Browser's Magic Bash 2016 recap

As many of you are aware, I live-Tweeted and live-blogged this year's Browser's Magic Bash last Saturday.  In this post I've consolidated (and edited) the blog posts and Tweets. (For the complete list of Tweets and photos check out this Twitter link to #BrowsersBash2016 .)  It's a very long post.  Click "read more" below to view it.  Thanks for joining in.

I hope you all had as much fun as I did!

Billy Kidd in "The Weightless Traveller"

Did you know that Billy Kidd did a short film called "The Weightless Traveller"?

From Short Film Central:

Without home or possessions to tie her down, young vagabond Bo is light enough to take off. She travels to the big city, the desert and the jungle and experiences different adventures, joys and challenges. She uses what others throw away and with her magic touch makes anything possible.

Read more.

You can watch a clip of the movie at No Problem Productions.

Thank you to our April 2016 Friends!

Thank you to John Smithman, John Harrison, Richard Lyn and Joan Caesar for being Friends of Canada's Magic!

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Newmarket: IncrediBrent and Super Sarah

From Tix Hub:

NEWMARKET THEATRE PRESENTS...

The Magic & Comedy  of
IncrediBrent & Super Sarah

Saturday May 7, 2016

Read more and buy tickets.

Montreal: The McSorley & Chung Magic Hour

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It's official: The McSorley & Chung Magic Hour will debut at the Black Theater Workshop studio June 10-19! #fringebuzz #fringemtl

— McSorley and Chung (@chungsorley) March 20, 2016

Live-blogging #BrowsersBash2016

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• Unofficial after party and jam sessions about to begin!
  
   
• Jeff's quoting: “A dream you dream alone ... is only a dream.  But a dream you dream together ... is reality.”
• Thank you all for helping the Browser’s Magic Bash dream become a reality!

It's time for the stage show!

• First up, Gordon Precious. 
• Next, it’s Jason Palter.
• And Steven Brundage!
• David Merry’s taking the stage. 
• And closing with David Williamson who made special arrangements to come up here and fill Tom’s spot!

• Jeff’s thanking: the MonteCassino staff. Cheers to the office, engineering, hotel, bar and kitchen staff.
• Also thanks to: Annie Pinsky, Dick Joiner, David Merry, Magic Mike Segal & Jen Segal, Ben Train, Michael Gillis, Chris Mayhew, Lidden Li, Shawna York, Nicole Lee, John Michalson, Roxanne Talbot, and Christina Asher!
• Thank you to the Zone Performers:  James Harrison, Ben Train, Chris Mayhew, Big Louie Lebetjis, & Joe Deng.
• Special thanks to John Talbot and Lee Asher, without whom none of this would have been possible.
• A touching video tribute to Tom Mullica.

• Thanks to Steve Kline for working non-stop, sweating blood and tears to ensure the runs smoothly!
• Thanks also to Jeff Hinchliffe, Luiz Castro, and Jonathan Sy for helping Steve put the equipment and stage together! 
  
• David Williamson lecture!

• Daniel Garcia mini-talk!
• Part of the proceeds from every ticket sold for this year's Bash being donated in Garcia’s name, to Chad's charity (Spread the Magic Foundation) and to the Burn Unit at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto.
• Daniel Garcia lecture time!

• Lanyards for the Bash were generously donated by Chad Juros of the “Spread The Magic Foundation.”  (Yes, the same Chad Juros honoured by David Copperfield on Good Morning America last Fall.)
• The Spread The Magic Foundation spreads hope and inspiration to children battling cancer.
  Visit them at spreadthemagic.org
• Thank you Chad!
• This year's Food Drive raised over 300 kgs of cans & dried goods for Toronto Food Bank. DOUBLE last year’s total!  Way to go!

• Chris Mayhew creating a “happy birthday” video for a special somebody turning 90 soon!
• Recently, Michael Francis broke Guinness Records for coin rolling!  He demonstrated for us today.  Impressive!
• United States Playing Card Company (USPC) is with us today exhibiting their cards.
• Everyone in this room is invited to attend the 52 Plus Joker Playing Card meet June 12th the Browser’s Den of Magic, for FREE!!
• Michael Close mini-talk.
• Lunch time already.  Yum!

Dick Joiner is emcee for the close-up show!  

Bobby Motta,  Michael Lam, Michael Close, Daniel Garcia, and David Williamson to close!

Fabulous!

From Niagara Falls, it’s Greg Frewin!

“Zone performers” James Harrison, Ben Train, Chris Mayhew, Big Louie Lebetjis, and Joe Deng will be entertaining tables during breaks!

• Jeff's looking more at home in his “trusty sweater vest.”
• Welcome to Dan Morrissey (of Morrissey Magic) to the stage!  We’ve missed you Phoebe and Dan!
• Welcome to Phil and Evelyn Matlin (of Perfect Magic, Montreal) to the stage!
• Mentioning Joan Caesar, past president of the IBM and founder of the Canadian Association of Magicians! 
• Added bonus:  Welcome to Len Cooper’s family! Bernice, Len’s wife, as well as his children, Jack and Sandy Cooper!

Talk about one big magic family!

Today's the day!  Let's do this!                           

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