2011

It is difficult for me to believe that after almost 25 years I am still performing magic as a career.  I, of course, owe this in a very large part to my wonderful wife who has given me moral and emotional support this entire time, not to mention a lot of financial support.  She never once in the times of monetary drought asked me to "get a job", or question my passion in magic as a waste of time.  So it is to her that I owe so much gratitude for her enduring patience, support and love of me and my chosen profession.

The 2011 year has started with a bang and a lot of work a head for me.  I am finishing up an illusion I call Harry's post.  It is an adaptation of an idea by Alan Wakeling.  The story is of Houdini's challenge to a Ms. Rochelle, a spiritualist who confounded Harry.  He told her if she could perform her seance while being shackled to a device of his making, he would declare her "authentic".  So it is part seance and part switch.  There will be an old lady on stage, "Mom", during the seance helping my assistant Shari.  At the end of the routine and when the curtain that surrounds the post is dropped for the last time, I will have vanished.  Of course you know what's next.  Yes, "Mom" takes off her outfit and it is me.  We have some fun ideas for the "seance" portion and I believe this will be exciting to perform.

Harry's post is  for my up coming show for Resort's and Bally's casino in Tunica, MS in March.  I will also make a CEO vanish during a convention in LR this February.  Sean Westbrook, "Stonehenge" and I collaborated on the method over many hours.

Finally, I am still doing a large number of shows for School Partners.  A fundraising corporation out of LR.  I travel all over the state for them and make frequent trips to OK, MO, TN, and MS.

Thanks to all of you who read this blog and to the one, my old friend Clayton, who has subscribed to it.

Randall