IBM 210 – SAM 88
November Meeting Our meeting was called to order by club President Dan Jones and we kicked off with our round-table question. The question of the month was, what is your go-to trick. Answers varied from the simple French drop with any coin, to tricks with thumb tips, and a number of card tricks. We welcomed … Read more
In December we had a holiday Pizza Party with a White Elephant Gift Exchange and lots of jamming and performances by club members. It was a great time with some cool gifts and everyone had a blast. Sean distributed Posters to the latest Parlor Show performers. Barbara Louie very kindly distributed tiny handmade baskets with … Read more
August Meeting Our meeting was called to order by Dan Jones and we kicked off with our round-table question, “What was the last movie you saw in a theater.” Many answers were similar, being the latest releases including Mission Impossible, Barbie and Oppenheimer. Several members strongly recommended “The Sound of Freedom”. Next was a special … Read more
June Meeting Our meeting was called to order by President Dan Jones and we kicked off with Michael Doyle as our featured performer. Michael performed several effects, including a couple of different die predictions, a tarot match effect with two volunteers and an impressive book based mind reading effect. Then it was time for our … Read more
Our meeting was called to order by President Dan Jones and we kicked off with our get-to-know-you round table question where members introduced themselves and then told us about their “favorite holiday magic trick”. Many members seem to enjoy Halloween the most, although Christmas was a close second. Answers included Mis-Made Flag, Santa Elf Nose, … Read more
We kicked off January’s meeting by officially welcoming three new members. We are glad to have you join the club. Chris Johnson – Chris is interested in ventriloquism and was a friend of John Osborne. Chris has what sounds like an impressive collection of Ventriloquist Dolls. Paul Jones – It sounds like Paul is very … Read more
We kicked-off with Magic and our Kick-off Performer this month was Club President Dan Jones. Dan started with a jumbo four-card routine that centered on his Dad getting Dan to do his chores. Apparently Dan’s continued failure to select the Face Card doomed him to a life of indentured servitude… at least while he was … Read more
In place of our normal meeting, in March we hosted a lecture by Erik Tait. A good number of members had dinner prior to the lecture with Eric at Stela’s Black Dog Tavern in Plymouth. Then it was on to the lecture where we had a great turnout of members from both Ring 210 and … Read more
Our April meeting kicked off with the question of the month. “How old were you when you first got interested in magic?” As shown below, the most popular response was in the 11-15 year old range. Next, we asked members who participated in Michigan Magic Day & the Jeff McBride lecture to share their … Read more
May Meeting Our meeting was called to order by President Dan Jones and we kicked off with a get-to-know-you round table question where members introduced themselves and then told us about their “non-magic-related” hobbies, skills and interests. Answers ranged from outdoorsmen, table tennis, martial arts and even operating a rattery. Next were some reminders about … Read more