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836: Julie Eng - My Life in Magic

If you are a magic collector or you have attended one of the recent MAGIC Live! conventions, then no doubt you have seen, met or otherwise know Julie Eng. She is the executive director of Magicana, a Toronto-based organization dedicated to the exploration and advancement of magic. She is also the editor of Magicol, the “house organ” of Magicana that’s filled with delightful stories from noted authors about the rich history of our art.

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You cannot tell the story of what Julie Eng does without knowing her background with her father, Tony Eng, proprietor of Tony’s Trick and Joke Shop in Victoria, British Columbia. Not only learning magic, but also a strong work ethic and marketing skills necessary to be the successful magician she is today. Enough has been said about women in magic that there should be no separation between a female and male magician. But when you also throw in her Asian cultural background, then the “elephants in the room” must be addressed, which it is in this week’s episode.

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Links for this week’s episode:

 Magicana - https://www.magicana.com

Magic Live - https://www.magicconvention.com

Victoria Magic Circle - http://www.vmc.bc.ca

Morrissey Magic - https://www.morrisseymagic.com

Edwin A. Dawes - https://www.magicana.com/contributors/edwin-dawes

Johnny Thompson - https://www.magicana.com/news/johnny-thompson

Japanese Village - https://www.japanesevillage.bc.ca

PCAM - http://www.pcam.org

The Magic Circle - https://themagiccircle.co.uk

Magic Collectors Expo - https://www.magiccollectorsexpo.com

David Ben - https://www.magicana.com/contributors/david-ben

Susie Wandas - https://www.magicana.com/news/susie-wandas

Del O'Dell - https://www.magicana.com/news/del-odell

Michael Claxton - https://www.magicana.com/contributors/michael-claxton

Patrick Watson - https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/patrick-watson

Daniel Zuckerbrot - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0958403/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_4_q_daniel%2520zuckerbrot

Simon Coronel - https://www.simoncoronel.com

Lance Rich - https://www.magicana.com/contributors/lance-rich

Alan Slaight Award - https://www.magicana.com/alan-slaight-award

Linking Ring - https://www.magician.org/resources/linking-ring

Tagged with Julie Eng, MAGIC Live!, Magicoll, Magicana, Toronto, Tony Eng, Edwin Dawes, Toronto Canada, David Ben.

May 30, 2024 by Scott Wells.
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835: Mark Jensen - Marshalling a Collection

Mark Jensen is not a name you may (yet) be familiar with, but his story of collecting is one among hundreds, if not thousands, of those of us who have found a niche where we can enjoy the history of our art by just looking at our walls or across the room to see the collectible relic. His story represents those collectors who have a passion for a particular area of our vast art. His friendship with the late Marshall Brodien led to him ultimately being the “caretaker” of Marshall’s magic collection. There are others who are notable magic collectors who gather magic from our rich history (like Chip Romero who specializes in collecting all things related to Doug Henning) plus other ephemera and props from some of the magic celebrities of yesteryear.

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Mark Jensen lived in the Chicago, Illinois, area and grew up watching the Bozo Show on television that featured Wizzo the Wizard (Marshall Brodien). Later Mark found that he lived rather close to Marshall and developed a friendship with the late wizard. In this week’s episode, Mark talks about that friendship and some of the stories that Marshall shared with him. Mark also talks about some of the other things in his collection (like items from “The Great Buck Howard” movie) and his passion for science fiction plus suggestions on how others might begin their own collecting.

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Links for this week’s podcast:

Academy of Magical Arts - The Magic Castle https://www.magiccastle.com/

Simon Helberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Helberg

Ed Alonzo https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0022303/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_q_ed%2520alonzo

Jason Siegel https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0781981/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4_tt_0_nm_8_q_jason%2520siegel

Larry Wilmore https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932831/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_q_larry%2520willmore

Todd Robbins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Robbins

Bozo Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bozo_the_Clown

Marshall Brodien https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Brodien

The Academy of Magical Arts - The Magic Castle https://www.magiccastle.com/

Texas Association of Magicians https://taom.org/

Tagged with Mark Jensen, Marshall Brodien, Chicago.

May 23, 2024 by Scott Wells.
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834: Eric DeCamps - He Is The Champion

Eric DeCamps is a subtle yet significant force in our magic community. The S.A.M. awarded Eric the Gold Medal of Excellence for Close-Up Magic. He is only the second magician in the 122-year history of the organization to receive this prestigious award.He was designated as the Dean of The S.A.M. Parent Assembly #1 in New York City. Next year for the 52nd annual 4F convention, Eric will be the Guest of Honor, yet another prestigious award. His one-man show has been presented around the world and for those who have seen his full show in a proper setting, well…consider yourselves lucky.

In this week’s episode, Eric spends the first part of our conversation talking about Rene Lavand who was the greatest single person to influence Eric’s style of magic. He also chats about the development of his one-man show and some of the venues where he has presented it. Eric also talks about one of his featured and favorite illusions, a variation of the Hooker Rising Card. This archaic and nebulous illusion is seldom seen…and for good reason. Very few in the world know Hooker’s secret and those who do know, keep it to themselves! Perhaps it is one of magic’s last and greatest secrets.

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Tagged with Eric DeCamps, Rene Lavand, Harrison Greenbaum, George Sands, Hooker Rising Card, John Gaughan.

May 16, 2024 by Scott Wells.
  • May 16, 2024
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  • Eric DeCamps
  • Rene Lavand
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