776: Abbott's 85th Get Together 2023 Convention - Day Two Report

Thursday, August 3rd

9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (requires registration)
11:00AM LECTURE - 2ND JAPANESE GROUP LECTURE (requires registration)
12:00PM FREE STREET PERFORMANCE (Gordon Russ at Magic Capital Grill)
1:00PM LECTURE - 2ND SOUTH AMERICAN GROUP LECTURE (requires registration)
1:00PM MAGIC SHOW featuring Jeffrey Alan at Abbott's Magic Theatre $5
2:00PM JAY BLACKWELL JUGGLING/FIRE EATING & MORE at Sterlini Magic & Theater $10
2:30PM FREE STREET PERFORMANCE (Trino at Grannys Place)
2:30PM VENT O RAMA (Vent O Rama Webpage) at Abbotts Plant (requires registration)
3:00PM FACE PAINTING till 6PM outside 5 Star Pizza by Award Winning Artist Carol Hendrix (Standard Fees)
3:00PM-5PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM is open (Colon Museum Webpage)
3:45PM FAMOUS MAGICIANS GRAVEYARD TOUR (Graveyard Tour Webpage) ushered by Al The Only
4:30PM MAGIC SHOW featuring John Gilmore at Abbott's Magic Theatre $5
5:00PM LIVE AT 5 WITH THE STERLINI'S at Sterlini Magic & Theater $10
5:30PM FREE STREET PERFORMANCE (Jania Taylor at Magic Capital Grill)
6:00PM-7:45PM DINNER (on your own)
7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW - THE LAS VEGAS MAGIC GALA
Featuring Mike Caveney, Mac King, Guy Hollingworth, Meadow Perry, Pat Hazell
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (requires registration)
10:15PM CURLYS CLOSEUP CONTEST

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:18 – Terry Evanswood tells us a little more detail about the house tours he puts together for his Magic Mansion in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

00:07:26 – Chairman of the Board of the American Museum of Magic, Jania Taylor, updates us on what’s going on with the museum and why they need our financial contributions.

00:14:12 – Steve Chezaday closed the opening night’s show last night. He is also a long time member of the stage crew at Abbott’s. He and his fiancé, Carol Hendrix, also helped recap the show.

00:23:51 – at the Legion Hall we chat with BJ Mallen who talks about this evening’s show featuring Mick Caveney as emcee, Pat Hazel with comedy, then more comedy by Mac King, and closing with Guy Hollingworth. During the show, Lance Burton and Mac King did a touching bit that is detailed in this chat. But the bulk of this chat is about why this event is important to the magic community.

00:35:09 – Matt Stanley gives us his thoughts about this evening’s show.

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764: Terry Evanswood - Part 2 - An Audible Tour of the Magic Mansion

We pick up from last week’s episode with the conclusion of our personalized tour by the owner, Terry Evanswood. We enter his Hall of Awards then proceed into the Willie Wonka room. This begins the continuation of our voyage into the make-believe world that is the Magic Mansion. In the second half of this week’s episode, Terry tells us about his journey from Chicago to Pigeon Forge and his trip up and down the main street as he moved from theater to theater over the past 25 years.

If you find yourself in the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, area, then please remember that there is more than just Dollywood to visit. Please check out Terry’s website at https://evanswoodmagicmansion.com/ where you can check dates and availability for both seeing his magic show and visiting his Magic Mansion. And if you are visiting during the Halloween or Christmas seasons, then you will receive an even more special and exciting tour that is customized for the seasons.

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763: Terry Evanswood - An Audible Tour of the Magic Mansion - Part One

While at the Winter Carnival of Magic earlier this year, we were treated to a personalized tour of Terry Evanswood’s Magic Mansion in Sevierville, TN (approximately 10 miles from Pigeon Forge). Terry takes us on a curated tour of his “eccentric” collection of oddities and unique artifacts, both real and imagined.

The “Magic Mansion” was completed in 1840 and lovingly restored to the Victorian Era of times gone by.

Use your imagination as you envision the many sights that you will hear in this week’s episode. Breath taking décor, antiques and art will transport you back to a simpler time. Our tour includes a visit to themed rooms and priceless collections like The Titanic Suite and the P.T. Barnum Room complete with sights and sounds relevant to the rooms.

We will then be led through a secret passage where you will “see with your ears” some circus side show oddities. We will also visit the Disney relic collection that features an amazing miniature amusement park exhibition.

Terry’s tour and description of his Magic Mansion is so broad that we are splitting up this tour into two episodes, the second of which you will hear next week.

This week’s episode is unique in that it is an audible experience that will hopefully immerse you into Terry’s world. My hope is that you will use your mind to imagine what we are seeing as we describe each artifact, room and piece of art. We leave off this week after having seen about 3/4 of his Mansion, the rest of which will be described in next week’s episode.