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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!

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• 1977 Jim Ryan • 1978 Eddie Fechter • 1979 • 1980 Gene Gordon • 1981 Bob Read • 1982 Sid Lorraine • 1983 Steve Dusheck • 1984 Rick Johnsson • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 Tom Craven • 1988 Phil Willmarth • 1989 Gary Ouellet • 1990 Shigeo Takagi • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 Derek Dingle • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 Bill Malone • 2001 Herb Zarrow • 2002 • 2003 Meir Yedid • 2004 • 2005 Gene Anderson & Dan Garrett • 2006 • 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

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• 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 • 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 • 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 /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 ”...... 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

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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

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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

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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. Willy Monroe Spain 8th time at 4F; 4 time World Balloon Champion

4. Lawrens Godon France Master’s; Colombe d’Or winner

5. Huot/Lacroix Canada 18th/21st time at 4F; Spectram & Magie Montreal

6. Angel San Martin Spain 4th time at 4F; FISM & FFAP winner

7. Rune Carlsen Norway PhD; IBM Milan & MacMillan winner

8. Miika Pelkonen Finland Bachelor’s; sponsors: Aalto/Engblom; FISM Europe & Finnish Champ

9. Joe Monti USA 4th time at 4F; award nominee 10. Jacob Schenström Sweden Masters; MacMillan Champion

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MC: Andost (6th 4F; FISM winner)

1. Toto Japan PhD; Hakone winner

2. Daly China PhD

3. Yumi Japan 5th time at 4F; FISM winner

4. Beomseok Jun South Korea Bachelor’s; sponsors: Obie/C.Choi, South Korea winner

5. Shimpei Japan PhD

6. Ed Kwon South Korea Bachelor’s; sponsors: Obie/Cieslinski

7. Hide Kimoto Japan 7th time at 4F; Hakone & Japan Cup winner

8. Takamiz Usui Japan Bachelor’s; sponsors: Critelli/Katsuragawa

9. Billy Cheung Austria Master’s; FFAP & Belgium winner

10. Mo Yukimasa Japan Master’s

14 Obie’s 4F 2016 Fechter’s Fabulous Frolics Saturday 3:30 pm

MC: Steve Beam (26nd time at 4F)

1. Eric DeCamps USA 16th time at 4F; SAM Gold Medal winner 2. Joe Cabral USA 9th time at 4F; cover of MUM 3. Andrew Quinn USA 16th time at 4F; PhD; Presursor Suite sponsor 4. Jim Vines USA Bachelor’s; sponsors: Muñoz/Ripley; PCAM & Daytona winner 5. Luis Olmedo Spain PhD

6. Clemens Ilgner Germany 4th time at 4F 7. Pete Lentini USA 14th time at 4F; PhD 8. Martin Braessas Argentina Masters; FISM NA winner 9. Christian Engblom Finland 5th time at 4F; Finland winner

15 Obie’s 4F 2016 4F Final Gala Saturday 7:45 pm

MC: Obie O’Brien (46th 4F, 2010 GoH)

A Tribute to our Guests of Honor: The Fat Brothers

1. Shoot Ogawa Japan PhD; 2008 Parlor Magician of the Year

2. Alberto Lorenzo Cuba PhD; IBM & SAM winner

3. Horret Wu Taiwan Master’s; FISM Champion 2016 BIMF & TMA

4. Magic Brothers South Korea Bachelor’s; sponsors: Caesar/Obie; FISM GP Asia winners 5. Satoru Furukawa Japan Bachelor’s; sponsors: Caesar/Obie; 2015 TMA Taiwan 2014 FISM Asia

6. Woody Aragón Spain 7th time at 4F; FISM winner

7. Lukas South Korea Bachelor’s; sponsors: C.Choi/Obie; FISM GP Asia winner

8. Paul Gertner USA 29th time at 4F; 1993 GoH; FISM winner

9. Dani DaOrtiz Spain 4th time at 4F, Spain Champion

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46 Tom Craven & Obie O’Brien

42-44 Ed Eckl, Dick Cook, Tim Williams.

31-39 Gordon Boyd, Harrison Carroll, Paul Critelii, Charlie Decker, Mark Fitzgerald, Dan Garrett, Mike Gorman, Richard Hughes, Joe Mogar, Dave Neighbors, Gary Para, Bob Rees, Meir Yedid.

26-30 Gene Anderson, Steve Beam, Glenn Brown, Robert Davis, Ray Eyler, Gary Freed, Paul Gertner, Alan Kronzek, Marv Leventhal, Bill Malone, Larry Martinez, Phil Messina, John Miller, Mike Powers, Keith Randolf, Prof. Rem, Buddy Smith, Vic Trabucco, Bruce Trigg, Scott Wells, Dave Wiedemer.

20-25 John Bannon, Lee Eyler, Mike Hrab, Yannick Lacroix, Richard Levin, Bob Little, Bob Macey, Raj Madhok, Richard Mattner, Gary Morton, Dave Oestreicher, Charlie Randall, Don Voltz, Boris Wild, Gary Wiseman.

People from 21 countries on 4 continents are attending 4F this year: 20 from Canada, 13 from England, 10 from France, 9 from Japan, 8 from Spain, 7 from Italy, 5 from South Korea, 3 from Germany, 2 each from Finland, Netherlands, Scotland and Taiwan; 1each from Argentina, Austria, China, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Venezuela; and about 165 from the USA. We have 40 contest winners from conventions around the world, including 14 FISM Winners; 12 past Presidents of the IBM plus their current President; 6 past st Presidents of the SAM — along with 26 magicians attending 4F for the 1 time.

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Xavier Belmont [email protected] T. Biancarelli magikoins.com E. Boulanger edouardboulanger.com Martin Braessas [email protected] Craig Dickson wizardcraft.com The Fat Brothers grupokaps.com Dan Garrett dangarrettmagic.com Andy Greget 480 284-4363 | cell: 602 524-6444 Mark Leveridge markleveridge.co.uk Bob Little boblittlessupersunday.com Lukas lukascrafts.com Joe Mogar joemogar.com Pattrick Przysiecki pattricksmagic.com Charlie Randall magicbookshop.com C. Schenk/R.Nicot card-shark.de Boris Wild boriswild.com

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Argentina Mark Leveridge Japan Luis Olmedo Martin Braessas Amanda Nicot Satoru Furukawa Javier Piñeiro Chris Payne Hide Kimoto Angel San Martin-Gil Austria Fay Presto Yumi Nakajima Bill Cheung Geoff Ray Shoot Ogawa Sweden Darryl Rose Satoshi Onosaka Jacob Schenström Canada Bob Swadling Shimpei Bill Abbott Marcus Taylor Toto Switzerland Glenn Brown Takamiz Usui Roland Meister Joan Caesar Finland Mo Yukimasa Rod Chow Christian Engblom Taiwan Robin Dawes Miika Pelkonen Mexico Alec Tsai Jean-Luc Dupont Juan Carlos Rodarte Horret Wu Shawn Farquhar France Derick Finn Thomas Barthes Netherlands USA Greg Frewin Xavier Belmont Auke van Dokkum Katalina Absolon Terry Greenwood Edouard Boulanger Lodewijk de Widt Jason Alan Michel Huot Jérôme Bourgeon Gene Anderson Yannick Lacroix Billy Debu Norway Andost Eric Leclerc Lawrens Godon Rune Carlsen Augie Arnstein David Merry Vincent Hedan Simon Aronson Allan Nackan Rémy Robert Scotland John Bannon Chris Pilsworth William Watt Peter McLanachan Stephen Bargatze Brian Roberts Boris Wild Neil Stirton Steve Beam Mike Robinson Bill Bishop Bruce Trigg Germany South Korea Thomas Blacke Gary Wiseman Hayashi Sin Hyuk Choi Gordon Boyd Clemens Ilgner Beomseok Jun Jack Browne Christian Schenk Ed Kwon Bill Butski China Lukas Lee Joe Cabral Daly Italy Minho Park Joe Cappon Manfredi Corradino Harrison Carroll Fred Casto England Alain Iannone Spain Jack Chancellor Harold Cataquet Fabio Marchegiano Woody Aragón Evert Chapman Martin Cox Riccardo Negroni Daniel Collado Jimmy Cieslinski Will Houstoun Tony Polli Dani DaOrtiz Dick Cook Kieron Johnson Sergio Starman Miguel Angel Gea David Corsaro Simon Lane Michele Trabona Willy Monroe 19 I B E

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USA Howard Hamburg Phil Messina Maria Schwieter Tom Craven Darryl Harris John Miller Michael Seege Paul Critelli Richard Hatch Mike Miller George Silverman Michael Dardant Rick Hebert Scott Miller Buddy Smith Robert Davis Terry Hedges Joe Mogar David Solomon Eric Decamps Karl Hein Harry Monti Bill Spooner Charlie Decker Mike Hrab Joe Monti Dick Steiner Michael Dedee Gary Hughes Gary Morton Mike Stratman Marc Desouza Richard Hughes Thomas Mosier Michael Tallon Craig Dickson Jimmy Ichihana Dave Neighbors Vic Trabucco Eric Dockery Brad Jacobs Todd Nelson Corbett Troyer Alan Drew III Mike Joseph Roger Nicot Joe M. Turner Ed Eckl Jason Juliano Obie O’Brien Arie Vilner Roy Eidem Michael Kaminskas David Oestreicher Jim Vines Matt Episcopo Michael Kirschner Christian Painter Don Voltz Bill Evans Jim Klayder Gary Para Randy Wakeman Lee Eyler Larry Kohorst Kirk Patrick Gary Ward Ray Eyler Ray Kosby Andrew Pojman Tony Weiland Buddy Farnan Shank Kothare Howard Port Bill Wells Dale Farris Allan Kronzek Mike Powers Scott Wells Michael Feldman Michael Lair Frank Price John West Will Fern Rian Lehman Gene Protas Don Wiberg Keith Fields Peter Lentini David Prouty Dave Wiedemer David Finkelstein Marv Leventhal Pattrick Przysiecki Rick Wilcox Mark Fitzgerald Bob Little Andrew Quinn Geoff Williams Lion Fludd Alberto Lorenzo Charlie Randall Tim Williams Gary Freed John Luka Keith Randolph Mark Yeager Steve Friedberg Bob Macey Eric Redman Meir Yedid Tom Gagnon Daniel MacInnis Dwight Redman Sr. Hull Youngblood Dan Garrett Raj Madhok Bob Rees Mark Zacharia Paul Gertner Mike Maione Prof. Rem Gene Gordon Larry Martinez Paul Richards Venezuela Doug Gorman Richard Mattner Joe Rindfleisch Luis Otero Mike Gorman Ice McDonald Ed Ripley Alexander Great Jay McLaughlin Scott Robinson Joel Greenwich Francis Menotti Fred Rosenbaum Andy Greget Rick Merrill Rolando Santos

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Obie’s 4F 2016 In memory of...

Van Abernathy Mike Ellis Neil Lester Fred Robinson Don Alan Alex Elmsley Lou Locacio Rollan Rochelle Mike Amico Tony Eng Sid Lorraine David Roemer Jerry Andrus Don England Leo Lyno Mike Rogers Arturo Ascanio Ken Erle Howard Lyons Ed Rosenthal Chris Ball Ralph Erlewine Joel Machtinger Jim Ryan Howard Bamman Bob Escher Dennis Mackenzie Dave Saunders Jos Bema Joe Farina Jay Malbrough Jack Sandorse Roger Bernheim Eddie Fechter Ray Mangel Dick Schick Frank Bierovic Bob Follmer Dennis Marks Willie Schneider Jack Birnman Kevin Fox Jay Marshall Craig Schneider John Blake Winston Freer Marty Martin Jerry Schnepp Ernie Blau Lou Gallo Bob McAllister Bud Schreiber Ed Blodgett Frank Garcia Billy McComb Max Scott Brian Glover Baron McCormick Terry Seabrooke Vanni Bossi Eli Goldberg Dan McDonald Mark Sicher Wesley Braun Gene Gordon (Avery) John Menard Mike Skinner Gordon Braun Albert Goshman Jerry Mentzer Neil Stafford Sr. A. C. Brickell George Graham Ray Mertz Chuck Stanfield Rodger Bucy Ace Greenberg Bill Miesel Bob Stencel Frank Callahan Dick Grigsby R. H. Bob Miller Warren Stephens George Campbell Ed Hagan Jack Miller Mike Stollar Del Cartier Bob Haines Harry Milliken Mel Stover Jim Cellini Claude Hale Hank Moorehouse Allan Strauss Dom Cervas John Mueller Silky Sullivan Aldo Colombini Mike Hilburger Tom Mullica Jim Surprise Tim Conover Jim Hill Al Munro Shigeo Takagi Del Copley Al Hillman John Murray Peter Tappan R. C. Crabb Reggie Holden Tony Musto Mahka Tendo Roger Crabtree Bill Hollen Martin Nash Ward Thomas Walter Cummings Sam Horowitz Ed Newman Hans Trixer Father Cyprian Norm Houghton Hal Newton J. C. Wagner Steve Dacri Peter Isaacs Karl Norman Steve Walker Paul Daniels Larry Jennings Earle Oakes Fred Watson Cliff Davis Rick Johnsson Mike O’Dowd Carl Weisinger Mike Desimone Willis Kenney Wayne Osinski Larry West Bud Dietrich George Kirkendall Gary Ouellet Bob Wicks Derek Dingle Roger Klause Pat Page Joe Willard Pat Doolin Paul Kois Pavel Phil Willmarth J.C. Doty Mike Kolis Dick Pecorella Wally Wilson Doc Dougherty Joe Lamonica Peter Plotkin Ronald Wohl Herb Downs Woody Landers Bruce Posgate Herb Zarrow Dave Drake Fred Langer Del Ray Ron Zollweg Tony Econ Geoff Latta Bob Read Charles Zuis Tommy Edwards Peter Layne Jerome Remenicky Neal Elias Dave Lederman Charles Reynolds Bob Elliott Jim Lee Joe Riding

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Obie’s 4F 2016 Links • 4F Web Page: http://www.ffffmagic.com • Pat Page Memorial Workshop: http://www.mallofmagic.com/pp2015 • Denis Behr’s Magic Book Archive: http://archive.denisbehr.de

A quick search of YouTube and you’ll find a lot of 4Fers, including (names inbold attended 4F 2016): Andost Yann Frisch Tom Mullica Gene Anderson Akira Fujii Marc Oberon Jerry Andrus Dan Garrett Shoot Ogawa Woody Aragón Paul Gertner Ouka John Bannon Lennart Green Del Ray Stephen Bargatze Chris Hannibal Juan Luis Rubiales Bébel Pit Hartling Bob Sheets Denis Behr Hayashi Rocco Silano Giacomo Bertini Vincent Hedan Johan Ståhl Mathieu Bich Guy Hollingsworth David Stone Chris Capehart Alain Ianonne Sergio Starman Charlie Caper Robert Jägerhorn Frances Tabary John Cornelius Joshua Jay Juan Tamariz Harrison Carroll Eric Jones Garrett Thomas Mike Chao Shin Lim Joe M. Turner Bruno Copin Gazzo Macee John van der Put Dani DaOrtiz Bill Malone Scott Wells Michael Dardant Jay Marshall Boris Wild Marc Desouza Max Maven David Williamson Henry Evans Rick Merrill Yumi Buddy Farnan Willy Monroe Zeki Shawn Farquhar Michael ‘Six’ Muldoon Eddie Fechter Oscar Muñoz

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Meals Thursday and Friday Lunch offer for 4F registrants only:

Hotdogs: $2.25 Hamburgers: $2.50 Some 4F meals are provided (Friday dinner, Cheeseburger $3.00 Saturday lunch and dinner), and there is Pizza: $2.00 good food in the hotel -- check out the Chips/Snack Bags: $1.00 breakfast menu on the next two pages. 24 oz. Pop: $2.00

For those who want to explore, here’s what I’ve found locally:

Alex’s Place Ultimate Red Osier Experience 8322 Park Road, Batavia, NY Dinner for $21.99 (regular $31.99.) 585 344-2999 It will include: crab/lobster bisque A decent steakhouse, and the prepared tableside, Caesar salad closest restaurant to the hotel; best prepared tableside, and a ten to get a reservation first. ounce portion of Prime Rib carved tableside. Applebee’s 8322 Lewiston Rd, Batavia, NY Settlers Restaurant 585 344-0600 353 W Main St, Batavia, NY Reasonably priced family 585 343-7443 restaurant. You’ll find a lot of 4Fers having breakfast here. Peking Buffet Chinese Restaurant 8322 Lewiston Rd, Batavia, NY Sport of Kings 585 343-8828 419 W Main St, Batavia, NY One of Obie’s favorites. 585 343-1274 Decent breakfast spot. Red Osier 6492 Main Rd. (NYS Route 5) Subway Stafford, N.Y. 8351 Lewiston Rd, Batavia, NY 585 343-6972 585 343-7827 Easily worth the 20 minute drive. Fast food, submarine sandwiches. Show your 4F badge to get the

23 Clarion Hotel Batavia 8250 Park Road Batavia, New York 14020 585 344-2100

Take $1.00 off any breakfast if you wear your 4F badge!

Robin Dawes at the Griddle Good enough to write about. Served with your choice of bacon, sausage or ham add $1.75

Boris’ French Toast with a kiss of Cinnamon $5.95 Luscious slices of bread dipped in a cinnamon egg batter and grilled to a golden 4F 2016 Guests of Honor brown. Served with maple syrup. The Fat Brothers Great Wall of Buttermilk Pancakes $5.95 Hot and fluffy buttermilk pancakes grilled to a golden brown and topped with butter and Ed Eckl Omelets served with maple syrup. Add blueberries or All omelets are served with your choice of chocolate chips for $.50 breakfast bread and skillet or hash browns (except low carb). Substitute Egg Beaters Eyler’s Belgian Waffle $5.75 at no additional charge. Egg white omelet The classic favorite: a hot from the griddle available upon request for $1.25. thick, golden and crispy waffle topped with butter and served with maple syrup. Add Ripley’s Hip-Hop Mid-Western Omelet $7.95 a topping of chocolate chip, blueberry, The classic omelet stuffed with diced ham, strawberry or banana with whipped cream sautéed onions, green pepper & cheddar for $.75 cheese cooked to perfection.

2√(4F-4F-4F) $6.50 Onosaka Japanese Garden Omelette $7.75 2 fluffy pancakes, 2 eggs cooked to your The perfect omelet for those with a love of liking & choice of 2 pieces of meat (bacon, fresh garden vegetables, folded with sautéed sausage or ham) onion, mushrooms, green pepper, fresh tomato and cheddar cheese.

Merrill’s Ham It Up Omelette with Cheese $6.95 Terence’s Skillets A 3-egg omelet cooked in real butter with The perfect hearty breakfast topped with ham and Cheddar cheese folded inside. 2 grade A eggs cooked to order. All dishes served with a choice of breakfast bread and Rocco’s Hawaiian Omelette $7.50 skillet browns or hash browns. Yo! -- substitute Sautéed pineapple and ham smothered in a Egg Beaters at no additional charge. spicy Monterey Jack cheese and shredded cheddar folded inside. Messy but good! Gary Plant’s Veggie Skillet $7.50 Mushrooms, green pepper, onion and Farquhar’s Grand Prix Omelette with tomato combined with skillet browned Canadian Bacon & Cheese (Low Carb) $7.25 potatoes and topped with shredded Served without breakfast potatoes or bread. cheddar cheese. A 3-egg omelet cooked in real butter with bacon and cheddar cheese folded inside. Dani’s Hearty Breakfast Skillet $7.75 Skillet browned potatoes with bits of bacon, Roland’s Spinach & Feta Omelet (Low Carb) $7.50 sausage, ham, mushrooms, green pepper, Served without breakfast potatoes or bread. onion & cheese. Served with your choice of A 3-egg omelet cooked in real butter with bacon, sausage or ham add $1.75 spinach and feta cheese folded inside. 24 I B E

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Jimmy C’s Value Breakfast $6.50 A Trabucco Glass Bowl Of Cereal $2.50 Two grade A eggs, two strips of bacon and a Frosted Flakes, Toasty O’s, Raisin Bran, choice of breakfast bread served with skillet Tootie Fruities. browned potatoes. Don Voltz Fresh Fruit (Stay healthy!) $6.25 Obie’s Full Value Breakfast $7.95 A large bowl of the season’s best fruit with a scoop Designed to satisfy a hearty appetite. Three of cottage cheese. Add more fruit for $1.25. eggs cooked to order with your choice of breakfast meat. Includes an 8oz. juice of Steve Beam’s Right Start $4.75 your choice. One grade-A egg cooked to order, English muffin or toast and fresh fruit. Yumi’s Classic Eggs Benedict $7.25 A timeless classic of two grade A poached Bruce Trigg Yogurt- For athletes $4.00 eggs with Canadian bacon atop an English Your choice of assorted yogurts, please ask muffin and topped with Hollandaise sauce. your server for selection.

Puga’s Hungry Man’s Benedict Skillet $7.95 Episcopo Breakfast Sandwich $4.25 Seasoned skillet browned potatoes with Choice of bagel or English muffin, ham, ham, bacon, onions, mushrooms & cheese sausage or bacon, American cheese and topped with poached eggs and drizzled with one scrambled egg. Hollandaise sauce & parsley.

Glenn’s High Steak (Stake) & Eggs $9.95 Tony Gerard Light Beverages A 6 oz. N.Y. Strip Steak, pink or no pink, with two eggs prepared any style. Tim’s Orange Juice 100% Florida Pure Premium Regular $2.50 Large $3.00 Muñoz Breakfast Burrito $6.95 Carafe $7.25 2 Grade A eggs scrambled with onion, Will Grey’s Hot Tea. Very English $1.99 peppers, bacon, crisp potatoes and Para’s Hot Chocolate - oh so good! $2.25 shredded cheese stuffed into a warm flour Charlie Decker Milk $1.85 tortilla. Geoff’s Chocolate Milk: A picture of wonder $2.25 Leventhal Soft Drinks $2.25 Ice McDonald’s Bottled Water $1.95 Dale Farris’ Extras Must have Wiseman’s Assorted Juices. It’s the law! (apple, cranberry, grapefruit, pineapple Carroll’s white wheat, rye toast $1.50 & tomato) Geoff’s Skillet of hash browned potatoes $2.25 Regular $2.50 Large $3.00 A Bannon Bagel $2.65 Carafe $7.25 Katalina’s Bagel with Cream Cheese $2.95 Bill Wells Freshly Brewed Coffee. $1.99 Amanda’s English Muffin $1.75 a smart choice Maria’s Apple Danish $2.05 Argentina’s Decaffeinated. $1.99 McBride’s Blueberry Muffin $2.05 good to the last drop Huot-Lacroix Bacon, very Canadian $2.10 Anderson’s Sausage Link (no paper here) $2.10 Bargatze’s Buffet $6.00 Darryl Rose’s Ham Steak: $2.10 (Full of unexpected surprises) Fruit, cereal, Hughes’ One Egg Beauty $1.45 muffins, assorted bread, yogurt, juice coffee Raj’s Fruit Cup – make it healthy! $2.00 and tea. Thursday through Saturday.

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Obie’s 4F 2016 Thanks!

Obie and Executive Assistant Joan Caesar would like to acknowledge and thank the following for their ongoing help with Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic: • Joe Cappon – Video assistant • Charles Decker – Hotel Pictures setup • Craig Dickson – Dealers’ Room • Matt Episcopo – 4F Setup • Dale Farris – Official Photographer • Roland Meister – Official Photographer • Tom Phelps – Hotel Manager • Scott Robinson – Database • Bruce Trigg – Golf Tournament Organizer • Gary Ward – Assistant Sound/Video • Rick Wilcox – Assistant Sound/Video The back stage crew: • Lee Eyler (manager) Crew: Thomas Blacke, Jack Chancellor, Ray Eyler, and Scott Miller. Those staffing the 4F Shop: • Rod Chow (manager) Staffers: Shank Kothare, Simon Lane, Rajneesh Madhok, Jay McLaughlin, Amanda Nicot, Ed Ripley, and Michael Tallon. Our Masters of Ceremony: Andost, Steve Beam, Alain Iannone, Gary Morton, The Painters, Mike Powers, Darryl Rose, and Meir Yedid; lecturers Michel Huot, Yannick Lacroix, Lukas, and Luis Otero; all those who performed, and of course our Guests of Honor The Fat Brothers. All of our dealers, and the 4F Board of Directors: • Glenn Brown – Registration, Publications • Jimmy Cieslinski – Head Sound/Video Technician, Airport Rides • Dan Garrett – Diplomas • Mike Joseph – 4F Setup • Meir Yedid – 4F web site

26 Obie’s 4F 2016 Help/About

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27 The blue logos you see throughout this eBook signify FISM winners (14 at this year’s 4F.)

According to Wikipedia, the International Federation of Magic Societies (FISM) (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques) was founded in 1948, and is one of the most respected organizations in the magician community. It is an international body coordinating dozens of national and international clubs and federations around the world, representing approximately 50,000 Magicians from 32 countries. The organization hosts a FISM conference every three years (the World Championship of Magic), where magicians compete for “Best of” categories. The last FISM was held in 2015 in Rimini, Italy, and the next will be July 9-14, 2018 in Busan, South Korea.

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