MAGI-GRAM

Official Newsletter of IBM Ring

50 -- The National Capital Ring Volume 64 No. 7 August 2010

I.B.M. Ring 50’s August 4

meeting was opened by President

Arnie Fuoco

. Two new memberswe voted into the Ring:

TomCushing

of Falls Church VA and

Joseph Patane

of WoodbridgeVA. The 50/50 drawing wasconducted by Laurie Curry andthe winner was Bert Udovin. TheoRushin gave an update on Magi-Whirl 2011. Performers onboard

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International Brotherhoodof Magicians Ring 50The National Capital Ring

President

Arnie Fuoco(703) 521-6286

president@ibmring50.orgVice President

Danny Selnick (202)-250-3834

vp@ibmring50.orgSecretary & Webmaster

Eric Henning(301)-369-0025

secretary@ibmring50.org

Treasurer

Bob Patterson(703) 490-1222

treasurer@ibmring50.org

Sergeant-at-Arms

Tom Paxton(301) 596-7407

sgtarms@ibmring50.orgMagi-Gram Editor

Bob Patterson

magi-gram@ibmring50.org

so far for the event are: Losander,Luna Shimada, and Danny Garcia.Be for a group of 68, Arnieintroduced the Lecture for theevening, Mentalist Alain Nu.

Alain Nu, Mentalist

Even if you don’t domentalism, this lecture was theone that introduce everyone intothis whole new world. Alain was aheadlining performer at CaesarsPalace in Las Vegas for four straight years. He was theinternational star of four hour-longtelevision specials for TLCentitled

“The Mysterious World of Alain Nu.”

On January 20th,2009, Alain appeared before theliving recipients of theCongressional Medal of Honor atthe

Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball

in Washington DC

Alain’s lecture called

"Mentalism 2010”,

created a“mental magic show” using parapsychology and mentalism.He began with his version B-Wave called Nu-Wave. Against awine glass was propped 4 cards believed to be the 4 queens. Witha set of “imaginary” cards andthrough audience members participation in choosing red or black, and a suit he spread thecards showing only one queenreversed and that was therandomly selected card. The other cards were shown as spot cards.“Does anyone read the horoscopesin the newspaper?” Alain wasable to predict which zodiacsomeone belongs to, withoutknowing the person or anythingabout him.His most well-received trick was bending an ordinary, stainlesssteel spoon which was signed byReggie Rice. The spoon appearedstraight as if they came right outof a kitchen drawer. Alain “useshis mind” to force the spoon into acurved shape.He repeats thisagain multipletimes, addingsomethingdifferent eachtime. He bentit “U” shaped,straightened itout and thenforced the spoon’s bowl to twist180 degrees. The bent spoon wasgiven to Reggie to keep.According to Nu, “To believe inmagic, is to believe in yourself.”Alain closed out the session withseveral examples of book tests.Prior to the meeting Alain heldan optional two hour

“Pro MentalWorkshop”

that was attended by12 people. The workshop was wellreceived and very educational.

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SEPTEMBERMEETING

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

HOLIDAY INN Alexandria, VA6:00 Cocktails6:45 Dinner 8:00 Meeting

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meetingwill be entertained by themembers that have never performed for theRing thus called“Magic by FirstTime Performers”night. Let’s getsome new faces to perform at the meeting. For theSeptember meeting we will havean opportunity for people whodon’t normally perform at themeetings to show their stuff. If you have not performed for theRing you are invited to bring atrick or two and perform for theRing members. This will helpdevelop their skills and provideencouraging feedback. ContactPresident Arnie Fuoco at(afuoco2@Yahoo.Com) or 703-521-6286so he can put you on the program.

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At this month's Counts of Conjuring meeting the memberswere entertained and taught byspecial guest Wizards, BurtUdovin and Brian Garner. TheChief Wizard, Theo Rushin, beganthe meeting with a couple of announcements which includedthe Alain Nu lecture following theCounts of Conjuring meeting.Then Burt showed them a verysimple but powerful effect -Visible Cut (cut and restored ropein a small box). Burt was also kindenough to give each of the countstheir own Visible Cut trick. Thank you Burt! Brian then graced the"stage" by performing a feweffects. He then sat down with theyouth and taught them a few easyto master, close-up effects usingeveryday objects, including anamazing vanish anyone can do atthe spur of the moment and someSilly Band magic.

Theo Rushin and Alina Selnick

Alina Selnick was presented a“Certificate of Recognition” for participating as a junior in theWinton Carroll “Most HumorousMagician” contest in June.Don’t forget to encourage ayouth to attend the Ring 50 MYI.The youth meeting starts at 6:00 pm at the Holiday Inn inAlexandria. The Youth Ring isopen for children ages 7-17.Please let

Theo Rushin

, Chief Wizard for the youth group, knowif you are bringing any youths sothat we can be better prepared for them.The Magic Youth InternationalRing offers a fun, interactive, andsafe environment for the youngmagicians. Often times there are prizes for the youths attending.Be sure to maintainyour membershipwith the InternationalBrotherhood of Magicians each year. Send your dues to the I.B.M. office at: 13Point West Blvd, St. Charles,Missouri, USA 63301I hope everyone enjoyed Alain Nu's mentalism lecture in August.You won't find a more passionate performer and lecturer in theMystery arts. Next month in September our theme is "First Time Performers."I'm hoping to get a measuredresponse from our members whowill be performing for the firsttime at the Ring 50 meeting. Youwon't find a better venue for alearning experience than performing in front of peers andexperienced magicians.On October 6th, we have KenTrombly who will give a presentation on "Collecting MagicEphemera." Ken has an extensivecollection of Magic memorabiliaespecially magic posters and someinteresting Houdini relics that heusually takes with him.For November tentatively wewill have performances or presentations from our Ring 50members who review magic products for the Linking Ring.They can perform or present their favorite product that theyreviewed in Linking Ring.

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Coming Events

Washington DC:

January 28 – 30, 2011. Pre-Conference DayJanuary 27, 2011.This year thelocation has changed! BecauseKapital Kidvention sold out lastyear the only direction was to getBIGGER. So, now right outside of Washington DC is the NationalConference Center. Last year wewere packed in tight because of the amount of people that cameand the size of the vendor room.This place is HUGE, nestled in theforests of Virginia is this resort for education. The vendor room is 3times the size of last years!

Los Angeles:

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Magicians Only - Flea Market -Buy - Sell - Swap - Perform -Visit - Shows - Free Admission.Plus an All Pro Prop Builders'Clinic & Bull Session - AND IT'SALL FREE! Friday AfternoonSeptember 10 and all daySaturday September 11, 2010 atthe Sander’s Magic Valley Ranchin Clanton, Alabama. For moreinformation see:http://magicvalleymagic.com

IBM Ring 50 Schedule

Sep 1 ….. Magic by First TimePerformersOct 6 ….. Ken Trombly Lecture Nov 3 …. Ring 50 ReviewersPerformDec 1 …. TBA

2011

Jan 5 ….. TBAFeb 2 ….. TBAMar 2 …. Auction NightApr 6 …. TBAApr 29 & 30 … Magi-Whirl 2011Mar 4 …. Dan Lacey Contest

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Harlan is famous for uniquemagic creations and his incredibleversatility, Harlan invents and performs cutting-edge miraclesinfluenced by ancient mysteries.His wit, wisdom, and whacked-outweirdness always "wows" allwide-eyed witnesses. His newlecture, “Meaningful Magic,” isabout making our magic relevantin the modern world. He explainshow we can use the principles of performance to make a connectionwith our audiences. Many of theeffects are brand new, never before seen by the magiccommunity.When: September 14th 8pm

ChildTime Magic Party Place

312 Dominion Rd. NEVienna, VA 22180Cost: $15 per person

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On August 15, 2010 at 7:11PMPDT, the incomparable J.C.Wagner passed away after battlingcolon cancer for almost 10months. J.C. spoke very fondly of the members of the I.B.M., andmentioned frequently theoutstanding treatment he receivedat the recent I.B.M. convention inSan Diego. J.C. was the Bar Magician's Bar Magician. He published several outstanding books and DVDs each with trulycommercial magic. The magiccommunity has lost a true legend,a magic gem.

Midwest Magic Jubilee

August 12-14, 2010

It was a fun convention! TomBurgoon was hilarious. Losander amazed and fooled us! JohnCalvert is still going strong at 99!David Acer had us in stitches.Joshua Jay lecture wasoutstanding and his performancewas as polished as ever! BarrieRichardson’s lecture had somedeep thinking and excellentmagic! Eric Jones had a greatlecture. Keith Fields’ close-upshow was hilarious! Fourteen year old Eli Portala won 1st place instage magic and did an excellentmanipulation act to some greatmusic. Tony Dowell took 2nd place with a cool dove act with ayellow theme! Kirk Pattrick won1