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767: Randy Wakeman - I've Been Around for a Long, Long Years

Randy Wakeman has been around for many decades and was often seen lecturing and performing at magic conventions. Nonetheless, I have always seen him as an “underground” magician who appeals to the true sleight-of-hand experts. He is one of those guys who has “been there, done that, has the t-shirt” as he was one of the regular performers about the Chicago Bar Magic Scene before the turn of the last century. He has written several books on magic (card magic mostly) and is still relevant in our community as a performer, teacher and author.

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While at the recent Senior Tour close-up convention in St. Louis, The Magic Word spoke with Randy as part of the convention report content. He was preparing for a workshop, so we didn’t get a chance to go in-depth as I had wanted. But we agreed to get together at the 4F convention in Buffalo a couple months later. True to his word, we sat down to complete our chat which results in this episode. The content of our chat in both places was a little disjunctive, so the editing required us to put the second conversation first then plug in the chat in St. Louis and finish with our talk while in Buffalo. This sounds more confusing that it actually is, but I know you will understand and enjoy our chat.

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June 29, 2023 by Scott Wells.
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678: Obie's 4F 2022 Virtual Convention Report

Saturday, April 30, 2022 - Organized by Michel Huot & Rune Carlsen

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  • 11:50 Obie’s Broken Wand Ceremony by Meir Yedid

  • 12-2:00 Teach a Trick - MC: Rune Carlsen

  • 1-2:00 Zoom Rooms open

  • 2-2:30 Dealer show

  • 2:30-3 4F TED - Q&A: Lost in the Shuffle

  • 3-4:00 Zoom Rooms open

  • 4-5:15 International Gala Show - MC: Michel Huot

  • 5:15-6 Zoom Rooms open

  • 6-7:00 Surprise Guest Show (Ondrej Psenicka from the Czech Republic)

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April 30, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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677: Prelude to Obie's 4F 2022 Virtual Convention V49.9

As we prepare for yet another (and hopefully last) online convention, we chat with three of the people “behind the scenes” who are making this happen. Glenn Brown is the Registration person and the two main organizers of this virtual convention are Michel lHuot, from Canada, and Rune Carlsen, from Norway. This episode will hopefully whet your appetite for the “fork full of magic” that will be presented this weekend.

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00:03:39 - Glenn Brown tells us why we are meeting yet again for another virtual convention and he also tells us who will be “in charge” since Obie O’Brien has passed away.

00:16:53 -Michel Huot and Rune Carlsen will be the two people “behind the scenes” making all of the virtual magic work. They also give us a rundown of what we might expect this weekend.

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April 28, 2022 by Scott Wells.
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