796: Ian Kendall - The Swiss Army Knife of Magic

From Scotland, Ian Kendall, has a breadth of magical knowledge that will rival that of any other top magician in the world. With his experience in comedy clubs and magic performances, Ian knows his stuff and is glad to share what he knows with the magic community. Ian's lectures are both diverse and entertaining. Drawing on his background in magic and comedy, Ian can "do it all."

The first part of this week’s episode is quite conversational and I hope you feel like you were invited to sit with friends to listen to some stories. The second part of this episode is packed with the ‘‘meat” of the subject as Ian talks about how to memorize a set of numbers for the Knight’s Tour, plus other highlights from his various lectures and books.

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774: S.A.M. 2023 Convention in New Orleans - Day Four Report

Wednesday, July 26th

9:00 AM SAM EVENT 6: Basic Training Boot Camp Session “Thurston Lecture Hall”

SYM Youth Academy “William Andrews Classroom”

10:00 AM Registration for 2024 Dallas - Vieux Carre Foyer

10:30 AM Lecture 5: David Charvet: History Comes Alive “Thurston Lecture Hall”

11:00 AM EXHIBITORS Open “Kellar Exhibitor Hall”

12:00 PM Registration for 2024 Dallas Closes Vieux Carre Foyer SYM Youth Academy Ends “William Andrews Classroom”

1:30 PM SAM EVENT 7: King Cake Surprise Bonus event “Thurston Lecture Hall”

3:30 PM Lecture 6: Pro Close-Up 2 with R. Paul Wilson and Friends “Thurston Lecture Hall”

4:00 PM EXHIBITORS Close “Kellar Exhibitor Hall”

7:00 PM Bus pick up at hotel 8:00 PM SHOW 7: GALA SHOW: Tina Lenert & Friends
Featuring Ardan James, Mike Caveney, Jorge Blass Houdini Theater at the Jesuit

9:30 PM Bus pick up at Jesuit 10:30 PM PARTY 4: SAM Finale Party TBD

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:18 – at Mother’s Café, we chat with Charlie Randall (H&R Magic Books) and Scott recap a little of what went on at the convention yesterday. But Charlie recaps some of the highlights from the previous evening’s show.

00:07:52- Peter Rogers, from Sydney, Australia, talks about why he and a few other mates from “down under” travel from Australia.

00:18:03 – Bill Walsh, another friend from Australia, sits next to Scott on the bus traveling to the evening show. He tells us what he and the rest of the group plan to do between New Orleans and Las Vegas for MAGIC Live!

00:26:23 – Craig Mitchell traveled from South Africa and tells us what and who he likes about this convention.

00:34:50 – Back at the President’s Party, Ian Kendall, from Scotland, talks about his workshop that he presented earlier in the day, plus his views on this convention.

00:44:00 – Michael Dardant resides in New Orleans and was an integral part of planning this convention.

531: Mark Connelly Wilson - Developing a Character

Mark C. Wilson is an actor, musician, filmmaker, producer, teacher and magician but perhaps best known in Texas as “Merlin the Wise” at the Sherwood Forest Faire near Austin. In this week’s episode, Mark talks about something that only has been discussed by a handful of previous guests: developing his character. Merlin is an iconic character so how does one pull it off? Mark has an acting background and has spent much time on developing this persona. You may not plan to every perform at a Renaissance Festival, but you will do well to take to heart the lessons he learned and teaches here. For more information, please visit his Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/MerlinTheWise/

Magician, actor, and musician Mark Connelly Wilson performs as "Merlin The Wise" with "Nimue" played by Lydia Kettle, and "Newt" played by his daughter Elissa Wilson, during the 2010 opening season of Sherwood Forest Faire on the Greenwood stage.

This was the movie discussed at the end of our podcast. The music and singing in this trailer was provided by Mark C. Wilson.

For a more in-depth article about developing a character, then read the article by Kent Cummins in the June 2019 issue of The Linking Ring entitled, “Storytelling is the Secret Sauce.” Click Here to see a PDF of that article.

796: Ian Kendall - The Swiss Army Knife of Magic

774: S.A.M. 2023 Convention in New Orleans - Day Four Report

Wednesday, July 26th

531: Mark Connelly Wilson - Developing a Character

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