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336: Murray Sawchuck - A Very Murray Christmas

In our annual visit holiday with Murray Sawchuck, "Celebrity Magician" from Las Vegas, this year he talks about achieving one of his dreams: appearing in the Hollywood Christmas Parade. It shows how determination and dedication to a goal can be accomplished. Murray also gives us a health update on Michael Giles, another Las Vegas magician who is undergoing treatment for stage four pancreatic cancer. There is a link on the blog below for you to visit the Go Fund Me website where you can get more information and donate to his fund.

Murray also tells us more about branding and marketing yourself, but there is a very interesting story about a failure before a live audience while recording an episode of "The Masters of Illusion" television show. It just goes to show how problems can come to us all.

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Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - Murray talks about visiting the Hollywood Christmas Parade as a child and how he achieved his dream to actually be in the parade. He also talks about living the dream of getting to perform for his childhood heroes.

00:32:29 - Eric Citron, the Great American Magic Company, talks about his new online shop and announces this week's surprise magic contest.

00:36:20 - Murray continues our discussion as he talks about a "disaster" he had during a live taping of "Masters of Illusion" television show

01:02:04 - "Haunted Revolution" by Mariano Goni is reviewed. Recommended with reservations.

01:06:12 - GPS Pack Nav" by Oliver Meech is reviewed. Recommended with reservations

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Our wonderful, beautiful friends Michael and Melanie Giles need our help. Michael has just been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, and it has spread to his liver and possibly his spine. You can learn more and assist by going to the Go Fund Me…

Our wonderful, beautiful friends Michael and Melanie Giles need our help. Michael has just been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, and it has spread to his liver and possibly his spine. You can learn more and assist by going to the Go Fund Me account by clicking on the graphic above.

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Tagged with Murray Sawchuck, Michael Giles, Pawn Stars, Hollywood parade, Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas.

December 22, 2016 by Scott Wells.
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