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May Newsletter 1
April 29, 2010
If you've never seen us perform live (having missed the opportunity to come into the magic shop practically any day of the week for 360 days out of the year) I will be appearing on Tuesdays this month at The Black Lotus Brewing Company. For those of you who haven't made it to a magic performance because of the travel distance, Black Lotus is almost fifty feet closer to you (at the northeast corner of Fourteen Mile and Main, rather than the southwest corner) which should reduce your commute time by several seconds at least. Come to Clawson in May for meal and drink specials, take in a magic performance, and discover the wunder of conjuring in Clawson.
Hi, this is Paul from Wunderground Magic with tips and tricks for better tricks to improve your tips. This month's trick tip is "Don't tip your trick." Next month's trick tip is "Don't trick your tip." If you have suggestions for the month after that, I'm fresh out of material.
Did you know that - even though Wunderground Magic's birthday was in April - Doc, Marie, and I all have birthdays in May? I'm thinking magic would make a great present, but maybe we'll do something special instead. Watch this space.
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New Store Hours
Wunderground Magic will be closed on Mondays. We're open every other day of the week, and frankly I need a day off once in awhile.
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John Sturk - Unconquered - May 8
Our very own John Sturk released his first DVD - "Unconquered: Mastering the 3 Card Monte." John will be here at Wunderground Magic on Saturday, May 8th to sign copies, answer questions, perform, and tip the latest magic from Fun Inc.. Be sure to mark it on your calendar.
This event is free for members of IBM Ring 22. In fact, it's free to everyone, though there will be a slight charge for the DVD.
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Classes
Children’s Classes
Classes for children ages 7 through 13 are held every Saturday morning from 10 until 11 AM in the Wunderground Magic Academy. When you sign up you will get a wand, a performance mat, and a box to hold the magic props we will give you as you progress through the course. Sign up today.
Adult Workshop
Our May magic meeting makes marvelous mental magic. Have your ever had your mind read? How about green? May's magic workshop will teach you how to divine a person's thoughts without the added expense of renting an fMRI machine.
Adult magic workshops are held the first Tuesday of each month, which this month will be May 4, at 6:30 PM.
Advanced Adult Workshop
May's Advanced Magic Workshop promises to be amazing with lots of surprises in store, but Arthur isn't talking about it just yet. .Watch this space for an upcoming announcement.
Advanced adult magic workshops are held the third Tuesday of each month, which this month will be May 18, at 6:30 PM.
Thursday Sessions
We’re open until 8 on Thursday evenings. Come out and share, learn, watch, or just discuss magic. Bring your own props. We’ll supply common items such as cards, rope, rubber bands, mats, and a mysterious place to gather.
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Events
Mad Magic and Mental
In Troy on May 1st - Presenting the new magic show 'Mad Magic and Mental' by Keith Fields and Nathan Kranzo. Both of them are mad, both of them are magic, only one of them is mental! Come along and find out why... it is a show you won't forget in a hurry.
A strait Jacket, a mind reading carrot, metal bending, the four man levitation and then the show really gets started... see the worlds first human xylophone which takes 8 perfect strangers and one slightly nutty Englishman to play... all delivered with a huge dose of comedy!
Tickets available at www.ridgedaleplayers.com or call 248 988 7049
For more information check out www.madmagicandmental.com
Michigan Magic Day 2010
Saturday, May 8, Grand Rapids, sponsored by Ring 211. See www.michiganmagicday.com for more information.
David Copperfield
Magician David Copperfield will be performing on Monday, May 10, 2010, at Miller Auditorium on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Shows are at 5:30PM and 8:30PM. Tickets range in price from $27 to $57. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, March 12, at www.MillerAuditorium.com or calling the box office at 1-800-228-9858.
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Wunder What's New?
Hobson: Fabulous Mysteries (2 DVD Set) by The Miracle Factory - DVD
Featuring 15 commercial effects. Reveals the secrets of Hobson's show-stopping Watch Steal techniques. These are the methods that Hobson has used around the world to floor audiences and generate frequent standing ovations!
The other effects are all solid and practical mysteries encompassing close-up, card tricks, stand-up, comedy, and manipulations. His Signed Silk in Apple and Double Salt Pour are just two of the many visual ingenuities featured in the set.
You also receive lessons in Hobson's personal arsenal of gimmicks like his Logical Match Pull and Simplicity Microphone Holder. As a bonus, Hobson's explanations offer you extensive valuable professional advice on performing in real-world conditions, routining, and showmanship.
Local interest: Jeff is from Redford and Todd Karr (of The Miracle Factory) is from Southfield.
Vectra Line - 20' Thread - Steve Fearson
This is the dawn of a new era in levitations. Never break your thread again! Steve Fearson's Vectra Line is the strongest invisible thread ever offered to the magic community.
A single strand can hold nearly 1/4 POUND! That's a full deck of playing cards!
Now, for the first time you can safely levitate large items like CD's, coat hangers, scizzors, you name it.
Vectra Line is as invisible as some of the thinnest threads on the market but is stronger than all of them.
Magic Table w/ Base & Drape
A great performance table for beginners. The base height is adjustable. Includes a nice cloth cover with fringe.
Appearing Wand
A stainless steel powder coated model of the Magician’s Appearing Wand. When released it opens out into a Magic wand, (black, with silver tips) about 20” in length. In the closed condition, it measures only 4” inches in length, and may be very easily concealed in your hand. This new Stainless Steel Powder coated model, requires no oiling, cleaning or other maintenance. It will not rust like the traditional steel models. This is a bargain value for the money.
Dove Production Drawer Box
The Drawer Box will produce a load almost as large as the box, after being shown empty. This box in a natural wood finish is a handsome prop (size 10" x 5" x 5"), specially designed for production of a small bunny or a couple of doves. You could also use it for traditional magician's production items, and produce a very large load of silks, flowers, streamers etc.
Instant Card Fan
The magician is seen to hold a stack of cards. With a slight flourish the bunch of cards magically transform into a beautifully arranged fan of cards!! So easy to do it's almost embarrassing.
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Sound System Sale
If you need a sound system, Rodney Palmer is selling a Fender Passport PD-150 and a Roland CM-30 Cube Monitor-Sound System.
Contact Rodney Palmer (810) 334-4687, or firstclassmagic@yahoo.com for more information.
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And Finally
If you subscribe to Crain's Detroit Business (or know anyone who does, or have access to an unguarded dumpster near corporate offices) would you please bring in your copy of last Tuesday's edition. Before using it to line your bird cage, check out page 15, which I've reproduced on our Facebook page. I'm looking for five copies for my mother.
Take care,
Paul
P.S. Call Wunderground Magic, Inc. to make your next event magical. Hurry, magicians are disappearing quickly!
Wunderground Magic, Inc.
Cool stuff for surface dwellers
16 S. Main St., Clawson, MI 48017
Phone: (248) 280-5925
Web: http://www.wundergroundmagicshop.com
Store hours: Tues, Wed, Fri 11-6; Thurs 11-8; Sat 11-5; Sun 12-5; Mon Closed
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