Everton Magician I can’t believe I’m back as the Everton magician for my sixth year, performing magic for all the hospitality guests in the lounges. Performing at Everton is always good fun, especially when they win. If they lose, I’m constantly heckled with: “Can you magic us up three points?”. * The guests are all …
Let’s get this straight, right from the off. I’m not clever enough to talk about philosophy. Having said that, I AM going to talk about philosophy… Stoicism. Gesundheit! Stoicism – the same philosophy that stopped many a Roman Emperor from being brutally slain by 89,000 of his “loyal” subjects, could also be the key to …
Because some of them are… When you’re planning your wedding, there’s so much pressure to get EVERYTHING right. It’s the first time you’ve planned such a large event. It’s the first time you’ve had to coordinate so many suppliers. It’s the first time you’ve planned YOUR OWN WEDDING. You NEED to get it right. First …
Being a magician means that I’m kind of at the mercy of holidays and celebrations. No one ever books a magician for the mundane moments of their lives. “We’re having a ‘we did the weekly big shop without killing anyone’ party! Are you free?” ..said no one, ever. This often means that I miss out …
“I WANT IT ALL!” A great song by Queen, but a terrible dream for a bride. Attending one wedding fayre is enough to turn even the most restrained and controlled bride into a frenzied kid in a sweet shop – wanting EVERYTHING. If you’re not careful, your “small, intimate family celebration” can begin to rival …
“IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY, CREATE CONTENT”… “I AM CREATING F***ING CONTENT!” Here’s the problem with just churning out content – everyone else is getting the same message AND DOING THE EXACT SAME THING! “CONTENT IS KING!” Yes, but it’s also EVERYWHERE! Let’s face it, you can’t change aisles in the supermarket without stepping …
“I’m really sorry about my Uncle Dave. He’s always like that…really embarrassing. I hope he didn’t give you too hard a time…” There’s an Uncle Dave at every party, wedding or corporate event. He’s the mickey taker, the Jack the lad or, as we magicians call them, “the pain in the arse” (we’re very gifted …
Note: me writing this post is going to seem like I’ve had a bloody awful weekend of gigs, but I haven’t. They’ve all been rather lovely, but, then again, that’s exactly what I WOULD type if I was lying to you, so I’m stymied with whatever option I go with. No, despite this weekend’s gigs …
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UPDATED: 23RD JUNE 2018 Bad times are everywhere at the moment and it’s hard to avoid. Everyone has an opinion and everyone is right. At times like this, it’s very easy to get locked into arguments and caught in a whirlwind of negativity and hate. Yes, things are bad for certain people in the world, …
UPDATED: 25TH JULY 2018 Wow! I can’t believe this original post is nearly five years old. This is the only blog post on this site that I didn’t write. I did come up with the idea though, so I wasn’t totally lazy. I’m so glad that I did this back then when my kids thought …
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