885: Blackpool 2025 - Day Three Report

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:17 – Dom Chambers ran into me in the hallway on his way to rehearsal for his show. But he agreed to chat for a bit and tell us about his experience performing here and a quick recap of what he’s up to lately. Dom was the focus of a chat on The Magic Word Podcast on Episode #664 where you can learn more about him.

00:06:12 : Nigel Quinn just arrived for the final day and gives us his perspective of why he came for the day and what he hopes to see and enjoy.

00:12:02 - Ger Godley, from Ireland, talks about this year’s convention compared with last year. He definitely thinks this year’s event is better organized.

00:21:14 - Jamie Allen, formerly known as the iMagician, has an all new show, one of which was directed by Jonathan Goodwin. Jamie was the focus Episode #584 where you can learn more about him.

00:33:48 - Javid with Pelican Stagewear talks about his efforts to take his wares to the U.S., but time and customs prevents his efforts from being profitable.

00:42:35 - Ron Spangler enjoys coming to Blackpool each year. He was one of the organizers of the Magifest before it was turned over to Vanishing, Inc.

00:48:28 - Eric Leclerq was the emcee (compere) of the Friday night gala. His insult comic type of humor is much like that of Mike Hammer, and that is to say that it wasn’t for everyone. He talks a bit about his choices and how he came about to get this engagement and why he chose to stick with what he does best.

00:57:08 - Ian Kendall is another magician who came in for the day from Scotland and watched a lot of lectures and shows. He was the subject of Episode #796 where you can learn more about him.

01:11:15 - we give a quick wrap-up of the convention as I give a quick review of Rick Thomas’ gala finale show. He was the subject of Episode #632 where you can hear a more personal side of him.

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855: Magic Texas - Day Two Report

Saturday August 31st, 2024

Subject to change

8:30 AM – 6:30 PM Registration Open
9:00 AM -1:00 PM Youth Academy
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Dealers Room Open
9:00 - 11:00 AM Close-up Contest
10:00 - 11:00 AM SESSION #4: Choice between; Paul Draper – Marketing Jeff Copeland – Coins
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Lecture - Artem Shchukin
12:45 – 1:45 PM Lecture – Shawn Farquhar
2:00 - 3:00 PM Stars of Tomorrow Stage Show
3:00 – 6:00 PM Youth Academy
3:30 - 4:30 PM Franz Harary Interviews Gay Blackstone
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Lecture – Adrian Vega
6:00 PM BUS OR SELF DRIVE TO UT ARLINGTON Texas Hall Theater
6:00 – 7:30 PM
RED & WHITE Party with Strolling Magic at UTA Texas Hall Theater
(Food for Purchase)
8:00 - 9:30 PM International GALA Stage Show – Texas Hall on the UTA Campus Starring Greg Frewin, Yu Komohara, Shimpei. Syouma, Wessy, Adrien Kill and Emcee, BJ Mallin
10:00 - 11:30 PM FILM: Lost In The Shuffle – Houdini Theater at the Loews Ballroom
10:00 – 10:30 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #4 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)
10:45 – 11:15 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #5 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)
11:30 PM - ??? Midnight Madness – Open Mic, hosted by Fabian Moreno

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

00:00:18 –

835: Mark Jensen - Marshalling a Collection

Mark Jensen is not a name you may (yet) be familiar with, but his story of collecting is one among hundreds, if not thousands, of those of us who have found a niche where we can enjoy the history of our art by just looking at our walls or across the room to see the collectible relic. His story represents those collectors who have a passion for a particular area of our vast art. His friendship with the late Marshall Brodien led to him ultimately being the “caretaker” of Marshall’s magic collection. There are others who are notable magic collectors who gather magic from our rich history (like Chip Romero who specializes in collecting all things related to Doug Henning) plus other ephemera and props from some of the magic celebrities of yesteryear.

Mark Jensen lived in the Chicago, Illinois, area and grew up watching the Bozo Show on television that featured Wizzo the Wizard (Marshall Brodien). Later Mark found that he lived rather close to Marshall and developed a friendship with the late wizard. In this week’s episode, Mark talks about that friendship and some of the stories that Marshall shared with him. Mark also talks about some of the other things in his collection (like items from “The Great Buck Howard” movie) and his passion for science fiction plus suggestions on how others might begin their own collecting.