461: MagiCuba 2018 - Day Four Update

Schedule - Saturday November 10, 2018

9:00 a.m. MagiCuba Session #8 - Roger Ruiz, Gardini, WIlfredo Mena & Edgar Cervera with Tina Lennert “Magic After The Revolution” (Parisien)

10:00 a.m. MagiCuba I.B.M. Vice President, Don Greenburg - Salon de la Fama “Induction & I.B.M. Ring Ceremony”

10:30 a.m. MagiCuba Session #9 - Chris Korn “That VooDoo That You Do” (Parisien)

11:30 a.m. MagiCuba Session #10 - Asi Wind “Magic in Progress” (Parisien)

12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. All Day Magic at Cerveceria (Craft beer brewery)

12:30 p.m. Bus to Cuban Circus (for ticket holders)

1:00 p.m. Circo Nacional de Cuba VIP Experience (Extra Event with Lunch)

3:30 p.m. Bus to Hotel Nacional (for ticket holders)

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Magic & Mojitos (Hotel Nacional “Vista al Golfo” Bar)

5:30 p.m. Un Truco (One Trick) Challenge

6:00 p.m. Bus to Dinner & Teatro Nacional

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dinner

9:00 p.m. The Mac King Comedy Magic Show featuring juggler Michael Goudeau at Teatro Nacional (Covarrubias)

10:30 p.m. Late Night Magic @ Casa de la Musica (Plaza de Revolucion)

11:30 a.m. Bus to Hotel Nacional

12:00 a.m. Nightcap @ Hotel Nacional Terrace

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:03:03 - Jade helps me recap the previous evening’s activities and her take on how the Festival is going.

00:06:30 - Chad Long was one of the close-up performers from the previous evening’s late night show. He talks about his experience being in Cuba.

00:11:52 - Bob Riordan is one of the organizers who talks about some of the “challenges” they faced in putting this event together. We talk while seated in VIP seats just before the circus began.

00:15:07 - Jorge Blass was the emcee of the evening gala shows (two evening shows for the public and all in Spanish) and he talks about his traveling show in Spain.

00:21:17 - Roger Ruiz is the president of the local Havana, Cuba magicians group and was featured in the evening’s gala shows as an illusionist.

00:35:00 - Steve Kradolfer, from Boston, was one of the late night performers who overcame challenges with stage, lighting and sound conditions in his show.

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452: Playing Around with John Archer

John Archer visited our shores in between dates on a comedy tour of the U.K. with Tim Vine. John performed and lectured at the Texas Association of Magicians and also stopped by my home the night before to enjoy a martini or two. While here, he regaled us with some impromptu playing of his ukulele. The next day before the T,A,O,M, conventinn began, we sat down for a wonderfully enlightening conversation about many things including him being the first to “fool” Penn & Teller on their show when it was broadcast in the U.K.

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John Archer on great form on Dave's One Night Stand!

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:03:59 - Enjoy a couple little ditties on the ukalele performed impromptu by John Archer at my home during Magic and Martinis Thursday.

00:10:46 - John talks about comedy, music, working theaters in the U.K., creativity, Penn & Teller Fool Us, and more.

01:11:13 - Product Review: “Spiraled” by Jimmy Strange - a Sharpie with a permanently twisted barrel. Moderate recommendation

01:16:17 - Product Review: “Luck Of The Draw” by Liam Montier and Big Blind Media is a clear, three-way change bag with one set of randomly numbered raffle tickets and two two different force sets. Clever idea and recommended.

01:19:06 - Product Review: “Mouth Coils” by Jan Kosters from Holland. Well made, 62 foot coils with video and PDF instructions. Recommended.

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377: Day Four - 2017 MAGIC Live!

Final day of MAGIC Live! filled with more sessions and conversations with friends. One of the best things about this convention is the opportunities to visit with old friends and make new ones. Certainly that can be said about all magic conventions, but because this one is during the weekdays, more professionals can attend because they are usually working on weekends.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:16- Jon Stetson shares his favorite moments from the convention

00:04:04 - Lance Rich talks about this convention plus David Sandy's "Workshop" coming soon to St. Joseph, Missouri

00:09:01 - Kerry Pollock tells us what he has been p to recently and at 00:18:33 Brad Henderson tells us about puzzles.

00:26:57 - Brian Gillis was here for just one day so his experience was limited but he talks about the recent movie he was in.

00:25:34 - Joe Turner tells what he has enjoyed most from this convention

00:39:25 - John Shryock and I have not seen each other until this last day so he gives us a recap of his highlights from the convention plus what he has been up to recently.

00:44:40- David Hira gives us some of his highlights from the convention

00:54:25 - Marvyn "Mr. Electric" Roy tells us why it's important to celebrate our history

01:00:58 - Keith Fields and John Archer talks a bit about comedy

00:10:12 - Ray Anderson was one of the presenters during the General Session and here he talks a bit about one of his alter egos in "Esther's Follies"

01:14:44 - Stan Allen wraps up his perspective of the convention as we give him thanks for all he and his team have done.

01:21:48 - Scott Wells gives his personal wrap of the convention.

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