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Issue Number: #1650
Date: Sunday 19th December 2021
Editor: Alan Watson QSM
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E-mail: editor@magicnewzealand.com
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Hi here is the latest news
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1.
Editor's Message
2. FISM Update - Old Quebec UNESCO Site
3. MAGIC Live & Surprise!
4. The Magic Word - Melanie Kramer "Inside The Box"
5. Society Of American Magicians' 93rd Convention
6. New York - Monday Night Magic's Covid-19 Safety Protocols
7. Penn & Teller Teach "The View"
8. Magical Women With Connie Boyd
9. News From The Academy Of Illusions
10. No Stone Unturned - Paul Stone - Article #42
11. I've Got Your Number - John Carey #146
12. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
13. E-zine Archives
14. Privacy Policy And Copyright Notice
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1. Editor's Message
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2. FISM Update - Old Quebec UNESCO Site
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Message by Joan Caesar (Canada)
The
beauty of Old Quebec is difficult to describe. A walled
city with limestone buildings and narrow cobblestone streets
look like something out of a fairy tale. I never tire of
it.
All
of walled Old Quebec has been designated as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site, and no wonder. Quebec was founded by the
French explorer Samuel de Champlain in the early 17th century.
It bears eloquent testimony to important stages in the European
settlement of the Americas. It was the capital of New France
and, after 1760, of the new British colony. The Historic
District of Old Québec is an urban area of about
135 hectares.
It's the only North American city to have preserved its
fortifications, together with the numerous supports, gates
and defensive works which still surround Old Quebec.
The Upper Town, built on the cliff and defended by fortified
ramparts, has remained the religious and administrative
centre, with its churches, convents and other monuments
like the Dauphine Redoubt (one of the best examples of a
building associated with Canada's military history), the
Citadel and Château Frontenac hotel.
The
Lower Town grew up around Place Royale and the St. Lawrence
River harbor. A well-preserved integrated urban ensemble,
the historic district is a remarkable example of a fortified
colonial town, unique north of Mexico, and forms an urban
area which is one of the best examples of a fortified colonial
city.
Since
its inclusion on the World Heritage List in 1985, a number
of buildings in Old Québec have been added to the
list of properties protected under the Cultural Property
Act, including the Site historique et archéologique
de l'Habitation-Samuel-De Champlain, the Ursuline Convent
of Québec and the archaeological reference collection
of Place Royale, all places worth a visit.
Furthermore, any construction, renovation, restoration and
signage interventions in Old Québec must have the
prior authorization of the Commission d'urbanisme et de
conservation of the City of Québec.
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3. MAGIC Live & Surprise!
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Message by Stan Allen (USA)
As of today, we're five months away from kicking off MAGIC
Live! When we gather on May 15th for our Welcome Party,
it will have been 1,010 days since we were last "Live!"
And if you're counting - and we are - that's a little over
24,000 hours and just shy 1.5 million minutes!
If I may take one or two of those minutes, I'd like to talk
about...
Surprise!
Research has shown that the most important thing people
look for in a magic show is surprise. We've always known
the power of surprise at MAGIC Live, which is why we do
not announce presenters or performers prior to the event.
When checking in at the convention, registrants receive
a guidebook that lists who the speakers are, what they're
speaking on, and when. That way, everyone can plan their
days.
The nights, however, are for shows - five shows to be exact!
As with all magic shows, these will strive to surprise you,
not only with who's on, but also what they're doing.
Each year, we hear from attendees that MAGIC Live makes
them feel like they're a kid at their first convention.
I think that's largely due to the element of surprise. I
remember going to the conventions of my youth and being
surprised, over and over again. It was quite a feeling.
So, at MAGIC Live, we will continue to guard those surprises,
hopefully, helping you feel a bit like a kid again.
I hope that you and yours are enjoying a safe and wonderful
holiday season. And I hope to see you May 15-18 in Las Vegas.
Surprises await!
Stan
https:www.magicconvention.com/register/
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4. The Magic Word - Melanie Kramer "Inside The Box"
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star
This
week we chat with performer from the "other side"
of the box. Melanie Kramer is a magicians' assistant having
performed with some of the best known entertainers in Las
Vegas including Criss Angel, Kevin James, Joseph Gabriel,
Jeff McBride, Shimshi, Losander and many more.
She
is not only a "box jumper" but also a stilt walker,
mime, ventriloquist, model, emcee, actress and more as part
of her entertainment company, Posh Productions. Our conversation
this week is lively, fun and funny as Melanie tells stories
from "inside the box" and what magicians should
look for when auditioning an assistant. Many male magicians
use their wives or girlfriends, but Melanie has some advice
on that.
To
listen to this episode, you can hear it from your favorite
podcast service. But for more content, video and photos,
please visit:
https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/654-melanie-kramer
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5. Society Of American Magicians' 93rd Convention
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Message by Mark Weidhaas (US)
All
Things Magic invades the Society of American Magicians'
93rd Convention!
Internet
sensation All Things Magic will be presenting two separate
lectures and a pro close-up show at the January 15-18, 2022
SAM Convention in Las Vegas. Performers will include Alan
Rorrison, Avi Yap, Jeki Yoo, Chris Kenner, Robert Moreland,
Sean Scott, Ron Jaxon, and Luke Dancy.
Special
convention hotel rate of $69/night at the Golden Nugget
Hotel and Casino is only available until December 20, 2021.
So
many experiences, shows, lectures, magical exhibitors, and
events - Register TODAY. Youth, 7 through 17, are still
free, thanks to scholarships from the S.A.M. Magic Endowment
Fund.
www.samconvention.com
for more information.
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6. New York - Monday Night Magic's Covid-19 Safety Protocols
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Required
For Entry:
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As per NYC Guidelines: Proof of COVID-19 vaccination for
anyone 12 years or older; patrons must show proof of vaccination
along with a matching ID.
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Patrons ages 11 or younger must provide proof of a negative
COVID-19 PCR screening test taken within 3 days prior to
the show date.
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All attendees will be required to wear a mask at all times
while in the building and while watching the show. Concessions
will be available for purchase; however, they must be consumed
in the lobby or outside of the building.
No
exceptions will be permitted
Also
Please Note: Our staff and performers have all been vaccinated
and are required to take weekly COVID-19 screening tests.
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7. Penn & Teller Teach "The View"
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Link forwarded by Peter Phillips (US)
Penn
& Teller Teach "The View" Co-Hosts How to
Perform a Magic Trick
https://youtu.be/IWT1ErJw-sg
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8. Magical Women With Connie Boyd
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Message by Connie Boyd (USA)
Dennis
Michaels interviews "It's Magic" star Lance Burton
, Victor & Diamond & Connie Boyd in 1994 at the
Alex Theatre in Glendale, California. The 39th, "It's
Magic" show was produced by Terry Hill and Milt Larson,
founder of Magic Castle.
Lance
Burton is a world class magician from Kentucky, USA. He
performed more than 15,000 shows in Las Vegas for over 5,000,000
people. In 2010 he ended his show at the Monte Carlo Hotel
& Casino completing a 31-year Vegas show career run.
Lance performed an initial eight-week trial at the Folies
Bergère show in Las Vegas, which ended up a record-breaking
nine year run.
In
1982, he competed at the international Fédération
Internationale des Sociétés Magiques (FISM)
competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, and won the "Grand
Prix" prize (the main event of the FISM competition).
He was the youngest person to ever win the main event, and
the first American to do so. Victor & Diamond
Milt
Larsen and his brother, Bill Larsen Jr., were both in television
and grew up in a family of magicians. Their father, William
W. Larsen Sr., was a performing magician and Los Angeles
defense attorney. Their mother, Geraldine, was an early
TV pioneer children's entertainer known as The Magic Lady.
In 1963 Milt opened the newly restored Magic Castle which
included the Academy of Magical Arts. The iconic members-only
exclusive Magic Castle has presented many of the best magicians
in the world.
IT'S
MAGIC In 1956 Milt Larsen produced his first all-star magic
revue "It's Magic!", with a new edition playing
West Coast performing arts centres annually. The revue was
co-produced by Terry Hill. Various editions of the show
played West Coast performing arts centers from Bellingham,
Washington, to San Diego. This uploaded clip is from Glendale.
https://youtu.be/yBLDRLOLveQ
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9. News From The Academy Of Illusions
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Message by Jay Scott Berry (Australia)
What
a week it's been! The "It's in the Stars'' Gala and
Award Show was a huge success, with viewers tuning in from
around the world. Produced by Anthony Darkstone, in partnership
with the S.A.M. International Assembly, this All-Star Show
set a new standard for Virtual Magic Galas. I was honoured
to perform with Rod Chow, Meadow Perry, John O'Riordan,
Dr. Michael Likey, Joel Zaritsky, Kevin Peel, Sylvia Sceptre,
Mind Weak, Brian Rolé and Lola Palmer. I was also
presented with the first Darkstone Award for Excellence
in Magical Mentoring. Other Awards were presented to Mark
Williams, Rod Chow, John O'Riordan, Brian Rolé and
Dr. Michael Likey. Full details are available on the International
Assembly FB Group.
This
week's Episode of GenoMania was a marathon of Magic, Mischief
and Meaning. We are counting down to the closing date of
the OMC and there are some extraordinary entries! The official
judges, Grandmaster Albert Tam, Social Media Superstar Wian
van den Berg and myself certainly have our work cut out
for us. Geno and I also unveiled a number of our plans for
2022 and discussed professional etiquette for Restaurant
and Strolling Magic. This section alone should be required
watching for anyone starting out as a professional performer.
In
other news, Chris Edwards gave my "CoinCentric'' Download
a glowing Review. The "Wonder Workshop", "Get
Reel" and "Solitaire Crossing V2" Downloads
have set a high standard of excellence for the Academy and
DeVilleMagic. Not ones to rest on our laurels, we will keep
up this frenzied pace into next week, with Illusioneering
X and Illuminations III, now in production.
What
began as a drop, just three months ago, has become the wave
of High Tech Virtual Magic that we are riding into 2022.
Catch it with us at www.facebook.com/academyofillusions
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10. No Stone Unturned - Paul Stone - Article #42
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Message by Paul Stone (US)
Once
again, I shared lunch this week here in Las Vegas with a
few notable magic personalities for what has now become
a regular event.
I
joined Bill Smith, Charlie & Sherry Frye, Fielding West,
Lupe Nielsen, Lynetta Welch, and Amazing Johnathan - it
was particularly great to see him - for what is always a
really enjoyable catch up.
Fielding
mentioned that he was shortly to visit Austin, Texas, for
a few days and whilst there was going to see Austin's longest
running live show, the iconic 'Esther's Follies' hosted
by comedy magician and illusionist Ray Anderson.
The
show which was originally conceived as a tribute to aquatic
choreographer Esther Williams has been entertaining sold-out
audiences in Austin for over 40 years with political satire,
comedy sketches, Vegas style magic and hilarious musical
numbers, and has been described as 'Austin's answer to Saturday
Night Live'.
Bill
Smith's Magic Collectors Expo is taking place in Austin
from April 13-15, 2022 and one of the highlights will be
a visit to Esther's Follies, so I highly recommend you visit
the website www.magiccollectorexpo.com and book your tickets
for what I'm sure will be another really excellent event.
Lance
Burton was back in Vegas for a few days recently and performed
his 'Lance Burton & Friends' Show to raise funds for
'Opportunity Village' and Variety Children's Charity.
The
show was well received as of course you would expect and
very successful too, raising over $10,000 for these two
important charities.
For
many years Lance has always been an amazing supporter of
various charities and in particular the Shriners, and several
animal charities, and has raised many thousands of dollars.
That he continues to do so, even in his 'semi-retirement'
should be hugely applauded.
I
use the words 'semi-retirement' for Lance because his 'Lance
Burton & Friends' Show is still very much ongoing, with
several shows lined up across the USA in 2022. Lance has
now even bought and refurbished a tour bus for the cast
and crew.
Long
may he continue to entertain audiences, he is a wonderful
performer and one of the nicest guys in show business.
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11. I've Got Your Number - John Carey #146
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Message by John Carey (UK)
http://www.johncareymagic.co.uk/
I've
got your number is a strong, fun, and fooling close up mental
effect where a spectator unerringly arrives at and calls
your mobile/cell phone number. No apps or gaffs are used.
Three very deceptive systems will be taught which you can
mix and match, making this a fun effect to carry in your
pocket or wallet and be able to perform pretty much anywhere
on demand!
You
will require eight business cards. Write your mobile phone
number on the blank surface of one of your cards. Mark the
face of this card with a simple pen dot. On the other seven
cards, write different random phone numbers. Stack the cards
together and pop them into your wallet, ready for action.
System
& Presentation #1
"A
little mystery with mobile telephone numbers. Each of these
cards has a different one of my friends' numbers on them.
Please take them and shuffle to truly randomize them."
Display the business cards with different numbers on and
hand them to a participant for mixing, numbers side down.
Take back the packet of cards and deal the cards left to
right, forming two packets, at the same time noting which
packet contains your marked card.
"Two
packets of cards, but we don't need them both. So just pick
up either packet." We will now segue into some Equivoque
to bring the routine to a successful conclusion. Equivoque
either looks great or awful. Hesitation is an absolute no-no,
confidence is the key. So when your helper picks up a packet
and it's your target packet, simply brush the other packet
aside. But if they pick up the other packet, direct them
to place it to one side.
Have
them shuffle the target packet and then deal the top card
face-up and the next face-down. Have them repeat this with
the remaining two cards, forming a tabled row of two face-up
and two face-down cards. Now for the next Equivoque: "We
have face-up and face-down cards. I'm
going to take out one of those groups. Shall I take out
the face-up or the face-down cards?" After your helper
has dealt the four cards you will be instantly able to tell
if your target card is face-up or face-down. If it's faceup
and they say take out the face-up group, do just that, sliding
the two
cards forward from the row and discarding the face-down
cards casually.
However
if they say take out the face-down group you do that but
simply discard those two cards. The phrase "take out"
is beautifully ambiguous, that is able to mean 'use' or
'remove' as we see fit. Naturally, if the target card is
a face-down card you just use the above strategies to get
down to just two cards including it.
"You've
done everything here. Two cards remain. Please hand me one."
This is the final part of our verbal manipulation. Ambiguity
of wording once again drives the method engine here. If
they hand you the target card simply discard the other card
to one side with the other cards. But
if they hand you the non-target card simply ask them to
pick up the card they decided to keep.
Your
job is done. Remind your helper how they shuffled, they
made all the choices etc. Ask them to take out their phone
and call your 'friend'. There will be a big reaction when
your mobile phone goes off and you take it out to answer
their call!!!
System
& Presentation #2
For
this version you only need seven of your telephone number
business cards, including your marked card with your number
written down. We will utilize a quite brilliant forcing
concept of George Sands here called
the
principal of prime numbers that he published in an effect
called Lucky 13 in the Pallbearers Review magazine many
years ago (and of course explored in the preceding effect
in this very book, Prime Time). Display your business cards
with different mobile/cell numbers written on
the backs. Turn the packet over and hand the cards out for
mixing. Upon return deal the cards into a circle on the
table, making a mental note of the position of your marked
target card. "Numbers play a daily role in all our
lives, with door numbers, PIN numbers and so on. Please
call out a number between one and seven and we will use
it to eliminate cards down to just one."
Any
number in this range can be called and believe it or not,
your target card will be forced. Let's say they call out
three for example. We will start the count from the card
that follows our marked card working in a clockwise direction.
When we arrive at four turn that card over. Repeat
this, starting the count on the next card and once again
turning over the last card counted. Repeat these actions
at a nice brisk but unhurried pace until just one business
card remains unturned, your force card. "You shuffled
the cards, you thought of a number. Any other number
would have led us to a different card. Please pick up the
last card remaining unturned and call my friend." They
do, you answer their call and everybody goes home happy!
System/Presentation
#3
For
this final system we will use eight cards again including
our marked business card. This version is akin to the classic
trick that cannot be explained and is so much fun to do
as it's never the same. The opening script is not only interesting,
it can also play a vital role in the method, as
you will see shortly. Pour yourself a nice drink and grab
your cards. You are going to love this!
"I
think it's safe to say that most things in life are down
to chance. For example, you think about a friend in your
area you haven't seen for a while and then you bump into
them later that day at the shops. Sometimes though strange
things happen that surpass chance and are hard to rationalize
or explain. I call that fate. I also believe that sometimes
things are mapped out in our lives and journey and they
call that destiny." Once you've delivered the above
monologue, hand out your business cards for mixing. Now
for the fun part:
1.
Ask your helper to turn the packet over. If your telephone
number card is on the face, you are golden. Have them dial
the number and bring the effect home as in our earlier systems.
2.
If it isn't on the face, immediately ask them to cut the
packet and complete the cut. If your target card is cut
to the face, happy days!
3.
If it isn't cut to the face, ask your participant to turn
the packet over and deal the top card to the table. If it's
your target card conclude the effect successfully as before.
4.
If the first card dealt isn't your target card simply continue
with no hesitation to ask your helper to continue dealing
the cards into a tabled row, keeping your eye out for your
marked card. If you see it hasn't been dealt after the seventh
card, dramatically stop your participant. Ask them to turn
over the card they are holding and dial the number. Finish
as before.
As
you can see, we have lots of opportunities for great outcomes
here. You will be amazed how many times you will get these
moments. But if we don't get these breaks, no problem! We
will do a callback to our opening script about chance, fate
and destiny and use one of those words
to successfully conclude the mystery.
1.
If the target card is third from your left or right, spell
Chance one card at a time in the correct direction to arrive
at it.
2.
If the target card is fourth from the left or right in the
row, mention how earlier you talked about FATE and spell
to it.
3.
Finally, if your target business card is second from either
the left end or the right end of the row do a call back
to when you talked about how some things happen that really
are DESTINY.
Spell
to it and hand the card arrived at to your participant and
as before, have them make the call and conclude with a big
surprise!
So
that's it! A very commercial, strong, and funny mental piece
you will use. You've got three different system options
and also tools you can apply to so many other effects...
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12. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
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Written by the late Tommy Orchard (The Amazing Orchante)
Queenstown,
the leading tourist centre of the South Island of New Zealand,
is an old haunt of mine. First worked there in 1960 and
performed there regularly over the years until we left for
Australia. So we are staying in a motel (just outside of
the town), which was set well off the road and surrounded
by numerous tall trees - quite a charming setting. It was
our last day in Queenstown and had arranged with the motel
to book out late in the afternoon. We head off into town
to do some shopping, leaving Brigitte behind which didn't
please her at all; we could hear her mouthing off' as we
got into the car.
We
get back around 3pm and the owners come running up to say
that Brigitte was up in one of the trees. As we later discovered,
she had found a small louvre window in the bathroom that
was open slightly and had flown out, taking off after us
as were heading down the driveway but we were well away
by then, so she planted herself in the top of a tree and
gave vent to her feelings about being left behind, flitting
from tree to tree - 'swearing' her little heart out. I don't
know if you have ever heard a cockatiel in full cry but
when they get wound up the whole neighbourhood
knows about it! The owners said that it was quite obvious
that she was utterly 'Pissed Off' and that whatever she
was spouting forth in bird language -'It sure wasn't polite
and, it sure was loud'!
Oh
boy, did she punish us! No amount of cajoling could entice
her down from her lofty perch and when I say lofty, those
trees where at least forty feet high - no way I could climb
up to reach her.
An
hour has gone by and Brigitte resolutely refuses to come
down and I'm starting to get mad. We go and pack the car,
hoping that seeing us doing that will bring her down but
NO! 'The Little
Bitch'! Now it's getting late and I'm fuming - It's 'caveman'
time. I start throwing stones, sticks, anything to get her
down; if she'd had two fingers she would've given me the
time-honoured - 'Up Yours', salute!
How
can something so small create so much grief? I'm going from,
'C'mon Brigitte, I'm sorry, we all love you', to - 'you
rotten, little so and so, guess what's for dinner tonight'?
I'm beginning
to feel like 'Wily Coyote' from the 'kids' cartoon, 'The
Road Runner'! Finally she flies down to a lower branch;
as I approach her, expecting her to use my shoulder as a
landing pad as she always does; she takes off again - up
into another tree, bloody hell, I could have 'killed' her!
It
is starting to get dark and we have to hit the road soon.
We make arrangements with the motel owners that if she is
still around the following day, and if she comes down to
them, they
would care for her until we can get back. A final cup of
coffee, I start the car, it is almost dark now - in a last
desperate attempt I climb out of the car and roar - 'Brigitte,
we're
leaving now, are you coming or not'? A flutter of wings
and the Brigitte lands on my arm twittering away, you could
almost hear her saying, 'What's all the fuss about'. We
didn't know whether to laugh or cry, or wring her bloody
neck!
Looking
back now, I find it strange that in all of my years in show
business performing magic etc., I've never had the inclination
to use doves or parrots in my act. I guess that it's because
to me, and Veronica, they have always been pets, to love
and cherish as you do (or should) your cats and/or dogs.
So,
crossing back over the Tasman Sea to Australia, we have
been residing in Sydney for quite a few months and have
been accepted and are fully entrenched on the club scene,
working our little butts off and making good money. We decide
to get a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, something we have always
wanted but could never afford in New Zealand. Apart from
that, you really need to get one while it is still a chick,
rear and hand feed it so that it grows up as part of your
family. We didn't know that then.
We
head off to a market and buy a young bird, but not young
enough as we were soon to find out. All parrots have one
hell of a nasty bite. Sulphur Crested Cockatoos in particular,
can take
your finger right off quite easily, and if they haven't
been tamed early on, are very vicious. The problem is finding
a pet shop that has more to offer in the way of advice to
newcomers, especially in regards to potentially dangerous
birds etc. than just making money as a priority by selling
pets. I guess we were wide open to an unscrupulous Australian
pet seller at an open
market - our New Zealand accent was a dead giveaway as to
our more than likely lack of any real knowledge of large
cockatoos. In our case, going to a market because "You
can pick up a
cockatoo really cheap there", was the wrong one, and
the seller took full advantage of his assumption that we
were as green as hell when it came to Australian cockatoos.
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