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754: F.F.F.F. 2023 - Days One and Two Report

Wednesday April 26th

2:00-5:00 Registration & 4F Shop open

6:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures/shows)

7:30 1st Show: 4F Opening Gala (MC: Michael Dardant) featuring: Alan Rorrison, Jeff Eline, Clark Payne, Thomas Solomon, Billy Hsueh, Quentin Reynolds, William Watt, and Alfonso Rituerto

9:00 Lecture #1: Clemens Ilgner

10:00 Hospitality Suite opens

12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

Thursday April 27th

10:00-5:00 Registration open (closed during lectures and shows)

10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures and shows)

10:00-10:30 4F Shop open (closed during lectures and shows)

10:30 Lecture #2: Chris Capehart Lecture

1:30 2nd Show: Mini World (MC: Keith Fields) featuring: Rune Carlsen, Ricardo Rosenkranz, John Michael Hinton, Rian Lehman, Jason Michaels, Alexander Great, Eddie McCall, Jeff Christensen, and Lodewijk de Widt

3:30 ED Talks #1 (MCs: Christian/Katalina) with David Coraro (Fooling Penn & Teller), Jason Michaels (Projecting Close Up Magic on Stage), Mark Zacharia (Using Hypnotism in Close-Up Magic) and Paul Richards (Selling Magic)

3:30 3rd Show: Friends Old & New (MC: Lucy Darling) featuring: Joseph Vidal, Sam Slebhin, Rod Chow, ICE McDonald, George Iglesias, Brian Curry, David Parr and Geoff Williams.

7:30 Lecture #3: Mark Mason

10:00 Hospitality Suite opens

12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

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Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:18 - leaving Houston and getting excited for this coming trip to Buffalo as we enjoy coffee and doughnuts from Dunkin’ Donuts

00:04:47 - Jason Michael and Scott are awaiting our shuttle outside of the Buffalo airport as Jason tells us a bit about his upcoming talk at the 4F convention.

00:12:24 - Michael Dardant will be the emcee for the opening afternoon show and what he’s doing on Facebook with the I.B.M.

00:18:46 - Paul LeMere is the GM at the M Hotel and he tells us about the hot wings they serve at this hotel.

00:23:04 - Billy Dubu from France talks about his performance at the Magic Castle and now in Buffalo at the 4F

00:27:16 - Doug Gorman, from San Antonio, Texas, is excited to be here

00:31:04 - Marc DeSouza recaps the Wednesday evening gala show

00:49:50 - Eric DeCamps will be delivering his one-man show this week which is the first time someone has been featured as a solo act at the 4F

00:55:58 - we chat with the Guest of Honor, Mark Mason, who was the subject of Episode #557 and he chats about his magic background that brought him to being the Guest of Honor this year.

01:01:52 - Eva May Nicot talks about getting married to Roger Nicot at this convention some years ago. She also marries people at Stone Henge in England.

01:05:13 - Tom Craven talks about this being his 50th 4F convention. Tom is the only person who has attended every 4F from the beginning. He reminisces about some of his experiences.

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April 27, 2023 by Scott Wells.
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679: William Watt - A Crazy Adventure

Four years ago, William Watt left a lucrative career as a corporate entertainer in Paris, France, to live on the remote island of Mauritius. It is a tourist destination and he seemed to have found his “pot of gold” there. But it seemed like a crazy ides that paid off. William in the sole magician on the resort island performing for tourists nightly. He also has plans to open a small theater featuring close-up magic. But you need to listen to this episode for all of that and more.

To watch this week’s episode, you can visit our YouTube channel. William also performs a magic trick during the last ten minutes of this video which is not included in the audio podcast.

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This week we learn a bit of geography as we (or at least “I”) learn where Mauritius is located plus we hear William’s thoughts on theory of magic, performing, marketing, using business cards, and making life-changing decisions.

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May 5, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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678: Obie's 4F 2022 Virtual Convention Report

Saturday, April 30, 2022 - Organized by Michel Huot & Rune Carlsen

  • 11:30 Zoom opens

  • 11:50 Obie’s Broken Wand Ceremony by Meir Yedid

  • 12-2:00 Teach a Trick - MC: Rune Carlsen

  • 1-2:00 Zoom Rooms open

  • 2-2:30 Dealer show

  • 2:30-3 4F TED - Q&A: Lost in the Shuffle

  • 3-4:00 Zoom Rooms open

  • 4-5:15 International Gala Show - MC: Michel Huot

  • 5:15-6 Zoom Rooms open

  • 6-7:00 Surprise Guest Show (Ondrej Psenicka from the Czech Republic)

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April 30, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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