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Tag Archives: magic
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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Vegas: The Ride In
To be honest, I haven’t flown a whole lot in the last ten years, so I figured the post 9/11 measures that still exist would also be an extra pain in the rear with Pandemic-related stuff. I was pleasantly surprised … Continue reading
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Tagged airlines, magic, magician, penn & Teller, rio, spirit, Vegas
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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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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
With Apologies To Dickens
In 2002, I published what is to date, my only book. Don’t get excited, I didn’t get all hyfie in the ISBN numbering anteroom, I just self-published. I could tell you all about that 22-page manuscript, that, while not some … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Card Tricks, Faith
Tagged Charles Dickens, Christmas carol, magic, sleight of hand
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At the Crossroads of common literary decency with Acoustic Guitar Magazine
There is a common literary technique accompanied by a lesser-known phrase, known as the In medias res—a latin phrase for “in the middle of things.” The tactic is used to suck a reader in to the main vortex of a … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic guitar magazine, blues, gibson, grand guignol, magic, penn, robert johnson, teller
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Card Trick in front of my favorite bookstore
I get it.I have a face made for radio. I also have no explanation for what kind of spastic, contortive facial-flap I do at :40. Just move along and try not to be distracted by Captain Visage:
Posted in Blogging, Card Tricks, Entertainment, Vlogging
Tagged Bookstore, magic, sleight of hand
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A small look
With permission from her family, here’s a little glimpse at one of yesterday’s moments. Sort of an “in between crowds” performance for a little girl that thinks this old dude is pretty cool.
Performing for crowds–and enjoying what I do
I’ve been performing sleight-of-hand in some professional capacity for nearly 20 years now. It really doesn’t seem like it. I don’t do it every day anymore, but I’m still perfectly adept at it–and while recent videos would probably convince you … Continue reading
Posted in Card Tricks, Entertainment, Uncategorized
Tagged happy valley, magic, sleight of hand, strawberry festival
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