290: F.F.F.F. 2016 Day Four

The final day (and night) of the "Original Close-Up Convention"

Saturday April 30:
11:00am: Luis Otera Lecture
12:30pm: Lunch Buffet
1:30pm: 7th Close-Up Show "Asian Gala"
3:30pm: 8th Close-Up Show Fechter's Fabulous Frolics (Steve Beam emcee)
5:30pm: Dinner Buffet
7:30pm: Fat Brothers Tribute
8:00pm: 9th Close-Up Show Grand Finale Show (Obie O'Brien emcee)
11:30pm: Hospitality Suite

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:00 - Geoff Williams gives us some of his best "Puns of the the Day"

00:04:25 - We follow-up with Lion Fludd after his first appearance and performance at the 4F.

00:10:54 - Scott Robinson, organizer of TRICS magic convention in North Carolina, talks about his upcoming event plus highlights from this convention.

00:14:49 - Matt Episcipo loves this convention because of the camaraderie, a term we frequently hear.

00:19:13 - Steve Bargatze and Rick Merrill have closed the Saturday night show for many years, but this year they are taking a break but talk about what they could have "riffed" on from this year's convention.

00:25:25 - Gary Morton, emcee of the Friday afternoon show, talks about some of the seminal moments from this and past 4F conventions.

00:30:58 - Paul Gertner tells us a little about his planning for his portion of the final night show.

00:36:28 - Michael Dardant and Boris Wils talk about some of the outstanding acts at this year's 4F.

00:47:55 - Mike Maione and Darryl Rose talk about doughnuts and give their impressions on some of the outstanding acts.

01:00:23 - Obie O'Brien sits back and relaxes now that the convention is officially over. He looks back on the successful convention as the 46th annual 4F convention goes into the history books.

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289: F.F.F.F. 2016 Day Three

Day Three with even more great shows and more great chats with some of the attendees.

Friday April 29:
8:00 - Bob Little Open Golf Tournament11:00am: Pat Page Workshop
11:00 - Pat Page Memorial Workshop (Teach-A-Trick hosted by Mike Powers) "Ring Magi"Noon:
1:30pm: 4th Close-Up Show "Magical Moments" (Christian Painter emcee)

3:30pm: 5th Close-Up Show "Italian Gala" (Alain Iannone emcee)
5:30pm: Dinner Buffet
8:00pm: 6th Close-Up Show "Finger Flicking Friday" 9Meir Yedid emcee)
11:00pm: Hospitality Suite

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:00 - Kieron Johnson from the U.K. talks about this being his first 4F convention

00:10:00- Will Fern has attended three times and discusses some of the shows we've seen so far.

00:16:31 - Bill Evans plays a new composition on his ukulele "Don't Get Banned For Life"

00:19:17 - Neil Stirton from Scotland talks about this being his first 4F convention and how it differs from other conventions he's attended.

00:28:46 - Raj Madhok has attended 20+ years and takes time away from his medical practice to attend this convention. He talks about the quality of the shows this year.

00:35:37 - Joe Monti and Christian Engbloom talk about the convention

00:38:12 - Eric DeCamps will be on the final night show with something special, but here he talks about his personal friendship with Rene LeVand.

288: F.F.F.F. 2016 Day Two

The second day started off following about four hours sleep as I trudged off to breakfast then returned to the first full day of activities. I will post the schedule soon, but again, it is late, I've been in meetings, chatting with some exciting guests for upcoming podcasts, missed the doughnut room, and didn't get my single malt tasting with some buddies. But it was Magic and Martini's Thursday, so I did have a couple martinis with my garlic ribs at Alex's Restaurant with Geoff Williams, Peter McLanachan, Don Wiberg and others. But now, it's time again for a couple hours sleep...almost literally.

Thursday April 28:
11:00am: Lukas Lecture
12:30pm: Lunch (on your own)
1:30pm: 2nd Close-Up Show - 4F Friends, Old and New (Gary Morton emcee)
3:30pm: 2nd Close-Up Show - British Gala (Daryl Rose emcee)
5:30pm: Dinner (on your own)
8:00pm: Fat Brothers Lecture
11:00pm: Hospitality Suite