762: Pebblepalooza - Convention Report

Friday, May 26

1:00 p.m. Welcome and Housekeeping Announcements

1:20 p.m. Gary Plants

7:00 p.m. Doug Conn

Saturday, May 27

10:30 a.m. - The Do-It-Yourself, All-Star Debutantes Jamboree Soiree Hootenanny

1:00 p.m. - Jared Kopf

7:00 p.m. - Erik Tait

10:30 p.m. - Gary Plants’ Ultra Secret Video Historical Showcase Exhibit of long-gone time past and magical curiosities

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:18 - Scott Wells drinks some hot coffee on his drive to Dallas

00:04:50 - Welcome remarks and housekeeping by Lance Pierce

00:06:48 - Erik Tait talks about this convention being his first Pebblepalooza and his anticipation to giving his presentation

00:11:08 - Justin Teeman has attended every Pebblepalooza and tells us some of his favorite moments

00:16:28 - Rolando Santos is a Past International President of the I.B.M. and gives us his initial observation of this being his first Pebblepalooza

00:24:32 - Tony Cabral is one of the people behind the scene who help make this event a success

00:33:38 - Lauren Cohen is the only female attendee who has attended every Pebblepalooza since Year Four.

00:39:22 - Danny Cheng, from California is 28 years old and is apparently the youngest attendee

00:43:53 - Eddie McColl, from Glasgow, Scotland, talks about Roy Walton and his magic shop, Tam Shepherds

00:51:49 - Lance Pierce is the organizer of this event and talks about how and why he put this event together and how it differs from the traditional “convention”

00:03:40 - Mike Powers helps wrap up today’s events

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712: Texas Association of Magicians 2022 - Report on Days One & Two

Friday - September 2, 2022
12:00 AM - Kent Cummins (LECTURE) - Juggling 101
1:00 PM - 5:00 Dealers Open
1:30 PM - Harry Allen (LECTURE/WORKSHOP)
3:00 PM - Jeanette Andrews (LECTURE)
4:00 PM - T.A.O.M. Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 PM - Mystery Mixer
7:30 PM - Magic and Mystery Show

9:30 PM - (LECTURE) Magic You’ve Never Seen Before

11:00 PM - The Guide (SHOW)

Saturday - September 3, 2022
9:00 AM - Order of Willard Breakfast featuring Rolando Santos - MEMBERS ONLY
10:00 PM - Registration Open
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Dealers Open
10:00 AM - Dealer Show
11:00 AM - Stage Magic Competition
1:00 PM - Losander (LECTURE) The Art of Levitation
2:30 - 5:00 PM - Dealers Open
4:00 PM - Silvain Juzan (LECTURE) Any Card at Any Number & Other Card Magic
7:30 PM - Illusion Spectacular (SHOW)
9:00 PM - Trixie Bond (LECTURE) History of Passed Texas Magicians

10:30 PM - Midnight Madness - Open Mic Magic

Time stamps for this episode :

00:00:17 - Join us for a road trip from Houston to Fort Worth, Texas, as we talk about the upcoming magic convention. Traveling and talking with us is one of the dealers who will be at the convention, Harriet Jacobson.

00:05:38 - T.A.O.M. 2022 President Bronson Chadwick talks about his philosophy and vision for this convention.

00:12:45 - Gregg Lancaster and I recap the activities of the first day of the T.A.O.M. including the lectures and the evening show. Wow! Warning: honest report contained herein.

00:23:58 - we begin the first full day of the convention by clarifying some of what we overlooked or misspoke from the previous evening’s chat with Gregg Lancaster. We also chat with Carolyn Cummings (daughter of Kent Cummings) and Eugene Wilkes who have attended nearly 50 years of this convention. This was recorded at the Order of Willard breakfast.

00:33:11 - I hosted the stage contest where we featured brief chats with magicians between the contest acts. I was not allowed to encourage applause nor hype the acts in any way, so these little segments were perfect little “elevator talks” with guests who had entertaining things to share plus keep the audience entertained between competition acts.

00: 35:09 - First up was Rolando Santos, Past International President of the I.B.M. who talked about his role with The Linking Ring plus an overview of his lecture. Very interesting.

00:48:10 - Trixie Bond was a two time winner when she was a junior. She also talked about her presentation coming later tonight about some Texas magicians who have passed away.

00:55:28 - Jay Zugai chats briefly about his participation in this year’s convention with his lecture as well as close-up and stage show performances.

00:49:52 - Losander chats about his new theater in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Magic Theater) and the shows he does there.

01:03:22 - Lynetta Welch talks about her company, Fabric Manipulation, and how she sews new products and makes old products look new. She also gives us a sneak preview of what’s to come tomorrow in her lecture.

709: Poe's Magic Conference 2022 - Day Three Report

Saturday - August 20, 2022
10:00 AM - MARK STRIVINGS
1:00 PM- PETER SAMELSON (LECTURE/WORKSHOP)
3:00 PM - LUNCH BREAK
4:00 PM - TERRY TYSON (LECTURE/WORKSHOP)
5:30 PM - PROF BC (LECTURE/WORKSHOP)
7:00 PM - DINNER
8:00 PM - ENSEMBLE SHOW (Joe Daniels, Vince Wilson, Jeff McBride, Vlad, Susan Zeller, Hiawatha, Kenton Knepper, Adam Stone, Christopher Taylor, Terry Tyson, and Peter Samelson)
11:00 PM - BLACK CAT LOUNGE

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:16 - Joseph Daniels is one of the performers and lecturers. Part of our conversation (actually a large part of our chat) is about Joe’s work with the TV series “The Walking Dead.” Joe is one of the walkers in the series and this part of the podcast quickly turned into an episode of “The Talking Dead” as Joe tells us things from the walkers’ point of view on the popular television show.

00:24:50 - Hiawatha Johnson, Jr. and I get reacquainted as he tells us what he’s been up to over the past few years.

00:39:53 - Rolando Santos talks about his experience with this convention as well as what’s going on in the “bizarre” community and how it has evolved.

00:4:51 - Kenton Knepper is another one of the performers and lecturers who tells us a bit about what was the crux of his presentation.

01:00:20 - Peter Samelson has been traveling a bit since we last saw each other at FISM a few weeks ago. Peter closed the Saturday evening show here.