International Brotherhood of Magicians The Victor St. Leon Ring 192

For information about IBM 192, contact President Bill Devon | 916-764-4740 | email: topclassmagic@hotmail.com

THE GIMMICKMarch 2013

March 13th Meeting Performance Theme: Back To Basics

BILL WISCH SLYDINI LECTUREOur February meeting was a special event, a Slydini Lecture by Bill Wisch. Bill Wisch was chosen by Tony Slydini in 1976 to deliver lectures on his behalf upon the release of The Best of Slydini and More by Karl Fulves. Slydini died 24 years ago (January, 1991). Bill’s lecture was a commemorative lecture filled with memories and stories about Tony. His enthusiasm for Slydini’s magic was apparent from the beginning of the lecture, as he discussed meeting and studying with Slydini, which led to Bill’s presentation of Slydini’s Paper Balls to Box (also known as The Paper Balls in the Hat) with silent, smooth, gentle motions accompanied by music, fooling us all the way. Bill broke the moves down in great detail, especially the vanish of the last ball and the hand motions related to it. He described how Slydini taught him to talk to himself as he performed to help him believe in his magic - meaning he used an interior monologue, not that he was crazy: “I put the ball in my left hand, I slowly open it, and look! It’s gone!” Slydini insisted on this because he felt that the more you believe that the ball disappeared, the more the audience will too.

Throughout the lecture Bill noted the importance of angles while performing and

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For information about club membership, contact Treasurer Dick LaVergne | 916-482-4640 | email: bmagicl@sbcglobal.net

Officers for 2013

Bill Devon, PresidentMary Mowder, Vice-PresidentDavid Wright, SecretaryDick LaVergne, TreasurerTom Allen, Sergeant at ArmsRyan Allen, Member at Large

Dues for 2013

Your IBM 192 membership dues for 2012 are due now. Dues are $20. A late fee of $5 will be added starting February 1st. Members who get their dues in on time will also be given free membership to the Mission Oaks Community Center this year, a savings of $15.

To pay your dues by mail, make a check out to:   Victor St. Leon Ring 192 and mail it to:

Dick LaVergne 699 Morris Way Sacramento, CA 95684

IBM 192 website:

http://magic1.org/ibm192/

WISCH LECTURE (Continued from Page 1)how to use them to your advantage. His demonstration of how to use one’s elbow as a servante was not only clever, but provides a great way to perform the Balls to Box or Torn and Restored Napkin while standing and using a wand. It was touches like this where one can see how Bill has created his own style of magic.

Slydini’s Oil and Water was shown and, when explained, we were introduced to Bill’s original sleights, his Phan-Thumb Card Count. This count allows you to do a totally convincing Elmsley or Jordan Count while standing up, counting the cards slowly in front of your chest, their faces to the audience and their backs to you. In fact, Bill has created many original and practical

sleights that can be found in his lecture notes and DVDs. He next showed us the famous Slydini Knots followed by The Helicopter Card, both bold and challenging classics. Bill next performed the Coins Through Table with using copper and silver coins. The coins provided an opportunity for Bill to expound lapping techniques, including the timing, rhythm, and postures involved in lapping.

The evening ended with Slydini’s Ring on Rope, coupled with his Linking Rings routine using 4” rings. This was a killer routine and, once again, showed how you can take any effect and make it your own. The last effect, a rope trick Bill called Slydini’s The Chicago Loop Mystery, was an amazing bit of chicanery and great way to end the lecture.

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IBM RING 192 2013 Event Calendar and Meeting Themes

Date  Performance Theme Post‐Mee2ng Ac2vity/Loca2on

March 13th Back To Basics Tarbell Magic Teach‐In

April 10th Clown Magic Social Mixer

May 8th Please, Not Another Card Trick! Card Packet Teach‐In

May 22nd Annual IBM / SAM Close‐up CompeIIon Ronald McDonald House

June 12 Paper or PlasIc Social Mixer

July 10 Emcee Magic ‐ Tricks for the Master of Ceremony Discussion on Strolling Magic

July 2nd  Annual IBM / SAM Barbeque & Magic AucIon TBD

August 14 Annual IBM / SAM Stand‐up Compe22on Mission Oaks Community Center

September 11 Wallet Wonders Social Mixer

September TBD Carmichael Founders Day Strolling Magic Carmichael Park

October TBD Annual Mission Oaks Community Show Mission Oaks Community Center

October 9 Linking Ring(s) Magic Social Mixer

November 13 Art Gross Night Art Gross Magic Teach‐In

December TBD Annual RMH Toy Run ‐ Strolling Magic 1‐3PM Ronald McDonald House

December 4th IBM/SAM Holiday Mixer Ronald McDonald House

December 12th No Club MeeIng

December TBD Annual Dale & Elaine Lorzo Holiday Party Dale & Elaine Lorzo Residence