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Volume 1, Issue 10 November 2012

Words from the Secretary President’s Message

Craig Colombel Jeff Dial
Secretary 2012 – [email protected] President 2012
Greetings from your secretary, Craig Colombel. Greeting Ring of Fire
This month we have two guest writers for the Nothing this month.
newsletter. If you know of any magic events or
performances or are performing yourself let me
know and I will place it into the newsletter. If you
want to see your name in print write up something
with a magic theme, send it to me and I will place it
in the newsletter.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

1 President’s Message

1 Secretary’s Message

2 October Meeting

3 Reviews by Payne

4 Magical Happenings

4 Article by Phil Reda

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5 Magic Shops in the Area

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October 2012 MEETING

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comes true in predicting the future. He said he will
tell us something wild. He had a card pick and November – “Some Assembly Required” –
then looked in the dictionary and on the page with Show and Tell tricks you needed to put
the word wild was the chosen card. On the back of together, find parts for, or build. Or just an
the card was the word “wild” and it was the only unusual prop you’d like to show off.
card so marked in the deck.
Craig Colombel played “rock, paper, scissor” with
a spectator and showed that the game was December – “I’ve Never Really Done this
predicted ahead of time, with the chosen Kind of Thing Before.” – You’ve had all
combination written down. year to get ready, now do something
JR did a routine in which he showed how to you’ve wanted to do, but never have.
influence people. A card was chosen and the
volunteer was able to project what is was to Make sure to check the website for
another. upcoming events and lectures.
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fortune telling. He gave examples of fortune
cookies, etc. He told us his favorite was the
Scottish fortune envelopes. There seller would
have envelopes on a stick and a person would buy
one to get their fortune. He had four envelopes
and had three people each chose one. They open
the envelopes and read their fortunes. The one left
to Lance had a dollar bill in it.
Jeff Simmons brought out package of peanut
butter cheese crackers. He had one pick out and
marked with a sharpie on one side. The crackers
were mixed up and all were eaten but the one
marked.
Mark Paulson had a golf ball, said it was his lucky
golf ball because he hit a hole in one with it. He
used the ball to pick a card and that card had a
hole in it and was the only card in the deck with a
“hole in One”.
Payne rehearse his Halloween trick with a
pumpkin that had glowing eyes and then had
multiple eyes appear.
Payne also did a rehearsal of the lecture that he
will be giving at the Jeff McBride “Magic and
Meaning” Class.
Jim gave a teach in with ESP cards.

After the performances the meeting was adjourned

and those that wanted to went to Maddox's for
refreshments.
If anyone wants to add to the meeting notes send

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Once again Payne has been willing to share his reviews he . But that’s just me. For those that require far more
writes for MUM. Thank you Payne for your generosity organization in your life, this might be just the thing for
you. I would have liked to have seen a couple of more
The Magic Database features in this software as well. If the writers are reading
A database for your magic needs. this things that could be included in the next version
HEH Software
would be room for an ISBN number and a show builder
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Computer CD
slash packing list in which you input the tricks you’re
Price $29.99 going to use in a show and it would generate a list of all
the props you need as well as any consumables. But for a
Reviewed by Payne first version release it is very useable and if you’ve got
the time and inclination to fill the database with the
Who here amongst us have never forgotten in which of our many requisite information it can be a very powerful tool. I just
magic books a certain trick lies? Well those days are over, sort of. have better things to do.
Introducing The Magic Database! A handy dandy piece of software
designed for all, well most your magic cataloging needs. You are able Payne
to enter the contents of books, videos, magazines, even your magic
prop collections into a easy to search database. You can categorize
them by author, move, and type of trick or description. There are
fields for notes, price, keywords and type of prop it is. These then
become keywords that will be used in helping to locate that sought
after trick. Looking for everything in your library that uses a
Schneider-Dingle Pickup? Simply choose that move from the drop
down menu and you’ll generate a report of every book DVD, video,
pamphlet set of lecture notes or audio tape you’ve got, as long as
you’ve input the contents of it. And there’s the rub. Anyone in the
database biz knows that any database is only as good as the quality of
the information it contains. This is simply an electronic bookshelf in
which to fill with the contents of your assorted media. This means MAGICAL HAPPENINGS
that you are going to have to dutifully type in the contents of your
magic library into this database. That’s Impossible
I myself, it’s sad to say, have a very meager magic library composed
of a few hundred books, a thousand magazines, scores of DVD’s and Tim Flynn is looking for performers, If interested
Videos and an unknown number of pamphlets, lecture note and contact Tim at 206-290-7767 or on Facebook at
assorted ephemera. It would take me months of work to enter in the [email protected]
requisite data to make this database a properly functioning tool. Plus
every month you’d have to input the data from the various journals, Magic Mondays at Third Place Books in Ravenna.
periodicals and magazines you acquire as well as whatever books and Remember if you want flight time at the longest
DVD’s you add to your collection. It would almost be a very time running magic show in the PNW contact Fredrick at
consuming pastime. I myself would rather spend my limited free time [email protected]
honing my craft rather than pursuing data entry. But that’s just me. If
you enjoy data entry, or possibly are considering pursuing it as a part November 10
time job to enhance your magic income this might be a good way to Lance Pierce Lecture
practice and improve upon those skills. For myself I enjoy paging Shawn O'Donnell's Restaurant
through multiple volumes in search of a once read move or trick. 122 128th St. SE, Everett, WA.
More often than not I’ll come across other gems long forgotten but NWRF Members: $25
now eminently useful. Had I had a database that could point me Ring of Smoke $10
directly to the sought after move or trick I might not stumble across General Admission: $30
that not remembered but far more applicable routine

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Once again Phil Reda has consented to share his

thoughts on magic with us. I wanted to touch on the question do I want to learn
Thoughts on Reading a Magic Book this trick? Note: this also applies if I am thinking
At this upcoming November meeting I volunteered to do about buying a trick. This tip will save you time
another teach-in . We will be covering a very old Self and money. If it something I like the next important
Working card effect that I learned almost 40 years ago question I ask myself is " How would I present this -
and is one of my favorites. This little article came to what is my presentation going to be? This sounds
mind as I was putting together the handout. like I am putting the cart before the proverbial horse
I am big believer in the adage "What is old is new but there are allot of tricks I have learned over the
again". Everyone is looking for that new trick but there years that don't fit my performance style. Or I can
are so many old effects just waiting to be dusted off, not come up with a good presentational hook. For
reworked or maybe a shiny new presentational these I set them off to the side until something
twist. When you find these you will have an effect few comes to mind. By doing this you become more
people are performing. Here is another old saying " If picky about the material you chose and you will
you want to keep a trick a secret put it in print". Oh start develop a sense about your performing style.
how true - some of the best material is sitting on your When you actually sit down to learn- first make sure
bookshelf or in that pile of magazines. I remember years you have a clear understanding of the effect. Next
ago performing a torn and restored cigarette paper and try breaking the effect into sections. For example if
another magician asked where I had learned that there is a move to learn focus on that. When
version. I told him it was John Banon's-Shriek of the learning a move a big mistake is to try and perform
Mutilated published in his first book. He said really-I it at actual speed. You have to develop a certain
have that book! muscle memory when learning a move. So go
I think Magic books are one of the best bargains out slow. Maybe you will need to change finger
there. Especially when you figure what I call the cost to positions to accommodate your hand. Once you
trick ratio. You can buy one trick for $30 or a book for start to get a feel for the move then add
the same price that may have 20 items. That works out speed. Next start stringing the parts together.
to $1.50/ trick. Let’s say there are 5 really strong effects Once you have all the parts down work on bring the
in that book that you will use - you are now paying $6 - whole routine up to speed. Usually it is best to learn
trick. Unfortunately allot of people have a hard time the routine as taught . Then you can think about
learning from a book so I want to share a few Ideas on changing and tweaking the routine to fit your style.
how I approach it. When I am reading a trick I look for Finally the question of which is better book or
three things. video. Personally I like books because
1. Do I like the trick and is it something I want to learn more detail can be put into print. All the nuance
(we will talk more about this) and thinking that went into the effect. Video helps
2. May be I don't like the trick but maybe there is a in learning the timing of certain tricks but lacks the
presentation Idea I can use for something else. Maybe a detail that the printed page offers. Also Video also
good plot. helps in learning sleight of hand. In reality both
3. Maybe there is a move or subtlety I can use. media can be used together. But I guess I am old
I always read with a pencil or pen - I make notes about school and I love my books.
what I like in the margin. When I come to a move -I put
brackets around the description and off to the side the See you at the meeting!
name of the move. Then I use a star system 1 thru 4 and
rank the effect. The stars are placed next to the name of Phil Reda
the trick in the table of contents for easy reference.

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Magic Shops in the Area

Below is a list of the Magic shops in the Area
None have paid for this listing and if anybody knows
of others let me know and I will list them.
Seattle’s Market Magic Shop
Pikes Place Market
1501 Pike Place #427
Seattle, WA 98101
www.marketmagicshop.com
(A store that many know about. In existence for 30
years)

Terjung’s Studio of Gifts

4547 Calif. Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
(This is a gift store with a counter in the back were
they sell magic)

Lakewood Costumes
5932 Lake Grove ST SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
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(Mainly Costumes and Clown items, they have a
counter where they sell magic)

Dave’s Killer Magic Shop

910 NE Minnehaha St. Ste 1
Vancouver, WA 98665
1-888-360-6244

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