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648: TRICS 2021 - Days One and Two Report

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Thursday November 4, 2021

Selected Members of Sleight Club 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Kyle Littleton 9:00pm – 10:00pm

 Friday November 5, 2021

Newcomer Lecture 11:00 – 12:00
Michael Ammar 1:00 – 2;00
Lunch 2:00 – 3:30
Ryan Plunkett 3:30 – 4:30
Insights 5:30 – 7:00
Dinner 7:00 – 8:30
Garrett Thomas 8:30 – 9:30
Pizza Party 9:30

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Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:17 - On the road again with Scott as he heads to Charlotte, NC

00:03:32 - Charlie Randall meets up with Scott at the airport as they discuss the upcoming convention and their definition of “Sessioning”

00:12:36 - long time attendee, Glen Yost, talks about why he has been attending for so long

00:17:53 - John Miller from Atlanta, GA talks about the Obie’s 4F, Atlanta Braves, and TRICS

00:21:24 - Organizer and host, Scott Robinson, gives us some info about TRICS “by the numbers”

00:28:28 - Minotaur Co-Editor, Marvin Leventhal, offers to send the “missing issue” to any subscriber who never got Issue 4 of Volume 8. He also talks about Monday night’s lectures at TRICS.

00:33:45 - Dexter Cleveland, a.k.a. Algonquin McDuff discusses his contributions to the magic community and his best friend, John Moehring.

00:37:35 - Stephan Barksdale is a newcomer to magic conventions and gives his reasons for attending this as his first TRICS as his first convention ever

00:43:47 - Michael Kaminskas is at this convention but heads to Mexico City for another convention then on to the Magic Castle plus making cups and fake fruit as his side (?) business.

00:48:17 - Another first time attendee to TRICS and to any magic convention, Duane Short chat with us about why and how he found this to be his first.

00:52:55- Jonathan Levit and Scott do a wrap up of what the activities of the day have been.

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Posted in Convention Report and tagged with Scott Robinson, TRICS, Charlotte NC, Marv Leventhal, Stephan Barksdale, Michael Kaminskas, John Miller, Glen Yost, Charlie Randall, Dexter Cleveland, Duane Short, Jonathan Levit.

November 5, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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491: Thom Peterson - The Amazing Guy

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Thom Peterson really is an Amazing Guy. His life has been filled with magical adventures on land and the high seas. His lecture repertoire is nothing less than first class with every item a real “worker’s” dream Thom currently resides in the U.K. where he works the corporate and cruise ships markets. His thinking behind every effect is thorough and he squeezes every ounce of laughter and entertainment out of every effect. He recently traveled across the U.S. on a nationwide lecture tour and some told me that his lecture was the best they’d seen…not this year, but EVER! It was that good!

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May 9, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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280: And In His Corner...

As we wind down the #MagicCereal on this podcast and before Gregory Wilson returns to present his final comments, I thought it only appropriate to give voice to friends and business associates who know Greg best. They wanted to share their stories which radically conflict with those presented by the many who have already been given broadcast time to defend their accusations against Greg.

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00:03:00 - Dave Gripenwaldt talks about his 20+ year friendship and collaboration with Gregory on various projects and how they have worked together on Coffeehouse Conjuring and many other projects.

00:15:04 - Erik Casey (creator of "The Poker Test") and attests to the fact that he shared his idea for this with Gregory who offered nothing but encouragement that led to this effect getting marketed. And to this date, Greg has not accepted any remuneration for his assistance with the entire process (creative, marketing or otherwise). Erik is writing up the story on his blog which you can read by Clicking Here.

00:27:37 - Thom Peterson, The Amazing Guy, has been a long time friend of Greg's and seen and heard him in his creative mode. Thom talks about his experiences that attest to Greg's honesty.

00:41:44 - Danny Archer, business partner with Gregory in the Secret Source magic business, talks about why and how he became associated with Greg despite those who tried to dissuade him and tried to discourage him from going into business. Danny tells first hand stories about Greg's truthfulness, honesty and always choosing to do the right thing.

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Cologne, Germany - The global boom in mentalism has been taking place for a number of years. Many magicians are now incorporating mentalism effects into their performances. Many others are seeking information on how they can add mentalism effects to…

Cologne, Germany - The global boom in mentalism has been taking place for a number of years. Many magicians are now incorporating mentalism effects into their performances. Many others are seeking information on how they can add mentalism effects to their shows. The Mind Summit catered to everyone from novice to expert who has an interest in the field of mentalism.

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March 10, 2016 by Scott Wells.
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