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New Show On Deck (Pun Intended)
November 1st marks the first, no-holds-barred re-emergence to the stage for me since the Spring of 2021. The last set of shows I had, it was 113-degrees, the black-box theater had an exclusive hold on swamp-cooling, and the infernal roar … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Card Tricks, Entertainment, Writing
Tagged Card magic, Charles Dickens, Christmas carol, magic
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Jim Carrey, and the The Clutch That Is Killing Us
In the process of writing a book that draws from my own childhood experiences, I’ve been forced to try to relive the technical and informational limitations that define well over half the reason it’s worth using as the setting/plot/backdrop of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Entertainment, Faith, Social media, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Cable Guy, COVID, Jim carrey, Social media, televsion
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Magic for Libraries, Lockdowns, and Just because
When this whole pandemic thing took off, the lockdowns in California were as bellicose as perhaps anywhere else. I for one, did not take to it very well, and judging by the societal trajectory that I see at the moment … Continue reading
Posted in Card Tricks, Entertainment, Uncategorized, Vlogging
Tagged card tricks, charlie chaplin, magic, magician, mime, Reading
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Upcoming show
A self-described “renaissance hack, raconteur, and all-around tricky person,” Ron Giesecke knows his way around a deck of cards. His one-man show, A Brief History of Deception, bridges the gaps that divide the sleight-of-hand artist from the crass and subversive … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Card Tricks, Entertainment, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Erdnase, magic, scams, sleight of hand
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Jonny Lang’s “Signs” rolls out like thunder
I can’t exactly figure out why Jonny Lang is the recipient of complaints that he needs to “get back to the blues.” He never left it. He did manage to leave the randier, entendre-ridden traditions of the blues with his … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Faith, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged blues, faith, jonny, Lang, signs
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In which I blatantly borrow my own Amazon review of Erwin McManus’ “The Last Arrow” and post it here.
Three years ago, when I was 47 and contemplating the horizon of my fifth decade on the planet, I had an introspective fit–the kind that proves that encroaching mortality starts to get in your head. Yet, I’m not sure that … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, CS Lewis, Entertainment, Faith, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged arrow, erwin, last, mcmanus, mosaic
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It’s clear to me: Yoda is Rey’s father
So how’s that for clickbait? Okay . . . sorry. But give me a minute, and maybe that theory could limp out of this conjectural waste of time without falling down. And I don’t care how many prequels or substandard, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Entertainment, Film Making, Uncategorized
Tagged Abrams, father, Force Awakens, leia, Luke Skywalker, Rey, Solo, Star wars
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Crowdfunding redux
A few weeks ago, I was standing outside, in a break area at work, tossing in my harmonies to the rhetorical cantata that was going on at the moment. My co-worker, Bill, mentioned that before he moved to my area, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Entertainment, Film Making, Music
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Local Celebrity Status: Moderate
It would seem that a local magazine, Enjoy, got some notion that my constantly-evolving diversity would be interesting, so they did a story on me. As a pre-emptive measure, I’d like to say to those that actually take the time … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Card Tricks, Entertainment, Reading, Trolling, Writing
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VIDEO: One routine from my show
So I didn’t foist my one-man show, A Brief History of Deception–onto the public for the first time so I could also be equally-traumatized with the logistics tied in with filming a show. But Peter, my sound tech, was kind … Continue reading
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