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687: Luis Carreon - La Bestia ("The Beast")

Luis Carreon has been a regular performer at the Chicago Magic Lounge for over a decade. He “earned his bones” by working at magic shops as a demonstrator and has parlayed his chops into performing for nightclubs (like Nashville’s “House of Cards” and Hollywood’s “Magic Castle” among others) and also for corporate events. He currently is a demonstrator for Magic, Inc. in Chicago and will soon have a “residency” at the Chicago Magic Lounge.

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Luis talks about the importance of performing whenever and wherever you can to develop your skills. He also talks about being a Spanish speaking magician. We also go into some detail about what performers can and can’t say in today’s “sensitive” environment like nightclubs. He even talks about the workshops taught at the Chicago Magic Lounge and how to talk with your volunteers and audience. He also talks about the importance of scripting but being able to improvise, too. He also tells a horror story about a problem with a volunteer.

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Tagged with Luis Carreon, Magic Inc., Pedro Nieves Bosque, Sandy Marshall, Jay Marshall, Ed Marlo, Chicago Magic Lounge, Chicago Magic Shops, Simon Aronson.

June 9, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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643: Jody Baran - Stories from the O.G.

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This week’s guest is affectionately called an “O.G.” because the commonly held definition for the “Old Guy” term means, “a slang term for someone who's incredibly exceptional, authentic, or “old-school.” Jody Baran certainly personifies that definition because of his decades of performances including years aboard cruise ships and 17 years performing in a hotel in Maui, Hawaii. His associations with some of the legends in our community have taught him a lot which he shares with us this week.

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Jody shares lots of stories in this episode from his life that were taught to him by his friends like John Moehring, Lance Burton, Johnny Thompson, Channing Pollock, Jay Marshall and so many more. This episode contains more advice and wisdom than you can get from anywhere else. I think you’ll agree that this is a good one!

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Tagged with Jody Baran, John Moehring, cruise ships, amusement parks, Johnny Thompson, Marshall Brodien, Chicago, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Steve Spill, Magicopolis, Jay Marshall, David Copperfield, Steve Wyrick, James Dimmare, Channing Pollock, Lance Burton, Walt Disney.

September 30, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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513: John Bannon - Scholar, Solicitor, Sorcerer

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There are a fairly large number of great card magicians creating original magic. But the man whose card magic has resonated most with magicians in the last 30 years is John Bannon. Why? We think it's because John has just the right cocktail of ingredients: his magic is DIFFERENT than what others are doing. John has shared his magic through a series of books and DVD’s that have revolutionized card tricks. John is a low key, self-effacing, intellectual who is an attorney by day and a card trick innovator on weekends. For the last few decades, John has been part of the Saturday Session with Simon Aronson, David Solomon and David Finkelstein who work on and develop innovative card tricks.

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Tagged with John Bannon, Big Blind Media, packet tricks, Chicago Session, Ed Marlo, Simon Aronson, David Solomon, David Finkelstein, Chicago.

August 29, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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