News - November 2024
October Meetings
We had two brilliant meetings in October, as well as our Annual Dinner.
The first meeting was our Competition for Entertainment, the Jocky Scott Trophy. The competition was as fierce as always and there was a good variation of magic on show. The President was MC and overseer, our guest Albert was time-keeper and Claire, Jenny and Steve made up the panel of judges.
In order of appearance, the performers were Chris Begg, Jono Geary, Jim Aitken, Scott Clegg and James Dickson. The standard in our competitions is usually high but on this occasion it was nothing less than outstanding. I wont go into the individual acts details but each was superb. After much deliberation and detailed mathematical calculation, the winner was declared as Chris Begg. The trophies were presented, photos were taken and Chris spoke about Jock Scott and his admiration for him.
The second meeting was a TED Night, hosted by James Dickson.
We saw some terrific presentations on a wide variety of topics, presented by Albert, Steve, Douglas, Dave and James himself. I particularly enjoyed James and his examination of the real voice of Houdini and his similarities in background to that of his soundalike Gene Wilder.
On Friday 25th we held our Annual Dinner at the Palm Court Hotel. The food, drink anf company were wonderful and there was some fabulous magic on show. By far the highlight of the night was the induction of our newest Honorary Vice President, Mrs Jenny Seagraves. It came as a complete surprise to her, I'm pleased to say. In fact, for a moment or two she was speechless!
Announcement
There is a Society email list available, which James looks after. Contact him for all of the details.
This Month
November features two very different meetings. On the 12th is an evening featuring Box Magic with Norn in charge. On the 26th we are holding our annual Social Night. The performers this year will be Smith & Burns, James Dickson, Steve Meredith, Nicolas Maulet, Eoin Smith, Jono Geary, Chris Begg and Garry Seagraves. The room hosts are Jim Aitken and Dave Goulding.
Next Month
December brings gifts by way of two splendid evenings. On the 10th is Rons Night, a celebration of the magic of Ron Gordon with Marcus as our host (hopefully). A week later, the 17th, is the date of our Christmas Night Out. The President will forward details very soon.
Lapsed or Errant Member?
Are you a former member of the Aberdeen Magical Society? Have you lost touch with any current members and want to re-establish ties? Then drop us an e-mail at mail@aberdeenmagic.com or click on contact us.
Dave G