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445: 2018 TAOM - Day One Update

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Friday, August 31, 2018

9:00 am           Registration Opens

4:00 pm           TAOM Board of Director’s Meeting

7:30 pm           Friday Evening Show Texas Showcase – Emcee and Opening Act David Hira, Trixie Bond, Caesar, David and Jacob Rangel

9:30 pm           Lecture – TBN

10:30 pm         Texas Collectors Meeting

11:00 pm         Panel Discussion – Consulting for Movies and Television – Enrico De La Vega, Lisa De La Vega, Danny Garcia, Alex Rangel, Brent Braun

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View fullsize Friday Night MC, David Hira
View fullsize Trixie Bond
View fullsize Walter "Zaney" Blaney
View fullsize Michael Tallon

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:16 - Scott Wells prepares for the TAOM convention

00:08:20 -Scott Hollingsworth talks about his many years of attending TAOM conventions and Sam and Norma Gainer also share some of their memorable convention experiences and why they enjoy this convention.

00:16:29 - President Jamie Salinas talks about some surprises we have in store for the weekend

00:21:16 - Alex Rangel and Daniel Garcia tell us about what might be discussed on the evening's panel

00:29:52 - After the show and she is in a relaxed mood, Trixie Bond tells us some of her favorite highlights from the past 50 years of TAOM conventions

00:38:23 - Walter "Zaney" Blaney regales us with a few stories from his 90 years of life on earth

00:50:24 - Michael Tallon summarizes the late night panel discussion

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September 1, 2018 by Scott Wells.
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