I'm going to try something new with this blog. If you're a Facebook fan, you've probably heard about "Throwback Thursday" where you post...

I read a quote once and I wish I could remember who said it. "Would the boy you were yesterday be proud of the man you are today?" I...

I don't know how it is where you are, but March is definitely coming in like a lion here in the Elkhorn/Omaha, Nebraska area. The snow...

A lot of my ideas for tricks, jokes and patter in my Summer Reading Program show come from just sitting down with paper and pencil and...

In case you haven't heard, I have another website I'd like you to visit. Well, to be honest, it's not exactly a website. It's a...

Each year, librarians tell me the same story. They tell me how after my show ALL of their magic books seem to disappear by being checked...

When I look out at the audience at one of my Library Summer Reading Program shows, I see a wide range of ages. It runs from infants in...

Occasionally I will get a call from a library asking me to do a hypnosis show for their Summer Reading Program. While this may seem like...

I'm in sort of a fun mood, so instead of blogging about something serious, I thought I'd do something a bit lighter today and give you a...

Every year I hear from several librarians that I am the best-attended event of their Summer Reading Program season. I love hearing that....

I must know how to do several hundred tricks. They range from simple tricks I learned as a kid to stage illusions where I can make...

Asking for critiques is scary. After months of work, rehearsal, planning and organizing, I am fairly confident that I have a good show...

Although I am a full-time magician and hypnotist, I guess I do have "another job." I am so active in the Society of American Magicians...

I love to travel. Luckily for me, my job as a magician gives me plenty of opportunities to get out on the road. Later this year I will...

Happy Valentine's Day, Everybody! It has been an incredibly, wonderfully busy day for me. My alarm rang at 5 a.m. Usually when my alarm...

After being a Midwest magician for nearly 25 years, I've gained a lot of experience in both performing and in managing audiences. I've...

When I create a new library Summer Reading Program magic show, there is a lot that goes into it besides just new tricks and wrapping my...

I really love being able to promote reading with my magic shows for library Summer Reading Programs, but I also offer a reading-themed...

Dear Wahoo, Do you have any idea how wonderful you are? This past weekend I was one of the magicians at the fundraising event for Alex...

I am so blessed to have some very talented and amazing friends. One of them is Daniel Christian. You may know Daniel; he sometimes teams...