445: 2018 TAOM - Day One Update

Friday, August 31, 2018

9:00 am Registration Opens

4:00 pm TAOM Board of Director’s Meeting

7:30 pm Friday Evening Show Texas Showcase – Emcee and Opening Act David Hira, Trixie Bond, Caesar, David and Jacob Rangel

9:30 pm Lecture – TBN

10:30 pm Texas Collectors Meeting

11:00 pm Panel Discussion – Consulting for Movies and Television – Enrico De La Vega, Lisa De La Vega, Danny Garcia, Alex Rangel, Brent Braun

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:16 - Scott Wells prepares for the TAOM convention

00:08:20 -Scott Hollingsworth talks about his many years of attending TAOM conventions and Sam and Norma Gainer also share some of their memorable convention experiences and why they enjoy this convention.

00:16:29 - President Jamie Salinas talks about some surprises we have in store for the weekend

00:21:16 - Alex Rangel and Daniel Garcia tell us about what might be discussed on the evening's panel

00:29:52 - After the show and she is in a relaxed mood, Trixie Bond tells us some of her favorite highlights from the past 50 years of TAOM conventions

00:38:23 - Walter "Zaney" Blaney regales us with a few stories from his 90 years of life on earth

00:50:24 - Michael Tallon summarizes the late night panel discussion

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409: Walter "Zaney" Blaney - Surprise 90th Birthday Party

This week we have a unique podcast. Join along with The Magic Word as we attend a Surprise Party (or rather Surpri"Z"e Party with the "Z" for "Zaney") held a week after his actual February 11th birthday. This was hosted in the home of one of his three daughters, Shannon, who lives across the street from Walter. Walter's eyesight is not what it used to be and he has to nearly be right up on you before he can recognize you.

We had a few surprises for the guests, too, including the presentation of an I.B.M. Presidential Certificate, a baritone horn performance by one of Walter's relatives, a couple of songs by his grand daughter, a banjo performance, and a Skype call by one of his admirers who couldn't make it...David Copperfield.

Several dozen of Walter's relatives and closest friends surprised him with a party one week after his actual birthday.

David Copperfield pays tribute to Walter "Zaney" Blaney at the dedication of the Walter Blaney Exhibit at the David Copperfield Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts in Las Vegas. http://www.walterzaneyblaney.com

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:03:45 - Walter is surprised.

00:06:40 - David Hinkin presents Walter with a special Presidential Citation from Bob Patterson, International President of the I.B.M.

00:08:51 - Tim Drake and Daniel Summers talks about putting this together plus the special exhibit Tim created in David Copperfield's museum.

00:12:41 - Walter's daughter, Becky Blaney, invites us into the living room.

00:13:03 - Jeff Lanes talks about the S.A.M. awards that have been conferred on Walter.

00:14:50 - Walter "Zaney" Blaney talks about being surprised and enjoying the celebration

00:19:44 - David Copperfield joins us on Skype to pay homage to Walter.

00:30:28 - Scott Hollingsworth, Entertainment Director of the former Magic Island, talks about when Walter was in his "hey day" and the development of his Ladder Levitation.

00:35:24 - Walter's daughter and professional magician, Becky Blaney, talks about her dad and what it was like growing up with him.

00:40:03 - Mark Holstein chats about Walter being a pioneer in the trade show business with Marshall Brodein.

00:45:35 - Product Review - Project Swiss Army by Brandon David and Chris Turchi. A gimmicked deck of cards and card box does a variety of amazing thing. Recommended.

00:49:30 - Product Review - NeoMix by Jim Krenz. Specially printed cards used for the conclusion of an "Oil and Water" routine. Recommended.

00:53:34 - Starlight by Chris Perrotta. A beam of light from a borrowed mobile phone shines through a selected card and the card's value is seen as a spotlight through the card. Recommended.

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320: Day 4 - TAOM 2016

Schedule for Monday, September 5

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 2017 Registration – Ballroom Foyer
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Dal Sanders Lecture – Kokomos

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:14 - Jeff Lanes is one of the people behind-the-scenes that people never see, but are absolutely integral to the smooth running of any of our shows. Jeff is the Stage Director for the TAOM convention as well as this year's I.B.M. convention in San Antonio, Texas. He talks about the importance of having good sound in all magic shows.

00:11:29 - Immediate Past President, Judy Hollingsworth, talks about how the convention went from her perspective now that it's over.

00:21:11 - While awaiting the start time for Dal Sanders' lecture, we hear convention highlights from some of the registrants en masse.

00:25:48 - Dal Sanders gives us a short overview of what he talked about in his lecture.

00:33:22 - This was the first T.A.O.M. convention for S.A.M. National President, Jeff Sikora. He gives his unbiased report on this event as he reflects over the past few days and we wrap up the report.

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