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THE GIMMICKJanuary 2013

Performance Theme for January’s Meeting:

Work In ProgressHAPPY NEW YEAR!

DECEMBER IBM 192 / SAM 72 JOINT CLUB MEETINGOn December 5, 2012, IBM 192 and SAM 72 held their annual joint holiday meeting. The theme for this evening’s entertainment was Gotcha Magic. Up first was Bill Edgar who showed us a variation of Jim Siski’s Mixed Symbols where 5 playing cards with pictures of body parts where used to show how the performer could read the mind of the spectator by predicting which picture he or she was thinking of.

Next up Don Banks performed a card trick he called Shooting Blanks in which 4 blank playing cards were used to magically print a Queen of Hearts, the “dream girl,” several times. The Queen proved to be rather evasive, appearing and disappearing in various locations, or transforming into a blank card again.

Bill Devon was up next and performed his version of the traditional Die Box, in which a large wooden die slid from side to side in the box and then magically vanished altogether only to show up in Bill’s hat!

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Officers for 2013

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

Dues for 2013Your 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:

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JOINT MEETING (Continued from Page 1)Next Joe Chez performed Ribbon Fantastic, an illusion built by Bill Edgar in which a ribbon is threaded through wholes in a solid sheet of clear plastic but the magician magically pulls the sheet out of its holder , thus penetrating the ribbon shackles that bound it.

Dale Lorzo next showed us how to change silk handkerchiefs into a large Santa hank for Christmas.

Harry Mozzman performed Three Bell Monte, a variation on the Three Card Monte, using Christmas bells. One bell rang while the other two did not. No matter which bell was picked by the audience, it wouldn’t ring. Only the one picked up by the magician would jiggle a tune.

Last up, Tom Allen performed Sneeze in which a silk was magically produced while pretending to sneeze. The silk proved to be the perfect ending to the evening with the message that said Merry Xmas printed on it!

pour enough liquor to keep management happy! Scotty created his magic with two goals in mind: To totally devastate and completely entertain an audience.

It is with a heavy heart that I am passing on the very sad news that Scotty York is now in a Hospice facility in Northern Virginia and is near the end of his time with us. He was taken to a hospital about a week before Christmas 2012 and has apparently suffered a series on mini strokes. He is not able to speak and is in a near coma. His family are with him.

To this news Jon Racherbaumer posted on Genii Forum: “Among so many other things, Scotty was a "connector" and "catalyst" that created a synergistic effect in what was once called "the underground" --which happened during a time when most of the good stuff was relatively sub rosa. Yet when this semi-secret "magic" eventually emerged or leaked out into the mainstream it was exciting, if not inspiring. And it served to make those desiring to make a difference to try harder, practice more, think more deeply, and add something lasting to our art. Needless to say, there was also lots of smoke and mirrors, fire and ice, rumors and rousting. But in the end, there is the work that has survived and the perpetuators that are still whinnying with us. My sadness is deep. My condolences to all concerned.”

SAD NEWS ABOUT SCOTTY YORK

Scotty York, known as "The Silver Fox", was an Engineer by trade who performed close-up magic as a bartender at Brook Farm Inn of Magic in Silver Spring, Maryland and later at the Inn of Magic in Wheaton, Maryland. Over the years, Scotty won international acclaim as one of the most clever creators of original close-up magic effects and routines, and is considered a world-class performer. He performed hundreds of tricks each night before packed audiences and still manages to

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IBM RING 192 2013 Event Calendar and Meeting Themes

Date  Performance Theme Post‐Mee2ng Ac2vity/Loca2on

January 9th Work In Progress ‐ Something new for the new year Social Mixer

February 13th “Slydini ‐ The Lecture” by Bill Wisch Mission Oaks Community Center

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 (TBD) Annual IBM / SAM Close‐up CompeRRon Ronald McDonald House

June 12 Paper or PlasRc Social Mixer

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

July TBD Annual IBM / SAM Barbeque TBD

July TBD Annual IBM / SAM Magic AucRon 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 Rings 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 MeeRng

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

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Dale and Elaine Lorzo Holiday Party

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