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Issue Number: #1323
Date: Sunday 2nd October 2016
Editor: Alan Watson QSM
www.watson.co.nz
E-mail: editor@magicnewzealand.com
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Hi here is the latest news
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1. Editor's Message
2. Vanish Magic Magazine - Edition 28 - 160 Pages
3. Changes To MAGIC Legacy, MAGIC Magazine, And MAGIC Live!
4. FISM 2018
5. The Magic Word Podcast - Stan Allen Update on MAGIC Legacy
6. What Is It That Makes Children Laugh? - #417 - Kyle Peron
7. Not Another Magic Convention
8. W25 - See History Being Made!
9. Escape Or Die!" Airing All Week Across Canada
10. 10th Magic Night In Iceland With Dave Jones
11. Daytona Festival Of Magic
12. Houdini's Secret
13. Masters Of Illusion - September 30, 2016
14. FISM 2018 Open For Registration
15. e-zine Archives
16. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in a HTML format go to:

Remember if you have any magic news drop me a line:
Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

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2. Vanish Magic Magazine - Edition 28 - 160 Pages
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Message by Paul Romhany - Editor Vanish Magic Magazine

Feature Story on MAGIC Magazine's Stan Allen by Nick Lewin. An inside interview on MAGIC Magazine and how it all started, and a look at the past 25 years.

Seven great magic tricks ranging from mentalism to platform.

The Immersive Magic Of Haunted Houses by Charles Bach.

Unbelievable - review by Paul Romhany of a show that was seen by over 120 thousand people.

It's A Whole New World - marketing your show using Social Media

Developing Material - by John Carney

The Magic Play - an interview with actor/magician Bret Schneider.

Dream Show Series - By Bill Abbott

Producing Your Own Show - By Ben Whiting

Fooling Johnny Carson - Doug Bennett remembers the time Doug Henning used one of his tricks to fool Johnny.

The Other Side Of The Road - Trade show magician Harrison Carrol remembers exactly where he was on 9/11.

Reviews - the very latest tricks for 2016.

Available for free to download on Sunday 2nd October 2016 from www.vanishmagazine.com

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3. Changes To MAGIC Legacy, MAGIC Magazine, And MAGIC Live!
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Message by Stan Allen

MAGIC Legacy
Last Friday, I announced that MAGIC Magazine will not be publishing the final 25 issues known as MAGIC Legacy. I had a vision of what these magazines would be, however, the response was just not strong enough to produce them at that level. It was a difficult decision, but I've decided not to go forward. All Legacy subscribers will receive a 100% refund, as well as their complimentary copy of Square One - and my sincere thanks!

MAGIC Magazine
With Legacy cancelled, does that mean that MAGIC Magazine is over? Not yet. I couldn't let 25 years and 300 issues of MAGIC Magazine end without properly saying goodbye. So we're publishing one more issue of MAGIC - Issue #301! It will be released on November 15th. If you currently have a print subscription to MAGIC Magazine, you don't need to do anything. You will receive Issue #301 as part of your subscription. And then a pro-rated refund will be coming your way for the balance of your paid subscription. You can also order individual copies of this farewell issue at www.MAGICmagazine.com.

MAGIC Live!
I love producing MAGIC Live! It's a ton of work, but it's so exciting to bring the community together to share this amazing art and the friendships it brings. So I'm happy to announce that the next MAGIC Live will be August 13-16, 2017! And yes, that's a year earlier than originally scheduled - but I just can't wait! Alumni Registration opens on November 30th of this year, with General Registration available on December 6th.

It's been a privilege publishing MAGIC Magazine these 25 years, and I look forward to producing MAGIC Live conventions well into the future. My family and I thank you for your support.

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4. FISM 2018
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The 2018 FISM World Championships of Magic takes place in Busan, South Korea from the 9th - 14th July 2018.

Find out all the info at www.2018fismbusan.com

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5. The Magic Word Podcast - Stan Allen Update on MAGIC Legacy
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Message by Scott Wells M.I.M.C. with Gold Star (USA)

Stan Allen Update on MAGIC Legacy Plus Garrett Thomas on Astonishment - Part One

This is a relatively full podcast this week starting off with an update from Stan Allen talking about his thinking that went into making the decision to not go forward with MAGIC Legacy, publishing one more MAGIC Magazine (#301) and hosting MAGIC Live! in both 2017 and 2018 plus its possible future. There has been a lot of cussing and discussing in the magic social media world so I thought it would be good to have the editor himself explain his decisions.

Garrett Thomas has been on an extensive lecture tour of the U.S. and stopped by the microphone to chat for a while…actually, quite a while. And when coupled with Stan's comments, we would have had a quite lengthy podcast this week. So, this week we present Part One of Garrett Thomas talking about creating astonishment in his audience, how he approaches magic, and how and why he considers it art. Moreover, he does not see a place for comedy in his performance of creating those moments of astonishment in his performances.

You can watch an exclusive video of him performing the Cigarette Thru Quarter that he talks about in the podcast, read the blog, enter the contest to win an "Anniversary Waltz" deck of cards, see some photos, listen online and download the MP3 file at: http://themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/324-garrett-thomas-part-1

And this week we welcome Roscoe and RoseRed LLC as the newest "Friend of The Magic Word". Thank you for your donation and support of our podcast. And thank all the rest of you, too, for listening. Stay tuned next week for Part Two of the conversation with Garrett and hear him talk about consulting with David Blaine for his television specials.

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6. What Is It That Makes Children Laugh? - #417 - Kyle Peron
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Message by Kyle Peron (US)
magic4u02@aol.com
http://www.facebook.com/perondesign
http://www.kpmagicproducts.com

As a family oriented performer I have often wondered exactly what is it that makes children laugh? What is it that they respond to that generates this rush of laughter and good times? It is interesting to research and I found out things I never knew before. If a magician understands what makes children laugh, then they can apply it to the routines they create. After all we are entertainers first. So allow me to dive in a bit on this subject and share some of my findings.

The first item that caught my eye when I first started researching this topic was about the relationship between how often children laugh and how often adults laugh. It does not take a rocket scientist to realize that children laugh much more frequently than adults do. But why is this? I found out a statistic that really shocked me. Children laugh on average of 400 times in a course of a day where as adults tend to laugh around 25. That is a staggering difference. So what is it that causes this laughter? I wanted to list some of the things I found through research as well as through my own personal experience.

- Treating an Object Like Something Else: It is an important to realize that children live in a fantasy world at a young age. Everything to them is magical. Turning on a light is by magic. But often times they also start showing at an early age the idea of pretending. You see this a lot in their play. One object can suddenly become another object. This can be used by us
entertainers. Because the child does this naturally, having one object become something else is funny to them.

- Calling an Object or Person by a Different Name: As children start to talk they become very vocal. They use their new found communication skills and start to use that in their humor as well. If we know that children early on are fascinated with speech and with wanting to verbally tell you things, we can use this to our advantage. Children themselves will often naturally call something by a different name and find doing so hilarious.

- Name Play: This is a concept that as children get older and start using their new found vocal skills, they like to name play with the sounds of names. This could mean a word like Boat could be Boat, coat, soak, toat, zoat etc. Even if the words are not real words, the sound of the new silly word is funny to them. As magicians, we can use this in our performances and possibly create funny magical words that play off this idea.

- Made up Sentences: This goes along with the vocal concepts mentioned above. The idea is as children develop their skills with words, they often like to make up sentences that really have no meaning to them. To children, this is exploring and having fun with the new tool of communication. As a magician I can use this idea in the storylines I create or the magic words I have the children say. If I know that this makes children laugh, I can adapt my routines to use this principle.

- Things That Don't Belong Together: As children develop in their learning capacity, they start to associate the words they say with physical objects that represent them. Saying cat now is not just a sound but they know what a cat is and what the cats do and the sounds they make. What is interesting is that children now find this new found power as empowering to them. If a magician can get something wrong that the child knows is right, they feel empowered to correct the magician and they also find it funny. If I state that a cat goes MOOOO, the children will laugh and want to correct me.

- Physical Comedy: No one quite knows for sure why it is that children tend to laugh at things that physically happen to the magician or anyone. If I accidentally hit myself on the head with a funny magic wand, children will find it funny. If I suddenly get my finger caught in the zipper of a change bag, kids will laugh. I think part of this stems from their own play world and from cartoons they see on TV. Knowing physical comedy is funny to a child can open the doors to possibilities in your own routines.

There are certainly a lot more that I have come across in both research and personal experience that I could share with you. However, I will leave it at this for now. This should give you a good idea of not only what makes children laugh but some of the reasoning behind it. If we know what makes children laugh, then we can strive to be better children's performers.

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7. Not Another Magic Convention
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Message by John Kaplan (Canada)

There's been a lot of talk about the Brad Ross It Factor LIVE workshop. I wanted to explain why this is NOT just another magic convention.

If you haven't seen the line-up Brad has in store, check it out now at this link: http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1664876

If you have seen the line-up but are a little skeptical, let me tell you this.

I want to be sure you know that this workshop is a not a frivolous, unjustified purchase... not like the countless tricks on your shelf or the DVDs still in shrink wrapping collecting dust never to be played.

Rather, It Factor LIVE is an investment in your business and your life.

It's an opportunity to take 4 days that will help you take your business to new levels and change your life forever.

It is also an opportunity to be a part of a Year Long Mastermind program that supports you, helps you with a paint by numbers plan and allows you access to business coaching and the tools you need to explode your business in 2017. This is not like a typical magic convention.

Think About It...Would you really turn down the chance to take 4 days to change your whole life? The "stuff" that happens during this workshop is transformational and most importantly - it's the tools... the strategies you'll learn that'll take you to where you only dream of going now.

I am sure this comes as no surprise, but if you want a successful business you have to spend money to make money.

Now, don't get me wrong ... if magic is just a hobby for you, that's great. I wish you the best of luck with it and this workshop isn't for you.

But if you are really serious about making a GREAT living from your passion, taking charge of your own life like Brad's attendees have been doing over the last 5 years of this event and reaping amazing rewards, making their tiny investment back in no time and changing
their life forever.

http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1664876

Seriously - consider taking MY advice and join us at It Factor LIVE this November.

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8. W25 - See History Being Made!
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Come and celebrate the first magic show of its kind @ The Magic Circle! It's exactly twenty-five years since women became Members so it's something very special - be sure you are there on Sunday 9th October.

This special evening of close up and stage magic stars some great names - a video greeting from Debbie McGee, performances from Romany, Fay Presto, Mandy Muden, Katherine Mills, Laura London and more!

Doors open at 6pm for strolling close up magic, then it's up to the theatre for a full stage show, all ending at 9 pm.

Tickets, at only £20.00, are on sale now at The Magic Circle website: http://themagiccircle.co.uk/public-events/67-w25-at-the-magic-circle/1091-w25-at-the-magic-circle

See you there!

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9. Escape Or Die!" Airing All Week Across Canada
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Message by Dean Gunnarson

Fri, Sept 30
Viper Tomb Escape
Dean faces his biggest fear - snakes! Dean is in Malaysia, enclosed in a glass tomb and covered in deadly pit Vipers

Escape or Die! Marathon
Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2
11:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. CST

Catch all your favorite episodes, back-to back and relive Dean's great escapes from around the World.

Go to http://www.oln.ca/shows/escape-or-die/ for exciting web episodes not seen on TV

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10. 10th Magic Night In Iceland With Dave Jones
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Message by Gunnar Kr. Sigurjónsson, MMC
The Magicians' Guild of Iceland

The Magicians' Guild of Iceland, IBM Ring 371, will hold its 10th annual Magic Night on Wednesday 19th October 2016 in Salurinn Concert Hall, Kopavogur. The doors open at 19:30 when a group of close-up magicians will walk around, showing magic that actually happens in the spectators hands. At 20:00 the show starts on stage, featuring Jon Vidis Jakobsson, Gunnar Kr. Sigurjonsson, reverend Petur Thorsteinsson, Kristinn Karlsson & Sindri Diego, Arnulfur "Eagle-Wolf" Hakonarson and Kristinn Gauti Gunnarsson.

During the intermission there will be even more close-up magic in the halls and corridors and the show ends with the magic of award winning magician: Dave Jones from England, who is a Gold Star Member of The Inner Magic Circle. On Thursday there will be the lecture of Dave Jones for the magicians. Further information from the Guild's president, jonvidis@tofrar.is.

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11. Daytona Festival Of Magic
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Message by Harry Allen (US)

It's Around The Corner!!
Daytona Festival Of Magic
November 4-5-6 2016
www.daytonamagic.com
Click on "convention"

You Don't Want To Be Left Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just Booked
Christopher Hart
He will be joined with:
Jon Armstrong (Fooled Penn and Teller)
Tony Chapek (America's funniest video)
Keith Fields (England)
Paul Gertner (Fooled Penn and Teller)
Karl Hein (TV magician)
Hellers (Illusionist)
Jay Mattiolli (Americas Got Talent)
Victor and Diamond Las Vegas-On Penn and Teller)
David Hira (Trade Show and all around Magician)
Scott Humston (Children's Magician world renown)
Tryy Lunceford (Magic Castle regular)
Erick Olson (Corporate Magician)
Harry Allen (Everything)

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12. Houdini's Secret
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Message by Bob Loomis (UK)

If you bought my book Houdini's Final Incredible Secret, you will find additional photos and notes at www.facebook.com/HoudinisSecret that I did not have room for in the book.

If you did not buy it, you are missing NEW information on Houdini. Here is just a few things they are saying about the book:

- Just when you thought nothing new could be written about Houdini along comes Bob Loomis to prove you wrong!

- This book is blowing me away. It is an absolute goldmine of (meticulously sourced) information.

- It's a true Houdini Master Class. Dense and specific.

- An incredibly, addictive, high energy, adrenaline fueled read!

- All I can say is "Wow" this book is just bursting with facts about Harry and the people around him.

- A fantastic collation of hard work and insight.

So, if that whets your appetite for Houdini's Final Incredible Secret then you can find it on both Amazon US & UK.

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13. Masters Of Illusion - September 30, 2016
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Message by Steve Moyer

Masters of Illusion season three finale episodes to air on the CW hosted by Dean Cain on Friday, September 30, 2016 with two 30-minute episodes airing back to back at 8:00 p.m. Pacific/Eastern/7:00 p.m. Central

Hollywood, CA - Masters of Illusion produced by Associated Television International and hosted by Dean Cain will present two back-to-back 30-minute Season Three Finale Episodes airing on The CW on Friday, September 30, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. Pacific/Eastern/7:00 p.m. Central.

During the course of Season Three the fast-paced series has presented 35 of the world's greatest magicians performing magic by cutting-edge Grand Illusionists, Escape Artists, Quick Change Artists, Mentalists, Sleight of Hand Artists and Comedy Magicians. Season Three Finale Episodes will include:

"Masters of Illusion" - (8:00-8:30 p.m. ET)
"Magic Pup, When Doves Fly, The Physical Transformations (TV-PG) (HDTV)
Hosted by Dean Cain, Masters of Illusion features amazing magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers displaying skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines - all in front of a studio audience. Magicians featured in this episode include Mark Bennick, Nathan Burton, Jason Bishop, Tom Burgoon, Naathan Phan, Jason Bird, Tommy Wind and Greg Gleason (313). Original airdate 9/30/16.

"Masters of Illusion" - (8:30-9:00 p.m. ET)
"Magic In A Flash, From This Air, And One Nail" (TV-PG) (HDTV)
Hosted by Dean Cain, Masters of Illusion features amazing magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers displaying skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines - all in front of a studio audience. Magicians featured in this episode include Jonathan Pendragon, Tommy Wind, Aaron Radatz, Jarrett & Raja, Barry & Stuart, Trigg Watson and Murray SawChuck (309). Encore Performance.

Masters 0f Illusion will be preempted in Los Angeles on Friday, September 30th and will air instead on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. Pacific.

Masters of Illusion is produced by Associated Television International with returning Executive Producers David McKenzie ("The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards," "Marie"), Gay Blackstone ("The World Magic Awards" 2007-2009), David Martin ("The World Magic Awards" 2007-2009, "Marie"), and Al Schwartz ("The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards," "The Golden Globe Awards" 2013 and 2014, "The Gulf is Back"), along with Co-Executive Producers Justin Pierce ("The Rocky Saga: Going The Distance") and Jim Romanovich ("From Rocky To Creed," "The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards").

Associated Television International (ATI) is an Emmy Award-winning company that has been the world's largest producer of magic for both stage and screen for over three decades. ATI's television series, specials and feature films have aired on all U.S. broadcast networks, major cable channels and with television partners all over the world. Current series in production include: "The Hollywood Christmas Parade," "Masters of Illusion," "Robert Earl's Be My Guest," and the Emmy Award-nominated "Laura McKenzie's Traveler. ATI has also been Emmy Award-nominated for its various television specials and series. For more information, please visit www.associatedtelevision.com.

To learn more about Masters of Illusion, please visit http://www.cwtv.com/shows/masters-of-illusion/

Network with us at https://www.facebook.com/MastersofIllusion and https://twitter.com/Mastersofillus

@cw_illusion
#MastersOfIllusion

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14. FISM 2018 Open For Registration
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Message by Joan Caesar (Canada)

FISM in South Korea

The 2018 FISM website is now open to take reservations. It will be continually updated with information about the convention. Now is the time to book your reservation in order to take advantage of the lowest fee and to be given the best seat possible for the Gala Shows:
www.2018fismbusan.com

I look forward to seeing you there.

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15. E-zine Archives
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Back issues of the Magic New Zealand e-zine go to:
www.magicnewzealand.com click on the red button center right "Archives"

When you enter the archive the e-zines are in issue order in folders for each year and are Coded, e.g. 001 Nov06 1999.txt first three numbers (001) denote issue number, then the date (Nov06) and the last figures the year (1999)

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16. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice
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