July 2008 TLR Notes
by Lincoln Rings 
Cover Photo of Joan Caesar by Randal Fath

Joan Caesar will become International President of the I.B.M. during the IBM/SAM Combined Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, this month. The Linking Ring article about her in this month's issue was written by the incoming National President of the Society of American Magicians, Bruce Kalver. Mr. Kalver will take office during the Combined Convention. He is also a longtime member of the I.B.M. and a member of the Order of Merlin Shield. Joan is Canada's Ambassador of Magic. (read more)

In our magic community, Joan's kindness and caring is only equaled by her skills and expertise in the organization of magic in Canada. Joan's enthusiasms for our art form and her leadership skills have been instrumental in building our global magic community. - Doug Hunt, Past President, Ring 49, Hamilton, Ontario.

Other Stories and magical notes include stops at the Fecter's Finger Flicking Frolic by Robin Dawes and Sammy Smith wraps up the conclusion of the series on Tampa, star of Thurston's number three road show. Meanwhile, if you are in to learning a new effect or two...  John Hutsebaut's One-Man Parade section on his favorite magical effects,  An insightful piece by Paul Lelekis on the Invisible Deck and other notions.  Mike Powers takes on The Flash Paced Transpo by Steve Reynolds while Tom Craven digs up a interesting card effect called Parasol in Miniature by Tom Dowd. Monthly Showtime contributor, Peter Marucci, makes an Elephant Fly and Ed Solomon has a piece for the Fourth of July called I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy. In all there are 180 plus pages jam packed with magic information... don't miss this issue.  If you are already a member of the I.B.M. you can read the entire magazine online as soon as we load it by clicking on Joan Caesar's picture below.