415: Chip Romero - A Chip Off Of Doug Henning

Cruise ship magician and noted Doug Henning historian and collector, Chip Romero joins us this week to talk about the life of Doug Henning and his collection. Along the way, Chip tells us some stories about Henning, busts some myths and goes deep behind the man and magician who was one of the Titans in our magic business.

Doug Henning's World of Magic (1977) starring Glen Campbell & Sandy Duncan. This recording is from ITV, as broadcast on 26th May 1986. From The MagicWeek Vid...

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341: Houdini-Opoly with Dick Brookz and Dorothy Dietrich

Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz own and operate the Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania. They have both led extraordinary lives and worthy of talking more about their Houdini museum, the Houdini seance, and the former Magic Townhouse in New York City. They talk about all these things but the purpose of this particular podcast is to help the magic world learn more about their newest project, "Houdini-Opoly"

They have been working on this board game for over two years and with the Kickstarter campaign now being fully funded just before this podcast was released. So not it's on to meet their "stretch" goals to pay for the "enhancements". Thanks to your support, it appears that it will be in production soon this year. The Magic Word Podcast is selective in providing a platform for promoting individuals or pet projects. But this is one I support and think is of particular interest to our community. But even if you choose not to support the cause and buy a game, the rest of our chat is interesting as we talk about the old Magic Townhouse in New York City and why it closed and the museum moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania. We also discuss the Houdini seance and the museum.

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318: Day 2 - TAOM 2016

Saturday, September 3

7:00 a.m. - ? - Grab ‘n’ Go Breakfast Bar - Ballroom Foyer
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Registration - Ballroom Foyer
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Dealers Room Open - Beachcomber
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Close-up Contest – Catamaran,Longboat, Outrigger & Kokomos
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Lecture – Ice McDonald – Ballroom
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Magic Luncheon – Kokomos
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Lecture – Danny Orleans & Jan Rose – Ballroom
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Lecture - Banachek - Ballroom
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Order of Willard Banquet – Kokomos (Order of Willard members & guests only)
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Magic Island Gala Show – Ballroom with Scott Hollingsworth as MC and featuring: Stuart and Laurie McDonald, C.J. Johnson and Kim, Oscar Munoz, Ice McDonald, Cody Fisher, Banachek, and "The Rhythm of Magic" Michael Blanco and Jessica.
10:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Midnight Madness – Ballroom

Doug Henning opened his first TV special with John Cornelius' "Fickle Nickel".

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:14 - Talent Chairman, Scott Hollingsworth, talks about some of the talent he has organized for this convention.

00:07:32 - Stuart McDonald recapped a bit of his lecture and workshop from last evening when he talked about creativity and preparing an act for FISM.

00:17:40 - Harry Allen talks about the upcoming Daytona Beach Festival of Magic Convention and the status of his "brick and mortar" magic shop and its possible future. Also, he offers the listeners a "Convention Special" that you have to hear to believe. Also, you have to mention The Magic Word Podcast to receive.

00:28:14 - Chip Romero, noted collector of Doug Henning memorabilia

01:03:34 - John Cornelius talks about his "Fickle Nickel" that opened the first Doug Henning Show. Plus he tells us about the origin of the "Muscle Pass".

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