Meetings

If you’ve NEVER been to the famous MAGIC CASTLE in Hollywood, CA, you’re in luck - RING 22 is literally bringing the world’s most prestigious magic venue to Clawson, MI at our next club meeting (on TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024, 7:15 PM EDT, at the Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017)!    How is this possible?   At our meeting we will be spotlighting not one BUT TWO magic acts recently presented at the CASTLE by two of our youngest superstars of magic, DREYGON HIBBLER and FERRAN POAGE.  Best of all, they’ll even teach/share/tip a routine or two used in their very successful CASTLE performances!  Can we possibly top that?  YES WE CAN!  We’re also presenting an encore activity that’s always a big hit - our CORNUCOPIA CARNIVAL of CREATIVE MAGIC!  You will all be challenged using a handful of everyday household objects - working in groups, your task is to CREATE AND PERFORM the most entertaining magic possible - funny, serious, or whatever style and effect you and your friends come up with - ANYTHING GOES!  Don’t worry, we’ll still have time for YOU to present your latest magic adventure, and there’s always our AFTERGLOW at the nearby HIDEOUT!  And why are we doing all of this?  Because we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly CABAL of MAGICAL CELEBRATION, and YOU are the MAGICAL INGREDIENT that makes it all possible!  MARK YOUR CALENDAR and SAVE THE DATE, but please…DON’T MISS THIS ONE!  GUESTS are always WELCOME! 

TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024, 7:15 PM EDT!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

MAGIC EVENTS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!

Michigan Magic Day (hosted by FAB MAGIC and Grand Rapids RING 211), April 5-6, 2024.  Visit https://michiganmagicfest.com/ for more info.

Ed Ellis Lecture (hosted by Toledo RING 68), Thursday, April 11, 2024, 6:45 PM (Maumee Elk’s lodge 129 W. Wayne St Maumee OH 43537).  Free for all IBM members, guests $10 cash payable at the door.

Wonderbash (hosted by TRINO), April 18-20, 2024.  Visit https://www.morethantricks.com/ for more info.

Magic Soiree (with KEITH and LADY SARAH FIELDS), most Fridays and Saturdays.  Visit https://themagicsoiree.com/ for more info.

Dinner and Magic (with RICK RAIMONDO and JOHNNY NEW YORK), May 11, 2024, 6 PM
Contact RICK (586.731.1398) for info and tickets.

 

LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD!

Nate Kranzo Lecture at our TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024 CLUB MEETING at 7:30 PM.  This lecture is open to everyone (FREE for RING 22 club members, $10 donations suggested for non-members and guests).

Nick Diffatte Lecture (hosted by the Ann Arbor RING 210), June 15, 2024, Diamond Back Music Hall, Belleville, MI ($20 admission for everyone).

IBM Annual Convention (hosted by IBM), July 10-13, 2024.  Visit https://www.magician.org/convention for more info.

 

SAD NEWS
Former club member and longtime supporter of magic, KEN COOK, unfortunately passed away recently.  A Broken Wand Ceremony will be presented just before his funeral service on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 10 PM (Christ Our Light Catholic Church, 3077 Glouchester Dr, Troy, MI 48084).  All friends are welcome to attend.

Hope to see YOU at our APRIL 16th, 2024 club meeting!

This is just a quick and final reminder - set those busy life schedules aside and get ready to experience some outstanding magic at our next RING 22 club meeting, now only TWO DAYS AWAY (on TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024, 7:15 PM EDT, at the Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017).  

If you’re interested in a “must-see” event - this is it -  California’s famous MAGIC CASTLE is coming to Clawson, Michigan!   We’re featuring not one but TWO Castle acts as performed by our spotlighted magicians, FERRAN POAGE and DREYGON HIBBLER.  They’ll even be teaching and sharing a routine or two used in their exclusive award winning acts!  We’ll also be challenging all of you with our CORNUCOPIA CARNIVAL of CREATIVE MAGIC!  Working in groups and using a handful of everyday household objects, your task is to CREATE AND PERFORM the most entertaining magic possible - funny, serious, or whatever style and effect you and your friends come up with - ANYTHING GOES!  Don’t worry, we’ll still have time for YOU to present your latest magic endeavor, and there’s always our AFTERGLOW at the nearby HIDEOUT! 

Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly CANNONADE of UNFORGETTABLE MAGIC, and YOU supply the ammunition that makes it all happen!  DON’T MISS THIS ONE!  GUESTS are always WELCOME! 

TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024, 7:15 PM EDT!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

 
MAGIC EVENTS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!

Wonderbash, hosted by TRINO, April 18-20, 2024.  Visit https://www.morethantricks.com/ for more info.

Magic Soiree with KEITH and LADY SARAH FIELDS, most Fridays and Saturdays.  Visit https://themagicsoiree.com/ for more info.

Dinner and Magic with RICK RAIMONDO and JOHNNY NEW YORK, May 11, 2024, 6 PM
Contact RICK (586.731.1398) for info and tickets.
 

LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD!

NATE KRANZO LECTURE at our TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024 Club Meeting at 7:30 PM.  This lecture is open to everyone (FREE for RING 22 club members, $10 donations suggested for non-members and guests).

NICK DIFFATTE LECTURE (hosted by the Ann Arbor Ring 210), June 15, 2024, Diamond Back Music Hall, Belleville, MI ($20 admission for everyone).

IBM ANNUAL CONVENTION, hosted by IBM, July 10-13, 2024.  Visit https://www.magician.org/convention for more info.

Hope to see YOU at our APRIL 16th, 2024 club meeting!

At RING 22 we’re not only “LIVING THE DREAM”, we’re bringing it to YOU at our “MARCH MAGIC & MADNESS MEETING” on TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024, 7:15 PM EST (at the Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017).

Be sure to bring your cards, coins, and rabbits for this one - you’ll definitely learn plenty and see loads of strong magic!  Our SPOTLIGHT will shine on a tried and true, triple-threat, topflight professional magician, “JUST JOE” CHASNEY (a magician, comedian, and juggler), and this time around we’ve also scheduled NOT ONE but TWO WORKSHOPS (!), featuring KEN FOLEY (“Streamlined Palming Made Easy”), and me, JNY (“Two Self-working Borrowed Deck Tricks You Must Learn and Do”).   Our illustrious VP, FRED LENTER, will host an informative ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION on a topic that strikes close to home for most of us (“What’s the Big Deal Performing for Magicians?”).  Best of all, we’ve made EXTRA time for YOU to show supportive friends what YOUR MAGIC is all about on our WIDE OPEN STAGE!  Naturally, the magical fun continues at our now-infamous AFTERGLOW at the nearby eatery, The HIDEOUT.  There’ll be so much going on for this one, my hands are already breaking into a cold sweat!  Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly ENIGMATIC ENTOURAGE of MAGIC, and YOU are the energizer that ignites us all!  MARK YOUR CALENDAR and SAVE THE DATE, but please…DON’T MISS THIS ONE!  GUESTS are always WELCOME! 

TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024, 7:15 PM EST!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

IMPORTANT NEWS and MAGIC EVENTS!

Magic Capitol Close-Up Convention, hosted by Sterlini Magic, March 15-16, 2024.  Visit  https://magiccapitalcloseup.com/ for more info.

Magic Soiree with KEITH and LADY SARAH FIELDS, most Fridays and Saturdays.  Visit https://themagicsoiree.com/ for more info.

Michigan Magic Day, hosted by FAB MAGIC and Grand Rapids RING 211, April 5-6, 2024.  Visit https://michiganmagicfest.com/ for more info.

Wonderbash, hosted by TRINO, April 18-20, 2024.  Visit https://www.morethantricks.com/ for more info.

Looking further ahead, we’ve scheduled a NATE KRANZO LECTURE for our TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024 Club Meeting at 7:30 PM.  This lecture is open to everyone (FREE for RING 22 club members, $10 donations suggested for non-members and guests).

IBM Annual Convention, hosted by IBM, July 10-13, 2024.  Visit https://www.magician.org/convention for more info.

NOT YET A RING 22 MEMBER???
For those who haven’t officially joined our club yet, it’s never been easier to support the magic community at RING 22.  Become a member and get on board NOW - CLICK HERE for details!

Hope to see YOU at our MARCH 19th, 2024 meeting!

The LIONS won’t be in this year’s SUPER BOWL, but RING 22 is making up for it with a “SUPER BOWL of MAGIC” at our next club meeting, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024, 7:15 PM EST (at the Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017).

This time around our SPOTLIGHT will feature the entertaining and energetic magic of PHIL MANN, and we’ve scheduled a combination WORKSHOP/DISCUSSION with FRED LENTER (he’ll be tipping an amazing principle and “must-do” card effect)!  We’re following up with our INVENTOR’S PARADE PART 2 and magician/comedian/machinist TOM McCORMICK will show you a few ideas and gadgets you’ve probably never seen before.  One of our leading resident magicians and historians, CHRIS BOGUCKI, will provide a hands-on HOUDINI RETROSPECTIVE, and we’re even working on a SPECIAL SURPRISE PERFORMANCE at our AFTERGLOW (at the nearby eatery, The HIDEOUT).  Of course, YOU have an ongoing invitation to present your latest magic endeavors to everyone!  I don’t know about you, but my fingers are trembling with excitement as I type this email.  Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly JAMBOREE of INCREDIBLE MAGIC, and YOU make our world spin!  MARK YOUR CALENDAR, SAVE THE DATE, and DON’T MISS THIS ONE!  GUESTS are always WELCOME! 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024, 7:15 PM EST!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

MORE IMPORTANT NEWS!
Club members, don’t miss our special RICK HOLCOMBE ONLINE COIN LECTURE (via ZOOM, this SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2024, 7-9 PM).  This event is limited to club members only and is completely free - we’ll send specific connection information to club members in a separate email soon!  Enjoy this special event from the comforts of your own home, seeing everything close up from a RINGSIDE seat!  This is an exclusive INTERACTIVE opportunity - EVERYONE can ask questions with coins in hand!  

Looking further ahead, we’ve scheduled a NATE KRANZO LECTURE for our TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024 Club Meeting at 7:30 PM.  This lecture is open to everyone (members, non-members, and guests).  More info will be posted in the near future.

NOT YET A RING 22 MEMBER???
For those who haven’t officially joined our club yet, it’s never been easier to support the magic community at RING 22.  Become a member and get on board NOW - CLICK HERE for details!

Hope to see YOU at our FEBRUARY 20th, 2024 meeting!

THREE facts everyone should know:  1) It’s really cold outside; 2) The DETROIT LIONS will win tonight;  and 3) Our next RING 22 club meeting will be hotter than ever!  Now only 2 DAYS away, on TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024, 7:15 PM EST (at the Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017), we promise to “warm the cockles of your heart” and “nurture your soul” with the very best magic in town - literally, our HOLIDAY ON ICE!  Guests are welcome!

We’re spotlighting the amazing magic of JOSH WILDE (master performer and successful magic entrepreneur!), and for the FIRST TIME EVER, we’re presenting an INVENTOR’S WORKSHOP with several proven club inventors providing invaluable insights to feed your creative urges (and we all have those!).  

We’re also hosting our MOST POPULAR CLUB ACTIVITY to welcome the new year - our CAROUSEL OF MAGIC - extended time to present anything (a trick, a story, a joke, whatever), close-up and personnel, SEVERAL TIMES, for DIFFERENT GROUPS and at DIFFERENT TABLES!  We’re asking everyone to come to our meeting with something prepared - magic, a story, a joke, or just a little information about yourself - it’s your chance to “break the ice” presenting just about anything in a relaxed, no-pressure setting with supportive friends seated at your table.  YOU CAN’T GET A BETTER OPPORTUNITY THAN THAT!

Don’t forget our AFTERGLOW at the HIDEOUT, where great magic continues after every meeting!  Please help us make our first meeting of the year the biggest, baddest, and bestest ever!  REMEMBER, we’re more than a MONTHLY MAGIC CLUB, we’re a MONTHLY MAGIC COMMUNITY, and YOU make it all possible!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024, 7:15 PM EST!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

MORE IMPORTANT NEWS!
Club members, don’t miss our special RICK HOLCOMBE ONLINE COIN LECTURE (via ZOOM), limited to club members only and completely free!  Enjoy this special event from the comforts of your own home, seeing everything close up from a RING-SIDE seat!  This is an exclusive INTERACTIVE opportunity - EVERYONE can ask questions with coins in hand!  SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2024, 7-9 PM.

NOT YET A RING 22 MEMBER???
It’s never been easier to support the magic community at RING 22.  If you haven’t joined already, get on board NOW - CLICK HERE for details!

Hope to see YOU at our JANUARY 16, 2024 meeting - GUESTS ARE WELCOME - let's start the new year with a magical blast!  

As the days get colder, Detroit area’s premiere magic club - RING 22 - gets hotter!  Now only FIVE DAYS AWAY, it will be  “full speed ahead” at our next meeting, on TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024, 7:15 PM EST, and it promises to be a HOLIDAY ON ICE with all kinds of great magic to warm your soul at the start of a new year!  

We’re spotlighting the amazing magic of JOSH WILDE (a master performer as well as a successful magic entrepreneur!), and for the FIRST TIME EVER, we’re presenting an INVENTOR’S WORKSHOP with several proven club inventors providing invaluable insights to feed your creative urges (and we all have those!).  

Best of all, we’ve scheduled our MOST POPULAR CLUB ACTIVITY  to welcome the new year - our CAROUSEL OF MAGIC - extended time to present anything (a trick, a story, a joke, whatever), close-up and personnel, SEVERAL TIMES, for DIFFERENT GROUPS and at DIFFERENT TABLES!  We’re asking everyone to come to our meeting with something prepared - magic, a story, a joke, or just a little information about yourself - it’s your chance to “break the ice” presenting just about anything in a relaxed, no-pressure setting with supportive friends seated at your table.  YOU CAN’T GET A BETTER OPPORTUNITY THAN THAT!

Of course, there’s always our AFTERGLOW at the HIDEOUT, where great magic continues after every meeting!  Please help us make our first meeting of the year the biggest, baddest, and bestest ever!  REMEMBER, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly QUANTUM LEAP forward in a MAGICAL UNIVERSE, and YOU are the BIG BANG that makes it all happen!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024, 7:15 PM EST!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

 

MORE IMPORTANT NEWS!
Club members, don’t miss our special RICK HOLCOMBE ONLINE COIN LECTURE (via ZOOM), limited to club members only and completely free!  Enjoy this special event from the comforts of your own home, seeing everything close up from a RING-SIDE seat!  This is an exclusive INTERACTIVE opportunity - EVERYONE can ask questions with coins in hand!  SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2024, 7-9 PM.

NOT YET A RING 22 MEMBER???
It’s never been easier to support the magic community at RING 22.  If you haven’t joined already, get on board NOW - CLICK HERE for details!

Hope to see YOU at our JANUARY 16, 2024 meeting - let's start the new year with a magical blast!  

THIS IS A SPECIAL INVITATION!

RING 22 is inviting YOU to our end-of-the-year “GIVING IT ALL WE GOT” event - our SPECTACULAR HOLIDAY CLUB MEETING - and whether you’ve been “bad or good”, this is the one meeting YOU DARE NOT MISS (SPECIAL TIME: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023, 6:30 PM EST, Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mi. Rd., CLAWSON, MI)!  

Not only are we providing a COMPLIMENTARY FULLY CATERED DINNER (prepared and presented by our official club chef and magician, RICK RAIMONDO!), we’re featuring a MAGICAL PRE-DINNER MAGIC SHOW featuring a SPECIAL/SURPRISE GUEST you’re sure to enjoy!  We’re including a special raffle with FREE PRIZES for lucky club members (!), and we’re offering EVERYONE a chance to perform their brand of magic, anyway they like it, sessioning with friends and/or performing for “one and all” on our always-supportive WIDE-OPEN STAGE!  We may even have a special appearance from SANTA as we celebrate holiday cheer with LIVE MUSIC!  This meeting will NOT be recorded – it is an exclusive, in-person event only!   DON’T MISS THIS ONE, PLEASE!!! Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly FLURRY of FANTASTIC and ENTERTAINING MAGIC!

If you haven’t done so already, we’re asking EVERYONE to RSVP to this email (AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (email, text, or phone) - we need to know how many will be attending this holiday event (FREE for CLUB MEMBERS, $20 for NON-MEMBERS and GUESTS, payable ONLINE or AT THE DOOR)!  NOTE:  ‘Tis the season for sharing, and if you have any extra items (books, mags, tricks, or whatever) that you’d like to share as raffled gifts, PLEASE bring them along - the MORE, the MERRIER!  Please RSVP TODAY for our holiday dinner! You won’t leave hungry, and you’ll enjoy plenty of great magic!  

ADDITIONAL NOTE:  Please consider joining our club and/or renewing your club membership for next year (only $35 for the entire year, January through December, 2024).  Your early support will be greatly appreciated!

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT OUR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023 HOLIDAY CLUB DINNER/MEETING - GUESTS ARE WELCOME!

If you haven’t responded already, this is a quick reminder and invitation for a very special event!  RING 22 does not want anyone to miss out on our magical winter holiday fun and we are inviting YOU (YES, YOU!!) to our end-of-the-year “GIVING IT ALL WE GOT” magical bash - our SPECTACULAR HOLIDAY CLUB MEETING.  Whether you’ve been “bad or good”, this is the one meeting YOU DARE NOT MISS (SPECIAL TIME: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023, 6:30 PM EST, Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mi. Rd., CLAWSON, MI)!  

Not only are we providing a COMPLIMENTARY FULLY CATERED DINNER (prepared and presented by our official club chef and magician, RICK RAIMONDO!), we’re featuring a MAGICAL PRE-DINNER MAGIC SHOW featuring a SPECIAL/SURPRISE GUEST you’re sure to enjoy!  We’re including a special raffle with FREE PRIZES for lucky club members (!), and we’re offering EVERYONE a chance to perform their brand of magic, anyway they like it, sessioning with friends and/or performing for “one and all” on our always-supportive WIDE-OPEN STAGE!  We are anticipating a special appearance from SANTA and we’ll be celebrating the holiday cheer with LIVE MUSIC!  This meeting will NOT be recorded – it is an exclusive, in-person event only!   DON’T MISS THIS ONE, PLEASE!!! Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly WINTER JAMBOREE of BREATHTAKING MAGIC!

If you haven’t done so already, we’re asking EVERYONE to RSVP to this email AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (email, text, or phone) - we need to know how many will be attending this holiday event (FREE for CLUB MEMBERS, $20 for NON-MEMBERS and GUESTS)!  NOTE:  ‘Tis the season for sharing, and if you have any extra items (books, mags, tricks, or whatever) that you’d like to share as raffled gifts, PLEASE bring them along - the MORE, the MERRIER!  RSVP TODAY for our holiday dinner! You won’t leave hungry, and you’ll enjoy plenty of great magic!  

ADDITIONAL NOTE:  Please consider joining our club and/or renewing your club membership for next year (only $35 for the entire year, January through December, 2024).  Your early support will be greatly appreciated!

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT OUR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023 HOLIDAY CLUB MEETING - GUESTS ARE WELCOME - just RSVP and HAVE FUN!

PLEASE DON’T FORGET!  Our next RING 22 meeting will be the perfect “MAGICAL” appetizer for THANKSGIVING - and it’s now less than a week away!  We’re hosting an extra-special, star-studded celebration of MAGIC, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2023, 7:15 PM at the SPIRIT OF CHRIST (TRINITY) LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI.  Take a look at the wonders we have planned, JUST FOR YOU…!

• We’re featuring an exclusive EXTENDED MINI-LECTURE with one of our club’s superstars of magic, ERIC BEDARD!  He’s performed around the world, and at our meeting he’ll reveal and share some of his best kept secrets as well as some great performing tips (ERIC is even offering a special download of his marketed lecture material at a reduced price of $10, with ALL PROCEEDS generously being donated to RING 22!).  PLEASE JOIN US and ENJOY what promises to be a very informative and entertaining mini-lecture…

• We’re including an historic BLAST FROM THE PAST as DAVE WIRTH shares and explains one of those rare magical gems that he’s collected over the years, followed by a brief video tribute to a few of the great magi of the past.

• VP FRED LENTER will hold an informative and extremely provocative discussion, “ETHICS and MAGIC” (perhaps “extremely provocative” is a bit overstated, but our club discussions are always informative, to say the very least)!  

• RING 22 is also making plenty of time for YOU to share your latest magical excursions with our forever supportive, friendly crowd!

• Our MAGICAL GYRATIONS carry on long afterwards with our AFTERGLOW at the HIDEOUT!

Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly SHOCKWAVE of OVERWHELMING MAGIC, and YOU are the GREASE that makes our club ENGINE run so smoothly!  GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2023, 7:15 PM EDT
SPIRIT OF CHRIST (TRINITY) LUTHERAN CHURCH
749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI.

IMPORTANT CLUB UPDATE!
This year’s RING 22 SPECIAL HOLIDAY DINNER & CLUB MEETING (featuring a magic PRE SHOW with a SURPRISE SPECIAL GUEST), will be held on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023, at 6:30 PM.  There are no other RING 22 events scheduled for December, 2023.

MORE EXCITING DECEMBER EVENTS!

• The MAGIC SOIREE:  A special HOLIDAY SOIREE, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.   Visit https://themagicsoiree.com/ for info.

• The ILLUSIONISTS (“Magic of the Holidays”), Thurs - Saturday, Dec. 21-23, 2023 (visit https://www.313presents.com/events/detail/the-illusionists).  SPECIAL NOTE: All club members who have requested tickets through RING 22 (for Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, dinner at 6 PM, show starts at 7:30 PM), please see/pay Robert Purcell at our November 21 Club Meeting (cash or check only)!  Reminders will be emailed to you directly.

We’re counting on seeing YOU (in some form!) on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2023, at 7:15 PM! Guests are ALWAYS welcome!