This month’s second meeting delivered on the promise of eerie entertainment, as members embraced the Bizarre and Creepy Magic theme with spooky flair.
David Boehm, our club VP, and his grandson Eddie took the theme to extremes and opened the evening as Dr. Phlem & Dr McMucus. They performed a lovely plague themed routine, fit for the Middle Ages and today.
Ricky Griffith’s Dr. G came next with a classic séance touch, thrilling us all with a spirit bell that rang on its own—an effect that set the perfect tone for the night.
Doug Northway, our club treasurer, followed with a pair of floating effects that were as mysterious as they were ghostly. Objects moved and hovered in a way that made everyone lean in for a closer look.
David Goldberg put Dr. McMucus under the spell of suggestion for a hypnosis demonstration that ended with a clever bill tear routine—equal parts laughter and wonder.
John Thornton served up something truly unique: real chicken bones put to use in an uncanny display of psychokinesis. It was weird, wonderful, and just a little disturbing—exactly what the theme called for.
Gary Lazok presented a clever bag-and-balls routine with a mentalism twist, revealing hidden thoughts in a way that left the audience both puzzled and impressed.
Bill Halmi got some audible gasps with his chewed and restored raw spaghetti effect—gross, hilarious, and surprisingly magical. It fit the theme perfectly.
Ravi Gahunia returned us to the spirit world with a mind-reading sequence using dice that culminated in another spirit bell manifestation. Chills all around.
Finally, Tank Hanna, our club President, closed the evening with a condensed version of Sole Survivor by Robert Neal, providing a suspenseful and satisfying finish to our night of bizarre magic.
Thanks to Tank Hanna for the meeting notes and Jeff Peterson for the pictures!
