November 2024 Meeting: EDC / Impromptu Magic

The meeting began with a Magic, Incorporated Dealer Demo by Pedro Nieves. He had a card selected (2H) and brought out his assistant, a mechanical chicken, which correctly found the card. Next came a rope trick where two assistants grabbed the ends of a long rope. Pedro bundled up the middle in his fist and, when he opened his fist the rope was a fraction of its original length (The Idiot's Rope Trick). Next he did Bob Brown's Four Card Monte. Finally, he caused a rope to penetrate through his waist!

First up was Terrence Hunter who vanished a small silk with an eye printed on it. He also did the Mismade Bill, which featured a triple change. Finally, he got John Sturk to assist and did a torn and restored sweetener packet.

Mike Kamlet showed a psychic dollar bill. His volunteer selected a digit from the serial number and it appeared in a little word balloon next to the picture of George Washington. He also showed how to make Washington smile or frown on command.

Mike then performed a card trick using Steve Youell’s presentation and Cervon’s Perfect Speller for the ending. Mike had a card selected and lost in the deck. He then asked the spectators a series of questions, to which the answers would spell/count down cards, eliminating all possible explanations as to how he was able to get the spectator to deal to their selected card.

John Hutsebaut did his Eye Ring routine where a finger ring with a small eye on it penetrates onto a rubber band and then off again. He also demonstrated and explained Touch, an effect where he wraps a rubber band around his hand and then it jumps onto a spectator's hand when they say "Jump"!

Paco Perez, with his daughter's assistance, asked three questions and spelled out the answers with cards. They used the cards chosen to find the final card (the Houdini Card) and then showed their prediction in the envelope which matched.

Craig Reeder placed eight objects on the table and he and Pedro took turns eliminating objects. Pedro was finally left with a matchbox which matched the prediction.

Asher Stuhlman always carries a deck of cards and he picked John Sturk to help. He held the deck in his left hand and John held his wrists apart and closed his eyes. When John opened his eyes, the deck was teleported to Asher's other hand!

John Sturk was next. He did the Three Ball Transposition where three balls jumped from one hand to the other and finally they all vanished. He then showed an ultra-bright self-lighting LED light bulb (Shine 3.0).

Finally, Mike did a Back Table presentation on Martin Gardner's "Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic"  and showed off both the Magic Incorporated version of the book as well as the Commemorative Edition, which was ten years in the making.

After the meeting some of the members adjourned to Primo Chukies Mexican Restaurant for additional fun and fellowship.