John Cameron was working on a very funny routine called “In the Bag” where he used a helper doll inside a paper bag to help him retrieve cards chosen by the spectators. John had some nice jokes to go with the magic which really pulled the piece together.
Michael Jacobs presented more of his great homemade props. This routine featured a very nice clock face stand that held cards around the various numbers. Mike was able to divine a spectator’s favorite hour as well as predict what card would be located at the selected hour.
Roger Sylwester performed a wonderful egg bag routine. Roger had a lot of originality in the routine and it was quite funny and enjoyed by the entire club.
Chris Carlisle presented a very nice card color changing effect. Chris showed the chosen card to be red while all the other cards were blue, however once a different card was chosen it turned out to be the only blue one. It was a great visual effect.
Ben Eskinasi performed a very nice prediction effect with an oversized remote control device and a deck of cards. The selected card was signed and turned out to be the only non-blank card in the deck. Ben used the device to “rewind” to show how the trick was done, however there were no batteries, only a prediction showing the chosen card.
Danny Dragon gave a great demonstration of his amazing sleight of hand. He presented an effect showing how he develops his hand speed in which he was able to flip over multiple aces in the deck as well as half the cards in one quick motion. Danny combined a twisting aces with a triumph type routine into a very nice combination.
Bill Murray continued to work on a routine involving his ability to detect if people are telling the truth or a lie about a selected card. Bill has developed some great dialog to go along with his presentation.
Larry Dimmitt presented a great story line involving an old police case. Larry had numerous props to go with the prediction effect and he was able to immerse the club with his story telling.
Mark Paulson continued with the theme of the evening (packet tricks) and presented a quick B’wave effect that was new to a few of the members.
Jim Earnshaw presented an Out of This World effect that was well received by the club.