DECEMBER 2005
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December Meeting is on
the 2nd Monday! Monday, December 12
Peoria
Magicians Assembly meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of the month, except
during July, August and special event months, at Leonardo’s Pizza, 700 E. War
Memorial Dr., Peoria Heights, IL. Click
here for map and directions
This Month: NEXT MEETING
Monday,
December 12, 2005, at
Leonardo’s Pizza,
700 E. War Memorial Dr., Peoria
Bring Some
Michael Baker Lecture (Former PMA
member from
Leonardo’s Pizza, Peoria – 7:00
p.m.
Free for PMA Members and Spouses
$10 for Non-Members
About The Lecture
Michael Baker's current lecture consists of items
for both Close-up and Parlor/Stage. Some of the effects were featured in his
two One-man Parades in the Linking Ring. Michael won the Howard Bamman Best of Year Award for these Parades in 2003.
There are items with cards, coins, watches, rope,
cups and balls, fingers, and a few other things. Most all are within the range
of the average magician. There will be some merchandise and lecture notes
offered for sale after the lecture.
About Michael Baker
Originally from
Last Month:
Joshua Jay - Lecture and Workshop,
About ten magicians attended the workshop from
Around twenty folks attended the evening lecture
where Joshua demonstrated his Chinese Coins from Ribbon effect, Overlap card
gimmick, packet card effects and Card from Remote Control effect.
Magic
Auction,
The
club held its annual auction at Leonardo’s Pizza. Sellers included John Brownback from
Coming Up:
Eric Evans
Lecture:
Time:
$15
About the lecture:
His lecture is
a unique combination of theory and sleight of hand from a performer who
has worked in all kinds of environments. He takes the best of street
performing and shows you how to bring the magic indoors for close-up and
stand-up situations. Eric Evans is an award-winning magician who
was twice nominated for Parlor Magician of the Year at the
But most notably,
Eric is a co-author of the highly acclaimed book The Secret Art of
Magic, http://www.secretartofmagic.com.
The Secret Art of Magic is the ground-breaking book that uses war strategy
as a paradigm for teaching street magic, audience management, and dispersion
with a new and expanded approach to misdirection.
While The Secret Art
of Magic was a book of pure theory with no effects, Eric's new lecture
illustrates these strategies using stand-up routines that have been
refined in the fires of the street. However, just as the street
magic section has been praised by Michael Close, Jamy
Ian Swiss, Roger Klause and many others for its
applicability to "indoor" venues, so too is the material in Eric's
new lecture perfect for anyone desiring solid, bullet-proof
effects. Indeed, Eric himself has used them in parlor and stage shows.
Predominantly stand-up, the tricks cover a wide range of skill level from
easy to challenging.
Some of the
highlights include Eric's work on the Miser's Dream sequence, including
several soon-to-be-classic bits with a young volunteer that always bring
huge laughs. His single-coin routine that is a mainstay
of his award-winning stage act, including an original addition that is sure to
fool, and more certainly to please, even the most reserved spectator. You'll
be considering where you can add it to your existing coin
work immediately. Coins, coins, and more coins! A virtually
unending number of jumbo coins from the hand is one
effect that Eric calls Mephisto's Mits, plus the production of a countless stream of
dollar sized coins you'll have to see to believe. Eric's version of
the Kangaroo Card (a chosen card "hops" from out of a hat) has fooled
even the most knowledgeable card men. His version of Johnny Brown's
"Balls from Mouth" creates the illusion of far more balls than
are used, including Eric's surprising climax. The closer to his
street show! He shows the trick he uses to get the money! It uses
a borrowed 20 dollar bill in a combination of classic effects
including a hilarious destruction of the bill that is completely safe and
legal. The simplified handling and the psychology that makes it work is easily
worth the price of the lecture itself.
January Club
Banquet
Sunday, January 15th,
Directions: From the south
(Peoria), take Rt. 29 to
Adults: $15 Children: $5
Menu: Adults-Rib Eye, Chicken, Catfish (choose one), served with
Salad, Baked Potato, beverage. Children-order from the kids menu.
February Meeting -
February 20, 2006 – 7:00 P.M. Leonardo’s Pizza
MAGIC NEWS
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MAGIC ON TV: http://www.tvmagicguide.com/
MAGIC NEWS: http://www.magictimes.com/
MAGIC WEEKLY: http://www.allmagic.com/
(Includes new magic effects each week you can
learn, magic dealers, events, videos, etc.)
MAGIC VIDEO CLIPS: http://www.magicvideodepot.com/
MAGIC CHAT: http://www.themagiccafe.com/
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http://www.magician.org/
(International
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