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| (L) Convention organizer Steve Zuehlke getting the show started. (R) Close up contest winners receive their awards. Above Charles E. Hughes gets 3rd place. (Excellent for a junior who had to compete in the senior contest!) |
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| (L) Maria Schwieter won 2nd place (R) First place winner, John Born. |
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| (L) More awards. (R) I believe this is Michael Barron, IBM International Junior Contest winner. |
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| (L) One of the many characters played by the versitile Gaetan Bloom. Extremely funny and very magical. (R) M.C. Mike Finney jokes with Gaeton - any he doesn't even speak French. |
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| Always a crowd pleaser - Mr. Mysto (played by John Carney). This act is difficult to describe in words. You must see it. |
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| (L) Mr. Mysto cooking up a trick. (R) Danny Cole performing his very colorful act. |
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| Is this Dan Lornitis snacking on - what?? He needs to be controlled. |
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| Mike Finney is at the top of his craft. He had to deal with a number of snafus but his ability to create comedy spontaneously is fabulous. What an entertainer. |
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| Classic Finney - perfect timing on a difficult trick to do well. |
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| Illusionist Terry Richison closed the show. |
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| (L) Looks like metamorphosis to me. (R) John Carney's lecture was more about how to construct routines and think about magic. It was subtle stuff but far more valuable than a pile of new tricks. His thinking on the stack of quarters through hand is excellent. See this guy if you have a chance. |
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| Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has entered the room. Magic took a back seat to music for awhile at the big party. This guy needs to learn the "less is more" lesson. |