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Personally Speaking - Mar07 - Part 8

Rich Bloch, Bob Rossi, Susan Bloch and Joe Stevens – having a little “pre-pow-wow” before the events start. Then later in the Awards Show, Siegfried and Roy paid their respects to Joe and Martha when Roy went on a funny tirade about how Joe should take Martha on a long, long cruise and dig deep into his pockets to make this trip very special. Mr. Yugo Wei – a one-man army, talented performer and producer. It was very e...
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Personally Speaking - Mar07 - Part 7

After several years, it was Jay Marshall idea to move this conclave to Las Vegas , and in doing so the Desert Magic Seminar was born. While already off to an impressive start in Wichita , when this idea hit Las Vegas it caused a cataclysmic” event. With the sponsorship of Siegfried and Roy at the helm, as well as the direct involvement with another ” Las Vegas ” royalty – Lance Burton the Desert Magic...
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Personally Speaking - Mar07 - Part 6

The precursor to the Desert Magic Seminar’s were the Mid American Conclaves in Wichita , Kansas . It was hard to believe that some of the greatest minds in magic made pilgrimages to a small metropolitan area known more for the manufacture of aircraft than magic. Obie O’Brien & Joe Stevens WMS – Front Cover with Joe & Martha WMS – Page Two Yet the likes of Dai Vernon, Faucett Ross, Kuda Bux, Tony Slydi...
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Personally Speaking - Mar07 - Part 5

Review of WMS 2007 By: James Mc Calister Having had the pleasure of attending a good number of the 30 World Magic Seminar’s this year was particularly enjoyable to me for many reasons, including the fact the 30th anniversary was attributed to two wonderful people and dear friends Joe and Martha Stevens of Stevens Magic. The shipping of products! Some of the 84 boxes shipped fro...
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Personally Speaking - Mar07 - Part 4

Kudos also go the Bill and Becky Wells, Nick Saint-Erne and Pete Biro for keeping this group organized, energized, transported, informed, well fed and ready to perform. The collective goal was to create an opportunity to define their magical talents in an atmosphere that nurtures friendships for life. You could see that by the time Lance Burton was announcing the winners of the Teen Competition days later, this idea prevailed su...
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