(Hank) Moorehouse 1934 – 2011 - The Society of American Magicians

apport and kept us laughing
all night long. If you have the
opportunity to see them on
their last lecture tour, put it on
your calendar – you won’t be
disappointed. Thank you Aldo
and Rachel for a terrific night
of magic. Assembly members,
be sure to check out the Web
site for more information on
our revised summer schedule.
—Craig Kunaschk
Al Baker Assembly No. 35
(usually) meets at 7:30 p.m.
on the second Tuesday of the
month at the Milanese Italian
Restaurant, 115 Main Street,
Poughkeepsie, NY. Check out
our website at compumagic.
com/sam35 to confirm time
and meeting location.
37 Kid-daB-ra!
DeNver, Co— A number
of children attended our June
meeting Kid-Dab-Ra, as
special guests of the Mile High
Magicians.
Emcee and club president
Connie Elstun got things off to
a perfect start by introducing
us to members of the cast of her
Bunny and Birdie Magic Show.
We were particularly pleased
with participation by some new
members of our club, including
Lewis Peacock. Lewis thrilled
the audience by pouring
different colored liquids from
the same teapot. There was an
explanation, however, because
dry handkerchiefs the same
color as the liquid were pulled
from the teapot. Next up was
club member Inspector Magic,
aka PNP Mark Weidhaas.
Mark featured highlights from
his show, including something
that only the grandparents in
the audience knew about –
records that changed colors.
Mark also featured a cool
trick with colored pom-poms
changing places and a card
trick that used a large number
of assistants.
New member Michele Lutz
also used a number of assistants
to psychically find some
colored stones hidden in their
hands and to make a rod change
colors. The Amazing Dave
Elstun introduced members
of the audience to a stoplight
that creates mass confusion by
flashing the same color in all
directions. He finished with a
see-through egg storage bag
from which eggs appeared and
disappeared. Bringing it all to
Mark Weidhaas performing a
segment of his Inspector
Magic show
a hilarious finish was the team
of Jeff and Karen Wake. Jeff
took on the role of a princess
looking for an elusive dragon.
The dragon turned up on the
back of a child assistant playing
the part of a knight.
As if this wasn’t enough,
Karen Wake then treated
everyone to her delicious
cupcakes. Kid paradise!
Connie hung several baby
pictures of Mile High members
on a board and everyone had
to guess who they were. Add
on face-painting and balloons
and it was a great evening.
We also raffled a ticket to the
Magic in the Rockies convention
coming up in Fort Collins,
Colorado, the second weekend
of September. —Dave Elstun
SAM Assembly 37 is The Mile
High Magician’s Society and
meets on the 2nd Thursday
at 7:00 P.M. in the River-
Pointe Senior Community,
5225 South Prince St. Denver,
CO 80123. Our Website is
www.milehighmagicians.
com. Connie Elstun is the
President her E-mail address is
connie@emagicpro.com
49
clOcKs,
watcHes, Or
cards
Ft. LAuDerDALe, FL— The
themes for our June meeting
were Clocks/Watches/Cards,
or Ventriloquism/Puppetry,
or Blocks, or Mentalism, or
Science Magic.
President Billy Byron emceed
the proceedings. First up was
Mark Horowitz, who brought
some gaffed cards and wallets
from his collection. Anyone
who knows Mark knows of
his extensive magic collec-
tion. Peter Fox ate part of a
card and then spat it back on.
He then blew a hole in a card
and moved it around the card.
It was weird to see.
Gene Fein did a card control
in which a selected card became
the only one in the deck facing
the opposite direction; it then
changed into a different color
back. Mel Panzer did a four
card mental selection with the
cards also being the only ones
facing in the opposite direction
in the deck at the end. Sid
Marcus performed a mental
clock-setting stunt in which the
spectator set the dial on a clock
and it matched the predicted
clock setting previously set by
Sid on another clock.
Al Hernandez, a street
magician visitor, performed
several outstanding card flourishes
with the four Aces, even
though they were mixed into
the deck by several spectators.
Michael Easler brought
his friend “Woody” to do some
ventriloquism. Woody was
hilarious. Emcee Billy Byron
also brought a friend, “Antonio
The Great,” a puppet squirrel
who performed several tricks
for the crowd. All in all, it was
a fun night. —Billy Byron
Assembly 49 meets second
Wednesday - 7:30 Margate
City community Center.
50 “Magic daY”
NASHvILLe, tN— Gene
Anderson and David Sandy
were the stars of our Magic
Day. It all started with a kick-off
lecture by Joe Turner from
Atlanta. Saturday began with a
lecture from Stephen Bargatze,
with lectures from David
Sandy, and Gene Anderson to
follow later in the day. There
was also a time during which
attendees were allowed to get
up and do a trick that they had
been working on and receive
tips from a panel made up of
the acts that were booked for
Magic Day as well as some of
the other attendees. Two who
participated were Tim Grant
of Memphis and Ed Riply of
Knoxville; both had really put
a lot of work into their acts and
in doing so got lots out of the
session. Thanks to them and
the others who took part.
Just over two hundred people
enjoyed a great Saturday night
show, performed by Gene
Anderson and friends. Let’s be
honest, you just can’t go wrong
ASSEMBLY NEWS
when you have Gene Anderson
on the bill. Everyone loves
Gene – that face, that look, that
talent, and he is still single, go
figure. He did his paper act, of
course; it is still great to watch
and has been updated with a
lot of new and good jokes that
all fit Gene perfectly. He also
Gene Anderson lecture
performed the preacher act,
and since we were meeting in
a church, it just seemed right.
David Sandy, after having two
performers do acts similar
to what he had planned, put
together a great set. He went
to the dealer’s table, good
for them, bought a couple
of classics and wowed the
audience, both the laymen and
the magicians who were there.
Joe Turner started the show,
Wayne Clemons did a great job
of emceeing the show and also
doing the award winning act
of “Out Source” with his life
partner Shank Kothare. Thanks
to Mike Pyle, Trix, Tim, Shank
, and Dick for all the hard work
they put in. Kevin King offered
prizes for anyone who could be
the first to yell out what animal
he was making with his unique
balloons arts; there were no
winners. —Stephen Bargatze
Music City Mystics meets third
Tuesday at 7:00PM at the It’s
Magic! Theater, Hermitage.
www.nashvillesam.com
installatiOn 52 OF OFFicers
BanQuet
SAN ANtoNIo, tX— June
2, 2011, Brother John Hamman
Assembly 52 held its annual Installation
of Officers Banquet
at the Spaghetti Warehouse.
Outgoing president Don
Moravits planned a great
evening of fun, food, and entertainment.
Don welcomed
members and their guests as
they dined on Italian Cuisine.
A big thank you goes out
to Geoffrey and Tabitha
Sadowski for providing their
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