873: Tales From The Road 2

During the Magic At The Beach 2024 convention, one of the sessions was “Tales From The Road” which was reprised from last year, since it was such a success then. Organizer, Charles Bach, gave permission to record and broadcast this session again this year that contains some great “road warrior” stories by some of the top working professionals. It is a good cross section of magicians with varied backgrounds and experiences which I know you will enjoy..

Time stamps for this episode:

00:09:04 - Jafo talks about his experience on Penn & Teller Fool Us

00:11:43 - Karl Hein talks about an embarrassing situation with a child on stage who peed his pants

00:16:20- James Brandon tells us a harrowing story about a fiery situation that happened on a Parisian stage

00:23:06 - Charles Peachock tells us a harrowing story about being stranded in the Yukon and trying to catch a cruise ship

00:25:55 - Chris Blackmore had a bad show in his early years that he turned into gold

00:30:34 - Paul Stone put John Calvert on the London Palladium Stage, but there were some problems

00:38:02 - Dan Sperry had a children’s birthday party experience with a child in a wheelchair

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859: Magic at the Beach - Day Two Report

Friday, September 13th

9:00 am - Registration Opens, Wonders Theatre Box Office

9:00 am - Open Mic Magic Competition - One Trick, Five Minutes

10:00 am - 6:00 pm Dealers Room Open

10:00 am - 11:00 am - Lecture: Paul Stone - The Siegfried & Roy lecture

11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Lecture: Karl Hein - Original and Entertaining Routines

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - LUNCH BREAK

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Lecture: Jafo - Transforming Magic into Memorable Experiences

3:00 pm - 4:00pm - Lecture: Charles Peachock - Performing Lecture

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Dealers Room Open

6:00 pm - 7:00pm - DINNER BREAK

7:00 pm - Wonders Theatre House Opens

7:30 pm - Comedy Magic Cabaret Show - James Brandon, Charles Peachock, Dave Risley, Chris Blackmore (Host)

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm - “Tales from the Road” with the stars of magic

11:00 pm - 12:30 am - After Hours in Houdini Lounge in balcony

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

00:00:18 –

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300: Day Two - 2016 I.B.M. Convention

Today began the first day of the the "Triple Treat" so named because each day the registrants are broken into three groups (by color) and attend an hour and a half of performances and lectures by three different magicians, one in each of three rooms each day: Richard Turner, Paul Vigil, and Brian Gillis. After the General Board Meeting, the second day of stage contests were held (which yielded a few finalists for Monday night's show). The afternoon lecture by Michael Ammar was another outstanding (and packed) event. The evening's "Magic Foolers Show" left something to be desired in that there were audio and visual problems. Plus the show would have been better received in a smaller venue probably back at the hotel ballroom. The final night's activity was a discussion with Jeff McBride and Eugene Burger talking about the 25 years of the Mystery School.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:13 - Dealer Chairman, Terry Richison, talks about some of the cool things in the dealers' room.

00:08:34 - Past International President, Jep Hostetler, talks about attending the Richard Turner experience as part of the "Triple Treat"

00:10:28 - Attendee Greg Lancaster gives us his take on the Paul Vigil performance/lecture in the "Triple Treat".

00:12:08 - Jeff McBride and Eugene Burger talk about the many years they have taught the youth as part of the I.B.M. youth group activities each year.

00:16:55 - Harriet Jacobson and Gay Blackstone chat about their specialized magic jewelry sold through BJW Magical Jewelers which is one of the many dealers in the dealers' room this year.

00:22:24 - Past President of the British Ring, Brian Miller, talks about the upcoming British Ring convention.

00:26:45 - S.A.M. National President, David Bowers, talks about his year as President of that organization and some stories from the road. He is later joined by The Linking Ring Editor, Sammy Patrick Smith, and together they talk about the two organizations' journals, The Linking Ring and M.U.M. and the possible future of the magazines, joint conventions, and organizations.

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873: Tales From The Road 2

859: Magic at the Beach - Day Two Report

Friday, September 13th

300: Day Two - 2016 I.B.M. Convention

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