Simon Lovell in "Strange and Unusual Hobbies"

131: Simon Lovell - A Ferret's Broken Femur

In early November, Simon Lovell took a fall that landed him in the hospital with a severely broken leg (femur broken in three places). Many have wondered about his status, how it happened and how he is doing. Here you can hear it from the ferret's mouth himself. And beyond just a health update, Simon talks about creativity in magic, the importance of hard cover books versus e-books, his latest book projects, his work on the USA Network's popular TV show, "White Collar" plus other projects where he will have acting roles, his work with Kozmo and "Reel Magic", and so, so much more.

You can hear more of Simon on Reel Magic by subscribing to Kozmo's bi-monthly video magazine. Visit the website at http://www.reelmagicmagazine.com/

There are so many topics and side trips we take on this podcast that it's difficult to give you time stamps for all the fascinating areas we covered; however, if you are most interested in hearing about Simon's recent injury, then you can skip to 00:37:47.

Simon would appreciate hearing from you with your good wishes for his speedy recovery. He has returned home from the hospital but your email will help bring him some cheer during his long rehabilitation period. You can drop him an email at Simon@SimonLovell.com

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Magic & Martinis Thursday

Here's to you, Simey. We all hope to see you "back in the pink" soon. Cheers!

Holiday "spirits" - magic themed nutcrackers and martinis

082: Part 5 - The End of the World/Year Podcast

We conclude this “End of the World” podcast by featuring three more magicians. You can pick up our chats at the following time marks:

00:00:00 – Eric DeCamps had success with producing his one man show, Pure Magic – A Performance of Contemporary Conjuring. In this chat, Eric talks about how he put his show together and gives advice and suggestions for those who might be interested in producing and marketing their own show. http://www.ericdecamps.com/

0:24:18 – Craig Mitchell jumped into the magic convention business with both feet and made a big splash with his immensely popular IMX conventions in Las Vegas. His next sojourn into the magic convention scene will be “adventurous” to say the least. Here we talk about magic conventions and what might be the secret of success in organizing such events. We also talk about the importance of youth to our art and his six year program in the College of Magic and how we can sponsor an underprivileged student. http://www.sponsorastudent.co.za/

00:47:02 – Paul Draper, mentalist, anthropologist and speaker, brings it all home with his research and perspective on the Mayan (or is it Aztec) calendar and the end of the world.

I want to sincerely thank each of my friends for taking the time out of their day (or night) during this busy season to chat with me for this very special podcast. Please join me by showing them your appreciation and listening to their thoughts, advice and prognostications…and visiting their websites where you can drop them a “thank you” email.

Happy Holidays to all of you from The Magic Word.

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080: Part 3 - The End of the World/Year Podcast

Part Three of this “Ginormous” podcast features more great conversations with three more influential magicians. You can hear our chats beginning at the following times:

00:00:00 – Gabe Fajuri, President of Potter & Potter Auctions talks about what people are buying and selling for or from their magic collections and what brings the top dollars. He also gives us a sneak preview of a couple upcoming auctions for 2013 including the Cardini auction which promises to be historic. http://www.potterauctions.com/

00:14:07 Stan Allen, Editor and Publisher (and Custodian) of MAGIC Magazine, Stan Allen talks about digitizing his magazine and the multi-media content that is offered each month online and via digital devices. He also gives his look into the future of the magic magazine industry possibly joining forces??? http://www.magicmagazine.com/

00:32:54 – Kozmo chats about his ongoing, six-year-old digital magazine, Reel Magic. We talk about stealing intellectual material and how easy (and wrong) it is to rip off others’ material that they work hard to produce and then post it on the internet or distribute it among friends. Kozmo has an interesting way of how he hopes to combat this crime. He will soon offer some online content and streaming that will only be available to subscribers. http://reelmagicmagazine.com/

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