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913: FISM 2025 in Turin, Italy- Day One Report

Monday 14 July, 2025

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Time Stamps: These will be posted after I have gotten some sleep.

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July 14, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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902: Magic Collectors Expo 2025 - Day Three Report

Wednesday May 7, 2025

9:30 am to 11:00 am Dealer Room Opens

11:00 am to 12:30 pm Session #4

12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Dealers Open

2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Session #5

6:30 pm- 10:00 Fabulous Las Vegas Dinner & Show

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Time Stamps:

00:00:19 - This is the first Collector Expo for Jania Taylor. She is the Chairman of the Board for the American Museum of Magic and is enjoying this convention.

00:13:40 - John Carney will be one of the performers who will be on the bill for our evening’s dinner. He chats about his experiences in attending many of these events going back to the 1980’s.

00:20:41 - Charles Greene III is working on yet another biography of a noted person, but this one is not necessarily a magician. His book on Ionia has been a best seller for him.

00:31:09 - We thank David Copperfield for opening his museum to the attendees and I give him some critical suggestion about the Women in Magic section of his collection.

00:36:00 - Stan Allen has been attending many of these history conferences since they used to be in Los Angeles. He talks about the rich history of this convention, plus he talks about MAGIC Live!

00:50:14 - David Sandy and Lance Rich are two of the forces behind the success of the Magic Collector Expo. In lieu of having Bill Smith chat with us, these two gentlemen give us a wrap of the day’s activities.

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May 8, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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849: MAGIC Live! 2024 Convention - Days One and Two Report

Sunday, August 4th

(Pre Convention Activities)
24 hours Mystque Lounge, Jackson Square
10:00 a.m. Registration, Bienville G (10:00 p.m.)

10:00 a.m. Photo Badges Dauphine F (10:00 p.m.)

LIVE Tonight!

7:30 - 11:30 p.m. Welcome Party, Esplanade

7:30 - 11:00 p.m. The Magic Shop, Mardi Gras

11:00 - 11:30 p.m. Grand Prize Giveaway, Esplanade

Monday, August 5th

24 hours          Mystique Lounge, Jackson Square

 9:00 a.m.        Information Booth, Kiosk 11:00p

 10:00 a.m.      General Session for red lanyards, Showroom (Noon) 

11:00 a.m.         The MAGIC Shop, Mardi Gras (6:00p)

 11:30 a.m.        Out to Lunch, Esplanade (1:30p)

 12:30 p.m.       Close-up Experience, Bienville H (1:40p)      (with show ticket or standby ticket)

 2:15 p.m.          Focus Sessions for red lanyards (3:15)

  • Carbone’s Creativity Class, French Quarter Angelo Carbone

  • Children Do Not Exist, St. Charles   Maga Gaia

  • The Art of Shaping Perceptions, Bienville G Gabriel Werlen

 3:30 p.m.       Focus Sessions for red lanyards (4:30p)   (see above) NOTE: no Children Do Not Exist session                                                   

 Live Tonight!

  •  Documentary Live: The Juniors, Dauphine     5:15, 7:50, 10:15 p.m.

  • The Little Big Show, Esplanade    5:35, 8:10, 10:35 p.m.

  • Close-up Experience, Bienville H     6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 p.m.

  • In Concert: Tanto, Dauphine     6:30, 9:05, 11:30p

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Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:18 – Scott Wells just finished attending Abbott’s Get Together and returned to nearby Chicago where he is catching his “Magic Carpet” to Las Vegas for the Sunday night party.

00:02:59 – Nancy Anderson, Nancy Gibson, and Ron Saylor are the first people I met up with at the costume party. They tell us why they attend this event each year; catching up with old friends and making new friends. We then run into Gene Anderson who tells us about why he didn’t attend Abbott’s but why he came to this convention.

00:09:53 – Chad Long, Karl Hein, and Dick Olson talk about how much they like they like this convention and MagiCuba Convention that Chad and I attended.

00:12:44 – Jason Michaels talks about the I.B.M. convention they just had in Tacoma, Washington.

00:15:13 – Michael Chaut, producer of Monday Night Magic, introduced me to James Harrison and Marina from Dubai who are scheduled to perform at Magic Texas with their two person mind reading act.

00:21:07 – Chris and Ryan Zubrick, illusionists from St. Petersburg, Florida, just left their home that luckily survived the current hurricane.

00:23:00 – Joel “Batman” Zaritsky, was here to fight crime and buy magic.

00:24:26 – Paul Gertner will be an emcee for one of the sessions but will not be lecturing nor performing here. He will be the Guest of Honor at TRICS in November.

00:28:07 – Bruce Averbook and Ron Anderson are both magic collectors and frequent attendees to MAGIC Live! Bruce talks about his expanding collection in his magic museum in Cleveland, Ohio, which rivals the David Copperfield collection.

00:33:15 – John Bannon talks about his regular magic meetings online that started in Chicago and his new book that is debuting here.

00:37:15 – Richard Trembly and Richard LeBlanc, both from Canada, have already visited the dealer room and purchased John Bannon’s book.

00:43:17 – Diamond Jim Tyler has been attending MAGIC Live! at least six times just hang out with friends and see new magic. He will be lecturing at Magic Texas.

00:47:21 – Bill Flanagan, from Houston, has enjoyed the activities and tells us some of what he has enjoyed the most so far, even though the convention has just started.

00:49:47 – Bob Gould talks about a great new printing system to individually print on cards rather than having to place a large order for multiple decks.

00:54:41 – Greg Wilson and Starr talk about this convention. Starr is a designer of many of the graphics that are used at MAGIC Live! as well as many illusions. They both come to hang out with friends. They discuss some of the things they have seen here this year.

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August 5, 2024 by Scott Wells.
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