080: Part 3 - The End of the World/Year Podcast

  Part Three of this “Ginormous” podcast features more great conversations with three more influential magicians. You can hear our chats beginning at the following times:

00:00:00 – Gabe Fajuri, President of Potter & Potter Auctions talks about what people are buying and selling for or from their magic collections and what brings the top dollars. He also gives us a sneak preview of a couple upcoming auctions for 2013 including the Cardini auction which promises to be historic. http://www.potterauctions.com/

00:14:07 Stan Allen, Editor and Publisher (and Custodian) of MAGIC Magazine, Stan Allen talks about digitizing his magazine and the multi-media content that is offered each month online and via digital devices. He also gives his look into the future of the magic magazine industry possibly joining forces??? http://www.magicmagazine.com/

00:32:54 – Kozmo chats about his ongoing, six-year-old digital magazine, Reel Magic. We talk about stealing intellectual material and how easy (and wrong) it is to rip off others’ material that they work hard to produce and then post it on the internet or distribute it among friends. Kozmo has an interesting way of how he hopes to combat this crime. He will soon offer some online content and streaming that will only be available to subscribers. http://reelmagicmagazine.com/

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Eric DeCamps presents "Pure Magic" in Chicago

Gabe Fajuri brings Eric DeCamps to Chicago to present his one man show, "Pure Magic" for a limited engagement. Eric will perform at the Potter & Potter Auction Gallery, 3759 N. Ravenswood, Suite 121, Chicago, IL 60613. During the weekend of October 19-21, Eric will give four performances in the intimate gallery setting. Seating is limited with around 75 seats available per show. 

DeCamps' skills are unparalleled and his up-close, charming, and witty style of conjuring makes audiences an integral part of the presentation. In addition to an enviable resume entertaining Fortune 500 companies and Manhattan's elite, he has been honored by The Society of American Magicians as its Magician of the Year, and is only the second person in the Society's 110-year history to be awarded its Gold Medal of Honor for Close Up Magic.

Before and after the performances, guests can browse the artifacts on display from the Charlie Reynolds collection that will be up for auction on October 27, 2012.

Eric has presented this show in some form or fashion on other occasions including performances from Rockefeller Center to cruise ships, magic conventions and at Hollywood's prestigious Magic Castle. Below is a souvenir I received from one of his very early shows, "An Afternoon of Intimate Magic, Eric DeCamps in Concert".

A special app has been created for the iPhone for this event. By downloading this app, you can have access to all the information about "Pure Magic" including the phone number for purchasing tickets, a map with directions to the Gallery, and more. Click Here to download the free app.

You can also hear Eric talk about the evolution of this show in a podcast that is elsewhere here on The Magic Word website. If you have any interest at all in knowing what it took to develop his one man show or if you are thinking about doing one yourself, then you should not miss this podcast.

For more information, tickets and directions, visit: http://potterauctions.com/events

071: Eric DeCamps - Pure Magic

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Eric DeCamps has been preparing for a lifetime and while opportunities keep knocking, he keeps answering...in spades!

Eric will present his one man show, "Pure Magic" at the Potter & Potter Gallery in Chicago on October 19-21, 2012. In this half hour chat, Eric talks about how he has put together this show and the journey he has traveled in preparing for this next opportunity. For anyone who might want to put together their own one man show, Eric gives insight that you might heed by listening to his experiences.

Regrettably the quality of the audio was not the best for our Skype connection, but the content is "golden" and I am certain that you will enjoy this final edit of my conversation with Eric DeCamps about "Pure Magic".

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