903: AbraCORNdabra 2025 - Day One Report

Friday May 16, 2025

11:00 AM CHECK-IN TO PICK UP REGISTRATION PACKETS
Registration Opens

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Flea Market

12:45 PM Grand Opening / Welcome Greeting/ FREE MAGICAL GIFT

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Show & Lecture #1 - PETER SAMELSON

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break

2:30 PM – 7:30 PM magiK-MART Opens (dealers)

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Dinner on your own

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM LECTURE (Lecture #2) - ERIC TAIT

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM Break

8:00 PM magiK-MART closes (dealers)

8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Show & Lecture #3 - THE COSMIC ROMANTICS

9:30 PM – ???? JOLLY TIME JAM – NEW FOR 2025
Super Special Late Night Jam Session featuring some very popular “name” magicians!
If you are a “nite-owl” – you will enjoy “hanging out” with fellow magi trading magical secrets & such. This special room for late-night jamming of magic is set up JUST for you & your magical friends!
Enjoy free flavored popcorns and soda sponsored by JOLLY TIME POPCORN!

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

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844: Joe Devlin - Matador In The Arena

Known as the “Matador of Magic,” Joe Devlin has lived what, for most, would be several lifetimes full of magic. He has performed around the world aboard cruise ships for 37 years; he has created and performed unique, original illusions; he was one of the performers in NYC at the Magic Townhouse and Mostly Magic; he had long term engagements in Atlantic City and in the Bahamas; his wedding was the subject of a one-hour “reality” show; he appeared on “All My Children” daytime network television; he has been a consultant tor Criss Angel’s show “Magic of the Stars” and others, and; he was a featured performer on Criss Angel’s “Amysitika” show in Las Vegas.

In this week’s episode, Joe talks about his amazing history of performing, creating and consulting magic over the years. His fast-paced style and on-stage choreography reminds one of the moves of a flamenco dancer and also of a Spanish bullfighter in the arena. This week he chats about a lot of what he has accomplished over the past 40+ years including a bit about taking care of the Houdini Memorial in New York. He had two touring illusion shows, but since the death of his wife/assistant, he has focused on singular performances and consulting.

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826 - Mike Miller - Talent Booker

More than a magician, Mike Miller, Past National President of the S.A.M., also books talent for many magic conventions including the S.A.M. convention, Abbott’s Get Together, Super Sunday, and many others. He scours the world looking for unique acts to book. He has a good eye for spotting up-and-coming performers before they “hit it big” on the international scene. The best way to be seen by Mike is by competing and performing in other magic conventions. For several years, Mike also booked acts for a multi-city tour of China. Today he regularly performs at the Smoke & Mirrors Theater in Philadelphia while still searching for convention acts. As a result of his untiring efforts in helping magicians around the world, the Academy of Magical Arts will present a Special Fellowship to him at the awards banquet on May 17, 2024.

If you are more of a visual person, then perhaps you might enjoy watching our interaction during our Zoom conversation.

In this episode, Mike Miller talks about his career as a talent booker and how Hank Moorehouse shaped his life. He talks about how he goes about finding unique acts and how he learned to be a stage manager, too.

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903: AbraCORNdabra 2025 - Day One Report

Friday May 16, 2025

844: Joe Devlin - Matador In The Arena

826 - Mike Miller - Talent Booker

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