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470: 2019 Magi-Fest Day One Update

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Day One Schedule - January 17, 2019

6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dealers Open

7:00 - 7:05 p.m. Josh and Andi Keynote Welcome

7:05 - 8:00 p.m. Howard Hamburg Lecture

9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Alan Marchese Lecture

10:00 - 11:30 p.m. Youth Event

10::30 - 11:15 p.m. Six and a Half Magic Tricks at a Magic Convention

11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Blake Vogt Live

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00:00:18 - join Scott on the road as we drive from Houston, Texas to Columbus, Ohio to the 2019 MagiFest

00:10:15 - Howard Hamburg talks about his lecture travels

00:23:00 - Xavier Spade talks about attending the MagiFest over the years and why he enjoys this event

00:31:03 - Raj Madhok, Rick Wilcox and Scott Robinson talk about this convention plus TRICS and other conventions.

00:35:20 - Steve Bryant talks about his Little Egypt Magic

00:41:46 - Joshua Jay welcomes us to the convention. He was standing near the Registration Desk where he thanked each person as they/we drew closer to the desk. He gives us some statistics about this year’s convention.

00:49:00 - Daniel Garcia talks magic and what’s happening with David Blaine and even shows us a trick

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with Magi-Fest, Columbus Ohio, Howard Hamburg, Blake Vogt, Alan Marchese, Daniel Garcia, Xavior Spade, Raj Madhok, Scott Robinson, Steve Bryant, Joshua Jay, Christian Schenk.

January 18, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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469: Chad Long - Seriously Silly

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This episode wraps up our Cuban Conversations with Conjurors that were recorded during the recent MaciCuba event in Havana. Chad Long is a close-up comedy magician whom most everyone knows. No doubt you have seen him performing at magic conventions around the world (including MAGIC Live!) as well as his creative products he has put on the market. But he is also in demand in the Corporate Market entertaining the titans of industry in Board Rooms and Trade Show Floors. But you may not know the serious side of Chad. So, this week you will hear him talk about how seriously he takes his art, his comedy, and his creativity and the influence that David Williamson had on his style of comedy.

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Tagged with Chad Long, MagiCuba, Havana Cuba, comedy magic, Looy Simonoff, Paul Harris, David Williamson.

January 10, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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468: Joe Curcillo - The Mind Shark

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Half lawyer, half mind reader, Joseph Curcillo is the “Mind Shark”. In this chat while we were in Havana for MagiCuba, we talked about many things including how he moved from a successful law practice to the world of corporate entertainment, the many books he has authored, tips on how to plan your career/life, appearing before the supreme Court, and many other interesting stories and pieces of advice.

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Magicians' Valhalla

Although the list below is not exhaustive, it does reflect the names of many well-known (and some lesser known) magicians, spouses and assistants who passed on in 2018. Some may not be as well-known to you, but they were my personal friends (hey, it is my blog!). If you are unfamiliar with any of these names, then it would behoove you to do a little online search of what these people have contributed to our craft. If you have someone you think was overlooked, then please post the name in the comments below on this blog.

Those whose names are highlighted were featured or interviewed here on The Magic Word Podcast. You can click on their name to revisit and listen to their voices again.

Edwin “Ed” E. Eckl

Johnny R. Fox

Walter B. Graham

Frederick W. Kuethe, Jr.

James “Jim” E. Hoy

James “Jim” L. Nagel

Harry Anderson

Kathy Wells

Frank Price

Auke van Dokkum

Arthur Emerson

Kenneth Dodd

Loch David Crane

Leeman J. Parker

Brian Gillis

June O. Horowitz

Daniel S. Butler “Dan Strange”

Jim Sommers

David E. Linsell

Paul Potassy

Moi-Yo Miller

Rachel Colombini

Ricky Jay

Richard Robinson

Johnny Hart

Pete Biro

Tagged with Joe Curcillo, mentalist, mentalism, Bruce Burnstein, Bill Palmer, corporate entertainment, Uri Geller.

January 3, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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