Larry Dimmit showed the power of suggestion, along with a little hypnotism, to show that a spectator’s previously seen card was nowhere to be found among a small packet of cards.
Ralph Huntzinger performed a nice piece of magic where a spot was removed from a three of hearts, changing it into a two. However the “spot” turned out to be the only card remaining in an otherwise blank deck of cards.
Mark Paulson used the power of a pendulum to accurately determine who was the deceased person written down among a group of names.
J.R. Russell performed some great card magic where each phase built on the previous, the routine had a bit of color separation, a bit of mentalism, some mathematics, and just all around fun magic.
Hugh Castell presented the “trick that probably can’t be explained” where he punched a hole and placed a tag on an indifferent card, however with a bit of magic the tag was connected to the spectator’s chosen card.
Ben Eskenazi performed some very nice card magic that was a clever combination of a sandwich type of effect combined with an ambitious card routine. Ben’s magic is getting stronger with each meeting.
Enzo Lombardi amazed the group with an any card at any number routine that involved some very cool technology that Enzo personally devised. The group was really wowed when they learned the secret behind the trick.
Bill Murray presented a nice card routine involving the queens as his helper cards. He was able to locate the chosen cards of two spectators by spelling out the names of the queens.
Jim Earnshaw performed a matrix type coin routine with a surprising copper / silver ending.
The group was also treated to some funny, but informative instructions by Tom Payne on how to make a realistic looking edible candle and Roger Sylwester showed us his very nice travel / performance case he has been using for fifty years.