780: MAGIC Live! 2023 Convention - Day Two Report

Monday, August 7th

24 hours Mystque Lounge, Jackson Square
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration
10:00 a.m. - Noon General Session for PURPLE, Showroom
10:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Focus Session
Sleightly Absurd, Charlie Frye in French Quarter
Building a Mystery, John Bannon in Bienville G
Six-Figure Family Shows by Ken Scott Joe Romano, and John Abrams in St. Charles
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Magic Shop, Mardi Gras
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Focus Sessions for WHITE, see above
2:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. General Session for WHITE, Showroom
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 pm. Focus Sessions for PURPLE, see above
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Focus Sessions for PURPLE, see above
Live Tonight!
6;00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 p.m. The Close-Up Experience, Bienville H
7:00, 10:15 p.m. Live Onstage!, Showroom
7:00, 8:45, 10:30 p.m. In Concert: Ben Seidman, French Quarter

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779: MAGIC Live! 2023 Convention - Day One Report

Sunday, August 6th

(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

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:18 – Scott is at the Chicago airport between Abbott’s Get Together in Colon, Michigan, and MAGIC Live! In Las Vegas. He chats briefly about the differences between the two. Joining Scott is Trixie Bond.

00:08:25 – The first stop in Las Vegas was In ‘n Out where Nick Altieri joins Scott for his first visit to this burger joint

00:11:28 – Marc DeSouza talks about this convention plus Michael Close talks about this year’s taping of Penn & Teller Fool Us this season.

00:17:11 – Dana Daniels left Luigi (his bird) as we chat about Dai Vernon and the Magic Castle

00:20:57 – Paul Stone talks about the tour of Siegfried and Roy’s home that he gave

00:25:25 – Julie Eng will be the emcee for the opening general session tomorrow. She gives us a sneak preview of some of the upcoming activities.

00:29:42 – Bill Walsh (from Australia) chatted with us in New Orleans and now we catch up to hear what he did during the week that Scott attended Abbott’s. He attended three different magic shows including Asi Wind, which he discusses in this chat.

00:32:57 – Producer of Monday Night Magic (MNM), Michael Chaut, touts this convention plus updates us about MNM. Michaell also introduces us to Sterling Lee who is the President of the Parent Assembly #1 in New York. Then Jade joins us for a chat about this convention. Also joining us for a surprise talk is Criss Angel, then we meet and shat with Grady from Florida who is a listener of the Podcast. Finally we wrap up with Larry Wilson who tells us about his new podcast, “How to Talk to Humans”

778: Abbott's 85th Get Together 2023 Convention - Day Four Report

Saturday, August 5th

9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (requires registration)
11:00AM LECTURE - GUY HOLLINGWORTH (requires registration)
11:00AM - 5:00PM COLON ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR (Craft Show/Vendor Info)
12:00PM FREE STREET PERFORMANCE (Captain Sean at Magic Capital Grill)
1:00PM MAGIC SHOW featuring John Shango at Abbott's Magic Theatre $5
2:00PM LECTURE - LANCE BURTON (requires registration)
2:00PM JAY BLACKWELL JUGGLING/FIRE EATING & MORE at Sterlini Magic & Theater $10
3:00PM FREE STREET PERFORMANCE (Gordon Russ at Colon Library)
3:00PM FACE PAINTING till 6PM outside 5 Star Pizza by Award Winning Artist Carol Hendrix (Standard Fees)
3:00PM-5PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM is open (Colon Museum Webpage)
4:30PM MAGIC SHOW featuring Joe Bennett at Abbott's Magic Theatre $5
5:00PM LIVE AT 5 WITH THE STERLINI'S at Sterlini Magic & Theater $10
5:30PM FREE STREET PERFORMANCE (Odd Cory & JuJu Sideshow at Curlys)
6:00PM-7:45PM DINNER (on your own)
7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW - THE INTERNATIONAL MAGIC GALA
Featuring BJ Mallen (MC), Bruno Tarnecci (Peru), Daniel K (Uruguay), Luis Manuel Salmeron (Spain), Gabriel Gascon (Chile)
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (requires registration)
10:30PM ABBOTT'S PERFORMER AWARDS (requires registration)

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:16 – Lance Rich helps recap the Thursday night show that featured the Japanese magicians

00:13:07 – Guy Hollingworth recaps some of the points from his lecture with some good points for us to remember

00:17:28 – From Japan, Shimpei tells us about his experience coming to Colon and performing

00:21:59 – Gerry Costello is a resident of Colon having purchased a summer home here 30 years ago.

00:30:21 – Brynn Cummings is a 12-year-old ventriloquist who is currently on America’s Got Talent. Be sure to keep up with her and help her advance with your votes on Live Shot Access

00:35:45 – Franz Harary updates us on what he has been doing, or at least what he can reveal

00:48:19 – BJ Mallen announces the annual Abbott’s Awards. The Crandal Award for Comedy went to Pat Hazel. The Jack Gwynn award for Presentation went to Guy Hollingworth. The Bill Baird and Neil Foster award for Manipulation went to Luis Manuel. The Conklin Award went to Jeff Boyer.