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697: FISM Quebec 2022 - Day Two Report

Tuesday July 26th 2022

8:15-11:00 - Stage Contest
12:30 - 14:30: Close-up Contest

8:30 - 9:30: Jay Sankey

10:30 - 11:30: Banachek

8:00 - 9:00: Tobias Beckwith

10:00 - 11:00: Jim Steinmeyer

12:00 - 13:00: Dani DaOrtiz

16:30 - 17:30: Banachek Lecture about James Rand

16:30 - 17:30: Paul Gertner

18:30 - 19:30 Jeff McBride

19:00 - 20:00: Jay Sankey

19:00 - 20:00: Luis De Matos Intimate Conversation with Max Maven

22:30 - 23:30: Max Maven presents David Ben - Tribute to Dai Vernon

23:00 - 0:00: Yann Frisch

15:00 - 19:30: FISM General Assembly

22:00 - 1:00: Workshop / Dani DaOrtiz

23:30 - 0:30: Alexandra Duvivier

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00:00:16 - Stage competition has just started and we open with a chat with Erika Larsen fro the Academy of Magical Arts. She talks about the Magic Castle, her parents, and her upcoming talk during FISM. She also gives us an update on the Magic Castle movie.

00:05:42 - Richard Hatch just arrived and tells us his “contrarian” viewpoint of the previous evening’s show plus his stage picks from the first of five days of competitions.

00:15:17 - Charles Greene III talks a bit about his recent book, “Ionia”

00:21:59 -Mike Segal is in the dealer’s room and welcomes us to his country, Canada, who is hosting this year’s FISM.

00:24:48 - Yigal Mesika talks about his most recent dealers’ items.

00:29:50 - Bob Fitch talks a bit about the differences between coaching and teaching plus some of the points he teaches in workshops and was recounted in our podcast HERE.

00:39:30 - Marc DeSouza gives us a little “color” on the stage and close-up contests.

00:57:12 - Pit Hartling, from Canada, chats about his vacation here in Canada prior to FISM.

01:00:15 - Long time friend from Canada, Bob Farmer, and Scott get caught up after not seeing each other for over a decade.

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July 27, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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662: Jeffrey Alan - American Museum of Magic

David Copperfield’s museum is private and only open by invitation. In another part of the country, The American Museum of Magic (AMM) is open to the public. This week, Jeffrey Alan talks about the museum, its history, how it came to be, how it expanded and much more. Jeffrey is on the Board of Directors for the AMM as well as the I.B.M. He is also a full time performing magician in the Michigan area. If ever you are in the Midwestern U.S., then you owe it to yourself to visit this wonderful collection of our history’s treasures.

If you are more of a visual person, you can watch a YouTube video of our chat recorded over Zoom.

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Jeffrey shares a lot of information about the history of The American Museum of Magic that brings our history to life. For more information, directions, and to make an appointment for a private tour, please visit their website at: https://americanmuseumofmagic.com/

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January 27, 2022 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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