923: MAGIC Live! 2025 - Days One & Two Report

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

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684: MAGIC Live! 2022 - Day Four Report

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

9:00 a.m. - 5:000 p.m. - Registration open
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - General Session for YELLOW lanyard
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Focus Sessions for GREEN lanyards
- Making Tricks into Magic by Nate Staniforth
- In the Spotlight by Christopher Carter
- Emotional Graph by Shoot Ogawa
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - The Magic Shop (Dealers) Open
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Focus Session for GREEN Lanyards
2:00 p.m. The Magic Shop closes
2:15 - 4:15 p.m. General Session for GREEN Lanyards
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Focus Session for YELLOW Lanyards
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Focus Session for YELLOW Lanyards

LIVE Tonight!

Live Onstage! 90 minutes: 6:00, 9:00, p.m.
Exhibit: Museum of the Arcane 6:30 until 9:30 p.m.
Farewell Party 10:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Program Handout 10:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:16 - Jeff McBride talks about how he indexes his library at the Magic School

00:06:41 - Michael Mode helps recap a few of the events of the week

00:13:09 - Stan Allen talks about the convention, some of the challenges and successes of this year’s MAGIC Live!

00:29:35 - James Dimmare talks about this convention plus a bit about his show and keeping his doves

00:35:42 - Rocco and Perry Maynard talked a bit about the fate of MagicFlix and Rocco’s new show at New York New York Casino

00:39:47 - Hans-Joachim Brucherseifer was one of the presenters who talked about his upcoming documentary about the mystery of Erdnase.

00:47:11 - Derek Delgaudio briefly visits with us and chats about his “In And Of Itself”

00:49:01 - Craig Mitchell helps us wrap up the convention

654: Melanie Kramer - Inside the Box

Magicians often talk about thinking outside the box. But magic assistant, Melanie Kramer basically lives “inside the box” on stage with some of the best magicians in Las Vegas. Melanie has assisted Criss Angel, Dirk Arthur, Jeff McBride, Fielding West, Kevin James, Joseph Gabriel, James Dimmare and many others over the past decade or so. As a “box jumper” she has a unique perspective as she can literally jump from one box to another and from one show to another, all the while keeping the secret…well, secret More than just an assistant, Melanie operates her own company, Posh Productions, where she also is an actress, stilt walker, emcee, dancer, mime, model, ventriloquist, and more.

In this episode, Melanie talks about what it’s like to be inside the box receiving all the bumps, bruises, cuts and scars plus some amazing stories about her travails. She also gives important tips for magicians who use assistants, what they should know, how they should act and respond on stage, and how much to pay assistants.

923: MAGIC Live! 2025 - Days One & Two Report

684: MAGIC Live! 2022 - Day Four Report

654: Melanie Kramer - Inside the Box

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