Number
126 - 23rd November 2002
Japan's
Shoot Ogawa is just one of the international stars lined up for this
year's International Magic Convention which is now just days away.
This year sees a change in venue and a change in focus... the entire
convention will take place in just one venue
The Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury/Kings Cross, London, telephone: 020 7833
3900 and the focus of the convention is on close-up magic,
starring: Chris Korn (USA), The Buck Twins (USA), Nathan Kranzo (USA),
Shoot Ogawa (Japan), Jeff Sheridan (USA), Chris Power
(UK), and the Corinda interview with Andy Nyman. All artistes will both
lecture and perform. This is a really excellent line up, that's new to the
UK - expect to see
some world class close-up magic. Another feature of the weekend is the
Close-up Competition, with a £1,000 winner's prize. The competition takes
place on the Saturday. Past winners include: Lennart Green, Gary Kurtz, Bob Sheets,
Gazzo, Michael Vincent and more... Here are the booking details: Saturday
November 30th and Sunday December 1st, Tickets £35 per day or £55 for both
days, ticket credit card booking line: 020 7405 7324, Email:
admin@internationalmagic.com
Website:
InternationalMagic.com online registration:
Click Here Not to be missed!
23.11.02
Graham
P Jolley, the brilliant quick-witted master-of-the-mind, appears
live on stage for one night only on Wednesday, January 22nd, in his own
one-man show, Out of Your Mind, at the Thameside Theatre, Thurrock.
Tickets are £8.50 and the Box Office number is 01375 383961.
23.11.02
David Blaine - Magic Man
is repeated tonight on Channel Four at 10pm. One hour from the man.
Then later on at 1.35am (Sunday morning) you can see a repeat of his
appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross where he sends a few
cards spinning across the studio and penetrates the palm of his hand with
a surgical needle (I think I prefer the cards). David pops up
again next week in a classic South Park "The Super Best Friends" on
Wednesday 4th December on Sky One. "Kenny, Cartman and Kyle decide to join
his cult-like following, leaving Stan and Jesus to save them..." Great
stuff! If you haven't bought the book yet (Blaine, not South Park!)
Click Here 23.11.02
Magic
Box have just launched a new range of coin boxes: a Boston, an Okito,
and a set of Sucker Coin Boxes made to fit English 10p coins. Their Boston
Box is being supplied with a routine by Wayne Dobson, along with their
own routine. They've also just released another exclusive effect, Seven Card
Monte, which is an updated version of Peter Kane's Gypsy Curse made in
Bicycle Cards. Here are the links:
Boston Box
Okito Box
Sucker Boxes
Full Set of Boxes and
Seven Card Monte
23.11.02
Alistair
Cook has just finished a short film entitled Bus Stop as part
of MTV's "live for the day" 9/11 project. This is currently airing on MTV
Europe. It was directed by respected animator Mario Cavalli for Colony
Media. Alistair can also be seen in the upcoming series Monkey
Magic.
23.11.02
Paul Gordon is planning a new
informal free to entry magic gathering for card magicians, both amateur and professional. Details can be
found at
www.natzler.com/cmoe
And for fans of Roger Crosthwaite a number of his items are available
online, including the legendary Inner Sanctum Videos and Roger's Real Gone
Aces
Click Here. 23.11.02
Tim
Saiet has just finished presenting and performing magic for the
Arsenal Squad at Arsenal Football Club. Tim was asked to present and
produce an hour's entertainment for members of the Junior Gunners as well.
23.11.02
With
Christmas looming, the perfect present for many might well be a new magic
course by Paul Daniels and Andrew Lock of The Magic Store. They have spent
the last three years producing a complete course about the business of
magic. It's entitled, 'How to Make Money By Magic' and you can obtain a
free preview CD-ROM from
www.magic-course.com or email: info@magic-course.com
23.11.02
John
Derris presents his new lecture - KISS (Keep it simple stupid) at the following clubs: 26th November - Kent Magician's
Guild, Dunton Green telephone 0208644 1983, 4th December - Bexleyheath Society of
Magicians telephone 01322 521454, 10th December - Peterborough Society of
Magicians telephone 01775 840103, 9th January - Surrey Society of Magicians,
Leatherhead telephone 01306 88398, 3rd April - Mid-Essex Magic Society, Chelmsford
telephone 01376 550339, 24th April - Blackpool Magician's Club telephone 01253 810113. To
book the lecture contact John Derris on 020 8467 7856.
23.11.02
Manchester
Circle of Magician's membership now totals an incredible 250! Last week's Cabaret Competition
attracted an audience of 200, who were thoroughly entertained by: Hayley Anna, Phil
Tilston, Philip Partridge, James Anthony and Marie, Freddie Wilkinson,
David Lancaster, and Barrington Powell. The entire audience judged the
competition and the winners were: James Anthony & Marie (photo) in first
place (£100 cup which they keep for life), Barington Powell in
second place, and Freddie Wilkinson and Philip Partridge in joint third.
James Anthony and Marie and Barrington Powell gain automatic entry into
the British Magical Championships at Blackpool on February 22nd 2003.
Membership costs just £10.00 per year for 12 meetings and their excellent
magazine, published bi-monthly. Membership details from
www.taurusmagic.net 23.11.02
Joe Pasquale
is
Live on Stage tonight! At The Stardust, Leicestershire: Tickets: £19.50 to £27.50 (upper price
includes dinner and show) Stardust Club, Bardon, Leicestershire LE67 1TB.
Telephone 01530 510 5552. 23.11.02
Mentalist's e-forum group
Mentalists Asylum presented Escape from the Asylum - a
full day of mental magic, last Sunday November 17th. The day was organised
and hosted by Spyros Melaris and took place at the Waterfall Studios,
London - the perfect venue for an excellent day. There's a review this week from
Kevin Gallagher, Click Here
23.11.02
International
Illusionist Andrew Green will be appearing in Shazzam at the
Ramside Hall Hotel, Co. Durham over the Christmas period from November 29th
to December 31st (minus the 24th, 25th and 26th). The show stars Leah Bell
with choreography by Anton Windmill. For more information call 0191
3865282
23.11.02
The
following presentations and awards were made at The Magic Circle's
Annual Dinner last Saturday. 'The Cecil Lyle Award' to Marc Paul, 'The
J.N. Maskelyne Award for Literature' to Len Belcher, 'The Maskelyne' to
Geoffrey Durham, 'The Carlton' to John Archer (together with promotion to
MIMC), 'The Gold and Silver
Wand' to Chris Pratt, 'The Stage Magician of the Year' to Loki, 'The
Close-up Magician of the Year' to Nicholas Einhorn, and 'The David Devant'
to Dr. Edwin Dawes. Many congratulations to them all.
23.11.02
Robbie
Williams's new album is called Escapology, and features the
singer, bound by his ankles, in a striking pose above a sun-drenched city
skyline - it's a great image • Internet News: Britain goes broadband...
after a slow initial take-up, and reports of confused installations and
frustrated customers a year or so ago things now seem to be going
smoothly. The latest figures from BT, NTL and Telewest show that broadband
is one of the internet success stories of 2002 with the number of new
users doubling in the last 12 months • Gary Sumpter is organising a
lecture/workshop event featuring Jay Scott Berry in Kent in January. If
anyone is interested in attending please contact Gary as soon as possible
garywsumpter@hotmail.com so that he can get an idea of numbers •
Alakazam.co.uk are now running an affiliate
programme - for more information visit their website • Last Sunday's
special Tommy Wonder lecture at The Magic Circle was superb, as was Wayne
Dobson's on Monday - it's a shame that the same can't be said of Friday's
'Metroland' documentary on ITV (shown in the London region) which failed
to capture the real magic of The Magic Circle and instead presented
a rather tired image. The documentary, perhaps unfairly, followed two
magicians in their quest to become members of the society... only coach,
Martin "cockney card sharp" Cox, managed to brighten up the proceedings
of an otherwise unrepresentative and disappointing programme • Thanks to everyone who
sends in news - it is always welcomed! That's it for this week, see you
next week, Duncan.
23.11.02