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896: Obie's 4F 2025 Close-Up Convention - Days One and Two Report

Wednesday April 23

1:00pm: Registration
1:00pm: 4F Shop Open
5:00pm: Dealers’ Room Opens (closed during events)
7:30pm: 1st Show: Opening Gala (MC - Jay Scott Berry)
11:00pm: Hospitality Suite Opens
12:00am: Dealers’ Room Closes

 Thursday April 24

10:00am: Registration Open (closed during events)
10:00am: Dealers’ Room & 4F Shop Open (closed during events)
10:30am: Lecture #1 - Horrett Wu
1:30pm: 2nd Show: Magical Moments (MC - Will Fern)
3:30pm: ED Talks #1 (MC’s - Christian and Katalina)
7:30pm: 3rd Show: Friends Old & New (MC - Michael Dardant)
9:30pm: Lecture #2 - Eric DeCamps
11:00pm: Hospitality Suite Opens
12:00am: Dealers’ Room Closes

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

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Happy birthday for our Friend of the Magic Word, “Fancy” Nancy Anderson. Originally from Lima, Peru, she now resides in the Chicago area where she lives and performs. She is a self-proclaimed BIG fan of magic and is often seen enjoying live shows at the Chicago Magic Lounge and the Rhapsody Theatre. Her actual birthday was this past week, April 21st. So, mark your calendar for next year so you don’t forget to wish her a happy birthday.

Posted in Convention Report and tagged with Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic, Obie's 4F Convention, Buffalo, Rune Carlsen, Billy Debu, David Regal, Javi Benitez, Howard Hamburg, John Sturk, Jay Scott Berry, Michael Breggar, Bob Rees, Harrison Carroll, Eric Decamps, Randy Pitchford.

April 24, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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685: Puck - Getting to Know You

Malcolm “Puck” Puckering traveled with Denny (Haney) & Lee for years assisting in their many college shows. Puck is one of the three who were “acolytes” of Denny, the other two being Scott Alexander and Alain Nu, both of whom have been featured in previous podcast episodes here. So, it is about time that we sit down to chat with Puck about his experience with Denny plus his many other ventures aboard cruise ships and on stages for Monday Night Magic, corporate events and so much more.

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Join your podcast host as we get to know Puck along with you as we find out more about his life, his magic and his career.

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Tagged with Puck, Monday Night Magic, Denny Haney, Denny & Lee, The Magic Castle, Scott Alexander, Alain Nu, Esther's Follies, Ray Anderson, Vito Lupo, cruise ships, AGT, Penn & Teller Fool Us.

May 26, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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601 - P.A.N. on Scott Alexander

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As we kick off the 601st episode of The Magic Word Podcast, we welcome not one, but three guests this week, all of whom toured and worked closely with the late magician and dealer, Denny Haney. Scott Alexander authored a new biography of Denny called, “Collected Wisdom” which not only talks about his life but also describes in detail some of the tricks that made his reputation. Also joining us the week is Malcolm “Puck” Puckering and Alain Nu both of whom have made their own unique mark in our magic community after learning so much from their mentor, Denny.

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“Collected Wisdom” contains many stories from the collected lives of Scott, Puck and Alain, But in this week’s podcast, they also share a few additional recollections that were not included in the book.

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You can also enjoy this podcast on YouTube where the video of our conversation was recorded. In that video you can enjoy a couple videos that were shown during the recording of this episode but deleted in this audio portion.

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Tagged with Denny Haney, Denny & Lee, Denny & Lee Magic Studio, Scott Alexander, Puck, Alain Nu.

March 4, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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