232: FISM Italy - Day One

Well, here we go, day one of the six day (and night) congress. After arriving a week early flying into Milan and traveling to Stresa for a couple nights, to Padova for a couple more then ending in Padova, we traveled to Rimini to check in for the International Championships.

Day one was filled with stage and close-up contests and plenty of lectures from dawn to, well, almost dawn the next day. My favorite so far for stage illusion was Mag Edgar from Spain and for manipulation (and maybe the Grand Prix) Lee Chang Min from the Republic of Korea.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:02:54 - karl 'Coppertop" Hein, Enrico Dela Vega and Ian Rowland

00:10:28 - Armando Lucera

00:15:17 - Christian SCHENK, owner of "Card Shark" and maker of the Phoenix deck

00:25:41 - Bruce Trigg

00:30:03 - Trish Alaskey and Joe Furlow from the Academy of Magical Arts

00:34:12 - Jussi Saari, Congress Producer, and Henri Honkaluoma, Technical Producer both from Finland

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231: FISM Italy - Prelude

The 26th World Championships of Magic is about to get underway...tomorrow. But first, let's learn a little about FISM and how it's judged and more about the point system and more, plus hear from a few friends I met while waiting to check in at the registration desk.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:59 - Craig Mitchell is joined late in our chat by Shawn Farquhar.

00:09:19 - Peter Rogers and Raymond Crow

00:20:40 - Aaron Crow

00:23:27 - Paul Daniels

00:31:14 - Boris Wild

#186 - Day 4 - T.A.O.M. 2014 Ft. Worth, Texas

This is a wrap of the 2014 convention with little to do (actually the only scheduled activity for the day) was the lecture by Diamond Jim Tyler, author of "Pocket Full of Miracles" and the "Bamboozlers" series/ He had a good attendance of nearly 150 people despite the fact that most of the registrants were checking out of the hotel and hitting the road. It was their loss because Diamond Jim delivered a thoroughly entertaining and instructive lecture full of commercial ideas and tricks.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:02:34 - 2015 T.A.O.M. President, Trixie Bond, talks about the unique theme of next year's T.A.O.M. convention. You can get more details at: http://taom.org/2015/

00:13:25 - Former Entertainment Diector for Houston's Magic Island, Scott Hollingsworth, talks about some history of the Magic Island and his assessment of its future.

00:29:19 Steve Bedwell hasn't performed or lectured at a magic convention in over a dozen years. It's great to see him back and in top form. Visit his website to join his free newsletter at http://SteveBedwellMagic.com

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232: FISM Italy - Day One

231: FISM Italy - Prelude

#186 - Day 4 - T.A.O.M. 2014 Ft. Worth, Texas

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