508: Day Two - 2019 MAGIC Live! Convention

2019 Convention Schedule - Monday August 5, 2019

9:00 a.m. Registration (Kiosk) until 6:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m. General Session for WHITE lanyards (Showroom) until 12:15 p.m.

10:00 a.m. Focus Sessions for BLUE lanyards until 11:00 a.m.

Fool Them! (Dauphine B)

Rounders (Bienville G)

Fred Kaps: Seeing is Believing (Esplanade L)

11:00 a.m. The Magic Shop (Mardi Gras) until 6:00 p.m.

11:15 a.m. Focus Sessions for BLUE lanyards until 12:15 p.m. (see Focus Session, 10:00 a.m.)

12:30 p.m. Close-up Experience (Bienville H) until 1:45 p.m.

2:15 p.m. - General Session for BLUE lanyards (Showroom) until 4:30 p.m.

2:15 p.m Focus Sessions for WHITE lanyards until 3:15 p.m. (see Focus Session, 10:00 a.m.)

3:30 p.m. Focus Sessions for WHITE lanyards until 4:30 p.m. (see Focus Session, 10:00 a.m.)

Live Tonight!

6:00, 8:00, 10:15 p.m. - The Very Strange Monday Night Show, 60 min. (Showroom)

6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 p.m. - Close-up Experience, 75 min. (Bienville H)

6:00, 7:45, 9:30 p.m. - Little Big Show, 60 min. (Esplanade M)

David Penn from the Wizard Product Review takes a trip round the dealers at Magic Live 2019 in Las Vegas.

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Doug McCoy and Scott Wells recap last night’s party plus a look at today’s activities

00:11:45 - Nancy Anderson

00:12:55 - Steve Gore worked at the Magic Castle last week and this is his first MAGIC Live! We are also joined by Jeffrey Fein

00:20:15 - Dana Daniels talks about working at Warren & Annabelle’s in Hawaii

00:30:58 - Michael Chaut talks about Monday Night Magic and its 22 year history

00:37:05 - Nick Altieri talks about this being his first MAGIC Live!

00:40:26 - Paul Draper

00:44:58 - Bruce Gold talks about his talk show “The Bruce Gold Show” television talk show

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447: 2018 TAOM - Day Three Update

Sunday, September 2, 2018

7:00 am Invisible Lodge

8:00 am Gospel Magic Services

9:00 am Registration Opens

9:00 am Dealers Open

9:00 am TAOM General Meeting

10:00 am Registration Open for Next TAOM

10:00 am Lecture – Paul Draper

11:30 am Lunch on Your Own

1:00 pm Lecture – Kiko Pastur

2:30 pm Professional Close-Up Magic Show – Alex Rangel, Xavier Spade, Caleb Wiles, Kiko Pastur, Chad Long

4:30 pm Lecture – Kyle and Mistie Knight

6:00 pm Dealers Close

7:00 pm Contest Awards

7:30 pm International Magic Show – Emcee Ben Jackson, Mario the Magician, Docc Hilford, Shane Cobalt, John Archer

9:30 pm Lecture – Xavier Spade

11:00pm Lecture – Chad Long

12:00 am President’s Party – Super Heroes and Villains Theme

Monday, September 3, 2018

9:00 am Registration Open for Next TAOM

10:30 am Lecture – Mario the Magician

12:00 pm Lecture – Carisa Hendrix

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:16 - Jim McPherson gives us his observation from a registrant's point of view who only attends this one convention per year

00:06:25 - Mario the Magician talks about creating robots for his magic act and how to inspire children

00:11:32 - Paul Draper tells us about his first experience at the TAOM

00:17:49 - Room B tells us what they liked about the convention

00:24:21 - Room C has some thoughts of their own including National President Ron Ishimaru

00:36:37 - Caleb Wiles talks about getting on Penn & Teller Fool Us and what you should consider if you want to be on their TV show

00:44:00 - Kyle and Mistie Knight talk about working cruise ships and the TAOM

00:56:27 - This is John Archer's second TAOM convention and he tells us why he likes coming here.

01:02:00 - Shane Cobalt talks about his work around the world

01:16:30 - President Jamie Salinas and Chip Romero give us a wrap of the convention

01:24:10 - Scott Wells gives his assessment of this convention

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Vintage magic available here as well as all the new magic in the universe.

401: David Berglas - International Man of Mystery, Part Two

This week we present the second installment of our two-part podcast with David Berglas. Last week we talked about his work on British television and this week we talk about his career in the film industry and people he worked with and knew. Also, David has a profound sense of "giving back" to our community. He is a supporter of the Capetown (South Africa) College of Magic. He is the founder of the "David Berglas International Award of Magic" which has been presented to Uri Geller, David Copperfield, Juan Tamariz, Lu Chen, Derren Brown, Jeff McBride, Dynamo and Penn & Teller.

David Berglas comes out of retirement for a special occasion August 2001

David Berglas talking with Andrew Eborn about The Magic Circle in Pinoli's at the unveiling of the British Plaque Trust plaque on 13th April 2016. Film by Gordon Drayson, Drayson Design.

In this podcast, David talks about working with Orson Welles and Peter Sellers on the set of Casino Royale; his work with his marketing company, E.S.P.; the Piddington's mind reading act on the radio (which is featured on "Radio Lab" podcast HERE); how David acquired his moniker, "International Man of Mystery"; his philosophy on disclaimers; performing for British royalty; meeting Picasso; his philanthropic work with the Capetown College of Magic; magic conventions like the IMX, EMC, McMillan Weekend, etc.; his International Award of Magic, and more.

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Please consider donating to David Berglas' pet project, the Capetown South Africa College of Magic.

508: Day Two - 2019 MAGIC Live! Convention

Time Stamps for this podcast:

447: 2018 TAOM - Day Three Update

401: David Berglas - International Man of Mystery, Part Two

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