim over the money he wanted.”
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