This three-volume set of streaming videos includes more than five hours of magic performances, lectures, tips, jokes, interviews, tours and even lecture segments from the 1992-1994 Abbott’s Get-Together conventions. Full of historical performances that are only available here.
Abbott's 1992 Get-Together Highlights:
►Harry Blackstone Jr. is interviewed for a TV show and performs the Vanishing Bird Cage and a rope escape close-up.
►Wednesday Night Show: Howard Hale, Col. Bill Boley, Trevor Lewis, Kovari, and Harry Blackstone Jr.
►Trevor Lewis Lecture: Trevor demonstrates a very funny Kid Show version of the cards across with cards and scarves.
►Thursday Night Show: Jamal Keys, Sylvester The Jester, Robert Baxt, Meir Yedid, Terry Herbert, and Chezaday.
►Tom Mullica Lecture: Tom performs and teaches the card routine he always opens his shows with. He also demonstrates his Sight-Savers routine, the do-as-I-do bar gag, and many cigarette bits. You will also experience all the hilarity that runs through the lecture.
►Johnny Thompson Lecture: Johnny does his very funny impressions of Slydini and Dai Vernon performing magic.
►The Close-Up Show: Phil Willmarth, David Drake, Obie O’Brien, Mike Hillburger, and David Williamson.
►Jim Steinmeyer Lecture: Jim demonstrates and teaches his brilliant Three Card Monte routine with jumbo cards.
►Saturday Night Show: Karrell Fox, Terry Herbert, Jeffery Atkins, closing the show are Johnny Thompson and Tom Mullica doing their hysterical Huda Putz routine.
Running time: Approximately 2 hours.
Abbott's 1993 Get-Together Highlights:
►Wednesday Night Show: Stephanie Griswold, David Caspian, Franz Harary, Senor Rey, Gil Scott, and Stuart & Lori MacDonald.
►Al The Only and Bibik reminisce about previous Abbott’s conventions and take you on a tour of the Colon Cemetery, with Karrell Fox, where many famous magicians are buried.
►George Sands Lecture: George performs and teaches some of his rope sequences.
►Vent-O-Rama: Some ventriloquists have conversations, tell jokes, and do bits.
►John Cornelius Lecture: John demonstrates and teaches his flash paper production.
►Thursday Night Show: John Sterlini, George Sands, Marcello Contento, Aldo Colombini, Stunt Johnson Theatre, Joe Harrison & Lisa.
►Aldo Colombini Lecture: Aldo performs and teaches some ring on rope sequences.
►The Close-Up Show: Peter Tappan, Aldo Colombini, George Sands, Dave Neighbors.
►Friday Night Show: Ron London, Dr. Thiet, Franz Harary, The Magic Plumbers.
►Saturday Benefit Show: Jeff Boyer, Adam Burton, Manfred Thumm, Bob Jepson, The Hamners.
►The Dealers: Manfred Thumm, Bob Little, Dave Cresey, Marcello Contento, Mike Powers, Randy.
►Ray Massecar and Stewart James who have attended the Abbott’s Conventions since the beginning reminisce.
►Saturday Night Show: Gene Anderson, Dale Salwack, Karrell Fox, Carl Garray, Amos Levkovich, Kohl & Company.
Running time: Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Abbott's 1994 Get-Together Highlights:
►Simon Lovell Lecture: Explains his Fake Luminous Readers bit.
►The Close-Up Show: Jose de la Torre, Simon Lovell.
►Thursday Night Show: David Kaplan, Pavel, Invisible Inc, Chris Jakway, Harry Blackstone Jr.
►The Dealers: Abbott’s, House Of Fakini, Mike Powers, Duane Laflin.
►Friday Night Show: Earl Ray Wilcox, Dick Stoner, Billy McComb, Al Cohen, Jamal Keyes, Greg Frewin.
►Saturday Night Show: Karrell Fox, Mitch Williams, Jim Oakley, Goldfinger & Dove.
Running time: Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The shows feature highlights from each performer and not their entire act, whenever possible their trademark routines are included in their entirety. Throughout the video there are segments with local magicians and guests performing for each other. You will see some amazing and entertaining magic that you will enjoy.
