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Next Meeting:
~ Kozmo Lecture
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Thursday,
May 24th,
Starts ~ 7pm
Installation Banquet Friday June 8th
with Virginia Apperson, our Chief
Extrondinare!
7PM - at Mt Tabor UCC Only $10 RSVP ASAP -
Dan
Todd, VP
Special Note: This
year’s Banquet is “Bring your medals year” You can wear them or just
bring for display. I am documenting who got what medals in the Assembly
8 database for historical purposes into
our Assembly 8 database. For instance Gene DeVoe was awarded the 1st
Gold and Bronze Medals. I am also entering all officers and board
members for each year. Please email me or just bring info, “Show
Me the Medal” Thanks, Dan
Todd, VP
May 10th David Stone Lecture
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Stone came to us from France and gave a great lecture that started
with the production and vanishing of silver dollars. |
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taught us a great and easy to master magazine prediction, fooled us
with classics, and posed for photos. |
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performed; he was interesting, engaging, insightful, and out right
hilarious throughout his lecture. |
| David
sold most everything he performed for us
at reasonable prices, but he had so many goodies! |
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David Stone's website
for all of his great effects. |
FYI:
1.
Assembly 8 applied for a charter in the S.A.M.
on November 5th 1921
2.
Incorporation
papers were filed in October 1962
(MUM Vol. 52 No. 7, Dec 1962,
p.416)
April 26th Auction
Special Thanks to Steve Barcelona, Steve Corbitt, Ray Belz.
Dick and Mary Ann Blowers!
April 12th
Elections & Alternate Card
Effects
No revealing a selected card!
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Election
results are in!
As of the 1st
meeting in June (12th)
OFFICERS will
be:
President - Don
Becker
Vice-President
- Dan Todd
Secretary/Treasurer - Dick Blowers
Sergeant of
Arms - Sandy Weis
BOARD MEMBERS
will be:
Harry Monti,
Mike Hindrichs, and Larry Minth
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Dan
Todd displayed an array of alternate card effects: Houdini Card, 6
Card Repeat, Jumbo 3 Card Monti, Fooled, Color Separation, Kings
Carpet and performed Time Stands Still. |
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President Elect - Don Becker performing "Auto
Matching Cards" |
Paul Rygiski performed two effects much to our
delight. |
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Harry Monti caused Aces to magically turn over one
at a time. |
Board Member Elect- Larry Minth and Blank Monti
cards. |
Dan Todd
March 22nd Magic Time: Clocks, Watches, and Sun
Dials...Oh My!
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meeting we discussed the use of time in magic. No not timing, but
time pieces, items that are from another time period and the passing
of time. |
I brought my pocket
watch, the
Classic Time Machine.
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As an example of the use of a
clock face used in a magic effect, one example is on this website
from Internet
Magic Tricks.
This is
interesting too, if you like Harry Potter. It's not a trick.
The
Magic Clock. > |
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And an
iPhone version of Time Machine too. |
You can
use
Faded 808 Bicycle Decks
for
instance.
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Copper
pyramid
fence post caps are great for a magic prop.

Egypt,
Pyramid Power, substitute for Cups and Balls, etc. |
Change
a lump of coal into a diamond takes lots of pressure and Time! Well
not for a magician...
Use
your imagination
and
have fun.
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March 8th - March Madness Extravaganza
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Don
Becker happily opens
with
his "Hole Card"
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Columbus Smith fulfils his
"Miser's Dream"
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Dani Garcia had exterminated
all the
bugs from his routine
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Kevin
Allen showed us that
he
knows the ropes
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Uncle
Larry demonstrates
his
street smarts with a
"Four
Card Monti"
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Kris
Allen proves that he knows
what we
are thinking of...
Australia!
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Steve Barcelona has
Kevin sign a card and the causes that the return to the top of the
deck as often as he desires |
The Great Todd Emceed and
Gwendolyn the Duck chose
the
door prize winner
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Thanks to all of the performers
and Sandy Weis for helping make it and
Extravaganza of Magic, Dan Todd
February 23rd -
Original Routines with Standard Effects
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Columbus Smith performed an Egg Bag effect with a
Golden egg & poem. |
Harry Monti performed the Three Card Monti with four
cards! |
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Jim and James Holmes cause candles to vanishes and
reappear! |
Larry Becker performed and taught his twist on math
magic. |
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Kevin
Allen performed his take on several effects.
First
he did a no volunteer effect with
Topsy Turvy Bottles,
but
without the Topsy or the Turvy!
Then he
followed-up with his take on the Sliding Die Box, altered to look
like a alphabet block. The whole routine was original and very
entertaining. At one point the block multiplied!
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have asked for applications and vow to attend regularly. |
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Let me
introduce to you Kevin and Kris Allen. |
Truly a great night for magic,
Dan Todd |
February 9th -
No Sleight Magic
WOW, what a night! This was one to remember, I was so
lucky to get back in time to see this event, Dan Todd

IBM Invited Assembly 8 to the
Alan
Sands Lecture on Feb 7th
About a dozen of us showed up with even more IBM only
members, to enjoy the fun. Sorry, no lecture pictures, but we got some
good history on George Sands, his father, as well as sound tips for
microphone use and of course MAGIC. There were lots of booklets, DVDs,
and cards. Alan covered balloon animal routines, rope routines, and
pulled RAZOR Blades from his mouth!
~It was FREE! This is the kind of magical community
kindness we need more of.~
Thank You, IBM - Ring 1, for the free lecture, Dan
Todd - V.P. Assembly 8
January 26th -
Jeff Sikora
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New Tricks for Old Dog Lecture by Jeff Sikora, our Midwest
Regional VP.
The new routines and uses for the old effects were "Jewels".
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When Jeff performs the
Crown Jewel
effect, it is set to an very engaging and entertaining poem, which
was included in his lecture notes.
The lecture notes include 10 routines in all and he had several of
the props for sale, if you wanted them. Thanks for a well thought
out and entertaining lecture. I recommend that you see his
lecture, before you sell your old props.
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January 12th -
Meeting cancelled!

Broken Wand Ceremony

I am saddened
to announce the passing of our compeer, James G. Buffaloe.
Jim passed away
on Fri. Dec. 30, 2011.
He leaves his
beloved wife Lillie M. Buffaloe;
daughter Judy
Buffaloe and the late Terry Buffaloe.
There was a Broken Wand ceremony Thurs, Jan 5th
and a funeral
at Kirkwood Baptist Church - Fri. Jan. 6
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