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913: FISM 2025 in Turin, Italy- Day One Report

Monday 14 July, 2025

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Time Stamps: These will be posted after I have gotten some sleep.

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July 14, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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828: Obie's 4F 2024 Close-Up Convention - Days One and Two Report

Wednesday April 24

7:45 p.m.            tribute to Guest of Honor (GOH) Christian Schenk (host: Rogr Nicot)

8:00 p.m.            Lecture #1          GOH Christian Schenk

9:00 p.m.            1st Show              4F Opening Gala (MC :Keith Fields)

 Thursday April 25

10:30 a.m.         Lecture #2          Bernardo Sedlacek

1:30 p.m.            2nd Show             Magical Moments (MC: Gary Morton)

3:30 p.m.            Lecture #3          John Bannon

745 p.m.             Tribute to GOH Jimmy C. (host: Darryl Rose)

8:00 p.m.            Lecture #4          Jimmy C.

9:00 p.m.            3rd Show             Friends Old & New (MC: Michael Dardant)

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Time Stamps:

(00:00) Scott Wells recently returned from France

(01:04) Scotty heading to Buffalo for four f convention this weekend

(03:13) Scotty will receive a fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts

(04:07) So, as far as a convention, since I missed last evening, Rick,

(06:42) Gino: Okay, now it's time for lunch. We have to go to the liquor store

(09:43) Gene Gordon and Chuck Ark attended the evening gala last night

(10:37) Christian: What did you think last night? Kind of stood out

(13:30) Jimmy C. started in magic at 42 and now does 22 gigs a month

(17:54) What do you say to encourage people to get into magic at a later age

(19:13) A friend of mine does a magic trick for laymen five times a day

(20:15) So my other question has to do then with the five star reviews

(21:02) Do you have a character when you perform? I mean, like,

(22:44) One of the recent podcast episodes with Rolando Santos has received overwhelming positive feedback

(23:18) Rolando discusses the difference between evoking and provoking

(25:28) The pendulum work is all ad lib because you don't know

(26:20) Have you been enjoying this convention so far? Yeah. The magic has been terrific

(28:24) Alain Iannoni from Italy joins us from NPR

(29:21) You've been a professional magician for 30 years now

(31:54) Talk about some of the things that are in your lecture

(36:22) Scott: Henry Evans recently finished a lecture tour

(37:41) Another guy that did a lot for you was Mike Miller taking you on chinese tours

(39:34) In China, most of the people speak only Chinese, so they need interpreter

(41:51) Scott Bennett says he fooled Penn and Teller on his Las Vegas tour

(45:26) You maintain citizenship in all three nationalities because you were born in Antigua

(46:56) Dev Patel's four f routine was a hit last night

(49:31) How many conventions have you been to? This is your 11th

(53:28) Keith Fields: I have a friend who owns a theater in San Antonio

(56:22) Gino Mozzarella got a call to do a gig in Spain

(01:00:10) Renee Levan performed for John Lennon once

(01:02:57) Well, yesterday at the four f, you gave a lecture. I missed that. But I was today, actually

(01:03:09) The theme of this lecture was how to create a special moment

(01:05:53) Bernardo gave a lecture on how to create a special moment

(01:08:29) Bernardo says being a first timer in magicians is daunting

(01:10:31) Scott, as a first timer, performing magicians was daunting

(01:14:00) Bernardo: The vibe at four f is very different from other conventions

(01:17:36) Mark: I'm anxious to see what Bernard is going to show us here

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April 25, 2024 by Scott Wells.
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810: Rolando Santos - Evoking Emotions

Rolando Santos has said a lot over his long, professional career and he still has a lot to say to the world. He is a storyteller with his background in news reporting and with his magic, as well. Rolando is a Past International President of the I.B.M. and also a Retired CEO - CNN Chile and an Emmy Award Winning journalist.

Rolando talks about the Seven Emotions and how we as magicians can employ them to make our act stronger. They are: Anger, Fear, Happiness, Sadness, Awe, Curiosity, and Hope. He also discusses points on how making connections by being observant and aware of our surroundings. These are strong emotions that are universal and allow us to make those evocative connections.

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January 18, 2024 by Scott Wells.
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