902: Magic Collectors Expo 2025 - Day Three Report

Wednesday May 7, 2025

9:30 am to 11:00 am Dealer Room Opens

11:00 am to 12:30 pm Session #4

12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Dealers Open

2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Session #5

6:30 pm- 10:00 Fabulous Las Vegas Dinner & Show

Time Stamps:

00:00:19 - This is the first Collector Expo for Jania Taylor. She is the Chairman of the Board for the American Museum of Magic and is enjoying this convention.

00:13:40 - John Carney will be one of the performers who will be on the bill for our evening’s dinner. He chats about his experiences in attending many of these events going back to the 1980’s.

00:20:41 - Charles Greene III is working on yet another biography of a noted person, but this one is not necessarily a magician. His book on Ionia has been a best seller for him.

00:31:09 - We thank David Copperfield for opening his museum to the attendees and I give him some critical suggestion about the Women in Magic section of his collection.

00:36:00 - Stan Allen has been attending many of these history conferences since they used to be in Los Angeles. He talks about the rich history of this convention, plus he talks about MAGIC Live!

00:50:14 - David Sandy and Lance Rich are two of the forces behind the success of the Magic Collector Expo. In lieu of having Bill Smith chat with us, these two gentlemen give us a wrap of the day’s activities.

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898: Obie's 4F 2025 Close-Up Convention - Day Four Report

Saturday April 26

10:00am: 2026 Registration & 4F Shop Open
10:00am: Dealers’ Room Opens (closed during events)
10:30am: One Man Show
1:30pm: 6th Show: Mini World
3:30pm: ED Talk #2
5:30pm: Banquet (ticket required)
7:30pm: GoH Tribute: Eric DeCamps
8:00pm: 7th Show: Closing Gala
10:30pm: Hospitality Suite Opens
12:00am: Dealers’ Room Closes

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

879: Mark Pocan - "Pocan" the Political Bear

Mark Pocan represents the second congressional district in Wisconsin, near Madison. He is also a long-time magician, but had a passion since his youth for both magic and politics. He is now serving his seventh term in office and for a few years was offering a YouTube channel filled with explanations of how politics works using magic in what he called “Magic Mondays.” Although he ceased production of those videos a few years ago, he plans to get them up and running again in 2025.

Mark came from a family of politicians and, as he says, began door-to-door campaigning for his father at the tender age of six. He pursued politics through college while using magic to defray some of his costs of schooling. He still performs magic at fund raising functions and other charitable events. He is often seen attending magic conventions and has twice attended Vanishing Inc.’s magic retreats including one in Washington, D.C. where he was able to use his influence to allow attendees access to some backstage places in Congress.

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