630: 2021 Magic Collector Expo - Day One & Two

Thursday August 19, 2021

10:00am - 4:00pm Registration Open

1:00pm – 4:00p Dealer Room Open

4:00pm – 5:00p Welcome To Vegas hosted with Paul Stone and Mike Caveney

7:00pm – 9:00pm Expo Session #1 hosted by Bill Smith with David Charvet (on Alexander) and Charles Greene III (on Ionia) and David Sandy and Lance Rich performing a trick by Andre Kole

9:00pm – Midnight Dealers Open

Friday August 20, 2021

9:00am - Tour 1 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

9:25am- Tour 2 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

9:50am Tour 3 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

10:15am Tour 4 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

10:40am Tour 5 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

11:05am Tour 6 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

11:15am – 4:00pm Dealer Room Open

11:15am – 4:00pm The Magicana

Screening Room

11:30am Tour 7 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

11:55pm Tour 8 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

12:20pm Tour 9 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

12:45am Tour 10 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

1:10pm Tour 11 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

1:35pm Tour 12 Leaves David Copperfield Museum

3:35pm - Last Tour Returns David Copperfield Museum

7:00pm – 8:45pm Expo Session #2

9:00pm – 10:30pm Blackstone

10:30pm – Midnight Dealer Room Open

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:17 - Scott Wells at the airport and ready with Dunkin’ Donuts to go to Las Vegas

00:02:57 - Paul Stone will be the first speaker this evening who will talk about the career of the Las Vegas icons, Siegfried and Roy

00:11:38 - Chip Romero happened upon a unique find: Doug Henning’s diary when he was traveling to the Magic Castle to meet Dai Vernon

00:15:28 - Blair Robertson talks about Walter Blaney’s new Vanishing Birdcage

00:23:05 - Paul Kieve talks about some history of the Sawing illusion plus Robert Harbin info and stories plus Richard Hatch talks about his experience of visiting the Copperfield museum

00:41:29 - Terry Magelssen tells us his thoughts about being on the tour of the Copperfield museum

00:47:41 - David “Silly Billy” Kaye talks about the history of children’s magic in the world

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567: David Kaye - The Method Behind His Silliness

In response to listeners’ requests for more content and conversations with children and family show entertainer, this week we go to the “top” and visit with David “Silly Billy” Kaye who is regarded by many as one of the best known kid show entertainers in the world today.

Before the Magic Word Podcast became a reality, I was part of a podcast produced by Dodd Vickers called “Magic Newswire”. For quite some time on Sunday evenings, Dodd put together a small band of us, each with specific backgrounds and skill sets, to talk with some of the biggest names in magic (like Johnny Thompson, Mac King, Jamy Ian Swiss, and others). One of the other “co-hosts” with me was David Kaye. Though we had known each other from our times together at various magic conventions, we got to know each other better through our Sunday evening gatherings online from our respective homes before that was a “thing”.

This is a performance of the magic trick called Princess In A Pickle, created by Silly Billy. It was shot at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. A great routine for your show. Packs really flat and plays big and funny for 7 minutes. Buy Princess in a Pickle at https://www.sillymagic.com/product/pr... Silly Billy performs children’s magic for kids in New York.

David gives us a mini-lecture on the differences in “appreciation” of magic for children of different ages. This is a wonderful, insightful and educational episode for anyone interested in performing for children, regardless if you are just getting started or if you have been entertaining children for years.

553: Jonathan Goodwin - What Could Go Wrong?

Just before we came under the cloud of the novel Coronavirus pandemic, one of the last touring magic shows I saw was The Illusionists featuring David Williamson (The Trickster), Chris Cox (The Mentalist), Hyun Joon Kim (The Manipulator), Valentin Azema (The Elusive), and Jonathan Goodwin (The Daredevil). I did not try to sit down with the entire cast, though I suggest that you go back to hear one I did in 2015 with the cast back then (including David Williamson who was just coming in to fill in for Jeff Hobson for a few dates).. This week we limited our time and our talk with just one of the cast. We have not featured an in-depth conversation with an escape artist on this podcast. But thanks to my U.K. friend, Martin Cox, I was connected with Jonathan Goodwin who opened up this whole new world to me.

Escapes have been an integral part of magic for centuries with Harry Houdini being the foremost proponent and well-known escape artist, of course. Though many have tried to replicate Harry’s daring escapes, I found it fascinating that Jonathan goes his own direction and understands what the audience “believes” and “accepts” as far as danger and “jeopardy”. He has updated escapes and brought the are to another level that resonates with audiences around the world.

U.K. Escape Artist, Jonathan Goodwin got a new tattoo for his 40th birthday honoring a quote by Harry Houdini.

See more from Britain's Got Talent at http://itv.com/talent Jonathan Goodwin put his life on the line for our entertainment again and again. Take a look back...

Jonathan Goodwin from The Illusionists escapes...

Jonathan talks about what level of danger and harm to his body he is willing to accept, then he works backwards from that to construct the escape. He also talks about the importance of having the audience care for you and their level of empathy. His tips are a real lesson on how to develop your character when you have little little time before you get into your act.

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630: 2021 Magic Collector Expo - Day One & Two

567: David Kaye - The Method Behind His Silliness

553: Jonathan Goodwin - What Could Go Wrong?

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