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.”

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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337: Danny Archer - Smoke and Mirrors

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.

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)

235: FISM Italy - Day Four

It may have been a little overcast outside, but the weather and the magic was perfect in the convention center. After viewing the stage competition from 8:30 to 12:30, I got to walk around the dealers a bit more, chat with friends, and attend a couple lectures. And of course, it was Thursday which meant magic and Martinis in the evening with friends at the bar.

After watching Luke Jermay's one man show, was the evening gala featuring: Cyril Takayama and Eun Gyeol Lee as co-MC's with Mike Chao, Topas, David Kaplan, Tony Frebourg, Alberto Giorgi, Rob Zabrecky, Sos & Victoria and Samuel.