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544: Gaetan Bloom - Crazy Creative

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Gaetan Bloom is recognized as not only one of the most inventive and creative magic thinkers in our world of magic, but also he is one of the really nice guys in magic. We sat down with Gaetan during a recent magic convention and spent some quality time talking about his work in France, his performances at the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris, his first meeting with another creative thinker, Kevin James, plus his thoughts and philosophies on magic and working with invisible thread and much more.

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Gaetan Bloom talks about his road to work at the Crazy Horse in Paris, his thoughts on creativity using thread, his friendship with another magic creator, Kevin James, and many more topics.

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Tagged with Gaetan Bloom, Kevin James, Finn Jon, Crazy Horse, Paris, David Stone, George Carl, creativity, Tom Mullica.

January 30, 2020 by Scott Wells.
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  • Scott Wells
  • Gaetan Bloom
  • Kevin James
  • Finn Jon
  • Crazy Horse
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  • David Stone
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480: Penguin MAXX Southwest 2019 - Convention Update

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The Penguin Magic Experience and Expo (MAXX) is a two day magic-FILLED event in March 15-16, 2019. It is your chance to hang out with, and learn cutting edge magic from some of the world's best magicians. And when we say hang out with, we mean it. Hanging out is ON THE SCHEDULE.

MAXX has everything you love about big magic conventions, all at a fraction of the normal magic convention price, and in 2 action-packed days. We're busy. You're busy. Spending 4-7 days away from home, away from family doesn't work for many people.

You will see and learn great new magic. You will hang out with the worlds best magicians. You will make new magic friends, new magic memories, and have a blast.

Schedule

FRIDAY

5:00pm - 7:00pm: After grabbing your registration, check out our Magic Expo dealers room!
7:00pm: We kick everything off with a magic show featuring many of our special guests.
9:00pm: Then after then show, stick around for a late night magic lecture with Michael Weber where he will teach you how to read a mind, name a thought-of card and make a solid object vanish using VooDoo!
10:30pm: As if that wasn't enough, The Other Brothers will give a full lecture and Q&A.

SATURDAY

Lectures
9:30am: Losander
11:00am: Chad Long
4:30pm: Dan Harlan: For this special Penguin Magic Experience, Harlan has prepared a lecture highlighting his latest innovations, plus a few old favorites, to illustrate the importance of a well-structured performance. Learn how to prepare professionally-polished presentations.
6:00pm:Garrett Thomas

12pm-6pm: We open up the Magic Expo Dealers room from 12pm to 6pm. This is a fantastic opportunity to see and buy some of the best magic available.

Workshops
There will also be workshops running throughout the day, featuring Brent Braun, Nick Locapo, Diamond Jim Tyler and Michael Kaminskas. These are more targeted talks about specific magic subjects, loaded with information that you will REALLY USE.

12:30pm: Nick Locapo: Killing Them with a Classic: Nick shares his exotic work on a classic in magic, that he has been fooling magician's with worldwide for years.
1:30pm: Brent Braun: Switched at Birth: Not examinable? It doesn't need to be! Switching objects in a practical and easy way in a real world environment.
2:30pm: Diamond Jim Tyler: Bar bets, scams and puzzles
3:30pm: Michael Kaminskas: Cups & Balls

8:00pm-9:30pm: A closing show featuring many of our special guests.

9:30pm-12:00am: The Penguin Magic Jam Session. Ask anyone of the headliners anything you like, this is YOUR time to hangout and ask all the questions you thought of too late, to see the moves you wanted a closer look at from the show or from a lecture, or to swap jokes, moves or just generally gawk and get autographs :)

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with Dallas Texas, Brent Braun, Dan Harlan, Losander, Diamond Jim Tyler, Jeff Case, Joey Byers, Dal Sanders, Penguin Magic, Michael Kaminskas, John Born, Panguin Maxx.

March 17, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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  • Dan Harlan
  • Losander
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  • Joey Byers
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457: Michael Kaminskas - His Cups Runneth Over

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Michael Kaminskas is a corporate magician who may not be as well known to the magic community as he should be. Not only is he one of the busy trade show magicians working today, he is also the “King of CUps” in that he has designed and manufactured his own unique brand of cups and Chop cups and fake fruit for the final loads. He worked for over a decade as a demonstrator in a Magic Shop and also had his own one-man magic show traveling up and down the Atlantic seaboard playing in the finest hotels and sponsored by a car company.

His coin work is flawless and he loves to talk about close-up. He has been featured at several magic conventions so his name is starting to get “out there” plus he was one of the dealers at this year’s MAGIC Live! event and sold out of nearly everything. His well crafted items are highly sought after by professionals.

From KPRC Channel 2 in Houston, a great news piece covering the rebirth of the Magic Island. For more information, still pictures, plus links for more videos, visit: https://www.click2houston.com/news/rising-from-the-ashes-the-rebirth-of-houstons-magic-island
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Tagged with Michael Kaminskas, cups and balls, Scotty York, Tim Conover, Michael Ammar.

November 8, 2018 by Scott Wells.
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