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Michael Taggert Special user Fredericksburg Virginia 656 Posts 
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This is once again a thread all officers should print out and add to the by laws of their rings. I was given a suggestion from one of our ring members The other day. it is called the "whatever move meeting" here's how it works
several of the more experienced members are asked the questions How do you do the ..... move (for the sake of clarity we'll say the elmsy count) the more experienced members then teach that move. This comes from the deluge of routines that instruct the student to perform The .... what ever move.... (IE the elmsy count, force a card via your favorite method, perform a top change) many of these moves have volumes written about them that the nivce may have trouble performing. This gives the senior members a chnce to show their skills and the novice members a chnce at learning from skilled members. so consider this for a topic at your rings. ring 50 annually has a four corners meeting annually this could be a good chance to include this in a meeting night. Mike taggert ring 50 ps don't forget to be at magi whirl 2007 tickets are on sale now. |
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sirbrad Inner circle PA 2096 Posts
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Wow that sounds awesome! I am still working on formulating the clubs in my local area, I hope it happens sometime this year. I still have some questions however.
1. Where do you usually have the meetings? What times and what days? ( Like maybe a library, coffee shop, school, or something like that?) 2. What topics are discussed at the meetings, and who decides what topics will be discussed? The chairman? The group? (I know some said that there is live performances as well, some nights coin sleights might be discussed, other nights theory and presentation, other nights rope magic etc...?) 3. How will the officers be elected? I assume I will be the President as I am forming the club(s,) so I do I just select all the officers, and go down the line? Or is there a voting system, or does that come later? 4. Are there fees? If so how much? Does the secretary keep the fees to use for lecturers, and other types of media and learning tools for the club? Is there some type of book to use as a guideline? Quote: On 2006-08-29 09:26, Steve Hart wrote:
The great trouble with magicians is the fact that they believe when they have bought a certain trick or piece of apparatus, and know the method or procedure, that they are full-fledged mystifiers. -- Harry Houdini
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sirbrad Inner circle PA 2096 Posts
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On 2006-08-30 22:07, Scott Compton wrote: Thanks! Looks great and very informative. 
The great trouble with magicians is the fact that they believe when they have bought a certain trick or piece of apparatus, and know the method or procedure, that they are full-fledged mystifiers. -- Harry Houdini
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sirbrad Inner circle PA 2096 Posts
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On 2006-09-02 17:28, Mike Gorman wrote: Sounds very fun, although it does suggest that "quantity" is more important than "quality." Someone might know only 3 world class rope tricks, yet perform them to perfection...then get beat out by another magician who can do 10 mediocre ones. However it does encourage creativity.
The great trouble with magicians is the fact that they believe when they have bought a certain trick or piece of apparatus, and know the method or procedure, that they are full-fledged mystifiers. -- Harry Houdini
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drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts
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Dear Brad,
1. I.B.M. Ring 362 has its meetings on Sunday afternoons, usually the third Sunday of the month, but we move them to avoid holidays and magic conventions. We have had meetings in a restaurant (not ideal), a community center (in trade for a fundraising show), and a bakery (ordinarily closed on Sundays). We have one scheduled for a hotel lobby in April (for a special contest), and might meet at a new magic shop that just opened. 2. Most of the time at our meetings is for magic performance. We are trying to keep the business meetings to 15-20 minutes. The themes for the performance segment, and the agenda for the meeting, are set by the board (the five officers). 3. Our first set of officers was advanced by the organizers. We asked for other nominees and there weren't any, so the first officers were elected without balloting. Our Bylaws and Policy and Program Manual are available on our website, and are based on templates from the I.B.M. Our next election is January 21, 2007. Members were nominated for office by petition, with signatures from at least 10% of the members. Only one office, the President, is contested. We have conducted balloting by mail, and it will also be possible for members to vote at the meeting. Please see: http://www.ibmring362.org/bylaws.html http://www.ibmring362.org/policyandprogram.html http://www.ibmring362.org/reports/elections2007.html 4. Our dues are only $5 per year. We are a new Ring, and have not yet had paid lecturers, because we were broke. We have had one fundraising show that got us on our feet; we will continue to raise money this way until we have $1500 - $2000 before we start paying lecturers. The funds are the responsibility of the Treasurer. The books to use as a guideline are here as PDFs: http://www.magician.org/Ring_Resources.htm Yours, Paul |
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sirbrad Inner circle PA 2096 Posts
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Great, thanks for that info.
The great trouble with magicians is the fact that they believe when they have bought a certain trick or piece of apparatus, and know the method or procedure, that they are full-fledged mystifiers. -- Harry Houdini
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drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts
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We sure had fun with The Four Elements!
We have just come up with a schedule of themes for the year to come, picked from our list of Ring meeting themes. Yours, Paul |
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Michael Taggert Special user Fredericksburg Virginia 656 Posts
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Nice theme paul,
our next meeting will back to the basics. basic moves demonstrated by artists skilled in them. Mike Taggert http://www.magiwhirl.org The national capitol convention |
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felixjr Loyal user 221 Posts
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Ring 21 Hollywood CA last month had a meeting dedicated to "Music and Magic". Members were asked to bring a selection of music and either do one trick or a whole routine.
In March, the theme will be "Green Magic",performing with anything that is green. It should be a lot of fun to see what people come up with. Visit Ring 21's website at http://www.ibmring21.org/ to find out more. Felixjr |
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Scott Compton Special user Hampton, VA 747 Posts
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I like the music and magic theme. We meet the 4th Thursday of every month so we have to do themes like the green magic the preceding month. We normally have romantic magic in January, and Patriotic magic in June, etc.
Thanks for all of the great input! Scott Compton
Magic is an art. I am merely a tour guide.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scott-Compton-Magician/160270640674735 "You are the magic" Jay Ose to Albert Goshman |
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