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446: 2018 TAOM - Day Two Update

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Saturday, September 1, 2018

7:00 am           Order of Willard Breakfast

9:00 am           Registration Opens

9:00 am           Close-up Contest

9:00 am           Dealers Open

10:30 am         Lecture – Michael Weber

12:00 pm         Lunch on Your Own

1:30 pm           Stage Contest

3:00 pm           Lecture – Caleb Wiles

4:30 pm           Lecture – Docc Hilford

6:00 pm           Dealers Close

6:00 pm           Dinner on Your Own

7:30 pm          Viva Las Vegas Show – Emcee and Opening Act Paul Draper, Carisa Hendrix, Bob Smith, Kiko Pastur, Kyle and Mistie Knight

9:30 pm         Lecture – John Archer

11:00 pm        Shane Cobalt

12:30 am         Midnight Madness Show Hosted by Danny Garcia

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00:00:16 - Mark Jensen was our guest speaker at this year's "Order of Willard" breakfast who spoke about the "hidden side" of Marshall Brodein

00:07:52 - Mark Jensen explains some of the video that was shown in the presentation and and Walter "Zaney" Blaney reminisces about his friendship with Marshall Brodein.

00:19:23 - Matt Crabtree talks about V 1.1 which is the S.A.M. Virtual Assembly

00:24:43 - In the Dealers' Room, Richard Steele talks about ProMystic most current release that came out during MAGIC Live!

00:28:15 - In the Dealers' Room, Harry Allen with Daytona Magic talks about why he loves the T.A.O.M.

00:33:41 - Richard Kaufman, Genii Magazine, tells us about the Genii Convention in October 2-5, 2019

00:44:48 - Wyatt Montclav is an 11 year old magician and podcast listener who is coached by Scott Hollingstorth

00:50:52 - Carisa Hendrix is one of the performers at the TAOM this weekend and the co-host of Shezampod.com a podcast talking about the distaff side of magic.

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with TAOM, Houston Texas, Texas Association of Magicians, Mark Jensen, Walter "Zaney" Blaney, Matt Crabtree, Richard Steele, Harry Allen, Richard Kaufman, Michael Weber.

September 2, 2018 by Scott Wells.
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318: Day 2 - TAOM 2016

Saturday, September 3

7:00 a.m. - ? - Grab ‘n’ Go Breakfast Bar - Ballroom Foyer
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Registration - Ballroom Foyer
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Dealers Room Open - Beachcomber
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Close-up Contest – Catamaran,Longboat, Outrigger & Kokomos
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Lecture – Ice McDonald – Ballroom
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Magic Luncheon – Kokomos
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Lecture – Danny Orleans & Jan Rose – Ballroom
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Lecture - Banachek - Ballroom
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Order of Willard Banquet – Kokomos (Order of Willard members & guests only)
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Magic Island Gala Show – Ballroom with Scott Hollingsworth as MC and featuring: Stuart and Laurie McDonald, C.J. Johnson and Kim, Oscar Munoz, Ice McDonald, Cody Fisher, Banachek, and "The Rhythm of Magic" Michael Blanco and Jessica.
10:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Midnight Madness – Ballroom

Doug Henning opened his first TV special with John Cornelius' "Fickle Nickel".

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00:00:14 - Talent Chairman, Scott Hollingsworth, talks about some of the talent he has organized for this convention.

00:07:32 - Stuart McDonald recapped a bit of his lecture and workshop from last evening when he talked about creativity and preparing an act for FISM.

00:17:40 - Harry Allen talks about the upcoming Daytona Beach Festival of Magic Convention and the status of his "brick and mortar" magic shop and its possible future. Also, he offers the listeners a "Convention Special" that you have to hear to believe. Also, you have to mention The Magic Word Podcast to receive.

00:28:14 - Chip Romero, noted collector of Doug Henning memorabilia

01:03:34 - John Cornelius talks about his "Fickle Nickel" that opened the first Doug Henning Show. Plus he tells us about the origin of the "Muscle Pass".

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with Texas Association of Magicians, Corpus Christi, Scott Hollingsworth, Harry Allen, John Cornelius, Chip Romero, Stuart MacDonald.

September 4, 2016 by Scott Wells.
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227: Harry Allen - Clowning Around

Harry Allen has been in business as a magic shop owner for 49 years with Irv Cook. In this chat, Harry talks about how he met and became friends with Henny Youngman, the evolution of Daytona Magic Shop, magic conventions, being a dealer, and the possible future of the brick and mortar magic shops.

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June 11, 2015 by Scott Wells.
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