447: 2018 TAOM - Day Three Update

Sunday, September 2, 2018

7:00 am Invisible Lodge

8:00 am Gospel Magic Services

9:00 am Registration Opens

9:00 am Dealers Open

9:00 am TAOM General Meeting

10:00 am Registration Open for Next TAOM

10:00 am Lecture – Paul Draper

11:30 am Lunch on Your Own

1:00 pm Lecture – Kiko Pastur

2:30 pm Professional Close-Up Magic Show – Alex Rangel, Xavier Spade, Caleb Wiles, Kiko Pastur, Chad Long

4:30 pm Lecture – Kyle and Mistie Knight

6:00 pm Dealers Close

7:00 pm Contest Awards

7:30 pm International Magic Show – Emcee Ben Jackson, Mario the Magician, Docc Hilford, Shane Cobalt, John Archer

9:30 pm Lecture – Xavier Spade

11:00pm Lecture – Chad Long

12:00 am President’s Party – Super Heroes and Villains Theme

Monday, September 3, 2018

9:00 am Registration Open for Next TAOM

10:30 am Lecture – Mario the Magician

12:00 pm Lecture – Carisa Hendrix

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:16 - Jim McPherson gives us his observation from a registrant's point of view who only attends this one convention per year

00:06:25 - Mario the Magician talks about creating robots for his magic act and how to inspire children

00:11:32 - Paul Draper tells us about his first experience at the TAOM

00:17:49 - Room B tells us what they liked about the convention

00:24:21 - Room C has some thoughts of their own including National President Ron Ishimaru

00:36:37 - Caleb Wiles talks about getting on Penn & Teller Fool Us and what you should consider if you want to be on their TV show

00:44:00 - Kyle and Mistie Knight talk about working cruise ships and the TAOM

00:56:27 - This is John Archer's second TAOM convention and he tells us why he likes coming here.

01:02:00 - Shane Cobalt talks about his work around the world

01:16:30 - President Jamie Salinas and Chip Romero give us a wrap of the convention

01:24:10 - Scott Wells gives his assessment of this convention

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446: 2018 TAOM - Day Two Update

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

Time Stamps for this podcast:

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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445: 2018 TAOM - Day One Update

Friday, August 31, 2018

9:00 am Registration Opens

4:00 pm TAOM Board of Director’s Meeting

7:30 pm Friday Evening Show Texas Showcase – Emcee and Opening Act David Hira, Trixie Bond, Caesar, David and Jacob Rangel

9:30 pm Lecture – TBN

10:30 pm Texas Collectors Meeting

11:00 pm Panel Discussion – Consulting for Movies and Television – Enrico De La Vega, Lisa De La Vega, Danny Garcia, Alex Rangel, Brent Braun

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:16 - Scott Wells prepares for the TAOM convention

00:08:20 -Scott Hollingsworth talks about his many years of attending TAOM conventions and Sam and Norma Gainer also share some of their memorable convention experiences and why they enjoy this convention.

00:16:29 - President Jamie Salinas talks about some surprises we have in store for the weekend

00:21:16 - Alex Rangel and Daniel Garcia tell us about what might be discussed on the evening's panel

00:29:52 - After the show and she is in a relaxed mood, Trixie Bond tells us some of her favorite highlights from the past 50 years of TAOM conventions

00:38:23 - Walter "Zaney" Blaney regales us with a few stories from his 90 years of life on earth

00:50:24 - Michael Tallon summarizes the late night panel discussion