507: Day One - 2019 MAGIC Live! Convention

2019 Convention Schedule - Sunday August 4, 2019

24 hours Back Room Lounge (Dauphine A)

10:00 a.m. Registration (Bienville G) until 10:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m. Photo Badges (Dauphine F) until 10:00 p.m.

Live Tonight!

7:30 until 11:00 p.m. - Welcome “Trick or Treat” Party (Esplanade)

7:30 until 11:00 p.m. - The Magic Shop (Mardi Gras)

11:00 p.m. - Grand Prize Giveaway (Mardi Gras)

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Scott Wells prepares for take-off from Houston

00:04:53 - John McLenahan talks about the acquisition of Denny & Lee’s Magic Shop and its conversion to the Magic Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe

00:19:30 - James Dimmare at the Martinis and Magic show at the Thunderbird

00:29:04 - Stephen Sokulski (son of Stan Allen and sound director for James Dimmare’s show) talks about some of the plans for the convention

00:38:13 - Fred and Bobbi Becker talk about why they attend this convention

00:48:00 - Joey Cranford, co-proprietor of the Chicago Magic Lounge

00:57:45 - “Stance Burton” aka Stan Allen chats briefly about the evening’s actiities

00:58:00 - Craig Mitchell from South Africa talks about some of the other shows on the Strip he has visited

01:04:52 - Andy Pierson (Friend of The Magic Word) and Russ Jackson (listener from the U.K.) talk about what they like about the podcast. This is Russ’s first MAGIC Live! convention.

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504: Day Four- 2019 I.B.M. Convention

2019 Convention Schedule - Scottsdale, Arizona

Saturday July 13th 2019

9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - 2020 Pre-Registration Opens for Pittsburgh PA I.B.M. Convention, July 8th - 11th 2020

8 a.m. - Merlin Breakfast

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

9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - Lecture EDF Distinguished Lecture Chip Romero

11 a.m.- 12 p.m. - Lecture Robert Baxt

11 a.m.- 12 p.m. - Lance Burton Teen Scene #3

1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Lecture Sessions - Pick Your 2 That Fits You! - Matt Baker - Buster Balloon - David DaVinci

3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. - Doug Henning Exhibit

7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - I.B.M. Contest Awards

8 p.m. -10 p.m. - The Incredible Grand Finale Show! Mc's Ken Scott and Michael Finney, with Shawn Farquhar, Les Arnold & Dazzle, Kevin James, Rudy Coby and Les Bubb

10:15 p.m. - Attempt to break several Guinness Book of Records! Be a part of the fun! Bring your linking rings, cards, and a coin.

Here are the award winners for the 2019 I.B.M. Convention:

Youth Close-up:
Award of Merit - London Jones
1st Place - Geno Ploeger

Youth Stage
Award of Merit - James Irwin
1st Place - Colin Eleazer

Adult Close-Up
Award of Merit - Emmanuel Sutter
1st Place - Josep Vidal

People’s Choice - Josep Vidal

Adult stage:
Award of Merit - Elliott Hunter
1st Place - Masayo Sato

People’s Choice - Masayo Sato

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Ron Connely

00:09:00 - Jeff McBride talks to the Order of Merlin breakfast about the .”Decoding the I.B.M. Logo” regarding the symbolism of the logo.

00:36:16 - Dr. Nicholas Saint-Erne

00:43:41 - Chip Romero and Jessica Jane talking about the Doug Henning exhibit

00:58:09 - Rick Heath (from Le Grand David show) recaps the convention

01:07:22 - Shawn Farquhar

01:14:27 - Scott Wells wraps it up

503: Day Three - 2019 I.B.M. Convention

2019 Convention Schedule - Scottsdale, Arizona

Friday July 12th 2019

9 a.m.-10 a.m. - Close-up Contestant Meeting

9 a.m. - NOON Registration Open

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

9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Lecture/show Jon Armstrong

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

11 a.m.- 12 p.m. I.B.M. Board Meeting

11 a.m.- 12 p.m. Lance Burton Teen Scene #2

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

1 p.m.-3 p.m. Close-up Contest

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Lecture Bizzaro

4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Doug Henning Exhibit

5 p.m. Cocktails

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Grand I.B.M. Banquet

6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Grand Banquet Show Banachek & Shawn Farquhar

8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. The Fantastic Gold Medal Show. M.C. Robert Baxt with Jessica Jane Peterson, and David DaVinci

10:15 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Late night evening with Banachek

11:30 p.m. Invisible Lodge Meeting

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Larry Wright and Mel Kientz talk about last night’s show

00:15:22 - Rocco Solano and Franz Harary and Perry Maynard talk about MagicFlix which is a new video platform for learning magic. You can get a free one month trial by using the code “Rocco”

00:32:23 - Paul Stone

00:42:43 - Joey Martinez, General Manager and Talent Director of Nashville’s “House of Cards”

00:48:18 - Peter Rodgers from Australia

00:52:46 - John Armstrong gives a recap of his lecture

00:59:22 - Charles Chaput - this is his first I.B.M.. convention along with Steve Bargatze