792: Chris Capehart - Takin' It To The Street

Master Magician, Chris Capehart, loves the street. Although street magic is his passion and preferred venue, he performs all over the word at magic conventions and corporate events. His humor endears the audience and brings them closer as they have fun.

Chris shares some stories from his many years on the street and how he got started and moved from the corporate world to the full time business of magic. Not only is this a funny episode with a comedy magician, but also has a lot of valuable advice for all magicians regardless of wherever you work.

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712: Texas Association of Magicians 2022 - Report on Days One & Two

Friday - September 2, 2022
12:00 AM - Kent Cummins (LECTURE) - Juggling 101
1:00 PM - 5:00 Dealers Open
1:30 PM - Harry Allen (LECTURE/WORKSHOP)
3:00 PM - Jeanette Andrews (LECTURE)
4:00 PM - T.A.O.M. Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 PM - Mystery Mixer
7:30 PM - Magic and Mystery Show

9:30 PM - (LECTURE) Magic You’ve Never Seen Before

11:00 PM - The Guide (SHOW)

Saturday - September 3, 2022
9:00 AM - Order of Willard Breakfast featuring Rolando Santos - MEMBERS ONLY
10:00 PM - Registration Open
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Dealers Open
10:00 AM - Dealer Show
11:00 AM - Stage Magic Competition
1:00 PM - Losander (LECTURE) The Art of Levitation
2:30 - 5:00 PM - Dealers Open
4:00 PM - Silvain Juzan (LECTURE) Any Card at Any Number & Other Card Magic
7:30 PM - Illusion Spectacular (SHOW)
9:00 PM - Trixie Bond (LECTURE) History of Passed Texas Magicians

10:30 PM - Midnight Madness - Open Mic Magic

Time stamps for this episode :

00:00:17 - Join us for a road trip from Houston to Fort Worth, Texas, as we talk about the upcoming magic convention. Traveling and talking with us is one of the dealers who will be at the convention, Harriet Jacobson.

00:05:38 - T.A.O.M. 2022 President Bronson Chadwick talks about his philosophy and vision for this convention.

00:12:45 - Gregg Lancaster and I recap the activities of the first day of the T.A.O.M. including the lectures and the evening show. Wow! Warning: honest report contained herein.

00:23:58 - we begin the first full day of the convention by clarifying some of what we overlooked or misspoke from the previous evening’s chat with Gregg Lancaster. We also chat with Carolyn Cummings (daughter of Kent Cummings) and Eugene Wilkes who have attended nearly 50 years of this convention. This was recorded at the Order of Willard breakfast.

00:33:11 - I hosted the stage contest where we featured brief chats with magicians between the contest acts. I was not allowed to encourage applause nor hype the acts in any way, so these little segments were perfect little “elevator talks” with guests who had entertaining things to share plus keep the audience entertained between competition acts.

00: 35:09 - First up was Rolando Santos, Past International President of the I.B.M. who talked about his role with The Linking Ring plus an overview of his lecture. Very interesting.

00:48:10 - Trixie Bond was a two time winner when she was a junior. She also talked about her presentation coming later tonight about some Texas magicians who have passed away.

00:55:28 - Jay Zugai chats briefly about his participation in this year’s convention with his lecture as well as close-up and stage show performances.

00:49:52 - Losander chats about his new theater in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Magic Theater) and the shows he does there.

01:03:22 - Lynetta Welch talks about her company, Fabric Manipulation, and how she sews new products and makes old products look new. She also gives us a sneak preview of what’s to come tomorrow in her lecture.

587: Eileen McFalls - Cellini: No Ordinary Magic

Eileen McFalls spent much of the 1980’s with legendary street magician, Jim Cellini, during his formative and growth years on the street. All of this “underbelly” of an otherwise unseen world is brought into focus in the memoirs of his traveling companion, Eileen McFalls in, “No Ordinary Magic - Unexpected Travels with the Great Cellini.” Few books give such details recounting the sights, sounds, smells and ambiance of an era and,, indeed, of every moment on the road. You can feel the heat, smell the sweat, hear the music and feel the pressure of the street and the audience as Eileen reveals intimate details from her memoir.

The one and only Jim Cellini plays Jackson Square in New Orleans, 1985.

In this episode, we hit the streets as we are transported to a different time and different places in this detailed travelogue that you will not hear anywhere else. Eileen shares some stories from her book plus additional details and memories that didn’t make it inn the book.

792: Chris Capehart - Takin' It To The Street

712: Texas Association of Magicians 2022 - Report on Days One & Two

587: Eileen McFalls - Cellini: No Ordinary Magic

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