Hi Friends,
We’ve loved seeing and meeting so many amazing people over the past month on our variety show tour, “Sens de Vie.” We have one weekend left! This weekend, (as you can see on our Tour Schedule), we’ll be in Crawfordsville, IN, Muskegon, MI, and Eldora, IA. We can’t wait! But we really, REALLY need your help…I have a HUGE request. READ ALL
A few years ago, I read a quote from a book written by an author I won’t mention the name of. (Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to, but I’d have plenty of friends scratching their heads, wondering why I’d read a book written by ‘that guy.’ Or worse, freaking out that I’d “endorse” him by publicly writing that I enjoyed the book. Anyway…that’s a rabbit trail, and I don’t like rabbits. Please, save the magic/rabbit jokes…I’ve heard them before.)
The quote went on to inspire a thought for me, and it’s something that has inspired much of what I share when performing live shows. The basic thought is this… READ ALL
A question for the girls: Do you feel beautiful today?
If you’ve seen me perform live, you may have heard me talk about how easy it is to be deceived, and one of the ways it happens is how the world attempts to define what true beauty is. Every day you drive by billboards, see ads on TV, and look at pictures as you flip through magazines, and it’s everything inside of you to feel pretty. Does the world and it’s blurred messages of self-image impact how you see yourself in the mirror? READ ALL
There’s an illusion that I perform in our show, “Sens de Vie” where a newspaper is ripped to shreads and instantly restored back to its original condition. Every page is shown front and back, both at the beginning and at the end. Audiences love it.
This past weekend, in the process of performing the illusion with a copy of the USA Today, I noticed a page with a huge photo of a guy holding a deck of cards, along with a headline referencing magic. After looking into it, I discovered an incredible article titled, “Neuroscientists: Why is the brain deceived as if by magic?”
There was a large meeting recently in Chicago where scientists gathered to watch magicians performing their art, and then had a large discussion about attention, memory, and perception. The article featured a great quote by Thomas Carew, the president for the Society of Neuroscience:
“There is no better way to see how the mind works than to study how we can be deceived.” READ ALL
Our fall tour this year is titled “Sens de Vie“, which is French for “The Meaning of Life.” It’s inspired by Vaudeville, which to many people is a lost performance art in America today. Vaudeville is based on a french word, and provided much of our inspiration for the evening variety show we’ll be presenting to audiences across the Southeast and Midwest this fall.
Joining me will be my good friend and world champion circus performer, DonB!, as well as my new friends Everlife, 3 sisters who became Hollywood Records recording artists, toured with Miley Cyrus, and just opened for the Jonas Brothers. With that kind of resume, as you could expect, these girls are incredibly gifted, and you’ll be blown away by their moments throughout the show. They’ve been given a big platform in today’s culture, and they utilize it with courage and humility.
Three years ago I started telling people, “I’m going to create a production that reaches the kind of people who aren’t interested in going to church on Sunday. And I’m going to do the shows in the kind of places they’re already going to experience entertainment. And, I’m going to charge people to get in.” A few said, “That sounds amazing! Go for it!” But most just laughed and said, “It won’t work.” READ ALL
