239: I.B.M. 2015 Convention - Day Two

Day two in Jacksonville had the second day of stage contests plus the beginning of the "Big Three" shows. The "Big Three" shows are when the registrants are broken up into three separate, color-coded groups and see one of the three events each day. On one day a group will see the David & Leeman show. On the second day, that group will see the David Cox show. And on the third day that group will see the close-up show that features Michael Dardant, Dan Garrett, Paul Cummins, Suzanne, Boris Wild and Chad Long. The other groups will see alternate shows each day. I think you get the idea.

The evening show at the Florida Theater had excitement as patrons entered the theater with Kozmo performing in the lobby. The evening stage show, "Shenanigans", featured Eric Buss along with John & Lari Lynn Shyrock, Ivan Pecel and Greg Shibley.

Context Chairman, Oscar Munoz, announced the six stage finalists who will appear in the Friday Night Show:

From New Hampshire: David Chandler

From Japan: Hannah

From Florida: David Hernandez

From Illinois: Trent James

From Michigan: Stuart McDonald

From Nevada: Chris Randall

The late night lecture back at the hotel was the always hilarious, Tom Mullica!

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:01:32 - Ted and Marian Outerbridge, illusionists from Canada, talk about touring with a big illusion show.

00:13:33 - Incoming International President of the I.B.M., Joe Turner, talks about his vision and goals for the organization in the upcoming year.

00:28:03 - David & Leeman talk about their experience on America's Got Talent TV show, their cooperative union on-stage personalities and how they interact with each other.

0043:35: - Lion Fludd talks about his mentalism contest show, preparing for a contest, his one-man show in Las Vegas and his road from magic to mentalism

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213: Chicago Magic Bars & Lounges

Chicago has a rich history of magic bars within the city limits as well as in the outlying areas. The "hay day" of magic bars in Chicago ended around 1998 with the closing of the last magic bar. But Joey Cranford and John Sturk are pumping new life into an old concept with the new nightclub/theater called "Chicago Magic Lounge". This will be a recreation of the early 20th century, prohibition era lounge one night each week on the upper part of Chicago.

Bill Weimer is a local magician who was an integral part of the Chicago magic bar scene from the 1970's through the 1990's. He worked seven of the nine or so Chicago-land magic bars. He has a lot of stories about these clubs in their glory days and in fact, wrote a book about his experiences called "Now You See Them, Now You Don't".

00:03:18 - Joey Cranford and John Sturk talk about the newest venture that will open on March 5, 2015, The Chicago Magic Lounge. They talk about their vision of the Lounge and what they hope will happen. They will also encourage local magicians to come and hang our and create a "magic lab" where performers can try out new stuff.

00:40:56 - Bill Weimer talks about the history of Chicago-land bars from his perspective of one who has been there and done that having worked at seven of the nine or so magic bars within the city's boundaries over a 20 year period. Bill wrote the book on bar magic entitled "Now You See Them, Now You Don't". In this podcast, Bill shares some of the stories from his book and his perspective as a working performer.

Order your copy of Bill's book at his website http://www.magicbarbook.com/

208: Speaking with Joe Turner

Joe M. Turner brings a world of experience from his teaching and consulting background. He is a speaker, magician, mentalist, MENSA Member, blogger and the International President Elect of the I.B.M. He may not be as well-known to many of you yet, but he will soon leap into the international spotlight when he takes on the leadership of the I.B.M. at the convention later this year in Jacksonville, Florida. He is also one of the regular hosts for an afternoon show at the annual Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic close-up convention.

Joe was one of the more popular segments in my podcast from the I.B.M. convention in Phoenix in 2013 having given a lot of tips on business and cruising, too.

Many people have asked me how one can become the International President of the I.B.M. In this podcast, Joe talks about how he moved up the line. He also talks about being a corporate speaker, how to get involved, and the pitfalls. He has appeared on television many times and he gives some advice on working with the producer and camera men. Joe has a regular blog on his website and he gives advice on how to blog. He also talks about his passion, the memorized deck, and he gives some great tips on how to go about memorizing the order.

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Enjoy another episode of "Meals With Magicians" featuring Gary Plants and Charlie Randall as we dine on hamburgers at Tookies in Seabrook, Texas. Lots of great conversations in here, plus Gary's tips on the memorized deck. — Enjoy another episode of *"Meals With Magicians"* featuring Gary Plants and Charlie Randall as we dine on hamburgers at Tookies in Seabrook, Texas. Lots of great conversations in here, plus Gary's tips on the memorized deck.

239: I.B.M. 2015 Convention - Day Two

213: Chicago Magic Bars & Lounges

208: Speaking with Joe Turner

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