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912: Diana Zimmerman - The Enchantress

Diana Zimmerman is an enchanting woman in every sense of the word: personality, charm, abilities, looks, intelligence, skill, and so much more. She has led a life of magic like few other women. And she is being recognized for her achievements by being inducted to the Los Angeles Times Global Magicians Hall of Fame on July 9th, 2025. Married at 19 to Dick Zimmerman, magician and creative genius, she performed around the world on television and stage with her one-woman performance. She traveled with a giant gramophone then later switched to a thumb tie and pick pocketing. She developed and still works with the Magic Castle Junior Program (which just celebrated their 50th year) and is the author of several books of fantasy. But she also authored the definitive collector’s edition of the Siegfried and Roy book.

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Diana has so many stories that she shares with us this week including her early days working with her then-husband, Dick Zimmerman, then how Cary Grant encouraged her to form the junior program at the Magic Castle, and many stories about the late Siegfried and Roy. She was a close confidant to the illusionists and shares some “behind the scenes” stories from Little Bavaria to “the Incident” that ended their Las Vegas run.

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July 3, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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901: Magic Collectors Expo 2025 - Day Two Report

Tuesday May 6, 2025

9:00 am Tour #1 Leaves for DC Museum Tour

11:15 am to 4:00 pm Dealer Room Opens & Vintage Vegas Video

3:35 pm Last DC Tour Returns

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Session #3

8:30 pm to 11:30 pm Dealer Room Open

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

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May 7, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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868: TRICS 2024 - Days One and Two

Thursday November 7, 2024

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Ed Ellis                  6:00 pm – 7:00pm
Newcomer             8:00pm – 8:45pm
David Parr             9:30pm – 10:00pm

 

Friday November 8, 2024

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Paul Gertner                  11:00 – 12:00
Bernardo                        1:00 – 2;00
Lunch                             2:00 – 3:30
Pipo                                 3:30 – 4:30
Insights                          5:00 – 6:30
Dinner                            6:30 – 8:00
Friday Night Show       8:00 – 9:30
Pizza Party                    10:00 Until

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00:00:17 – Join Scott Wells at Starbucks in the Austin, Texas, airport as we prepare to jump on our “magic carpet” to Charlotte, North Carolina, for TRICS Convention.

00;04:57 – Before the first event (Ed Ellis lecture) we visit the dealers’ room where we chat with Roy Kueppers who is showing his wares for the first time. Roy also talks about his brand being stolen and the importance of owning a trademark for your name and why you should consider doing it if you want to own your own brand.

00:11:30 – Rocco talks about joining Franz Harary with his new show in Hong Kong that will be similar to his show in Macau.

00:15:53 – Organizer, Scott Robinso, tells us what to expect this weekend and how it differs from previous years. This year he went international and contest winners (i.e. FISM, IBM, SAM winners, Penn & Teller Foolers, etc.) He tells us there are 160 registrants plus performers here this year.

00:23:06 – a word from our sponsor, the New York Magic Conference, coming up on Saturday November 16th in Douglaston, NY.

00:26:40 – Mike Dunagan, International President of the I.B.M., talks about the conventions he’s attended as president. He talks about next year’s I.B.M. convention being in Houston, Texas, featuring Randy and Kristy Pitchford as the Guests of Honor.

00:35:21 – Following Paull Gertner’s lecture, we chat with Michael Bloemeke who just qualified at MAGIC Texas to compete in FISM Italy in 2025.

00:44:18 – Geoff Williams was another lecturer/performer from a previous year. We do a quick overview recapping what went on today.

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November 8, 2024 by Scott Wells.
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