Terry Hedges arrived in Denver and we had a fun night where he taught us some easy top changes, another way to use the D’Lite that may be sitting in your magic drawer at home and a really cool False Cut to keep the deck in the order that you want it in. Terry did a coin under your watch, which fooled us pretty good. He performed Dai Vernon’s “The Trick that Can’t Be Explained” and reiterated that a Top Change and Classic Force are two staples all magicians need to know. His Blank Fusion trick was a hit.
Next, we had Seldom Seen Faces Night where members that have not come to a meeting or performed in a while had a place to shine and showcase a new effect that they have been working on. MC Wendy Wylde hosted the evening and set up a great line-up of magicians. Dennis Michaels performed a cards across, TNR card trick then performed a dangerous CNR electrical cord which turned off and on a light! Don’t try that one at home! Colin Toepfer did a nice Cups and Balls where at the end the balls changed into Rabbits! Janine Aronson mixed up some cards face up and face down and they all righted themselves. Four Aces where removed, lost and by counting AND spelling out the name of the Aces, they were found.
Gregg Tobo hosted Point/Counter Point with Andrew Bates and John Walker discussing whether it is better to learn from books or video. Marty Jewell used her ‘puns’ to entertain us with a change bag, urn and sled. Member Christian Chackmool showed us his Mentalist skills by having us write down an animal, food, person’s name, and place on different colored pieces of paper. After a mixing in a box, a handful of slips where pulled out and his predictions on a pad of paper matched the slips of paper. At the end, he unrolled a paper tape and ALL of his predictions were printed on the paper roll! Dave Elstun blew a lucky kiss into a container and later in his show the vapor kiss turned into a real “Hershey Kiss”. Dave performed a $1 to $100 bill change and did an amazing job at the Professor’s Nightmare.
Shane Cohen set up an amazing intermission with close-up artist John Luong and Bob Brown entertaining the members with Johns innovative magic and Bob’s adept card handling.
Glenn Proulx
Secretary, MHMS