649: TRICS 2021 - Day Three Report

Saturday 6th November 2021

Dan Harlan 11:00 – 12: 00

Beam’s Door Jam 12:30 – 1:30

Lunch 1:30 – 3:00
Jonathan Levit 3:00 – 4:00
Henry Evans 5:00 – 6:00
Dinner 6:00 – 8:15
Public Show with Dan Harlan, Ryan Plunkett, Jonathan Levit, Garrett Thomas, Michael Ammar, and Henry Evans 8:15 – 10:15

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:17 - Kevin Raylek is one of the dozen dealers at TRICS and he talks a bit about this event and dealers.

00:04:26 - a Friend of The Magic Word, Rick DeNatale, talks about why he enjoys coming to this convention and a few things he has enjoyed most so far.

00:09:20 - one of the presenters on Friday in the “Insights” portion of the program was Rolando Santos. He gives us a recap of his “TED Talk”

00:18:39 - Steve Beam and Scott Robinson talk about their work with TRICS and keeping this event fun and fresh each year.

00:26:28 - Tiffany Allen performs a “Georgia Wonder/Magnet” show and has been a long time member of the local “Sleight Club”

00:35:41 - Dan Harlan is no longer associated with Penguin Magic by resides in nearby Raleigh, NC and tells us what he’s been up to for the past year including a “secret” project that he tips to The Magic Word as a scoop.

00:41:38 - Michael Ammar enjoyed his first TRICS convention, too, and talked about this, his family and upcoming projects.

00:49:57 - Scott Robinson gives a wrap and perspective on the 2021 convention.

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633: 2021 Austin T.A.O.M. - Prelude Report

Thursday September 2, 2021

11:30 - Unveiling of Houdini Way in Kingsland, Texas, the first and only street in Texas named after the famed magician.

12:30 - champagne reception at home of Trixie Bond and Mark Axford following the street sign unveiling

8:00 - Esther’s Follies featuring Ray Anderson

On Friday morning September 3rd we had a LIVE virtual tour of Houdini artifacts from the University of Texas, Ransom Center, Austin, Texas presented by Dr. Eric Colleary. This very special “kick-off” for the Texas Association Of Magicians (T.A.O.M.) was open to all at NO COST and a unique opportunity to see some of the collection that few ever get to see in their lifetime. The Ransom Center houses an amazing collection of Houdini ephemera including papers, documents, correspondence, and artifacts associated with the magician, escape artist, business man, aviator, author, and actor popularly known as Harry Houdini. Dr. Colleary took us through an assortment of memorabilia with stops along the way as responded to your questions.

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:17 - Scott Wells explains what’s going on today prior to the official start of the TAOM

00:05:56 - Trixie Bond talks about the ceremony we are about to see

00:08:24 - official unveiling ceremony for the first street in Texas named for Houdini with Mark Axford, Scott Wells, Kent Cummins, Bertil Fredstrom and Trixie Bond

00:29:16 - Bill Winters gives us a preview of his talk about Walter Gibson that he will deliver at the Collectors Meeting tomorrow morning

00:32:31 - Ray Anderson answers some questions after Esther’s Follies

00:39:36 - Michael Ammar joins us in the back seat of a car with road noise and other conversations but he talks about “Discover Magic” and what he has been doing in recent years and currently.

608- Jeff Bibik - Bar Magician Extraordinaire

Jeff Bibik is a Chicago comedian and a magician. Originally from the Detroit, Michigan, area, he regularly performed magic in local restaurants and comedy clubs until 1985 when he moved to Chicago where he continued as a comedy magician in close-up and stage for the public and corporate audiences and he also performs a hypnosis act. Over the years he developed a large repertoire of jokes and gags that serves him well today as the house magician at the Chicago Magic Lounge.

Jeff Bibik pulls no punches this week in sharing the secrets behind getting work in restaurants performing magic, plus he tells lots of stories about working in bars and restaurants with a liberal sprinkling of funny gags, jokes and puns. This was recorded using StreamYard with Jeff joining us from the bar in his basement in his Chicago home. A video of our chat was also recorded and posted to YouTube. To view that video, please click on the video link below in this blog.