628: 2021 Abbott's Get Together - Day Four

SATURDAY, AUGUST 7TH 20219:00AM VENT-O-RAMA at Abbott's Magic with George Schindler9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant10:00AM LECTURE at Colon High School - Franz Harary11:00AM REMEMBERING THE GREATEST TALENT CONTEST at High School - Lance Burton - Mac King - Jeff Hobson - Kevin James(Artwork auction benefitting the Kentucky Humane Society.)12:00PM STREET PERFORMER (John Sturk) at Dawn's Cafe (sponsored by IBM Ring 386-Percy Abbott / Monk Watson Magic Club)1:00PM LANCE BURTON & FRIENDS Q&A at Colon High School1:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott's Magic (with TBA; $5 cash at the door)2:30PM-6PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS' ROOM at Colon High School3:00PM DEALER'S SHOW in Dealers' Room3:00PM STREET PERFORMER (Jon LaChance) at Abbott's Magic (sponsored by IBM Ring 386-Percy Abbott / Monk Watson Magic Club)3:00PM-5PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM is open4:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott's Magic (with Joe Bennett; $5 cash at the door)5:00PM-7:00PM Chuck Wagon BBQ Dinner at Lutheran Church (484 S Burr Oak Road, Colon; $12 cash dinner fee)5:30PM STREET PERFORMER (Trino) at Curly's (sponsored by IBM Ring 386-Percy Abbott / Monk Watson Magic Club)6:00PM-7:45PM DINNER on your own7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW - (view seating chart)Featuring Lance Burton, Fielding West, Keith West, Michael Goudeau10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Colon High School10:30PM ABBOTT'S PERFORMER AWARDS at Colon High SchoolSUNDAY, AUGUST 8TH 2021 (Post Get Together Events)12:00PM MAGICIAN'S TOUR OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF MAGIC(This tour of the museum and archives is geared towards magicians and will include a specialselection of artifacts never-before-on-display. $10 per person. Reservations not necessary.) View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Time stamps for this episode:00:00:18 - Tim “Skilldini” Wright talks about working in the Abbott’s Magic Company factory and gives us a virtual tour from his memory of the workshop00:17:31 - Bobbie and Fred Becker talk about this Get Together and how Fred once lived and worked in Colon, Michigan00:29:40 - Richard Cohn is the ultimate expert on magic in Coney Island, New York. This is Richard’s first time and he gives us his perspective of the event00:39:39 - Derrick Kennedy, owner of Magic, Etc. in Fort Worth talks about traveling by train to this event each year00:51:48 - Kevin James was another of the attendees who grew up with the Get Together and was one of the lecturers at this year’s event. He also shared his journey from Michigan to California where he joined the Long Beach Mystics.01:01:43 - Debbie Bordner, wife of Greg Bordner, wraps up the Get Together with her assessment of this year’s event and encourages people to register for next year’s event on August 3-6, 2022. The sooner you register, the better the rate. Click Here to visit the registration site. 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 or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here