786: TAOM 2023 Convention - Day Two Report

Saturday September 2, 2023

9:00 AM until 6:00 PM Registration Open

10:00 AM until 6:30 PM Dealers Room Open

8:30 AM until 11:00 AM Close-up Contest

11:00 AM until 12:30 PM Lecture Chris Carter

12:30 PM until 2:00 PM Lunch

12:30 PM until 2:00 PM Willard Lunch

2:00 PM until 3:30 PM CJ Johnson Family Magic Show

3:30 PM until 5:00 PM Lecture Doug Conn

4:00 PM until 6:00 PM Strolling Magic

5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM until 9:00 PM Stage Show

* Michael Finney

* Chris Carter

* Steve Valentine

9:15 PM until 10:00 PM Strolling Magic

9:30 PM until 11:00PM Panel Discussion Children’s/Family Magic

11:00 PM until 12:30 AM Eric Tait

12:30 AM until 1:30 AM Midnight Madness

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723: TRICS 2022- Day Three

Saturday - November 5, 2022
11:00 - 12:00 - Steve Beam

12:30 - 1:30 - Patrick Redford 12:30 – 1:30

1:30 - 3:00 - Lunch
3:00 -4:00 - Gregory Wilson
5:00 - 6:00 - Jeki Yoo
6:00 - 8:15 - Dinner
8:15 - 10:15 - Show: Boris Wild (emcee), Terry Ward, Brian Saint, Gregory Wilson, Michel Huot, David Regal and Jeki Yoo.

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:18 - Joe Daniels talks about Sleight Club that helped found TRICS

00:12:38 - David Regal talks a bit about the Carvonaro Effect and why he enjoys this convention plus some insight into people like like Eugene Burger.

00:23:11 - Michael Bloemeke was an I.B.M. National close-up winner who talks about working on his act to make it ready for Penn & Teller Fool Us television show.

00:29:40 - Rick and Susan Wilcox have the Trip Advisor Number One rated show in all of Wisconsin with their wonderful stage show that plays in the Wisconsin Dells. But Rick is also a hard core close-up magician as well and he talks about his show and his passion for close-up, plus some horror stories from his stage show.

00:41:47 - Boris Wild is one of the performers and lecturers at TRICS and he found the woman who would be his wife at this convention a few years ago. So of course he loves this event and it’s close to his heart. He also summarizes his talk about how to get standing ovations.

00:50:38 - Scott Robinson helps recap the convention as we bring this 13th edition to a close.

683: MAGIC Live! 2022 - Day Three Report

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Registration open
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - General Session for YELLOW lanyard
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Focus Sessions for GREEN lanyards
- Rules of Engagement by R. Paul Wilson
- Details in Adapting by Alex Ramon
- Close-Up Clinic: Cris Korn, Eric Mead and Erik Tate
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - The Magic Shop (Dealers) Open
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Focus Session for GREEN Lanyards
2:15 - 4:15 p.m. General Session for GREEN Lanyards
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Focus Session for YELLOW Lanyards
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Focus Session for YELLOW Lanyards

LIVE Tonight!

Truth, Truth, Lie! 60 minutes: 6:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:30 p.m.
The Close-Up Experience 70 minutes: 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 p.m.
In Concert: The Historie of Magic 60 minutes: 6:00 7:45 9:45 p.m.
Exhibit: Museum of the Arcane 6:30 until 10:30 p.m.

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:16 - Daniel Will and Scott recap last evening’s show plus some other highlights of the convention

00:15:00 - Nick Diffate tells us a bit about his new book and his recent presentation during the General Session about queuing your stage volunteers

00:17:35 - Gabe Fajuri is another dealer talking about the room and what’s been a big seller plus upcoming Potter & Potter Auctions

00:22:08 - Rudy Coby talks…just talks. :)

00:29:23 - Niels Duiner is a juggler who is also a magician who is looking for a story line for his juggling act here at MAGIC Live!

00:38:07 - Seth Kramer tells us why he attends MAGIC Live and David Regal gives us a summary of his talk in the General Session

00:45:17 - Tom Cutts used to work with L&L Publishing and their video production crew. He has a unique perspective on what went on back then. He shares some good memories from those days.

00:53:17- Alex Boyce tells us about his view of the convention

786: TAOM 2023 Convention - Day Two Report

Saturday September 2, 2023

723: TRICS 2022- Day Three

683: MAGIC Live! 2022 - Day Three Report

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