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1 passport to MAGIC July the International Brotherhood of Magicians 84th Annual Convention

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3 Welcome to the I.B.M. Annual Convention norfolk, virginia Contents WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK. PLEASE PRODUCE YOUR PASSPORT! On behalf of the Annual Convention Committee and Ring 103, we would like to welcome you to the International Brotherhood of Magicians Eighty-fourth Annual Convention. This will be our third convention in Norfolk. We previously met here in 1984 and We hope you have your passport ready so you can enjoy all of our activities. Our entire committee has worked very hard over the past year to bring you a variety of magical surprises. Get on board and enjoy our opening night show with Andrew Goldenhersh. Watch Alexanderia the Great (Donna Purnell) take the Leap of Faith and attempt her sixth world record. Enjoy the Catch the Rising Star (all youth) show Wednesday night, continuing with our Stars of Asia Gala show, the I.B.M. Gold Medal Competition show on Friday, and ending with our closing night Stars of Magic show featuring the finest performers in magic. Sprinkled in between these events will be the Close-up Show, the Six Pack Event, lectures, special events, contests, and even a little fireworks on the 4th of July. While you are in Norfolk, get out and enjoy the many interesting sites and attractions. Following the convention, slip over to the beach or visit some of the historical sites in the adjacent areas. We want to offer special thanks to Joan Caesar, Contest Mentor; Steven Kline, Stage Director; Dale Salwak, Stars of Asia gala show producer; and last but not least, our Host Ring 103. Next year we hope to see you at the Hyatt Regency in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona. This location is situated in the heart of the downtown area, with plenty of eateries, the refurbished Orpheum Theater just a couple blocks away, and the nearby historical Wells Fargo Museum. Mike Stratman Bill Wells Convention Chairmen Welcome A Short History of the I.B.M. 4 President s Message President-Elect s Greeting Convention Committee Dr. William Spooner Honored... 7 International Officers and Committees. 8 Territorial Vice Presidents Performers and Lecturers Schedule of Events Talent Line-ups Directory of Dealers 22 Honorary and Life Members Stage Magic Competition Close-Up Competition Order of Merlin Convention Gives Back 27 Past International Presidents Past I.B.M. Conventions Convention Program Team: Jessica Friend Jack & Carole Greenberg BJ Hickman Scott Humston Sindie Richison Dale Salwak C. Dennis Schick Samuel Patrick Smith Becki Wells 3

4 Short History A of the I.B.M. By Past International President Jack White Len Vintus Gene Gordon Don Rogers Warner Dornfield W.W. Durbin The International Brotherhood of Magicians had very humble beginnings. It started as a letter writing exchange between three young men who shared a common interest, a love for the art of magic. M.J.G. Mc- Mullen of Canada, and Gordon Avery of Buffalo, New York began writing to each other about magic in A few months later a third young man joined in the correspondence campaign. His name was Ernest Schieldge. If those names sound unfamiliar to you it is because they all changed their names and became known in order as Len Vintus, Gene Gordon, and Don Rogers. That trio became the nucleus of the fledgling I.B.M. Len Vintus took the Presidency and he became I.B.M. Member No. 1; Gene Gordon was Publicity Director with I.B.M. No. 2. Don Rogers became Editor of The Linking Ring, the Brotherhood s official journal, and he became I.B.M. Member No. 3. Werner Dornfield, better known to magicians as Dorny, became involved and was given I.B.M. Membership No. 4, though he claimed to be the first official member since the others were all officers! Membership grew rapidly. There was 4 a clamoring for the formation of more local groups they called Rings. Gene Gordon established the first Ring in Rochester, New York. Additional Rings sprang up as members sought to meet and exchange ideas and interests in magic. The objectives of the I.B.M. are simple. To organize individuals interested in the practice and promotion of the Art of Magic; to facilitate the exchange of magical ideas; and to promote harmony among those interested in magic. The first fully elected President was the legendary W.W. Durbin, who won the election during the first I.B.M. Convention that was held in Durbin s backyard in Kenton, Ohio, in During that same Convention the International Brotherhood of Magicians was incorporated and a Constitution and By-Laws were created. Since that time, regular elections are held each year and a business meeting is called to report on the state of the organization. Now ninety years after its birth, the I.B.M. continues to forge ahead in bringing magicians together from around the world in the interest of advancing the ethics of magic, and to oppose exposures, to encourage literature, to promote professionalism in magic, and to promote humane treatment of live animals and birds used in our Art. Today, there are over 300 I.B.M Rings worldwide, boasting nearly 11,000 members. Those who have served the I.B.M. for twenty-five years are given the Order of Merlin award, and there are additional levels of recognition for thirty-five, fifty, and sixty years of continuous membership. Some of our members have served for sixty and seventy years and continue to remain active. Dr. John Booth held the record as our longest-standing member, having been a member for over eighty-one years! Through the years, those members whose dedication to magic has led them to the highest office have made contributions of time and talent that are immeasurable. All have felt honored and have continued to serve in various capacities. As we move forward, the I.B.M. faces new technology and changes in attitudes but while we may have our ups and downs, the object and goals remain the same. It is still the grandest magic organization in the world.

5 Greetings Vanni pulé, International President, Time has gone so fast. A year ago I started my presidency of this great organization and it seems like yesterday. I have travelled in many countries and magic has been the passport to friendship among people from different cultures and social strata. The I.B.M. is promoting this, and I hope it will continue to do so for a long time to come. I would like to thank you for your trust and for coming to this convention. Our annual event is the most important one in our magic calendar, and we have to do our best to keep it going. It is an opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones, to launch new talent and to keep legends alive in our memory. It gives us a chance to learn new material and to review the classics of magic. Above all, it is the time to have fun and explore new perspectives. For this, I would also like to heartily thank all those who have been involved directly and indirectly in the organization of this event and wish the best of prospects to the incoming International President, my friend of many years, John Pye. John Pye International President-Elect, Norfolk holds a special affinity to me, as it was the first I.B.M. Convention that I attended in the USA. This was in 1996, the year that I was President of The British Ring. I am very flattered this year to be taking on the job of International President and feel very humble in following my illustrious predecessors. A quotation that I frequently use is to have fun with magic, which after all is what we are in it for, and I am certain that is just what we shall be doing in Norfolk. Our congratulations must go to the organisers Mike Stratman and Bill Wells and their Committee who have had a difficult job due to the proximity of the FISM Convention in the U.K. Nonetheless they have come up trumps, and we are to enjoy several days of outstanding magic. As a previous organiser of The British Ring Convention, I know only too well the enormous amount of work that is involved, and it is very much appreciated. During the Convention my thoughts will be for members who through sickness or other adversity will be unable to be with us to enjoy the fun. Carol and I shall look forward to meeting you all. I.B.M. Officers for , left to right: Don Wiberg, International Secretary; Roger Miller, International Treasurer; Vanni Pulé, International President; John Pye, International President-Elect; and Bill Evans, International Vice President. PHOTO BY DAVID LINSELL 5

6 Your 2012 Convention Committee Mike Stratman Co-chairman Bill Wells Co-chairman Shawn Farquhar Talent Bob Patterson Registration Terry Richison Treasurer Daniel Herron Dealers Oscar Munoz Contest Melody Munoz Contest Joan Caesar Contest Consultant Christy Henson Vodehnal Hospitality Director Becki Wells Publicity & Program Joe Turner Onsite Hotel Liaison/ Opening Party Tom Vorjohan Hotel Events Aubrey Fine Youth Activities Scott Hood Hospital Shows Special thanks to Steven Kline (Stage/Production Manager), Carl Macan (Order of Merlin Breakfast), Dale Salwak (Stars of Asia show), Phil Messina (Share the Magic), Michael Messing (Convention Photographer), and Joyce Wiberg (Protocol). 6

7 LINKING The OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAGICIANS Volume 92 Number 6 June 2012 DR. WILLIAM E. SPOONER Ring Our Convention s Guest of Honor Dr. William E. Spooner Past International President By C. Dennis Schick How does Dr. Bill Spooner top off a terrific year? How about being named the Special Guest of Honor at the 84th Annual Convention of the International Brotherhood of Magicians? So far 2012 has been a banner year for him. In January the I.B.M. Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve his nomination for the I.B.M. Medallion of Honor the highest award given by the world s largest magic organization. Also in 2012, he published the first two issues of his pioneering electronic publication, Journal of Magic Research. Then in the June 2012 issue of The Linking Ring, Bill was featured on the cover with an eight-page article that included sixteen photos. A banner year, indeed! Now he can add I.B.M. Convention Guest of Honor to his resumé. How did he arrive at this lofty position? It all began in 1953 when he was sixteen years old. He was shopping downtown in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, and noticed a magician performing. He introduced himself and subsequently gained a mentor and lifetime friend Lislie Shackerford (LiShak the Magician). Lislie introduced Bill to the I.B.M. and became one of his sponsors along with William Cash (DeCasho the Magician) of Durham. Next year he will be honored as a member of the Order of Merlin Excalibur in recognition of fifty years of continuous membership. Bill has attended most I.B.M. Conventions since his first in 1954 in Louisville, Kentucky. He acknowledges that as one ages, the reasons people attend conventions changes. Today I most enjoy seeing old friends and meeting new members, he said. Of course, serving as International President was one of the most memorable years for me. From the beginning he has enjoyed active involvement in the I.B.M. that includes Territorial Representative for North Carolina, Territorial Vice President, and for over thirty years, a member of the I.B.M. Board of Trustees. In 1980 he was elected to the Executive Committee. He served as International Vice President in , International President-Elect in , and International President in In 1993 he was made an Honorary Lifetime Member of the I.B.M. by the Board and by unanimous vote of the membership at the Annual Business Meeting. Throughout his years of association with the I.B.M. Bill Spooner has also distinguished himself as a member of the Convention Committee, Membership Committee, Internet Committee, Long-Range Planning Committee, the Management Team, President s Advisory Committee, Magic Collectors Advisory Committee, and Audit Committee. Since 1982 he has served as a trustee of the I.B.M. Endowment and Development Fund which has grown from a few thousand dollars to nearly $500,000. Yes, it has been a very good year for the I.B.M. and Dr. William Spooner and it is only July. We expect that he will find something more to do, and others will find more ways to recognize and honor one of our organization s all-time Most Valuable Players. 7 Top of page: Cover of The Linking Ring, June 2012, featuring Bill Spooner. Above, top: International President Bill Spooner, Bottom: The happy occasion for this photograph, taken on May 9, 1970, was the founding of a new I.B.M. Ring in Raleigh, North Carolina. Bill Spooner (left) worked on the arduous task of obtaining a charter for Ring 199, presented by Ronald Haines (right), immediate Past International President. A temporary charter had been granted in September 1969.

8 International Officers and Committees OFFICERS International President Vanni Pulé International President Elect John Pye International Vice-President William Evans International Secretary Donald E. Wiberg International Treasurer Roger Miller Executive Committte John De Stefano Joe M. Turner Sunny Johnson Shawn Farquhar David Sandy Daniel Herron LINKING RING Executive Editor Samuel Patrick Smith Advertising Manager B. J. Hickman Graphic Design Jessica Friend Portal Editor Dennis Schick Production and Art Services Tony Dunn Ring Report Editor T.J. Shimeld Executive Secretary/International Office Manager Sindie Richison Office Assistants Nancy Southard Debbie Ladd Certified Public Accountant Dave Steiner Legal Advisor John R. Browne III COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AUDIT COMMITTEE William Evans Dr. William E. Spooner John De Stefano AWARDS COMMITTEE Jerry Schnepp Oscar Mũnoz Samuel Patrick Smith Donna Schnepp BALLOT AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE Sunny Johnson Ken Cook CHAPLAIN Duane K. Laflin CONJURING EDUCATIONAL CENTER GROUP Rolando Santos Phil Willmarth Mike Santow Robbie Willmarth Steve Beam Joan Caesar Pat Miller BYLAWS AND STANDING RULES COMMITTEE William Evans Fred Casto Dr. William A. Wells CONVENTION COMMITTEE Michael F. Stratman Dr. William A. Wells Daniel Herron Terry Richison Bob Patterson Joe M. Turner Oscar Mũnoz Melody Mũnoz Joan Caesar CONVENTION STAFF Aubrey Fine Tom Vorjohan Shawn Farquhar Christy Henson Vodehnal Scott Hood CONVENTION SUPPORT STAFF Joyce Wiberg Becki Wells Phil Messina COORDINATOR OF RINGS Joe M. Turner DEALERS COMMITTEE Daniel Herron Joe Stevens, Paul Richards Betty Winzig Marty Hahne George Robinson ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Kirk DeWeese ENDOWMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION TRUSTEES Joe M. Bertuzzi Dr. William E. Spooner Earle J. Christenberry Jr. ENDOWMENT & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION COMMITTEE Dr. Robert A. Escher Jr. William Evans Jack White Dr. William A. Wells ETHICS COMMITTEE Fred Casto Frank Price Ed Morris FISM COMMITTEE Obie O Brien Joan Caesar Shawn Farquhar FLEMING MEMORIAL Bill Pitts, Harold Twaddle GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE William Evans Rich Bloch Sunny Johnson INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Joan Caesar Gregory Bracco John Teo Fernand Ridel Dr. Detlev Sparberg John Pye Dr. Dale Salwak INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Roger Miller Dick Staub Mike Gorman John De Stefano Mark Hogan LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE Rolando Santos Donald E. Wiberg Dr. William E. Spooner Joan Caesar Samuel Patrick Smith Vanni Pulé Dr. William A. Wells Terry Richison MAGIC COLLECTING ADVISOR Dr. William E. Spooner MANAGEMENT TEAM Rolando Santos Donald E. Wiberg Roger Miller Sindie Richison Samuel Patrick Smith Terry Richison Dr. William A. Wells Dr. William E. Spooner MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Terry Richison Dr. Keith Bogart John Pye Bob Patterson Jeff Marcus Christy Henson Vodehnal NOMINATING COMMITTEE Fred Casto William Evans Joan Caesar Michael F. Stratman Carl Macan ORDER OF MERLIN COMMITTEE Carl Macan Sunny Johnson Phil Messina Shawn Farquhar PROTOCOL ADVISOR Joyce Wiberg PUBLIC RELATIONS Becki Wells Paul Lelekis Samuel Patrick Smith SERGEANT AT ARMS Phil Messina SICK AND CONVALESCENT Harold Twaddle Dr. Jerry Argetsinger Kevin M. Carney Jim Short TVP NOMINATIONS / RING COUNSELOR Belinda Kill-Kaesler YOUTH COMMITTEE Roger Way Mike Gorman Becki Wells I.B.M. MERCHANDISE SALES Kirk DeWeese I.B.M. HEADQUARTERS OFFICE International Brotherhood of Magicians 13 Point West Blvd. St. Charles, MO Phone: Fax: office@magician.org 8

9 Territorial Vice Presidents of the I.B.M. Carlos Mauro Argentina Kent Blackmore Australia Graham Etherington Australia Robert Busina Austria Enrico Pezzoli Baltic Region Safir Sikder, MD Bangladesh Theophile C. Vandebroeck Belgium Marc Janssen Belgium Brent Smith AB Canada Murray Hatfield BC Canada Carey Lauder MB Canada Greg Gidney NS Canada Joan Caesar ON Canada Guy Camirand QC Canada Fernand Ridel France Michael Holderried Germany Albert Wing Chuen Tam Hong Kong Dr. Gabor G. Szabo Hungary Salil Kumar Kundu India Andre Ludya Liap Indonesia John Bowden Ireland Eytan Ayalon Israel Antonio Binarelli Italy Yuji Yamamoto Japan Alfred Mifsud Malta Hendrik Oud Netherlands Gregory Britt New Zealand Tony Wilson New Zealand Trond Lien Norway Ferdinand Flores Philippines John Teo Singapore Darryn Le Grange South Africa Bertil Fredstrom Sweden Andre Ciocca Switzerland Ozlen Tuncer Turkey John Pye United Kingdom UNITED STATES Bruce Walstad AL Larry Bean AR Eddie Siller AZ Jeffrey Marcus CA Belinda Kill-Kaesler CA Richard T. Myer Jr. CA Lindsay Smith CO/WY Gale Alexander CT Dwight E. Redman DC Bob Schvey FL Jeff Silver FL Joe M. Turner GA Bryan Yoshimoto HI Robert Beardsley IA Cecelia Rupp ID Jeff Harpring IL Ronald London IN Melton Francis KS Michael Woodward KY Kevin Carney LA John Flood MA Karen James MD Alan Drew III ME Randall Vander Wal MI Will Earley MN Doug Clark MO Steve Thomas MS Andrew Nortrum MT Tom Beaman NC Robert Kentner NE Joseph Michaud NH Carl Bajor NJ Don Marchi NM Christian Doleshall NV Bill White NY Matt Episcopo NY Ronald Frank OH Jim Klayder OH Mark Zajicek PA S. Patrick Toman PA Edward Hill RI Tony Metze SC Tom Gibson TN Bruce Chadwick TX Scott Wells TX Ron E. Seward Jr. UT Mark Fuller VA David Bort VT Brian Cook WA Richard Mehring WI Chester Gault WV Lindsay Smith WY 9

10 Wishing the I.B.M. a great convention! From your friends and fellow magicians in the S.A.M. August 26 and 27, 2012 Red Jacket Beach Resort South Yarmouth, MA Come to beautiful Cape Cod, and take part in this special Conference FOR women in magic, BY women in magic! Network with some of the biggest names in the business ; enjoy lectures, panel discussions, and stage performances with a distinctly feminine touch. Luna Shimada Margaret Steele Becky Blaney Joanie Spina Maria Ibáñez Angelique Steelgrave Debbie O Carroll...And more to be announced!!! For info and updates, visit us: Registration $125; $50 spouse/significant other/junior. Special hotel rates available. Hurry! Space is limited to the first 50 registrants. To register, contact Maria Ibáñez: Merlina17@aol.com For general information, contact Markus Steelgrave: Markus@SteelgraveMagic.com

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12 Performers & Lecturers DAVID ACER (Canada) is a Gemini award-nominated writer, comedian, and inventor of magic tricks. He has had his own special on The Comedy Network and has appeared on many international specials, including ten appearances at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Younger audiences know him as Doubting Dave from Discovery Kids Mystery Hunters and for the publication of his spin-off book, Gotcha!: 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends, a Canadian bestseller. David is a world-class sleight-of-hand artist who has performed and lectured for magicians around the globe. In 2009, the Canadian Association of Magicians named him Magician of the Year. He has published four books of his original tricks, the latest, published in 2011, is called More Power to You. David Acer ALEXANDERIA THE GREAT (USA). Donna Purnell, known as Alexanderia the Great, has been called The Houdini Housewife. From setting world records on national television, to performing one-of-a-kind death-defying escapes, you can count on Alexanderia the Great to do something extraordinary. As you witness her fighting to escape from chains, shackles, handcuffs, strait jackets, or rope in the bottom of a deep pool, or from her own Underwater Cell, you will understand why she is called the Queen of Extreme. She and her husband, Bill, live in Medway, Massachusetts with their children, Nicole, Kristin and Michael. JOHN BANNON (USA) became interested in magic in the early 1970s when he was a high school student in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He soon joined I.B.M. Ring 103 and was influenced by an early mentor, Woody Landers. In the 1990s John s first major books were published, Impossibilia and Smoke & Mirrors. His packet trick, Twisted Sisters (1993), continues to be one of the best-selling tricks of all time. John has lectured throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. Today, John Bannon is an internationally-acclaimed creator of close-up and card magic. His latest book, Dear Mr. Fantasy (2005), was called one of the best magic books of the decade. He has produced a series of fractal examinable packet tricks and two multi-dvd collections of his card magic, Bullets after Dark (2009) and Bullet Party (2011). In real life, John is a lawyer and deals with business and intellectual property litigation. John Bannon RICH BLOCH s (USA) love of theatre and his position as magic consultant to the Folger Shakespeare Theater at the Library of Congress led Orson Welles to tap Rich as his writer for a television special, Time and Chance. Rich is an inventor of illusions with magicians all over the globe utilizing his techniques and apparatus, including David Copperfield, Siegfried and Roy, Harry Blackstone, Jr., and Doug Henning. Welles called Rich an Edison of Magic. But magic performing is never far from the center of Rich s heart. He performs regularly as a featured guest at numerous Las Vegas venues. Alexanderia the Great ALEX BOYCE (USA), fifteen, of Endicott, New York, is an active member of Ring 79, has chaired two regional shows, and has been in magic for seven years. He has won numerous awards at Tannen s Magic Camp and has also been on The Today Show. Alex also likes running, acting, singing, and biking. He has performed in more than thirty plays and musicals across the southern tier of New York. Rich Bloch CHRIS CAPEHART (USA) was born in New York and is a regular headliner at New York City s famous Monday Night Magic, but he didn t begin his interest in magic until the age of twenty. Chris was working as a mail clerk at a law firm in Harlem and, while on a delivery, discovered a circus tent with Presto the Magician performing. That s all it took to begin a career in magic, which has now lasted over thirty-five years. In 1979, Alex Boyce Chris started performing as a street magician in Manhattan. In 1981, he perfected his own Linking Rings act called The Three Ring Routine. His routine has been hailed as the best of the best by some of the world s most renowned magicians and led to his title as The Ring Master. He is a regular at Hollywood s Magic Castle. 12

13 JULIANA CHEN (China) was born in the People s Republic of China. At age ten she was selected for specialized training at the Hunan Academy for the Performing Arts. She started in ballet, and then added acrobatics and foot juggling. After injuring her leg, she turned to magic, in which she has excelled to world-class status. In 1986, she won the All-China Best Magician Competition. In 1987, she moved to Vancouver, Canada, to continue studying magic and English and later, in 2002, to Las Vegas. She has won numerous magic competitions, including the world title for Manipulation at The World Congress of Magicians and the I.B.M. Stage Competition in She has been featured on the cover of The Linking Ring. At the 2009 I.B.M. Convention in Nashville she was a featured performer along with her mentor, Shimada, who was the convention s Honored Guest. Chris Capehart DANI DaORTIZ (Spain) combines superb technique with crazy humor. At only thirty years of age he is another of the great card workers that Spain has given the world. He was born in Malaga and began his own marathon of magic at four years of age, thanks to a box of tricks given to him by his father. When he was twelve, Dani visited the magic circle in Seville and experienced the magic of Mario the Magician, who would later become his mentor. His magic is sometimes characterized as unconventional and makes much use of improvisation, allowing him to create incredibly dynamic routines. Dani edits a magazine called ElManuscrito, which he hopes will create a lasting legacy of interesting articles, studies, theories, techniques, and tricks. He has authored four books on magic and edited three DVDs, including Fat Brothers I and II. DAISY DOLICKER (USA), eight years old, is from Raleigh, North Carolina, and has been a performing member of Ring 199 since She was the Ring s People s Choice Gold Medal Winner in the Youth Division in In addition to performing at Ring meetings, Daisy also performs at school shows and Ring benefits. She is a rising fourth grader at Swift Creek Elementary School, is active in soccer and chorus, and has a Red Belt in Shorin-Ryu karate. She loves animals, raising a rescue cat and a Duck Roller Dog, and is an avid reader. Julianna Chen Dani DaOrtiz JUSTIN FLOM (USA) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in He grew up in a performing family (his father did magic and ventriloquism, his mother was the assistant, and his two brothers and sister were all in the act). He attended his first magic convention when he was two months old and performed his first magic trick at age two. After high school he toured with professional magicians, and then at only eighteen moved to Branson, Missouri, to headline at the Branson Mall Music Theatre. The next year, Justin turned an empty space above a restaurant into his own Magic Parlor and Imaginary Theatre, where he performed ten shows a week for five years. Daisy Dolicker Since then he has toured twenty-four countries, headlined on cruise ships, and created his own trick, Card Artistry. While in Branson he met a beautiful girl from Arkansas, Jocelynn, and they married in The couple now lives in Las Vegas. Justin Flom PAUL GERTNER (USA), from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, started his trade show performing career in 1975 and has performed for more than five hundred corporations in more than twenty different countries, has lectured at MIT, and has been featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal...twice. A three-time guest on The Tonight Show, in 1998 he wrote and starred in the critically-acclaimed one-man theatrical production Paul Gertner Ten Fingers. This one-man show became the fastest selling play in City Theater s history. Paul was a featured performer at the Presidential Inauguration of President George W. Bush. He is an author of one of the fastest selling books in magic history, Paul Gertner: Steel & Silver, which has recently been released on DVD in a four-volume set. ANDREW GOLDENHERSH (USA), has mesmerized audiences from Hollywood to the Far East, and points in between. A perennial honoree at the Magic Castle, Andrew has received accolades from the prestigious Academy of Magical Arts, including the Academy s Parlour Magician of the Year in 2009 and Andrew is the only magician to have been nominated for both Close-up Magician of the Year and Parlour Magician of the Year for twelve years in a row. David Copperfield has licensed and performs one of David s signature routines. Paul Gertner Andrew Goldenhersh 13

14 JORDAN GOMEZ (France) is a nineteen-year-old magician. At the age of twelve he was awarded the Championship of Magic in France and won the Belgian Grand Prix. At fourteen Jordan was awarded the Golden Mandrake. He turned professional at age seventeen in the World Championship of Magic (FISM) in Beijing in July 2009 the youngest French magician to ever perform in it. Last year he was a guest speaker at the Essential Magic Conference. HANNIBAL (USA) is a professional entertainer from Charlotte, North Carolina, who uses only his last name. He has over thirty-five years of performing experience, including stage, film, and television. He has successfully created and presented programs for many corporate clients. He brings a showman s perspective to his work, from rethinking classics to original ideas. He has taken his magic from the street to a successful fifteen-year run in restaurants and from there to corporate board rooms and banquet halls worldwide. Hannibal and Dawn, his wife of twentyfour years, live in Charlotte. They have four children: Carlaysle (23), Avalon Rose (21), Grace (18), and Braiden (16), along with two rescue dogs and two psychotic cats. Jordan Gomez JONATHAN HAWLEY (Great Britain) is an illusionist who has performed around the world for the past nine years. He recently performed at the Blackpool magic convention and finished an extended run on Disney Cruise Lines in Europe. Jonathan is originally from England and now lives with his wife, Trisha, in her hometown in North Carolina. In addition to being an illusionist, Jonathan is an excellent close-up magician who loves card and coin magic. WAYNE HOUCHIN (USA) grew up in a small town in northern Hannibal California. In 1999 Houchin made headlines by escaping from a straitjacket at age sixteen while hanging fifty feet above an intersection. A few critically acclaimed theatre shows later, he found himself on the front page again this time for accurately predicting the exact outcome of the Super Bowl. Next, it was being blindfolded and driving safely down Highway 99 in northern California. He worked with Criss Angel on his television show Mindfreak, co-founded the popular magic Web site theory11, and has headlined at the Magic Castle. As part of the Curiosidades team, in 2010 he stopped time in the Dominican Republic -- for the entire nation! One year later Houchin executed another headline-making event an epic dual escape with his wife, Frania. Jonathan and Trisha Hawley Hou Kai HOU KAI (China) was born in 1990 in the Henan province of China and started his strict training at the age of five at the Shaolin Temple. This training gave him a strong foundation to become an amazing acrobat in the years following. At the age of eight Hou Kai joined the China Acrobatic Troupe where he went through rigorous training. Within nine years he acquired acrobatic skills such as hoop diving, diablo, tumbling, juggling balls, juggling hat, Chinese pole, dancing, and martial arts. Hou Kai left the China Acrobatic Troupe in 2010 to pursue his career as a performer. Apart from China, he has also performed in the USA, Greece, Germany, Australia, and Hungary. Wayne Houchin T.J. KETCHMARK (USA), fifteen, has been interested in magic since he was five and has been performing since he was eight. A sophomore at Riverside Brookfield High School in Riverside, Illinois, he has performed at senior centers, Boy Scout banquets, birthday parties, and village holiday celebrations. T.J. has won numerous awards, including first place at Abbott s Magic Together (where he also was the People s Choice winner), the Houdini Convention in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Michigan Magic Day, and his school s talent show. He enjoys television production and improv club. TYLER NYGREN (USA) grew up in Van Wert, Ohio, and has been T.J. Ketchmark creating and performing magic since the age of ten. Now thirteen, he is a 4.0 student at Van Wert Middle School. He got his start in magic when he was given a magic kit for Christmas. From there he built a collection of magical knowledge at local Tyler Nygren magic shops. He has also attended conventions such as the I.B.M., Magi-Fest, and Magicelebration, as well as Tannen s Magic Camp. After just three years of work on his performances, Tyler has already received various awards such as first place in Junior Close-Up and third place in Stage at the Magi-Fest competition as well as second place at the I.B.M. Close-Up competition. Recently, Tyler has performed at the YMX show at the I.B.M. convention, as well as in local restaurants, stages, homes, and anywhere that needs some magic. 14

15 MASTER PAYNE (USA) has been entertaining audiences in and around the Pacific Northwest with his award-winning magic show for over thirty-five years. Payne s performances are unique, contemporary and feature many original presentations as a variety of characters. He has performed for a diverse clientele as well as at private parties and civic functions. Though performing primarily in the metropolitan Seattle area, his conjuring skills have been seen by audiences around the world from an Elizabethan Feast served in the Tithe Barn at Buckland Abbey in Plymouth, England, to a Renaissance-themed civic arts festival held in Guam. CHRISTOPHER QUINTERO (USA), seventeen, resides in Brevard County, Florida, and is an honors student and senior in high school. He has won numerous awards in both youth and adult divisions at both local and national magic conventions. Currently, he is president of SYM Assembly 143. His favorite place to be is at work, the Magic Dove Magic Shop. His other skills include stilt walking, juggling, diabolo-ing, and Rubik s Cube solving. He says he has an incredible love for parrots. His stage name is just his last name Quintero! What a terrific name! Master Payne Christopher Quintero MANDY REED (USA) magician, illusionist, entertainer, performer all these titles describe seventeen-year-old Mandy Reed from Eaton, Ohio. She has been performing professionally for the past fifteen years. Mandy has won numerous awards, has been featured on television, and was part of a Japanese film documentary. She and her sisters, Jessica and Shayna, were featured on the cover of the September 2001 issue of The Linking Ring. Mandy has performed in France as well as all over the United States, both individually and along with her sisters. Although Mandy enjoys other hobbies (volleyball and softball), which she plans to continue in college, magic is her passion! CHIP ROMERO (USA) was only six years old when he knew what he wanted to do with his life perform magic! After backyard magic at ten, birthday parties at twelve, and a department store promotion Mandy Reed at sixteen, he became a frequent performer at malls and conventions by twenty-three. He began his full-time magic career in the late 1980s at Magic Island in Houston, and at comedy clubs across the country. Then he discovered cruise ships! By the early nineties he had the largest illusion act afloat and to date has spent well over eight hundred and fifty weeks on cruise ships surely the all-time king of cruise magicians. He also is a magic historian and has one of the finest collections of contemporary magic anywhere. Chip Romero GEORGE SATERIAL (USA) is the first and only magician to receive magic s highest honor, the Gold Medal of Excellence, from both the I.B.M. and the S.A.M. (1999). His award-winning routine is entitled Timeless Magic, and time seems to stand still. He has performed this routine throughout the world from New York City to Lisbon, Portugal to New Zealand. In addition, George has one of the best dove acts in the business. He and his wife, Holly, who live in Massachusetts, also have a stage illusion act which they perform on cruise ships. T. J. SHIMELD (USA) has performed professionally since age eleven, working events from birthday parties to an eight-year apprenticeship with Le Grand David and his own Spectacular Magic Company. His articles on magic have appeared in the Magic SYMbol, The Linking Ring, and MAGIC, and in his own publication, FizBin: An Independent Magazine for and by the Young Magician. He is co-founder and president of The Vanishing Wheelchair, Inc. and Fli-Rite Productions, Inc. Currently, Shimeld produces programs for schools and libraries and is Ring Reports and Ring Events editor for The Linking Ring. He lives in Morganton, North Carolina, with his wife, Jennifer, and their six-year-old son, Zachary. George and Holly Saterial T.J. Shimeld JAY TEMAAT (USA) started out doing rope tricks when he was eight. From there his passion for magic has been growing ever since. He started competing in February Jay competed in the World Magic Seminar Teen Stage Contest and received a scholarship to attend the McBride Magic and Mystery School. Since then, he has received numerous awards. He earned the title 2012 East Coast Champion of Magic after winning first place in the teen competition at the Magic at the Beach convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In March 2012, he received the People s Choice Award as well as second place in the adult stage contest at the Thirty Eighth Annual Winter Carnival of Magic in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. 15 Jay Temaat

16 ARTHUR TRACE (USA) has taken magical entertainment in a new direction by combining magic and theatre in an innovative and artful way. In 2005, Trace was only the eighth magician in history to be awarded the I.B.M. Gold Medal Award of Excellence in Stage Magic. In 2006 he became a FISM award winner in Stockholm. In 2007 Arthur was awarded the Best Cabaret Magic award at The World Magic Awards, and in 2009, he was a featured performer on Masters of Illusion. Arthur met his wife, Melissa, while he was performing in the Palace of Mystery at the Magic Castle; he later proposed to her on the very same stage. They now live in Sherman Oaks, California, with their dog, Ava. VIRGINIA PENINSULA FIFES & DRUMS (USA) is a group of fifers and drummers from the Virginia peninsula who are former members of either the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums and/ or Yorktown Fifes and Drums. The Virginia Peninsula Fifes and Drums perform with other alumni members from their respective units for various occasions. Members of this organization have a love for the music and carry on the spirit of fifing and drumming from the American Revolutionary War period. GEOFF WILLIAMS (USA) has won over two dozen magic and comedy awards, in both stage and close-up, in the twenty-seven years he s been performing for corporate and family audiences. His Miracles For Mortals DVD set has had rave reviews worldwide. The DVD, I Hate David Copperfield, was on Penguin Magic s bestseller list for over a year. He has performed and lectured throughout Europe, South America, and all over the USA (including the Magic Castle). He has written Top Ten Lists for the Late Show with David Letterman. Geoff married his supermodel sweetheart, Shelley, on October 10, 2010, and they live in St. Pete Beach, Florida. AN SUNG WOO (South Korea) is one of the most exciting, colorful, and magnetic transformation acts in the world today. During a non-stop, dynamic, superbly choreographed production, he amazes the audience with staggering, flashing costume transformations that happen in front of our eyes in a second. Arthur Trace MA YANYAN (China) comes from a generational magic family. The past three generations, including her mother, were involved in magic performances. At nine she enrolled Geoff Williams in the Dalian Art School to study acrobatics and magic. Through years of rigorous training she developed her superlative talents. In 2009, she won second prize in general magic at FISM Bejing. Since then she has gone on to great acclaim in Asia and Europe. Her performance this evening marks her American debut. YUJI YASUDA ( Japan) was winner of the 1994 FISM Illusion Prize, one first prize in the 1987 S.A.M. Las Vegas Convention, and was a finalist in the 1983 I.B.M. Hawaii Convention. He will present his traditional, high-energy Japanese performance and his quick-change performance with incredible visual effects. Don t blink or you ll miss it! Ma YanYan GU YING (China) earned the prestigious title of Class-1 Performer in Acrobats in 2005 for her highly individualistic work. An Sung Woo Her talents have taken her to perform in Indonesia, Israel, the Philippines, Singapore, Germany, Spain, and Luxembourg. Her many awards include the Gold Medal Presidential Prize from the Republic of France. In 2003, she won the Award of Young and Excellent Performer in North Korea. Only twenty-six, among the major acts she has performed and mastered are the diablo, double trapeze, saucers, spinning rugs, rolling cups, and the single red silk. Gu Ying Yuji Yasuda 16

17 Schedule of Events TIME EVENT LOCATION Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Noon 9:00 pm Registration Open 3 rd Floor Foyer 2:00 7:30 pm Dealers Open Hampton Roads II, III, IV 3 rd Floor 7:30 9:30 pm Welcome Party and Show Featuring Andrew Goldenhersh Norfolk Ballroom III & IV 1 st Floor 9:30 pm Judges Briefing Yorktown Room 2 nd Floor 10:00 pm Contestants Briefing Shangri-La Room 2 nd Floor 10:00 pm Arthur Trace Lecture Marriott Ballroom IV 4 th Floor Wednesday, July 4, :00 am Noon Registration Open 3 rd Floor Foyer 9:30 am Big Three Event Red - Close-Up Performances Green - Ten Fingers: Paul Gertner Blue - Lecture: Wayne Houchin Marriott I, III, V 4 th Floor Marriott IV 4 th Floor Norfolk III & IV 1 st Floor 10:00 am Spouse Event Marriott II 10:30 am - 5:30 pm Dealers Open Hampton Roads II, III, IV 3rd Floor 11:00 am Youth Event Meet the Stars Franklin Room 2nd Floor 11:00 am Board of Trustees Meeting ( ) Chesapeake Room 4 th Floor Noon Underwater Escape Featuring Alexanderia the Great Sheraton Pool 1:00 pm Stage Contest I Norfolk III & IV 1st Floor 1:00 5:00 pm Registration Open 3 rd Floor Foyer 3:30 pm Dani DaOrtiz Lecture Marriott IV 4 th Floor 6:00 pm Grand Banquet Reception Norfolk Foyer 1 st Floor 6:30 pm Grand Banquet Norfolk I & II 1 st Floor 7:35 pm Banquet Show Featuring Chris Capehart Norfolk III & IV 1 st Floor 8:30 pm Catch the Rising Stars Youth Show Norfolk III & IV 1 st Floor 9:30 pm July 4 th Fireworks On the River 10:00 pm Hannibal Lecture Marriott IV 4 th Floor Thursday, July 5, :00 am - Noon Registration Open 3 rd Floor Foyer 8:00 am Youth Breakfast Franklin Room 2 nd Floor 9:30 am Big Three Event Green - Close-Up Performances Blue - Ten Fingers: Paul Gertner Red - Lecture: Wayne Houchin Marriott I, III, V 4 th Floor Marriott IV 4 th Floor Norfolk III & IV 1 st Floor 17

18 10:00 am Spouse Tour Sign up in advance at Registration desk Extra Charge Event Norfolk Foyer 1 st Floor 10:30 am - 5:30 pm Dealers Open Hampton Roads II, III, IV 3rd Floor 11:00 am Annual Business Meeting Marriott IV 4 th Floor 1:00 pm Stage Contest II Norfolk III & IV 1 st Floor 1:00 5:00 pm Registration Open 3 rd Floor Foyer 3:30 pm Geoff Williams Lecture Marriott IV - 4th floor 6:45 pm Load Shuttle Buses for Theatre Norfolk Foyer 1 st Floor 7:30 pm Stars of Asia Gala Show Chrysler Hall Theatre 10:00 pm George Saterial Lecture Marriott IV 4 th Floor Friday, July 6, :00 am - Noon Registration Open 3 rd Floor Foyer 9:30 am Big Three Event Blue - Close-Up Performances Red - Ten Fingers: Paul Gertner Green - Lecture: Wayne Houchin Marriott I, III, V 4 th Floor Marriott IV 4 th Floor Norfolk III & IV 1 st Floor 10:30 am - 5:30 pm Dealers Open Hampton Roads II, III, IV 3 rd Floor 11:00 am Board of Trustees Meeting ( ) Chesapeake Room 4 th Floor 11:00 am Youth Meet the Stars Franklin Room 2 nd Floor 1:00 5:00 pm Registration Open 3 rd Floor Foyer 1:00 3:00 pm Close-Up Contest Marriott I, III, IV, V 4 th Floor 3:30 pm John Bannon Lecture Marriott IV 4 th Floor 5:30 pm Autograph Session Hampton Roads Foyer 3 rd Floor 6:00 pm Youth Pizza Party Franklin Room 2 nd Floor 6:45 pm Load Shuttle Buses for Theatre Norfolk Foyer 7:30 pm Gold Medal Show Chrysler Hall Theatre 10:00 pm David Acer Lecture Marriott IV 4 th Floor 11:00 pm Invisible Lodge Shangri-La 2 nd Floor Saturday, July 7, :00 am - Noon Preregistration for Phoenix rd Floor Foyer 8:00 am Order of Merlin Breakfast Featuring Chip Romero Norfolk I 9:30 am Judges Critique Yorktown Room - 2 nd Floor 9:30-10:30 am Juliana Chen Lecture Marriott IV 4 th Floor 10:30 am 5:30 pm Dealers Open Hampton Roads II, III, IV 3 rd Floor 18

19 11:00 am Six Pack Sessions I Choose One Session to Attend David Acer Rich Bloch Hannibal Master Payne T.J. Shimeld Geoff Williams 1:00 2:00 pm Six Pack Sessions II Choose One Session from the above (morning) listing to Attend Marriott IV 4 th Floor Marriott I & II 4 th Floor Marriott V 4 th Floor Marriott VI 4 th Floor Marriott III 4 th Floor Marriott VII 4 th Floor [See above listing of morning Six Pack Sessions for specific rooms] 2:15 3:15 pm Stars of Asia Q&A Panel Marriott IV - 4 th Floor 3:00 pm Youth Event Franklin Room 2 nd Floor 3:30 pm Paul Gertner Lecture Marriott IV 4 th Floor 5:30 pm Dealers Final Close Hampton Roads V & VI 3 rd Floor 6:15 pm Load Shuttle Buses for Theatre Norfolk Foyer - 1 st Floor 7:00 pm Awards Presentations Chrysler Hall Theatre 8:00 pm Stars of Magic Show Chrysler Hall Theatre 10:00 pm Farewell Party & Strolling Olympics Norfolk I & II - 1 st Floor There will be a 24-hour Session Room open in Hampton Roads II throughout the Convention. See You in Phoenix, Arizona -- July 17 20, 2013 Norfolk talent line-ups General Session Lecturers David Acer Juliana Chen Dani DaOrtiz Paul Gertner Hannibal George Saterial Arthur Trace Welcome Show Town Crier - Master Payne Guitarist - Andrew Goldenhersh Virginia Peninsular Fifes & Drums United States Navy Color Guard Stage Show - Andrew Goldenhersh BIG Three Event Close -up David Acer John Bannon Dani DaOrtiz Hannibal Master Payne Geoff Williams One Man Cabaret Show Paul Gertner Ten Fingers Special Lecture Wayne Houchin Outside Stunt Alexanderia the Great Underwater Escape Banquet Show Chris Capeheart Youth Show Mandy Reed M.C. Alex Boyce Daisy Dolicker T.J. Ketchmark Tyler Nygren Christopher Quintero Jay Temaat Asian Stars of Magic Show M.C. - Chris Capehart Juliana Chen Hou Kai Ma Yanyan Yuji Yasudsa Gu Ying An Sung Woo 19 The Gold Medal Show M.C. - Rich Bloch Gold Medal Finalists George Saterial & Holly Stars of Magic Show M.C. David Acer Justin Flom Jordan Gomez Hawley Magic Wayne Houchin Chip Romero Arthur Trace Order of Merlin Breakfast Chip Romero SIX Pack Sessions David Acer Making of Mystery Hunter TV Show Rich Bloch Being a Better MC Hannibal Theater and Magic Geoff Williams Comedy in Magic Master Payne Theming of Magic T.J Shimeld Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow

20 20 Honorary Members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians Joe Bertuzzi Earle Christenberry Jr. Judge Arnold Drennen Richard Mossey Life Members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians Banachek J. J. Barbour Lewis S. Bass Shmuel Ben Zvi David L. Bennett Jr. Robert L. Bluemle Dr. Keith C. Bogart Andre Toto Bohy Philip Vanderbilt Brady Royal H. Brin, Jr. Paul A. Burdick Choi Byeong Rak Joan Caesar Mary Ann Campbell William Curtis Chaloner Jacob Wai-Ho Chan Brent Wayne Coggins Ronald A. Cohen David Copperfield Richard A. Del Vecchio Thomas Watts Delong Carl Bud Dietrich Dr. Richard Diskin Michael C. Dobias Michael James Dokken David Trung Duong Paul Marshall Earle William Joseph Earley Jeremy David Eden D. R. Shawn Farquhar David Gray Fee Ronald L. Furlong John Joseph Glassman Charles Everett Gott Lee Grabel Donald C. Hanratty Jr. Richard D. Hewitt Yijia Hong Choy Yoon Hoong Tetsuyoshi Hoshino Hsi Huei Hsiao Lt Col. Ronald M. Hudspeth Michael Scott Hudspeth Maria E. Ibanez William Robert Irwin Steven C. Johnson John Hallberg Jones Robert H. Jones John Karosas John Norman Kiefer Dr. William Spooner Harold Twaddle Dr. William Wells Kenneth F. Klosterman Lornell D. Knaus Maria A. Lafay John Gerrit Laskowski Rex Liu Mark Darrell Logsdon Oscar M. Love Jr. Jaac Mandrake Kenneth Lee Marlin William D. Martin Philippe Maurer John S. McClenahan Tiziano Medici Roger B. Miller Edward A. Morris Kenneth G. Mutzabaugh R. J. Obie O Brien Kazumi Otake Lawrence S. Reichlin James P. Remenicky John W. Riccon W. Lee Ridenour Robert Rockman Fred Rosenbaum William B. Rugh David Sandy Bernhard Schmitz Thomas Seiler Ron E. Seward Jr. Jessie C. Shinn John C. Signa Keith W. Smith David C. Snetsinger Robert S. Somerdin Daniel P. Sperry Vincent V. Suppan Jill M. Sybalsky Perry Dean Vincent Reiner Walter Alan Scott Watson Kien Meng Wee Scott R. Wells Laird Anthony Wilcox IV Duane M. Wilhite Charles D. Williams III Helen S. Wismer Edward Yah Dr. Yukishige Yanagawa Choe Yo Han

21 THE CONTESTS The International Brotherhood of Magicians conducts annual contests in Close-up Magic and Stage Magic. These high-profile events attract contestants from every corner of the globe. The I.B.M. s Gold Medal International Award of Excellence in Stage Performance and Gold Cups International Award of Excellence in Close-up Performance are the pinnacles of achievement in the world of magic, and they are not conferred every year. Since these awards first began in 1980, there have been only seven recipients of The Gold Cups and only eight recipients of The Gold Medal. Each of these honors is accompanied by $5,000 in U.S. currency. In 2012, the Youth category awards in Stage and Close- Up are supported and funded by the I.B.M. Endowment and Development Fund to encourage participation by our Youth in magic. The most outstanding Youth Member (age 7 through 17) in the Stage performance category and the most outstanding Youth Member in the Close-up performance category each will receive a special prize package from Fantasma Magic. For complete information on award categories and prizes, visit the Contest area at Past Recipients in Youth and Adult Stage Magic YEAR DIV. WINNER 1980 Jr William Cumming Sr Ward Thomas Gold Medal Lance Burton 1981 Jr Not awarded Sr Mr. Astor (Antranik Arabadjican) 1982 Jr Levent Cimkentli Sr Bobby Cordell 1983 Jr Ken Domash Sr Kazuma Sakamoto 1984 Jr Ken Domash Sr Nowlin Craver/ Robert Baxt 1985 Jr Steve Wyrick Sr Jody Baran Gold Medal Sr Howard Hale 1986 Jr Not awarded Sr Yuji Yamamoto 1987 Jr Joe Hindman Sr Scott Fillers 1988 Jr Nathan Burton Sr Brett Daniels Gold Medal Sr James Cielen 1989 Jr Nolan Haimes Sr Christopher Broughton 1990 Jr Nathan Burton Gold Medal Sr Fanny Tjin (Jade) 1991 Jr Not awarded Sr Tony Chapek 1992 Jr Not awarded Sr Juliana Chen 1993 Jr Tamara Tsitalashvilli Gold Medal Sr Greg Frewin 21 YEAR DIV. WINNER 1994 Jr Jason Ace Sr Vladimar and Natasha Perevodchikov 1995 Jr Ashley Springer Sr Eric Buss 1996 Jr Justin Willman Sr Jonathon (David) Bass 1997 Jr Dallas Fueston Sr Cuiffo and Hughes 1998 Jr Ashley Springer Sr Shawn Farquhar and Felicity 1999 Jr Joel Ward Gold Medal Sr George Saterial 2000 Jr Kristoffer and Heather Olson Sr Jay Mattioli 2001 Jr Jessica Reed Sr Richard Forget 2002 Jr Michael Barron Gold Medal Sr Keiko Muto 2003 Jr Matthew Stanley Sr Mirko Callaci 2004 Y Dakota Rose Sr Sh Xiong Wu 2005 Y Farrah Siegel Gold Medal Sr Arthur Trace 2006 Y Eli Portala Sr Koyko Maebeya 2007 Y Sterling Dietz Sr Shen Juan 2009 Y David Mlakar A Richard Forget 2010 Jr Yang Yang Sr Jason Andrews 2011 Y Reuben Moreland A WonKuen Ha

22 Past Recipients in Youth and Adult Close-up Magic YEAR DIV. WINNER 1980 Jr Elliot Blatt Sr Paul Kozak 1981 Jr Elliot Blatt Gold Cups Sr David Williamson 1982 Jr Devin Lushbaugh Sr Johnny Ace Palmer 1983 Jr No entrants Gold Cups Sr Johnny Ace Palmer 1984 Jr Bobby Lilly Sr Chuck King 1985 Jr Ricky Kalmont Sr Dorian Jones 1986 Jr not awarded Sr Charles Greene/ Joe Givan 1987 Jr Steve Cohen Gold Cups Sr Joe Given 1988 Jr Mark Sisher Sr Scott Tokar 1989 Jr Leah Feldman Sr Dorian Grey 1990 Jr Jeffrey Booker Sr Mark Sisher 1991 Jr Lee Asher Gold Cups Sr Giovanni Livera 1992 Jr Lee Asher Sr Claude Cloutier 1993 Jr Cory Brager Sr Steve Fearson 1994 Jr Ali Shelly YEAR DIV. WINNER Gold Cups Sr Steve Bedwell 1995 Jr Thomas Mier Sr Jon Allen 1996 Jr Dan Rodrique Sr Marc DeSousa 1997 Jr Todd Gaines Sr Brad Caimes 1998 Jr Matthew Jarman/ Todd Gaines Sr John George 1999 Jr Danny Hill Gold Cups Sr Oscar Munoz 2000 Jr Winston Helling Sr Stephen Bargatze 2001 Jr Winston Helling Sr Shawn Farquhar 2002 Jr Danny Hill Sr Brian Ochab 2003 Sr Patrick Przysiecki Gold Cups Jr Chase Curtis 2004 Y Nathan Gibson Sr Rick Merrill 2005 Y Aaron Rabkin Sr Ivan Amodei 2006 Y Leo Michaels Sr John B. Born 2007 Y Ben Proudfoot Sr David Minkin 2009 Y Micah Johnson Sr Yoo Hyun Min 2010 Y John Accardo Sr Ben Jackson 2011 Y Reuben Moreland A Shin Lim I.B.M. Convention Magic Dealers I.B.M. Regalia Kirk Deweese home.php Magic Star Studio Joe & Joan Mogar magicstars@usa.com Daytona Magic Harry Allen daytonamagic@yahoo.com Celeste Evans Magic Evanna Evans / Celeste Evans evanna001@hotmail.com Kenworthey Magic Chris Kenworthey christopher_h_kenworthey@ mcpsmd.org BJW Magical Jewelers Harriet Jacobson, Gay Blackstone, Robbie Wilmarth stormymagic@aol.com Fantasma Magic Roger Dryer Roger@fantasmamagic.com 22 Magic Makers Inc. Gerry Frenette magicmakers@bell.net Magic Backdrops Jeff Jones magicjeff@me.com DABA Products Mr. Daba & Cielo dabaycielo@hotmail.com (005411) Card Shark Roger Nicot rnicot@stny.rr.com Guaranteed Magic Co. Bob Little Le Grand David David Bull richardpheath@earthlink.net Jon Allen sales@close-upmagician.com

23 The President and Members of British Ring No. 25 congratulate JOHN PYE on his forthcoming IBM International Presidency Carol and John Pye Don t forget! British Ring Convention, Great Yarmouth, NORFOLK, U.K. 26th to 30th September

24 The 2012 Order of Merlin Inductees and Awardees 25 consecutive years of I.B.M. membership (Order of Merlin Inductees) Einar M. Aasen Tim A. Adams John Wilbur Alexander, Jr. John R. Amidon Zakari Asiago Dr. Bruce J. Averbook Stephen Ray Bargatze Brother Lee Barker, S.C. Dr. A. Selim Basarir Bruce A. Blumenthal Henry J. Borchers Vincent Joseph Bordo Scott Browne Andreas Buchty Dennis Donald Burks Bradley Allen Burt Joan Caesar Joann Campobasso Earl Elwin Casey George Clayton Cavaness James Changefield Dr. Ronald F. Cichy Bruce Harper Cleland Robert E. Coghlan Jere Cook Scott Davis Robin W. Dawes Leonard Salvatore Dibella Craig R. Dickson Scott I. Dishnow Joseph J. Dobson Paul Richard Dragsten Dan R. Dyer Gary W. Edwards David J. Eisler Mark William Erhardt Douglas Larue Etling Serge Etringer Laurence Scott Fink John Henry Flood John Richard Fowler Joseph Richard Fraher Larry A. Frank Jonathan H. Frede Markus Rudolf Gabriel Bob O. Garner Barry Gitelson Ferri Giuseppe Steven Go Jeffrey Donald Grant Jeffrey Allen Grantz Roy R. Dinardi Graziano Rev. Emil D. Greiner Randall B. Guthrie Steven E. Haberman Manuel Dane Hall Harley Day Hartzog Michael J. Harvatt Jim Harvey Pierre Hathaway John Marlen Hebert Richard J. Helley Lawrence Carl Helms Jeffrey Blaine Hepburn Stanley Hersch Gary Oscar Hipp Jules Hirsch R. Scott Hood Duane Robert Hoover Susan Elizabeth Houser Harry S. Hutchins, Jr. Jay Ibanez Neville Arthur Johnson David A. Jones Michael Peter Joseph Daniel Richard Kamin Allen Kanter Harkrishan Lal Kapoor Johann Kellner Douglas Scott King Hanoch Ksim-Ksam Klerer Douglas Elwood Kline Kenneth Knott Richard A. Kowaleski Allan Zola Kronzek Duane K. Laflin Ron Lancaster Cecil C. Langston Bryan Wesley Lankford April Rochelle Leikert John David Lewitzke Walter W. Libenson Steven C. Lokey George Albert Loud James Lee Luthy F. James Malczewski Tomy Manjooran John T. Marenholtz Marion Dennis Margheim William Monroe Martin George J. McDougall Darin W. McDowall Kent Meredith McLaughlin Tiziano Medici Rory A. Miller Herbert Irving Miller Daniel M. Miller Steve Douglas Mills Marco Mocella Frank E. Monteverdi Autumn Marie Morning Star Terrence F. Murphy Joseph Nadel Anita R. Nieland Donald E. Nolte Norine B. Norton George E. Oaks Erich Oppenauer Dan William Owens David Alan Oxley Robert Alois Panlener Ronald J. Porter Keith M. Randolph Evan S. Ratner James Robert Rawlins Kimberly Lynn Reed William Anthony Reid George C. Reiger, Jr. Todd R. Reis Robert John Riordan, Jr. John Stewart Roberts Adolf E. Roeser Richard Alec Rondeau Patrick Anthony Rosato Thomas E. Rose Wayne F. Rosen Fred Rosenbaum Richard W. Rusho Martin Rutstein Esko Tuomo Ruukala Roger Sacco Hans-Juergen Sack Alfred W. Scheide Martin J. Schwartz Craig Alan Schweiger Marcia Reman Scialli Mike W. Sexton Robert Nathan Shapiro Allan J. Sherer Albert Joseph Sigg Sybil L. Simons Jeffrey P. Snape Bob Solari Stephen H. Somers Ronald Thomas Spangler Edward Lee Spells Shawn Donald Spencer Michael F. Stanley Richard Kelly Steinberg Richard W. Steiner Wolfgang M. F. Stiller Hans-Juergen Peter Stiner Reba G. Strong Mark A. Strucaly Roger Paul Sugarman Stephen L. Swisher Stewart Bennett Tame Barry F. Taylor George K. Taylor, Jr. Terry Alan Terrell Reggy M. Torgrimson Edward M. Valenta, Jr. Edward L. Van Dusen David Lee VanVranken Edwin Raymond Videki II Charles Walker Patrick Ward Brian Howard Weatherly Christopher F. Weed Daniel Robert Welch Alfred E. Werman, Jr. Richard Douglas Westcott Timothy James White David C. Wilson Malcolm Bernard Yaffe Nathan Todd York Robert A. Young Mario Atos Zacchini, Jr. James W. Ziegler Robert Ziekman Lewis Dean Adams John C. Alexander David Larry Alter David C. Andrews 35 consecutive years of I.B.M. membership (Order of Merlin Shield Awardees) Jean-Guy Aubry James Thomas Bailey James R. Bailey Frederick W. Baisch 24 Stephen E. Balen Johnny E. Barfield Louis R. Bartos Leonard P. Beams Malcolm Leroy Beard Dr. Hernan G. Benavides Gary George Benesko Gary Louis Berard

25 James Ivan Berg Richard David Berg John Bohannon Greg W. Bordner David James Bort Joel S. Bright Todd Elliot Brown Thomas C. Carmody John T. Carrington David Douglas Charvet John L. Cover Michael Glenn Curtis Jeffrey P. Czerbinski Andrew E. Dahlberg Alfred F. D Alfonso, Jr. Daniel R. Defassio Jerry M. Diffenderfer Joseph T. Diggle Mark Andrew Dombroff Klaus Edelhoff Steven C. Elshtain Paul W. Estes Carl Raymond Eyler Mallory Factor Giuseppe Falsone Scott A. Fillers Derick J. Finn James Joseph Folkl Fred H. Franklin Robin Freeland Violet M. Freeland Jay R. Freeman Kenneth J. Frehm Myron A. Fribush Michael A. Fuller John D. Fulton, Jr. Albert S. Galton Guadalupe Alfonzo Garcia William Kirk Gardner Peter L. Gensemer Stephen D. Gertzman Robert Gibson, Jr. Joseph C. Glos Robert Eugene Goodin George Greenberg Michael Gene Grubbs Michael L. Gutman Chris H. Hanna Garland W. Harger Robert Edward Hayden Edward L. Hill Leigh Alan Hotz Max Howard Geoffrey Hubbard B.J. Hurley Robert J. Hustwit Robert J. Hutcheson, Jr. Martin R. Jarret Steven Lee Jennings Roger W. Jennings Michael Kaplit Evan Leon Katz Paul Kejzar Mainul Khan Mark William Kiger Dean M. Kilgore David M. Klachko Edmund Lee Kowalski Mark E. Kremer William J. Krupskas Harry Louis Kuntz James Earl Lake Melville R. LaMar David R. Lambert Harry James Leaman Patricia Marie Leaman Charles G. Lepore, Jr. Derek Lever Trevor A. Lewis Andrew M. London MD Wellington W. Loomer Rodger Dean Lovins William F. Lowell John Joseph Marshall Blair M. Marshall Koichi Matsumoto Steven W. McDonald Greg Meade Terry Lee Miller Michael A. Moran Christopher R. Morris William C. Morse Robert Allan Moss Jim Nagel Jack Stanford Nance Joseph Frederick Noll Richard B. Oden James William Payne Leland J. Pennington Neil B. Poliakoff Richard C. Posner Robert E. Poynter William R. Ragsdale Paul Alphons Raymakers Peter Wilhelm Reiss Elmar F. A. Riedlinger Dr. Richard Alan Ruidl Brian Rust William P. Ryder William J. Sarver, Jr. L. William Schmidt, Jr. Harry David Schumann Philip M. Schwartz Howard Schwarzman Samuel Edward Scott David H. Shock John Scott Shoemaker Jay Harry Silverman Robert D. Simpkin Samuel Patrick Smith Steven Louis Snyder Jerry Somerdin Anthony C. Spezio Jon Carl Stanford Michael J. Stein Edward J. Stevens George N. Tanis Harvey Telmar Gerald J. Thompson Dan L. Ulvila Elliott S. Valderrama Robert C. Van Hatten Victor L. Van Meter Albert George Voegeli Michael James Waldo Gary L. Ward James G. Waversak, Jr. Kenneth Gregory Wick Wilfred F. Willard Jerry Juan Wisner Raymond Lee Witkowski Fred Wodnicki Curt Wolff David Knox Yee Larry S. Youngstein Kenneth Zeldis Joseph L. Bruno Thomas E. Craven Patrick S. De Moon Harold A. Drake Marie J. Eisch Dr. D. E. Eveleigh Ron Fable Ricardo Fantasio 50 consecutive years of I.B.M. membership (Order of Merlin Excalibur Awardees) Maurice Farnel Charles F. Gruberman Chan Boon Hong Richard G. Kastens W. Charles Lantz Michihiro Matsuda Robert L. Medford Philip Morris Smith William N. Naaman R. J. Obie O Brien Lorne J. Overholt James R. Partington Imogene Patchen Jessie C. Shinn Dr. Robert J. Smith Gene M. Smith Paul M. Sorrentino Stephen D. Thomas Lawrence J. Thompson Daniel F. Tong Ronald G. Trimmer Joseph S. White 60 consecutive years of I.B.M. membership (Order of Merlin Excelsior Awardees) Richard B. Betts Clifford E. Bruce Dr. Robert J. Carnathan Benny J. H. Chadd Douglas F. Clark Dicky Dean Capt. C. H. Drake, USN (RET) Arthur C. Hastings Roger L. Hoelter E. Bradford Holbrook Harold I. Korsen Richard J. Niery Christer Nilsson Thomas E. Powell C. James Rainho Robert H. Rastorp Max V. Suko Charles Van Dyne 25

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27 Convention Gives Back to Norfolk By C. Dennis Schick Wherever the International Brotherhood of Magicians holds its annual convention, hundreds who attend give back to the local community. This has been our tradition for many years. HOSPITAL SHOWS On Tuesday of this week, I.B.M. members performed two magic shows at a local hospital. This year the Hospital Show Director is Scott Hood (Ring 49, Ontario, Canada). Members of local Ring 103 and other volunteers put on the two shows. The hospital selected was the Naval Medical Centre at Portsmouth, which gives care to military families stationed at the Naval base. One of the unique treatment programs of this hospital is their Wounded Warrior Program for men and women returning from their service overseas. Magicians entertained patients and their families with a morning and an afternoon show. SHARE THE MAGIC: BUY A LAPEL PIN Since 2005, special stickers for name badges and in more recent years, collectible lapel pins have been sold to attendees to raise money for a local charity. The five-dollar donations (or more, on a voluntary basis) have totaled between $1,200 and $1,500 each year, resulting in over $14,000 given to local charities by the I.B.M. A check will be presented to this year s recipient, the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia, during the Saturday evening show. Membership Chairman Terry Richison designed the semi-cloisonné pins this year, as he did for the Nashville and San Diego I.B.M. Conventions. Phil Messina is in charge of sales in Norfolk, and you can buy your collectible lapel pin at the registration desk or from one of the several people who will be selling them. PLEASE NOTE: When you see thirteen-year-old Alexa Richison at the registration desk or coming toward you just go ahead and get out your five- or ten- or twenty-dollar bill. She won t take no for an answer. The daughter of Terry and Sindie Richison, Alexa has been the Star Salesperson of the collectible pins ever since they were introduced. Buying and proudly wearing one of the lapel pins will show that you are helping to Share the Magic and continuing the tradition of generosity in the I.B.M. Thanks to all who participated. Clockwise from top left: Kenny Shelton entertains hospital personnel. PHOTO BY H. RICK BAMMAN. Doug McCoy from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, bringing magic to hospital patients before the 2011 I.B.M. Convention in Dallas. PHOTO BY DAVID LINSELL. Alexa Richison is the leading salesperson of our Share the Magic lapel pins. David Hira from Dallas, Texas. PHOTO BY DAVID LINSELL Past International President Ed Morris performing at a local hospital prior to the I.B.M. Convention in San Diego. PHOTO BY H. RICK BAMMAN 27

28 Past International Presidents of the I.B.M. 1. * Len Vintus * W.W. Durbin * John H. Davison * T. J. Crawford * John Snyder, Jr * Robert C. Anderson * Eugene Bernstein * John Braun * A. Renerick Clark * H. Adrian Smith * William R. Walsh * Walter Coleman * James B. Lake * Arthur D. Reichenbach * Forrest P. Hendricks * C. James McLemore * Charles A. RossKam * Chauncey Sheridan * L.A. Waterman * Verne W. Uker * Reeder C. Hutchinson * Harris Solomon * C.L. Schmitt * Irving M. Lewis Arnold Drennen * Thorton Poole Dr. Richard O. Mossey * Howard P. Bamman * Sydney S. Bergson * J. Ronald Haines Royal Brin, Jr * William G. Stickland * Austin C. Gorham * Robert B. Hurt Earle J. Christenberry, Jr * Charles Lantz * William Preston Walter F. Williams, Jr * Jeffery Atkins Bill Pitts * Ray Mangel * Bruce Posgate * Roger Crabtree * John Makar William A. Wells Donald E. Wiberg William E. Spooner * Karrell Fox June Horowitz Edward A. Morris * Anthony Shelley * Michael Ellis Michael J. Gorman James L. Nagel R. J. (Obie) O Brien Jep Hostetler Kenneth Klosterman Bev Bergeron Abb Dickson John R. Browne III Jerry C. Schnepp Jack K. Greenberg Robert A. Escher Michael Stratman David Sandy Tony Wilson Roger Miller Fred Casto Phil Willmarth Joan Caesar Jack White Rolando Santos Past International Conventions of the I.B.M. # Year Location Kenton, OH Kenton, OH Lima, OH Lima, OH Ft. Wayne, IN Columbus, OH Kenton, OH Beaver Falls, PA Batavia, NY Lima, OH Batavia, NY High Point, NC Cincinnati, OH Battle Creek, MI Davenport, IA Cincinnati, OH Fort Worth, TX No Conventions during WWII St. Louis, MO Pittsburgh, PA New Orleans, LA Chicago, IL Chicago, IL * New York, NY * St. Louis, MO Philadelphia, PA Louisville, KY Pittsburgh, PA Miami, FL Houston, TX Buffalo, NY Chicago, IL * Boston, MA* Atlantic City, NJ Cleveland, OH * Knoxville, TN New York, NY * Des Moines, IA Indianapolis, IN Miami, FL Chattanooga, TN Cincinnati, OH Milwaukee, WI * New Orleans, LA Buffalo, NY Miami Beach, FL* Dayton, OH Little Rock, AR Evansville, IN Washington, DC San Diego, CA Houston, TX Evansville, IN Pittsburgh, PA New Orleans, LA Honolulu, HI Norfolk, VA 28 *Deceased Kansas City, MO Long Beach, CA Nashville, TN Boston, MA San Diego, CA St. Louis, MO Baltimore, MD Salt Lake City, UT Quebec City, Canada Orlando, FL Oakland, CA Norfolk, VA Minneapolis, MN Los Angeles, CA Little Rock, AR Buffalo, NY Orlando, FL San Diego, CA Kansas City, MO Cleveland, OH Reno, NV Miami, FL Reno, NV Louisville, KY* Nashville, TN San Diego, CA Dallas, TX Combined IBM/SAM Conventions

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