799: TRICS 2023 - Days One & Two Report

Thursday, November 2nd

Kayla Drescher 7:00pm – 8:00pm
David Jonathon 9:00pm – 10:00pm

Friday, November 3rd

Blake Vogt 11:00 – 12:00
Eric Jones 1:00 – 2;00
Lunch 2:00 – 3:30
Jon Armstrong 3:30 – 4:30
Insights 5:30 – 7:00
Dinner 7:00 – 8:30
Friday Night Show 8:30 – 9:30
Pizza Party 10:00 Until

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:17 - Scott takes off on his “flying carpet” from Houston to Charlotte for the TRICS convention. He talks about some of the talent who will be at the convention.

00:05:28 - at the registration desk we chat with Tiffany Allen (the wife of Boris Wild) who talks about the registration at this convention plus what it’s like after moving to France

00:12:07 - Shawn Farquhar (the Guest of Honor at this convention) plus Billy Hsueh talk about their recent travels around the world

00:21:44 - Marv Leventhal tells us about the health status of Tom Craven

00:32:58 - Kyle Purnell and John Wolfe chat about this convention and why they attend here regularly plus we recap the lectures from the previous night

00:38:45 - Scott Robinson, main organizer of TRICS tells us that this is year number 14 and some of the special things going on

00;44:00 - Joe Daniels will be the host of the Insights event later today and talks about who will be on the panel

00:49:19 - Roy Eidem confirmed that Tom Craven had passed within the past few hours and since Marv Leventhal and Scott Wells talked about him

00:52:03 - David Coll, Chris Sharp, and Robert Sands are all first-timers to this convention and explain why they came to this event and what they are looking forward to seeing. It’s a nice perspective from the viewpoint of first-timers.

00:55:48 - Michael Kaminskas and Scott Wells give a wrap-up of most of today’s activities.

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A very hard week for the magic community. We just lost these six incredible magicians.
Graham Putnam, Dirk Arthur, David Berglas,
Dick Gustafson, Karl Fulves, Tom Craven.
I am so glad that I had some of these legends on the podcast. Aloha, my friends.

692: I.B.M. 2022 Convention - Day One Report

Wednesday July 13th 2022

8 am - 11 am Dealers Load in Chattahoochee Ballroom

9 am - Noon Lance Burton Teen Seminar Rabun

8 am Stage Contest Rehearsal Grand Salon

9 am - Noon Registration Open Chattooga Hallway

10 am Special Event - MARIO THE MAKER MAGICIAN SHOW Grand Salon

11 am - 6 pm Dealers Open Chattahoochee Ballroom

11 am Board Meeting - Ken Scott Finish Line

12 noon Lunch Break (Cash Lunches Available) Promenade

1 pm - 5 pm Registration Open Chattaooga Hallway

1 pm - 3 pm Stage Contest Grand Salon

3:30 pm Lecture - MARIO THE MAKER MAGICIAN Grand Salon

6 pm Welcome Party and Autographs Promenade

8 pm. Showtime
MC- JEFF HOBSON
PUCK
SIEGFRIED TIBER
MEADOW PERRY
LINDSEY NOEL & FRANCIS MENOTTI
LOSANDER Grand Salon

10 pm Social Time & JAM Session Promenade

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:16 - Join Scott Wells as he departs Houston for Atlanta. What donuts will he eat today?

00:07:03 - I.B.M. Registration and Past International President Bob Patterson talks about the numbers on this convention.

00:11:04 - One of the entertainers this weekend is Jeff Hobson talks about this convention and Marvyn’s Magic Theater and a possible opening of a new one in Michigan

00:18:31 - Incoming International President of the I.B.M. Billy Hsueh talks about his upcoming agenda for the year.

00:22:02 - Ed Ripley, part of the talent here at the convention, but also a previous contest winner and a contestant in the upcoming F.I.S.M convention. He gives some advice about competing in magic competition.

00:30:05 - National President of the S.A.M., the Most Illustrious Rod Chow talks about the S.A.M. convention and this one, too.

00:34:17 - Mike Woodward is a member of the Board of Directors for the I.B.M. and he also tells us about his “Unconventional Convention” in South Carolina.

00:45:10 - Multiple contest winner, Michael Dardant. We chat about his convention and contests and his Twitch channel as well as our previous podcast posted in July 2014. You can Click Here to visit that website and listen to that episode.

400: David Berglas - International Man of Mystery, Part One

David Berglas has an affect on me.

Okay, that is corny. But it is true that he has influenced and inspired more magicians and mentalists in the world than can be counted. Not only has he changed how we look at magic, David Berglas has significantly changed magic on television.

The BBC called him the “Godfather of TV Magic”. Born in 1926, Berglas escaped to Britain from Nazi Germany at age 11. He first became interested in Magic in his 20’s and studied psychotherapy at university before becoming a professional magician in 1952. His groundbreaking TV show in 1986, “The Mind of David Berglas” paved the way for all others to follow up to this very day. He is the author of several books including, "The Berglas Effects" and "The Mind & Magic of David Berglas", among others. And he is an multiple award winner of several prestigious organizations and is the Past President of The Magic Circle.

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I was part of a momentous meeting organized by Spyros Melaris in 2002 when he arranged a dinner meeting with David Berglas and his wife, Ruth, with Banachek and his wife, Heidi, and me and my wife, Kathy. It was a wonderful, memorable dinner with Banachek sharing his spoon bending to David and magic talk late into the evening. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, no photos of that evening exist except those in our minds.

It was at that first meeting that we all became good friends and I am glad that we could get together again for this podcast where David talks about his beginnings in magic, work both in front of and behind the cameras on television and film, plus lots of stories about celebrated names of magicians, most of whom are long since passed.

Magicians' Valhalla

Although the list below is not exhaustive nor in any particular order, it does reflect the names of many well-known (and some lesser known) magicians, spouses and assistants who passed on in 2017. Some may not be as well-known to you, but they were my personal friends (hey, it is my blog!). If you are unfamiliar with any of these names, then it would behoove you to do a little online search of what these people have contributed to our craft. If you have someone you think was overlooked, then please post the name in the comments below on this blog.

Those whose names are highlighted were featured or interviewed here on The Magic Word Podcast. You can click on their name to revisit and listen to their voices again. David Oliver put together a video of some names and dates of passing of these (and others) in a YouTube video. Click Here to see that video.

Phil Messina

Daryl Easton (Martinez)

Bob Cassidy

Jim Zachary

Ed Thomas

Jessica “Shedini” Moore

George Kovari, Jr.

"Chuck" Kirchner

John Moehring

Eugene Burger

Tom Jones

Eddie Gibson