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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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May 12, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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635: 2021 Austin T.A.O.M. - Day Two Report

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Saturday September 4, 2021

9am-5pm: Registration Desk Open

9am-12pm: Dealers Room Open

9am-11am: Stage Contest

11am-1pm: Order of Willard Brunch with guest speaker, Dr. Eric Colleary

11am-1pm: Lunch Break

1pm-7pm Dealers Room Open

1pm-2.30pm: Lecture: Brian Brushwood

2.30pm: Dealer Show 6

3pm-4pm: Lecture Kent Cummins

3pm-4pm: Lecture: JD Stewart

3.30pm: Dealer Show 7

4.30pm-6pm: Close Up Gala Show

6pm-8pm: Dinner Break

8pm-10pm: Theater Gala Show

10.30pm-11.30pm: Invisible Lodge

11.30pm-12.30pm: S. Ravencraft’s “TAOM after Dark” – Bizarre Show: Paul Prater

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00:00:17 - In the stage contest we have brief conversations with several guests in between introductions of the contestants. We visit with Hannah Ammar, Pattrick Pryzysiecki, Dr. Eric Colleary and Doug Gorman.

00:22:17 - Brian Brushwood talks about his participation in this year’s TAOM convention

00:27:40 - Dal Sanders reports on last night’s TAOM After Dark Show

00:35:58 - we visit with a room full of registrants during the professional close-up show

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September 4, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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634: 2021 Austin T.A.O.M. - Day One Report

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Friday September 3, 2021

9.30am-11.30am - Collectors Meeting: Bill Winters presents “Walter Gibson, the Man Who Knew the Titans of Magic” and A virtual presentation of the Houdini collection by the Curator Eric Colleary.
Free for all!

12pm-5pm - Registration Desk Open

12pm-5pm - Dealers Room Open

1pm-2pm - Lecture: JD Stewart

2pm - Dealer Show 1

2.30pm-3.30pm - Lecture: Kent Cummins

3.30pm - Dealer Show 2

4pm-5pm - Lecture: Cody Fisher

4pm-5pm - TAOM Board Meeting

5pm-6pm - Dinner Break

6pm-8pm - Dealers Room Open

6pm-8pm - Cocktail Party

6.30pm - Dealer Show 3

7pm - Dealer Show 4

7.30pm - Dealer Show 5

8pm-9pm - Cocktail Gala Show: Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young

9.30pm-11pm - Lecture: Michael Ammar

11.30pm-12.30am - S. Ravencraft’s “TAOM after Dark” – Cabaret: Bizzaro & Carisa Hendrix

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00:00:17 - a chat with the Secretary/Treasurer of the T.A.O.M. Mary Cay Gold. She is also the Guest of Honor at this year’s convention

00:12:28 - T.A.O.M. 2021 President, Bertil Fredstrom, chats with us before the convention begins. A rare moment of early contemplation.

00:23:09 - Kent Cummins talks about his monthly magic column and his lecture he delivered this afternoon

00:29:38 - Saul Ravencraft talks about the Bizzarre Midnight Magic Shows coming up for the next three nights

00:37:24 - Ken Dickensheets talks about why sound and light are all so important at magic conventions

00:41:32 - Justin Robert Young tells us about this evening’s show along with Brian Brushwood that replaced Nick Diffatte in the evening’s gala show

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September 3, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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