963: Joe Eddie and Betty Fairchild - Playing Fairs

For many decades, Joe Eddie and Betty Fairchild were “road warriors” traversing the country to perform at state and country fairs. They toured with assistants and even a big cat that kept them on the road over 40 weeks out of the year. At one point, they had a residency in Las Vegas at the Riviera with their big show. Now retired from trouping and performing, Joe Eddie has retired to Florida where he builds quality hand-made props and cases for professional magicians. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize In this week’s episode, Joe Eddie gives us a walking tour of his workshop during the first half hour of our chat. Then Betty joins us during the last half to enliven the mood and share stories from the road from her perspective. I think one of the best stories they shared is the one about the inspector who “inspected” their big cat during a break at one of their shows. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also

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963: Joe Eddie and Betty Fairchild - Playing Fairs is an episode from The Magic Word - For Magicians About Magicians By A Magician by Scott Wells.

This episode is 00:59:59 long.

This episode was published on Apr 16, 2026.

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