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630: 2021 Magic Collector Expo - Day One & Two

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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

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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        

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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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August 20, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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574: Edward Hilsum - Triple Crown Winner

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As a follow-up to last week’s podcast about magic contests, I took the advice of Noel Britten (President of The Magic Circle) and contacted Edward Hilsum. He is the winner of three separate contests offered by TMC: Stage Magician of the Year, Close-Up Magician of the Year, and Children’s Entertainer of the Year. This unprecedented achievement is even more impressive when you consider that Edward is only 28 years old.

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This week, Edward Hilsum tells us about his magic background and his preparation for entering the contests. This inspirational conversation includes advice on performing, preparing your act, and working with doves.

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August 27, 2020 by Scott Wells.
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573: Secrets of F.I.S.M. Contests Revealed

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In response to another listener’s request, this week we try to demystify the judging process for the World Championships of Magic, F.I.S.M. To do so, we make a visit with three leading proponents who may hold the keys. First up is Noel Britten, President of The Magic Circle in London, England. He gives great advice on what one should consider before even entering a competition. And from Las Vegas, Nevada, Past National President of the S.A.M. and Contest Chairman, Vinny Grosso, tells us about the preliminaries that one must hurdle to compete in the world championships. Then from Paris, France, Boris Wild, a F.I.S.M. winner himself and current head of the F..I.S.M. jury, sheds some light on the subject.

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F.I.S.M. has gone through changes to its judging rules and requirements for competing. In this week’s episode we try to learn what has changed and what contestants should expect the jury (judges) to look for in the competitions. Moreover, the suggestions made by Noel Britten should be required listening for anyone considering entering any magic competition regardless of how far you want to take it.

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August 20, 2020 by Scott Wells.
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