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691: Rocco - A D'Lite-ful Magician

Conceived in Italy and named after a Saint, Rocco is a winner of several awards including the Golden Lion Award from Siegfried and Roy, among others that launched his international career. Performing from China to Guam and Paris to Monaco, his silent act has kept him in constant demand at all of the top nightclubs and casinos in the world. He was also the creator of the D’Lite which has sold six million across the globe. Rocco is also the “master of the sleeve” who has made a career of shooting items up and down in and out of his sleeve making for “enlightenment in the mind.”

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In this week’s episode, Rocco shares stories about how he started in magic and the story of how D’Lites were created and stolen. He also chats about some of his highlights so far in his life from his many experiences of performing from the Crazy Horse in Paris to winning the Golden Lion from Siegfried and Roy. He also talks about his inspiration from Bill Wisch and Slydini that made him the magician he is today.

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Tagged with Rocco, D'Lite, Franz Harary, Las Vegas, FFFF, F.I.S.M., Macau, China, Mike Miller, Jerry Andrus, Crazy Horse, Paris, Hal Myers, Dameon, Slydini, Bill Wisch.

July 7, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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684: MAGIC Live! 2022 - Day Four Report

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

  • 9:00 a.m. - 5:000 p.m. - Registration open

  • 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - General Session for YELLOW lanyard

  • 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Focus Sessions for GREEN lanyards

    • Making Tricks into Magic by Nate Staniforth

    • In the Spotlight by Christopher Carter

    • Emotional Graph by Shoot Ogawa

  • 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - The Magic Shop (Dealers) Open

  • 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Focus Session for GREEN Lanyards

  • 2:00 p.m. The Magic Shop closes

  • 2:15 - 4:15 p.m. General Session for GREEN Lanyards

  • 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Focus Session for YELLOW Lanyards

  • 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Focus Session for YELLOW Lanyards

LIVE Tonight!

  • Live Onstage! 90 minutes: 6:00, 9:00, p.m.

  • Exhibit: Museum of the Arcane 6:30 until 9:30 p.m.

  • Farewell Party 10:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.

  • Program Handout 10:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.

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Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:16 - Jeff McBride talks about how he indexes his library at the Magic School

00:06:41 - Michael Mode helps recap a few of the events of the week

00:13:09 - Stan Allen talks about the convention, some of the challenges and successes of this year’s MAGIC Live!

00:29:35 - James Dimmare talks about this convention plus a bit about his show and keeping his doves

00:35:42 - Rocco and Perry Maynard talked a bit about the fate of MagicFlix and Rocco’s new show at New York New York Casino

00:39:47 - Hans-Joachim Brucherseifer was one of the presenters who talked about his upcoming documentary about the mystery of Erdnase.

00:47:11 - Derek Delgaudio briefly visits with us and chats about his “In And Of Itself”

00:49:01 - Craig Mitchell helps us wrap up the convention

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with MAGIC Live!, Las Vegas, Orleans Hotel and Casino, Jeff McBride, Michael Mode, Stan Allen, James Dimmare, Rocco, Perry Maynard, Hans-Joachim Brucherseifer, Derek Delgaudio, craig Mitchell.

May 19, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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530: Dan Fleshman - Off The Menu

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Dan Fleshman has been around a long time and a recognized figure in our magic community. He managed and operated several comedy clubs back in the day. But for the past 30 years, he has been making his living as a professional magician. Performing three hours a night, five days a week for the past ten years at the Chop House in the Aspen, Colorado area makes him an “expert” in the field of restaurant work.

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This week Dan Fleshman talks about his experience in managing comedy clubs and working as a professional magician in an upscale steak house in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Along the way, Dan shares some advice, wisdom, tips and tricks plus several funny stories along the way..

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If you r name wasn’t drawn as one of our winners, you can order a copy of this set of lecture notes by visiting Dan Fleshman’s website at: https://www.danfleshman.com/index.php/product/every-table-is-a-stage-2-dvd-set/

Tagged with Dan Fleshman, Harry Monti, restaurant magic, Devoe's Magic Den, comedy clubs, Pat Hazell, Magic Island, Alan Bursky, Danny Archer, Doc Eason, tippping.

November 14, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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