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682: MAGIC Live! 2022 - Day Two Report

Monday, May 16, 2022

  • 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Registration open

  • 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - General Session for YELLOW lanyard

  • 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Focus Sessions for GREEN lanyards

    • Talk About Tricks: Very Best of by Joshua Jay

    • A Perilous Tightrope by Christopher T. Magician

    • Rediscovering Wonder with Michael Weber

  • 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - The Magic Shop (Dealers) Open

  • 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Focus Session for GREEN Lanyards

  • 12:30 - 1:40 p.m. The Close-up Experience

  • 2:15 - 4:15 p.m. General Session for GREEN Lanyards

  • 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Focus Session for YELLOW Lanyards

  • 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Focus Session for YELLOW Lanyards

LIVE Tonight!

  • Documentary Live 70 minutes: 6:00, 8:00, 10:30 p.m.

  • The Close-Up Experience 70 minutes: 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 p.m.

  • In Concert: The Historie of Magic 60 minutes: 6:00 7:45 9:45 p.m.

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00:00:42 - Trigg Watson talks about this convention and Masters of Illusion and Matthew O’Niell (20 year old member of Magic Castle Juniors) talks about this being his first MAGIC Live convention

00:08:03 - Diamond Jim Tyler talks about some of the events we attended so far today, plus an update on his “Bamboozlers 4” book

00:16:14 - Joseph Daniels is one of the dealers and chats about Arcane Relics and some future “Bizzare” conventions coming this year.

00:22:09 - Chris Philpott (creator of “100 Monkeys”) moved to Canada during lockdown but has been working on other projects during that time.

00:29:05 - Ben Dentika is another person who is attending MAGIC Live! for the first time and shares his experience

00:35:21 - Earl Chaney is one of the original Ronald McDonald clowns and is a chronicler of old Las Vegas

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May 17, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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681: MAGIC Live! 2022 - Day One Report

Sunday, May 15, 2022

  • 24 hours Back Room Lounge

  • 10:00 a.m. Registration until 10:00 p.m.

  • 10:00 a.m. – Photo Badges until 10:00 p.m.

  • 7:30 – 11:00 p.m. Welcome Celebration

  • 7:30 p.m. until 11:00 - The Magic Shop (Dealers Room open)

  • 11:00 p.m. Grand Prize Giveaway

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00:00:16 - Join Scott Wells as he departs Houston for Las Vegas and MAGIC Live! Time to get excited.

00:03:58 - Sherry and Charlie Frye talk about what they have been up to during the past two years.

00:09:14 - Master Payne will be the first presenter on the General Session and talks about his experience(s)

00:15:39 - Gregory Wilson talks in his room about what he’s been up to and his reason for not having a booth this year.

00:28:51 - Karl Hein tells us about the differences between his Extreme Burn and Hundy 500

00:30:46 - George Reager - the Disney Tattoo Guy

00:36:52 - Laura London is representing the Magic Circle from London

00:41:26 - Curtis HIckman talks about “The Void” and the presentation he gave a few years ago here at MAGIC Live! in which he talked about AR/VR

00:48:09 Bruce Averbrook talks about next year’s Magic Collectors Expo in Cleveland where we will visit his collection

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with MAGIC Live!, Las Vegas, Orleans Hotel and Casino, Gregory Wilson, Laura London, George Reiger, Karl Hein, Curtis Hickman, Charlie Frye and Company, Master Payne, Bruce Averbook.

May 16, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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  • Orleans Hotel and Casino
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678: Obie's 4F 2022 Virtual Convention Report

Saturday, April 30, 2022 - Organized by Michel Huot & Rune Carlsen

  • 11:30 Zoom opens

  • 11:50 Obie’s Broken Wand Ceremony by Meir Yedid

  • 12-2:00 Teach a Trick - MC: Rune Carlsen

  • 1-2:00 Zoom Rooms open

  • 2-2:30 Dealer show

  • 2:30-3 4F TED - Q&A: Lost in the Shuffle

  • 3-4:00 Zoom Rooms open

  • 4-5:15 International Gala Show - MC: Michel Huot

  • 5:15-6 Zoom Rooms open

  • 6-7:00 Surprise Guest Show (Ondrej Psenicka from the Czech Republic)

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April 30, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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