786: TAOM 2023 Convention - Day Two Report

Saturday September 2, 2023

9:00 AM until 6:00 PM Registration Open

10:00 AM until 6:30 PM Dealers Room Open

8:30 AM until 11:00 AM Close-up Contest

11:00 AM until 12:30 PM Lecture Chris Carter

12:30 PM until 2:00 PM Lunch

12:30 PM until 2:00 PM Willard Lunch

2:00 PM until 3:30 PM CJ Johnson Family Magic Show

3:30 PM until 5:00 PM Lecture Doug Conn

4:00 PM until 6:00 PM Strolling Magic

5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM until 9:00 PM Stage Show

* Michael Finney

* Chris Carter

* Steve Valentine

9:15 PM until 10:00 PM Strolling Magic

9:30 PM until 11:00PM Panel Discussion Children’s/Family Magic

11:00 PM until 12:30 AM Eric Tait

12:30 AM until 1:30 AM Midnight Madness

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751: Senior Tour 2023 - Panel Discussion

On the first evening of the Senior Tour, we sat down for a very special, impromptu Q&A with some of the performers from the Senior Tour. Joining us on the couch was Trudy Monti (wife if the legendary Harry Monti), Bill Goodwin, Alan Ackerman, Mike Powers, Doug Conn, Jim Molinari and Howard Hamburg.

This is a bonus episode to the Magic Word Podcast and we will resume our daily updates with the next installment.

Like a late night talk show, Scott Wells has some of the talent from this year’s Senior Tour as his guests on the couch in this episode. We feature Trudy Monti (wife of Harry Monti, who was in the audience but not healthy enough to join us on the couch), Doug Conn, Bill Goodwin, Alan Ackerman, Mike Powers, Jim Molinari and Howard Hamburg.

599 - Suzanne the Magician- Suz with a "Z"

Winner of the Academy of Magical Arts (the Magic Castle) trophy for “Close-Up Magician of the Year”, Suzanne the Magician joins us this week to talk about her experience of preparing then fooling Penn & Teller on their hit television show and also discuss ideas for performing in restaurants.

As discussed on this podcast episode, never make fun of your volunteer particularly when they become “easy targets.”

This week we learn how Suzanne had to rework and retool her signature “Band Aid” trick "(A Mother’s Love) to make it work for Penn & Teller Fool Us. She also shares stories from her decades of experience of performing magic at high end restaurants plus some advice on trick selections, approaching tables, and more.