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Some of my favourite pictures from my journey to Israel in july. If you like them, feel free to check out my travel/photography blog:

By Just Another Friendly ObserverDateline: December 2025 Like, okay, babes, let’s just clear the air because everyone is being so dramatic over the whole Stealth Runner saga. One minute, grown adults are talking like total naval masterminds, designing this ultra-mysterious, super-fab mini PT boat to, like, totally vibe-check the Chinese navy. And the next minute? Everyone’s acting all mopey and…

During the Magic At The Beach 2024 convention, one of the sessions was “Tales From The Road” which was reprised from last year, since it was such a success then. Organizer, Charles Bach, gave permission to record and broadcast this session again this year that contains some great “road warrior” stories by some of the top working professionals. It is a good cross section of magicians with varied backgrounds and experiences which I know you will enjoy..

Time stamps for this episode:

00:09:04 - Jafo talks about his experience on Penn & Teller Fool Us

00:11:43 - Karl Hein talks about an embarrassing situation with a child on stage who peed his pants

00:16:20- James Brandon tells us a harrowing story about a fiery situation that happened on a Parisian stage

00:23:06 - Charles Peachock tells us a harrowing story about being stranded in the Yukon and trying to catch a cruise ship

00:25:55 - Chris Blackmore had a bad show in his early years that he turned into gold

00:30:34 - Paul Stone put John Calvert on the London Palladium Stage, but there were some problems

00:38:02 - Dan Sperry had a children’s birthday party experience with a child in a wheelchair

Saturday, September 14th

10:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Greg Gleason - Never before seen Card Magic

11:00 am - 6:00 pm Dealers Room Open

Noon - 1:30 pm - LUNCH BREAK

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Lecture: Dan Sperry - Creative kid show stuff lecture.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Lecture: Losander - Art of Levitation and more.

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - LAST CHANCE IN DEALERS ROOM!

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - DINNER BREAK

7:00 pm - Wonders Theatre House Opens

7:30 pm - Champions of Illusion Gala Show at Wonders Theatre - Dan Sperry, Losander, Greg Gleason, Jafo, Charles Bach, Michael Paul (Host)

10:00 pm - Farewell Party at Wonders Theatre

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

00:00:18 –

Everything about it was botched.  From the premature and deliberately timed ‘announcement’ to the ‘we’ve got nothing’ teaser summary to the painfully awkward ‘fix it’ PR story leaks.

It received a mostly negative response from what should have been the core audience.

Then there’s all the weird rumors about casting (No Jared, but for some reason, daneel?) and the backlash from fans over the entire mess.

It would be nice to see Sam and Dean again sometime in the future but I’ve got no interest in anything other than that.  Especially something that starts trying to introduce new characters to original canon.  No thanks.

Jafo Loyalists Worldwide Give Back To Society

. “We are set to empower 500 families”, Says Balogun Abiola By Oyeniyi Esan Nigeria has really felt the economic effects of Covid-19 as reflected with the increasing rates of poverty, hunger and death. In this light, World Bank predicts more Nigerians to become poor by 2021. The President of Jafo Loyalists Worldwide, Comrade Abiola Balogun, has expressed the need not to ignore the less…