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.

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506: Lance Pierce - Standing on Their Shoulders

Over the years, Lance Pierce has befriended some pretty incredible legends in our industry including Roger Klause, John Cornelius and Michael Skinner. In fact, he is the author of “Roger Klause in Concert” and “The Award Winning Magic of John Cornelius” and the webmaster of The Magic Pebble online forum and the host and organizer of Pebblepalooza, an annual close-up convention in Dallas, Texas He recognizes that the work we are doing today is only because of what we building on, which is the work of the early masters in our art.

This week, Lance talks about first meeting and becoming friends with Roger Klause, John Cornelius and Michael Skinner. He also discusses the development of The Magic Pebble and the close-up convention that became an outgrowth of that forum. Lanced has much advice to share that he freely offers in this podcast.

318: Day 2 - TAOM 2016

Saturday, September 3

7:00 a.m. - ? - Grab ‘n’ Go Breakfast Bar - Ballroom Foyer
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Registration - Ballroom Foyer
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Dealers Room Open - Beachcomber
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Close-up Contest – Catamaran,Longboat, Outrigger & Kokomos
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Lecture – Ice McDonald – Ballroom
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Magic Luncheon – Kokomos
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Lecture – Danny Orleans & Jan Rose – Ballroom
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Lecture - Banachek - Ballroom
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Order of Willard Banquet – Kokomos (Order of Willard members & guests only)
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Magic Island Gala Show – Ballroom with Scott Hollingsworth as MC and featuring: Stuart and Laurie McDonald, C.J. Johnson and Kim, Oscar Munoz, Ice McDonald, Cody Fisher, Banachek, and "The Rhythm of Magic" Michael Blanco and Jessica.
10:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Midnight Madness – Ballroom

Doug Henning opened his first TV special with John Cornelius' "Fickle Nickel".

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:14 - Talent Chairman, Scott Hollingsworth, talks about some of the talent he has organized for this convention.

00:07:32 - Stuart McDonald recapped a bit of his lecture and workshop from last evening when he talked about creativity and preparing an act for FISM.

00:17:40 - Harry Allen talks about the upcoming Daytona Beach Festival of Magic Convention and the status of his "brick and mortar" magic shop and its possible future. Also, he offers the listeners a "Convention Special" that you have to hear to believe. Also, you have to mention The Magic Word Podcast to receive.

00:28:14 - Chip Romero, noted collector of Doug Henning memorabilia

01:03:34 - John Cornelius talks about his "Fickle Nickel" that opened the first Doug Henning Show. Plus he tells us about the origin of the "Muscle Pass".