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487: Obie's 4F Convention 2019 Update - Day Two

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Day Two Schedule - Thursday

10:00-5:00 Registration open (closed during lectures and shows)

10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures and shows)

10:00-11:00 4F Shop open

11:00 Olmac Lecture

12:30 Lunch: on your own

1:30 2nd Show: Friends Old & New (MC: Gary Morton)

3:30 3rd Show: Magical Moments (MC: Joe M. Turner)

5:30 Supper: on your own

7:00-7:45 4F Shop is open

8:00 Mike Powers Lecture

10:00 Howard Hamburg Lecture

11:15 Hospitality Suite (Crystal Room) opens -- Free Donuts, Coffee, Soda

12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

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Time Stamps for this podcast:

00: - Marc DeSouza gives us an update on the previous day’s actiities

00:28:00 - Gene Gordon talks about why he has been attending for 19 consecutive years

00:30:44 - Craig Dickson, from WizardCraft, talks about why this is his only convention where he is a dealer for the past 25 years

00:38:23 - Quentin Reynolds, from Ireland is attending his second time at this convention and was a standout hit at yesterday’s show

00:47:17 - Gary Ward is one of the back stage crew who talked about Tom Black who passed away last night.

00:50:19 - Boris Wild talks about developing his acts, performing and judging at FISM and of course, this convention, as my voice begins to deterioate

00:57:34 - Carisa Hendrix talks about her nomination as Stage Magician of the Year for the AMA, plus she talks about her podcast ShezamPod.com

01:05:37 - Alfonso Riteurto is one of the stars of the upcoming Erdnase documentary (that was discussed in an earlier podcast)

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April 25, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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486: Obie's 4F Convention 2019 Update - Day One

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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

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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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Hear John’s stories at https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/2016/8/25/318-day-2-2016-taom and also at https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/252-day-two-taom-2015

Hear John’s stories at https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/2016/8/25/318-day-2-2016-taom and also at https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/252-day-two-taom-2015

Posted in Convention Report and tagged with Obie's 4F Convention, David Hira, Charlie Randall, Steve Bargatze, John Dahlinger, Obie O'Brien.

April 24, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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424: Michael Vincent - Hearing Less But Listening More

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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."

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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.

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.

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May 17, 2018 by Scott Wells.
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