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Last Updated: September 4, 2008
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. What better way to lead in to the T.A.O.M. 2009 convention in
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
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
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.
Daniel
Garcia broke his heel while shooting
some promo photos with David Blaine at the Cadillac Ranch in
Scott
& Kathy Wells are performing
their comedy magic act at the Magic Island during the month of September with a one week hiatus
for another engagement during which time Michael & Jessica will fill in on
September 18-20. Discount coupons
available at www.scottwells.com/coupon.pdf Scott &
Kathy will continue their engagement through October 5th with the
one week off mentioned above. Scott
Hollingsworth
and Jay Schwaush are the house close-up and mentalist performers,
respectively. Remember that the
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Lecture News
is the Breaking News!
1.
2. Kostya
Kimlat – October
14, 2008
3. Reed
McClintock – October
28, 2008 (TENTATIVE)
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Who:
When: September 9, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Who: Kostya Kimlat will be the third in the H.A.O.M.
Lecture Series – IATSE
Meeting Hall, 3030 North Freeway,
When: October 14, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Who: Reed McClintock will be the fourth in the next
H.A.O.M. Lecture Series – IATSE Meeting Hall,
3030 North Freeway,
When: October 28, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. TENTATIVE
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September
4-7, 2008 – T.A.O.M. Convention in
July 1 – 4,
2009 – I.B.M.
Convention in
July 15 –
18, 2009 –S.A.M.
Convention in
Last revised: September 4, 2008