Number 106 - 6th July 2002
"Nothing up my
sleeve"
- Paul Zenon is featured in Magic
Profile for July. One of the country's busiest performers Paul can be seen
in two "Edinburgh Preview" shows this week, the first at the
Glee Club in Birmingham on
Wednesday 10th July. Supporting Paul will be up and coming ventriloquist Nina
Conti and proceeds from the show will go to the National Missing Persons
Helpline, a charity that Paul Zenon teamed up with after being approached by his
almost namesake Paul Zanon who is a fundraiser for the group: "The name
coincidence, together with the fact that we're both involved with people
disappearing, sparked my initial interest. To be honest, I didn't even realise
that the organisation was a charity - like many people I assumed that it was
totally government funded. Having found out about the invaluable help they
provide - they manage to trace around 60% of the missing people that they are
contacted about - I'm delighted to help celebrate their 10th anniversary." The
second preview is at Southport's Arts Centre on Friday 12th July (proceeds in
aid of Cancer Research UK). Paul Zenon will be performing his one man show
nightly at the Edinburgh Festival from 2-26 August in the Assembly Rooms,
followed by dates all over the country in September with plans ahead for an
extensive tour of South East Asia next Spring, ending up in Australia. See
What's On
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Ahead
of the Pack - A Summit Meeting in the Rarefied Atmosphere of Jack Avis
and Lewis Jones has just been published and is available by return
exclusively from
ian-rowland.com This is a well produced hard back containing 288 pages and
40 photographs and features some excellent practical magic - we hope to have a full
review for you next week (I've had a quick look and it looks great!).
6.7.02
Former British Close-up Champion
Lee Davis teamed up with Rob James to take
the burnt and restored banknote to the extreme by doing the trick with £20,000
in borrowed cash. The two professional magicians from the South West came up
with the idea after being hired to entertain at a party thrown by a recent
lottery winner. For the effect a £20 note from the 1,000 notes
supplied was selected, signed, and locked in a briefcase with the rest of the
money. A signed luggage tag was attached to the case which was subsequently
sealed in a borrowed box and then destroyed in a bonfire. The host was
more than a little worried about his money until minutes later the case along
with all the cash, the signed note, and signed tag were found restored and locked
inside a safe at the venue. The trick was overseen by security guards (and a
rather concerned looking host!) from start to finish.
(Photo, left: Rob James, right: Lee Davis). 6.7.02
Bounce
Across - Dai Vernon first saw this effect performed at his 80th birthday party
and he loved it, proclaiming it to be "the most original effect I’ve seen in years." This
is one of those tricks that really entertains because it's funny,
impossible and interactive. Visit
FoolerDoolers.com and click on "Latest Releases" for more
information, and to see what else is new from Daryl.
6.7.02
The
Mid-Ulster Magic Circle in Northern Ireland are once again holding a
Halloween Convention, this year on Saturday, 12th October, at the Fitzwilliam
International Hotel, Belfast International Airport. With lectures from Joe
Riding, Tony Thursby and David Grist and dealers Peter J. Levins, Banshee Magic,
and Adrian Harris. All starting at 10.00am. For more information visit the
club's events page
Click
Here or telephone Joe Glover 02838 325079 or Des Callaghan 02894 453667.
"Always a great craic."
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The
Money Programme - Pension Roulette investigates the crisis in the
Pension industry on Wednesday, July 10th at 7.30pm on BBC 2. Magician Philip Partridge
is one of three case studies featured in the programme, a self-employed magician running his own
business who has decided not to take out a stakeholder pension.
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Dominic
Wood, Matthew Duggan, Marc Paul, Nick Reade, Fay Presto, Anthony Owen and
Mandy Muden were all invited to at the Queen's Golden Jubilee Concerts held at
Buckingham Palace last month. The magicians provided pre concert entertainment
for those who were fortunate enough to win tickets, both in the Palace Gardens
and on the forecourt. They also performed around the Victoria monument for those
without tickets who had gathered outside the Palace to watch the concerts on
large screens specially built for the occasion.
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MindMagic
- the Mind Readers' Convention is going to skip a year this year. "MindMagic
has proved to be a great success, and sold out last year, but it has always been
something of a labour of love and does involve a lot of work. I don't have the
time that I'd like to devote to it at the moment, and don't want to cut corners, so a date has
been set for next year instead: 9th November 2003. Already two lecturers have
been booked, one covering mentalism on the radio with practical
offerings in this unusual field, and the other from one of the country's top
professionals, who will be presenting a 'hands-on' lecture/workshop for working
performers. A number of new features will be introduced in 2003 - details will
be posted both in MagicWeek and on the
MindMagic website." Duncan Trillo,
MindMagic.
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Amazing
Jonathan's performance on the Jack Dee show is being repeated on Sunday 14th
July on Granada Plus, and The World's Most Dangerous Magic II is on
Channel 5 tonight, see TV Magic • Al Smith's Abacus
magazine will cease to be on completion of August's edition - completing ten
volumes in all. It was a monthly magazine that always arrived on time and
featured mostly card magic and chat together with reviews that were never
sugar-coated • International
Magic are about to release two new video tapes with Andrew Galloway
presenting, and explaining, John Ramsay routines. Keep an eye on International
for the release date • Dale Shrimpton has emailed a link to a website full of all-sorts of interest to
magical historians
Click Here (thanks Dale) • Your news, event listings and reviews
always welcomed, see you next week, Duncan.
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