Ring NO. 46, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Seymour Davis Ring
Meets 7:00 pm, 1st Monday of the month at the New Beginning Fellowship Church, 15601 S. Pennsylvania in OKC
LEE WOODSIDE, Secretary. Email: WoodsideLee@hotmail.com.
In lieu of a regular meeting in April, we celebrated the 80th Anniversary of the formation of Ring 46. The charter from April 1946 included the name of our Ring’s namesake, Seymour Davis.
We were very appreciative that Jonathan Meyer offered the use of his venue, Jonathan’s Magic Theater, for our celebration. We were very pleased that Seymour Davis’ daughter Dayna Davis Savage was able to join us for the party. She and her husband Gary drove all the way from the Houston area. Their two children ShirlyKay and Kent and their spouses also drove from Texas.
The first thing that greeted members and guests was a blowup of the original Ring charter. Michael King had the document enlarged and Rick Martin affixed it to a foam board.
Our celebration started with socializing and plenty of food and drink. The Ring provided food and a wide choice of soft drinks and members brought a variety of desserts.
President Cassidy Smith acted as our emcee for the evening. He started by having certificates presented to all the officers commending them for their many years of service. He then introduced each of the magicians who performed.
Lee Woodside performed the venerable die box routine. He stated that had Seymour Davis performed at your grandfather’s school when you grandfather was a little boy, he may have performed this very same trick.
David Teeman invited Seymour Davis’ daughter Dayna to join him on stage. Every time David attempted to vanish a small handkerchief after Dayna waved the wand, he failed. Each time he then called for a bigger wand. Finally, with a wand that dwarfed the stage, the trick was successful.
Michael King performed his “One Man Circus” act. He juggled, spun plates, and ended by juggling clubs while riding a unicycle. He then demonstrated his card skills. He asked a kid who identified himself as John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith to name a card. The kid named the Ace of Diamond. Michael, who had been shuffling a deck of playing cards the entire time, showed that the cards were now in new-deck order, but missing the Ace of Diamonds. Showing his hand empty, he reached into his pocket a removed the missing ace.
John Pansze invited ShirleyKay to assist him. He tore off two strips of toilet paper and handed one to her. They each tore up their strips of paper and put the wadded up paper in their mouths. John proceeded to pull out a verrrry long strip of paper from his mouth.
Bruce Rodensey talked about the “Predict-A-Pet” trick that Lee Woodside had come up with back in 1999. Bruce then took out three business cards. On one he had drawn a cow, on another he had drawn a pig, and on the third he had drawn a chicken. He asked Lee to choose one and Lee chose the pig. Bruce asked Lee to turn over the cow and read the message, which said that Lee would not pick the cow. The same was true for the chicken. The message on the back of the pig said that it would be chosen.
Kevin Brasier produced a candle and lit it to prove it was real. He wrapped a scarf around the candle and it vanished. Kevin then produced a dove from the scarf.
Jim Green told everyone that a one-hundred-dollar bill has three holes it. He used a toothpick to prove it and then passed the bill for examination.
Jonathan Meyer closed the show with his signature card and rope magic. If you’re ever in the OKC area, we highly recommend that you pay a visit to Jonathan’s Magic Theater.
Lee Woodside