Mordecai's Journal

March 8 - NEMCON

Holiday Inn, 201 Washington Ave., Wallingford.
Performing: Charlie Hayden, David London, David Garrity, Tom Craven, Bob White, Tomsoni and company.

Full Registration: $70
Evening show only: $20

Contact Registrar Marlene Clark: at 860-349-8149

July 4, 5, 6 - World of Wonder

The first national convention for the SYM.
Crowne Plaza, Warwick, RI

SYM Members/leaders	$150 ($175 after 3/1)
non-SYM members	$170 ($195 after 3/1)
Parent/sibling *	$75  ($100 after 3/1)
*shows and food, but no classes

Contact Virginia Apperson, 2812 Idaho, Granite City, IL 62040

July 21-26 - Combined IBM/SAM Convention

The biggie.
Jim Steinmeyer, Topas & Roxanne, Dr. Sawa, David Ben, Wayne Dobson, Mac King, David Williamson, Michael Finney, Simo Aalto, Sos & Victoria, lots more.

The Galt House is SOLD OUT!  The Louisville Marriott is taking the overflow.

Registration $495 ($595 after 7/1)

Contact Virginia Apperson, address above.

On pages 56-61 of the January 2008 issue of M-U-M, there are articles describing an effect by Dr. Samuel C. Hooker involving cards that rise from a brass houlette.  VP Dan Sclare asks that everyone read the article and attempt to explain how the illusion was accomplished.  Jim Steinmeyer and company have their version.  What’s yours?

Our brother, Jerry Viglione of East Hartford, passed on January 21, 2008, at the age of 93.
Jerry was a member of our Society for over 50 years.  He got a plaque from the Society commemorating this event in October 2006.
Three years ago, we surprised him at one of our monthly meetings with a birthday celebration complete with a cake decorated with the SAM logo.
He would often perform magic shows at the Shriners Hospital up in Springfield.
He was given a Mass of Christian burial at St. Christophers Church in East Hartford on January 26, and he is interred at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield.
He was a wonderful man, and he will be sorely missed.

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