624: 2021 Abbott's Get Together - Prelude

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3rd 2021 (Pre Get Together Events)
8:00AM THE OPEN COLON "NO FRILLS" GOLF CLASSIC
(with Al The Only - The cost is $10 plus the cost of golf)

2:00PM MAGICIAN'S TOUR OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF MAGIC
(This tour of the museum and archives is geared towards magicians and will include a special
selection of artifacts never-before-on-display. $10 per person. Reservations not necessary.)

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:16 - Scott Wells takes off from Houston, Texas

00:03:24 - Trixie Bond

00:10:42 - Mark Holstein

00:20:03 - Al the Only talks about the Open Colon golf tournament

00:28:16 - Michael Mode talks about the Amish dinner

00:31:48 - Alex Boyce

00:36:55 - David Seebach talks about the “Night Before” party

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623: James Holmes - The Cane and Silk Road

During a recent trip to Branson, Missouri, to see a couple of the magic shows in town, I was pleasantly reunited with an old friend, James Holmes. The name is probably not familiar to, well…nearly 95% of listeners here on the podcast. But for a variety of reasons, you should know who this person is and what he has contributed and continues to contribute to our magic community. James has been around for a long time and I probably made his acquaintance in the 1980’s. He is the creator of the “One Handed Cane to Silk” among other things.

This week, James talks about how he came up with the “One Handed Cane to Silk” effect and how he developed and marketed it. He talks about his close association with the late Fantasio as well as the late team of “Tom and Sherrie”. Unfortunately, piracy is a common thing in our community where unscrupulous “manufacturers” and dealers make and sell ripoffs of others’ creations. James talks a little about this and how it affected both him and Fantasio.

622: Michael Chaut - Monday Night Magician

Michael Chaut is one of the co-producers of Monday Night Magic in New York City. After 25 years, it is the longest running magic show in NYC. In this week’s episode, Michael shares the history of Monday Night Magic along with a brief history of some of the other magic venues and performers during the 20th century in NYC.

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