ARE YOU @#$&*% KIDDING ME!!!!!!

Well, here it is, the end of March, you figure it's gonna start warming up as we are getting Spring fever, we want to get outside and start enjoying the warm days to come. Nay,Nay I say, for this is the state of Washington. Over the coarse of less than 24 hours, we experienced all 4 seasons. It started raining on the 28th around 5pm, by 7 it was a rain/snow mix....made for an ugly drive home. By 9pm it was a full blown snow storm!!! By the morning of the 29th, we had about 8 inches of snow on the ground, a pretty sight to wake up to.

By noon, the snow on the roads had melted and we were able to do some shopping, it had gotten up to 50 degrees!!

Been trying to get together with members of my magic club to put on a show at he Shakabrah Java in Tacoma, doesn't look like that's gonna happen. I am ready to perform for a drinking adult audience, but the guy who wants to perform with me is not. Don't get me wrong, he IS trying and his heart is in the right place, but he is not ready to perform for a live crowd or be accepting money for his performances. When a magician performs, he is a representation of all magicians. People will remember a good magicians performance, but they will NEVER forget a bad performance by a magician. Unfortunately, magic is not like stand up comedy, if a crowd sees a bad comedian, they are likely to give the next one a chance. This is not so with magicians, you go to a party and perform poorly, this will make it harder for another magician to get a gig with them. I had something similar happen to me in December, I had a gig for small businesses Christmas party, I found out it was for adults but as always, I ask where the line is on humor. The lady running the party says no profanity, I ask if some double en tong is O.K. she didn't seem to have a problem. I am doing my closing effect, the Cups and Balls, I get to the point where I have someone examine the balls, I say "Give them a squeeze, but not too tight, otherwise I'll go blind. That's is what my dad always says, son if you don't stop that , you'll go blind." She didn't like that, I don't think I'll be back next year, HEH, HEH.

I decided to make am investment in some equipment to make busking at fairs easier, I picked up a Crate Taxi rechargeable battery powered speaker, a battery powered wireless headset mic and a good speaker stand. Last year I did some busking at Meeker days in Puyallup, 3 days, 3 hours a day yelling, my voice was shot. I had fun though!!!

Ran into another magician while I was there, he heard I was performing so he thought he would come by and do some magic. This gets under my skin, it's not like he cost me any money, that's not the point. The point is you don't go to another performers gig and start performing. You wouldn't go to a Rolling Stones concert with your guitar and start playing Brown Sugar in the lobby, would you? Magicians are notorious for this, I have seen David Copperfield twice and both times there was a guy, on his own accord, doing magic for the folks waiting to get drinks or anyone who would watch. AND NO this guy was not hired to perform walk around, Copperfield is not gonna have someone stepping on his toes!! When I go to a magic show the magic stays in the car!!