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#188 - Charlie Randall, the "R" Behind H&R Magic Books

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While traveling to Ft. Worth for the 2014 Texas Association of Magicians annual convention, my wife drove the car while Charlie Randall and I sat in the back seat and chatted about the creation of H&R Magic Books which grew into one of the world's leading magic book sellers. Please forgive some of the ambient road noise you hear in the background during this interview. But you should get the feeling as if you were riding along with us as you sat in the front seat and listened to our chat.

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Charlie talks about the beginnings of H&R Magic Books, its evolution, and how you might consider starting your own business. Today, Richard and Charlie have sold the business to Marshall Peterson and they have taken a back seat as Marshall moves the business forward. Charlie now occasionally helps out behind the booth at magic conventions but he mainly focuses on publishing new books.

In this interview, he also talks about publishing books and what he looks for when people submit material for his consideration for publishing. Charlie also talks about brick and mortar magic shops, the evolution of videos to DVD's, and more.

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Second installment of "Meals with Magicians" featuring a dining experience with Banachek...well, not so much of "dining" as it was an "eating" experience at one of Houston's premiere burger chains, Southwells.

Second installment of "Meals with Magicians" featuring a dining experience with Banachek...well, not so much of "dining" as it was an "eating" experience at one of Houston's premiere burger chains, Southwells.

Tagged with Charlie Randall, H&R Magic Books, Richard Hatch, Marshall Peterson.

September 11, 2014 by Scott Wells.
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#187 - Kevin James, The Inventor

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Kevin James has been called many things, performer, creator, manufacturer, world traveler, author, lecturer, producer and all around great guy. But what he's perhaps best known for is his moniker he has been tagged with for The Illusionists world tour: Inventor.

Certainly Kevin has had his share of inventing original, commercial tricks he has released like "Living Hand", "Floating Rose", "Snow" and "Bowl-A-Rama", among many others. He has won the "Parlour Magician of the Year" from the Academy of Magical Arts and competed in the second season of "America's Got Talent" (sic) where he advanced to the semi-finals. Kevin was also on CBS TV on "World's Greatest Magicians at the Magic Castle". He had a three year run in Paris' Crazy Horse, a multi-year contracts in Las Vegas with the Riviera in "Splash" and at the Greek Isles Casino "The World's Greatest Magic Show".

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In this podcast, I caught up with Kevin before his tech rehearsal for his performance at the 2014 Texas Association of Magicians convention in Ft. Worth, Texas. We sat in the quiet theatre before the construction and hub-bub started and talked about The Illusionists world tour, his creations and his process for creating and his association with Gaeton Bloom, his experience on "America's Got Talent" (sic) and advice for others considering an audition. He also talked about some of his performances around the world and his early upbringing and association with the Long Beach Mystics.

This is a very insightful and thorough look at Kevin's magical world and career. Join us as we look through the eyeglasses of Kevin James.

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Can't get enough magic podcasts? Why eat alone? Enjoy these irregular podcasts as I take my microphone along and record conversations over lunch, dinner or drinks. It's raw, unedited, something different and fun! Enjoy "Meals with Magicians".

Can't get enough magic podcasts? Why eat alone? Enjoy these irregular podcasts as I take my microphone along and record conversations over lunch, dinner or drinks. It's raw, unedited, something different and fun! Enjoy "Meals with Magicians".

Tagged with Kevin James, Gaeton Bloom, creativity, The Illusionists, Crazy Horse, Las Vegas, America's Got Talent.

September 4, 2014 by Scott Wells.
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#186 - Day 4 - T.A.O.M. 2014 Ft. Worth, Texas

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This is a wrap of the 2014 convention with little to do (actually the only scheduled activity for the day) was the lecture by Diamond Jim Tyler, author of "Pocket Full of Miracles" and the "Bamboozlers" series/ He had a good attendance of nearly 150 people despite the fact that most of the registrants were checking out of the hotel and hitting the road. It was their loss because Diamond Jim delivered a thoroughly entertaining and instructive lecture full of commercial ideas and tricks.

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00:02:34 - 2015 T.A.O.M. President, Trixie Bond, talks about the unique theme of next year's T.A.O.M. convention. You can get more details at: http://taom.org/2015/

00:13:25 - Former Entertainment Diector for Houston's Magic Island, Scott Hollingsworth, talks about some history of the Magic Island and his assessment of its future.

00:29:19 Steve Bedwell hasn't performed or lectured at a magic convention in over a dozen years. It's great to see him back and in top form. Visit his website to join his free newsletter at http://SteveBedwellMagic.com

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with T.A.O.M., Ft. Worth Texas, Texas Association of Magicians, Steve Bedwell, Scott Hoollingsworth, Trixie Bond, Magic Island.

September 1, 2014 by Scott Wells.
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