I've been hard at work on my new Summer Reading Program Library Show. I think you'll like the way I've themed the show to go along with this year's theme. You'll see lots of sports and fitness references from jump ropes to NASCAR to running. I've even got a trick that involves bowling. As always, you can expect lots of audience participation, family-friendly humor and brand-new magic. I do want to clue you in on something. One of the tricks I do utilizes fake smoke. I a

Sometimes I sit back and wonder "what am I doing right???" Librarians from three states have been keeping me busy booking magic shows for the 2015 Summer Reading Program. Recently, Gretna Public Library put me over a major milestone. They are the 50th library to book me for this summer. To put this in perspective, I have NEVER booked 50 libraries before. In fact, I think that last year my final count was 45 shows at 35 different libraries. Right now I'm at 62 shows at 50

From an early age, reading has played an important role in my life. When I was younger, I had a horrible stutter. I couldn't put four words together without a block or a stammer, so I tended to stay pretty quiet. I found refuge in books and I was a voracious reader. Every Saturday my sister would take me downtown to the old Omaha Public Library. The library is long gone, but the building remains and everytime I drive by that building I have to smile. To an 8-year old, th