504: Day Four- 2019 I.B.M. Convention

2019 Convention Schedule - Scottsdale, Arizona

Saturday July 13th 2019

9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - 2020 Pre-Registration Opens for Pittsburgh PA I.B.M. Convention, July 8th - 11th 2020

8 a.m. - Merlin Breakfast

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. - I.B.M. Magic Shops Open

9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - Lecture EDF Distinguished Lecture Chip Romero

11 a.m.- 12 p.m. - Lecture Robert Baxt

11 a.m.- 12 p.m. - Lance Burton Teen Scene #3

1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Lecture Sessions - Pick Your 2 That Fits You! - Matt Baker - Buster Balloon - David DaVinci

3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. - Doug Henning Exhibit

7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - I.B.M. Contest Awards

8 p.m. -10 p.m. - The Incredible Grand Finale Show! Mc's Ken Scott and Michael Finney, with Shawn Farquhar, Les Arnold & Dazzle, Kevin James, Rudy Coby and Les Bubb

10:15 p.m. - Attempt to break several Guinness Book of Records! Be a part of the fun! Bring your linking rings, cards, and a coin.

Here are the award winners for the 2019 I.B.M. Convention:

Youth Close-up:
Award of Merit - London Jones
1st Place - Geno Ploeger

Youth Stage
Award of Merit - James Irwin
1st Place - Colin Eleazer

Adult Close-Up
Award of Merit - Emmanuel Sutter
1st Place - Josep Vidal

People’s Choice - Josep Vidal

Adult stage:
Award of Merit - Elliott Hunter
1st Place - Masayo Sato

People’s Choice - Masayo Sato

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Ron Connely

00:09:00 - Jeff McBride talks to the Order of Merlin breakfast about the .”Decoding the I.B.M. Logo” regarding the symbolism of the logo.

00:36:16 - Dr. Nicholas Saint-Erne

00:43:41 - Chip Romero and Jessica Jane talking about the Doug Henning exhibit

00:58:09 - Rick Heath (from Le Grand David show) recaps the convention

01:07:22 - Shawn Farquhar

01:14:27 - Scott Wells wraps it up

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415: Chip Romero - A Chip Off Of Doug Henning

Cruise ship magician and noted Doug Henning historian and collector, Chip Romero joins us this week to talk about the life of Doug Henning and his collection. Along the way, Chip tells us some stories about Henning, busts some myths and goes deep behind the man and magician who was one of the Titans in our magic business.

Doug Henning's World of Magic (1977) starring Glen Campbell & Sandy Duncan. This recording is from ITV, as broadcast on 26th May 1986. From The MagicWeek Vid...

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365: Day One - IBM/SAM Combined Convention 2017

This is the first of a five day series of podcasts from Louisville featuring conversations with convention talent, organizers, dealers and registrants. The intent is to bring you the sounds (and sights through the embedded videos and attached photos) of what's happening almost in "real time" so you have the next best experience of actually being there. .

This is not the "official" first day of the convention, but nonetheless, there were several "pre-convention" activities that happened and are worth recording for this episode which I will call "Day One".

IBM-SAM 2017 COMBINED CONVENTION SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, JULY 11
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Lance Burton Teen Magic Seminar - Jones
Ed Thomas Memorial Jr Magic Workshop - Beckham
2:00 PM - S.A.M. Endowment Fund Meeting - Willis
3:00 PM - S.A.M. Magic Center Meeting - Willis
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Registration Opens - Registration Area
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM - S.A.M. Caucus Meeting - Willis
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Registration Opens - Registration Area
6:00 PM - Red Carpet Event - Whitney Hall, Kentucky Center
7:00 PM - Louisville Premere: Billy Topit - Whitney Hall, Kentucky Center
9:30 PM - Midnight - Dealers Grand Opening / Autograph Session - Exhibit Hall

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:04:20 - David Salwak and Fielding West talk about the talent at this convention, both on the shows and the competition.

00:12:09 - Michael Perovich, from Los Angeles and a member of the Magic Castle, tells why he comes to the combined convention which allows him to see acts that aren't seen at the Magic Castle.

00:25:46 - Oscar Munoz, International President of the I.B.M. tells us about what he has accomplished over the past year as President and some of his highlights of what he has seen and done.

00:28:19 - Dal Sanders, past National President of the S.A.M., tells us what's going on with the S.A.M. Council.

00:33:08 - Richard Turner calls in to remind us of his debut on Penn & Teller Fool Us on July 13, 2017

00:34:57 - Q&A Panel discussion following the debut showing of "Billy Topit"

00:52:03 - Jeff Sikola, National President of the S.A.M., talks about what he feels were the highlights of the past year.

00:57:55 - Jason Andrews talks about the competitions that brought him to where he is today as well as his cruise ship work.

00:02:31 - Tommy Ellison (a Friend of The Magic Word) shares a story as an update from the podcast posted Feb. 27, 2014 and available by Clicking Here.