726: Santa's Holiday Book Suggestions

It is the holiday gift giving season and Santa has three suggestions for every parent, grand parent, aunt, uncle or for that matter, for anyone having a young person in their lives. Santa chats with three authors about their books that are directed at children. Amy Kimlat (yes, the wife of Kostya Kimlat) tells us about her recently released book, “Hocus Pocus Practice Focus” which is a wonderful book (for readers 4-8) that will empower and inspire children to focus and do their best in life. More than a book about a child who learns magic, but the “magic” that is behind learning. Next we have Allan Kronzek who released the book, “Grandpa Magic” nearly two years ago, it is still a relevant guide for older magicians to be ready with a quick trick to entertain children. And finally, what would December be without a visit with Murray Sawchuck? His book, “At Nighttime We Are All The Same Size” was just released and it is an adorable book for animal lovers and children. Not specifically a magic book, it is about the magic in the eyes of the animals we see in our homes and at the zoo. A delightful read for ages 4-8 years of age.

Amy Kimlat was thankful to the Magic Word Podcast for offering her this platform to promote her new book. In return, she is giving all of the listeners a special offer. If you visit her website, then you can download a FREE PDF copy of “Hocus Pocus Practice Focus.” She is offering this with the hope that 1) listeners who download the book will give her a five star rating on Amazon in order to help sell more books. And 2) you will order a hard copy (or more) for the child (or children) in your life. You can visit and download your FREE PDF copy by visiting this special link: https://amykimlat.com/magicword

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527: October Reads - Joe Posnanski, Jeff Abraham, and Burt Kearns

In this fourth installment of our October “Month of Boo”, we have two great suggested books for you to read. Neither book is a “magic book” per se, but they are interesting reads that are perfect for this month. One is about the some of those who died on stage while the other is about an individual who, though long gone, still is alive in our imaginations today.

The first, “The Life and Afterlife of Houdini” by Joe Posnanski, a sports writer who ventured out with his first book on magic, this one about Houdini and why his name still resonates in our world 93 years after his death. It is a fascinating look at an aspect of Houdini that has not yet been explored. It puts to death some of the myths surrounding Houdini, but it is because of those myths that we have the legend.

The second book, “The Show Won’t Go On” by Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns is a respectful look at the lives and deaths of those who died while doing something they love. Yes, many have figuratively died on stage, but these have literally died on stage.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:04:29 - Joe Posnanski talks about writing “The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini” and the people along the way who helped make this possible.

00:31:53 - Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns discuss their book, “The Show Won’t Go On” and some of the interesting stories about those who died on stage doing what they loved.

Hello, World!

365: Day One - IBM/SAM Combined Convention 2017

This is the first of a five day series of podcasts from Louisville featuring conversations with convention talent, organizers, dealers and registrants. The intent is to bring you the sounds (and sights through the embedded videos and attached photos) of what's happening almost in "real time" so you have the next best experience of actually being there. .

This is not the "official" first day of the convention, but nonetheless, there were several "pre-convention" activities that happened and are worth recording for this episode which I will call "Day One".

IBM-SAM 2017 COMBINED CONVENTION SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, JULY 11
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Lance Burton Teen Magic Seminar - Jones
Ed Thomas Memorial Jr Magic Workshop - Beckham
2:00 PM - S.A.M. Endowment Fund Meeting - Willis
3:00 PM - S.A.M. Magic Center Meeting - Willis
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Registration Opens - Registration Area
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM - S.A.M. Caucus Meeting - Willis
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Registration Opens - Registration Area
6:00 PM - Red Carpet Event - Whitney Hall, Kentucky Center
7:00 PM - Louisville Premere: Billy Topit - Whitney Hall, Kentucky Center
9:30 PM - Midnight - Dealers Grand Opening / Autograph Session - Exhibit Hall

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:04:20 - David Salwak and Fielding West talk about the talent at this convention, both on the shows and the competition.

00:12:09 - Michael Perovich, from Los Angeles and a member of the Magic Castle, tells why he comes to the combined convention which allows him to see acts that aren't seen at the Magic Castle.

00:25:46 - Oscar Munoz, International President of the I.B.M. tells us about what he has accomplished over the past year as President and some of his highlights of what he has seen and done.

00:28:19 - Dal Sanders, past National President of the S.A.M., tells us what's going on with the S.A.M. Council.

00:33:08 - Richard Turner calls in to remind us of his debut on Penn & Teller Fool Us on July 13, 2017

00:34:57 - Q&A Panel discussion following the debut showing of "Billy Topit"

00:52:03 - Jeff Sikola, National President of the S.A.M., talks about what he feels were the highlights of the past year.

00:57:55 - Jason Andrews talks about the competitions that brought him to where he is today as well as his cruise ship work.

00:02:31 - Tommy Ellison (a Friend of The Magic Word) shares a story as an update from the podcast posted Feb. 27, 2014 and available by Clicking Here.