281: Live From The Loft with Tony Clark & Bobby Hall

While recently visiting South Lake Tahoe for a little R&R, I was fortunate to see Tony Clark in action at the new "Loft at Heavenly Village" conveniently located less than 100 yards from my hotel. This is a beautiful new venue nestled in a vacation capital and promises to be popular among tourists. The two evenings I visited were both packed to near capacity of the 107 seat theater. Plus the restaurant/bar was a hub of activity that went on until late at night for skiers and revelers. The Loft is open seven nights a week from 4:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m.

Tony Clark is the impresario who produces "Magic Fusion" at The Loft. The facility itself is the $1-million investment that Paul Reder, president of PR Entertainment, spent the last two years turning into a reality. It finally went "live" in mid-December 2015 and features live magic entertainment (both stage and close-up) plus fine Italian dining and an upscale lounge area and bar, complete with two fireplaces and overstuffed couches. For more information, Click Here to read the news article in the Tahoe Daily Tribune.

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Time stamps for this podcast:

00:05:22 - Bobby Hall recalls his work in and around South Lake Tahoe and how he came to find magic and become the permanent house magician at "The Loft".

00:19:48 - Tony Clark talks about this new venue but also tells us a lot about what is in his new book, complete with interesting and educational stories from the book and advice on how to be a successful Master of Ceremonies, booking higher paying shows, and more.

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Enjoy a wonderful conversation with comedy magician,Larry Wilson.

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258: Larry Wilson - Save the Library

Larry Wilson is producing "Spellbinders" the second (hopefully) annual FREE magic festival in Reno from October 20-24, 2015. Larry is producing this show as a fundraiser for the local Reno library to help keep offset budget cuts. If you happen to be in the Reno area around these dates, then you need to make it a point to see some of these free shows that will feature Lennart Green, Bob Sheets, Shoot Ogawa, Richard Turner, Stephen Bargatze, Jade, Christopher Hart, James Dimmare, Kyle and Mystie Knight, Rob Zabrecky and Larry Wilson. Wow! With a line-up like that, and for it to be FREE, wouldn't it be worth your time and money to support this effort and keep this event free? Of course it is.

You can help support the effort by buying some "swag" at: http://fundspellbinders.com And even if you cannot attend, you might want to get in on some of these unique, one-of-a-kind items. Check it out.

This is the demo reel for Larry Wilson, the Emmy-nominated comedy-magician, who is starring in the trippy little psychedelic hit, "WONDERLAND," at Harrah's.

Larry talks about the Spellbinder's Festival but during the first major part of this podcast, Larry talks about comedy, creating new material versus keeping some of the old, tried-and-true routines, interacting with the audience plus he shares a secret on how to produce a successful show.

Larry Wilson Reveals Ford's New 2017 Escape from White Rabbit on Vimeo.

Nov. 19, 2015 UPDATE: Larry Wilson teamed up with Jimmy Kimmel co-host Guillermo and “YouTube sensation" Meghan Rienks to reveal the new 2017 Ford Escape. The Internet spot, filmed on Hollywood Boulevard across the street from the studio where ABCs latenight show Kimmel Live is shot, featured a vanish of the sidekick inside a “piñata of doom” and his distant reappearance. Wilson performed the trick at his Spellbinder convention on October 24 and the next day received a call from Kimmel’s people. Quick arrangements were made, the routine was rehearsed for two days, and then it was shot live on November 16.

The new magic shop in Reno that Larry Wilson talks about in this podcast.

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/

281: Live From The Loft with Tony Clark & Bobby Hall

258: Larry Wilson - Save the Library

213: Chicago Magic Bars & Lounges

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