The Broken Wand

Friends, Family and many from the Magic community attended a memorial service held for John Osborne at the Bone Yard Restaurant in Livonia, MI. (Photos courtesy of Jackie Clark). Tad Dickerson bought a seven foot canvas sideshow banner of John as Doc Robin Steel. John’s family was well represented and appreciative of the gathering. Many … Read more

Funny Business

In this month’s Funny Business we share some of John Osborne’s favorite gags courtesy of Ming Why are Fire Engines Red Why are fire engines red?  A hook and ladder is a fire engine, a ladder has rungs which is the past tense of ring, and when that bell rings you can hear it for … Read more

Funny Business #3

In this month’s Funny Business we share some of John Osborne’s favorite gags courtesy of Ming Why are Fire Engines Red Why are fire engines red?  A hook and ladder is a fire engine, a ladder has rungs which is the past tense of ring, and when that bell rings you can hear it for … Read more

Around the Town

  Check out John Luka’s Magic page and his well maintained list of Michigan Events All AAMC Events and details can be viewed on the website calendar.

The President’s Corner

Our last meeting of the year is coming up on Wednesday, December 14th from 7-9 pm at the Plymouth Community Arts Council located at 774 N. Sheldon Rd. in Plymouth, MI 48170. It will be our Christmas Party/meeting with a fun gift exchange. The theme is Christmas Magic. If you choose to participate in the gift … Read more

Spotlight

This month we have a special edition of Spotlight. We are featuring John Osborne, one of our founding members that passed away recently. Club member Ming Louie has compiled this about John. John Edward Osborne was born June 13, 1939, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and died peacefully after a long illness at the age of … Read more

The Secretary’s Report

November’s meeting kicked off with introductions and the question, “If you were a color, what color would you be?” A guest, Bou-yu Chen also introduced himself. There was a lot of red, white and blue throughout the group with a few slimming blacks and some yellow. Our treasurer reported that the Parlor Show grossed $815 … Read more

On the Cover

In this issue we fondly remember founding Ann Arbor Magic Club member John Osborne. On the cover, John Osborne as “Doc” Robin Steel. In the Broken Wand column see photos from John’s memorial. A special edition of Spotlight was written by Ming Louie about John’s life. And finally, in Funny Business, we share John’s favorite … Read more