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670: The Zubricks - Sand Between Their Toes

After more than a decade in Saipan and Guam performing grand, Las Vegas styled shows with dancers and big cats, Chris and Ryan Zubrick have settled in the U.S. finding St. Petersburg, Florida as their new “forever” home. After an exhaustive search across the country, they decided to open their new Zubrick Theater where they can be near the beach and feel the “sand between their toes.”

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In this week’s episode, Chris and Ryan Zubrick sit down on the front row of their theater to chat about their history together and how they came to perform in Southeast Asia. They also discuss their search to find and the hurdles they overcame to open their theater in Florida. They share many stories of life on stage plus about their personal lives and the non-traditional conception and birth of their son.

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March 24, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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337: Danny Archer - Smoke and Mirrors

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Danny Archer is making a big leap in the magic business. He is developing a new theater (called "Smoke and Mirrors") under the auspices of Magical Arts Center with a magic shop component, plus he will be offering magic lessons and eventually host seances. Essentially he has a four "S" strategy: Stage, Shop, School and Seance. In this podcast, Danny talks about the development of this new venue plus his previous work in the Colorado ski resort and his dissolution of his business partnership with Gregory Wilson.

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Magicians' Valhalla

Although the list below is not exhaustive, it does reflect the names of many well-known (and some lesser-known) magicians, spouses and assistants who passed on 2016. Every year is hard when our friends' names appear here, but for some reason, it seems that this year was particularly difficult with many legendary names disappearing into the sands of time and annals of our rich history.

Some of these names may not be as well-known to you, but they were my personal friends (hey, it is my blog!). If you are unfamiliar with any of these names, then it would behoove you to do a little online search of what these people have contributed to our art. If you have someone you think was overlooked, then please post the name in the comments below on this blog.

Those whose names are highlighted were featured or interviewed here on The Magic Word Podcast. You can click on their name to revisit and listen to their voices again.

Robert George Allen

Paul R. Fried

Harry Riser

Earle J. Christenberry, Jr.

Laura J. Eisele

Kenneth (Ken) Edward Fletcher

Paul F. Osborne

Stanley (Stan) B. Adair

Carl Raymond (Ray) Eyler

Robert (Bob) W. Follmer

Abner (Abb) Pope Dickson, Jr.

Majestik Magnificent

James “JC” Doty

Franz “Tihany” Czeisler

Paul Daniels

Irene Larsen

Thomas “Tom” B. Mullica

Abel Pabόn

Barrie Richardson

James (Jim) M. Patton

Jerry Mentzer

Joanie Lehr

Ed Harris

Billy Godfrey

Peter P.T. Marucci

Douglas (Doug) J. Nieland

Muhammad Ali

Richard A. Amon

Robert “Bob” F. Brown (click on his name for a video lecture by Bob from the 1983 I.B.M. convention in Hawaii)

Carl R. Macan

Congratulations to Jon Barr who won the contest from last week's blog (December 22, 2016)

Congratulations to Jon Barr who won the contest from last week's blog (December 22, 2016)

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December 29, 2016 by Scott Wells.
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300: Day Two - 2016 I.B.M. Convention

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Today began the first day of the the "Triple Treat" so named because each day the registrants are broken into three groups (by color) and attend an hour and a half of performances and lectures by three different magicians, one in each of three rooms each day: Richard Turner, Paul Vigil, and Brian Gillis. After the General Board Meeting, the second day of stage contests were held (which yielded a few finalists for Monday night's show). The afternoon lecture by Michael Ammar was another outstanding (and packed) event. The evening's "Magic Foolers Show" left something to be desired in that there were audio and visual problems. Plus the show would have been better received in a smaller venue probably back at the hotel ballroom. The final night's activity was a discussion with Jeff McBride and Eugene Burger talking about the 25 years of the Mystery School.

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00:00:13 - Dealer Chairman, Terry Richison, talks about some of the cool things in the dealers' room.

00:08:34 - Past International President, Jep Hostetler, talks about attending the Richard Turner experience as part of the "Triple Treat"

00:10:28 - Attendee Greg Lancaster gives us his take on the Paul Vigil performance/lecture in the "Triple Treat".

00:12:08 - Jeff McBride and Eugene Burger talk about the many years they have taught the youth as part of the I.B.M. youth group activities each year.

00:16:55 - Harriet Jacobson and Gay Blackstone chat about their specialized magic jewelry sold through BJW Magical Jewelers which is one of the many dealers in the dealers' room this year.

00:22:24 - Past President of the British Ring, Brian Miller, talks about the upcoming British Ring convention.

00:26:45 - S.A.M. National President, David Bowers, talks about his year as President of that organization and some stories from the road. He is later joined by The Linking Ring Editor, Sammy Patrick Smith, and together they talk about the two organizations' journals, The Linking Ring and M.U.M. and the possible future of the magazines, joint conventions, and organizations.

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July 4, 2016 by Scott Wells.
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