For this post, I went with the simple title of "Family, friends and incidents" because that looked better than the more accurate title of "Family, friends, and injury"!
We've had lots of visitors from our home town lately. Paula's Mother, Father, Stepfather, Brother, and cousin all came to see the show at various times this week. In addition, some friends came all the way out here for a visit. Next weekend, it will be my side of the family that arrives in town.
So, that's the "Family and friends" part. What about the 'incidents'? Well, in the last blog post, I wrote about seeing Garry and Janine Carson's show. Since then, they've come to see our show- and both of us had a nice little glitch in our shows! Here we are with them:
We've had lots of visitors from our home town lately. Paula's Mother, Father, Stepfather, Brother, and cousin all came to see the show at various times this week. In addition, some friends came all the way out here for a visit. Next weekend, it will be my side of the family that arrives in town.
So, that's the "Family and friends" part. What about the 'incidents'? Well, in the last blog post, I wrote about seeing Garry and Janine Carson's show. Since then, they've come to see our show- and both of us had a nice little glitch in our shows! Here we are with them:
As we were watching their show, they had a technical issue where their sound stopped working. Garry handled it just fine and they kept right on going, but I know he hated it. Every performer wants a seamless show. Well, when they came to see us, we had an issue with our opening illusion. We, too, kept on going, but it was not what I wanted the opening of the show to look like- and definitely not with other magicians in the audience! I joked afterward with Garry that perhaps we're bad luck for each other! He laughed, and so did we. Just gotta make it better next show!
What about 'injury'? Well (ugly picture warning)... check this out:
What about 'injury'? Well (ugly picture warning)... check this out:
This happened yesterday when we arrived at the theater. I was walking backstage, through an area I pass through every day, and it was pitch black. I ended up walking full speed into a square steel guardrail. Have you ever run so forcefully into something that you're sure you heard your bones crack? Well, this was one of those. That's a deep cut! Anything on the head is sure to bleed a lot and this one had me leaving a blood trail through the hallway. Once we got the bleeding under control (sort of), the concern was how to get through the show. There's an upside down underwater escape in this show and I wasn't sure what would happen. With less than 30 minutes until show time, I was finally able to do the old super glue trick. Did you know that it's totally safe to use regular super glue on a cut? It's true! I confirmed it years ago with several doctors and one of them told me it's basically the same thing they use in the operating room. So, we got through the show and everything went great. When the show was finished, our friend Katie (who just happened to be in the audience, and just happens to be a nurse) advised that it didn't look like stitches would do any good, so super glue it is. The only thing we're still trying to decide now is which one I resemble more- Chucky, or Scar from The Lion King!
This was Saturday, and our next show is Wednesday morning. We have that 3 day break every week and it's a good thing because we always have a lot to catch up on. There's prop maintenance, costume repair, and a zillion other things. Paula, Faith, and Clay made a quick trip back to Cincinnati for an orthodontist appointment. There's also the business of doing everything we can to let more people know about our show, and last night, we had a chance to do a big radio interview. Here are Silas and I backstage with "102.9 the Z":
This was Saturday, and our next show is Wednesday morning. We have that 3 day break every week and it's a good thing because we always have a lot to catch up on. There's prop maintenance, costume repair, and a zillion other things. Paula, Faith, and Clay made a quick trip back to Cincinnati for an orthodontist appointment. There's also the business of doing everything we can to let more people know about our show, and last night, we had a chance to do a big radio interview. Here are Silas and I backstage with "102.9 the Z":
Silas is a natural when it comes to things like this. He's sharp, quick witted, VERY outgoing, and totally comfortable in front of an audience. Seriously, this kid could be introducing the President to the rest of the world's leaders, and he wouldn't break a sweat.
One other really cool thing happened this week. There's a guy named Brian Clarke who, along with guitarist Mark Boyd, does an acoustic show on Wednesday evenings. Brian plays popular songs but he also tells the stories behind them- and it's very entertaining. Well, here he is after his show this week:
One other really cool thing happened this week. There's a guy named Brian Clarke who, along with guitarist Mark Boyd, does an acoustic show on Wednesday evenings. Brian plays popular songs but he also tells the stories behind them- and it's very entertaining. Well, here he is after his show this week:
That's him with Paula's mother, Valerie- after he had just given her the guitar that he used in the show! Seriously, who does that? How cool!
So, I say this all the time but it's true- you really should come visit Branson! There's a lot to see and do here. Plus, with this being Fall, the Ozark mountains are SO beautiful! Come on out and say hi!
So, I say this all the time but it's true- you really should come visit Branson! There's a lot to see and do here. Plus, with this being Fall, the Ozark mountains are SO beautiful! Come on out and say hi!
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