I.B.M. Ring 362
The Maine Mystics
Bangor, Maine

Ring Event Report
June 10, 2007

Producing a borrowed ring from a can of spray paint helped the Mysterious Baxter, aka Brother Don Paul, walk away with top honors at the Maine Mystic Ring 362's first Max Malini Parlor Magic Contest. It is scheduled to become an annual event.

The rules allowed each contestant up to ten minutes to perform parlor magic before an audience consisting of three non-magician judges, Ring members, and the public. The contest was held in a delightful parlor with stained glass windows at the All Souls Congregational Church in Bangor, where the Ring is located. Proceeds from the event helped a group of young people from the congregation travel to Honduras.

Brother Don opened with a bit of silent card magic with a very surprising ending. He moved on to a smooth presentation of Silk to Egg, played his version of Bank Night, and closed by having a borrowed ring travel to the inside of a can of spray paint. All was well when he spray-painted a picture of the ring, then produced the ring from the picture. In addition to winning first place in the view of the judges, Brother Don also won the People's Choice Award by a vote of the audience.

Also competing were Conjuring Carroll, who came in second, Danny Baker, who finished third, Roland Perry and Dr. Wilson. More photos and details of the performance are available on the Ring's Web site (www.ibmring362.org).