Every year I perform a magic show at the same country club for Easter. It is fun to see the children growing up. Some people ask me if the kids are spoiled or bratty since they are at a country club. They are not. They have manners and their actions are watched by their parents very close. If you are a Simpson's fan, you may remember an episode where Marge gets invited to the local country club and takes her family. The country club kids are portrayed as very snotty to the help. "I said an ab...
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I performed my magic show at an outdoor festival in my town. A nice sized crowd was there.
Now, if you have seen my show you probably have seen one of my signature routines where I tie some ropes around a male adult's middle and then all the kids who want to get to help pull the ropes through his body. A real crowd pleaser and fun for both the kids and adults watching.
At this show I spotted a man who has come with his daughter many times to the restaurant I perform at. He has been a great guy ...
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This never happened before! I performed at a birthday party in a park yesterday. It was a great party with lots of kids and parents that participated and enjoyed the magic show. But as I was setting up and the kids were starting to sit in front, the three year old birthday girl came with her mother to sit down. She was a little shy as three year olds can be. I smiled and made bit of eye contact to show I was safe and friendly. She seemed happy to engage at that distance.
So now I bring out my...
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Is this funny? You be the judge!

It has been raining quite a bit out here in sunny California. I can't complain too much about going to parties in the rain when the rest of the country is in hip deep snow. I do feel for those who have to get to shows in that! But getting from the car to inside in the rain, without and umbrella (I guess I could make two trips so I can carry one) is not fun.

But something odd happened at this birthday party show. The party was already in progress in the gara...
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I don't know how funny this is to you but it made me smile! After a show last weekend, I was loading up my car and a dad of one of the kids came up to me and slipped me some money saying how much his daughter enjoyed me and my show. Now, I don't know why he felt compelled to give me money as opposed to just saying how much he and his daughter liked me but is was very nice. It just seemed unusual and made me smile. Did he think I worked for tips? I was underpaid or that by giving me money it m...
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Okay, to start off the funnies I'll relate a Bunny Funny that happened when I started out in magic. Right after I magically produced the bunny at the end of the show, the bunny decided that he needed to relieve himself. So he let it fly as I was holding him up and a stream of yellow liquid came showering all over me. =(
Let me tell you, the kids were screaming and laughing. They say Tragedy is when something happens to you. Comedy is when the same thing happens to someone else. Well to me gett...
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I have had some funny happenings at my shows. Here you can read about some of those that might bring you a chuckle! I'll try to update these pages as they come up. Doug

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