Over 30 people were present and participated in the Challenge Workshop.

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Magic Challenge Night produced some great ideas and teamwork. The team: Psycho Babble of Death by vote of those present - produced the best routine from the materials provided. Charlie Gillan, Stan Sieler, Brian Hart, Willie Franklin, and Mark Attwood put a humorous psychic twist in presenting several effects involving the Rhine ESP symbols. First the symbol (the wavy lines) selected by a spectator literally leaped up to the hand of Stan Sieler as he tried to divine the selected symbol. Then Charlie Gillan pulled some hysterical antics with a blindfold and a psychic energy detector (a cotton ball). Finally the symbol cards were dropped into a paper bag and Mark Attwood stabbed through the bag impaling the circle symbol with the pencil the same symbol the magic cotton ball had landed on. Well done, men!

The team Magic Men?? received honorable mention for second place. Great creativity was exhibited by all of the teams

 

June Performers

Unfortunately the scribe (Steven Christenson) was also the MC and general whipping boy for the Magic Challenge project so all of the routines were not recorded properly. However in addition to the 6 team performances of the Magic Challenge project, we had enough time for three magicians to present their effects.

Blake Anderson (son of Marvin) presented his lecture on Phased Hyperextensive Application of Kinetic Electricity [P.H.A.K.E.]. Using this principle Blake was able to escape the shackles that Patrick Reed secured to his wrists in record time.

Bob Dippel performed a charming rendition of an illusion built by a local maker. Bob described the rectangular wooden yellow and black box as a cable car. He pointed out some of the features of the cable car including the rectangular wheels to prevent it from rolling out of control, and the markings indicating that it passed through Chinatown. The passengers in the cable car were numbered blocks, each bearing their respective IQs (one was a zero, poor guy). Although the box was obviously opaque, Bob was able to correctly say what order Steven Christenson had placed them even though Bob's back was turned and the top was solidly in place.

Scott Freda had Kevin Sullivan assist him. Kevin selected the fives from the face up spread. The fives were distributed into four piles in an apparently very fair manner by Kevin. With a few faro shuffles and a cut or two, Scott had caused all of the fives to appear at the top of the deck.