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696: FISM Quebec 2022 - Day One Report

Monday July 25th 2022

19:30 - 20:45: Opening ceremony

21:30 - 22:30: Max Maven presents Dr Will Houstoun “What we learned from Professor Hoffmann”

0:00 - 1:00: Luis De Matos Intimate Conversation with Arturo Brachett

21:00 - 22:00: Yann Frisch

23:00 - 0:00: Lee Asher

21:30 - 22:30: Mario Lopez

23:30 - 0:30: Bernardo Sedlacek

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00:00:16 - Scott Wells is at the airport awaiting his “magic carpet” to wing him to Quebec

00:03:06 - Alexandria Duvivier is one of the performers/lecturers at this event and is the first person we met. Lisa Menna is also there with us and chats a bit about her appearance at FISM Quebec.

00:05:44 - At the S.A.M. black tie banquet, we chat with the incoming President Elect John Sturk

00:14:50 - Gay Blackstone talks about her and Harry Blackstone, Jr. performances at previous FISMs

00:18:30 - Editor of the Magic Circular, Will Houstoun talks about his upcoming talk on Professor Hoffman later tonight.

00:21:10 - Before the evening opening gala, Mike Caveney talks about his recent episode #700 then Ice McDonald talks about attending this convention. From South Africa, Craig Mitchell talks about his job for Genii reporting on all of the competition for the magazine.

00:27:47 - From Scotland, Peter McLanachan talks about the reasons that he attends FISM

00:33:37 - Dal Sanders is a delegate representing the S.A.M. and talks about the opening gala show.

00:39:27 - From Spain, Luis DeMatos will be presenting his “in Conversation With…” during this FISM and talks about how he prepares for the conversations.

00:47:40 - David “Silly Billy” Kaye talks about life after COVID work and how his work has picked up and has returned to pre-COVID level of activity.

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630: 2021 Magic Collector Expo - Day One & Two

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Thursday August 19, 2021

10:00am - 4:00pm    Registration Open        

1:00pm – 4:00p        Dealer Room Open     

4:00pm – 5:00p        Welcome To Vegas hosted with Paul Stone and Mike Caveney   

7:00pm – 9:00pm     Expo Session #1  hosted by Bill Smith with David Charvet (on Alexander) and Charles Greene III (on Ionia) and David Sandy and Lance Rich performing a trick by Andre Kole       

9:00pm – Midnight   Dealers Open             

 

Friday August 20, 2021

9:00am -                   Tour 1 Leaves               David Copperfield Museum

9:25am-                    Tour 2 Leaves            David Copperfield Museum

9:50am                     Tour 3 Leaves             David Copperfield Museum

10:15am                   Tour 4 Leaves              David Copperfield Museum

10:40am                   Tour 5 Leaves                David Copperfield Museum

11:05am                   Tour 6 Leaves                     David Copperfield Museum

11:15am – 4:00pm   Dealer Room Open        

11:15am – 4:00pm   The Magicana

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11:30am                   Tour 7 Leaves                David Copperfield Museum

11:55pm                   Tour 8 Leaves                David Copperfield Museum

12:20pm                   Tour 9 Leaves               David Copperfield Museum

12:45am                   Tour 10 Leaves              David Copperfield Museum

1:10pm                     Tour 11 Leaves              David Copperfield Museum

1:35pm                     Tour 12 Leaves              David Copperfield Museum

3:35pm -                   Last Tour Returns          David Copperfield Museum

7:00pm – 8:45pm     Expo Session #2            

9:00pm – 10:30pm   Blackstone                     

10:30pm – Midnight Dealer Room Open        

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00:00:17 - Scott Wells at the airport and ready with Dunkin’ Donuts to go to Las Vegas

00:02:57 - Paul Stone will be the first speaker this evening who will talk about the career of the Las Vegas icons, Siegfried and Roy

00:11:38 - Chip Romero happened upon a unique find: Doug Henning’s diary when he was traveling to the Magic Castle to meet Dai Vernon

00:15:28 - Blair Robertson talks about Walter Blaney’s new Vanishing Birdcage

00:23:05 - Paul Kieve talks about some history of the Sawing illusion plus Robert Harbin info and stories plus Richard Hatch talks about his experience of visiting the Copperfield museum

00:41:29 - Terry Magelssen tells us his thoughts about being on the tour of the Copperfield museum

00:47:41 - David “Silly Billy” Kaye talks about the history of children’s magic in the world

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August 20, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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626: 2021 Abbott's Get Together - Day Two

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH 2021
9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
10:00AM-10:45AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS' ROOM at Colon High School
11:00AM LECTURE at Colon High School Kevin James
12:00PM STREET PERFORMER (Jon LaChance) at Dawn's Cafe (sponsored by IBM Ring 386-Percy Abbott / Monk Watson Magic Club)
1:00PM LECTURE at Colon High School Ice McDonald
1:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott's Magic (with Jeffrey Alan; $5 cash at the door)
2:30PM STREET PERFORMER (Jania Taylor) at Abbott's Magic (sponsored by IBM Ring 386-Percy Abbott / Monk Watson Magic Club)
2:30PM-6PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS' ROOM at Colon High School
3:00PM DEALERS SHOW at Colon High School
3:00PM-5PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM is open 3:45PM FAMOUS MAGICIANS GRAVEYARD TOUR ushered by Al The Only
4:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott's Magic (with Joe Bennett; $5 cash at the door)
5:00PM-7:00PM Spaghetti Dinner at Methodist Church (230 N Blackstone Ave, Colon; $ cash dinner fee)
5:30PM STREET PERFORMER (Nick Eaton) at Curly's (sponsored by IBM Ring 386-Percy Abbott / Monk Watson Magic Club)
6:00PM-7:45PM DINNER on your own 7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW - (view seating chart)
Featuring Mac King, Mike Caveney, Tina Lenert, Tim Wright, Joel Hodgson
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Colon High School

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00:00:17 - Jeff Jackowski, John Dudley and Mark McDermott are registrants of this year’s Get Together and we get their perspective of the first day’s show

00:06:16 - Eric Decamps was one of the performers and lecturers at this year’s event. Eric talks about this being his first Get Together. We are later joined by Randy Wakeman who joined us and gave us an update on the health of Simon Lovell.

00:17:45 - Steve Chezaday, from Naperville, Illinois, is one of the stage crew for this Get Together

00:24:56 - Louie Foxx talks about his performance for the Amish families and his experiences for this, his first, Get Together

00:32:25 - Mike Miller was the Talent Coordinator of this year’s Get Together. He chats a bit about putting this all together and the challenges of doing it during the pandemic.

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