A visit to Mt. Rainier

A visit to Mt. Rainier

A visit to Mt. Rainier

Me & The Mountain

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The PCAM was a huge success!!! Congratulations to Brian
Cook and the excellent team of people assembled to carry
out this daunting challenge. As far as I could see, it
came off without a hitch.


It was great seeing so many of your smiling faces! There
were shows, lectures and dealers during the days and the
late nights were filled with sessions. What more could you
ask for?

Rather than go through the schedule and list the performers,
I 'd like to encourage those of you who attended to report
on the experiences that were most meaningful to you
personally.

I may take a few posts to debrief my account of the Wed. -
Sat. PCAM 2004

I'll start off by saying that one of the highlights of the
convention was spending so much time with Danny Sylvester.
I had forgot what a true genius he is. His performances
and lecture were great. We talked about the good old days
when we lived together in LA in "86" & "87". We told Buster
stories all about Dan the Man and Tom the Bomb. We were
the young Turks at the Magic Castle and tore up the town.
It was a joy seeing how far he had come. His unique brand
of magical comedy will no doubt go down in the history of
our art. If you were lucky enough to have made his 9:30AM
lecture on creativity, then you know what a treat it was to
get inside his head for a couple of hours. I for one, was
inspired about his message to look at what your doing and
take it a few steps farther in a direction that no one else
has.

When I see Dan, it seems as though no time has passed since
our last meeting. He is my soul brother, I am lucky man.

PCAM Debrief

Other Fav's on the PCAM 2004 Hit List included Max Howard, his wonderful performance as Prof. Gus Rich a Civil War Conjurer won the hearts and imagination of this sophisticated northwest audience. His performance, his lecture and the time time we spent together talking about the business of it all, proved an invaluable experience. Max and I go way back and it was great fun chatting about all that we have been up to over the last few years since out last meeting, enjoying cocktails, at Klosterman's famed Salon de Magie.

Max Howard is a convincing actor. His attention to detail in performing magic is not lost on me. I find his thoughts and values on the subject a fascinating study. Simply put. . . no one says it like Max. He knows how to create wonder in a classic sense. Not something you see very often. He builds mystery, tension, and drama. Talking to Max in private about his transition over the last 4 years to the world of corporate key note speaking was heavy chat. As I begin to solicit the corporate market again after years in retail, the subject at hand was of great value and interest to me. Thanks Max.

Buster & Dan Sylvester

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