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Issue Number: #1419
Date: Sunday 17th December 2017
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. Crowned Winner Of Asia's Got Talent Season 2
3. Magician Xavier Mortimer Extending Planet Hollywood Residency
4. The Magic Word Podcast
5. Monday Night Magic Schedule New York (December)
6. Lybrary.com
7. Potter & Potter Auctions
8. Learn More About FISM
9. E-zine Archives
10. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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SPECIAL NOTICE to contributors and readers, the last Magic New Zealand e-zine for the year will be Sunday 24th December please get your news in before then as we will take a break and resume on Sunday January 14th 2018.

If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in a HTML format
go to:

If you would like to write a regular column for Magic New Zealand or
have some magic news drop me a line:
Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

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2. Crowned Winner Of Asia's Got Talent Season 2
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Article forwarded by Jesintha Wong

Lifestyle

Indonesian magician The Sacred Riana is crowned winner of Asia's Got Talent Season 2

SINGAPORE - Indonesian illusionist The Sacred Riana scared her way to the top of Season 2 of Asia's Got Talent when she was announced the winner of the popular reality TV show on Thursday (December 14) night.

Known for her creepy ghost-like appearance and dramatic twitchy movements, the magician beat eight other acts from around Asia in the finals to take home the grand prize of US$100,000.

The results are based on public votes, which means she managed to rally plenty of fan support despite her less mainstream performance style.

Balance of the article go to:
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/indonesian-
magician-the-sacred-riana-is-crowned-winner-of-asias-got-talent

To view her performance, go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=Wj-hVo3aqWY

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3. Magician Xavier Mortimer Extending Planet Hollywood Residency
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3 News Las Vegas

Magician Xavier Mortimer extending Planet Hollywood residency through November 2018

Las Vegas (KSNV) -

From France's Got Talent to performing in Michael Jackson One, Xavier Mortimer is now extending his contract at Planet Hollywood with his Magical Dream production.

His contract with Planet Hollywood's Sin City Theatre has been extended with shows through November 2018.

A show for all ages, Magical Dream includes incredible illusions and a cast of intriguing characters.

Mortimer performed internationally in over 30 countries before moving to Las Vegas to perform with Cirque du Soleil's production, Michael Jackson One. He is now the first Cirque performer to headline a show on the Strip.

With over 14 acts, Magical Dream performs nightly, with shows beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $49 for general admission and $69 for VIP and can be purchased online.

For more information, go to: www.xaviermortimer.com/
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4. The Magic Word Podcast
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star

The Lining Rings - an Eli Marks Mystery Novel by John Gaspard

It is that time of the year when new tricks and books come out in time for the gift giving season. This week we talk with John Gaspard, author of a new mystery novel that features a fictional magician who helps solve a murder at London's Magic Circle. As a Member of the Inner Magic Circle, I found this a very fun read, even though the author took a few liberties with the physical structure of the building. But there are characters in this book that seem vaguely reminiscent of actual magicians whom many of us know including Jay Marshall, Paul Daniels, Johnny Thompson, Charlie Frye, and more.

The Magic Word Podcast is not a place for creators to "hawk their stuff", but I selectively determine which friends I will feature that might have something interesting to say that could benefit magicians. And if they have something unique to sell, then I like to let the rest of our community know about it. That is the case this week as we chat with John Gaspard, author of "The Linking Rings". You can read the first chapter of this book by following this link: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/iq02r35qe8 This is the fourth book in the Eli Marks Mysteries series of books. You don't have to have read any of the previous books to appreciate this offering as each book stands on its own.

You can get a link to a free copy of another short story "The Invisible Assistant", see some photos, enter the contest for a chance to win a copy of the book, listen to the podcast online, and download the file at: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/397-john-gaspard-the-linking-rings-an-eli-marks-mystery

This week we welcome Hiram Norman as the newest member of Friends Of The Magic Word. Thanks, Hiram, for your support. Also this week, we are starting a contest for a chance to win a copy of "The Linking Rings" (or any one of John's earlier Eli Marks mystery novels). One copy will be awarded to two lucky listeners whose names will be randomly drawn. And one additional copy will be awarded to one of the Friends of The Magic Word. If you want to increase your chances to win by being in a smaller pool of entrants, then please consider joining our group. You can learn more by visiting our website here: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/fotmw/

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5. The Pee Pee Dance - #472 - Kyle Peron
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Message by Kyle Peron (US)
magic4u02@aol.com
http://www.kyleandkellymagic.com
http://www.kpmagicproducts.com
http://www.Facebook.com/perondesign

You're doing a kid's show and you bring the birthday child up to assist. He is excited and smiling and so you begin. You have your funny antics and your magical moments and you realize the child is still jumping up and down. The look on his face is not as much smiles any longer. The legs cross over and you realize at that very moment this kid is not excited, this kid is doing the pee pee dance and you better handle it and handle it quick.

Ever happen to you? I am sure if you have performed for kids, it probably has. If it has not, it probably will sometime down the road. It is up to us as entertainers to handle it the right way and in a way that works for you, for the child, their parents and your audience. That is a lot to try and juggle but juggle you must.

It is a delicate situation but you as a pro need to know what to do and what not to do. There are many different ways in which to go about this, but I would like to point out some of what I do and why I do it. The important thing to remember as you read this is not so much what I do but the reason WHY I do it. A lot is psychological in nature and you will see what I mean.

First is you must be aware and tuned in that this does happen and can happen from any child 6 or under. You have to be aware of this and not be blinded into thinking it will never happen to you.

Next you must know and learn to read the children as you bring them up and as you work with them. There is excitement and then there is also the tell-tale signs of a problem brewing. A child may jump up and down because of excitement. However, a child that has to go will tend to continue to jump up and down. The child may cross the legs and a sure sign is the arms not being loose or in the air but being close to the sides or actually "covering up". You may get all of these signs or part of them, but they usually follow in this order. Knowing about them and learning them will help you a great deal.

If you spot the signs do NOT try and continue on with the routine. You need to address the issue and how you do it is important. You do not want to embarrass the child but you do want to give the child and the parent permission to handle it.

I will usually say something like, "Oh!! You are either really excited or doing the pee pee dance. No worries, I do it myself sometimes. Tell you what bud. Why don't you take care of business and we will have fun when you get back."

Now this may not be for everyone, but it works for me cause of the character I play and the personality I have in my show. The important thing is I address it and I poke fun at myself. I let the child know that it is OK, I do it myself and it is alright to take care of it. It also gives the parent permission to handle it and they always will. But you must give permission or the kid and parent feel like they have to stay there or they will be interrupting your show.

Give that permission and do so by not making a big deal out of it. It is what it is, take care of it and we are good and will have fun.

Now when the child leaves you are in a tight spot. My rule of thumb is to distract the children and parents by having the show continue. If it is no big deal and if I am not drawing attention to it, I do so by doing another trick I always have ready to go. This trick needs to be one in
which can happen quickly and can be stopped at any time or drawn out. The reason is you want the child to enjoy the show and not miss out on it but you can't stand on stage doing nothing.

Once the child comes back, the most important thing is to NOT draw attention to the child quickly. In most cases the child will be embarrassed and will be with mom or dad. Let them be there and continue on with the show as planned.

However, what you begin to do is draw the child back into the show and you do this slowly. I start by waiting a little bit and just asking the child a question pertaining to the trick I am doing, "Jimmy, did you see that?" or "Jimmy, is this the right color handkerchief?". A simple
question like that can be answered from their seat. The idea is to engage them and make them see that this is not a big deal for you and everyone else is cool as well. It shows the kids in the audience that if I am OK with it, they should be as well.

Then I slowly start to engage the child a big more by empowerment. "WOAH Jimmy, you are 100% right!" or "WOW! I could not have done that without your help." They can even wiggle fingers from their seat or say a magical word. You draw them back slowly by engaging and empowering.

As I do this I am watching them. I am reading them and their body language. I will NEVER force a kid to come back on stage to help even if it is the Birthday child. Only if you sense the engagement and the empowering is working so you ask if they would like to help you on stage. But what I do is have a parent come up with them. They feel safer that way and I use mom and child in a great way that makes the child the star of the show. This ONLY happens if I sense without a doubt that the kid is over it and we are all good again.

If you are not sure, then engage and empower from their seated position. It is easy to do. For example, I end the show (most) with chair suspension illusion. I normally will float the birthday child. If the birthday child is the one who has the problem, I am not going to force
them and never will. So instead I change the routine. I have a friend, float and the birthday child (or child who had the issue) gets to make that child float using magic from their seat.

I clearly state that I am not going to do anything but THEY will be the magician. From their seats they will make him float. I empower the entire trick and I give THEM the glory. The smile on their face makes it all worth it. THEY become the star of the show and that empowerment makes everything all right.

So, this is not to say you have to do everything I do. It works for me. However, some of the steps I use you can learn from. There is a psychology involved with what I do and how I do it. I hope it can help you as well.

As always, I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact me at magic4u02@aol.com. I look forward to it.

Kyle Peron
Magician and Illusionist

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5. Monday Night Magic Schedule New York (December)
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Message by Peter Samelson (US)

December 18th: Torkova, Throwdini, Jon Stetson; MC Ben Nemzer
Close-up: Noah Levine, Eric Brown

There will be a 5pm and 8pm Show on 12/25/17.

December 25th: David Schwartz, Jason Suran, Chris Capehart; MC Todd Robbins
Close-up: Peter Samelson, Michael Chaut.

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6. Lybrary.com
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Compiled by Paul A. Lelekis

Chris Wasshuber - owner of Lybrary.com

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These e-books range from the old masters up to our present day, world-class magicians.

Whether you like ESP, mentalism, close-up sleight-of-hand, self-working miracles, hypnotism, cabaret magic, or stage magic...it's all here!

Click on the link below and have a look around...you'll be glad you did.

http://www.lybrary.com/

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7. Potter & Potter Auctions
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Seeking Consignments:

Movie & Entertainment Memorabilia

Now seeking consignments of Entertainment Memorabilia in all categories: Movies, TV, and Music; Including Photographs, Autographs, Costumes, Instruments, Original Artwork, Posters, Historic Documents, Original Film Footage, Props, Programs, and Other Associated Ephemera.

Auction: March 31st
Consignment Deadline: January 15th

Our mailing address is:
Potter & Potter Auctions, Inc.
3759 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Suite 121
Chicago, IL 6061

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8. Learn More About FISM
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Discover the background to the World's largest organization of magic
societies....

Go to: http://fism.org/about/learn-more-about-fism/

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9. E-zine Archives
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