Category Archives: Entertainment

New Show On Deck (Pun Intended)

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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Jim Carrey, and the The Clutch That Is Killing Us

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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Magic for Libraries, Lockdowns, and Just because

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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Upcoming show

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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Jonny Lang’s “Signs” rolls out like thunder

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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In which I blatantly borrow my own Amazon review of Erwin McManus’ “The Last Arrow” and post it here.

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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It’s clear to me: Yoda is Rey’s father

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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Crowdfunding redux

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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Local Celebrity Status: Moderate

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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VIDEO: One routine from my show

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

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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