636: 2021 Austin T.A.O.M. - Day Three Report

Sunday September 5, 2021

8am-9am: Gospel Magic Service

9am-5pm: Registration Desk Open

9am-12pm: Dealer Rooms Open

9am-9.30: TAOM General Meeting

9.30am-5pm: Next TAOM Registrations open- Visit https://taom.org/2022 to register for next year’s convention

10am-11.30am: Close-up Contest

10am-11am: Lecture: Bizzaro

12pm: Dealer Show 8

11.30am-12.30pm: Lecture: Cody Fisher

12.30pm-1.30pm: Lunch Break

1pm-5pm: Dealer Rooms Open

1.30pm-2.30pm: Lecture: Carisa Hendrix

2.30pm: Dealer Show 9

3.00pm-4.00pm: Lecture: Paul Prater

3.00pm-4.00pm: Lecture: Cody Fisher 2

4pm-7pm: Cocktail on your own

7pm-10pm: Banquet

7pm-7:30pm: Award Presentation & Gift Drawing. Contest winners were:

James Irwin (Sr. Stage)
Richard Blake (Sr. Close-Up)
Bill Winters (Comedy)

7pm-8.30pm: Dinner

8.30pm-9.30pm: Banquet Gala Show: Sterling

11.30pm-12.30am: Saul Ravencraft’s “TAOM after Dark” – Séance Show: Vince Wilson

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:17 - Dal Sanders provides “color” and an overview of last night’s gala show

00:09:01 - Daryl Howard reports on the “TAOM After Dark” show with Paul Prader

00:15:07 - Carisa Hendrix was just signed by the William Morris Agency and things are looking up for her

00:34:36 - Harry Allen has been a long time dealer attending the T.A.O.M. convention over the years and gives us his perspective of brick and mortar shops

00:40:00 - Bizzaro is from Texas and chats about renewing old friendships here

00:50:29 - Magical Mystical Michael was on the gala show last night and talks about his street and Renaissance performances.

00:59:45 - Judy and Scott Hollingsworth are two past Presidents of the T.A.O.M. and talk about this convention in comparison with this one.

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531: Mark Connelly Wilson - Developing a Character

Mark C. Wilson is an actor, musician, filmmaker, producer, teacher and magician but perhaps best known in Texas as “Merlin the Wise” at the Sherwood Forest Faire near Austin. In this week’s episode, Mark talks about something that only has been discussed by a handful of previous guests: developing his character. Merlin is an iconic character so how does one pull it off? Mark has an acting background and has spent much time on developing this persona. You may not plan to every perform at a Renaissance Festival, but you will do well to take to heart the lessons he learned and teaches here. For more information, please visit his Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/MerlinTheWise/

Magician, actor, and musician Mark Connelly Wilson performs as "Merlin The Wise" with "Nimue" played by Lydia Kettle, and "Newt" played by his daughter Elissa Wilson, during the 2010 opening season of Sherwood Forest Faire on the Greenwood stage.

This was the movie discussed at the end of our podcast. The music and singing in this trailer was provided by Mark C. Wilson.

For a more in-depth article about developing a character, then read the article by Kent Cummins in the June 2019 issue of The Linking Ring entitled, “Storytelling is the Secret Sauce.” Click Here to see a PDF of that article.

487: Obie's 4F Convention 2019 Update - Day Two

Day Two Schedule - Thursday

10:00-5:00 Registration open (closed during lectures and shows)

10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures and shows)

10:00-11:00 4F Shop open

11:00 Olmac Lecture

12:30 Lunch: on your own

1:30 2nd Show: Friends Old & New (MC: Gary Morton)

3:30 3rd Show: Magical Moments (MC: Joe M. Turner)

5:30 Supper: on your own

7:00-7:45 4F Shop is open

8:00 Mike Powers Lecture

10:00 Howard Hamburg Lecture

11:15 Hospitality Suite (Crystal Room) opens -- Free Donuts, Coffee, Soda

12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00: - Marc DeSouza gives us an update on the previous day’s actiities

00:28:00 - Gene Gordon talks about why he has been attending for 19 consecutive years

00:30:44 - Craig Dickson, from WizardCraft, talks about why this is his only convention where he is a dealer for the past 25 years

00:38:23 - Quentin Reynolds, from Ireland is attending his second time at this convention and was a standout hit at yesterday’s show

00:47:17 - Gary Ward is one of the back stage crew who talked about Tom Black who passed away last night.

00:50:19 - Boris Wild talks about developing his acts, performing and judging at FISM and of course, this convention, as my voice begins to deterioate

00:57:34 - Carisa Hendrix talks about her nomination as Stage Magician of the Year for the AMA, plus she talks about her podcast ShezamPod.com

01:05:37 - Alfonso Riteurto is one of the stars of the upcoming Erdnase documentary (that was discussed in an earlier podcast)

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636: 2021 Austin T.A.O.M. - Day Three Report

531: Mark Connelly Wilson - Developing a Character

487: Obie's 4F Convention 2019 Update - Day Two

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