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502: Day Two - 2019 I.B.M. Convention

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2019 Convention Schedule - Scottsdale, Arizona

Thursday July 11th 2019

8 a.m. - 9 a.m. - I.B.M. TVP Informal Meeting

8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Stage Contest Rehearsal

9 a.m. - NOON Registration Open

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. I.B.M. Magic Shops Open

10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Lecture John Ferrentino

10 a.m. Spouse Event - Meet at Registration Ballroom Lobby

11 a.m.- 12 p.m. Lance Burton Teen Scene #1

11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. Stage Contest Rehearsal

11:15 a.m. Annual Business Meeting.

1 p.m.-3 p.m. Stage Contest Part 2

1 p.m.- 5 p.m. Registration Open

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Doug Henning Exhibit with Chip Romero

8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Evening Of Magic With M.C. Michael Finney, Bizzaro, and Mike Hammer

10:30 p.m. till ? Magical Evening with Joshua Jay

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00:00:17 - Ken Scott, International Vice President of the I.B.M. and co-convention chairman

00:09:20 - Tyas Frantz, Manager for Banachek

00:18:33 - John Ferrentino

00:25:22 - Ron Hudspeth, past chairman of Territorial Vice President Committee, and Tom Vojohan, co-chairman of the convention

00:31:40 - Greg Wilson talking about preserving the Allakazam archives

00:33:47 - Harry Allen, Daytona Magic Shop talks about some of the popular, new tricks offered in the Dealers’ Room

00:37:39 - David DaVinci, one of the performers/lecturers at this convention

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July 12, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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501: Day One - 2019 I.B.M. Convention

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2019 Convention Schedule - Scottsdale, Arizona

Monday July 8th 2019

7 p.m. -9:15 p.m. - Lance Burton Teen Seminar

8 p.m.-9:15 p.m. - Lance Burton Parent Teen Seminar - Parents meeting

Tuesday July 9th 2019

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Lance Burton Teen Seminar

4 p.m. - 9 p.m. Early Bird Registration Open

4 p.m. - 9 p.m. Dealers load in

8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Lecture- Stephen Bargatze

Wednesday July 10th 2019

8 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. - Dealers Last load in

8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. - Stage Contestants’ meeting

9 a.m. - NOON - Registration Open

9:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Lance Burton Teen Seminar

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Stage Contest Rehearsal

10 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Lecture with Greg Wilson

11 a.m. - I.B.M. Board Meeting

1 p.m.-3 p.m. - Stage Contest Part 1

1 p.m.- 5 p.m. - Registration Open

2 p.m. - 7 p.m. - I.B.M. Magic Shops Open

3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. - Lecture Shawn Farquhar

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - I.B.M. Magic Shops Party With Prizes

6:30 p.m. - Welcome Reception And Meet and Greet Performers

8 p.m. - Opening Show with Headliner Paul Kozak plus Misty Lee

10:30 p.m. till ? - Late Night Talk With Comedy Legend Paul Kozak and Friends

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00:00:17 - Scott Wells hits the road to drive to Scottsdale, Arizona for the convention.

00:05:55 - Jarvis and Mel Kientz at the bar

00:11:26 - Alex Zander, incoming International President of the I.B.M. 2019-2020

00:21:33 - Joshua Jay talks about his upcoming participation at the convention plus MagiFest 2020

00:30:27 - Michael Finney, International President of the I.B.M. 2018-2019

00:32:24 - Michael Trixx

00:40:35 - Jeff McBride, Mike Hammer, Lance Burton, Larry Haas poster signing. Lance does the interviewing

00:42:31 - John Armstrong and Les Arnold

00:43:13 - Banachek talks about his new podcast, Banachek’s Brain

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July 11, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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489: Obie's 4F Convention 2019 Update - Day Four

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Day Four - Saturday

10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures, shows, and dinner)

10:00-10:45 2018 Registration & 4F Shop open

11:00 David Stone Lecture

12:15 Lunch break (ticket required)

1:30 6th Show: Mini World Show (MC: Dan Garrett)

3:30 7th Show: Fechter’s Fabulous Frolics (MC: Shawn Farquhar)

5:30 Smorgasbord (ticket required)

6:45 Dealers’ Room & 4F Shop open

7:45 Tribute to our Guest of Honor: Mike Powers

8:00 8th Show: 4F Closing Gala (MCs: Obie O’Brien & Joan Caesar)

10:00 Hospitality Suite (Crystal Room) opens

12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

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00:00:00- Marc DeSouza and Christian Painter recap yesterday’s shows

00:42:24 - Paul Gertner just completed performing and briefly chats about his new trick he’s working on for an upcoming appearance

00:44:33 - Rich Morotta talks about problems with new Politically Correctness holding back some comedians

00:49:33 - Chris Payne was a Young Magician of the Year at The Magic Circle in the 1970’s and now he’s retired from medical practice, he has time to spend on magic

00:57:06 - Dan Garrett and Alexandra Duvivier talk about the convention from two perspectives: one from someone who has attended many of these events and one from her first experience this year.

01:12:37 - Guest of Honor Mike Powers tells about the phone call he received telling him that he was going to be the Guest of Honor.

01:18:15 - Tom Craven is the only other person other than Obie O’Brien who has attended every one of the 49 FFFF conventions. He tells us a little history of the event.

00:25:10 - Marc DeSouza gives us a wrap of the day and who did what.

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April 27, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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