428: Will Fern Brings It!

Will Fern is the life of any party. I have said it to his face and behind his back, he is my favorite close-up magician. He may not be as creative as Johnny Thompson nor have the manipulative skills of Lennart Green, but for my money, he always knows how to make people laugh in any situation. That's why he "brings it". I know this sounds like a promotional endorsement, but it's not intended to be. It's just that I love watching his audience. His enthusiasm in infectious and his quick wit is a compliment to his personality.

Will refers to himself as a "40 miler" meaning that he generally performs in a small radius from his home. That's good news for the rest of us because if others outside his New Jersey home saw him, then there would be less work for the rest of us!

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:08:41 - In this week's podcast, Will Fern talks about working at restaurants and strolling, corporate events. He has great advice on preparing to entertain and HOW to entertain by keeping the focus on the guests (volunteers) rather than on the magician's tricks.

01:16:24 - Product Review: Pierce by Jibrizy Taylor from SansMinds. A "straw-through-cap" of water bottle. Somewhat "angley" but for the street performer and someone wanting to make a good YouTube video and get good reactions, this one is recommended with reservations.

01:20:33 - Product Review: Untouched by Ryuhei Nakamura from SansMinds. Again, this one is for the street performer and could look great on YouTube videos. All in Japanese with English subtitles, this is the real work on hook-up of your ITR in full light. Recommended with reservations.

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341: Houdini-Opoly with Dick Brookz and Dorothy Dietrich

Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz own and operate the Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania. They have both led extraordinary lives and worthy of talking more about their Houdini museum, the Houdini seance, and the former Magic Townhouse in New York City. They talk about all these things but the purpose of this particular podcast is to help the magic world learn more about their newest project, "Houdini-Opoly"

They have been working on this board game for over two years and with the Kickstarter campaign now being fully funded just before this podcast was released. So not it's on to meet their "stretch" goals to pay for the "enhancements". Thanks to your support, it appears that it will be in production soon this year. The Magic Word Podcast is selective in providing a platform for promoting individuals or pet projects. But this is one I support and think is of particular interest to our community. But even if you choose not to support the cause and buy a game, the rest of our chat is interesting as we talk about the old Magic Townhouse in New York City and why it closed and the museum moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania. We also discuss the Houdini seance and the museum.

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289: F.F.F.F. 2016 Day Three

Day Three with even more great shows and more great chats with some of the attendees.

Friday April 29:
8:00 - Bob Little Open Golf Tournament11:00am: Pat Page Workshop
11:00 - Pat Page Memorial Workshop (Teach-A-Trick hosted by Mike Powers) "Ring Magi"Noon:
1:30pm: 4th Close-Up Show "Magical Moments" (Christian Painter emcee)

3:30pm: 5th Close-Up Show "Italian Gala" (Alain Iannone emcee)
5:30pm: Dinner Buffet
8:00pm: 6th Close-Up Show "Finger Flicking Friday" 9Meir Yedid emcee)
11:00pm: Hospitality Suite

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:00 - Kieron Johnson from the U.K. talks about this being his first 4F convention

00:10:00- Will Fern has attended three times and discusses some of the shows we've seen so far.

00:16:31 - Bill Evans plays a new composition on his ukulele "Don't Get Banned For Life"

00:19:17 - Neil Stirton from Scotland talks about this being his first 4F convention and how it differs from other conventions he's attended.

00:28:46 - Raj Madhok has attended 20+ years and takes time away from his medical practice to attend this convention. He talks about the quality of the shows this year.

00:35:37 - Joe Monti and Christian Engbloom talk about the convention

00:38:12 - Eric DeCamps will be on the final night show with something special, but here he talks about his personal friendship with Rene LeVand.

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