tional Brotherhood of MagiciansWelcome to our Magic Web Portal. The I.B.M. is the world's largest organization for magicians and for people interested in the magical arts. Our Brotherhood is made up of nearly 12,000 members worldwide with over 300 local groups called Rings in more than 73 countries. The I.B.M. is considered to be the most respected organization for magic collectors, amateur and professional magicians in the world! If you have a sincere interest in the art of magic, we invite you to learn more about our organization. There is plenty to see here so take your time and look around. You may be amazed!
Jack White, International President
Cover Story: There is no doubt that Shirley Ray is an extraordinary person. Not just because she is only the second woman in the eighty-two-year history of the British Ring to be elected president, but also the fact that she is the third generation of a magical family, performing her first trick when she was just three years old. With such a magical background it was natural that Shirley would follow in her family’s footsteps. Her first real show was at her eighth birthday party at which she performed the Evaporated Milk, using rhyming patter. But a bad case of stage fright put her magic career off and it was not until her late teens that she started really performing. . . (Read More) |
Rory Feldman, who has more than 15,000 pieces of Howard Thurston memorabilia in his Brooklyn, N.Y., home, has produced a full-length documentary about the "Master Magician's" life. (A video of the trailer appears below.) Originally, Feldman created a 35-minute video of Thurston based on a William V. Rauscher lecture, "When Thurston Came to Town." Feldman took the audio and overlaid pictures. That original effort has since been expanded to a full length DVD with rare photographs, audio clips and video clips. You can read and learn more about Howard Thurston and the DVD here. Read more about Rory Feldman here. Feldman is on the cover of the February edition of The Linking Ring. |
INSIDE THE LINKING RING
Feldman captures Thurston's incredible life in new DVD
Richard Osterlind, one of the top mentalists and magicians (and Order of Merlin), will be answering questions each month from members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians in a new feature, Osterlind Q&A. With his 40-plus years of performing and amazing audiences around the globe, feel free to ask him any question that relates to magic, mentalism, hypnotism, performing, routining or handling the business side. Or, ask him yourself at his four-day Mind Mysteries Seminar (details here). The I.B.M. Portal staff is anticipating a great response to this new monthly feature, so we have set up a special e-mail address for questions to be considered. Questions will be gathered by the Portal staff and forwarded onto Osterlind for consideration. |
The I.B.M. Web Portal received an e-mail from someone asking for instructions on how to set up the free Web pages offered to members of the I.B.M. As the instructions were sent, we realized if there is one person wondering how to go about this, then there are probably more with the same question. After all, we are continually adding new members. So, let us share with you a few links that will help you get on your way to establishing a Web presence for your magical services. To learn about your benefits, click here. To read Mike Durant's instructions from 2008 on how to build your Web pages, click here. To jump right to the page where you can build those pages, click here. | |
We are into 2010, and the past year has seemed to fly by so fast. It was just last Christmas that my wife and I were in America celebrating the holidays with my family. It was a very special time for us and the first time I have been able to make it home for Christmas in eight years. But this holiday season was very special, too. It was a magical holiday season for us here in Korea. The week before Christmas I got a call from some friends living in Busan, a major city in the south of the country, inviting us to meet them in Seoul to go and see some magic shows. We went up on the 26th of December and got to see the evening performance of Charming Choi’s Magic Concert called Tarot-By Destiny. (Read More) |
Until I was asked to deliver a report Jan. 23, 2010, at the mid-year meeting of the International Brotherhood of Magicians' Board of Trustees, I had never met International President Jack White. I had the honor and privilege of doing so at the meeting. Those who have followed President White's health challenges through his column in The Linking Ring have an insight into what he has had to endure. However, at the meeting I met someone who was not feeling sorry about his predicament, rather someone who was tackling everything life was throwing at him and prevailing. It was clear President White is at the helm of the world's largest magic organization. | |
Q. First of all, congratulations on being elected president of the largest I.B.M. Ring in the world. Tell us how you came to that position. |
On Dec. 10, the documentary, "John Calvert: His Magic and Adventures," appeared on DVD, not out of thin air, but through the laborious efforts of the masterful magician's nephew, Fred Calvert, over the past nine years. |
Osterlind answers your questions each month on I.B.M. Web Portal
Did you know I.B.M. offers members free Web pages?
Bracco enjoys friends, looks to add more I.B.M. Rings in Asia
President Jack White works mid-year magic at trustees meeting
Magic serves as an integral part of Shirley Ray's life
John Calvert's magical life captured in new documentary
