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Obie's 4F 2014 Ebook Obie’s 4F 2014 Welcome! Welcome to the 44th annual Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic — here’s what you’ll find in this e-book: • 2014 Guest of Honor: Shawn Farquhar • Guests of Honor • MVPs • Workshops, Lectures, & Shows • Program • 4F 2014 by the numbers • Dealers • Attendees • In memory of... • Links • Eating Out • Thanks! • Help/About Let’s make this year one of the best! Obie O’Brien 4F 2014, page 1 Obie’s 4F 2014 Guest of Honor: Shawn Farquhar Photo by Roland Meister Creator, Author and Lecturer of Magic, winner of Penn & Teller’s reality TV show “Fool Us”, and guest star on the Ellen Show; Shawn has many roles: he has performed on luxury cruise ships since 1983, produced numerous magic conventions, and been a technical advisor for film and television. He is Past President of the CAM and PCAM and President- Elect of the I.B.M. Shawn also has many awards including: 2001 SAM Close Up Champion with Medal of Honour, 2001 FFFF “Obie” People’s Choice Award, 2003 & 2010 Canadian Magician of the Year, he is the only magician to win both I.B.M. Stage and Close Up awards, and he is the 2009 FISM Grand Prix World Champion and World Champion of Card Magic. 4F 2014, page 2 Obie’s 4F 2014 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 Lorraine • 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 Munoz 4F 2014, page 3 Obie’s 4F 2014 Lou Gallo MVPs • 1982 Karl Norman • 1983 Steve Dusheck • 1984 Bob Stencil • 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 4F 2014, page 4 Obie’s 4F 2014 Workshops, Lectures, & Shows Wednesday 8:00 1st Show Opening Gala ............................ MC: Joe M. Turner 10:00 Lecture #1 France ................................ Bruno Copin 11:00 Hospitality Suite Opens ..................................................Room 300 Thursday 11:00 Lecture #2 Australia .............................. Tim Ellis 1:30 2nd Show Kick Off Show ............................. MC: Steve Beam 3:30 3rd Show Recognizable Faces .................. MC: Gary Morton 8:00 Lecture #3 Canada .............................. Shawn Farquhar 10:15 4F 1st Timers Meeting ..................................................Board Room 10:30 Hospitality Suite Opens ..................................................Room 300 Friday 9:30 Golf Tournament (extra cost) .......................................... Bruce Trigg 11:00 Workshop Tricks from before 1950 ............. MC: Mike Powers 1:30 4th Show World Gala Show ....................... MC: Buddy Farnan 3:30 5th Show 4F Friends Old and New ............ MC: Oscar Muñoz 8:00 6th Show Friday’s Finger Flicking Frolics ..... MC: Meir Yedid 11:00 Hospitality Suite Opens ..................................................Room 300 Saturday 11:00 Lecture #4 Argentina ............................ Henry Evans 1:30 7th Show Magical Moments ..................... MC: Pattrick Przysiecki 3:30 8th Show Fechter’s Fabulous Frolics ......... MC: Dan Garrett 7:45 9th Show 4F Grand Finale .......................... MC: Obie O’Brien 11:30 Hospitality Suite Opens ..................................................Room 300 Program subject to change 4F 2014, page 5 Obie’s 4F 2014 Program Wednesday 2:00-7:00 Registration open 2:00-5:00 4F Shop open 6:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures and shows) 8:00 1st Show: Opening Gala (Joe M. Turner MC) 10:00 Bruno Copin lecture 11:00 Hospitality Suite (Room 300) opens 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 Tim Ellis lecture 12:30 Lunch: on your own 1:30 2nd Show: The Kick Off (Steve Beam MC) 3:30 3rd Show: Recognizable Faces (Gary Morton MC) 5:30 Supper: on your own 7:00-7:45 4F Shop is open 8:00 Shawn Farquhar lecture 10:15 4F 1st Timers meeting (Board 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) 10:00 Dealers’ Room opens (closed during lectures, shows, and dinner) 10:00-11:00 4F Shop open 11:00 Pat Page Memorial Workshop (Mike Powers MC) 12:00 Lunch break – free soda and beer starts 1:30 4th Show: World Gala Show (Buddy Farnan MC) 3:30 5th Show: 4F Friends Old & New (Oscar Muñoz MC) 5:30 Smorgasbord: ticket required 7:00-7:45 4F Shop open 8:00 6th Show: Friday’s Finger Flicking Frolics (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 Henry Evans lecture 12:15 Lunch break: ticket required 1:30 7th Show: Magical Moments (Pattrick Przysiecki MC) 3:30 8th Show: Fechter’s Fabulous Frolics (Dan Garrett MC) 5:30 Smorgasbord: ticket required 7:45 Tribute to Guest of Honor Shawn Farquhar 8:00 9th Show: 4F Grand Finale (Obie O’Brien MC) 11:30 Hospitality Suite (Room 300) opens 12:00 Dealers’ Room closes 4F 2014, page 6 OBIE’s 4F 2014 4F Opening Gala Wednesday 8:00 pm MC: Joe M. Turner (10th time at 4F) 1. Shawn Farquhar Canada 4F 2014 Guest of Honor, 9th time at 4F, FISM winner 2. Yumi Japan 4th time at 4F, FISM winner 3. Marcelo Insua Argentina Masters, FISM winner 4. James Jien Taiwan Bachelors (sponsors: Chao/Obie), Asian TV star 5. Will Gray England Doctorate 6. Christian & Katalina USA 4th time at 4F, IBM winners 7. Wladimir France Masters 8. Mike Chao Taiwan Masters, French Champion Cast comes back for pictures | Program subject to change 4F 2014, page 7 Obie’s 4F 2014 The Kick Off Thursday 1:30 pm MC: Steve Beam (24th time at 4F) 1. Joel Greenwich USA Bachelors (Sponsors: DeDee/Prof. Rem) 2. William Watt France Masters, French Champion 3. Tyler Erickson Italy 12th time at 4F, Masters 4. Davio Wu Taiwan Bachelors (Sponsors: Chao/Obie) 5. Riccardo Negroni Italy PhD 6. Daly China Bachelors (Sponsors: Caesar/Obie) 7. Eric Roumestan France PhD, French contest winner 8. Clemens Ilgner Germany Masters, German Champion 9. Michael Dardant USA 4th time at 4F, IBM/CAM Winner Program subject to change 4F 2014, page 8 Obie’s 4F 2014 Recognizable Faces Thursday 3:30 pm MC: Gary Morton (21st time at 4F) 1. Michael ‘Six’ Muldoon USA Masters 2. Bruce Kalver USA 6th time at 4F, PhD 3. Ice MacDonald USA Masters 4. Xavier Belmont France Masters 5. Vinny Grosso USA PhD 6. Brian Roberts Canada 5th time at 4F 7. Roy Eidem USA Bachelors (Sponsors Cieslinski/Eric Jones) 8. David Corsaro USA 8th time at 4F Program subject to change 4F 2014, page 9 Obie’s 4F 2014 Pat Page Memorial Workshop Friday 11:00 am MC: Mike Powers Photo by Roland Meister “Tricks from Before 1950” 1. Mike Powers USA 26th time at 4F 2. Peter McLanachan Scotland 5th time at 4F 3. Dave Neighbors USA 32nd time at 4F 4. Steve Friedberg USA 4th time at 4F 5. Bruce Kalver USA 6th time at 4F 6. Maria Schwieter USA 15h time at 4F 7. Gene Gordon USA 14th time at 4F 8. Tony Gerard USA 22nd time at 4F 9. Tom Craven USA 44th time at 4F Program subject to change 4F 2014, page 10 Obie’s 4F 2014 World Gala Show Friday 1:30 pm MC: Buddy Farnan (14th time at 4F) 1. Eric DeCamps USA 14th time at 4F, SAM winner 2. Yuri Kaine France Masters 3. Oh Hae-suk South Korea Bachelors (Sponsors: Obie/Zeki) 4. Rémy Robert France PhD 5. Mario Lopez Spain Bachelors (Sponsors: Caesar/Obie) 6. Tim Ellis Australia 4th time at 4F, FISM winner 7. Rune Carlsen Norway Bachelors (Sponsors: Caesar/Obie), Italian Champion 8. Tony Montana Argentina 4th time at 4F, FISM winner 9. Eric Jones USA 6th time at 4F Program subject to change 4F 2014, page 11 Obie’s 4F 2014 4F Friends Old and New Friday 3:30 pm MC: Oscar Muñoz (12th time at 4F) 1. Darryl Rose England Masters 2. Wayne Anderson USA Bachelors (Sponsors: Andrews/Hannibal) 3. Will Fern USA Bachelors (Sponsors: Corsaro/Zacharia) 4. Mirko Ferrantini Germany Bachelors (Sponsors: Fraps/Ilgner) 5. Karl Hein USA 6th time at 4F 6. Chris Pilsworth Canada Masters 7. Howard Hamburg USA Bachelors (Sponsors: Craven/Friedberg) 8. Gérald Mainart France Bachelors (Sponsors: Franzis/Tabary) 9. David Regal USA 7th time at 4F Program subject to change 4F 2014, page 12 Obie’s 4F 2014 Friday’s Finger Flicking Frolic Friday 8:00 pm MC: Meir Yedid (33rd time at 4F) 1. Andost USA 4th time at 4F, FISM winner 2.
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