VOLUME: 45 / ISSUE: 1,365 / Monday – September 24, 2001 |
![]() –To buy the hardcover edition for $12.76 — click: HERE. –To buy the softcover edition for $3.57 — click: HERE. Lance Burton gave away more than $30,000 worth tickets for his show in a benefit for the Police and Firefighter’s Relief Fund of New York City. According to a Las Vegas Review-Journal article, “More than 500 people waited almost five hours for tickets at the Fashion Show Mall. To read the Sep. 23 article by Norm titled “Museum openings to be scaled down” click: HERE.(9/24) ARIZONA: The 7th Annual All-Arizona Close-up Magic Competition takes place on Saturday Sep. 29 at 7pm at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library Auditorium (3839 N. Drinkwater Boulevard) in Scottsdale. The event is sponsored by IBM Ring #55. Admission is $8 per person. For more information click: HERE.(9/24) |
VOLUME: 45 / ISSUE: 1,366 / Tuesday – September 25, 2001 |
![]() Lee Lentz’ headline predictions and magic shows at the Williamson County Recreation Complex is reported in The Tennessean. To read the Sep. 11 story titled “Local Magician Seals Up County’s Future” supplied by Yellowbrix and Infoseek click: HERE.(9/25) |
VOLUME: 45 / ISSUE: 1,367 / Wednesday – September 26, 2001 |
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VOLUME: 45 / ISSUE: 1,368 / Thursday – September 27, 2001 |
“Smoke & Mirrors” which was scheduled to begin filming with Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones has been reported by The World Entertainment News Network that “…the period adventure film Smoke & Mirrors has been indefinitely postponed due to rising costs.” Douglas said that the movie “…become so expensive — way north of $120 million — that a lot of work will have to be done on the screenplay.” According to FilmForce “The Magician’s Wife, also seems to have bit the big one since that film didn’t go before cameras when it was supposed to.” To read the Sep. 26 article by Stax titled “Smoke & Mirrors Postponed?” click: HERE.(9/27) Siegfried & Roy will shoot a photo spread for Bazaar magazine next week. According to the Las Vegas Sun “The 12-page, black-and-white spread will be the main attraction in the December issue.” To read the Sep. 25 article by Kate Maddox titled “Wynns revved up for Le Reve” click: HERE.(9/27) Sean Carpenter who won the close-up competition at the IBM’s British Ring Convention is featured in an Evening Mail — Birmingham article. Carpenter is quoted “…although I have won awards with local magic societies, this is the biggest title I have won to date.” To read the Sep. 25 story titled “Top award is just magic” supplied by Infoseek and Yellowbrix click: HERE.(9/27) |
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VOLUME: 45 / ISSUE: 1,369 / Friday – September 28, 2001 |
![]() –To buy the book for $15.40 click: HERE. Bob Kann is featured in a Dubuque Telegraph Herald article where he was described as “Kann had the Balltown-Sherrill students laughing with his stories and jokes and oohing and aahing over his magic tricks.” To read the Sep. 27 article by Diane Heldt titled “Magic act packs plenty of laughs” click: HERE.(9/28) NEW JERSEY: John Rodgers lectures for IBM Ring #6 on Monday Oct. 1 at 8pm in Collingswood. For more information phone John Moran at: 856-962-7272.(9/28) |
VOLUME: 45 / ISSUE: 1,370 / Saturday – September 29, 2001 |
![]() Teller is quoted in a Canadian Press article, “It’s official. There is no magic. …And we should be very happy about there being no magic. There are many unexplained things in the world, but that’s not because they are unexplainable, it’s because they are not explained yet.” Teller was discussing what he learned while taping “Penn & Teller’s Magic and Mystery Tour” TV shows, which begin airing in Canada next week. To read the Sep. 28 story titled “Penn & Teller search for ancient magic origins in new three-part series” click: HERE.(9/29) The Indian rope trick is in the news due to some revelations by Peter Lamont. A London Daily Mail article reported that Lamont’s “…investigation has shown that the trick, which according to legend emerged in mediaeval India, was, in fact, fabricated by an American journalist in the 1880s.” To read the Sep. 27 article by R. Price titled “Trick that began with a yarn” supplied by Yellowbrix and Infoseek click: HERE.(9/29) Peter Lamont announced that he will spend three months in India for research on his book on the Indian Rope Trick. An Edinburgh Evening News article quotes him, “It has taken me years to put all the pieces of the jigsaw together, but if I discover anything interesting on my travels it will be included in the book.” To read the Sep. 27 article titled “Researcher to unravel Indian rope trick riddle” supplied by Yellowbrix and Infoseek click: HERE.(9/29) Dick Staub and the Coastal Carolina Conjurers (IBM, Del Ray Ring #248) are featured in a Wilmington Star article. Other magicians mentioned in the article are Vince Mannella, Fred Barker, Ronnie Parker, and Huberta Sasser. To read the Sep. 27 article by Allison Ballard titled “Magic Makers: The trick to this group’s longevity is they love what they do — get together to fool each other” click: HERE.(9/29) Puck, Torkova, Denny Haney, Todd Robbins, Belinda Sinclair, Andy Roberts, and Simon Lovell appear at Monday Night Magic on Oct. 1 at 8pm in NYC. For tickets phone Ticketmaster at: 212-307-4100.(9/29) |
VOLUME: 45 / ISSUE: 1,371 / Sunday – September 30, 2001 |
![]() Siegfried & Roy have decided to donate the proceeds from their show to Las Vegas charities. A Las Vegas Sun reported that, “The world-famous magicians said Thursday they have changed plans to give proceeds from tonight’s show at The Mirage to victims of the East Coast incidents of Sept. 11. Instead, they have designated the money for Las Vegas charities to help scores of casino workers and others laid off in recent weeks amid a sharp decline in visitors stemming from the commercial airline hijacking disasters.” To read the Sep. 28 article by Ed Koch titled ” Support shifting to locals who lost their jobs” click: HERE.(9/30) Tourism is down in Las Vegas with many layoffs and show cancellations. According to a Las Vegas Sun article “…Siegfried & Roy will only perform an early show on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., nixing the later one until more tourists return to town. To read the Sep. 28 article by Kate Maddox titled “Hermitage plans still in flight” click: HERE.(9/30) Marvyn Roy, Shimada, Handsome Jack, Tim Hart, Adam Williams, Koyama, Minako, and Dwayne Garman appear at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles on Oct. 1-7. Richard M. Sherman lectures on Sunday Oct. 7.(9/30) PRESS RELEASE: BIRTH OF A NEW MAGIC COMPANY. |
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