Mordecai's Journal

The Society of American Magicians
Northern Connecticut Assembly #21
Newsletter for May 2009
Mordecai

 

 

Meetings:

Second Monday of every month except December at Angelo's on Main in West Hartford
(I-84 exit 41)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
May Meeting:
Easter and Passover Magic

Well, let’s try this again.  Postponed from last month, your task is to perform a trick that suggests Easter or Passover.  Remember, nobody gets to “pass over” his duty and do nothing!  Show your holiday spirit on May 11.  Join us at 7:30 PM, preceded by dinner at 6:00 PM.

Minutes of April Meeting

13 April 2009 7:25 PM

President Angelo Chirico called the meeting to order.
The Secretary’s report was accepted as published.
Treasurer’s report was waived this month.
Old Bus.: None this month.
New Bus.: June’s meeting is to be a lecture by Gazzo.  The meeting date will be the FIRST Monday in June, June 1.
Phil Milstead has announced his run for National 2nd VP.
Parent Assembly #1 is holding its 100th Salute to Magic. Good & Wel.: Tucker Goodman sent regrets for missing our banquet last month, and wrote that he would like to visit us at our convenience.
Next month’s meeting theme will be the postponed “Easter and Passover Magic.”

Adjourned at 7:36 PM.

The 50/50 raffle brought in $14 for the club.

Tonight’s special entertainment: a lecture by the most excellent Martin Lewis. →

When Last We Met

Martin Lewis shows Zach Ivins how to do some hanky-panky under a hanky.
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Mr. Lewis’ lecture was divided into two sections: stand-up and close-up magic.  He started off with torn-and-restored cigarette papers, with detailed explanations of the type of paper to use and how to get it.  This was followed by Crystal Gazing wherein a spectator sees the image of a chosen card; Technicolor prediction envelopes along with their secret manufacture; a multi-media prediction with a DVD box-set of the TV series Bonanza; and Cardiography with a 4-way card prediction.  He ended the first session with his shape-shifting “bamboo mat” routine.
For close-up, Mr. Martin explained the overhand shuffle force from Royal Road To Magic, a version of Cardiography using business cards, a card routine called “Stampede Second;” and a Candle Into Handkerchief routine.
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