843: Cody Clark - On the Spectrum

April was National Autism Acceptance Month, and although we missed posting this week’s episode during that time, it is no less important nor relevant the rest of the year. This week we chat with Cody Clark show is “on the spectrum” of autism. He is currently 31 years old and lives in the Louisville, Kentucky, area, but travels throughout the Midwest with his motivational magic show. He is an adept and successful performer of stage, stand-up and close-up who has carved a unique niche market for showing his skill and sharing his story.

Cody is proud of his hometown and thankful for his mentors who inspired him like Lance Burton, Mac King, Bob Escher, David Garrard, and others in the Louisville area. Mute until he was three years of age, he saw and helped a magician on stage which inspired him to follow magic as a career path. He structured his college degree to aid in his career with studies in theater, business, and debate. He now performs in hospitals to board rooms entertaining and inspiring others with his magic and his personal story.

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833: Magic Collector Expo 2024 - Day Three

Thursday, May 10, 2024

9:30am-11:00am Dealer Room Open

11:00am-12:30 Session #5

12:30am-2:30pm Dealer Room Open

2:30pm-4:00pm Session #6

6:30pm-10:00pm Dinner & Show

Timestamps for this episode:

00:00:17 – We begin the third and final day of the Expo and just finished taking a ghost tour of the Queen Mary. Brad Henderson was the curator for the Richard Garriott magic collection and tells us what Richard has been doing since he moved from Austin to New York. He also gives us his viewpoint of the Expo.

00:14:35 – Organizer, Bill Smith, welcomes us to the Queen Mary and tells us why he selected this venue for the convention.

00:21:59 – Ed Alonzo, was a Long Beach Mystic and he tells us how that changed his life.

00:28:40 – as they are setting up for the final night banquet, we chat with Lance Burton, and John Cox. John had talked about Houdini on ship voyages and how Harry was the “King of Sea Sickness.”

00:36:30 – Dianna Zimmerman has been working with the Magic Castle Juniors for decades and she tells us how it got started in 1975 and how rewarding it has been for her.

00:48:51 – Mike Michaels is a performer/creator/builder/creator who tells us how his life was influenced by Lance Burton and how he developed his robotic act.

00:53:30 – Greg Wilson talks about this convention plus his years as part of the Wilson family magic legacy.

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777: Abbott's 85th Get Together 2023 Convention - Day Three Report

Friday, August 4th

9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
9:30AM ABBOTT'S TALENT CONTEST (more info ) at High School (requires registration)
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (requires registration)
11:00AM - 5:00PM COLON ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR (Craft Show/Vendor Info)
12:00PM FREE STREET PERFORMANCE (Odd Cory & JuJu Sideshow at Grannys)
1:00PM LECTURE - MAC KING (requires registration)
1:00PM MAGIC SHOW featuring Tim Wright at Abbott's Magic Theatre $5
2:00PM JAY BLACKWELL JUGGLING/FIRE EATING & MORE at Sterlini Magic & Theater $10
2:30PM ABBOTT'S CLOSEUP SHOW (requires registration)
3:00PM FACE PAINTING till 6PM outside 5 Star Pizza by Award Winning Artist Carol Hendrix (Standard Fees)
3:00PM-5PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM is open (Colon Museum Webpage)
4:00PM FREE STREET PERFORMANCE (Gordon Russ at Colon Library)
4:30PM MAGIC SHOW featuring Rocky Clements at Abbott's Magic Theatre $5
5:00PM LIVE AT 5 WITH THE STERLINI'S at Sterlini Magic & Theater $10
5:30PM FREE STREET PERFORMANCE (Trino at Curlys)
6:00PM-7:45PM DINNER (on your own)
7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW - THE FAR EAST MAGIC GALA
Featuring Kento Mukai (Japan), Shimpei Katsuragawa (Japan), Takehito Inoue (Japan), Yukihiro Katayama (Japan), Yu Komohara (Japan), Shouma (Japan)
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (requires registration)
10:15PM DAVID MCCREARY at Sterlini Magic & Theater $15
10:30PM ABBOTT'S TALENT CONTEST AWARDS (requires registration)

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:18 – Lance Burton helps recap the Wednesday night show plus a little update on what he is doing.

00:07:09 – Meadow Perry visits us and talks about her experience traveling with her children to their first magic convention. She also talks about her recent competition experience with the S.A.M.

00:12:21 – Dave Cressey is the king of mouth coils and chats a bit about Paul Diamond and some other stories about his business

00:22:07 – Chuck Arkin, International President of the I.B.M., tells us about his vision for the coming year of his dreams and vision.

00:33:31 – While at dinner at an Amish farm house, Micheal Trixx tells us about his experience of performing and traveling up from Florida.

00:39:51 – before the evening show begins, we chat with Keith Fields and Randy Wakeman who just arrived and tells us what they are doing.

00:44:56 – Ewe Sperlich and Gundun Frailech traveled from Munich, Germany, for this convention after listening to the Magic Word Podcast. They talk about their experience here in Colon.

00:49:00 – BJ Mallen announces the winners of the stage contest. Third Place was Buddy August; Second Place went to Scott Hannemann, and First Place went to Anthony Stockton.

00:53:00 – Tamara and John Sterlini talk about their contributions to the Capitol of Magic and how they try to keep the magic “alive” by encouraging tourists to travel to Colon to see shows they sponsor in their theater.

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843: Cody Clark - On the Spectrum

833: Magic Collector Expo 2024 - Day Three

Thursday, May 10, 2024

777: Abbott's 85th Get Together 2023 Convention - Day Three Report

Friday, August 4th

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