3. Jim Fassbinder was the Ring 38 Representative this year to the Annual Oakland Magic Circle Spaghetti feed and Magic Competition. For those who missed it it was a real treat. There were performers table hopping before the show , clowns , balloons, and everything you could need to get the crowd ready for a great night of magic. Tom Cutts was the M.C. for the night and did a admirable job. The show had 4 contestants. Jim Fassbinder-Ring 38, presented a fast paced and very entertaining mentalism routine. Gerald Joseph-Sam 112, presented a manipulations routine that was well thought out and fun to watch. Chin-Chin-S.F. Conjurers, presented a manipulation routine with a beautiful segment that featured a rose( he is only 16). Bendini and Danger HaHa-OMC, presented a very original routine that was a story that featured magic. The winner was Chin Chin, second was Gerald Joseph, and third our own Fassbinder. Congratulations to all of the contestant and thank you for a wonderful evening.

4. The "San Francisco Ghost Hunt" with Fassbinder is just in time for Halloween! You will visit some of San Francisco's most notorious haunted places, and meet the ghosts that call them home. Hear ghost stories based on documented research, see eerie ghost magic performed right before your eyes, learn how to catch a ghost yourself, and enter a delightfully spooky real haunted mansion. Walk just over a mile in an hour and a half through a safe comfortable neighborhood.

5. Set in Stone by Harold Stone
October Questions

1. Describe the Lota Bowl.

2. Who invented the Square Circle ?

3. Where was the PCAM started ?

4. What trick originally conceived as a way of averting a duel between 2 opponents in 1762 ?

July Newsletter questionsand answers.

1. Who’s act was called "Rhapsody In Silk"? - Ade Duval

2. Who invented the Buzz Saw illusion? - Horace Goldin

3. What is a "servante"? - A hidden shelf or receptacle for loads, steals, of vanishes.

4. Who exhibited Von Kempelen’s chess player after VK’s death? - J.N. Maelzel

6. Presidents Soap box
Halloween is right around the corner and entertaining with magic goes hand-in-hand with All Hallow's Eve. Haunted houses, fortune tellers, and the down right weird, all come out and so should you. If you're trick-or-treating with the kids, bring some flash paper - forget the trick; just light it and throw it in the air and the crowds will be amazed, and the thumb tip can make candy disappear faster than an 8 year old. I'm sure you have your favorites, just make them fast and flashy; this also keeps you moving and from getting tied down to do "one more".

If you're home doling out the candy, you can afford to take a little more time and be a little more creative - maybe even use a bit of the old invisible thread. Just remember to keep these short and fast also - keep the kids moving and the crowds happy.

If you're going out to a party, have your pockets full and ready to demonstrate the power of this night ... just remember that a lot will be going on and it will definitely be hard to keep peoples' attention. Make it fast and entertaining and they're sure to remember you.

Whatever your situation - have fun, be safe, and magical!

Mel Parke

7. The Korn'er
If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead"?

What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?

What do Eskimos get from sitting on the ice too long?
Polaroids.

What do you call three rabbits in a row, all hopping backwards at the same time?
A receding hareline.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
Spades - King David,
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne,
and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

Watch out for the following common computer viruses:
TITANIC VIRUS...Makes your whole computer go down
DISNEY VIRUS...Everything in the computer goes Goofy
MIKE TYSON VIRUS...Quits after one byte

8. Next Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. at Fort Mason. Ring 38 will meet the last Tuesday of each month, except December, at the FORT MASON CENTER, Buchanan & Marina Boulevard, San
Francisco 94123. Call (415) 550-0995 for directions.

Bob Sharp

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