366: Day Two - IBM/SAM Combined Convention 2017

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 SCHEDULE
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Registration Opens - Registration Area
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - S.A.M Annual Meeting - Carroll Ford
Spouses Orientation - Combs Chandler
10:30 - NOON - I.B.M. Board Meeting - Nunn
11 AM - Noon - Bruce Kalver | Tech Tricks Lecture - Grand Ballroom
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Stage Contest 1 - Grand Ballroom
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Fielding West Lecture - Grand Ballroom
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Magic Circle Reception - Presidential Suite
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM - Dealers Show - Grand Ballroom
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Stars of Magic Gala (Gene Anderson, MC, Jonathan Neal & Leann, David Deeble, Jason Andrews, and the Outerbridges)- Whitney Hall (Ticketed Event)
10:00 PM - 10:45 PM - Kent Cummins Lecture - Grand Ballroom
11:00 PM - 11:45 PM - Jeki Lecture - Grand Ballroom

Time Stamps for this podcast::

00:03:40 - John Sturk talks about the new things going on with the Chicago Magic Lounge and their "new digs" that are being built

00:14:51 - Steve Bryant talks about seances in Southern Illinois and Indiana

00:24:28 - Steven Bargatze talks about his son, Nate Bargatze, who is a successful comedian.

00:38:50 - Rick Heath, artist from Le Grand David Magic Show, talks about working with Marko the Magnificent (Cesareo Peleaz)

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329: Rick Heath - Magician With A Paintbrush

Richard "Rick" Heath was the artist behind the beautiful props, scenery, and posters that adorned the stage and theater of Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Show in Beverly, Massachusetts. This grand spectacle of a show ran for 35 years, the longest running magic show in the history of the world, according to the Guinness World Book of Records.

The show had over 1,000 costumes, 700 entrances and exits, 100 classic illusions, 45 backdrops, 35 years in a small town, 4 hours of stage magic, and 2 antique theaters. It was a time in history that can never be repeated. And the cast and crew were more than employees...they were family. I had an opportunity to spend quite a bit of time with many of them and I was called a friend.

Marco the Magi (Cesareo Pelaez) presided over the family as a kindly patriarch and visionary who treated everyone with respect though without a doubt, he ruled and his word was final. Early in the creation of the show, Rick Heath was designated by Cesareo to be the artist in the company. He could see some spark in Rick's character that led him to prompting his latent abilities as an artist. But everyone had a job and each was tasked with different jobs.

As it related to the painting of backdrops and props, Rick gives credit to everyone that includes those who washed the paintbrushes, who mixed the paint, who prepared the canvas and props, and all of the other details that go into a painting, As a result, Rick still doesn't like to put his name on any of his artwork as he feels that it is unwarranted vanity.

Rick discussed this and more during his speech before the Order of Merlin breakfast at the recent I.B.M. convention in San Antonio, Texas. You can hear that speech on the podcast from Day Four. And the companion booklet that accompanied his speech is online HERE.

On July 4, 2016, while attending the 88th I.B.M. conveintion in San Antonio, Texas, Rick Heath, the artist responsible for the posters, props, curtains and backdrops for Le Grand David Magic Show, joined Scott Wells on the microphone to record a podcast for The Magic Word. This was recorded on Facebook's Live Streaming function.

In this podcast, Rick talks about how he became associated with the Le Grand David show and how he met Cesareo Pelaez and became part of the troupe. He also tells some stories about Cesareo and how he came to the U.S. from Cuba, his background and education, his association with Maslow, the Company, his philosophy, and his current commissioned work as an artist. You can visit Rick's website to find out more about "Magician With A Paintbrush" at http://www.magicianwithapaintbrush.com/

This podcast was live streamed on Facebook so during this podcast from time to time you will hear us checking on questions posted from those watching/listening online in real time.

168: Day 3 - IBM/SAM Combined Convention 2014

Lots of stuff again during this full day including the third and final day of the FISM North American Championships competitions. The early lecture was a 3D event featuring children show experts, Davie Kaye, Danny Orleans and Doug Scheer. The afternoon included a lecture by Christian Engblom. After the evening gala featuring the magic of Germany was a lecture by Xavier Mortimer followed by a late night show again by Richard Turner.

Available at http://www.dickbarrymagic.com/

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:02:09 - Danny Archer talks about his recent lecture tour and the upcoming MINDvention on October 12-14.

00:08:46 - Jim Steinmeyer brings us up to date about his new book project about Charles Morritt, plus his consulting on the hit Broadway show, Aladdin.

00:19:56 - Gabe Fajuri, Potter & Potter Auction, tells us about the upcoming auction on August 23rd featuring a lot of Houdini memorabilia.

00:23:21 - Bill Evans, Past International President for the I.B.M., was the emcee for the FISM North American Championships and I came on stage to chat with him in front of the whole audience in between the acts.

00: 45:43- Phillip Pound is the son-in-law of Pat Page and the photographer of the Page by Page book. Also joining us was Pat's daughter, Janette,

00:59:29 - David "Silly Billy" Kaye, was one of the lecturers from this morning. He has a book in the works that is a compendium of the 100 articles that appeared in his column in MAGIC Magazine.

01:12:20 - Rick Heath, poster artist for La Grand David show, tells us what it's like in the post-Caesaro Palez world.

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Magic & Martinis' Thursday

Joe Curcillo, Debbie Curcillo, Carol Garrett, Jim Cox, John Graybeal, Jarvis, Scott Wells & Kathy Wells