Volume 15, Issue 5 MAY, 2002

MAGIC NEWS
HEART OF THE RING
IBM Ring 129 - ”The Heart of America Ring” - Kansas City

Upcoming Events Accomplished Magic Artist Brings Unique Style to the Midwest
May 2, 2002
Regular Meeting 7:00 pm Steve Dacri’s Sleight 0f Hand Will Amaze You
Holiday Inn
95th and I-35 Steve Dacri is an accomplished sleight of hand artist with a career spanning some 30 years as a performer on TV, in
Lenexa, KS clubs and resorts, on cruise ships, and at many prestigious venues including Radio City Music Hall and The Casino
do Monte Carlo in Monaco. Steve’s hundreds of TV appearances include The Tonight Show, That’s Incredible,
May 9, 2002 Regis Philbin, Merv Griffin, and Candid Camera. Steve studies with magic legends Tony Slydini, Dai Vernon, and
Charles Gauci Lecture 7 pm Frank Garcia, and has won numerous awards from the International Brotherhood of Magicians, the Society of
Holiday Inn American Magicians and other organizations.
95th and I-35
Lenexa, KS Steve has been a regular performer since 1974 in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. He has appeared with such stars as
(see article) Bob Hope, Tom Jones, Rodney Dangerfield, Carol Channing, Tony Orlando, Steve Martin, and many others. Steve
is currently in his sixth year of appearances headlining in the Secret Pa-
May 23, 2002 goda Showroom in Caesar’s Magical Empire at Caesar’s Palace in Las
Board Meeting 7:00 pm Vegas. Last year, Steve was named the Creative Director and Web Try Something New
Spokesperson for the new MagicWebChannel.com, the web portal to the Close-up Contest Changes
May 29, 2002 world of magic. Location and Theme
Steve Dacri Lecture
Holiday Inn Steve’s extensive and varied background in magic includes creating cus- As you read this, come closer...a little closer...OK, just a
little bit closer...have you heard all about this year’s close -
95th and I-35 tomized magic presentations for corporate applications. Steve frequently up Ma gician of the Year Contest?

Lenexa, KS appears at major conventions and trade shows either as an info-tainment

presentation or keynote speaker. He has taught a series of lectures for Great news for the Ring this year as we
(see article)
magicians at the Magic Castle, at the prestigious Magic Circle in London get ready for our annual Close-up Magi-
and he often teaches magic courses and workshops at seminars and sales cian of the Year contest. This year there
June 6, 2002 have been a few changes. For the past
meetings for many Fortune 500 firms.
Very Special Meeting! several years we have held this event at
Regular Meeting 7:00 pm the Theatre for Young America in Mis-
The lecture, which received rave reviews from The Magic Castle, is
Johnny Thompson Lecture 8:00 pm sion Center. This year’s contest will be
crammed full of practical advice, both from the performing and business
Holiday Inn easier to find – it will be at the Holiday
perspectives. This lecture will benefit anyone who enjoys sleight of hand
95th and I-35 Inn in Lenexa, Ks. where we hold our
for fun or profit. In addition to great tricks and moves, taught with clarity
Lenexa, KS monthly meetings. But instead of having
the audience sit, and rotate the magi-
June 15, 2002 cians, this year we will have three rooms
Close-up Magician of the Year Take A Walk On The Wild Side and will have the participating magicians
Contest Keith Leff To Lecture on Strolling And Restaurant Magic stroll performing from room to room.
Holiday Inn Costs are $14 for members and guests,
95th and I-35 Be sure to attend this next regular ring meeting. Our own Keith Leff and $12 for Sorcerer’s Circle members.
Lenexa, KS will be conducting a mini-lecture on the field of restaurant magic and The evening is planned for June 15th
strolling performing. A subject not to be missed! If you are new to beginning at 6:30 pm. A cash bar will be
magic, or new to the ring, this will be something you won’t want to available prior to the close-up contest
July 11, 2002 miss.
(One week late due to IBM Convention) slated to begin at around 7:30 pm. Af-
Keith will help us in approaching a table by what to say and do, types ter the contest, we will gather to experi-
Regular Meeting 7:00 pm
of effects to do and things to consider when performing in restaurant ence a wonderful dessert bar (ice cream
Holiday Inn
venues. He has been doing this successfully for several years now, and sundaes, cookies, cake, and fruit), con-
95th and I-35
will provide some useful information for many of us who are consider- tinue the cash bar, and have coffee with
Lenexa, KS
ing performing in this arena. So come with questions you might have flavorings available to enjoy as we await
about restaurant magic. It will be another great benefit of being in- the judges decisions. This will be close-
 MAGIC NEWS RING 129 NEWSLETTER – MAY, 2002 PAGE 2

President’s Column Ring 129 Officers

President: Dr. Mike Blum……………...…….….….(913) 383-2586
By Past Pres: Jay Godwin……………….…....………. (913) 385-0845
Mike Blum Vice Pres: Carl Macan ….……………..…….……..(913) 381-2972
Treasurer: David Sandy………....….……..….……(816) 233-4177
Secretary: Alan Goodheart……......….……………...(913)648-0331
I participated in a survey of the mem- Sgt. At Arms: Larry Warshaw……………..…...… ..(913) 381-8829
bership of our pediatric society. It was a Board Member: Danny Mahar……….………..…...(816) 923-4788
simple survey. The design was to deter- Board Member: Kirk Deweese…………...………..(816) 224-5000
Board Member: Rod Sipe…..………….…...…...…(816) 916-3330
mine what the membership wanted to
do with our dues and programming. We sent the survey Newsletter Editor
Alan Goodheart
to all our members. The return rate was quite low. Now
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received, we would let the executive committee analyze
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While we have not sent out a recent, hardcopy, “get it Ring 129 Website
back to us” type of survey for Ring 129, we try to solicit http://www.ring129.com
information from the membership to give the board direc- Magician of the Month
tion for programming ideas. Here is an interesting fact!
Most of the complaints (or criticism) of the Ring 129
APRIL 2002
functioning and programming, has not come to me as the
president, but has been given to other board members. Stage
Great! It does not bother me that the membership does Kyle Scheel

not call or email ME their concerns, it bothers me that Close-up

membership does not tell anyone their wishes for a bet- Jason Dean
ter functioning club.
Now perhaps, everyone thinks things are going well… we So Many Lectures...So Little Time
have meetings, shows, lectures, auctions, etc, BUT are Buy One and Get One Half Off
we missing something that YOU would like to see? At the
suggestion of several members, we have started to have
Can’t believe it?? It’s true!
some mini-lectures at meetings. I have received many
Just buy a ticket to the May 29th lecture of the
positive responses from the membership. What else
outstanding Steve Dacri and you can attend the June
would you like to see from our Ring?
6th lecture of the world famous Johnny Thompson!
As we start to plan for the summer and fall, the board
You can’t afford not to take advantage of this one-
and I would like to have some suggestions. Please call,
time offer.
email (see the list of board members and their addresses
If you attend both lectures buying your tickets be-
on the Ring website) or discuss at the next meeting any
fore or at the Dacri lecture, your costs will be:
and all suggestions you think will benefit the club. The
Guests: $15 + $7.50 = total of $22.50
Members in good standing: $12 + $6 = total of $18
Sorcerer’s Circle members: $10 + $5 = total of $15.
What a value! Don’t let this opportunity pass you
by!
MAGIC NEWS RING 129 NEWSLETTER – APRIL’S FOOL 2002 PAGE 3

What Did You Miss at the Ring Look for Charles Gauci and
Meeting Last Month? His Magical Prowess
The April meeting began with our illustrious Har- Lecture coming May 9th
ris Deutsch conducting a mini-lecture on the use of coins
in performance. He demonstrated how to produce a coin • Diabolical Miracle Transpo Wallet
out of a biscuit, use of a dental dam to pass a coin • Body Language Possibly the best all
through in front of your audience, a retention vanish with round magical effect
washers, a glide and color change of a coin, the French • Numerology An incredible card prediction
drop, and the matrix routine using 4 coins and 4 cards. His
• Nostradamus A stunning close up effect
“nearly normal” routining and instructions were enjoyed by
all in attendance. 15 Minutes Memorized Hailed as a break
We had fewer than normal performers this month. Deck System through in memorized
Jason Dean performed his original “Box Prediction” rou- deck systems
tine finding a face down card among all face ups, and
ended with a switched card. He then ate a chosen colored For 35 years Charles has been a professional magical entertainer.
thread and produced it from his abdomen having his assis- Because of his inventive mind, he is regarded as a magician's ma-
gician. He has performed on every major television show in Aus-
tant pull it our of his stomach (“Thread Me Knot“). He
tralia. In 2001 Charles lectured at the French Convention in Juan
ended up winning for Close-up Magician of the Month.
les Pin, the Convention in Bologna Italy, Hong Kong and at the In-
Then Kyle Scheel performed a twist on Max Maven’s
ternational Magicians Convention in Kerala in India.
“Auto Me” with a book from Harry Potter’s collection as During his 2 hour lecture Charles will perform his original effects
a mental act. He had pages and passages chosen at ran- and explain them in detail. His effects cover the full gamut of
dom and ended up drawing a picture of the chosen pas- magic, including cards, coins, mentalism and close-up effects. He
sage. He was declared the Stage winner this month. will teach you his incredibly simple "15 minutes No Mnemonic
Open saw Dale Huffman demonstrate his version of Memorized Deck System" and his
“Nothing for Nothing” using 4 cards. And John Hicks cre- "Signed Card thru Ribbon which
ated a version of Michael Ammar’s Virginia City Shuffle normally sell for US $!5.00 each.
DON’T FORGET!!
Don’t be late to the begin-
finding a selected card from seemingly blank cards. Truly They are both included in his lec-
ning of our regular mee
a fun and engaging story that went along with his routine. ture notes.
ings. ‘Cause that’s when
When the meeting ended a little early, many members Using this system you will learn to
Teach-A-Trick is hap-
stayed around to mingle and exchange magic ideas. It was perform miracles of card magic
another great meeting. Be there in May to be a part of the hitherto performed only by the top pening! (Meetings start at
excitement and learning. echelons of magic All of his ef- 7:00 pm) Come early and
fects are practical and commercial. learn some new and fun
You will be able to perform them magic! (Mini-lectures will
within minutes of reading the in- take precedent over
Other Magic Events in Our Fair City
structions. These are effects that Teach-A-Tricks)
SYM “Adventure in Magic” May 11th, 2:30 pm and 7 pm at Charles performs in his close-up
Fairmont Community Center, 608 Ash, Independence, MO., $5
advance; $7 at the door. 816-461-4595

SAM Bar-B-Q and Magic show, June 9th, 2:00 pm. $15 ad- BE SURE TO VISIT
vance reservations , at Fairmont Community Center, 608 Ash,
Independence, MO. 816– 461-4595 OUR WEBSITE
(Confidential info for Ring 129 members)
Magic Radio Show every Saturday – log onto
www.magicsupply.com and click onto Radio Show on Satur- Web address: www.ring129.com (all lower case)
days for lots of great magic and fun for all.
To download your newsletter in full color use the following:
Pavel lecture at U.S. Toy – featuring many effects with ropes Login: ring129 (all lower case)
silks, cards, rings, ribbons, wands, balloons, and other props. Password: microman (all lower case)
Sunday, May 12th at 4:30 pm. Cost $8 in advance. Contact U.
S. Toy Magic at 913-642-8247.
MAGIC NEWS RING 129 NEWSLETTER EDITOR
8803 WEST 102ND PLACE #I
OVERLAND PARK, KS 66212

Ring 129
Lecture Fees
Unless listed otherwise,
are as follows:
Non-Members $15
Members in good standing $12
Sorcerer’s Circle Members $10

Stage Winner Close - up Winner Picture

Not
Kyle Scheel Jason Dean
Available

Featured just several months ago in the close-up cate- When it comes to being creative and pushing the enve-
gory, there are few that are not familiar with this lope just slightly, that describes our newest monthly
month’s stage contest winner, Kyle Scheel. He has winner, Jason Dean. As you have seen, Jason has pre-
been performing quite a bit lately, doing mostly parlour sented his signature magical effects several times for the
type shows. This coming Saturday he works a show at ring meetings, and each time he continues to blow peo-
the Belton Hy-Vee grocery. His favorite animals, if you ple’s minds. His enthusiasm for magic in general is in-
could guess, are doves and macaws. He uses both in fectious. He strives to perform various kinds of effects,
his act, and likes their calm and playful manners, along like the “Box Prediction” he used to win last month’s
with liking most all birds he encounters. He likes to do contest, or by passing a thread through his body and
routines that are very visual; that explains his being fas- out his stomach in “Thread Me Knot”. Jason is ex-
cinated with “The Dancing Cane” routines. He knows tremely approachable, and values both giving his
how much fun he has, and how very visual this can be thoughts on magic as well as receiving invaluable guid-
to the audience. Kyle continues to be a member of the ance from others on this routining. We wish Jason the
IBM Ring 129 as well as the SYM local chapter. Our best of luck as he prepares for the upcoming MOY
best to seeing Kyle in our next MOY contest in Janu- close-up contest in June. Good luck, Jason!
ary 2003.