2nd Annual "Weekend Of Wonder" in Hot Springs Sept 19-21

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2nd Annual "Weekend Of Wonder" in Hot Springs Sept 19-21

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I have been invited to attend the 2nd Annual "WOW" festival in Hot Spring, Arkansas as a guest of my personal friend Eric Stephens of Imperial California. I will be attending as both an invited guest and a sponsor of the event, with both UnitedCardists.com and CardLauncher being corporate sponsors of the event, and attending the pre-opening night gala for sponsors on Thursday night for sponsors and performers only.

The even is taking place Friday, Saturday and Sunday - October 19th through 21st at the "Spring Hotel and Spa", which is a mineral spring adjacent to the Hot Spring National Park and uses water from the park to provide their naturally heated pool, spa and baths. Guest tickets are available from the website http://WeekendOfWonder.com/ and "Golden Tickets" (prepaid special seating to all 13 performances including close up magic and all other related performances and presentations. An additional $50 buys you admittance to the two special workshops being given for magicians as well. There is a good 8-page write-up in PDF format available here:http://weekendofwonder.com/pdf/WOW_LinkingRing.pdf for reading or download (from "The Linking" on magicians.org).

We'll (Donna and I) be there for all 13 performances including preferred seating for 6 close-up magicians, and everything but the workshops, which since I can't even shuffle (kidding) won't do me much good.

If you'd like to attend, please take a look at the links above. Maxwell Blade, Eric Stephens (my friend Duckie), Jeff McBride, Michael Ammar, Dirk Losander, Jay Scott Berry, Derrick Rose, Andrew Goldenharsh and Paul Prater - amongst others are the headline performers.
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Re: 2nd Annual "Weekend Of Wonder" in Hot Springs Sept 19-21

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Sounds like a fun weekend! One day I'll jump on a plane for one of these events... one day
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Re: 2nd Annual "Weekend Of Wonder" in Hot Springs Sept 19-21

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montecarlojoe wrote:Sounds like a fun weekend! One day I'll jump on a plane for one of these events... one day
Tell me, I'll tag along. Maybe we will charge it to the company account XD
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Lol - you'll pick me up on the way in the private chopper?
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Re: 2nd Annual "Weekend Of Wonder" in Hot Springs Sept 19-21

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volantangel wrote:
montecarlojoe wrote:Sounds like a fun weekend! One day I'll jump on a plane for one of these events... one day
Tell me, I'll tag along. Maybe we will charge it to the company account XD
montecarlojoe wrote:Lol - you'll pick me up on the way in the private chopper?
Yes, and Yes - I just got the ad copy which I added to the OP. Just in time before they sent the postcards and advertising flyers to print. It's at Maxwell's Theatre which is surrounded by the Hot Spring National Park on three sides. It's gonna be fun! Donna and I booked air-fare Sunday, rooms and a rental car from Little Rock, which is about 50-55 miles away.

Duckie asked me Saturday if I wanted to get in on it (my buddy Eric on the billing above) - he sent me a deck from the "Society of American Magicians" and a signed personal bike card with "Keep the Magic Alive!" on it. Too cool...
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Re: 2nd Annual "Weekend Of Wonder" in Hot Springs Sept 19-21

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Well, all in all it was a great weekend, everything went off as planned without a hitch. There were a couple hundred people at each of the individual performances and well over 500 at the "Gala" Saturday night in the convention center. All in all, I was educated to a great degree about just how much work goes into these things, and found myself just wondering "WTH" way too many times, and I could explain a few things, but some of them were - just magic!

I'm pretty certain this will be happening again next year in both Asheville and Hot Springs, but we'll have to see. I hope so, it was well worth the trip!
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