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.
Jim Green kicked off our January meeting by causing a pistachio nut to penetrate a drinking glass. He then generously explained how to perform this miracle.
Cassidy Smith brought along a bag of tricks that he recently received. He began by demonstrating his TaeWANDo, where a magic wand turns into a set of numchucks. He then invited Cassandra Crowe “onstage” and handed here a magic wand, which immediately broke apart in her hand. He invited David Teeman to take a magic wand, but every time David did so, Cassidy still had a wand left in his hand. Meanwhile, David was running out places to hold a wand. Cassidy finished by showing a deck of ESP cards and inviting audience members to select a card. He missed the symbols just often enough to make it seem that ESP was a plausible explanation.
Cassidy asked the members to consider what their magical New Year’s resolutions might be. Cassandra Crowe said that she plans to perform at every meeting. Mark Christiano wants to work up a good “Professor’s Nightmare” routine. Grant Vinson wants to expand his show from 20 minutes to 40 minutes. Lee Woodside wants to work up routines with the props he already has. Rick Johnson wants to avoid burnout. Bruce Rodesney wants to unload magic he no longer uses. Justin Teeman plans to cross-reference his library of card magic books. Jerry Bowzer wants to attend more local magic shows. Rick Martin wants to remember the tricks he already knows.
Cassandra Crowe led off the member performances. She cut a deck of playing cards into four talons in her hands and a queen was showing on the face of each talon.
Lee Woodside showed a playing card box with a sword stuck through it. He reminded everyone of the legend of King Arthur and Exalibur. He withdrew the sword from the box and then dumped a solid block of metal from the box onto the table.
Bruce Rodesney showed a chain and a lock and asked Jim Green to bind his hands. Bruce had Jim place a handkerchief over his bound hands and in just a second Bruce was free of the restraints.
David Teeman showed several necklaces of different colors made of small beads. He asked Ashlee to name a color. Using the chosen necklace, David made her a small poodle dog, which looked very much like a miniature balloon animal. When he cut the tail shorter, the small dog squeeked. David said that the smaller beads get a much bigger reaction than the larger ones.
Cassidy Smith put the names of the performers in his hat and asked Rick Martin to draw out two names. Bruce Rodesney won a crystal cylinder and Lee Woodside won Tom Burgoon’s “Snake Eyes.”
Lee Woodside