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756: F.F.F.F. 2023 - Day Four Report

Saturday, April 29th

10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures, shows, and dinner)

10:00-10:45 2024 Registration & 4F Shop open

1:30 6th Show: Eric DeCamps: One Man Show

3:30 ED Talks #2 (MCs: Christian/Katalina with Rick Wilcox (The Challenge of Stage Illusions), Keith Fields (Audience Management), and Christian & Katalina (Creating a Seance Show)

5:30 Banquet (ticket required)

7:00 Dealers’ Room & 4F Shop open

7:45 Tribute to our Guest of Honor: Mark Mason

8:00 7th Show: 4F Closing Gala (MC: Steve Beam) featuring: Montreal Trio (Micheal Huot, Yannick Lacroix, and Marc Trudel), Alexandria Duvivier, Shoot Ogawa, Mike Robinson, Horret Wu, Carisa Hendrix, Juliana Chen, and Stephen Bargatze and Rick Merrill

10:00 Hospitality Suite opens

12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

Keith Fields playing “Bohemian Rhapsody” on the ukulele at Abbott’s Get Together in August 2021.

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00:00:18 - Marc DeSouza gives us a colorful recap of the Friday night show

00:24:14 - Michael Ammar talks about Eric Decamps’ one-man show we just saw. This was Michael’s first time returning after 42 years of absence, plus he talks about some new projects.

00:32:02 - Keith Fields was one of the presenters who talked about audience management and he recaps his talk here.

00:43:37 - Rick Wilcox was another presenter who talked about doing an illusion show and he recaps some highlights from his talk here.

00:50:53 - Darryl Rose and Boris Wild stop for a quick chat about this convention and Boris’ choice of an emotional performance for Obie O’Brien

00:57:51- Carisa Hendrix performed at this convention as her “real” self and, of course, as Lucy Darling. She also chats about Michael Dardant impersonating her as “Juicy Starling”

01:00:23 - Joe Monti has had some health issues but is glad to be back with the 4F family that has made him feel good

01:05:26 - Marc DeSouza returns to wrap up the evening show and the entire 50th anniversary celebration of the 4F.

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April 30, 2023 by Scott Wells.
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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.

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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.

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with TRICS, Charlotte NC, Joseph Daniels, David Regal, Rick Wilcox, Susan Wilcox, Boris Wild, Scott Robinson, Michael Bloemeke.

November 5, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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662: Jeffrey Alan - American Museum of Magic

David Copperfield’s museum is private and only open by invitation. In another part of the country, The American Museum of Magic (AMM) is open to the public. This week, Jeffrey Alan talks about the museum, its history, how it came to be, how it expanded and much more. Jeffrey is on the Board of Directors for the AMM as well as the I.B.M. He is also a full time performing magician in the Michigan area. If ever you are in the Midwestern U.S., then you owe it to yourself to visit this wonderful collection of our history’s treasures.

If you are more of a visual person, you can watch a YouTube video of our chat recorded over Zoom.

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Jeffrey shares a lot of information about the history of The American Museum of Magic that brings our history to life. For more information, directions, and to make an appointment for a private tour, please visit their website at: https://americanmuseumofmagic.com/

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January 27, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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