16 April 2019

Browser's Magic Bash 2019 recap

Updated on April 19th to add: 
  •  An assortment of phone camera, at a distance, dark room, intended to be viewed on a small screen, photos can be viewed in this Facebook album.

Browser's Bash logo  
I'm delighted I was able to live-Tweet and live-blog the 2019 Browser's Magic Bash last Saturday!  

I enjoyed catching up with the friends I've made at previous Bashes (hi Cooper) and making new friends too (I'm looking at you Don and Wil).

Here's the traditional consolidation of the posts and Tweets. (For the complete list of Tweets and photos check out this Twitter link to Tweets tagged with #BrowsersBash2019 or #BrowsersBash.) 

It's a very long post.  Click "read more" below to view it.

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





It didn't take very long for the room to go from this:




To this:




A post shared by Ben Train (@train.ben) on




DEALERS' AREA:

After registering and grabbing something to eat, there was lots of time to investigate the dealers.  There were secrets being sold by Paul Richards, James Harrison, Suzanne, The Outerbridges, Garrett Thomas, Chris Capehart, and of course, the mini-Den!










Before you know it the lights were down...




IN THE BEGINNING



It's never too early for magic.



The traditional playing of the video...




Jeff, John, and Jeff took to the stage to offer thanks to everyone who came ... we're all part of the Browser's Den family!



We were happy to have Dick Joiner returning as The Bash emcee for the day!



PAUL RICHARDS LECTURE






SUZANNE LECTURE




  • Suzanne also gave us solid advice about restaurant magic



CHRIS CAPEHART MINI-PERFORMANCE





PRIZE GIVE AWAY!




MINI-CLASSES AT LUNCH









 AFTER THE LUNCH BREAK


  • Announcements from Jeff P:

    • A big thank you to: Robert & Scott Presswood, Andrew Woo, Jonah Babins, Chris Bruce, Chris Westfall, Jeff's longest magic friend Wij, David Barrett, and the infamous Charlie McBurney, for offering today's mini-classes
    • Thanks to David Grosfield for being the day's official photographer
    • Thank you to Elliot and the  EJ Entertainment team for running the AV and tech.
    • Shout-out to attendee Joan Caesar, founder of the Canadian Association of Magicians and past International president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
    • Pleased and honoured that Bernice Cooper and her son Jack have joined us this year.  A big round of applause for Bernice Cooper her family and for the memory of the late Len Cooper.
    • Jeff's cousins from Montreal are here!  Welcome!
    • Great to see Bobby Motta here today! 
     
PERFORMANCE BY THE OUTEBRIDGES
  • Fabulous as always!



GARRETT THOMAS LECTURE
  • For the awesome second half of the fantastic lecture he started in 2018 ...


Did you just have a flash of déjà vu?
You're not the only one. Look at this Tweet from the 2018 Bash:







IT'S SHOWTIME!















CHRIS CAPEHART LECTURE
  • Talk about pro-tips from a Master Magician



PRIZES, PRIZES, PRIZES!


Mike Close offered a training session as an additional prize!


OUTERBRDIGE LECTURE
  • So much real world experience to share!




MINI-PERFORMANCE AND COMEDY BY MARK CORREIA
  • Make no mistake, this wasn't a Comedy Magic lecture.  It was definitely a COMEDY magic lecture.








Jeff H with announcements:

  • If you have questions for the guys who did the free mini classes at lunch, walk up and ask.
  • At Wij's table there are knowledgeable guys who can answer questions. Danny Hamill, Al Grose, Morgan Pierce, Richard Lyn, Anthony Lindan, and Buck MacLeod.
  • You may have seen his cameos on Penn and Teller's recent Fool Us Day episode. Michael Close is here too!
  • Lots of knowledge in the room! Walk around and talk and listen.
  • Reminder of the Jason Ladayne lecture at the Browser's Den on Wednesday, April 17







  • During the dinner break I got to witness some card wizardry by Michael Close.  Mind blown!




 AFTER THE DINNER BREAK


Jeff P and John T with announcements:

  • In the spirit of thinking of others we are donating on behalf of all you Bashers, $500.00 to the Hospital for Sick Kids Foundation.
  • Thank yous for:
    • All of you kind folks who bought tickets have made this Bash possible again.
    • The Bash volunteers: Ahmed, Jon Sy, Roxanne Talbot, Nicole Lee, Cathy, Eric Simmatis, John Cardella, John Michalson, Lisa Close, Ava Close, Luiz Castro, John Morgan, Greg Hobor, Cam Dix, Mike Segal, Sandra Estrien, and Annie Pinsky.
    • Jeff Hinchliffe for (among many other things) making sure all of the talent is behind the stage at the right times.
    • Special thanks to John Talbot who somehow comes up with the time to help us put this day together.
    • Sincere appreciation to Ahmed our stage manager, and his two assistants Jon Sy and Luiz Castro!
    • Of course a thanks to the staff at the Montecassino!
    • Tremendous appreciation for emcee Dick Joiner for making the day so much fun!




THE FANTASTIC STAGE SHOW





















It will come as a surprise to no one that the magic continued after the scheduled events were over.




Congratulations Jeff, John, and Jeff on your FIFTH fantastic Bash!





HERE'S WHAT OTHERS HAD TO SAY:
























An excerpt from a Facebook post by Paul Richards:
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Jeff Pinsky and the team at Browser's Den in Toronto is doing real magic. A magic shop that’s been in business over 40 years and serves as the heart and soul of the magic community. It’s a rare thing and I was honored to be a part of it. If you’re in Toronto, stop by and support this amazing place. Better still make a special trip! It will be worth it.




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