Photos from Abbott's Day 4

The final day continued with excellent weather most of the day until the evening show when storms threatened but held at bay allowing a nearly full house of over 1,400 people to attend. In the picture below, you can play a little game of "Where's Waldo" with a rabbit. 

After the final show, most of the registrants went over to the elementary school where awards were given to the performers such as the Bill Baird Manipulation Award, the Clark Crandall Comedy Award and more. The picture below shows Gay Blackstone on stage receiving an honorary award.

The picture below shows Adele Friel Rhindress sandwiched between Jessica and Michael Blanco ("The Rhythym of Magic") who closed the Saturday night show. It is great to see an assistant from the Blackstone, Sr. show recognizing the new generation. For more information on booking The Rhythm of Magic, please visit: http://www.therhythmofmagicproductions.com/The_Rhythm_of_Magic_Official_Websi...

The convention went out in style with people continuing to enjoy camaraderie into the early hours of Sunday morning.

060: Abbott's Get Together Day 2 - 2012

Although the schedule stated that Tom Mullica would be lecturing, he made it clear the night before while he was emceeing that he would not give a lecture. Now that Tom is regularly performing the Red Skelton Tribute in Branson, MO, he said he does not keep up with his magic skills so he felt that he could not give the type of lecture the registrants deserved. So his place was more than ably filled with Tina Lenert who talked about her character development. Mac King later that afternoon before the dealer's show and the cemetery tour.

But later that evening, I chatted with Steve Bryant, author of "Little Egypt Book of Ghosts" and the Little Egypt Gazette (http://www.littleegyptmagic.com/magicsplash.html), and The Rhythm of Magic, Michael and Jessica Blanco (http://www.therhythmofmagicproductions.com/The_Rhythm_of_Magic_Official_Websi..., who will close the Saturday night show. At the Legion Hall after the show, I spoke with Tom Dobrowolski about the Chicago Magic Bash which he will host next year (November 2013); Gabe Fajuri, owner of Squash Publications (http://www.squashpublications.com/) and co-owner of Potter & Potter Auctions (http://www.potterauctions.com/), about his lecture on the history of Abbott's Magic Company, and finally with David Merry (http://davidmerry.com/), whom you may have read about in the April issue of MAGIC Magazine.

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