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403: Magi-Fest 2018 - Day One

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Day One Schedule:

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dealers Open

This is the grand opening of our Dealer’s Hall, and on Thursday night we offer special deals and a contest for over $1,000 worth of magic.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Caleb Wiles We’re pleased to welcome Caleb to the Magi-Fest for the first time. He specializes in high-impact card magic that is easy to do, and he’ll kick off our convention with a brand-new Thursday Night Lecture.

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Mark Shortland Mark is a headline magician who has performed on the biggest stages in Europe, and is a top headliner on the world’s most luxurious cruise-ship lines. Mark rarely works in the US and we’re honored to have him on our stage.

10:45 pm - 11:05 pm Sam Sandler “Ice” McDonald We’ll hear from two inspirational magicians!  Sam Sandler will tell us the amazing, true story of how he woke up one morning to find that he was deaf, and how he has overcome this obstacle to tour the country doing magic professionally. And Ice McDonald makes a return to the Magi-Fest stage for an illuminating talk.

11:05 pm - 12:00 am Jack Carpenter Lecture Jack Carpenter is an underground legend and one of the finest technicians in magic. His coin and card handling will dazzle you, and we’re thrilled for him to make his Magi-Fest debut.

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Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Departing from Houston in the airport

00:94:33- Carisa Hendrix talks a little about women in magic. She is just passing through and not registered for the convention Be sure to listen to our full podcast in a future week.

00:16:25 - Mike Miller talks about booking talent for conventions.

00:26:11 - A quick update on Gregory Wilson's heart attack

00:29:29 - Kieron Johnson will  be one of the entertainers this weekend and Jack Greenburg talks about Al Baker

00:36:45 - Ron Spangler was one of the organizers from years past before Joshua Jay and Andi Gladwin took over

00:40:39 - Mark Shortland talks about his creative muse for the "Amaze-Box"

01:03:44: - Carroll Baker has worked restaurant magic and a former "Red Coat" for the Magi-Fest in Columbus for many years and he gives his perspective of the convention

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January 25, 2018 by Scott Wells.
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382: Day Four - 2017 T.A.O.M.

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MONDAY

10:00 a.m. Lecture Doug Anderson

http://www.taom.org Here is a look back at the Texas Association of Magicians convention in Frisco, Texas in 2017

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Time Stamps for this Podcast:

00:01:37 - Gregg Lancaster and Bob Porttillo recapped the convention from their attendee perspective, plus we talk about establishing your own theater.

00:24:59 - 14-year-old Jacob "Jake" Rangel gives us his perspective from a young magician's perspective. Be sure to check out his YouTube Channel.

00:38:01 - Scott Wells wraps up the four day convention.

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with Texas Association of Magicians, Frisco, Texas, Gregg Lancaster, Bob Porttillo, Jake Rangel.

September 4, 2017 by Scott Wells.
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381: Day Three - 2017 T.A.O.M.

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SUNDAY

8:00 a.m. Invisible Lodge

8:30 a.m. Gospel Program

9:30 a.m. TAOM Meeting

1000 a.m. Dealers open

10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Houston Registration open for T.A.O.M. 2018

10:30 a.m. Lecture Gregory Wilson

1:00 p.m. Frankly Speaking (TED-like Talks): Doug Anderson, Trent James, Fred Becker, Christian Painter

3:00 p.m. Pro Close Up: Gregory Wilson ,Doug Anderson, The Other Brothers, Brent Braun, Christian Painter

4:00 p.m. Tech stage show

5:00 p.m. manager's cocktail reception

7:00 p.m. dealers close

7:00 p.m. gala show: Bizzaro, Trent James, The Other Brothers, David Charvet, Doug Anderson, Shimshi

Naathan Phan is an award-winning magician, actor, comedian, and writer who specializes in entertaining through rapid-paced comedy, storytelling, celebrity impressions, and singing. He has appeared on America's Got Talent, Tosh.0, Celebrity Name Game, Masters of Illusion, the Hollywood Christmas Parade, and is the winner of Syfy's magic competition series, Wizard Wars!
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Time Stamps for this Podcast:

00:01:07 -  One of the T.A.O.M. registrants, Tom Heino, talks about his highlights from the T.A.O.M.

00:13:48 - Gregory Wilson talks about his lecture, performance and his experience of attending the T.A.O.M. for his first time. Plus he gives us a short update since our last rather controversial podcast.

00:31:29 - Prior to the professional close-up show began, the audience gave us some honest feedback from their highlights of the convention.

00:37:21 - After the Sunday Evening Gala Magic Show, I chatted with Naathan Phan about his many dialects, keeping secrets, what's important in magic, and more.

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with T.A.O.M., Texas Association of Magicians, Gregory Wilson, Tom Heino, Frisco Texas, Naathan Phan.

September 3, 2017 by Scott Wells.
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