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828: Obie's 4F 2024 Close-Up Convention - Days One and Two Report

Wednesday April 24

7:45 p.m.            tribute to Guest of Honor (GOH) Christian Schenk (host: Rogr Nicot)

8:00 p.m.            Lecture #1          GOH Christian Schenk

9:00 p.m.            1st Show              4F Opening Gala (MC :Keith Fields)

 Thursday April 25

10:30 a.m.         Lecture #2          Bernardo Sedlacek

1:30 p.m.            2nd Show             Magical Moments (MC: Gary Morton)

3:30 p.m.            Lecture #3          John Bannon

745 p.m.             Tribute to GOH Jimmy C. (host: Darryl Rose)

8:00 p.m.            Lecture #4          Jimmy C.

9:00 p.m.            3rd Show             Friends Old & New (MC: Michael Dardant)

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Time Stamps:

(00:00) Scott Wells recently returned from France

(01:04) Scotty heading to Buffalo for four f convention this weekend

(03:13) Scotty will receive a fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts

(04:07) So, as far as a convention, since I missed last evening, Rick,

(06:42) Gino: Okay, now it's time for lunch. We have to go to the liquor store

(09:43) Gene Gordon and Chuck Ark attended the evening gala last night

(10:37) Christian: What did you think last night? Kind of stood out

(13:30) Jimmy C. started in magic at 42 and now does 22 gigs a month

(17:54) What do you say to encourage people to get into magic at a later age

(19:13) A friend of mine does a magic trick for laymen five times a day

(20:15) So my other question has to do then with the five star reviews

(21:02) Do you have a character when you perform? I mean, like,

(22:44) One of the recent podcast episodes with Rolando Santos has received overwhelming positive feedback

(23:18) Rolando discusses the difference between evoking and provoking

(25:28) The pendulum work is all ad lib because you don't know

(26:20) Have you been enjoying this convention so far? Yeah. The magic has been terrific

(28:24) Alain Iannoni from Italy joins us from NPR

(29:21) You've been a professional magician for 30 years now

(31:54) Talk about some of the things that are in your lecture

(36:22) Scott: Henry Evans recently finished a lecture tour

(37:41) Another guy that did a lot for you was Mike Miller taking you on chinese tours

(39:34) In China, most of the people speak only Chinese, so they need interpreter

(41:51) Scott Bennett says he fooled Penn and Teller on his Las Vegas tour

(45:26) You maintain citizenship in all three nationalities because you were born in Antigua

(46:56) Dev Patel's four f routine was a hit last night

(49:31) How many conventions have you been to? This is your 11th

(53:28) Keith Fields: I have a friend who owns a theater in San Antonio

(56:22) Gino Mozzarella got a call to do a gig in Spain

(01:00:10) Renee Levan performed for John Lennon once

(01:02:57) Well, yesterday at the four f, you gave a lecture. I missed that. But I was today, actually

(01:03:09) The theme of this lecture was how to create a special moment

(01:05:53) Bernardo gave a lecture on how to create a special moment

(01:08:29) Bernardo says being a first timer in magicians is daunting

(01:10:31) Scott, as a first timer, performing magicians was daunting

(01:14:00) Bernardo: The vibe at four f is very different from other conventions

(01:17:36) Mark: I'm anxious to see what Bernard is going to show us here

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April 25, 2024 by Scott Wells.
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487: Obie's 4F Convention 2019 Update - Day Two

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Day Two Schedule - Thursday

10:00-5:00 Registration open (closed during lectures and shows)

10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures and shows)

10:00-11:00 4F Shop open

11:00 Olmac Lecture

12:30 Lunch: on your own

1:30 2nd Show: Friends Old & New (MC: Gary Morton)

3:30 3rd Show: Magical Moments (MC: Joe M. Turner)

5:30 Supper: on your own

7:00-7:45 4F Shop is open

8:00 Mike Powers Lecture

10:00 Howard Hamburg Lecture

11:15 Hospitality Suite (Crystal Room) opens -- Free Donuts, Coffee, Soda

12:00 Dealers’ Room closes

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Time Stamps for this podcast:

00: - Marc DeSouza gives us an update on the previous day’s actiities

00:28:00 - Gene Gordon talks about why he has been attending for 19 consecutive years

00:30:44 - Craig Dickson, from WizardCraft, talks about why this is his only convention where he is a dealer for the past 25 years

00:38:23 - Quentin Reynolds, from Ireland is attending his second time at this convention and was a standout hit at yesterday’s show

00:47:17 - Gary Ward is one of the back stage crew who talked about Tom Black who passed away last night.

00:50:19 - Boris Wild talks about developing his acts, performing and judging at FISM and of course, this convention, as my voice begins to deterioate

00:57:34 - Carisa Hendrix talks about her nomination as Stage Magician of the Year for the AMA, plus she talks about her podcast ShezamPod.com

01:05:37 - Alfonso Riteurto is one of the stars of the upcoming Erdnase documentary (that was discussed in an earlier podcast)

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April 25, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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108: MAGIC Live! 2013 - Day 3

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Day three was another fun and exciting day that began with the Opening Session hosted by Justin Flom  A highlight of the show was Xavier Mortimer's incredibly innovative routines. He is currently featured in the Cirque du Soliel show here in Vegas, "Michael Jackson One".. But it was Wayne Dobson being interviewed by Jeff McBride which received a standing ovation.  

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00:00:07 – Tom Vorjahan, Daniel Herron and Eddie Wade give a recap of the Documentary Live 1 show from last night that featured the Long Beach Mystics hosted by Stan Allen and Mike Caveney. It featured David Deeble, Victor and Diamond, Michael Weber, Dana Daniels, Mark Kalin and Jinger, Armando Lucera, Kevin James, and James Hamilton (as Alexander Hamilton).

00:08:33 – I give a short review of the General Session that was hosted by Justin Flom and featured Master Payne, Bill Abbott, Xavier Mortimer, and Wayne Dobson being interviewed by Jeff McBride.

00:13:00 – I chatted with random people dining at the In ‘N Out and how much they enjoy this place. It is one of my regular, mandatory places to dine while in Las Vegas.

00:15:02 – Simon Coronel talks about creativity and how he developed his routine.

00:26:00 – Photo time with Criss Angel

00:26:50 – David Hira talks about this convention and conventions in general and their appeal to different age groups.

00:34:45 – Scott Hunstler was one of the winners on the Sunday night Welcome Party. He talks about what he won. Mark Weidhaas, S.A.M. Past President, and Errol Lipschitz, from Vancouver, talks about their experience of this convention.

00:39:56 – We viewed the documentary about Ricky Jay’s life, Deceptive Practices. Here I get to talk with a few people who know Ricky and have a perspective and opinion on the movie. It isn’t anything like Siskell & Ebert, but I think you will enjoy this discussion by Peter Samelson, Tim Felix and Jon Stetson.

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August 14, 2013 by Scott Wells.
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