Tag Archives: magic
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
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
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
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
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:
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
Proving my abject uselessness on the weekend
Not completely worthless. I have to head out to the Happy Valley Strawberry Festival and hector that masses with my card tricks. Somehow, for the last few days, I’ve felt like someone took a broomstick and shoved a rolled-up sock … Continue reading
And another Vlog: throwing down the clandestine card gauntlet
Or . . . As they say, “doing a card trick.“
