I got to the room about 11:30 tonight. I spent five hours this morning watching the competition for the stage magic, then lectures and exchanging new tricks. I spent some time teaching a young man a new routine for the Linking Rings. The close up magic competition starts tomorrow at 8:00 am. Then the big stage shows start tomorrow at 8:00 pm, with the final lecture at 11:30 at night. There is not a minute to spare, and we had an earthquake in the middle of a lecture on close up moves with coins. No one moved. The International Brotherhood of Magicians has 14,000 members, and everyone is jazzed to show each other new moves and different ways to do some of the old tricks. The mood is one of fun and cooperation, not so much competition. I am enjoying it, but I may be exhausted by the time it ends on Saturday, or actually Sunday morning. There is a midnight lecture after the final stage show on Saturday night. No dogs, but plenty of vendors. Now I have to buy some tricks for the office staff. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================