486: Obie's 4F Convention 2019 Update - Day One

Day One Schedule - Wednesday

2:00-5:00 Registration & 4F Shop open

6:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures/shows)

8:00 1st Show: 4F Opening Gala (MC: Meir Yedid)

9:45 4F first timers meeting (Executive Room)

10:00 David Regal Lecture

11:15 Hospitality Suite (Crystal Room) opens -- Pizza Party

12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:00 - Scott Wells talks about the upcoming convention and the passing of John Cornelius and reads email from listeners regarding piracy of intellectual property.

00:08:52 - David Hira is on his way to his new home in Costa Rica and meets Scott in the airport early in the morning. Plus Charlie Randall talks about H&R Magic Books and their demise.

00:20:32 - John Dahlinger, close-up winner of T.A.O.M. is at the airport and talks about his third time performing at the FFFF.

00:22:22 - Charlie Randall talks about why Marshall Peterson is closing H&R Magic Books

00:25:28 - Steve Bargatze talks about his son, Nathan Bargatze, who is a successful comedian with a Netflix special called “The Tennessee Kid”. Steve tells us about how proud he is of his son

00:37:13 - I caught up with Obie O’Brien who gives us some background on the overall attendance.

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424: Michael Vincent - Hearing Less But Listening More

Michael Vincent lost his hearing overnight. In the process, he learned to be even more attentive and listening more to his audience. He believes his magic has improved as he better relates to his audience. In this podcast, Michael inspires those who are hearing impaired with this chat. So what is Michael's identity: By self admission he says, "I'm a world traveler, I enjoy eating in the nicest restaurants, I enjoy the nicest hotels, I enjoy good fellowship, I enjoy creative conversations, I'm a raconteur, a story-teller. Put a deck of cards in my hands and they come to life. I would not look out of place if you put me in a casino or the 4F convention. This is the world I inhabit."

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:06:03 - Michael talks about visiting a WWII Concentration Camp in Cracow and the impact it had on him; his background as a photo journalist; using social media; how he became deaf and how he deals with it; his sense of loss of his friend Daryl; his testimony for Jason Ladanye; handling nerves; achieving his dreams; his education; what he's accomplished and his future plans.

00:57:00 - Murphy's Magic Product Review - "Key Prediction" by Richard Griffin. A freely selected item (one in four) is correctly predicted and engraved on the key fob. Based on Koran's Medallion and "Room Service" by Don Wayne. Nicely made prop but marginally recommended.

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Escape from the ordinary board game. Now available after long last. Click on the graphic above to visit the Houdini-Opoly website to order your new, fun and exciting board game. You can learn more about it in our podcast #341 from January 26, 2017.

421: 2018 Obie's F.F.F.F. Day Four

Saturday, April 28
10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures, shows, and dinner)
10:00-10:45 2018 Registration & 4F Shop open
11:00 Keith Fields Lecture
12:15 Lunch break (ticket required)
1:30 6th Show: Mini World Show (MC: Dan Garrett)
3:30 7th Show: Fechter’s Fabulous Frolics (MC: Michael Dardant)
5:30 Smorgasbord (ticket required)
6:45 Dealers’ Room & 4F Shop open
7:45 Tribute to our Guest of Honor: Pit Hartling
8:00 8th Show: 4F Closing Gala (MCs: Obie O’Brien & Joan Caesar)
11:30 Hospitality Suite (Crystal Room) opens
12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Marc DeSouza and Scott review yesterday's shows.

00:20:57 - Steve Bargatze talks about his son, comedian Nate Bargatze and what Steve is doing now in his son's show.

00:30:42 - Howard Hamburg just returned from lecturing in China, Austria, Norway, Mexico and lots of other international locations.

00:35:54 - Eric DeCamps was one of the presenters in yesterday's "TED Type Talks" where he talked about "Achieving Clarity in Conjuring"

00:45:36 - Paul Gertner chats about his FFFF memories plus tells us about his new one-man show in Boston, MA

00:52:36 - Boris Wild was a former Guest of Honor and tells us why this convention is so special

00:56:24 - Mark Leveridge is the editor of Magic Seen magazine in the U.K. and he talks about that plus his podcast and his online magic shop that has undergone changes to eBooks now.

01:09:11 - Marc DeSouza and Scott give a final analysis and wrap up of this year's 48th convention