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The life of an itinerant magician is not without its foibles. Last night I drove one hour and forty-five minutes to a gig at Turning Stone Casino, in upstate New York, to perform for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits — a great company, and North...
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Open up this blog post to see highlights from a new-format show I did in Brooktondale, New York last week. It was a close-up magic show, meaning that I was seated at a table much of the time, doing magic with cards, bills, and other small items that typically would be...
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Trying to keep my schedule straight can be a challenge. A couple of years ago, I drove 200 miles on Tuesday for a school assembly program I was to perform on Wednesday morning. After 4 1/2 hours of driving, I arrived at the hotel to check in, only to be informed that...
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I was performing last week in San Antonio, one of my favorite cities. (LOVE Riverwalk!) One of the things I like to do in new cities is to explore funky little coffee bars, and San Antonio has lots of them. As I usually do, I took my cards and my close-up pad with me,...
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As I was getting out my car, I saw a quarter lying on the floor mat. Placing my laptop case on the roof of the car, I stooped to pick up the quarter, and tucked it into a little storage compartment. Then I closed the door – only to realize that the car keys were lying...
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University of Berkeley researchers tested 200 young adults and discovered a link between the experience of awe and wonder, and lower levels of cytokines — pro-inflammatory proteins that signal the immune system to work harder. Cytokines are necessary to help...