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We meet the first Thursday of the month at Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota FL. 34237 Workshop at 6:00 pm. Officers meeting 6:30 pm. General meeting and presentation 7:00 pm.

Visit our Web Site at HTTP://www.ibmring81.com

Vol. 7 Issue 6 June 2010

Special Appearance by

Aldo & Rachel Colombini

As they have done, many times in the past, they will entertain us with their

magic and humor. There will be many of their signature effects for sale.

All of their items are available at the incredible price of Ten Dollars.

It’s that time of year again were we get rid of some of our old stuff and walk away with some things that we cannot do without. That’s the nice thing about this hobby of ours. Once we learn something or find out that we’ll never learn, it’s time to get rid of it and start on something new. So…...bring those squared circles, linking rings, the silks, cards, paddles, coins or what ever is laying around. Your junk is some one else's treasure. There are no provisions made for live animals.

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From the

President

“Stevie “Dee” Parties, Conventions,

Graduations.

You name it,

He does it.

Steve can be reached at:

941-752-9123 or

FAX 941-727-7410

CIGAM

HOUSE OF MAGIC 1302 13th Ave West

Bradenton FL 34205

JONTI Head Magician

Slight of hand, DVDs,

Lessons

Phone: 941-746-3200 Email:

doityesterday@verizon.net

CHECKERS The Clown

Juggling - Magic

Balloon Sculptures

941-223-9325

June 3rd Colombini & Rachel Flea Mkt. & Auction July 1st Member Lecture August 5th Members Contest

Coupled with the sad news that one of our brothers, Frankie Cannella, has passed away is news that Rachel Colombini has been in the hospital and receiving extensive treatment. We continue to show our sympathies and concerns. Looking forward to the activities of our next meeting, our magic auction, and flea market, you are encouraged to bring unwanted magic-related DVD's, videos, books, apparatus, ephemera, etc. to sell. The Bud and Debbie Hedger have donated a huge stock of items that will be auctioned. The proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Additionally, Aldo Colombini, if Rachel's condition permits, will hold a dealer demo session with loads of his reasonably priced routines for sale. In short, this will be a great opportunity to get some new material for your magical performances at a reasonable price - the best bang-for-the-buck day of the year! With some great new material, I encourage you to select your favorites and polish your performances for the upcoming Ring 81 Magic Competition. Additionally, spread the wealth to your friends, family, and the local community. For example, Joe Clifford and I recently put on another in a series of four monthly magic shows and lectures at the Gulf Gate Library. We've had three sessions so far with well over 40 attendees per session and a fourth to come, followed by a magic show in July put on by the attendees. The word is, "Perform, perform, perform ... " Bob Banta, Pres.

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When Chris Capehart first started performing magic on the streets he knew he had to grab the attention of the crowd and he did that by dressing, as he says, “snazzy”, standing on a milk crate and performing a trick using a red scarf. He did that trick, and only that trick, for two years. Street magic, he says, is dangerous. You can’t just walk up to someone in a crowd in Chicago and ask them to pick a card. You have to show them something that makes them want to stop. You have to figure out how to make the audience happy so they want to pay you. Only 10-15% of the audience on the street will give you money; yet Chris was able to buy two homes and put three children through college with his very entertaining street magic. He got several of us involved during his lecture calling upon Ilan and guest Mike Levinson to help fan the cards. It’s usually tough to fool one of our youngest members, Donald Carlson, but Chris did so easily when Donald dropped the King of Hearts into the deck right in front of us only to find that Chris had it in his own hand. Chris showed us how he uses special ink to mark up the backs of cards and how he makes predictions using a trick with illegible handwriting. Joe Floersheimer and guest Carol Stein can attest to the surprise element of these tricks. Always pull a kid from the crowd, he advised, since kids bring in money. Chris asked Jeff Pick to come up on stage and become a kid again. He Asked Jeff to pull imaginary coins from behind the ears of several people and put them in Chris’ tin can. Each invisible coin that Jeff “dropped” into the can made a loud clunking sound. Chris left us with some good advice when he said “Don’t hold back. Have fun with magic!” Continued on page 5

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8am – 9am Dealers/Flea Market set-up 9am – Flea Market/Dealers room opens 10am-11am– Harry Allen Mini-lecture

11am-11:15am—Harry Allen sales and Mark Mason set-up 11:15am to 12:15pm– Mark Mason Mini-lecture

12:15-1:00—Mark Mason sales, Dealer sales and lunch (Pizza and Drinks provided for nominal cost of $5.00)

1:00-2:00 - Aldo/Rachel Colombini Mini-lecture 2:00-2:15pm - Aldo/Rachel Colombini sales and show set-up

2:15 pm – Close-up/Parlor Show with performers Chad Long, Mark Mason, Aldo/Rachel Colombini, Harry Allen and MC Eddie Steiner

3:30pm – Chad Long lecture 5:00pm – Last call for Dealers/Flea Market

6:00pm – Event closed

Magic

In

Our

Neighborhood

It’s a good idea to contact

other members and try to

car pool. Not only is it

efficient it’s also an

opportunity to meet some

other members. Check the

members directory on our

web site for contact

numbers. Or ask around at

the May 3rd meeting

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Sad to report that one of our long time members, Frank Cannella has passed away after a long debilitating illness. Frankie known as “The Great“ Frankie Raymond loved to entertain stemming from his years of being a drummer in the Big Band area of the 40s. He was always there at any Ring 81 event making balloon sculpture and little bead dogs for the kids. Even through those times when he himself was not in good health he performed his magic at assisted living facilities. He was the house magician for many years at Sharkies and never missed a Shark Tooth Festival. Frankie will be missed.

Time to Recap Continued from page 3

We all sat in silence as Wes Meltzer performed the Professor’s Nightmare rope trick without saying a word. He performed it again, this time giving a very straight forward, simple explanation of what he was doing. You could almost hear the yawns in the room.

Wes then made the trick come to life the third time he

performed it telling us a story about some Indian children who had no net in their basketball hoop. A lightening bolt hit the hoop and short, medium and long pieces of rope dropped to form the net. Needless to say, Wes captured our attention the third time around!

“We’re here to entertain”, said Wes. Our magic is just part of it. Magic can

be performed by the hands or in the minds of the audience. If you set the right stage in the minds of people, it is much more entertaining.

Ask yourself four questions. 1) Should I use

patter in my magic? 2) What is the purpose of my patter? 3) How do I create this patter? (4) How do I know that my patter is effective?

Wes went on to give us answers to these questions, told us how to overcome being nervous and talked about memorization versus being extemporaneous. He covered many do’s and don’ts and left us all with some practical ideas of how we can improve our patter.

To challenge us, he announced a contest. Over the next month we are all invited to write and submit patter for the Professor’s Nightmare. Entries will be reviewed by a committee and a $25 prize will be awarded to the winner. By Diane Pick, Secretary

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Officers Ring 81

Newsletter Editor Joe Floersheimer, Joe.shoes @verizon.net

Want More Magic?

Bennigan’s has closed its doors. Tuesday’s get together are being

held at Applebees Fruitville Rd.

For more information contact: Dave Pitchford

dapo@comcast.net

Arnieism of the Month arniebaby----wants you to know that------

My brain?-----

Is my second favorite organ.

Your suggestions and submissions are not only ap-preciated they are sought. Share a trick, an event or

anything that’s relevant to Ring 81.

President, Bob Banta banta@hotmail.com Vice Pres. Al Loeffler marynalleoffler@comcast.net

Secretary Diane Pick skillbuilder@comcast.net Treasurer Jeff Pick, la3@comcast.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMxuq-qbx2c&feature=youtube_gdata

If it does not open, copy it and paste it into your browser address bar. Best viewed at full screen

Joe Floersheimer 5814 Fairwoods Circle Sarasota FL 34243

2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

June 1: Board Meeting 6:00 pm June 3: Ring 81 Flea Market/Auction Colombini & Rachel Dealer Show July 1: Member Lectures August 5: Ring 81 Magic Contest August 31: Board Meeting 6:00 pm September 2: Guest Lecture - TBD October 7: Guest Lecture-TBD (Nominations) November 4: Guest Lecture - TBD (Election) November 30: Board Meeting 6:00 pm December 2: Banquet