510: Day Four - 2019 MAGIC Live! Convention

2019 Convention Schedule - Wednesday August 7, 2019

9:00 a.m. Registration (Kiosk) until 5:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m. General Session for WHITE lanyards (Showroom) until 12:15 p.m.

10:00 a.m Focus Sessions for BLUE lanyards until 11:00 a.m.

The Magic of Making (Dauphine B)

100% Daortiz (Bienville G)

Close-up Clinic (Esplanade L)

11:00 a.m. The Magic Shop (Mardi Gras) until 2:00 p.m.

11:15 a.m. Focus Sessions for BLUE lanyards until 12:15 p.m. (see Focus Session, 10:00 a.m.)

2:15 p.m. General Session for BLUE lanyards (Showroom) until 4:30 p.m.

2:15 p.m. Focus Sessions for WHITE lanyards until 3:15 p.m. (see Focus Session, 10:00 a.m.)

3:30 p.m. Focus Sessions for WHITE lanyards until 4:30 p.m. (see Focus Session, 10:00 a.m.)

Live Tonight!

6:00 until 10:00 p.m. - Exhibit: Guess More Gimmicks! (Dauphine F)

6:30, 9:00 p.m. - Live Onstage!, 90 min. (Showroom)

10:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. - Farewell Party (Mardi Gras)

11:15 p.m. - 2019 Program Handout (Mardi Gras)

11:15 p.m. - 2020 Prizes! (Mardi Gras)

At 2019 MAGIC Live!

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Roger Nicot and Christian Shenk from Card Shark talk about what its been like as a dealer here at MAGIC Live

00:10:48 - Master Payne (a former presenter at MAGIC Live!) talks about his favorite parts of this convention

00:20:49 - David Deeble (one of the former Long Beach Mystics and a guest on a previous podcast)

00:23:26 - David Penn from the WizardProduct Review talks about some of the shows on the Strip plus his favorite parts of the convention

00:35:37 - Jonathan Levit (former host of MAGIC Live!) talks about his new app, “The Stranger” which has gone viral.

00:40:50 - Michael Chaut introduces Alex Boyce who is an outstanding young act

00:44:07 - Rory Johnston is one of the main organizers who helps Stan Allen and he talks about some of the challenges of this year’s convention

00:48:46 - Jody Baran is celebrating his 61st birthday. He is joined by James Dimmare as they talk about dove work

01:03:49 - Justin Flom

01:07:20 - Jeff McBride talks about “Guess the Gimmick” game show which he hosted

01:12:56 - Stan Allen wraps up the convention

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507: Day One - 2019 MAGIC Live! Convention

2019 Convention Schedule - Sunday August 4, 2019

24 hours Back Room Lounge (Dauphine A)

10:00 a.m. Registration (Bienville G) until 10:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m. Photo Badges (Dauphine F) until 10:00 p.m.

Live Tonight!

7:30 until 11:00 p.m. - Welcome “Trick or Treat” Party (Esplanade)

7:30 until 11:00 p.m. - The Magic Shop (Mardi Gras)

11:00 p.m. - Grand Prize Giveaway (Mardi Gras)

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Scott Wells prepares for take-off from Houston

00:04:53 - John McLenahan talks about the acquisition of Denny & Lee’s Magic Shop and its conversion to the Magic Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe

00:19:30 - James Dimmare at the Martinis and Magic show at the Thunderbird

00:29:04 - Stephen Sokulski (son of Stan Allen and sound director for James Dimmare’s show) talks about some of the plans for the convention

00:38:13 - Fred and Bobbi Becker talk about why they attend this convention

00:48:00 - Joey Cranford, co-proprietor of the Chicago Magic Lounge

00:57:45 - “Stance Burton” aka Stan Allen chats briefly about the evening’s actiities

00:58:00 - Craig Mitchell from South Africa talks about some of the other shows on the Strip he has visited

01:04:52 - Andy Pierson (Friend of The Magic Word) and Russ Jackson (listener from the U.K.) talk about what they like about the podcast. This is Russ’s first MAGIC Live! convention.

364: My Week At The Magic Castle - 2017: Part Three

This podcast runs a little shorter than normal but provides a little local "color" surrounding the Castle. We first travel to Santa Monica to visit with Steve Spill and his "Magicopolis" (video tour below) then back to downtown Hollywood to Musso & Frank Grill which is known for their famous martinis. While there, we uncovered a lot of interesting stories about old (and new) Hollywood celebrities who frequent the bar/restaurant.

Since the conversations are shorter than normal, we have time to review John Bannon's "Move Zero" three DVD set which is for beginners and highly recommended.

Steve Spill, owner and performer at Magicopolis in Santa Monica, CA takes us on a guided tour of the building. For more information on his book, "I Lie for Money", be sure to listen to The Magic Word Podcast episode 218 at https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/steve-spill To hear the latest chat with Steve, live from Magicopolis, then visit: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/364-my-week-at-the-magic-castle-2017-part-three available after 9:00 a.m. July 6, 2017

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:03:36 - Steve Spill drives us to lunch so we chat with him while he is driving from his theater, Magicopolis, in Santa Monica.

00:13:46 - Ruben Rueda has been a bartender at Musso & Frank Grill for 50 years and has quite a reputation.

00:23:10 - Sonny Bones, one of the servers at Musso and Frank Grill tells us some stories about the iconic restaurant.

00:28:33 - Bobby Caravella, AGM of Musso and Frank Grill expounds on several classic stories about Old Hollywood and those celebrities who have frequented and are frequenting the restaurant.

00:42:27 - Move Zero Vol. One DVD by John Bannon. Click Here for details.

00:50:34 - Move Zero Vol. Two DVD by John Bannon. Click Here for details.

00: 54:05 - Move Zeto Vol. Three DVD by John Bannon - Click Here for details