509: Day Three - 2019 MAGIC Live! Convention

2019 Convention Schedule - Tuesday August 6, 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 p.m.

Eugene Burger: From Beyond (Dauphine B)

Making the Magic More You (Bienville G)

You Are All Terrible! (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.)

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, 10:00a)

Live Tonight!

5:00 until 11:00 p.m. - Exhibit: Ambiguous Objects (Dauphine F)

6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 p.m. - Guess That Gimmick!, 60 min (Dauphine B)

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)

One of the videos of objects presented by Kokichi Sugihara at the MAGIC Live! convention. Title: Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion Author: Kokichi Sugihara Institution: Meiji University, Japan

Dick Koornwinder demonstrating his Koornwinder Car

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Jade talks about recently attending the Tom Stone workshop on creativity in Sweden

00:05:34 - Peter Samelson talks about some of the days activities plus observations on creativity and today’s audiences

00:17:28 - Joe Turner gives his perspective of some of the convention activities

00:29:58 - Curtis Kam tells us some of his favorite sessions so far

00:40:43 - David “Silly Billy” Kaye

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296: Curtis Kam - On The Money

During a recent close-up convention in nearby Dallas, Texas, many top close-up guys attended to session together and share ideas. One of the performers who stayed in Texas for a couple extra days was Curtis Kam who traveled to the mainland from Hawaii. Curtis is widely known as a coin guy, but he is really a G.P or "General Practitioner" in that he can and has done it all.

Curtis Kam performing at Midwest Magic in Franklin Park, Illinois December 2010. It's my favorite coin trick. As Curtis says this is the coin trick every coin (and other) magician should do.

Curtis talks about his philosophy about "kayfabe" which is a term in professional wrestling referring to whether or not it is "real" and how it relates to our conviction of presenting our magic as "real". We also chat about his work as a stage illusionist, some of the other magic acts in Hawaii, and his philosophy on certain illusions. He also discusses the importance of scripting, especially for professionals.

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127: MINDvention 2013 - Day Three

The final day continued with exciting activites beginning with one of the best lectures of the convention by Docc Hilford. Lots of great ideas with sound thinking interspersed with humor. After lunch, Cashetta was attired in traditional garb (sans the cocktail dress and make-up) as he talked about development of his character. Nest, Danny and Robert assembled the "Dream Team" of authorities on the the Q&A (Question and Answer) for a panel discussion: Bob Cassidy, Jon Stetson, Michael Weber and Ross Johnson. Of course there was a lively question and answer period.

The afternoon lecture was another treat by a mentalist, (nee Psychic) who rarely attends conventions let alone lectures or performs. John Riggs gave us some real insightful and commercial ideas and material for "readings" and billet work. The evening show, "Masters of Mentalism" was hosted by the hit performer from the previous evening's show, Cashetta. John Riggs opened with some interesting routines using five volunteers. It was interesting that he seated them all on stage but used each for individual effects rather than all in one effect.

Bob Cassidy read the minds of several volunteers from the audience who were unsuspecting "muggles" from the casino who thoroughly enjoyed the show. Docc Hilford closed the show with some very entertaining mentalism using a book test with two volunteers. Danny and Robert closed the convention by presenting Bob Cassidy the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:08 - Paul Vigil talks about magic and mentalism and whether he considers himself as a magician or a mentalist.

00:07:33 - Michael Chaut and Jon Stetson talk about Monday Night Magic (in New York City) and the Mystery Lounge (in Boston, MA), respectively. To see who is on the performance schedule for Monday Night Magic, then visit their website at: http://magicalnights.com/ You can check out the Mystery Lounge (Boston's Original Cabaret) at: http://mysterylounge.com/Home.html

00:19:24 - Jeff McBride talks about his Masterclasses with MINDvention as well as other Masterclasses he hosts. More info at http://www.magicalwisdom.com/

00:29:30 - Andrew Goldenhersh enjoyed this convention and tells us some of what he's been up to in Japan.

00:40:50 - Danny Archer breathes a little easier as he gives us a recap from his perspective as a co-organizer. He also gives us the dates for next year's event: October 11-13, 2014.

00:46:00 - John Riggs talks about being a psychic in the Bible Belt of America plus a glimpse of some unpublished material from "The Messiah Complex Part 2" which may never see print. Listen to find out why. John make fine handcrafted products for serious mentalists. If you are interested, then contact him at JohnRiggs@comcast.net and request a link to his secret website.

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