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701: FISM Quebec 2022 - Day Five Report

Friday July 29th 2022

8:15-11:00 - Stage Contest
12:30 - 14:30: Close-up Contest

8:30 - 9:30: Bernardo Sedlacek

8:00 - 9:00: Brian South

8:00 - 9:00: Paul Gertner

10:00 - 11:00: Stéphane Bourgoin

10:00 - 11:00: Lisa Menna

10:30 - 11:30: Shawn Farquhar

12:00 - 13:00: Ekaterina Dobrokhotov

12:00 - 13:00: Jeki Yoo

14:30 - 15:30: Marc De Souza

16:30 - 17:30: Lee Asher

17:30 - 18:30: Michael Weber Experience

17:45 - 18:45: Alain Choquette

19:00 - 20:15: Spectacle - One Man Show: Dani DaOrtiz - Group A

Banquet Group B: 19:00 - 21:00

21:30 - 23:00: Close-up Gala

23:30 - 0:30: Chip Romero - Lecture about Doug Henning

23:30 - 0:30: Eric Jones

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00:00:16 - At the convention center, John Kaplan talks about this being his first FISM plus his first visit to Quebec despite being a Canadian citizen.

00:05:54 - Ed Ripley, a U.S. competitor, talks about his side of the story of why his act didn’t score well in the contests

00:11:11 - During a break in the stage competition, Steve Friedberg, a friend from Pennsylvania and frequent attendee at the F.F.F.F. convention, he talks about why he is enjoying this FISM event. As he says, although we all speak different languages, we all speak “Magic.”

00:17:16 - The afternoon competitions have ended and we chat with one of the funniest men on the planet, John Archer. He was on the bill of the previous night’s bill and talks about scripting the show.

00:23:28 - Mark DeSouza and Scott give a description of the people and acts in the stage competition.

00:39:43 - Peter Samelson and Scott cover the close-up contest (Marc DeSouza was a presenter and missed seeing the competition).

01:05:55 - Zabrecky hosted the evening show and now we get to chat with Benjamin Barnes who is attending his first FISM. He gives us his opinion of the event plus his projections of who might be the winners.

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July 30, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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692: I.B.M. 2022 Convention - Day One Report

Wednesday July 13th 2022

8 am - 11 am Dealers Load in Chattahoochee Ballroom

9 am - Noon Lance Burton Teen Seminar Rabun

8 am Stage Contest Rehearsal Grand Salon

9 am - Noon Registration Open Chattooga Hallway

10 am Special Event - MARIO THE MAKER MAGICIAN SHOW Grand Salon

11 am - 6 pm Dealers Open Chattahoochee Ballroom

11 am Board Meeting - Ken Scott Finish Line

12 noon Lunch Break (Cash Lunches Available) Promenade

1 pm - 5 pm Registration Open Chattaooga Hallway

1 pm - 3 pm Stage Contest Grand Salon

3:30 pm Lecture - MARIO THE MAKER MAGICIAN Grand Salon

6 pm Welcome Party and Autographs Promenade

8 pm. Showtime
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10 pm Social Time & JAM Session Promenade

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00:00:16 - Join Scott Wells as he departs Houston for Atlanta. What donuts will he eat today?

00:07:03 - I.B.M. Registration and Past International President Bob Patterson talks about the numbers on this convention.

00:11:04 - One of the entertainers this weekend is Jeff Hobson talks about this convention and Marvyn’s Magic Theater and a possible opening of a new one in Michigan

00:18:31 - Incoming International President of the I.B.M. Billy Hsueh talks about his upcoming agenda for the year.

00:22:02 - Ed Ripley, part of the talent here at the convention, but also a previous contest winner and a contestant in the upcoming F.I.S.M convention. He gives some advice about competing in magic competition.

00:30:05 - National President of the S.A.M., the Most Illustrious Rod Chow talks about the S.A.M. convention and this one, too.

00:34:17 - Mike Woodward is a member of the Board of Directors for the I.B.M. and he also tells us about his “Unconventional Convention” in South Carolina.

00:45:10 - Multiple contest winner, Michael Dardant. We chat about his convention and contests and his Twitch channel as well as our previous podcast posted in July 2014. You can Click Here to visit that website and listen to that episode.

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July 13, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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622: Michael Chaut - Monday Night Magician

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Michael Chaut is one of the co-producers of Monday Night Magic in New York City. After 25 years, it is the longest running magic show in NYC. In this week’s episode, Michael shares the history of Monday Night Magic along with a brief history of some of the other magic venues and performers during the 20th century in NYC.

This week’s video of the podcast on YouTube. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the channel.

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July 22, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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