470: 2019 Magi-Fest Day One Update

Day One Schedule - January 17, 2019

6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dealers Open

7:00 - 7:05 p.m. Josh and Andi Keynote Welcome

7:05 - 8:00 p.m. Howard Hamburg Lecture

9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Alan Marchese Lecture

10:00 - 11:30 p.m. Youth Event

10::30 - 11:15 p.m. Six and a Half Magic Tricks at a Magic Convention

11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Blake Vogt Live

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:18 - join Scott on the road as we drive from Houston, Texas to Columbus, Ohio to the 2019 MagiFest

00:10:15 - Howard Hamburg talks about his lecture travels

00:23:00 - Xavier Spade talks about attending the MagiFest over the years and why he enjoys this event

00:31:03 - Raj Madhok, Rick Wilcox and Scott Robinson talk about this convention plus TRICS and other conventions.

00:35:20 - Steve Bryant talks about his Little Egypt Magic

00:41:46 - Joshua Jay welcomes us to the convention. He was standing near the Registration Desk where he thanked each person as they/we drew closer to the desk. He gives us some statistics about this year’s convention.

00:49:00 - Daniel Garcia talks magic and what’s happening with David Blaine and even shows us a trick

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366: Day Two - IBM/SAM Combined Convention 2017

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 SCHEDULE
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Registration Opens - Registration Area
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - S.A.M Annual Meeting - Carroll Ford
Spouses Orientation - Combs Chandler
10:30 - NOON - I.B.M. Board Meeting - Nunn
11 AM - Noon - Bruce Kalver | Tech Tricks Lecture - Grand Ballroom
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Stage Contest 1 - Grand Ballroom
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Fielding West Lecture - Grand Ballroom
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Magic Circle Reception - Presidential Suite
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM - Dealers Show - Grand Ballroom
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Stars of Magic Gala (Gene Anderson, MC, Jonathan Neal & Leann, David Deeble, Jason Andrews, and the Outerbridges)- Whitney Hall (Ticketed Event)
10:00 PM - 10:45 PM - Kent Cummins Lecture - Grand Ballroom
11:00 PM - 11:45 PM - Jeki Lecture - Grand Ballroom

Time Stamps for this podcast::

00:03:40 - John Sturk talks about the new things going on with the Chicago Magic Lounge and their "new digs" that are being built

00:14:51 - Steve Bryant talks about seances in Southern Illinois and Indiana

00:24:28 - Steven Bargatze talks about his son, Nate Bargatze, who is a successful comedian.

00:38:50 - Rick Heath, artist from Le Grand David Magic Show, talks about working with Marko the Magnificent (Cesareo Peleaz)

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165: Ground Zero - IBM/SAM Combined Convention 2014

The tenth combined convention of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Society of American Magicians will officially begin with a full day of activities on July 1st; however, there were a lot of "night before" activities that took place on Monday June 30th.

00:05:19 - Jeff Lanes and Frank Seltzer enjoy a Newcastle beer, a fine cigar and a great chat about the upcoming convention. We talk about the talent line-up and the importance of the congressional recognition of magic as a performing art.

00:21:57 - Steve Bryant talks about his Little Egypt Gazette that is an interesting monthly journal of magic. He also gives us a scoop on a new book he has coming out on November 18, 2014 called "Lucas McKenzie and the London Midnight Ghost Show" which will eventually be sold through Amazon.com

00:26:12 – Dal Sanders, President of the S.A.M., talks about his past year as President but mostly about getting magic recognized as an art in the Congressional Record.

00:31:30 – Karl Hein talks about his recent performance on the Pete Holmes television show and how he landed the job and what it did for his career.

00:33:43 – John Sturk, from FunInc.com, talks about InvisibleThreadsClothing.com that is aligned with Fun Inb. and what's going on in Chicago with a new convention at Magic Inc.

00:36:58 – John Graybeal, a Friend of The Magic Word, is a regular listener and talks about how this podcast has influenced him and how his children has gotten involved in magic and contests as a result of learning from this podcast. He also talks about the two days of junior events that have taken place prior to the “main” convention.

00:44:35 – Oscar and Melody Munoz talk about the contests that will take place this week and the prize money that is at stake.

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