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4F 2016 Ebook FINAL Poster by Shawn Farquhar I B E O F F F F F F F Obie’s 4F 2016 Welcome! Welcome to the 46th annual Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic — here’s what you’ll find in this e-book: • 2016 Guests of Honor: The Fat Brothers • Guests of Honor • MVPs • Workshops, Lectures, & Shows • Program • 4F 2016 by the numbers • Dealers • Attendees • In memory of... • Links • Meals • Thanks! • Help/About This year was one of the best! Obie O’Brien FINAL (v.28) updated 05/13/2016 1 F F F F F F F F F F F Obie’s 4F 2016 Guests of Honor: The Fat Brothers Photo by Roland Meister 2 Obie’s 4F 2016 Guests of Honor • 1977 Jim Ryan • 1978 Eddie Fechter • 1979 Larry Jennings • 1980 Gene Gordon • 1981 Bob Read • 1982 Sid Lorraine • 1983 Steve Dusheck • 1984 Rick Johnsson • 1985 Tom Mullica • 1986 Jay Marshall • 1987 Tom Craven • 1988 Phil Willmarth • 1989 Gary Ouellet • 1990 Shigeo Takagi • 1991 Harry Lorayne • 1992 Daryl • 1993 Paul Gertner • 1994 Derek Dingle • 1995 Paul Daniels • 1996 Jerry Andrus • 1997 Johnny Thompson • 1998 Juan Tamariz • 1999 Lennart Green • 2000 Bill Malone • 2001 Herb Zarrow • 2002 Max Maven • 2003 Meir Yedid • 2004 Pat Page • 2005 Gene Anderson & Dan Garrett • 2006 Aldo Colombini • 2007 Ton Onosaka • 2008 Boris Wild • 2009 Henry Evans • 2010 Obie O’Brien • 2011 Steve Beam • 2012 David Stone • 2013 Stephen Bargatze • 2014 Shawn Farquhar • 2015 Oscar Muñoz • 2016 The Fat Brothers 3 Obie’s 4F 2016 Lou Gallo MVPs • 1982 Karl Norman • 1983 Steve Dusheck • 1984 Bob Stencel • 1985 Jerry Andrus • 1986 Shigeo Takagi • 1987 Rocco • 1988 Gary Kurtz • 1989 David Williamson • 1990 Juan Tamariz • 1991 Aldo Colombini • 1992 Lennart Green • 1993 Jim Krenz • 1994 Steve Beam • 1995 Paul Daniels • 1996 Pat Page • 1997 Alex Elmsley • 1998 Tom Gagnon • 1999 Lennart Green • 2000 Bill Malone • 2001 Tim Ellis & Sue-Anne Webster • 2002 Henry Evans • 2003 David Stone • 2004 Armando Lucero • 2005 Reed McClintock • 2006 Flicking Fingers • 2007 Shoot Ogawa • 2008 Boris Wild • 2009 Dick Cook • 2010 Obie O’Brien • 2011 Steve Beam • 2012 Denis Behr • 2013 Dani DaOrtiz • 2014 Michael Dardant • 2015 Amanda and Roger Nicot • 2016 Jimmy Cieslinski 4 Obie’s 4F 2016 Workshops, Lectures, & Shows Wednesday 8:00 1st Show Canadian Gala ............... MC: Joan Caesar 10:30 Lecture #1 Canada .............................. Huot/Lacroix 11:30 Hospitality Suite Opens ..................................................Room 300 Thursday 11:00 Lecture #2 South Korea ......................... Lukas 1:30 2nd Show 4F Friends Old & New ...... MC: Gary Morton 3:30 3rd Show British Gala ....................... MC: Darryl Rose 8:00 Lecture #3 Spain/Finland ...................... The Fat Brothers 10:15 4F 1st Timers Meeting ..................................................Executive Room 10:30 Hospitality Suite Opens ..................................................Room 300 Friday 9:30 Golf Tournament (extra cost) ..........................................Bruce Trigg 11:00 Workshop “Ring Magic” ................... MC: Mike Powers 1:30 4th Show Magical Moments ........... MC: The Painters 3:30 5th Show Italian Gala ...................... MC: Alain Iannone 8:00 6th Show Finger Flicking Friday ........ MC: Meir Yedid 11:00 Hospitality Suite Opens ..................................................Room 300 Saturday 11:00 Lecture #4 Venezuela ........................... Luis Otero 1:30 7th Show Asian Gala ........................ MC: Andost 3:30 8th Show Fechter’s Fabulous Frolics . MC: Steve Beam 7:45 Tribute to our Guests of Honor .......................... The Fat Brothers 8:00 9th Show Final 4F Gala .................... MC: Obie O’Brien 11:30 Hospitality Suite Opens ..................................................Room 300 5 Obie’s 4F 2016 Program Wednesday 2:00-7:00 Registration open 2:00-5:00 4F Shop open 6:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures/shows) 8:00 1st Show: Canadian Gala (Joan Caesar MC) 10:30 Huot/Lacroix Lecture 11:30 Hospitality Suite (Room 300) opens -- Free Donuts, Coffee, Soda 12:00 Dealers’ Room closes Thursday 10:00-5:30 Registration open (closed during lectures and shows) 10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures and shows) 10:00-11:00 4F Shop open 11:00 Lukas Lecture 12:30 Lunch: on your own 1:30 2nd Show: 4F Friends Old & New (Gary Morton MC) 3:30 3rd Show: British Gala (Darryl Rose MC) 5:30 Supper: on your own 7:00-7:45 4F Shop is open 8:00 Fat Brothers lecture 10:15 4F first timers meeting (Executive Room) 10:30 Hospitality Suite (Room 300) opens 12:00 Dealers’ Room closes Friday 8:00 Bob Little Open Golf Tournament (see Bruce Trigg to register, extra cost) 10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures, shows, and dinner) 10:00-11:00 4F Shop open 11:00 Pat Page Memorial Workshop: “Ring Magic” (Mike Powers MC) 12:00 Lunch break: on your own – Free Beer, Coffee and Soda starts 1:30 4th Show: Magical Moments (The Painters MC) 3:30 5th Show: Italian Gala (Alain Iannone MC) 5:30 Smorgasbord (ticket required) 7:00-7:45 4F Shop open 8:00 6th Show: Finger Flicking Friday (Meir Yedid MC) 11:00 Hospitality Suite (Room 300) opens 12:00 Dealers’ Room closes Saturday 10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures, shows, and dinner) 10:00-10:45 Registration & 4F Shop open 11:00 Luis Otero Lecture 12:15 Lunch break (ticket required) 1:30 7th Show: Asian Gala (Andost MC) 3:30 8th Show: Fechter’s Fabulous Frolics (Steve Beam MC) 5:30 Smorgasbord (ticket required) 7:45 Tribute to Guests of Honor The Fat Brothers 8:00 9th Show: 4F Final Gala (Obie O’Brien MC) 11:30 Hospitality Suite (Room 300) opens 12:00 Dealers’ Room closes NOTE: this page is not linked... 6 Obie’s 4F 2016 Canadian Gala Wednesday 8:00 pm MC: Joan Caesar (11th 4F) 1. Shawn Farquhar 11th time at 4F; 5 time FISM winner 2. Chris Pilsworth 4th time at 4F; NYCAN & Magie Montreal winner 3. Rod Chow 10th time at 4F; CAM and SAM winner 4. Jean-Luc Dupont 14th time at 4F 5. Huot/Lacroix 18th/ 21st time at 4F 6. Eric Leclerc Masters; 3rd time at 4F; 2-time Canadian Magic Champion 7. Bill Abbott 4th time at 4F; Canadian Magican of the Year 8. David Merry Masters; past winner of the “Club Comic of the Year Award” at Cdn. Comedy Awards Festival 9. Hayashi 4th time at 4F; European Champion 10. Mike Robinson 12th time at 4F; cruise ship vent 7 Obie’s 4F 2016 4F Friends Old & New Thursday 1:30 pm MC: Gary Morton (23rd 4F) 1. Karl Hein USA 7th time at 4F 2. Lion Fludd USA Bachelor’s; sponsors: Dardant/Ripley 3. Francis Menotti USA PhD; fooled Penn & Teller (2015) 4. Michael Kirschner USA Bachelor’s; sponsors: DeCamps/Maione 5. Daniel Collado Spain Bachelor’s; sponsors: Farquhar/Obie 6. Greg Frewin Canada Master’s; FISM Champion 7. Juan Carlos Rodarte Mexico Masters, FISM winner 8. Edouard Boulanger France Masters; FFAP & Colombe d’Or winner 9. Joe Rindfleisch USA 8th time at 4F; Mr. Rubber Band Man 10. Roy Eidem USA PhD 11. Miguel Angel Gea Spain 4th time at 4F; Flasoma & Spain winner 8 Obie’s 4F 2016 British Gala Thursday 3:30 pm MC: Darryl Rose (4th 4F; MIMC) 1. Will Houstoun 7th time at 4F; Magic Circle Editor 2. Kieron Johnson Bachelor’s; sponsors: D.Rose/M.Garret 3. Mark Leveridge 11th time at 4F; British IBM winner 4. Geoff Ray Master’s; British IBM winner 5. Neil Stirton Bachelor’s; from Scotland; sponsors: Solomon/McLanachan 6. Fay Presto Bachelor’s; Magic Circle winner; sponsors; Caesar/Obie 7. Martin Cox 8th time at 4F 8. Marcus Taylor Bachelor’s; sponsors: Caesar/Obie 9. Bob Swadling 12th time at 4F; MacMillan winner 10. Amanda Nicot 9th time at 4F; married at 4F in 2015 11. Keith Fields 6th time at 4F; 3 time Magic Circle winner 9 Obie’s 4F 2016 Pat Page Memorial Workshop Friday 11:00 am MC: Mike Powers “Ring Magic” 1. Joe M. Turner USA 12th time at 4F; IBM President 2. Raj Madhok USA 24th time at 4F 3. Glenn Brown Canada 26th time at 4F 4. Marc DeSouza USA 16th time at 4F 5. Eric DeCamps USA 16th time at 4F 6. Mark Leveridge England 11th time at 4F 7. Roy Eidem USA 3rd time at 4F Photos by Roland Meister 10 Obie’s 4F 2016 Magical Moments Friday 1:30 pm MC: The Painters (6th 4F) 1. Michael Dardant USA 6th time at 4F; IBM/CAM winner plus 18 other contests 2. Fred Rosenbaum USA Bachelor’s; sponsors: Beam/M.Gorman 3. Thomas Barthes France Bachelor’s; sponsors Wild/Boulanger; FFAP winner 4. David Finkelstein USA Bachelor’s; sponsors: Bannon/Solomon 5. Alexander Great USA 2nd time at 4F; Master’s 6. Vincent Hedan France 4th time at 4F; FFAP winner 7. Javier Piñeiro Spain Bachelor’s; sponsors: Aragón/DaOrtiz 8. Jimmy Ichihana USA Bachelor’s; sponsors: Hrab/Episcopo 9. Rémy Robert France 5th time at 4F; Italian Magic Symposium winner 10. Michael Kaminskas USA 3rd time at 4F; PhD 11. Howard Hamburg USA 3rd time at 4F; PhD 12. Lodewijk de Widt Holland 2nd time at 4F; Masters; FISM & GP Dutch Convention 11 Obie’s 4F 2016 Italian Gala Friday 3:30 pm MC: Alain Iannone (5th 4F) 1. Riccardo Negroni 5th time at 4F 2. Manfredi Corradino Bachelor’s; sponsors: Iannone/Duperré 4. Fabio Marchegiano Bachelor’s; sponsors: Aragón/Benatar 5. Sergio Starman PhD 6. Michele Trabona Bachelor’s; sponsors: Friedberg/Duperré 7. Tony Polli 6th time at 4F 12 Obie’s 4F 2016 Finger Flicking Friday Friday 8:00 pm MC: Meir Yedid (35th 4F; SAM winner) 1. Alec Tsai Taiwan Bachelor’s, Sponsors: Obie/Horret Wu; 2015 BIMF Taiwan 2. Billy Debu France Master’s; Milan & FFAP winner 3.
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