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767: Randy Wakeman - I've Been Around for a Long, Long Years

Randy Wakeman has been around for many decades and was often seen lecturing and performing at magic conventions. Nonetheless, I have always seen him as an “underground” magician who appeals to the true sleight-of-hand experts. He is one of those guys who has “been there, done that, has the t-shirt” as he was one of the regular performers about the Chicago Bar Magic Scene before the turn of the last century. He has written several books on magic (card magic mostly) and is still relevant in our community as a performer, teacher and author.

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While at the recent Senior Tour close-up convention in St. Louis, The Magic Word spoke with Randy as part of the convention report content. He was preparing for a workshop, so we didn’t get a chance to go in-depth as I had wanted. But we agreed to get together at the 4F convention in Buffalo a couple months later. True to his word, we sat down to complete our chat which results in this episode. The content of our chat in both places was a little disjunctive, so the editing required us to put the second conversation first then plug in the chat in St. Louis and finish with our talk while in Buffalo. This sounds more confusing that it actually is, but I know you will understand and enjoy our chat.

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Tagged with Randy Wakeman, Jon Racherbaumer, Jay Marshall, Ed Marlo, Bill Malone, Penn & Teller, Chicago magic bar, magic exposure, Luis De Matos, Pat Page, Del Ray, Simon Lovell, Jim Ryan, Eddie Fechter, Gary Plants, Mac King, Heba Haba Al.

June 29, 2023 by Scott Wells.
  • June 29, 2023
  • Scott Wells
  • Randy Wakeman
  • Jon Racherbaumer
  • Jay Marshall
  • Ed Marlo
  • Bill Malone
  • Penn & Teller
  • Chicago magic bar
  • magic exposure
  • Luis De Matos
  • Pat Page
  • Del Ray
  • Simon Lovell
  • Jim Ryan
  • Eddie Fechter
  • Gary Plants
  • Mac King
  • Heba Haba Al
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548: Jamie Allan - the iMagician

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Jamie Allen is known as the iMagician and the “High Tech Houdini” who brings magic into today’s age using modern technology. His stage show is unlike traditional magic shows and even some of the classics in magic (i.e. sawing in half, sub trunk, and the zig-zag) have all been updated with original twists and video introductions that give some entertaining and historical background on some of those effects. He also uses Augmented Reality (A/R) to perform some of his close-up effects that are projected on the big overhead screens.

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Jamie talks about what it’s like performing magic in today’s age with interest in high-tech and how he develops magic for today’s world and today’s audiences. He also talks about the “stigma” associated with performing on cruise ships ,traveling with a stage show, the changes in venues and audience’s tastes in the U.K. He also talks about the changes in the cruise ship industry as it affects magicians.

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Tagged with Jamie Allan, illusionist, stage illusions, Shape of My Heart, iMagician, Marco Tempest, high tech, Augmented Reality, The Magic Circle, Penn & Teller Fool Us, Daniel Summers, Simon Pierro.

February 27, 2020 by Scott Wells.
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  • Jamie Allan
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  • Shape of My Heart
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  • Augmented Reality
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475: Jamy Ian Swiss with Stan Allen and Tom Gagnon - Three-Fer

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While attending the 2019 MagiFest, I posted daily updates for each of the three days of the event and featured short conversations with talent, registrants, dealers, and organizers. Two of the conversations were longer than I normally like to include with such updates but shorter than the usual one hour of content for a “normal” podcast. So this week we feature the two conversations that were each less than a half hour but make for a satisfying hour podcast filled with different subject matter and points of view.

Jamy Ian Swiss has developed perhaps the most compact, amazing, and practical "Card on Ceiling" ever published, and now he shares the work on video for the very first time - a method you will carry with you every day, always ready to perform this unforgettable feat at a moment's notice. Visit our Online Magic Shop: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/magic-store/5rf6keh5dqmz7z6h241rolotrp30dj

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00:02:44 - First up was a conversation I was having with Stan Allen about the upcoming MAGIC Live! convention then we started talking about critics in our craft and the lack of good critics. As fortune would have it, Jamy Ian Swiss was walking by when we cornered him to talk about giving advice and constructive criticism. How fortuitous.

00:26:38 - Later that evening (much into the late night actually), we had a conversation with Tom Gagnon who talked about his projects both old and new and his passion for continuing to learn and move forward with innovative card ideas. He also talks about his friendships and passing relationships with notable magicians like Ed Marlo and Jon Racherbaumer.

01:03:11 - “Card on Ceiling” by Jamy Ian Swiss: This DVD includes three different versions created and used by professionals including Scotty York, J.C. Wagner and Jamy Ian Swiss. On this DVD Jamy includes the history of the trick, nods to those who have made it a signature piece of their shows, performances of all three methods by Jamy at the W.C. Fields Bar at the Magic Castle, plus a thorough explanation of the methods of each. It also includes a great idea by Jamy for having this effect always ready and where and how to hide the “secret stuff”. Excellent. This is a “must-have” for anyone wanting to perform this trick. Highly recommended.

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Tagged with Stan Allen, Jamy Ian Swiss, Tom Gagnon, Ed Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer, Dai Vernon, magic conventions, MAGIC Live!.

February 14, 2019 by Scott Wells.
  • February 14, 2019
  • Scott Wells
  • Stan Allen
  • Jamy Ian Swiss
  • Tom Gagnon
  • Ed Marlo
  • Jon Racherbaumer
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