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Last updated Aug 22nd . Picture: Top: Larry Maitin doing a great mental effect that he says he bought at our auction! He did such a good job, many in the crowd wanted to buy it from him! . Bot: Enrico Leoni performing mind reading on visitor Cheryl Bruns. Cheryl volunteered for several magicians... THANKS CHERYL! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RING 199 DUES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ring Dues come due at the September Ring Meeting each year! Pay your annual dues anytime by sending your $15 to Ring 199 Treasurer Pam Beaman, 5210 Carr Rd, Wilson, NC 27893. Pam Beaman: Email ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IBM RING 199 AUGUST MEETING NOTES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IBM Ring 199 meeting, August 2, 2008 1st Sat & 3rd Thur., 7:00pm, New Horizons Fellowship Church in Apex, Raleigh, NC. Fred Rosenbaum, President, (919) 677-6112 / email: junk@rosemagic.com Tom Beaman, Secretary, (252) 243-9848 / email: tbeamanjr@aol.com Ring Website: http://www.magician.org/member/raleigh Levitations and suspensions were the focal point of discussion in the August meeting of Ring 199’s Magic Youth International Chapter. Roger Way discussed the “Princess Flying Carpet” illusion, as well as variations on the “Zombie.” To apply the theme to more close-up performances, Michael Casey demonstated how to use Mesika loops of invisible thread. Thread loops were then provided to each student in attendance with which to practice and have fun. . Lots of business was discussed in the August meeting of the Triangle Tricksters. Visitor Cheryl Bruns won the card raffle and a $25 Magic Corner gift certificate, again generously provided by Jon Ferrante. . Despite humorous protests from current officers, Ring members in attendance voted to reelect them for 2008-2009: Fred Rosenbaum is President, Roger Way is VP, Joe Schmelzer is Sergeant at Arms, and Tom and Pam Beaman to continue in their respective roles as Secretary and Treasurer. Past International President Phil Willmarth gave a report on his trip to the recent joint IBM and SAM convention. . Phil presented a Presidential Citation to Fred, Dot, and Allie Rosenbaum for their outstanding work with The Linking Ring and to the IBM over many years. TVP Tom Beaman discussed a recent, very successful $15,000 fundraiser for “Kids Making It” by members of Wilmington Ring 248 (Tom & Pam Performed too). He and Phil then ceremonially presented a charter to Joe for the Goldsboro Magic Club, officially making it IBM Ring 375, the seventh Ring in North Carolina. . Reminders were announced for the September 18 auction of Hughie Olmstead’s magic collection, as well as for the annual Ring 199 Habitat for Humanity fundraiser on September 27th. . With a theme of “mentalism and bizarre magic,” the performances ranged from the mental to the bizarre! It began with a bit of mental monkey business, as Fred and Tom treated the members to a visit from “The Great Frednak.” Assisted by Cheryl, Tom “defined the difference” between a simple card trick and strong mind reading with cards using Rick Maue’s effect. With Steve Taylor’s “Fractured Fingers or Faith?”, all were amazed when a blindfolded Anthony Thomas determined which of the four rat traps that Spiro Trance had not spring. Past International President Mike Gorman correctly predicted which card would be secretly selected by cutting through its hidden picture in an envelope. . Next, Craig Thornbury provided a brief musical interlude with “The Vatican Rap.” The magic resumed as Gabe Trance fooled Cheryl with Michael Skinner’s “Ultimate Three Card Monte” routine. Scott Shelton used his mental ability to form a wire into the shape of a card chosen by Pat Gorman and Scott Bruns (“Wiregram”). Assisted by Bob Roule and Woody Mitchell, Larry Maitin delighted us with a story of “Wishes and Dreams” (by Rachael Wild). With a little bit of “Hoy,” Joe Schmelzer correctly divined a word chosen from a book by Phil Willmarth. Michael Casey fooled Spiro Trance with David Regal’s “Lucky Seven.” Despite a pasteboard malfunction, Spiro eventually found Cheryl Brun’s selected card. Enrico Leoni took us to the “Fourth Dimension” as he read the minds of Cheryl, Craig, and Brad Borland. With Larry Becker’s “Casino Royale,” Tom took Joe on an imaginary visit to a casino and made three winning predictions. With a selection of movie music, Fred Rosenbaum demonstrated James Munton’s “Hollywood Squares,” then closed the evening with a signature performance of his own creation, “Szechuan Sampler.” . “Comedy Family Magic” will be our theme for the next regularly scheduled meeting on September 6th. Members are encouraged to bring their families and their funny bones. We hope to see you there! Tom Beaman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTES FROM OUR AUGUST 21st MAGIC SESSION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A dozen magicians, showed up with lots of magic in mind for our mid-month magic session tonight in Apex! Magic flowed strong from 6:30 until 10pm. . It was a very strong teaching night since we had three youth members among us. . Mike Gorman got us started right with some impromptu card effects that he demonstrated and taught. . Eric Benson who is starting out in magic but is very accomplished for his young did a nice card trick for the group. . Michael Creech got us all going with several of his great card effects. It really shows that Mike is entertaining on a regular basis... smooth and magical routines. A super magical entertainer! It was great seeing him back at the session tonight! . Wayne Anderson did he version of the 'Bending Paperclip' and then patiently taught this great routine to us all! Thanks, Wayne! Fred Rosenbaum pulled out a bunch of rubber bands and Wayne Anderson went through some great effects with them. Rick Holcomb and many guys chimed in to give some tips on impromptu magic. . Anooj, Brad, and Sam were enjoying the action and practicing tricks as they were explained. . Visitor, Brad Borland is a magician from Illinois who will be working in our area for three months. He saw our meeting notice on the web and joined us tonight. . We finally got everyone to leave at 10pm. It was a great night loaded with great teaching and good magic! If you didn't attend, you missed a good night! . NEXT MAGIC SESSION IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st WHEN WE WILL HAVE AN AUCTION OF MAGIC FROM HUGHIE OLMSTED'S ESTATE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RING 199 CONSTITUTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Click on LINK to see the current Ring Constitution and ByLaws ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS HISTORY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . The International Brotherhood of Magicians had its start back in 1922 when two young men, M.J.G. McMullen of Canada and Gordon Avery of Buffalo, New York, began corresponding about magic. A third young man joined in the letter writing, one Ernest Schieldge. Their more familiar names were Len Vintus, Gene Gordon and Don Rogers. As the letter writing continued, it spawned the idea of a truly international organization of magicians. . This trio became the nucleus of the I.B.M. with Len Vintus taking the presidency and I.B.M. No 1; Gene Gordon was Publicity Director with I.B.M. No 2; and Don Rogers became Editor of the Linking Ring with I.B.M. No 3. Werner Dornfield, better know to magicians as "Dorny", became involved and was given I.B.M. No 4. He often claimed to have been the first official member since the others were all officers. . Membership grew rapidly. There was a clamoring for the formation of local groups and Gene Gordon established Ring No 1 in Rochester, New York. Unfortunately, the group was unable to hold together. Vintus almost immediately took over as the editor of the fledgling Linking Ring. Sometime later, the idea was reborn and St. Louis became the location for the new Ring No 1. Additional Rings sprang up as new members sought to meet and exchange ideas and magic. . Criticism of the organization came from various sources. Most critics said it was an organization founded on "boyish enthusiasm." "It would only last as long as that enthusiasm continued." This marks the 86th year of such "boyish enthusiasm," with no thoughts of demise. . The first elected president was W.W. Durbin, an attorney, business executive and politician, who won the election during the first I.B.M. Convention in 1926. Durbin was from Kenton, Ohio and was a collector and performer. Very active in Ohio state politics, Durbin's printing firm made license plates for the state. He became the Ohio Democratic Executive Committee Chairman and eventual served as Register of the U.S. Treasury. Vintus resigned as editor shortly after Durbin Became president and Durbin took over our journal. Durbin was a real "people person" and the organization grew quickly under his leadership. . The incorporation of the I.B.M. and a Constitution and By-Laws also grew out of that 1926 Convention. Since that time, regular elections are held each year and a business meeting is called to report on the state of the organization. During World War II conventions were postponed, though business meetings were held. . The objectives of the I.B.M. are simple. They are to organize and associate together individuals interested in the practice and promotion of the Art of Magic, to foster and elevate the Art, to facilitate the exchange of magical ideas and to promote harmony among those interested in magic. . Other objectives include the advancement of the ethics of magic, to oppose exposures, to encourage literature, to promote professionalism in magic and even promote the humane treatment of live animals and birds used in the Art. Members must agree to uphold the ethics of magic and abide by the Constitution and By-Laws as a condition of membership. . Through the years, those members whose dedication to magic has led them to the highest office, have made contributions of time and talent that are immeasurable. All have felt honored and have continued to serve in various capacities. . For an organization that has grown from such humble beginnings to the largest of its kind in the world, the I.B.M. and its members continue to reflect that "boyish enthusiasm". Magic, like any other of the performing arts, requires youthful exuberance to maintain its place in the world of entertainment. At the same time, it provides wholesome fun for practitioners and lay people alike. And, the International Brotherhood of Magicians is dedicated to that purpose. . Today there are over 300 I.B.M. Rings worldwide, boasting some14,000 members. While we all may have our ups and downs, the object and goals remain the same. And, I can't think of a better time than the present to be associated with the grandest magic organization in the world. . One of our objects is "To hold an annual Convention for the membership of this organization; to foster and promote lasting friendships among the members of this organization and a better understanding of its objectives." . by Mindy Burden |
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