On February 16th the Gulf Coast Magicians Guild will have it’s monthly meeting! The theme will be Valentine’s and Children’s Magic.  President Nathan Nickerson will be back with stories from Mexico. We will have a raffle, the return of a hilarious game we haven’t played in a while, and a Special Guest!

Who will it be? It’s more of a what. We are going to have a magic shop visiting! Williams Magic from Arizona will have it’s traveling magic shop in our parking lot! If you’re looking for new magic but don’t want to pay shipping, this is your chance to pick up some great stuff! The shop will be open around 4:30pm if you want to stop by early! It will be open throughout the meeting and for a little afterwards.

The meeting will begin at is usual time of 6:45pm. See you there!

Members are asked to bring a side dish and their own bevarage. The club will furnish the main dish of chicken or beef. Please RSVP to Nathan Nickerson (nate@nathannickerson.com) if you will be attending or with any questions you may have.

The Gulf Coast Magicians Guild then held their yearly Election of Officers. This year’s line up:

President -Nathan Nickerson

Vice President – Beau Broomall

Secretary – Bill Metsch

Treasurer – Perry Vath

Sergeant At Arms – Harley Day

Chaplain – Charles Dunn

Librarian – Isaac Brady

Good & Welfare – Al Grimm

Historian – Nathan Nickerson

Website – Nathan Nickerson

Scribe – Bill Metsch

After a short break we raffled off over 30 items. Four Youth members were picked to play a round of the Alphabet game. This will never get old, it is hysterical. The theme for October was Spooky Magic. Al Grimm started it off with a mental effect using randomly chosen numbers that added up to his prediction. Nathan Nickerson entertained us with a book test using two volunteers, two words, and two books. Wow it was a little spooky. Beau Broomall showed us what a Vampire card will do to a deck of cards (sucks the blood right out of them) and then showed us how to catch some spirits in a handkerchief. Guest Ted Petroskie performed  a mental card affect where three volunteers chose three random cards and then told us what each card was. Then Jeff Soble entertained us with what he called the We Wizard Detector where the volunteer finds his own card behind his back! Many thanks to Betty Broomall for the wonderful snack table, to all that brought the goodies, and to Beau Broomall for the decorations that made it feel more like Halloween. Thanks to Isaac Brady for keeping up with the books and the raffle ticket sales. A Special Thanks to member Dave Kloman for donating so many raffle items all year, I cannot keep up with all of his donations.

Thanks for your support!

Bill Metsch

Sean has studied privately in Las Vegas with some of Vegas’ headliners. Most of what Sean performs is his own creation or at least his own adaptation. During our brief phone conversation I could tell Sean has a true passion for our art form.  His lecture will focus a great deal on magic theory and presentation.  A few of his effects will be performed but most importantly he will explain the thinking behind each and it’s various applications. His creative process is something that I think everyone will enjoy and hopefully learn from.

Sean is most well known for a trick he released through Ellusionist called Kaos. It’s a card through window with no set-up. I’ve personally used this effect for years. Here is the original trailer from Ellusionist. Daniel Garcia is the featured performer in the video however it was created by Sean.

President Nathan Nickerson conducted a brief business meeting. Topics included our annual public show and awards banquet. Info will be available in our upcoming newsletter and on our blog.

Special thanks to Betty Broomall and Joan Moody for taking care of the refreshment table and to all that brought the goodies, Isaac Brady for handling the raffle ticket sales, Nathan Nickerson and Dale Bosarge for conducting the raffle and to all that continue to support the club.

The Barry Mitchell lecture was a HUGE success! All that attended came away with some valuable information and some cool new toys. Thanks Barry for sharing your ideas with us!

For those of you that could not make it, I am sorry! It was a must see lecture!

Bill Metsch
Vice-President/Secretary

Barry Mitchell was formerly a street magician in the New Orleans French Quarter, a regular opening act for country music stars, the featured comedian at Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction, the Oreo Magician for the Southeast, a lecturer at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood and the Magic Circle in London.  Over the last three decades he has performed and lectured in almost every state and several different countries.

This is a lecture you don’t want to miss! Here’s a little info about Barry’s lecture!

Barry Mitchell’s Simple Minded Success . . . Duh!

Enjoy an evening of laughs, education, and more laughs!

It’s Better Family and Children’s Entertainment Made Easy.

The skills and tools that have made Barry Mitchell successful in children’s entertainment are simple.  Simple minded that is.  Magicians know the secrets of magic are rarely complex.  It’s the simple, truly simple, that enchants an audience.  This new lecture will help attendees have the confidence to go simple, reveal the distinct differences between tricks and entertainment, and show some really fun family and children’s entertainment.  Barry’s newest DVD, “You’ll Be Saying, ‘Duh, Why Didn’t I Think of That?” is a walk through the Dollar Store to think creativity and create magic from simple objects.  Barry will explain his way of thinking toward creating magic and show some of the simple minded magic anyone can make.

Where: 

Bayview Senior Center

2000 East Lloyd St.

Pensacola, Florida 32503

When:

September 15th

Quick business meeting to begin at 6:30pm

Lecture wil begin promptly at 6:45pm

Be sure to arrive early to guarantee a seat!

Cost:

$10 for members, SYM members* and spouses

$15 for non-members

*(SYM member may bring one parent for free)