I.B.M. Ring 9
Ring Reports
10/15/01
No. 9, Atlanta, Georgia –
Georgia Magic Club
3rd Monday, 7:30
PM, Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
JOE M. TURNER, President (jmturner@mindspring.com)
RICK SILVERSTEIN, Vice President (rick@mindspring.com)
SCOTT HORN, Secretary (g.scott.9881@worldnet.att.net)
Ring 9 Web Site: http://www.gamagicclub.com
In addition to marking the beginning of the busy season for many of our members, the month of October brought our regular meeting, a new lecture and a benefit performance for the Georgia Magic Club.
On October 1, Dan Harlan kicked off his new lecture tour with a performance and lecture for about forty Atlanta magicians. Dan's new lecture focuses on how to pack small and play big so that your whole act can fit in a briefcase. In addition to some of his well-known items (Starcle, Hold It Buster, the cheese sandwich routine), Dan has added some manipulation and mentalism to the show. This lecture series is tied to Dan's new video series. The lecture is worthwhile because in addition to covering the trick material, some time is spent discussing how the show is put together. The magic is good, but don't miss out on the "More Than Meets the Eye" lecture notes which describe the "triple trilogy" show structure in detail.
Following the recent terrorist attacks, the Georgia Magic Club collaborated with the Atlanta Society of Magicians (SAM Assembly #30) to produce "Magic for Heroes," an evening of magic to benefit the disaster relief fund of the American Red Cross. Close-up performers included Rolando Santos, Scott Horn, Jens Kautler, Rick Hinze, Yvonne Shelnutt, Christophe Fouquet, Paul Sponaugle, Doyne Michie, Jack Camp and Rick Silverstein. The stage performers were Bill Packard, Debbie Leifer, Howie Marmer, Ken Scott and Joe M. Turner, who produced and emceed the event. The show generated over two thousand dollars in donations to assist the victims of the September attacks. Watch for an article about the event in a future issue of The Linking Ring.
Finally, our regular monthly meeting took place on October 15 when we had our annual magic auction. Over fifty people were in attendance, with 19 sellers and 44 buyers. Over three thousand dollars in transactions took place this year, and the entire event was completed in record time by our expert auctioneer, Jack Corcoran. This auction is always a lot of fun and helps us attract local magicians to join our club.
The Southeastern Association of Magicians 2002 Convention Planning Committee is hard at work on next year's convention - keep an eye on www.seam2002.org for more information as it becomes available.
Until next month,
Joe M. Turner
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