440: 2018 MAGIC Live! - Day Two Update

Day Two Schedule - Monday, August 6, 2018

9:00 a.m. Registration until 12:15 p.m.

10:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - General Session for White Lanyards

10:00 a.m. Focus Session for BLUE lanyards until 11:00 a.m.

The Garage: Tune-Up Your Magic

Rubber Band Magic

Why Mentalism

11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - What's New (Dealers' Faire)

11:15 a.m - 12:15 p.m. - Focus Sessions for BLUE Lanyards.

12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Close-Up Experience

2:15 - 4:30 p.m. - General Session for WHITE lanyards

2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Focus Sessions for WHITE Lanyards

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.- Focus Sessions for WHITE lanyards

Live Tonight!

The Close-Up Experience: 75 minutes - various times

Parlour of Victorian Mysteries: 50 minutes - various times

Live Onstage One!: 75 minutes 7:00 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Richard Olson won one of the grand prizes in the drawing last night with over $1,000 in magic items, Jon Stetson talks about mentalism workshops, John Rose talks about MagiCuba, and David Hinkin chats about the T.A.O.M. convention.

00:09:16 - Marc Summers kicks off the Morning Session who explains the theme of this year's MAGIC Live!

00:16:38 - Lunch time at In 'n Out

00:17:23 - Phillip Boruchowitz from South Africa talks about why he attends magic conventions around the world and how much he enjoys listening to The Magic Word Podcast

00:20:32 - Ron Ishimaru, National President of the S.A.M. tells us what he plans to do this year on his agenda for the organization.

00:25:23 - Scott Tokar talks about getting youth involved as Magic Castle youth program

00:35:31 - Marco Tempest talks about the future of magic conventions and magic performances using technology

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439: 2018 MAGIC Live! - Day One Update

Day One Schedule - Sunday August 5, 2018

24 hours - Back Room Lounge

10:00 a.m. Registration and Photo Badges

7:30 - 11:00 p.m. Welcome Party

7:30 - 11:00 p.m. - "What's New" Dealers Faire Open

10:30 p.m. - Grand Prize Giveaway

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:16 - Prepare for takeoff from Houston Hobby airport with coffee and Dunkin' Donuts on "red eye" to Las Vegas

00:05:35 - Jeff Copeland will be a first time dealer at MAGIC Live! and talks about a few of his products.

00:13:02 - Jessica is a clerk at Gambler's General Store which is one of my favorite stops in Las Vegas

00:17:45 - Bill Malone has a few gags to share while we were getting our convention badges made.

00:19:55 - Charles Bach talks about Chappy Brazil and Kevin James chats about the upcoming season of "The Illusionists"

00:25:34 - Max Krause chats about his magic shop and theatre in Oklahoma City that is the second highest rated attraction in OKC.

00:29:10 - Martin Lewis talks about his late friend, Harry Anderson, and recounts his "Unicorn Story" that Harry wrote to accompany his linking finger rings performance.

00:34:46 - Bob Kavooras tells about his new line of vodka, Illusion Vodka

00:44:54 - George Tesoro and Michael King talk about producing and directing magic video and major motion pictures

00:52:52 - Jonathan Scott is one of TV's "Property Brothers" and also a magician who happens to be in town and is a magician

01:01:43: - Pat Hazell trips down memory lane telling us about fooling Slydini, his film appearances, and more.

434: 2018 I.B.M. Convention - Day Four Update

Saturday July 7, 2018

8 AM Merlin Breakfast (Ticket Required)

9 AM - 1 PM 2019 Pre-Registration Opens

9 AM - 5 PM Dealer's Room Open

9:30 AM - 11 AM Big Three Event - (BLUE LANYARDS)

9:30 AM - 11 AM Big Three Event - (GREEN LANYARDS)

9:30 AM - 11 AM Big Three Event - (RED LANYARDS)

11 AM - 12 NOON Lance Burton Teen Scene # 3

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lecture - Larry Wilson

1 PM - 2 PM Lecture - Patrick Martin

3 PM - 4 PM Lecture - Jeff McBride

7 PM - 7:30 PMI.B.M. Contest Awards

8 PM - 9:30 PM Grand Finale Show

10:15 PM Farwell Party

11:45 PMJ eff McBride Special Workshop
Extra Cost Event

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:02:20- Dr. Larry Hass, Dean of the Mystery School, speaks to the members of the Order of Merlin (those with 25 or more years of consecutive membership in the I.B.M.) about lessons learned from Eugene Burger

00:14:42 - International President, Michael Finney, talks about what he plans to do during his presidency in the next year

00:32:48 - Past international President of the I.B.M. and Contest chairman, Oscar Munoz, talks about the importance of entering contests.

00:47:05 - Patrick Martin was one of the lecturers who was featured at this convention and he talks about working the corporate market.

01:03:02 - Robert Purcell talks about what it's like for a "first timer" because this is his first magic convention

01:11:36 - Kayla Drescher was a featured performer as one of the "Big Three" Events

01:16:17 - Larry Wilson (our emcee for the evening show0 returns to talk about one of his early TV specials

01:29:18 - a listing of the contest winners and a wrap of the convention

Contest Winners:

Stage Adult: Gold Medal, First Place and People's Choice - Zhou Zhou and Yuan Yuan; Award of Merit: Sebak

Stage Youth: First Place - Red Star; Award of Merit - Luna; Fantasma Award - Theo Chattra

Close-Up Adult: Erik Tait; Award of Merit - Chong Huang; People's Choice and Obie's Four F Award: Chris Quinero