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521: 2019 Genii Convention - Day One Update

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Wednesday October 2

12:00 pm To 3:00 pm Extra Charge Workshop With Hector Mancha

3:00 pm: Registration Opens

3:00 pm To 8:00 pm Dealers Open

7:00 pm To 7:45 pm Tom Gagnon Lecture

8:00 pm To 8:45 pm Paul Vigil Lecture

9:00 pm To 9:20 pm Sara Crasson Lecture

9:35 pm To 10:20 pm Jonathan Neal Lecture

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00:00:17 - take off from Houston as we prepare for the Genii convention

00:05:03 - Tom Gagnon and Phillip Boruchowitz talk about why they are here

00:07:36 - Richard Paddon from Australia is here for his first Genii convention and talks about the Knight’s Tour

00:13:36 - Brad Henderson has been teaching magic this past summer

00:23:21 - Greg Rostami talks about Inject 2 in the dealers’ room

00:27:03 - Obie O’Brien talks about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the F.F.F.F.

00:30:35 - Hannibal, MIchael Borys and Alex Lieu talk about 49 Boxes which will be featured at this convention

00:37:56 - Terry Ward lives nearby but stays at the hosting hotel because of late night sessioning

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October 2, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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441: 2018 MAGIC Live! - Day Three Update

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Day Three Schedule - Tuesday, August 7, 2018

9:00 a.m. Registration until 6:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - General Session for WHITE Lanyards

10:00 a.m. Focus Session for BLUE lanyards until 11:00 a.m.

The Card Cheat

Cardistry: It Is Magic!

The Case You Fear Most

11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - What's New (Dealers' Faire)

11:15 a.m - 12:15 p.m. - Focus Sessions for BLUE Lanyards.

2:15 - 4:30 p.m. - General Session for BLUE Lanyards

2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Focus Sessions for WHITE Lanyards

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.- Focus Sessions for WHITE lanyards

Live Tonight!

5:00 - 11:00 p.m. - "Who Am I?" Art Exhibit

The Close-Up Experience: 75 minutes - various times

Parlour of Victorian Mysteries: 50 minutes - various times

MAGIC Dead!: 50 minutes - various times

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Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:15 - Charlie Randall and Scott talk about last night's show

00:06:46 - Caroline Gayle tells us about the new marked cards available from Penguin that they are giving away at the convention

00:09:04 - Jeffrey Williamson was the representative from the U.S. Postal Service who made the presentation along with David Copperfield for the first day of issue magic stamps

00:14:40 - Master Payne has been a presenter at MAGIC Live on many occasions and talks about some of his favorite moments.

00:20:54 - Scott Alexander tells us how he prepares for the holiday special videos for Penguin

00:29:46 - Joel Fenton came over from Australia tells us why several people come to MAGIC Live!

00:33:17 - Michael Borys and Bob Self chat about 49 Boxes, one of my favorite memories of past MAGIC Live! events.

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August 8, 2018 by Scott Wells.
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