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2008
Wednesday October 29th was the last of this
year’s annual séances hosted by Scott Wells and Jamie Salinas. As
we near Halloween, the audiences have been getting larger though 26 is pretty
much the maximum seating capacity for the intimate setting. Check out
their website at www.HoustonSeance.com
for more info and interesting videos on haunted appearances that have been
reported there. Scott Wells performed
at Circle S Vineyards in Sugar Land, TX
on Halloween. Robert
Berry entertained on Halloween at Lazy Brook
Baptist Church. Our local enigma and mysterious recluse, Steven Wallach, performed
at the Houston Museum of Natural History at the annual "Spirits and
Skeletons" mixer. This event brought in 1,700 people last year.
Where to begin? There has been so much said and
done and so many people who have helped others during Hurricane
Ike and in its aftermath, perhaps the best thing I can do is to direct
you to my weekly column on the I.B.M. Web Portal where I updated it on Monday
September 22nd with the status of how our members are doing. Please Click Here to see
what’s going on after Ike.
The T.A.O.M. convention is in the history books. If you
missed this year’s convention then you missed a really good one. I would
rate it a 7 out of 10 with lots of variety with a tip of the hat to the past
and a view to the future. For a complete written by Scott Wells, then visit
“Scott’s Thoughts” on The Magic Café by Clicking
Here.
Most of you who read The
Linking Ring are no doubt familiar with the monthly articles penned by our
own Julian Franklin. He delivers sound marketing advice every month that helps
all magicians become better business people. Well, Julian joined a crew
of other motivational speakers at sea (including Barry Mitchell and Tim Sonefelt) in September for the Creativity at Sea cruise out
of Galveston
aboard the Magnificent Carnival Ecstasy. This cruise promised five days
of brainstorming, the creative process, script writing, creative marketing,
creativity exercises and contests. Although this year's ship has set
sail, check out http://www.timsonefelt.com/cas/
for future opportunities to get aboard.
Daniel
Garcia broke his heel while shooting
some promo photos with David Blaine at the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX.
Doctors told him to keep weight off his foot for the next couple months, but he
still attended the T.A.O.M. in Ft.
Worth over Labor Day weekend
and he plans to be at the David Blaine live TV show later in September. We all wish Danny
a speedy recovery. Give Danny a call or drop him a line when you can.
Jimmy Fingers was to have
appeared on three nights at Houston’s Laff Stop
on Thursday through Saturday September 18th – 20th if
it hadn’t been postponed due to Hurricane Ike. Jimmy will be presenting the Magellan Master Levitation
that was performed during the Roger Klause Memorial Midnight Madness at this
year’s T.A.O.M. convention.
Please see the reviews and effect at www.jimmyfingers.com/magsolo.htm
This features an enthusiastic review by our own Bill
Palmer. The show also features
original mentalism from Houston’s
“other” mentalist, and the new levitation and arm chopper by Houston’s
“other” levitation inventor.
The Laff Stop moved earlier this year and is
now located in a strip mall at the corner of Waugh and Allen Parkway.
I want to take a moment to remember one of
magic's truly great masters, Roger Klause. Certainly the words
"master magician" and "legend" are frequently thrown about
when referring to many people who might questionably deserve such a
title. But there is no doubt when it comes to using those terms when
referring to Roger. He has done so much for so many for so many years that only
the internet may be able to contain the words. I know that there will be many
blogs and online tributes to the greatness of this gentleman and my few humble
words will but be a grain of sand in the beautiful sandcastle that will be
built for Roger Klause.
The news came as a real shock when
news ran through the T.A.O.M. convention on Saturday morning. His good
friend, Lance Pierce, sent text messages to a few friends who quickly spread
the news. And indeed the sad news spread to the rest of the convention
registrants within a short time. We knew that he was in poor health and
would not be attending his beloved convention where his "Midnight
Madness" was always a fixture and a highlight. We knew that he was
getting worse so I guess it shouldn't have come as such a surprise, but
still... It is like waiting for the phone to ring and when it does,
you're startled even though you know it was going to ring. You just
didn't know when it would ring.
An announcement of Roger's death
was made prior to the evening show on Saturday and following a moment of
silence, spontaneous singing broke out with a heartfelt chorus of "Amazing
Grace" by the assembled group of 500 led by Lisa Menna.
During the "Midnight Madness" on Sunday night, Ron Wilson (from Wichita Falls, TX)
hosted the event and said he had been in contact with Roger prior to the
convention. His hope was to have Roger provide a taped introduction to
some of the performers who would be on the bill that night. But alas, Ron
told us that Roger's health deteriorated so quickly that it was impossible for
him to even speak. Following some incredible magic by some great
performers (from local magicians Scott Hollingsworth and Gary Ward to David McGee to Tim
Conover and others), Ron showed us a video montage of photos taken of Roger
down through the years with many of us who were close to him. It was a
fitting tribute and a good way to end a late, late night session. And
indeed it was fitting that Roger died this past weekend when so many of his
friends could mourn on each other's shoulders and exchange their favorite
stories of this "master magician". Click
Here to read Roger's obituary from the Amarillo Globe News. Aloha, Roger my
friend. I'll see you down the road.
The annual Flea Market for I.B.M. Ring #39 was held on Monday August 25th. This
was our big event that allowed everyone to recycle their magic treasures by
putting them in the closets, cabinets,
drawers and garages of other magicians.
This is always a popular event and we had a pretty good turn-out with
nearly 40 people attending including one who traveled from Austin, TX
(thanks, CJ Johnson). We had five tables of good stuff most of which went for
low prices.
We are saddened
to hear of the passing of long time member, Russ McGee
from our roster of magicians. As
many of you know, it Russ’s ill health has been reported here over the
past year or so. He succumbed on
Monday August 25th. A
memorial mass for Russ McGee was held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in La Porte on Thursday
August 28. A "Broken Wand" ceremony by close friend
Trixie Bond, a eulogy by best friend Herman Willie and other short remembrances
were given at a reception at the church following the mass. We are all
lucky to have known this wonderful, gentle man.
Daniel Garcia is
featured on the cover of the August 2008 issue of MAGIC Magazine
entitled “Footnotes from the Overground”.
Congratulations, Danny! Stan Allen
says it is one of the shorter articles on anyone they have featured, but the
material is all first rate and well-written. And who better to write about
Daniel than a former Houston
resident and Danny's roommate, Ricky Smith,
who (incidentally) was featured in the October 2007 issue of MAGIC Magazine.
This is just the first reason you need to get your hands on a copy of this
month's magazine.
John "Ca$h"
Carpenter presented a 55 minute, full-scale magic show entitled
"The Magical Realm of Edon" that ran from August 7-9. This was a truly magical show and it is a
shame that too few people actually attended the production. For a complete
review of the show including photos, please Click Here to visit the
I.B.M. web portal. Don’t miss his next production which will be Death and Harry Houdini on October 16-19. For further details, please call
281-765-7963.
The
July 2008 issue of MAGIC
Magazine had a
long feature article on Walter "Zaney" Blaney. For those who may
not personally know Walter, you should get a good flavor of his Texas humor and
down-home personality after reading this excellent article. The feature,
written by Rory Johnson, is entitled, "Walter Blaney - A ‘Zaney' Kinda Guy". We congratulate Walter for adding yet
another feather in his otherwise hefty chieftain headdress. Don't forget that
we will be honoring Walter later this month at the T.A.O.M. convention.
And
while we are on the Blaney family, I reported several weeks ago about Becky Blaney
going to Los Angeles, California
to compete on the "America's
Got Talent" network TV show. Well, I could not give any updates on
that report because she was sworn to secrecy as to whether or not she moved
forward. The recent August 2008 issue of MAGIC
Magazine includes a "behind the scenes" peek at what it was like
to be on this show penned by Becky Blaney as well as two other magicians who
did not advance, Dan Stapleton and Bizzaro. Not
surprisingly, there is no "reality" to "reality"
shows. I have heard this time and again about other supposed
"reality" shows where the outcome is known before the show is
shot. It's all about 1) record companies making money, 2) embarrassing
someone even if it means careful editing to select the worst parts to make them
look bad, and 3) seeing someone suffer even if it is unjustifiable suffering.
Houston’s
own Curt Miller
completed a successful two week run with two shows daily at the Moody Gardens
Hotel, Spa, and Convention Center in Galveston,
TX from July 2 – July 13,
2008. He presented a 90-minute two-act illusion show in the evenings and
a slightly shorter matinee in the afternoons. For a full review of his
show including more photos, Click Here.
I reported here about Curt
Miller performing for
the public later this summer (July 2-13) at Moody Gardens
with his illusion show. Well, he recently appeared on Great Day Houston with Deborah Duncan
which is televised on KHOU, Channel 11. Curt first made Ms. Duncan
disappear and then he performed some close-up magic for the studio
audience. Curt’s performance was followed by someone previously
unknown to me, Steve Wallach (is he living in Houston?),
who performed a mentalism segment that promoted his weekly show at Ruggles Dinner Theatre on Westheimer. I didn’t know about that either,
but according to the KHOU website, he appears there each Sunday night at 7:30.
As part of this magical morning segment, cut away and went to a live remote at Frankel's Costume Shop where they featured Scott Hollingsworth and some of the youth from the Young Magicians’
Club who taught some magic. Click on the link to Great Day
Houston to watch video
segments of the entire show.
Bob Fostok performed his stage act on Friday July 4, 2008 at the Intercontinental
Hotel in the Galleria. Although this was part of the Arab
American convention being held there, it was open to the public so all are
invited to enjoy the magic, other comedians and a full dinner all for only
$25.00.
The Ta Da Comedy and Magic Night was
slated to return to Houston
on Wednesday on July 9th; however, management issues continue to be a
problem. Magic Mike (from
Dallas) says, "the club in Houston
is still not sure about the attendance, has not gotten the publicity for the
show up and rolling (not even on their website)...long story short they
informed me there would not be a July show." Mike goes on to state
that, "August will be our last shot for this venue." I will
give you another update as anything, if anything, unfolds.
Paul
Driscoll celebrated his
“30 years and 240 months” birthday party with real class on
Saturday night, June 21st. He rented out a downtown club and hired a
gatekeeper, a cigarette girl as well as a "Rat Pack" vocalist, Dan
King that kept the atmosphere cool while the temperature baked everyone else
outdoors. The party began at 8:00 p.m. but the martinis flowed until well
after 1:00 a.m. Magic guests included Walter and Becky Blaney and Richard
Hatch. Everyone enjoyed not only the traditional cake but also lots of
great hors' dourves and snacks. Paul had
special match books printed with Club Paul and Dan King even had specially
designed labels of his CD for Club Paul. It was a truly cool night for
one of our popular and successful local magicians.
Banachek was in the
magic news again. Unless you have
been under a sponge rock for the past couple of months, you know that he is no longer associated with the Criss Angel “Mindfreak”
television team. What has made for
interesting speculation and gossip throughout the magic community is why they
parted company. “Creative
differences” is the reason given for the split but for more of an
in-depth discussion you will need to read all about it in the June 2008 issue
of MAGIC Magazine. For a little teaser, click here to read a paragraph or two.
Scott Wells and
Scott Hollingsworth made news in the
Houston Chronicle along with a story about the Magic Island. There was a nice photo of Scott Wells
and an even cooler video (only on the website, of course) of Scott
Hollingsworth. Click
Here to read that story, see the picture and
watch Scotto doing a card trick.
The annual I.B.M. Ring 39
Memorial Day BBQ was
held again this year at the home of Dr. Rex Crago. Nearly 60 magicians
and family members enjoyed BBQ, drink, fellowship and magic. We particularly enjoyed the fun when Jeff Lee began his show.
He thoroughly entertained with lots of audience interaction that brought
tons of laughter and applause. Well
done, Jeff, and thanks for making our annual event so special!
I
recently reported on a scheduled show on Saturday May 4th with Robert Berry and our
octogenarian magician, Jerry Grey, performing their mentalism show at Cigar
Cigar.
All went well with that engagement, but following that show, Robert was
involved in a tragic car accident when another car traveling at 90 MPH struck
his vehicle. The two in the other
car were killed and Robert had to be extricated from his vehicle by the
“jaws of life”; however, he only suffered bruised ribs and was
treated and released.
I am sad to report that local magician, Fred
Burton’s son, Freddy (Butch) Burton,
50 years old, died on April 5, 2008. He had four children and two
grandchildren. Also in the
“Good and Welfare” news, we are saddened by the news that Russ
McGee’s pancreatic cancer has metastasized to a point where no further
treatment will prolong his life.
His physicians have given him two to nine months to live. Russ has been a long time fixture on the
Houston magic
scene having created, crafted and built many props and helpful devices for
several local magicians. Russ does
not have e-mail but I know he would appreciate a card sent to his home at: J.R.
McGee, 2122 East Sam Houston
Parkway, #4209, Pasadena, TX 77503.
This item may
have been overlooked, but if you read on page 114 of the February issue of The
Linking Ring magazine (Linking Ring Awards 2006-2007), Scott Wells won a
plaque for his One Man Parade on emcee bits that was published in the April
2006 issue of The Linking Ring.
For those who might be interested in reading that Parade, then Click Here for a PDF copy.
Congratulations
AGAIN to Ben
Jackson on his recent win at Hollywood’s Magic Castle
of the Strolling Olympics award. He
competed in a field of 16 international competitors in a typical strolling
environment among about a dozen tables where there were lay people and some
judges. At the end of the evening,
Ben took home the top prize. Way to
go, Ben!
April 23rd was the opening of
the “Ta Da!
Comedy and Magic Night” at Houston’s
Improv Comedy Club. Nearly
300 guests packed the house to see close-up magic by Richard Hatch and Jamie Salinas followed by a fun
magic and comedy act by Magic Mike
and Jeff Lee (both from Dallas) and Richard Hatch hosted by Jamie Salinas.
This column mentioned the failing health of our
octogenarian magician, Jerry Grey. Well, nothing keeps him down including
three kinds of cancer. Magic works
wonders and magic is alive and well in Jerry’s life. He and Robert Berry performed a parlor
show on Saturday May 3rd at Cigar
Cigar in Sugar
Land, TX. Robert followed the show with a close-up
performance at Olives Martini Bar
& Grille (located next door to Cigar Cigar)
immediately after the show.
Discovery Green is a new “Go Green” park right in
front of the George R. Brown convention center in downtown Houston.
It opened on April 12th with a Grand Opening ceremony on
Sunday, April 13th. The Mayor made
it official with a ribbon ceremony and there was a ton of entertainment
including the Carranza Puppets,
local celebrities, local sports mascots and several bands as well as our own Cherie Kay with three magic performances.
Cherie also be performed at the “Art is Mysterious” event at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, TX on Saturday April 26th. This was a
“costume-optional” masquerade party complete with art, food, fun,
prizes, games, music, murder, mystery and illusion!
The Incredible Pizza Magic
Show Disappears! Sadly and rather
abruptly, the corporate offices of Incredible Pizza
decided to close down the 1960 location in Houston
and move it to Mesquite, TX
just outside Dallas. Sales were up and rumors were they had
plans to renovate; however, as we know...stuff just happens! So, if ya had plans to come see us...well, don't until we find a
new location. Management of the now closed location is working on moving the
magic night to a new location....we hope soon. As soon as we know we'll keep the magic
and the pizza rolling.
Trixie Bond performed at the annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday, March 24th at the White House in Washington, D.C. This
was her third appearance at this celebrated annual event. Congratulations
again, Trixie!
Congratulations and
good luck to Becky
Blaney who qualified for NBC’s new season of “America’s
Got Talent”. Becky is traveled to Los Angeles in early April to tape her first
leg of this competition. Well,
maybe not just her leg, but 90 seconds of her show. Well…you know what I mean.
Wow! The Annual
Magicians’ Banquet was absolutely incredible with a record attendance of
over 400 guests! To view a
slideshow of the event, then Click Here to see all the shots taken
by Eric Frodesen. For anyone
wanting a free JPG file of any of these pictures, please contact Eric at Frodini@aol.com and he will be glad to send you a copy of any and all
the shots you want at no charge.
And soon Gene Protas will
have a DVD prepared from video taken that evening. Thanks Eric and Gene.
Scott Wells
has joined the staff of the I.B.M.’s new web portal. He will be writing a short column each
week featuring local magicians and what’s going on around town that week. Be sure to contact Scott at Scott@ScottWells.com to let him know what you’re
doing or planning. Send any
pictures and web links you might have, too. To check out the new portal, visit www.magician.org
If you haven’t
already received your copy of the S.A.M.’s
February issue of M.U.M., then be sure to click here to read
the cover article written by Richard Hatch on our own Banachek. What a nice job guys!
Congratulations
to our own Ben Jackson for not only winning the coveted trophy for Close-Up
at the 2007 T.A.O.M., but also for being able to parlay that into some
tremendous publicity. He has it all
going on and he knows how to use it.
Click Here to view
his television interview on “Wild About
Houston” and Click Here to read
his front page publicity on the 1960 Sun.
He talks about his performance at Hollywood’s
Magic Castle and the Brotherhood of Aggie
Magicians (which he co-founded.)
BTW, if you are interested in lecturing in College Station, Ben is anxious to talk with
you! Way to go, Ben!
Also be
sure to read how one of our young performers is promoted his performance at the
banquet. Click Here to read
the great article on our young Andy Guinea that was
published in the Longview News Journal.
Congratulations Andy!
Be sure to
turn to page 50 of the January 2008 issue of MAGIC Magazine to read all about Houston
area magicians. There is a
three page feature mentioning quite a few local magicians and including a few
photos of people you know, too.
Although not credited at the end of the article, I want to thank Doug
Kornegay for his help in providing background material of magical years and
magicians gone by.
Going,
going, gone! The 21st Annual Magic Auction is now a
memory…and a successful one at that.
Despite the nice weather, or perhaps because of that, we had a lower
than expected turnout for the auction which meant better deals for the buyers (woohoo!) Click here to see how much in sales we
saw go under the auction gavel this year!
The 2007 Directory is now available. This year’s Directory again
combines all clubs into one booklet: I.B.M. Ring #39, S.A.M. Assembly #19 and
the H.A.O.M. If you are a member of
at least one of these organizations and have not yet received your copy, then
please contact Dick Olson. If you are not yet a member, then you
can pay your dues and receive a copy.
We will not have this available online, though you can request a PDF
copy by contacting Dick Olson.
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2007
Going,
going, gone! The 21st Annual Magic Auction was held on Sunday
October 28th at 1:00 p.m. at the I.A.T.S.E. Hall (usual meeting
place for the H.A.O.M. and S.A.M. meetings) located at 3030 North Freeway
(I-45). As usual there were
two auctions running simultaneously and at the same time J Scott Wells again provided the voice of
the auctioneer and was assisted by Richard Hatch at his side.
Jamie Salinas and Scott Wells hosted the first ever magic and
séances in Houston throughout the month of October 2007 at La Carafe, 813
Congress, Houston, TX.
Scott performed one hour of close-up in the bar then a limited group of
about 20 brave patrons ascended the steps to the second floor where Jamie
conducted the 30-40 minute séance (depending upon the appearance and
mood of the spirits). Information
and videos are available at www.HoustonSeance.com.
Tony Brook and Scott
Wells were two of the magicians featured at the annual Castle of Magic
event at Stirling Castle in Stirling,
Scotland. Other magicians performing there were
Ali Bongo, Pat Page and many other international magic celebrities. For a complete report click here to read
Tony’s review. See some of the photos at the PHOTOS page.
On Sunday September 23rd there was magic benefit show for Adopt-A-Cat
featuring Jamie Salinas, Paul Driscoll, and John Star on Stage, Bob
Fostok, Shane Wilson, Denis Castro, and Richard
Hatch on close-up and Andrew Scott as Master of Ceremonies. It included a
mini Casino and gourmet cuisine.
MAGIC Live!
was a great convention and you can hear personal anecdotes from any of the many Houston
magicians who were present. Take
at look at the PHOTOS
page for a glimpse at who was there.
Tony Brook lectured for the Houston magicians in August and he was feted
at Cherie Kaye’s home for a
royal birthday celebration. See photos
at the PHOTOS page.
Scott Wells was
the Magical Master of Ceremonies at the National Patriotic Rally for the Commemorative Air
Force on July 9-11 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, NV. He introduced nationally known patriots
such as Col. Oliver North, Michael Reagan (Ronald Reagan’s son) and Col.
Jim “Bud” Day (the second highest decorated soldier other than Gen.
Douglas MacArthur) among many other luminaries.
Harry Houdini may be exhumed from the
grave! Could he have been
poisoned? First a spy for the U.S.
Government and now this? Oh Harry,
you were the ultimate showman. Your
legacy lives on. Click Here or Click Here and read
two different news stories.
H.A.O.M / I.B.M.
/ S.A.M. Annual Banquet was an outstanding success with a record 280 people
in attendance! The movie and music industry has their nights, but the night of
February 11th belonged to the Houston
area magicians. Congratulations to Gene Protas, the Magician
of the Year for 2006! Also, special lifetime achievement awards went to
Donnie and Doug Kornegay and Jerry Grey. Congratulations to one and all. Among the many luminaries in attendance
and on stage included the national President of the Society of American
Magicians, Andy Dallas. Thanks to Eric Frodesen our club
photographer for the picture below.
To download a complete slideshow presentation of Eric’s great
photos, Click Here. You can either “Run” or
“Save” the file to run this virus-free EXE program. If you save it to your computer, then
you can right click to get some options to save any of the photos you want and
send them to friends or post them on your website, compliments of Eric
Frodesen.
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2006
Jamie Salinas appeared on ABC Channel 13 and performed some pretty
cool magic. If you missed him, the Click Here to watch the
clip on YouTube.com If you are interested
in his “Emergency Magic Kit”, then you should contact Jamie at magic@jsmagician.com Congratulations
Jamie for helping to make magic great in Houston!
Jerry Grey and Robby Bennett appeared on Fox Channel 26 on
Halloween. Did you miss it? Well, Click Here
and watch a Windows Media File of their clip from the morning show recorded on
October 31st.
Congratulations gentlemen for helping to make magic great in Houston!
The Great Magic Auction in 2006 was another
unmitigated success and proved to be a worthy follower to the succession of
being the longest running magic auction in Texas. We had over 50 bidders and I
don’t know how many sellers we had.
Click Here to see how much money this year’s
auction brought in. Thanks to all
who participated and made this auction work (Doug, Donnie, Jeff, Dick, Lindsy and so many more).
H.A.O.M. 2005 Directory now
online. Paid-up members should have
received their copies by now, but if you want to download and print out an
additional directory, then click here.
The 2006 annual I.B.M. Ring #39 Memorial Day BBQ Banquet was held on Monday May 29th at the home of
Dr. Rex
Crago. The party began at 1:00
and went until 6:00 p.m. Food was
served from 1:30 – 3:30. Our
own Jamie Salinas was our entertainment for the event. His show was great and entertained
everyone! Thanks to Dr. Crago for
hosting our annual party and also a big thanks goes out to Sam
Gainer who
entertained us with his artistic alchemy on the keyboard. His piano playing gave the banquet a
lively flair.
I am very sad to report that Blanche Grey passed away on
Friday, April 14, 2006. Blanche was a member of the S.A.M. and I.B.M. for
over 35 years and a strong supporter of the Houston magic clubs, especially Bob Blau Ring
39. Blanche attended virtually every I.B.M. and H.A.O.M./S.A.M.
meeting during the past several years along with her husband and distinguished
magician and past Vice President of Ring 39, Jerry Grey.
Blanche was Jerry's constant companion during their decades of
marriage, attending all of his shows, lectures and performances.
Congratulations to Richard Hatch
of H&R Magic Books on his appointment as Associate Editor of M.U.M.
magazine. Richard will be reviewing new products among his other duties.
Be sure to listen
to the interview of Banachek on Go Magic Go on
Episode 16. This is a wonderful
show that you should bookmark and hear every week. Download the Podcast for free and listen
at your leisure. These guys do a
great job and it is great quality, too. Plus they have a Beginner Series where you
can always learn some basic tricks that all magicians should know. You can always go to the Important Links link
on the frame to the left to see more on that website and many other cool links.
The T.A.O.M. annual convention in San Antonio was one of
the best on record. Not just one of
the best conventions in San Antonio, and not just one of the best in the
T.A.O.M., but one of the best magic conventions in the country. Once again rivaling the national
conventions, the crew in San Antonio
hosted a great weekend with outstanding talent on the stage and in the
lectures, too. Scott Wells
contributed a detailed day by day review of what was going on at the
convention. If you have the time
and want to know ALL of the details, then grab a Dr. Pepper and click
here to read Scott’s report on his blog on The Magic Café.
Walter “Zaney” Blaney gave a wonderful
interview to our foreign member, Tony Brook for the Magic Web Channel. For an interesting look at
Walter’s life, click here
to read an insightful interview.
Chris Angel TV Series on A&E – So,
why is this on our website? Local mentalist and the
World’s Number One Mindreader, Banachek was
one of the creative consultants on this series which will run for 12
episodes. Be sure to see them
all. Check listings for an episode
guide or click
here. You can click here to go to the A&E website.
Wow what a banquet. A new record with 262 people in attendance.
Congratulations to Doug Kornegay who received Houston’s Magician
of the Year – 2005. To see an Acrobat Adobe PDF slide show of the
evening, click here. We
want to gratefully acknowledge and thank our official photographer, Eric Frodesen for taking the photos
and putting together this slide show. Gene Protas took
video of the evening and a DVD will soon be available for $10.00 each (proceeds
to the club). Come back to this
page later for more details and information on the banquet, but below is a
picture of the entertainers from our installation of officers banquet on
February 12th. Left to
right, Jamie Salinas, Sir Charles,
Carter Blackburn, “Nitro” Neil, Paul Driscoll with his assistant,
Stephanie Preston standing in front of him, Scott Wells kneeling, John
“Little Red” Trower, Roly,
Bill Palmer and Nick Wells.
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