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681: MAGIC Live! 2022 - Day One Report

Sunday, May 15, 2022

  • 24 hours Back Room Lounge

  • 10:00 a.m. Registration until 10:00 p.m.

  • 10:00 a.m. – Photo Badges until 10:00 p.m.

  • 7:30 – 11:00 p.m. Welcome Celebration

  • 7:30 p.m. until 11:00 - The Magic Shop (Dealers Room open)

  • 11:00 p.m. Grand Prize Giveaway

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Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:16 - Join Scott Wells as he departs Houston for Las Vegas and MAGIC Live! Time to get excited.

00:03:58 - Sherry and Charlie Frye talk about what they have been up to during the past two years.

00:09:14 - Master Payne will be the first presenter on the General Session and talks about his experience(s)

00:15:39 - Gregory Wilson talks in his room about what he’s been up to and his reason for not having a booth this year.

00:28:51 - Karl Hein tells us about the differences between his Extreme Burn and Hundy 500

00:30:46 - George Reager - the Disney Tattoo Guy

00:36:52 - Laura London is representing the Magic Circle from London

00:41:26 - Curtis HIckman talks about “The Void” and the presentation he gave a few years ago here at MAGIC Live! in which he talked about AR/VR

00:48:09 Bruce Averbrook talks about next year’s Magic Collectors Expo in Cleveland where we will visit his collection

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with MAGIC Live!, Las Vegas, Orleans Hotel and Casino, Gregory Wilson, Laura London, George Reiger, Karl Hein, Curtis Hickman, Charlie Frye and Company, Master Payne, Bruce Averbook.

May 16, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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680: Kent Cummins - 70+ Years of Experience

After 70 years as a professional magician, there isn’t much that Kent Cummiins hasn’t seen or done. Not just a magician, Kent is also a noted national keynote speaker, a corporate trainer, author, a magic collector, a teacher and a juggler. Starting young with his first Mr. Mysto magic set, he took the moniker from the box for a short time as he forged his career early in life.He performed magic while serving his country in the armed forces, too. Kent is a co-founder of the Fantastic Magic Camp that has successfully trained hundreds of youth in the art of magic for decades.

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In this week’s episode, we try to “take a drink from a fire hydrant” as Kent Cummins shares over seven decades of stories and background from his vast experience as a professional magician living in the capitol of Texas, Austin.

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Tagged with Kent Cummins, Austin Texas, Austin Magic Auction, Fantastic Magic Camp, Tom Britton.

May 12, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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679: William Watt - A Crazy Adventure

Four years ago, William Watt left a lucrative career as a corporate entertainer in Paris, France, to live on the remote island of Mauritius. It is a tourist destination and he seemed to have found his “pot of gold” there. But it seemed like a crazy ides that paid off. William in the sole magician on the resort island performing for tourists nightly. He also has plans to open a small theater featuring close-up magic. But you need to listen to this episode for all of that and more.

To watch this week’s episode, you can visit our YouTube channel. William also performs a magic trick during the last ten minutes of this video which is not included in the audio podcast.

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This week we learn a bit of geography as we (or at least “I”) learn where Mauritius is located plus we hear William’s thoughts on theory of magic, performing, marketing, using business cards, and making life-changing decisions.

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Tagged with William Watt, Mauritius, Obie's 4F Convention, Paris, France, South Africa.

May 5, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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