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489: Obie's 4F Convention 2019 Update - Day Four

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Day Four - Saturday

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

10:00-10:45 2018 Registration & 4F Shop open

11:00 David Stone Lecture

12:15 Lunch break (ticket required)

1:30 6th Show: Mini World Show (MC: Dan Garrett)

3:30 7th Show: Fechter’s Fabulous Frolics (MC: Shawn Farquhar)

5:30 Smorgasbord (ticket required)

6:45 Dealers’ Room & 4F Shop open

7:45 Tribute to our Guest of Honor: Mike Powers

8:00 8th Show: 4F Closing Gala (MCs: Obie O’Brien & Joan Caesar)

10:00 Hospitality Suite (Crystal Room) opens

12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

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00:00:00- Marc DeSouza and Christian Painter recap yesterday’s shows

00:42:24 - Paul Gertner just completed performing and briefly chats about his new trick he’s working on for an upcoming appearance

00:44:33 - Rich Morotta talks about problems with new Politically Correctness holding back some comedians

00:49:33 - Chris Payne was a Young Magician of the Year at The Magic Circle in the 1970’s and now he’s retired from medical practice, he has time to spend on magic

00:57:06 - Dan Garrett and Alexandra Duvivier talk about the convention from two perspectives: one from someone who has attended many of these events and one from her first experience this year.

01:12:37 - Guest of Honor Mike Powers tells about the phone call he received telling him that he was going to be the Guest of Honor.

01:18:15 - Tom Craven is the only other person other than Obie O’Brien who has attended every one of the 49 FFFF conventions. He tells us a little history of the event.

00:25:10 - Marc DeSouza gives us a wrap of the day and who did what.

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April 27, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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420: 2018 Obie's F.F.F.F. Day Three

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Friday, April 27
8:00 Bob Little Open Golf Tournament (see Bruce Trigg to register, extra cost)
10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures, shows, and dinner)
10:00-11:00 4F Shop open
10:45 Pat Page Memorial Workshop: Non-Memorized Stacked Decks (MC: Mike Powers)
12:00 Lunch break: on your own – Free Beer, Coffee and Soda starts
1:30 4F TED Talks (MCs: Christian/Katalina)
3:00 4th Show: Friday’s Frolics (MC: Steve Beam)
5:30 Smorgasbord (ticket required)
6:45 Dealers’ Room
7:00-7:45 4F Shop open
8:00 5th Show: South Korean Gala (MC: Charming Choi)
11:00 Hospitality Suite (Crystal Room) opens
12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

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00:00:18 - Christian Painter, Marc DeSouza and Mike Miller give us a recap of yesterday's activities plus Christian talks about his theater in Indianapolis plus what will be on the bill this afternoon as he emcees the TED Talk hour.

00:13:33 - Gary Ward talks about working backstage behind the scenes of Obie's 4F convention.

00:20:39 - William Watt has moved from Paris to the beautiful island of Mauritius and concerns of performing in humid weather.

00:35:19 - Francis Menotti is a magic consultant on the new ABC Network Television show "Deception" and he tells what he does for the series.

00:43:45 - Juliana Chen tells us about her work as a judge on a Chinese TV show plus problems with Chinese magicians.

00:59:49 - Guest of Honor, Pit Hartling, (from Germany) talks about being honored this year, plus some chat about memorizing stacks.

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April 27, 2018 by Scott Wells.
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169: Day 4 - IBM/SAM Combined Convention 2014

On this Independence Day in the U.S., we saw plenty of fireworks in the close-up and stage contests today. The finals were held in the evening with some solid competitors that made it difficult for the judges to decide upon a clear winner.

Also this day was the annual banquet which included the awarding of the Milbourne Christopher trophies. This year the recipients were:

Illusionist Award - Alex Ramon

Mentalist Award - Joseph Curcillo

Close-Up Award - Dani DaOrtiz

Visual Magic Art Award - Rick Heath

Masters Award - Dale Salwak

Literary Award - Jim Steinmeyer

Lifetime Achievement Award - Stan Kramien

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Some of the past winners of the Milbourne Christopher Award.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:01:48 - Eric Jones will be traveling to China and Australia to perform, plus he has a new effect that will soon be on the market.

00:10:56 - Christian Painter (one half of the Christian and Katalina mind reading duo), was one of the contestants in the FISM North American Championships. He talks about entering contests plus some of his advice and tips.

00:27:41 - Past National Presidents of the S.A.M, Mark Weidhaas and Vinny Grosso talk about this convention as it relates to registration and the contests as each chaired those respective positions for this event.

00:36:33 - Chris Hannibal, another of the contestants (close-up, in this case), tell us about his road to prepare for this competition and his creative process in developing this routine.

00:40:40 - Joe Curcillo talks about his excitement of being a recipient of the Milbourne Christopher award.

00:44:17 - Inside the banquet, I set my recorder to capture the auction for a prized photo of Joanie Spina and David Copperfield, the proceeds of which went directly to help with Joanie's medical expenses. We also hear the announcements of the recipients for the Milbourne Christopher awards.

01:18:43 - Bill Gleason tells about the history of the "Patriot and Patriotism Award" and how deserving members can apply or suggest a recipient for this prestigious award.

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July 5, 2014 by Scott Wells.
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