Number 196 - 27th March 2004
Geoffrey
Durham heads the line up at the 42nd Northern Magic Circle's Easter
Parade Convention (Saturday April 10th - Monday April 12th). Also on
the bill: Mark Raffles, Stuart Brown, Clive Moore, Fred Corvenio, Moira
Fletcher and Ken de Courcy. Dealers, competitions, close-up sessions,
lectures, workshops and a children's show. For registration information
contact: Bill Peckitt, 18 Pentland Drive, Huntington, York YO32 9PQ.
Telephone: 01904 762910. Ken de Courcy (lecturing) has published a series
of manuscripts and booklets containing some of his very best ideas and
routines available exclusively through
www.mreenterprises.co.uk. And Geoffrey Durham can be seen live on
stage this Thursday evening (April 1st) at the
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds in his highly acclaimed one man show Geoffrey Durham's Little
Miracles. 27.3.04
Wayne
Dobson lectures at the 44th Bristol Day of Magic on Sunday 9th
May. The day includes a dealer's exhibition with over 20 dealers, Lectures
by Roberto Giobbi (of "Card College" fame) and Quentin Reynolds, close-up
magic from Roberto Giobbi, Mike O'Brien and Dave Jones, a Magic Circle
Young Magicians Session run by Mandy Davis, and a Gala Show featuring
Daniel Dean & Company, Tensai, Mel Harvey, Ward Allen, Pat Fallon & Tanya,
Colin Rose and compere Tony Stevens. For more information visit the
website
www.bristolsocietyofmagic.co.uk or to download a PDF registration form
Click Here. The Bristol Day is always a great day! 27.3.04
The Medway Magical
Society MAD
Convention is just a few days away (Sunday, April 4th) at St. George's Hotel,
Rochester. With magic dealers and lecturers: Mark Shortland, Terry
Seabrooke and Pat Page (photo). Tickets are going fast. Doors open at 9.30am and
it all ends at 4.30pm. Tickets are £10 and lunch is available for £5. For
more details and to book contact Keith Borland on 01634 862140 or
keithandm@aol.com. 27.3.04
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The
Order of the Magi's Annual Dinner and Cabaret last week featured Paul
Dabek, Michael Pearse, Naomi Vincent and Brian Miller & Audrey. For a
second year the evening sold out and was once again a great success. The
Magi normally meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month with a
programme of lectures, auctions, competitions, social nights, and magic
society visits. Most nights are for members only (unless specifically
marked otherwise). For membership details visit
www.orderofthemagi.co.uk or telephone Secretary John 'Sly' Smith on
0161 485 3243. 27.3.04
Alan
Hudson recently filmed an advert for Tote Bookmakers performing
a couple of tricks that should appeal to a gamblers eye... first a 50p
coin changing into a £20 note and then a fan of cards turning into a fan
of £50 notes. It's part of a new advertising campaign to illustrate how
you can win money with the Tote Jackpot and can be seen at most
major race courses across the country.
www.alanhudson.net. 27.3.04
Romany
'Diva of Magic' has just finished a successful debut week in the
Parlour of Prestigitation at the Magic Castle, Hollywood, and has been
invited back for two weeks in the Summer to compere in the Palace Theatre
and perform in the Parlour again.
www.romanymagic.com. 27.3.04
On
Monday 15th March Will Gray won the Roy Johnson Close-up Shield
at the Leicester Magic Circle. David Penn was the magical judge; we heard
that it was a great night of magic. 27.3.04
Peter Kane remembered by Kevin Fox.
I always thought that was a great name for a great magician, his list of
magic classics included, Wild Card, Gypsy Curse, Jazz Aces, The Gun Trick,
Nemo Card castle, Shrinking Card Case, Stretching Queen... and they were
just the ones that became classics. Every time we met he was working on
something new. Peter had looked after himself since the age of thirteen
which was why he was so streetwise.
Not an entertainer by nature he was more of an inventor and technician, he
could be irascible at times but his genuine love of magic overshadowed
everything else.
He leaves six children from two marriages, and came to prominence due to
the encouragement of his mentor Gus Southall. His best friend was Bob
Ostin, who like myself and his close friends understood him. Over 40 years
of association with Peter was a privilege, a genius in his own right, his
friends and family will miss a unique man. He was cremated on Thursday the
25th March at10am at Duckinfield Crematorium. Some of his friends were
unable to travel because of the early funeral but your condolences were
passed on to his family by myself.
(Goodbye Bandit)
Kevin Fox. 27.3.04
Philip
Partridge appeared at Europe's largest informatics event -
Healthcare Computing at Harrogate International Centre last week
drawing large crowds to the PC World Business stand.
www.philippartridge.co.uk • David Zauber has just launched a new Yahoo
group for magic club committee members, where they'll be able to discuss
everything related to the day to day running of a magic society. Sounds
like it could act as a really useful resource/exchange. To apply email
magicclubs-susbscribe@yahoogroups.com for more information • Brekk
Sarney appears on 'Meridian Tonight' on Monday, first as a postman (his
day-time job), then as a magician at a local old folk's home. The
programme goes out at 6pm • Magician's disappearing wall: "It was a case
of now you see it, now you don't at a restaurant owned by a magician. One
minute there was a wall separating the car park from the pavement. The
next minute it was in pieces."
Click Here • "David Copperfield to make magic in Beijing."
Click Here • "Students to star in ballot box challenge"
Click Here • "Potter spells £15.5m at Bloomsbury"
Click Here • What do you mean you haven't got a DVD player!
Click Here • Please note that the deadline for news is 12 noon Friday
for Saturday's issue. That's it for this week, see you next week, Duncan. 27.3.04