489: Obie's 4F Convention 2019 Update - Day Four

Day Four - Saturday

10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures, shows, and dinner)

10:00-10:45 2018 Registration & 4F Shop open

11:00 David Stone Lecture

12:15 Lunch break (ticket required)

1:30 6th Show: Mini World Show (MC: Dan Garrett)

3:30 7th Show: Fechter’s Fabulous Frolics (MC: Shawn Farquhar)

5:30 Smorgasbord (ticket required)

6:45 Dealers’ Room & 4F Shop open

7:45 Tribute to our Guest of Honor: Mike Powers

8:00 8th Show: 4F Closing Gala (MCs: Obie O’Brien & Joan Caesar)

10:00 Hospitality Suite (Crystal Room) opens

12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:00- Marc DeSouza and Christian Painter recap yesterday’s shows

00:42:24 - Paul Gertner just completed performing and briefly chats about his new trick he’s working on for an upcoming appearance

00:44:33 - Rich Morotta talks about problems with new Politically Correctness holding back some comedians

00:49:33 - Chris Payne was a Young Magician of the Year at The Magic Circle in the 1970’s and now he’s retired from medical practice, he has time to spend on magic

00:57:06 - Dan Garrett and Alexandra Duvivier talk about the convention from two perspectives: one from someone who has attended many of these events and one from her first experience this year.

01:12:37 - Guest of Honor Mike Powers tells about the phone call he received telling him that he was going to be the Guest of Honor.

01:18:15 - Tom Craven is the only other person other than Obie O’Brien who has attended every one of the 49 FFFF conventions. He tells us a little history of the event.

00:25:10 - Marc DeSouza gives us a wrap of the day and who did what.

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420: 2018 Obie's F.F.F.F. Day Three

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

Time stamps for this podcast:

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.

407: Rudy Coby - Around the World on Four Legs

Rudy Coby has made a career out of having an extra pair of legs.. Not only has it taken him around the world, but they have garnered him several major television appearances plus opened doors for him to meet and work with some pretty cool friends.

In this podcast, Rudy talks about some of his performance experiences but also his association with Jeff McBride and rock star, Marilyn Manson. He also chats at length about his appearances for the Academy of Magical Arts, the Magic Castle

Video from Rudy's legendary performance on FOX. For more info visit www.rudycoby.com This video (or channel) is NOT monetized , uploaded to preserve history, no infringement intended. If you like his work like I do, go buy stuff! This is a great inspiring talk for all magicians and performers!

Be sure to use the Promo Code: themagicwordpodcast to save $100 when filling out the convention registration form at http://magicuba.org

489: Obie's 4F Convention 2019 Update - Day Four

420: 2018 Obie's F.F.F.F. Day Three

407: Rudy Coby - Around the World on Four Legs

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