********************** MagicNZ e-zine www.watson.co.nz/ezine.html ********************** Issue Number: #10 Date: Sunday 27th February Editor: Alan Watson ---------------------------------- If you'd like to remove yourself from this mailing list, please see the instructions at the end of this e-zine. Our subscriber list is NOT made available to other companies or individuals. We value every subscriber and respect your privacy. ======================================= ---------------------------------- Contents ---------------------------------- 1. Sponsorship for International lectures 2. Danny Archer - lecture 3. Fox exposures 4. Kiwis Internet addresses 5. Virgil's wonderful wife died 6. Creative magic export success 7. Richard Webster - for sale items 8. Tim Ellis - New Zealand booking schedule 9. MagicNZ Web Ring 10. MagicNZ BBS 11. Latest exposure show called Secrets of Street Magicians 12. IBM International President - Jerry Schnepp 13. 27th Australian International Magicians Convention 14. IBM Ring 160 day of magic 15. News Items 16. Benefit of subscribing to the MagicNZ e-zine 17. Subscription Management 18. Contact Information ---------------------------------- 1. Sponsorship for International lectures ---------------------------------- "GREAT NEWS" MagicNZ has been approached by a person who would like to help New Zealand magicians by sponsoring lectures from overseas magicians. As more detail are finalised will post info to MagicNZ e-zine. ---------------------------------- 2. Danny Archer - lecture ---------------------------------- Just putting together the Danny Archer lecture tour. At this stage he will be lecturing in Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch. Will post more details soon. ---------------------------------- 3. FOX exposures ---------------------------------- Message from George Schindler A note from Ab Dickson indicates what W.A.M. will be doing to combat the Fox exposures due on Wednesday. They sent letters to all the sponsors warning them of some of the legal actions planned by some of the magic manufacturers such as Chazpro whose material they plan to "out". They also sent Certificates of Appreciation to sponsors on the Fox Family Channel who re aired the positive magic specials. Tuesday they will have a new web page you can look at: www.magiciansalliance.com ---------------------------------- 4. Kiwis Internet addresses ---------------------------------- I'm looking for the following Kiwis Internet addresses: Mike Stone Bert Lyster Tania Nordick Ex Pat Kiwi John Hogan Do you know the following Kiwis Internet addresses as they bounced last time: Lyndon Hawk Christine Melville ---------------------------------- 5. Virgil's wonderful wife died ---------------------------------- Message from Lee Jacobs I just received the following message concerning Virgil's wonderful wife and partner. And I thought some of you might like to know as they toured in your part of the world. Lee "Lee - Just a note to let you know that Julie died last Monday (Feb. 14th.) She was 88. Appropriately enough, the "Sweetheart of Magic" died on Valentine's Day. Thought you'd want to know. Regards - David Charvet" ---------------------------------- 6. Creative magic export success ---------------------------------- In an Auckland North Shore garage, Wayne Rogers, better known in public as magician The Amazing Chicane, turns out magic props to order, and sends them around the world. So far magicians and magic dealers from 8 countries have purchased his unique props, and orders just keep coming. Check out Wayne's product page for his latest commercial creations: http://www.nzmagic.com/productpg.html ---------------------------------- 7. Richard Webster - for sale items - esp@psychic.co.nz ---------------------------------- Another fantastic response to my items last week. I could have sold a couple of them twenty times over, and one item is on its way to a new home in San Francisco. Here are some more items: Supreme Cast Iron blindfold. Brand new. $20.00 Clatter box. Beautifully made, wooden clatter box that falls apart when a drawer is opened. Great comedy prop. $50.00 Reflexion. Card effect by Ray Piatt. Special deck of marked cards which can be thoroughly examined. $20.00 Clown's Comedy Top Hat with large sunflower on it. $20.00 Crystal Cleaver. Tenyo describe this as being "the greatest penetration trick ever invented". Brand new. $20.00 ---------------------------------- 8. Tim Ellis - New Zealand booking schedule ---------------------------------- Message from Tim Ellis Just a quick note with news that may be of interest to your e-zine. Tim Ellis and Sue-Anne Webster made an overnight visit to New Zealand last week to perform at a Stihl Conference in Nelson. We have a few New Zealand bookings scheduled for later in the year and we'll let you know about them a bit more in advance in case any New Zealand magicians are in the area and would like to catch up and say hi! ---------------------------------- 9. MagicNZ Web Ring - www.magic.gen.nz ---------------------------------- MagicNZ has created the MagicNZ web Ring, a new feature for New Zealand magic organisations and New Zealand resident and internationally based Kiwi magicians to enhance and increase visits to their web sites. FREE Membership to MagicNZ Web Ring ONLY to approved applications for more information e-mail Chris Parkinson - webmaster@netgate.co.nz ---------------------------------- 10. MagicNZ BBS - www.magic.gen.nz/magicnzbbs.html ---------------------------------- Any magicians with access to the Internet can connect to MagicNZ BBS - in fact 20 magicians at a time can be reading or posting messages in the many forums. In 1993 MagicNZ BBS was the first magic bulletin board in the world connected to the Internet. If you would like to join MagicNZ BBS log into their Web Site and follow the instructions on how to connect: www.magic.gen.nz/magicnzbbs.html Full membership to MagicNZ BBS is ONLY given to approved applications. ---------------------------------- 11. Latest exposure show called Secrets of Street Magicians ---------------------------------- Report from Graham Rogers OK here it is just watched here in USA the latest exposure show called Secrets of Street Magicians where a new masked magician in a half face white mask and a hooded black sweat shirt exposed magic performed by what they say are street magicians. It was a real exposure of David Blaine, but will hurt a number of close up performers. There is obviously more to come as they challenge you to write to them if you would like to see something you have seen exposed. Here's the list Appearing cigarette ash in spectators hand (a bar trick from years back) Vanishing coin - this was done with a dealer item and exposed totally called Raven Card prediction force done with short card and produced via a top change Meir Yedid's market version of twisting arm (pisser as I have fun with this) Rising cards -Devano deck fully exposed A number prediction mentalism item where they pick a 2-digit number between 1-50 Switch where magician places 2 aces in hand of spectator then they change to two queens exposes double and triple lift and top change/ switch Prediction effect again with a 3 digit number exposing that clever gimmick the nail writer Ash prediction on arm exposing again a classic a centre tear to gain prediction Resurrection bring a fly back to life in spectators hand Moving time changing the time of a spectators watch (this was amusing with a totally impractical gimmick) Match levitation -standing a match and moving it on spectators hand - PK magnet exposed and gimmicked match Cig thru coin-Johnson's tap door coin Removing head from dove -very clever and a shame its on here have seen it live with false head and tucking doves head under wing and final was Badduci levitation Blaine style The programme was well produced and exposures were very clear and also covered editing of TV magic shows to cover up things to me this will hurt way more than the previous specials as its the magic performed by the majority and the scary thing is what's next ......... rumours here are not good from more card and coin slights to dove magic.........I have video copy and will be forwarding a copy to New Zealand soon. ---------------------------------- 12. IBM International President - Jerry Schnepp ---------------------------------- IBM International President, Jerry Schnepp is planning to come to New Zealand early June. If all goes well Jerry will present a free lecture in Auckland & Christchurch on "Going for the Gold" explaining how and what you need to know about to compete in international magic competitions. ---------------------------------- 13. 27th Australian International Magicians Convention ---------------------------------- To find out more details on the 27th Australian International Magicians Convention - Melbourne June 9th -12th 2000. Check out their web site: http://www.members.tripod.com/~convention2000/ ---------------------------------- 14. IBM Ring 160 day of magic ---------------------------------- Message from Tony Wilson Hon Sec/Treasurer Ring 160 IBM Ring 160 have confirmed that they will again be running a day of magic this coming Labour Weekend October 22 2000 in Auckland. We hope to feature another top overseas magician and this may well be Daryl, the magician's magician. Daryl lectured here some years ago and would be engaged to lecture, perform close-up and appear on the evening show. Please ask all magic e-zine subscribers to note the date and venue now in their diaries and further details will be posted here as well as to those who attended last years sold out function as well as all Ring 160 members. ---------------------------------- 15. News Items ---------------------------------- If you have any news items that you feel the majority of our subscribers would be interested in please e-mail me so I can include them in the next e-zine. The magician who e-mails me a particular news item FIRST will receive full credit at the top of that item. If the news is of major importance I will send them out immediately as a Newsflash. ---------------------------------- 16. Benefit of subscribing to the MagicNZ e-zine ---------------------------------- You will now be informed well in advance of coming events and kept right up to date with the latest news. ---------------------------------- 17. Subscription Management ---------------------------------- To subscribe or unsubscribe from the MagicNZ e-zine: http://www.watson.co.nz/ezine.html >> This publication may be freely redistributed to other magicians if copied in its ENTIRETY << (c) Copyright 2000 Alan Watson ---------------------------------- 18. Contact Information ---------------------------------- Alan Watson Ph. (9) 483-9274 Fax. (09) 483-9274 Mobile 025 95-7070 E-mail alan@watson.co.nz www.magician.co.nz www.magicianz.com