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Peter Samelson Performs for PA#1
New York, New York
On Friday December 8th Richard Bossong just coming from a performance with a
Santa Suit over his shoulder was greeted warmly at the Magic Table by Rabbis
Noach Valley and Jack Glickman. In this holiday season camaraderie is still the
Table’s main product. The S.A.M. Magic Table meets Fridays from 12:30 on for
lunch at the Edison Hotel Café on 47th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue in
Times Square. In addition Eric DeCamps, Jerry Oppenheimer, Bob Friedhoffer,
Isaac Rodriguez, and Derrick Chuck traded stories and moves enjoying each
other’s company.
Our monthly meeting was held on December 7th at Mount Sinai in upper Manhattan.
Harvey Berg’s Teach-a-Trick, which started at 6:30, was a lot of fun for all. By
7:15 it was time to start our general meeting. Our MI President Ken Schwabe
opened the meeting. We welcomed two new members to the Assembly. We are happy to
announce professional magician Bob Friedhoffer rejoined and new member and
amateur magician Jim Kelly has joined. Jim Kelly is the owner of a Manhattan
based company called The Sign Company. The meeting went quickly as Ken is a good
manager of business and assembly affairs. The hour of our adjournment was
announced and the meeting ended.
Our after meeting event was a show by the incomparable Peter Samelson. Fielding
a question from the audience Mr. Samelson repeated it for all to hear. ''How did
you get into magic?,'' with his smooth charming delivery he replied, ''I was
tricked into it.'' The crowd chuckled for few believed anyone every tricked this
master. Then began a performance of sophistication and yet quiet simplicity that
was a joy to behold. As he performed wonder after wonder he whispered whose
version of the effects he was performing to the audience of mostly magicians. My
personal favorite was his version of the Classic Mutilated Umbrella Effect. That
maybe because he had my friend Derrick Chung dancing on stage with the umbrella.
He did a beautiful bit of work vanishing and reproducing a small paper ball with
PNP Warren Kaps witnessing effects sitting on stage. He ended with his Snow
Storm Effect producing flurries covering the first three rows of the auditorium.
It was one of the finest performances by a magician I have ever seen.
Peter Samelson (right) performing for Warren Kaps (right)
Peter Samelson (right) performing for Warren Kaps (right)
reported by Tom Klem, Reporter, Chairman of the Board, Treasurer and Trustee of the S.A.M. Parent Assembly Number 1 -
October 17, 2006
photo courtesy of Tom Klem |
