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— Hat & Rabbit Club (@IBMring17) March 7, 2014
07 March 2014
Free Trick Friday: Chris Westfall
From Ring 17's Twitter feed:
Breaking Magic 2
From Discovery:
Wednesdays from 12th March, 8.00pm & 8.30pm
BREAKING MAGIC is back for another season of jaw-dropping illusions and mind-blowing tricks. Performed by an international, all-star cast of the freshest magic talent, including British Ben Hanlin, alongside Wayne Houchin, Billy Kidd, and newcomer Nate Staniforth, each week the stellar cast perform phenomenal street magic, across London, New York and Warsaw, baffling bystanders and audiences at home alike.
Read more.
06 March 2014
Broken wand: Sandy Gregory
From The New Brunswick Beacon:
From Brenan's:
From In Memoriam:
[via The Puppet Lady]
Alexander Payson (Sandy) Gregory, former Saint John city councillor, died on Tuesday of natural causes in the Saint John Regional Hospital. He was 91.
Most commonly known as Sandy, he was a man that wore many hats. If he wasn’t serving the city through council he was putting on a magic show, or becoming the founder of a scuba diving club.
Read more.
From Brenan's:
Alexander Payson "Sandy" Gregory of Rothesay, husband of Mildred A. (Monteith) Gregory, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at the Saint John Regional Hospital. Born in Saint John on March 10, 1923, he was a son of the late Hugh and Elsa (Payson) Gregory.
Read more.
From In Memoriam:
GREGORY, ALEXANDER “SANDY” – Alexander Payson “Sandy” Gregory of Rothesay, husband of Mildred A. (Monteith) Gregory, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at the Saint John Regional Hospital. Born in Saint John on March 10, 1923, he was a son of the late Hugh and Elsa (Payson) Gregory. Sandy was a graduate of Rothesay Collegiate School and the University of New Brunswick.
Read more.
[via The Puppet Lady]
05 March 2014
Grateful for our March sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support. We're pleased to have the support of:
- Clive Court - The Fun-da-Mentalist,
- Evelyn & Phil Matlin, owners of Perfect Magic and
- Jeff Pinsky, owner of The Browser's Den of Magic!
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Donations of any size are always welcome.
04 March 2014
Port Coquitlam: Thursday night magic
Shawn Farquhar presents Thursday Night Magic at Second Storey Theatre with Steve Dickson, Shawn Farquhar, Tony Chris, Henry Tom and Jason Verners.
For more information, see page 9 of the Ring 92 February report.
For more information, see page 9 of the Ring 92 February report.
03 March 2014
[Guest post] An open letter from the president of Ring 17
The following is a guest post from the president of the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club
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Dear Canada's Magic readers,
It is my responsibility as the president of the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club IBM Ring 17 in Toronto, to clarify a point of some controversy based on my comments in the "President's Message" of the March 2014 newsletter.
By way of background, the club hosted a special lecture on Thursday, February 6, 2014 which featured the cast of the Mosquitoes Suck Project an instructional magic download designed to raise money to fight malaria in sub-Saharan Africa and featuring such notable magicians as Bill Abbott, Jay Sankey, Joshua Jay, Bobby Motta, David Peck, Anthony Lindan, Brian Roberts and James Alan*. In attempt at humour in stark violation of John Cleese's Three rules of comedy** we dubbed the event, "The Lecture That Sucks."
In our March 2004 newsletter, I reported that the lecture was a complete success, citing well known member and terror of the Internets, The Great Mark Lewis who posted on the Facebook that the lecture sucked:
In point of fact, his full commentary (divided into two posts before and after the event) was:
While Mr. Lewis feels that his views were misrepresented in the newsletter, I believe my remarks were faithful to his original sentiment. Of course it is now up to the reader to decided whether this is, in fact, so.
What's really at issue here is the applicability of the term "sucks" in an environment with an abundance of puns and a deficit of a well defined sense of humour in people with (clearly) too much time on their hands. Does the act of sucking blood automatically imply "sucks" in the pejorative schoolyard sense? Does it work the other way as well?
The Ring 17 Philosopher in Residence and Professor Emeritus of Ring Reportage of the P. Howard Lyons Ring, Dr. Sammy Jakubowicz suggested, when reached for comment, "We might consult the writings of Lewis Carroll here. He may have been right when he wrote, 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.' On the other hand, he may have been wrong. It is difficult to say with certainty. Why are you bothering me with this anyway? I was out of the country and nowhere near the lecture."
It's also clear that the actual quality of the lecture plays no part forming Mr. Lewis' opinions and can safely be set aside for the purpose of this discussion.
If you feel the need to weigh in on the matter, please feel free to contact the Ring 17 Goodwill Ambassador, Matt DiSero with your thoughts.
Thank you very much for your kind attention as we attempt to resolve this misunderstanding. We look forward to seeing our members at the next meeting, Thursday, March 6, 2014.
*Present on the DVD but absent from the lecture were Joshua Jay, who was reportedly in the United States working on his six-pack and Brian Roberts who was alphabetizing his sock drawer. Matthew DiSero did turn up, somewhat against his will.
**No puns, no puns and no puns.
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Thank you, I think, for guest posting at Canada's Magic!
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Dear Canada's Magic readers,
It is my responsibility as the president of the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club IBM Ring 17 in Toronto, to clarify a point of some controversy based on my comments in the "President's Message" of the March 2014 newsletter.
By way of background, the club hosted a special lecture on Thursday, February 6, 2014 which featured the cast of the Mosquitoes Suck Project an instructional magic download designed to raise money to fight malaria in sub-Saharan Africa and featuring such notable magicians as Bill Abbott, Jay Sankey, Joshua Jay, Bobby Motta, David Peck, Anthony Lindan, Brian Roberts and James Alan*. In attempt at humour in stark violation of John Cleese's Three rules of comedy** we dubbed the event, "The Lecture That Sucks."
In our March 2004 newsletter, I reported that the lecture was a complete success, citing well known member and terror of the Internets, The Great Mark Lewis who posted on the Facebook that the lecture sucked:
According to Mark Lewis' posting on Facebook, the the lecture sucked so it was, in principle, a complete success. And more importantly, through the evening, we raised $400 for the Mosquitoes Suck Tour, which translates to 40 bed-nets, which will protect up to 200 people for up to five years. So we are extremely grateful for your support.
In point of fact, his full commentary (divided into two posts before and after the event) was:
I am in great dread that it may not just be the mosquitos that suck.
Only half of it sucked. Naturally I am far too tactful to say which half.
While Mr. Lewis feels that his views were misrepresented in the newsletter, I believe my remarks were faithful to his original sentiment. Of course it is now up to the reader to decided whether this is, in fact, so.
What's really at issue here is the applicability of the term "sucks" in an environment with an abundance of puns and a deficit of a well defined sense of humour in people with (clearly) too much time on their hands. Does the act of sucking blood automatically imply "sucks" in the pejorative schoolyard sense? Does it work the other way as well?
The Ring 17 Philosopher in Residence and Professor Emeritus of Ring Reportage of the P. Howard Lyons Ring, Dr. Sammy Jakubowicz suggested, when reached for comment, "We might consult the writings of Lewis Carroll here. He may have been right when he wrote, 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.' On the other hand, he may have been wrong. It is difficult to say with certainty. Why are you bothering me with this anyway? I was out of the country and nowhere near the lecture."
It's also clear that the actual quality of the lecture plays no part forming Mr. Lewis' opinions and can safely be set aside for the purpose of this discussion.
If you feel the need to weigh in on the matter, please feel free to contact the Ring 17 Goodwill Ambassador, Matt DiSero with your thoughts.
Thank you very much for your kind attention as we attempt to resolve this misunderstanding. We look forward to seeing our members at the next meeting, Thursday, March 6, 2014.
*Present on the DVD but absent from the lecture were Joshua Jay, who was reportedly in the United States working on his six-pack and Brian Roberts who was alphabetizing his sock drawer. Matthew DiSero did turn up, somewhat against his will.
**No puns, no puns and no puns.
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Thank you, I think, for guest posting at Canada's Magic!
Rounding the Western rings in March
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
| City | Club | Event(s) |
| Calgary, AB | Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring) | - Michael Ammar lecture. |
| Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - n/a |
| Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - Michael Ammar lecture. |
| Fraser Valley, BC | IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle) | - General Meeting we'll be hosting special guest lecturer Michael Ammar! - Third Monday Magic |
| Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - Comedy competitions. |
| Vancouver, BC | SAM 95 (Carl Hemeon Assembly) | - n/a |
| Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - Michael Ammar lecture. |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
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