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 our normal September meeting, we were pleased to host a lecture by South African magician Trevor Duffy. Trevor began by borrowing a five-dollar bill from Andrew. He folded the bill and when he unfolded it, it had become a ten-dollar bill, which he handed back to Andrew. He said that doing this gets the audience on your side and makes others more willing to interact with the magician.
Trevor rolled up a piece of flash paper and pulled a lit match from his pocket. When he lit the paper, it turned into a silver dollar. As a climax, the coin turned into a jumbo silver dollar.
Derrick selected a four of diamonds from the deck, signed it, and replaced it in the deck. When Trevor threw the deck onto the table, the four of diamonds turned face up, but it was not signed. Trevor took a wallet from his pocked and, sure enough, the signed card was in the wallet.
Trevor demonstrated an ingenious apparatus he developed for producing a deck of cards at one’s fingertips. He said it was ideal for use in an “Invisible Deck” routine.
Trevor brought out a paper sack that he said contained a food item. He showed a deck of cards that had different food items on the back of each card. A card was selected and the word “Pears” was written on it. He removed a can from the sack and it was “Peas.” However, when he opened the can and poured out the contents, the result was “Peaches.”
Trevor showed us a very visual diminishing cards routine that he developed. The final fan of cards was tiny indeed.
Trevor told us a story involving himself, his brother, and a bloat of hippos on a river in Africa. He then presented Lee Woodside with a signed hippo carved from ironwood.
Trevor lead a brief discussion on what to do when something goes wrong in a show. He offered us his advice on how to handle it based on his years of experience.
Trevor had Derrick initial a coin and then he initialed the other side. He placed the coin on the table and had Derrick hold his hand over it. Trevor then removed a drawstring bag from his coat pocket and placed it on the table. He picked up the coin and vanished it. When Derrick opened the bag, he found a small, locked wooden box. Trevor handed him the key and when the box was opened, there was the initialed coin.
Trevor performed his “Phil Plus Outdone” routine, which he based on Phil Goldstein’s “Phil.” Trevor asked that someone think of a card and he would name the card. He said the name of the card was “Jane.” He showed that each card in the deck had a different name on the back and asked the audience member what card he was thinking of. Sure enough, it was the card with “Jane” written on the back. Trevor next wrote a card name on the back of his business card and placed it on the table. He asked someone in the audience shout out a girl’s name. “Lois” was the response. Trevor found the card with “Lois” written on it and turned it over to show that it was the queen of dimaonds. He then showed that “QD” was written on his business card.
Trevor asked Justin if he would volunteer for a dangerous trick. Trevor placed two drops of “antiseptic” on Justin’s arm. He then brought out a large folding knife and made a cut on the arm, drawing blood. With a magical gesture, he wiped off the “blood” and Justin’s arm was restored.
Trevor finished his lecture with a very nice routine using “Rocky the Raccoon.” The animal came alive in his hands. He placed the raccoon into a small box on a table and flipped the box open to show that the animal had disappered. Except, one could see a telltale tail hanging from the bottom of the table. After some comedy byplay trying to hide the evidence, he tore the cloth off the table top to show that the Rocky had truly disappeared.
We heartily recommend Trevor Duffy’s lecture to any Ring that has the opportunity to book him. We were very glad that he got the chance come to Oklahoma City.
Lee Woodside