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Last updated July 21st . Picture: Top Left: Anthony Thomas creating a US Flag with his silk cylinder. Top Right: Roger Way dazzling us with his great Mismade Flag routine that ended with a flagpole production. Bot Left: Scott Shelton and Mrs Bensen Scott had her find her own selected card after the deck was shuffled and spread face down on the table! Bot Right: Chad Nipper and Mike Casey Mike found Chad's selected card in an unusual way using a phone! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RING 199 CONSTITUTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Click on LINK to see the current Ring Constitution and ByLaws ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IBM RING 199 JULY MEETING NOTES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st Sat & 3rd Thurs, 7:00pm, New Horizons Fellowship Church, Apex, NC Fred Rosenbaum, President Tom Beaman, Secretary, (252) 243-9848 / email: tbeamanjr@aol.com Ring Website: http://www.magician.org/member/raleigh . THE DETAILED JULY RING MEETING MINUTES WILL BE POSTED HERE VERY SOON! WATCH FOR THEM! . SUMMARY NOTES: Ed Carr, Ring 199 member and President of the Goldsboro Magic Club, won the $25 raffle sponsored by Raleigh's "The Magic Corner" (Thanks Jon) Congratulations Ed. Ed also donated a slick close up table to the club. It is slanted so small objects can be easily seen by spectators! THANKS ED! . We had a good crowd of 30 attend the meeting and lots of magic was performed along the 'Patriotic Magic' Theme. The minutes will have details soon. . Phil Willmarth conducted a "Broken Wand Ceremony" at our meeting in rememberance of Bill Tadlock who passed away last week. Bill was a charter member of Ring 199. . Michael Creech auctioned off three items from Hughie Olmsted's magic estate. A very rare "Stars of Magic" book autographed by some of the greats in magic was purchased by Chad Nipper and a classic "Mummy in a Coffin" made out of wood was purchased by Craig Thornbury. I can't remember what the third item was, but all proceeds of the auction were going to Virginia Olmsted! THANKS MIKE! . Skip Way chose two teams and conducted a great Magic Game Show! His very High Tech computer presentation complete with team buzzers and HARD magic questions was a big hit with the spectators and teams! Great game and great magic trivia questions, Skip!!!! . Well, that's all for the quick summary. Be sure to look here in a few days when the full, detailed minutes are written up by Tom Beaman, our great Ring Secretary! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTES FROM OUR JULY 17th MAGIC SESSION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHOA!!! Thirteen magicians, starving for magic descended on our session tonight in Apex! Magic flowed strong from 6:30 until 11pm. . Fred Rosenbaum got us started right with the "mentalism vs magician" theme. Yes, he knows what buttons to push to get everyone going... great job, Fred! . After the commotion died down, we introduced Eric Benson who is starting out in magic but is very accomplished for his young age. He did a nice card trick for the group and was mezmerized by the cardwork while sitting between Steve Beam and Chad Nipper! . Steve Beam got us all going with several of his "Hit Card Effects" from his early volumes of Semi Automatic Card Tricks. What can I say but, what a super magical entertainer! It was great seeing him back at the session tonight! . Chad Nipper, a masterful pasteboard move mechanic, was trying out some of his new effects and asking for feedback. Of course, he always has some new "moves" to show us and did a great job entertaining us all. . Danny Reeves and Wayne Anderson went to another table to work on some secret effects... hey guys, don't you play well with others? I heard that Wayne was tutoring Danny on the fine points of one of his routines. . Brian Terwilliger had some good comments on card magic while deftly defending some fun remarks thrown at him about his Coastal Credit Union! Good seeing you at the session, Brian! . Semi-new visitor, Bob Roule was working on a Scotch and Soda Routine with Rick Holcomb. Rick and Mike Gorman were teaching Nick Derosier and Eric Benson some new card effects. . First time 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. He did a very nice mentalism effect using multicolored paper balls! Welcome, Brad! . Kyle Thorson was chiming in with the cards, but was also busy building some effects using match boxes. Now you have to show us the effect, Kyle! . We finally booted everyone out at 11pm. It was a great night loaded with funny banter and good magic! If you didn't attend, you missed a good night! . NEXT MAGIC SESSION IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 21st ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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