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524: 2019 Genii Convention - Day Four Update

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Saturday October 5

12:00 am To 7:00 pm Dealers Open

8:15 am To 9:00 am Basic Training Breakfast Ian Kendall

9:15 am To 10:15 am David Kaye Show/Lecture

10:30 am To 11:30 am Michael Vincent Lecture

11:30 am To 12:30 pm 49 Boxes

1:00 pm To 2:30 pm Close-Up Show 2Your Host: Max Maven

John Lovick, Anna Deguzman, Eric Jones, Gaëtan Bloom

2:45 pm To 3:30 pm Dominique And Alexandra Duvivier Duo Show

4:00 pm To 4:50 pm Ben Seidman One Man Show

5:00 pm To 6:00 pm 49 Boxes

7:00 pm To 9:15 pm Gala Show

Your Hosts: Nick Diffatte And Lucy Darling

Romany, David Kovac, Jay Johnson, John Archer

9:45 pm To 10:45 pm Dominique Duvivier Lecture

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00:00:17 - Lisa Menna talks about her passion project

00:15:02 - Katrina Koetch talks about her experience as the person who volunteered her urine for the Piff and Pops show last night

more time stamps later when I have time

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with Genii Convention, Orlando, Florida, Lisa Menna, Katrina Kroetch, Shep Hyken, David Kaye, Noel Britten, Romany, craig Mitchell.

October 6, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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  • Genii Convention
  • Orlando
  • Florida
  • Lisa Menna
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507: Day One - 2019 MAGIC Live! Convention

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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)

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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.

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August 5, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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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.

Help the Kickstarter Campaign and get your "one of a kind" collectible Houdini board game. You can't escape the fun!

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The contest is over and we congratulate Pat Darienzo who won a copy of Danny Archer's eBook.

The contest is over and we congratulate Pat Darienzo who won a copy of Danny Archer's eBook.

Tagged with Houdini, Dick Brookz, Dorothy Dietrich, Houdini-Opoly, board game, Kickstarter, Imam, Magic Townhouse.

January 26, 2017 by Scott Wells.
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