Click on this banner to download the Guidebook app and keep up to date on all convention activities.

299: Day One - 2016 I.B.M. Convention

San Antonio, the Alamo City, is the host for this year's 88th annual I.B.M. convention. The weather is perfect, the talent is outstanding, the fellowship is fun, the magic is awesome, and the dealers have all the latest, greatest stuff. If you cannot be here in person, then these daily podcasts will be the next best thing.

And thanks to a new feature on Facebook, we can enlarge the experience by going "Live" with our chats where you can ask questions in "real time" via Facebook as I am chatting/recording my conversation. Be sure to "Like" our page at http://facebook.com/themagicwordpodcast to participate in these impromptu, off-the-cuff chats that will happen. They can happen at any time so be vigilant if you want to participate.

First day activities.kicked off with the stage contest. This year there will be two scheduled days to hold all of the contestants, and it looks like there may be a Gold Medal or perhaps a Gold Cup awarded this year. Stiff competition.

The afternoon featured our first lecture with a full house for Joshua Jay. The evening started with an autograph session and each registrant received a free commemorative poster to have signed by the performers. The evening featured the Guests of Honor, The Great Tomsoni & Co. in a one-on-one chat with Paul Vigil as host. Afterwards followed the "Penn & Teller Fool Us" panel discussion featuring some of those who have been on the TV show and this was hosted by Shawn Farquhar that concluded the day's activities.

On July 2, 2016, while attending the 88th I.B.M. conveintion in San Antonio, Texas, Joe M. Turner, the current and outgoing International President of the I.B.M., joined Scott Wells on the microphone to record a podcast for The Magic Word. This was the first time we used Facebook's Live Streaming function.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:14 - Scott gets ready to depart for San Antonio

00:02:28 - Incoming International President, Oscar Munoz, talks about his goals and direction for the coming year as the new head of the organization,

00:11:35 - Joe Tuner talks LIVE on Facebook with Scott about his travels and work this past year as the International President.

00:22:44 - Andi Gladwin talks LIVE on Facebook with Scott about the Session convention in England, his partnership with Joshua Jay, and the MagiFest that he and Josh put together each year.

00:37:34 - Paul Vigil hosts a chat on stage with Johnny Thompson and Pam. This was recorded in the banquet room but pretty good acoustics.

Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here

Today begins the first of our daily reports from San Antonio. If you plan to attend (or even if you would like to keep up with what's happening each day), then download this FREE Guidebook app now to keep everything in the palm of your hand: schedule, maps, performers, dealers and more. Plus you can create your own personalized schedule so you never miss anything you want to be sure to see!

210: Shawn Farquhar, Part Two - Stories From The Sea

Shawn Farquhar is indeed a man with a million stories. It is so much fun to sit and chat with Shawn. I know you enjoyed Part One of our chat. This could have easily gone on for many more hours and Parts Three, Four and more. But I will leave your imagination whetted for more engaging conversation when you next meet Shawn.

Leaving the cinema behind, Shawn Farquhar continues with his non-stop stories of competing in contests, working in comedy clubs, performing on cruise ships, traveling the world, being a magic dealer and manufacturer, the I.B.M. and more.

Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. (please note: this RSS Feed subscription system may not work with Android systems). Remember, you can download it through iTunes. See the preview page by Clicking Here.

Click on the picture above for more information about this year's I.B.M. Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona

168: Day 3 - IBM/SAM Combined Convention 2014

Lots of stuff again during this full day including the third and final day of the FISM North American Championships competitions. The early lecture was a 3D event featuring children show experts, Davie Kaye, Danny Orleans and Doug Scheer. The afternoon included a lecture by Christian Engblom. After the evening gala featuring the magic of Germany was a lecture by Xavier Mortimer followed by a late night show again by Richard Turner.

Available at http://www.dickbarrymagic.com/

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:02:09 - Danny Archer talks about his recent lecture tour and the upcoming MINDvention on October 12-14.

00:08:46 - Jim Steinmeyer brings us up to date about his new book project about Charles Morritt, plus his consulting on the hit Broadway show, Aladdin.

00:19:56 - Gabe Fajuri, Potter & Potter Auction, tells us about the upcoming auction on August 23rd featuring a lot of Houdini memorabilia.

00:23:21 - Bill Evans, Past International President for the I.B.M., was the emcee for the FISM North American Championships and I came on stage to chat with him in front of the whole audience in between the acts.

00: 45:43- Phillip Pound is the son-in-law of Pat Page and the photographer of the Page by Page book. Also joining us was Pat's daughter, Janette,

00:59:29 - David "Silly Billy" Kaye, was one of the lecturers from this morning. He has a book in the works that is a compendium of the 100 articles that appeared in his column in MAGIC Magazine.

01:12:20 - Rick Heath, poster artist for La Grand David show, tells us what it's like in the post-Caesaro Palez world.

Magic & Martinis' Thursday

Joe Curcillo, Debbie Curcillo, Carol Garrett, Jim Cox, John Graybeal, Jarvis, Scott Wells & Kathy Wells