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930: Magic At The Beach 2025 - Report on Day 1

Thursday, September 11th

Noon - 3:00pm  - Dealers Room Early Open

2:00 pm - Registration Opens, Wonders Theatre Box Office

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Dealers Sneak Preview Show (ten minutes per dealer)

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

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm - Lecture: Eric Jones

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - DINNER Served By Magic At The Beach

7:00 pm - Wonders Theatre | House Opens

7:30 pm - Masters of Sleight of Hand show - Eric Jones, Jeki Yoo, Ed Ellis, Joan DuKore

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Timestamps for this episode:

00:00:17 - Scott Wells in Nashville for a layover between Austin and Myrtle Beach talking about upcoming convention.

00:03:41 - Charles Bach, organizer of Magic At The Beach, talks about preparations over this year to bring together this awesome line-up of talent to this convention

00:13:47 - Dave Tanner, magic shop owner, talks about part of helping to organize this event plus a little about his shop which is right around the corner from the Charles Bach Wonders Theatre

00:20:23 - Anthony Gerard is a dealer at this convention for his first year. But he has been active across the country for the past year having attended/lectured and/or been a dealer at 18 conventions.

00:27:01 - Michael Lair is a dealer again this year who sells unique magic that is of his own creation.

00:33:00 - Bill Wells, Past International President of the I.B.M. knows a thing or three about organizing conventions. Bill shares some thoughts on why he loves this convention.

00:36:35 - Howard Blackwell has been running the Holy City Magic Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina, and is performing and lecturing at this convention.

00:44:48 - Lance Rich will be presenting a lecture on Magic in Las Vegas during this Saturday’s events. He wrote the book on the history of magic in Las Vegas, “Neon Dreams.”

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929: Fielding West - Every Breath He Takes

Fielding West has been a fixture of the Las Vegas comedy scene for over 50 years. But time has taken its toll and he now suffers from Emphysema, a form of COPD. But despite having to be strapped with an oxygen tank 24/7, Fielding has found a way to keep on his path of teaching people how to speak better on stage plus being part of the “Lance Burton and Friends” tour. He has even incorporated a way to make his audiences laugh with him at his malady.

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Fielding is like the Everyready bunny that just keeps going, and going, and going. He continues to make people laugh with his antics on stage and has even just been recognized by the International Magicians Society (IMS) with yet another Merlin Award. This episode was recorded in May 2025 and long before he knew he was going to be receiving this award.

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September 4, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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922: Abbott's Get Together 2025 - Day Four Report

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND 2025

9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (Requires Registration)
11:00AM LECTURE Marc DeSouza (Requires Registration)
1:00PM LECTURE Artem Shchukin (Requires Registration)
1:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott's Magic Showroom Theatre $5
3:00PM LECTURE Lance Burton & Friends (Requires Registration)
3:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott's Magic Showroom Theatre $5
6:00PM-7:45PM DINNER (on your own)
7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk
8:00PM GET-TOGETHER STAGE SHOW - Saturday Night Gala Show
     Featuring Greg Frewin & Alexandra, Dan Sperry, John Shyrock
     Requires Registration or Tickets
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM RE-OPENS (Requires Registration)
10:30PM ABBOTT'S PERFORMER AWARDS (Requires Registration)

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Time Stamps: These will be posted after I have gotten some sleep.

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August 2, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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John Cox - Houdini Master Since 2010, John Cox has found enough material about the legendary magician, Harry Houdini, to fill a daily blog. This week we chat about some of the more important things that John has uncovered over the past year. #houdini
Susan Gerbic - Busting Grief Vampires - Susan Gerbic is a skeptic who debunks those who are self-proclaimed psychics and "feed" on the grief of others like vampires feed on blood. She is a scientific skepticism activist, a columnist for Ske
Enjoy an audible tour through the newest venue for magicians to perform. Also, Marc’s incredible magic props, ephemera costumes, and more from a lifetime of collecting are on display here. This “walk through” is a feast for the ears
Jim Cunningham - The Spirit of Eugene - Jim Cunningham is the voice on the Audible books reading the Eli Marks Mystery series. But is also interested in things that go bump in the night. So naturally, his mentor for producing scary seances was the la
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Tales From The Road 3 One of the popular features each year at Magic At The Beach in Myrtle Beach, is when the talent tells us some of their horror stories from the road. #talesfromtheroad #danadaniels #johnnythompson #bizzaro #codyfisher #charlesbac Craig Diamond - Around the World in 50 Years - Craig Diamond is a name that may not be familiar to you...yet. That's because has been performing magic on cruise ships since the 1970's. But he is slowing down his cruise ship shows and starting to perf
John Cox - Houdini Master Since 2010, John Cox has found enough material about the legendary magician, Harry Houdini, to fill a daily blog. This week we chat about some of the more important things that John has uncovered over the past year. #houdini Susan Gerbic - Busting Grief Vampires - Susan Gerbic is a skeptic who debunks those who are self-proclaimed psychics and "feed" on the grief of others like vampires feed on blood. She is a scientific skepticism activist, a columnist for Ske Enjoy an audible tour through the newest venue for magicians to perform. Also, Marc’s incredible magic props, ephemera costumes, and more from a lifetime of collecting are on display here. This “walk through” is a feast for the ears Jim Cunningham - The Spirit of Eugene - Jim Cunningham is the voice on the Audible books reading the Eli Marks Mystery series. But is also interested in things that go bump in the night. So naturally, his mentor for producing scary seances was the la Tony Hassini - Merlin Maker - Creator of the Marvelous Magical Burger King, Tony Hassini is better known as the creator of the International Magicians Society (IMS) and the Merlin Award. #tonyhassini #merlinaward #ims #magicawards #merlin #burgerking

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