I.B.M. Ring 9

Ring Reports

12/22/99

No. 9, Atlanta, Georgia  Georgia Magic Club
3^rd Monday, 7:30 PM, Chamblee-Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
KIRK PUMPHREY, President (bkpump@bellsouth.net)
RILEY LOYD, Secretary
Web Site: http://rick.home.mindspring.com/ring9.html

President Kirk Pumphrey opened the December meeting with a reminder of the upcoming holiday party on January 8.  John Miller and Robert Stultz are organizing the talent for the show at the banquet and solicited volunteers to perform close-up magic before the banquet.  Miller also asked for additional volunteers to help with Project Magic performances at local hospitals.  Christophe Fouquet introduced an evaluation form for use by ring members who wish to be evaluated   informallyon their performances at ring meetings.  (This form is available for use by other rings or individuals at the Ring 9 web site.)  Scott Horn distributed a questionnaire to all the ring members to help ensure that the club activities continue to reflect the interests of the members.

The theme for December was “holiday magic.”  Vice President Patrick Floyd introduced the first performer, Scott Horn, who performed a puzzling money magic routine involving thirty dollars and a dollar that continually vanished.   Joe M. Turner showed how the post office delivers millions of Christmas cards annually by causing a signed card to vanish from the deck and appear in a sealed envelope in the middle of a stack of envelopes previously tabled in front of his audience volunteer, Kirk Pumphrey.  Popular restaurant entertainer Howie Marmer opened his segment with a witty D’Lite routine, then performed a cut-and-restored tinsel routine which was full of sight-gags and his trademark zany repartee.  Jason Partin demonstrated his impressive “Y2K Compliant Holiday Reservation System,” which contained an envelope correctly predicting the hotel and room number that would be selected by the audience.  Finally, Bill Packard proved that there is still room for stage illusions at the ring meetings by performing a Bryce-style screen production of Santa Claus.  (Well, actually it was a young visitor by the name of Justin who casually remarked “Ho Ho Ho!” following his appearance.)  Jason Partin won the Coveted Royal Blue Pen award for best Theme Magic performance.

Stefan Bartelski deftly met the performance requirement for Ring 9 membership with a card act involving four spectators and their money.  Each spectator dealt cards as long as they wished, then marked the place with their money.  Stefan revealed that the spectators had marked the location of the four aces.  This was followed with a coincidence effect in which a chosen card matched a prediction from another deck   both front and back, despite the second deck’s rainbow of back designs.   Stefan began a third effect, but decided to abandon it as the deck vanished.

In the General Magic segment, Scott Horn returned to the platform to try out a work in progress: a customized presentation for Max Maven’s “Contimental” effect.   Christophe Fouquet masterfully transformed three indifferent cards into cards previously selected by three spectators.

Submitted 22 December 1999
Joe M. Turner