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Wayne Alan introduces his brandnew lecture to the magic world. Itis called The Secret Formula for

Success in Magic-1/3 Talent, 1/3

Publicity and 1/3 Marketing . It isbased on a proven show businessformula.

Alan is a world-class illusionistand the only American to win theprestigious Gold Medal for Grande Illusion at FISM, the

World Championships of Magic.He has performed throughout theU.S., Europe, and Australia. Alanis the first magician to write acookbook, Magical Meatless

Meals Cookbook-Famous Foodsfrom Famous People and Places.He has acted as a consultant for David Copperfield and hasperformed on the national TVprograms of Entertainment Tonight, MTV, Good Morning

America, ABC, NBC and CBS Network News programs. Hisappearances include those withOprah Winfrey, Larry King,Maury Povich and he recentlymagically produced Will Smith onBroadway for MTV. His corporateclients are a who’s who of Fortune 500 companies includingIBM, Avis Rent a Car, ITT,BB&T Bank, NCR and RockwellInternational. Alan has had the

honor of appearing thirteen timesat the White House.

Although Alan is well knownin the markets that he performs in,except for winning the GoldMedal for Grande Illusion atFISM in 1982, for years he hasmade an effort to stay under theradar in the magic field. He hasonly appeared on the cover of onemajor magic magazine, The

Linking Ring . After 38 years of

being a fulltime pro he hasdecided it is time that he gives alittle back to the profession thathas given him so much.

Most magicians forget thatshow business is two words andthat the word "business" is longer than the word "show". Unlike themajority of magic lectures, thebusiness side of magic is not

ignored but it is embraced in this

presentation.The lecture is packed with

strong and funny commercialmagic. Some of the featuresinclude:►Top 10 things To Do to be asuccessful magician and developinto a Magical Star ► Top 10 things NOT To Do tobe a top successful magician anddevelop into a Magical Star ► 13 sure fire ways to get greatpublicity and become a magiccelebrity in your area► 13 commercial close-up, stand-up and stage tricks/routines(including an illusion) including:♦ Five commercial close-uproutines/tricks-One routine is anoriginal silver dollar routine thatwas inspired by the great AlGoshman and developed by Alanwith the help of Derek Dingle andScotty York. Alan has performedthese routines thousands of timesat trade shows and other corporateand private events. OthersInclude: It’s Not Your Card It’sMine, Bar Magic Chop Cup, RealSilver-Rarely seen bare handsilver dollar production inspiredby the great Tony Slydini, MyCard Sir simple yet strongbusiness card production♦ Seven stand-up routines/tricks-some for adults and the others are

kid and family friendly. Harry theHare, a puppet who thinks he'salive, is direct from Alan’spopular kid show. The kids arescreaming with delight by therabbit’s surprise appearance and

antics. William Tell and HisApples, Mind Reading Spectator,An Opener with a Bang, TheBeads are Alive Ending, ComedyMind Reading Routine, TheDynamite 20 Item MemorySystem.♦ PLUS -A 3-Card Monte Illusion.It starts as a close-up card trick and ends as an illusion. It is easyto make, costs under $300, andwill fit in the back seat of your

car. It will surprise and probablyfool magicians and blow layaudiences away.

Thanks to everyone whohelped with the auction. I think

next year we are going tostreamline it a bit more by limitingthe number of items from oneseller for the Live Auction. Also,for those who wish to leave beforethe end of the regular auction andsettle on the silent auction, we willhave someone available to settleafter 9:30 PM. We get to relaxnext month because we will havea lecture by Wayne Alan, one of the best in our art. But start

practicing those routines now for the Dan Lacey contest on May

4th. See you at dinner on April 6th.



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Coming Events

Sheraton Hotel - Dallas, Texas

June 28 - July 2, 2011FOUR big evening stage

shows! You also get a fun andexciting banquet included withyour registration. Learn from thebest in the business with a stellar line-up of lectures and teachingsessions. You’ll see great close-upshows, cabaret shows, fantasticnew youth activities and eventsare in the works, and some greatnew activities for spouses, and theOrder of Merlin. We’re redefiningthe ‘dealer’s room’ experience!And you’ll see the Gold Medaland Gold Cups Contests - oftenregarded as the best-run contest inmagic! Register at I.B.M. websitewww.Magician.Org.

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Magicians will be hosting theNorth American Championship of Magic as an integral part of itsannual four day convention to beheld in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

July 13-16, 2011. The conventionwill be holding up to six contestsof magic to accommodate the 50contestants who will be selected tocompete for the title of NorthAmerican Champion of Magic.Multiple winners across sixcategories of magic will beguaranteed a position if they wishto compete at the FISM WorldChampionship of Magic to be heldin Blackpool, England, in July

2012. Future S.A.M. Conventionsare scheduled for: 2012 Las VegasNV, 2013 Arlington VA.

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July ……. No Meeting in JulyAug 3 ….. TBASep 7 ...… TBAOct 5 …… TBA

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relationship with the Managementof the Holiday Inn. They give usthe meeting room free in return for

our members eating at theEisenhower Station Restaurant inthe hotel. The restaurantjustifiably expects those to whomit gives meeting space to USE itsdining facilities.

Over the last few months hotelmanagement has noted the Ring50 attendance at the dining roomhas dwindled. This mayjeopardize our relationship for thefree meeting room. The people atthe Holiday Inn have been morethan courteous to us. Members areencouraged to make a concertedeffort to eat dinner at theRestaurant. So come to themeeting at 6:30, have a nice meal

in the dining room, chat with theother members, and then attendthe Ring 50 meeting.

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brought aprospectivemember to themeeting? They must be interested inmagic and be a member of the

International Brotherhood of

Magicians. Applications areavailable from the Treasurer, Bob

Patterson.

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2011 were due by February .

Anyone, wishing to do so, can paytheir dues at the April 6 th meeting.The Ring 50 Treasurer, BobPatterson, requests that you pay bycheck, as this eases the record

keeping. Make checks payable toIBM Ring 50. Cash will beaccepted providing you have thecorrect change ($15). If you areunable to make the meetings, youcan also send a check to his homeaddress at 3450 Wainscott Place,Lake Ridge, VA 22192-5362.Enjoy your Ring activitiesthroughout 2011 by paying your dues now.

If you haven’talready, don’tforget to keep your membership active

in the International Brotherhoodof Magicians to enjoy the benefitsof membership. Send dues to:International Brotherhood of Magicians, 13 Point West Blvd,St. Charles, Missouri, USA 63301

APRIL MEETING

Wednesday,April 6, 2011

HOLIDAY INN

Alexandria, VA

6:00 Cocktails

6:30 Dinner

8:00 Auction



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A card effect, “Box of Destiny”, had several bidderswith Cassandra Rogers beingthe winner for $30. Ken Busch was top bidder at $13 for thepopular rope effect “Hang ‘emHigh”.

Danny Selnick and Dick

Guay battled it out for “Milson-Worth Card Frame” with Dick placing the winning

bid of $12. A very nice Chick Pan went to Bob Malinchock

for $14. Another SilentAuction battle raged on for a 2inch Crystal Ball withCassandra Rogers placing

the final bid of $13.Dan Miller was the top silent

bidder for “ConfusingCrayons” with a bid of $13.Karl Keat was the highestbidder for a Self-Lighting Light Bulb.

It was a very busy night with 63 of the 142items being sold in the live auction for a total of $1,930 and 101 magic items sold in the silentauction for $676. This year the Ring 50 Officersand Board of Directors decided to not charge the10% fee to those putting items in the auction.Watch for new and improved procedures for nextyear’s auction.

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was a little hectic as the members of Ring 50 set uptheir items for the auction. However the Chief Wizard, Theo Rushin, was able to continue with agreat session for the youths.

Don’t forget to encourage a youth to attend theRing 50 MYI. The youth meeting starts at 6:00 pmat the Holiday Inn in Alexandria. The Youth Ringis open for children ages 7-17. Please let Theo

Rushin, Chief Wizard for the youth group,

know if you are bringing any youths so that wecan be better prepared for them.

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Magi-Whirl is a Ring 50 production. Magi-

Whirl 2011 is Just around the Corner! Conventionand Public Gala Show tickets are on sale on theMagi-Whirl website (http://magi-whirl.org/) and atour IBM Ring 50 monthly meetings(http://ibmring50.org). Episode #3 of the Magi-Whirl Convention Podcast is now on the website.Visit the podcast page (http://magi-whirl.org/podcasts/index.php), and download our podcast episodes in order to stay up-to-date withwhat is happening with Magi-Whirl. You will alsohear interviews with past and present performers,dealers, and individuals. In Episode #2 our host

and Magi-Whirl Producer, Theo Rushin, will betalking about the new Magic Oasis andinterviewing Laurie and Kevin Curry.

The Magi-Whirl Lecturers are: Dirk Losander,Luna Shimada-Losander, Keith Fields, and Mark Mason. The Close-up performers are: Dirk Losander, Luna Shimada, Keith Fields, and Mark Mason. The Saturday night 90 minute Gala showwill have: Keith Fields, Magician of the Year Noland Montgomery, Dirk Losander & LunaShimada, and emcee Dick Christian.

Ten dealers are scheduled for the dealer room.

Dealers contracted so far are Dirk and LunaShimada Losander, Keith Fields, Magic Goods -Pravin Ponnuri, Sorcery with Class - Scott Correll,JB Magic - Mark Mason, Magic & Sound Systems– Joe Lefler, DoveLite Silks – Bob Sanders, Fred'sBooks – Fred Mitchell, Paper Crane - MandyHartley, and Paul Hallas Magic.

Magi-Whirl is held at Bishop Ireton HighSchool, 201 Cambridge Rd, Alexandria VA. For details go to: www.Magi-Whirl.Org. Come andjoin the fun and meet new magical friends.

Registration forms are available online.

Registrations after April 1 st will be $65 foreveryone.



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I.B.M. Ring 50 meets the first Wednesday of each month (except July) at the Holiday Inn I -

95 at Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, Virginia.

- Easy access from all parts of the DC metroarea.

- Across a parking lot from Metro (YellowLine - Eisenhower Ave.)

- Full service restaurant with entrees from$7.00 and up - The hotel has added a one -price buffet for our convenience

- Full bar that welcomes members to performbefore and after the meeting. (We canperform in the restaurant, too.)

YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE A MAGICIAN

WHEN...♦ All your bottles of water have the caps inside thebottle.♦ You get emotional when you have to throw awaya deck of cards♦ You take out a deck of cards and all your friendsrun out of the room, screaming.♦ You know you're a magician when you stopwatching for how someone does a trick; you'refocusing on how -well- he does it.

♦ You can’t find your wallet, keys, watch, or glasses, but you can pull a signed card out of your pocket.

Magicians' Alliance of EasternStates 2011 Convention, September 1-3, 2011. The MAES conventionwill be held at the Crowne Plaza

Cherry Hill , 2349 West MarltonPike, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002. Seewww.maesonline.org for more information.

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Barry Mitchell couldn't make the Kidvention inJanuary due to health issues. In his 30 plus years of performing he has never missed a performance dueto illness until this event and he wants to make itup. He is making a special trip to the DC area topresent his Stage Up-ers lecture that we missed atKidvention.

He'll present Stage Up-ers and a demo sessionof his latest and most popular products. Thatmeans you'll see even more of Barry in this one

night special event than you would have at theentire convention.Meet Barry on Monday March 14, 2011 , and

see his latest creations in the comfort of the MagicParty Place beginning at 8 pm in Vienna, VA.Only $20 and the Stage Up-ers $29 value CD isFREE. Sign up now. Click Register Now! or contact Louis Meyer, 703-765-1923, Email:[email protected]. Magic Party Place,312 Dominion Rd., Vienna, VA 22180

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