470: 2019 Magi-Fest Day One Update

Day One Schedule - January 17, 2019

6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dealers Open

7:00 - 7:05 p.m. Josh and Andi Keynote Welcome

7:05 - 8:00 p.m. Howard Hamburg Lecture

9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Alan Marchese Lecture

10:00 - 11:30 p.m. Youth Event

10::30 - 11:15 p.m. Six and a Half Magic Tricks at a Magic Convention

11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Blake Vogt Live

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:18 - join Scott on the road as we drive from Houston, Texas to Columbus, Ohio to the 2019 MagiFest

00:10:15 - Howard Hamburg talks about his lecture travels

00:23:00 - Xavier Spade talks about attending the MagiFest over the years and why he enjoys this event

00:31:03 - Raj Madhok, Rick Wilcox and Scott Robinson talk about this convention plus TRICS and other conventions.

00:35:20 - Steve Bryant talks about his Little Egypt Magic

00:41:46 - Joshua Jay welcomes us to the convention. He was standing near the Registration Desk where he thanked each person as they/we drew closer to the desk. He gives us some statistics about this year’s convention.

00:49:00 - Daniel Garcia talks magic and what’s happening with David Blaine and even shows us a trick

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425: Raj Madhok - Mysteriouser and Mysteriouser

Physician by day and mentalist by night, Raj Madhok is one of mentalism's true treasures. Over the last 30 years, he has contributed many ideas and routines that have found their way into the repertoires of some of the world's professional mentalists. He has lectured at the Psychic Entertainer's Association (PEA) and MAGIC Live! conference in Las Vegas plus effects published in several magic journals and was a contributor to Banachek's Psychological Subtleties. 3 and the author of "Mysteriouser and Mysteriouser", Raj has been a long time personal friend (and a supporter and Friend of The Magic Word) and I always enjoy a good chat with good friends. I think you will enjoy our conversation, too.

00:05:40 - Raj talks about attending the 50th Annual Awards Academy of Magical Arts in Los Angeles and a brief review of the banquet and "buzz" around the Castle on the evening of the dinner and who he saw performing; his performances as a "part-time" mentalism and how he incorporates his native Indian religion into his performances; advice on "how to attend" conventions (hint: take notes); and more.

00:53:47 - Product Review - "52 To 1 Deck" from Word Magic Shop and created by Wayne Fox and David Penn. It is a very clean "thought-of" card for close-up, parlor or stage. Highly recommended.

00 59:06 - Product Review - "SNITCH" by Peter Eggink from Magic From Holland. SNITCH is a super-fast, no-palming Signed Card to Envelope effect! Recommended with slight reservations.

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289: F.F.F.F. 2016 Day Three

Day Three with even more great shows and more great chats with some of the attendees.

Friday April 29:
8:00 - Bob Little Open Golf Tournament11:00am: Pat Page Workshop
11:00 - Pat Page Memorial Workshop (Teach-A-Trick hosted by Mike Powers) "Ring Magi"Noon:
1:30pm: 4th Close-Up Show "Magical Moments" (Christian Painter emcee)

3:30pm: 5th Close-Up Show "Italian Gala" (Alain Iannone emcee)
5:30pm: Dinner Buffet
8:00pm: 6th Close-Up Show "Finger Flicking Friday" 9Meir Yedid emcee)
11:00pm: Hospitality Suite

Time Stamps for this podcast:

00:00:00 - Kieron Johnson from the U.K. talks about this being his first 4F convention

00:10:00- Will Fern has attended three times and discusses some of the shows we've seen so far.

00:16:31 - Bill Evans plays a new composition on his ukulele "Don't Get Banned For Life"

00:19:17 - Neil Stirton from Scotland talks about this being his first 4F convention and how it differs from other conventions he's attended.

00:28:46 - Raj Madhok has attended 20+ years and takes time away from his medical practice to attend this convention. He talks about the quality of the shows this year.

00:35:37 - Joe Monti and Christian Engbloom talk about the convention

00:38:12 - Eric DeCamps will be on the final night show with something special, but here he talks about his personal friendship with Rene LeVand.