I've been working on adding music to my show ... I've been working towards that for a while, but deciding where to use music and what it should be has been a slow road. Hopefully worth it, though.
I have a secret fondness for Bollywood musicals ... I grew up watching Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly with my folks, and while they don't really make stuff like that anymore here, a while ago I discovered Bollywood does! So I am working on two music tracks - an American one, and an Indian one. It's fun and I'm enjoying it - it'll be a blast when it's done!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Restaurant Magic
It's been a while since I table hopped at restaurants - that's how I got started, though, going from table to table at restaurants performing magic. I still do them from time to time, but not regularly any more. I did a table hopping job on Easter, though, and I was really looking forward to it - I did it last year, it was fun and everyone was nice, and I like restaurant magic. It's really close and personal, and if I might be immodest, I have some pretty darned good stuff to perform.
It was a BLAST. I had so much fun it was just amazing - and I think it showed as everyone seemed to laugh and have a great time right along with me. The concierge told me a lot of folks asked about me when they left - so I feel even better about that!
It was a BLAST. I had so much fun it was just amazing - and I think it showed as everyone seemed to laugh and have a great time right along with me. The concierge told me a lot of folks asked about me when they left - so I feel even better about that!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
New trick
I've been practicing a new trick a lot this week, the piece by piece restoration of a torn card. It's fairly difficult, but I just really like the way it looks. I am not yet sure if I ever want to show it to anyone, it has some rather interesting limitations that I don't think I will detail - but if the right situation comes up, it should look really nice.
We also turned our TV off yesterday. My wife and I just don't watch very much TV, so we started wondering why were were paying a cable bill for something we didn't use much. I figure if I get some Handy Manny and Wiggles DVDs to keep my son happy, we won't miss it at all.
We also turned our TV off yesterday. My wife and I just don't watch very much TV, so we started wondering why were were paying a cable bill for something we didn't use much. I figure if I get some Handy Manny and Wiggles DVDs to keep my son happy, we won't miss it at all.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Yay dogs!
A follow up to that ... we got a new dog! We went to the shelter and found a dog that seemed really laid back. We played with him for a bit, and my two year old son played with his tail and his paws, stuck his hands in the dogs mouth, and poked the dog in the eye. The dog could have cared less. Don't get me wrong, we aren't going to let Xander abuse the dog and we stopped him as soon as we saw him (for example) poke the dog in the eye, but a two year old doesn't know that's wrong yet, and it was REALLY good to see that the dog was so laid back. And my son really seems to like having a dog, so it's been an all around wonderful thing.
He's a 65 pound black lab mix. We found out that it's very rare for black dogs to get adopted, so that made me even happier that we took him. He's a sweetie and is fitting in well. He clearly wasn't really treated well before given to the pound - among other things he doesn't really know how to play. We're working on that. :-) He's been a great addition to the house, though, and at bedtime he already has been seen making the rounds checking on the kids. My wife and I like that.
We named him Thurston. I asked Karen if we could name him Elvis, since he ain't nothing but a pound dog, but she said no.
Here's a picture I took of my family plus the dog ...
He's a 65 pound black lab mix. We found out that it's very rare for black dogs to get adopted, so that made me even happier that we took him. He's a sweetie and is fitting in well. He clearly wasn't really treated well before given to the pound - among other things he doesn't really know how to play. We're working on that. :-) He's been a great addition to the house, though, and at bedtime he already has been seen making the rounds checking on the kids. My wife and I like that.
We named him Thurston. I asked Karen if we could name him Elvis, since he ain't nothing but a pound dog, but she said no.
Here's a picture I took of my family plus the dog ...
Monday, March 10, 2008
Dodged THAT bullet
My wife and I have been talking about getting a dog from the local animal shelter. I haven't had dogs in a while, and miss them - and when I did a show for a family with a miniature dachshund just like the one I had, I missed her a lot!
So we were thinking of doing that soon - and then coming home from a show a hungry cat started making advances and mewing at me. We have a cat, so I brought some food outside for her, and my wife managed to pick her up and bring her in. She didn't have a collar but was clearly a sweet cat and clearly a indoor cat. So I was worried that we'd end up with a new cat meaning no dog ... but we found the owners and now we are going to the shelter to see what's there. We aren't in a rush, but we do want a shelter dog or a rescue dog ... so wish us luck!
So we were thinking of doing that soon - and then coming home from a show a hungry cat started making advances and mewing at me. We have a cat, so I brought some food outside for her, and my wife managed to pick her up and bring her in. She didn't have a collar but was clearly a sweet cat and clearly a indoor cat. So I was worried that we'd end up with a new cat meaning no dog ... but we found the owners and now we are going to the shelter to see what's there. We aren't in a rush, but we do want a shelter dog or a rescue dog ... so wish us luck!
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