MAGI-GRAM

Official Newsletter of IBM Ring50 -- The National Capital Ring Volume 64 No. 10 October 2010

Octobers Lecture by Ken Trombly

I.B.M. Ring 50s October 6th Without further ado, President conventions, and has given his
meeting was opened by President Arnie Fuoco, introduced our slide show poster presentation
Arnie Fuoco. One new member lecturer, Ken Trombly. Ken, a
was voted into the Ring: John lifelong magic enthusiast and
Cloninger of Woodbridge VA. longtime magic collector is the
President Arnie Fuoco encouraged owner of magicposters.com ,
members to sign up as volunteers and resides in Bethesda,
for Magi-Whirl 2011. If you are Maryland.
interested in helping with Magi-
Ken had been performing
Whirl 2011 please contact Theo
Rushin or Bob Patterson. The magic since the age of 10 and
50/50 drawing was won by Arnie has been a serious collector of
Levin and he donated his magic posters and related items
winnings to Ring 50. for at least the last couple of The Juggler of the Chateau dEau
decades. He began by
R collecting original magic to other magic clubs as well.
I posters from the "Golden Age He has written articles on
N of Magic." magic posters and collecting
G Ken presented his Ring 50 that have been published in
50 lecture called Paper Treasures: MAGIC magazine, MUM,
International Brotherhood Collecting Magic Ephemera. He Collectors Showcase, and The
of Magicians Ring 50 showed many slides and Paper Collectors Marketplace.
The National Capital Ring explanations of the items he has
President collected over many years. This
Arnie Fuoco included letters, ads, postcards,
(703) 521 -6286 pictures, and etc.
president@ibmring50.org
Vice President
Danny Selnick
(202)-250-3834
vp@ibmring50.org
Secretary & Webmaster
Eric Henning
(301)-369-0025
secretary@ibmring50.org
Treasurer
Bob Patterson Young Harry Houdini
(703) 490 -1222
treasurer@ibmring50.org Ken is a member of The
Sergeant-at-Arms Magic Circle, the Society of
Tom Paxton American Magicians (Past
(301) 596 -7407 Harry Houdini and Family President, Assembly 23 of
sgtarms@ibmring50.org Washington, DC) and the
Ken has shared his knowledge
Magi-Gram Editor of magic posters with the Magic International Brotherhood of
Bob Patterson Magicians (Order of Merlin).
Collectors Association, lecturing
magi-gram@ibmring50.org
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NOVEMBER MEETING
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
HOLIDAY INN
Alexandria, VA
6:00 Cocktails
6:30 Dinner
8:00 Meeting
TLR Reviewers to
Review at
November Meeting
The November 3 rd meeting will
be demonstrations of the latest
magic items on the market by our
Ring 50 Hocus in Focus Linking
Ring reviewers. New items arrive
at TLR editors office for review.
He sends them to the associate
editor, Jason Goldberg, for his
reviewers to examine, tear apart,
perform, and evaluate. Many are
new items, books, DVDs, and
some are revisions or
modifications to classic magic
effects. This will be a good chance
to see a demo of an item you saw
advertise and wanted to know
more about it.
We appreciate the time the
Hocus in Focus team spends on
their reviews. It is not an easy task
to critically examine the hard
work of others. Ring 50 reviewers
are: Jason Goldberg, Dick
Christian, Eric Henning, Bill
Wells, Paul White, Ed Spells,
Larry Lipman, Louis Meyer, Sam
Brothers, Rucj Uffelman, Dick
Kahane, Bob Patterson, Dave
Shepherd, Arnie Levin, Tom
Paxton, Mike Taggert, Dwight
Redman, Tom Bohacek, Danny
Selnick, Geoff Weber, and Kevin
McGuire.
Be sure to maintain
your membership
with the International
Brotherhood of
Magicians each year. Send your
dues to the I.B.M. office at: 13
Point West Blvd, St. Charles,
Missouri, USA 63301
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Ring 50 Treasurer Collecting Alexandria. The Youth Ring is
open for children ages 7-17.
Dues for 2011 Please let Theo Rushin, Chief
Ring 50 annual dues of $15 for
Wizard for the youth group, know
2011 are due by the February.
if you are bringing any youths so
Anyone, wishing to do so, can pay
that we can be better prepared for
their dues at the November 3rd
them.
meeting. The Ring
50 Treasurer, Bob
Patterson, requests
that you pay by
check, as this
eases the record
keeping. Make checks payable to
IBM Ring 50. Cash will be
accepted providing you have the
correct change ($15). If you are
unable to make the meetings, you
can also send a check to his home
address at 3450 Wainscott Place,
Lake Ridge, VA 22192-5362.
Enjoy your Ring activities
throughout 2011 by paying your
dues now.
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The Counts of Co njuring
Thanks to Ken Trombly for a
Dick Christian was the guest terrific presentation on "Paper
wizard for the October meeting of
Treasures." It has inspired me to
the youth group Counts of explore more information on the
Conjuring. The lesson covered
history of magic. I was
two different effects. He presented particularly fascinated by the 1897
"Sucker Monte" (a three card
receipt for magic props purchased
monte effect). Several different by Houdini and then a follow up
versions of the
poster of Houdini with those same
trick were taught props on a nearby table and in his
and each student
hands.
received all the Next month we have our own
necessary cards
Linking Ring magic reviewers
for each version performing their favorite magic
along with illustrated instructions.
material that they reviewed for the
The second effect was the classic magazine. It could also be their
"Buddha Papers." After the trick
least favorite--we are open
was demonstrated the students minded. Reviewers--please email
were given
me if you want to perform.
illustrated Future themes that I am
instructions pondering include a night for
and materials. Children's magic and an evening
They each
with a panel of experts on subjects
assembled like illusions, close-up, parlor, etc
their own set
with a Q&A theme.
of "Buddha Papers" as part of the
Finally, please remember that
session. our own Wayne Alan is
Dont forget to encourage a
performing "Wonders and
youth to attend the Ring 50 MYI.
Wizardry" on Monday night, Oct
The youth meeting starts at 6:00 25, at the National Theater.
pm at the Holiday Inn in

Coming Events
Washington DC: January 27
30, 2011. This year the location
has changed! Because Kapital
Kidvention sold out last year the
only direction was to get
BIGGER. So, now right outside of
Washington DC is the National
Conference Center. This place is
HUGE, nestled in the forests of
Virginia is this resort for
education. The vendor room is 3
times the size of last years!
Kapital Kidvention is THE
convention to pick up the needed
skills to increase business and
learn more marketing secrets from
24 presenters or more. Details at:
http://kapitalkidvention.com
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Stars of Magic
Monday Night at the National is
a series of free public
performances in the Helen Hayes
Gallery at the National Theater on
Pennsylvania Avenue in DC. The
"Stars of Magic" series has begun
and runs through Monday,
December 13 with performances
at 6:00PM and 7:30PM. Wayne
Alan is among the Ring 50
performers who have been
selected to appear. Wayne will be
featured on Monday evening,
October 25. For more details see:
http://www.nationaltheatre.org/mo
nday/monday.htm
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Nov 3 . Ring 50 Reviewers
Perform
Dec 1 . TBA
2011
Jan 5 .. TBA
Feb 2 .. TBA
Mar 2 . Auction Night
Apr 6 . TBA
Apr 29 & 30 Magi-Whirl 2011
May 4 . Dan Lacey Contest
Jun 1 .. Winton Carroll Contest
Sheraton Hotel - Dallas, Texas
June 28 - July 2, 2011
FOUR big evening stage
shows! You also get a fun and
exciting banquet included with
your registration. Learn from the
best in the business with a stellar
line-up of lectures and teaching
sessions. Youll see great close-up
shows, cabaret shows, fantastic
new youth activities and events
are in the works, and some great
new activities for spouses, and the
Order of Merlin. Were redefining
the dealers room experience!
And youll see the Gold Medal
and Gold Cups Contests - often
regarded as the best-run contest in
magic! Register at I.B.M. website
www.Magician.Org.
The headliners for Magi-Whirl
2011 are Dirk Losander, Luna
Shimada, Keith Fields, and Danny
Garcia.
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The Society of American Magicians
will be hosting the North American
Championship of Magic as an
integral part of its annual four day
convention to be held in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 13-
16, 2011. The convention will be
holding up to six contests of
magic to accommodate the 50
contestants who will be selected
to compete for the title of North
American Champion of Magic.
Multiple winners across six
categories of magic will be
guaranteed a position if they wish
to compete at the FISM World
Championship of Magic to be held
in Blackpool, England, in July
2012. Future S.A.M. Conventions
are scheduled for: 2012 Las Vegas
NV, 2013 Arlington VA.
S.A .M. Assem bly 23
S.A.M 23 presents an evening
with Michael Vincent entitled "A
Conversation on the Craft of
Magic". A new and unique
presentation for S.A.M. Assembly
23 members and their guests on
November 17th @ 8pm.
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All members in good standing can
advertise your item free in the
Magi-Gram. Just include a picture
and a description of your item
along with your contact
information to: Bob Patterson,
Magic.Bob@Comcast.Net
Important Ring 50
Websites
www.IBMRing50.org
www.Magi-Whirl.org
Be sure to visit the Street
Magic Contest Page
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Tony Curtis Trick or Treat

Houdini Dies Wear your D'lite, reach into
your candy bowl, pull out a
Tony Curtis passed away on September 29th 2010.
glowing treat and deposit it
He starred in over 60 film roles and made
numerous TV appearances. In the magic world he into their sack. They will go
nuts looking for it as they walk
was most famous for the movie Houdini. This is
away!
a highly entertaining film has Tony plays Harry
Houdini, the legendary escape artist. We see
Houdini's early life in the circus, the meeting of his
future wife (Janet Leigh) and some of his most R
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famous tricks. Curtis, a talented amateur magician, I.B.M. Ring 50 meets the first Wednesday of each
performed most of his own tricks in this film. month (except July) at the Holiday Inn I-95 at
In the film he runs into Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, Virginia.
a prop sword handle and - Easy access from all parts of the DC metro area.
ruptures his appendix, - Across a parking lot from Metro (Yellow Line -
then almost drowns in the Eisenhower Ave.)
- Full service restaurant with entrees from $7.00 and up
torture tank trick and dies
- The hotel has added a one-price buffet for our
on the stage in the arms convenience
of his wife. In real life he - Full bar that welcomes members to perform before and
was punched in the after the meeting. (We can perform in the restaurant,
stomach by a college too.)
student who had heard
that Houdini could
withstand any blow
without harm. This did, You Know That You're A Magician When...
indeed, rupture his appendix. He later collapsed on
stage, was taken to the hospital and died there. The only unbent forks in your house are plastic.
Although Houdini didn't die onstage at a You never throw old decks away because "I can
Halloween performance, as this film would have make something out of it"
you believe, he did, indeed, die on Halloween, You have never been to the loony bin, yet you
1926, several weeks after his last stage own a straight jacket.
performance. To this day, in Houdini's memory, After viewing magic on TV, everyone in the
October 31st is celebrated as International Magic room looks at you asks, "How'd they do that?"
Day. And, all you do is smile and say, "It's really easy if
This movie has it all; a love story, suspense, you think about it, but magicians can tell." And
comedy, and of course magic. We will miss Tony you're really thinking "How the heck did they do
Curtis. that?"