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Speaking - December 2005 |
Sneaking in one last
fishing trip in the North Woods before winter sets in. Nothing
like a fall season in northern Minnesota. Fishing is always good
at this time of year and relaxing as we move along the shores catching
Walleyes, Minnesota's state fish.
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| Minnesota's
State Fish
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THE
SWEDEN EXPERIENCE
What a fabulous time
Martha and I had visiting our friends in Sweden and Italy. We
were the guests of El Duco and their fantastic Swedish
event. Never having been to Sweden before I can tell you that
the magic aficionados there are "up to speed" in the art of
magic! El Duco and his team did a very good job
organizing the talent selection for the even and the headquarter hotel
was a 5-Star hotel as well. All activities were on one floor and
a beautiful stage room in the hotel enhanced the terrific acts.
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| Joe and
El Duco at Sweden Convention |
The dealer room had seven dealers and all dealers did well.
We were very pleased to meet for the first time, Harries Magic
of Sweden and Steen Pegani of Denmark.
Harries is
the oldest standing dealer in Sweden and Pegani will be one of the
"movers" in magic in that part of the world. I would
rate this event as just as good as our top magic conventions in
America and give it a ten rating, especially for the classy way it was
organized.
THE
ITALIAN EXPERIENCE
On to Italy
and our good friend Domenico Dante, who is the president of the Italian
Magic Club, presented another great classy event. Domenico has
always invited us to attend and this year we were able to accept.
We spent a week in Abano, Italy where the event was held, it is very
close to Venice, which is only a few miles away! (Venice is our most
favorite place in the world).
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| Yuji
Yamamoto, Domenico Dante and Hank Moorehouse
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Many
of our good friends were there also and it’s always a pleasure to be with Hank
Moorehouse and Yuji Yamamoto anywhere in the world. Hank was a judge
for their contests and Yuji did a superb job in presenting his fabulous stage
act.
Yuji is also one of the top dealers in Japan!
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