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December 31, 2023

Despite Health concerns, losing the use of one eye, loss of teeth, etc … This has been one of the best, most fulfilling years of my life.  Quote me. Love you all, and I wish for you all the best in the upcoming year. h

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December 29, 2023

On this night in the Séance Chamber … All but two people showed up drunk to the 11PM session, which is strictly against the rules. One of them was the social media director for the hotel.  I’m baffled why someone would pay a premium price for a live show and then attend so intoxicated you can’t begin to enjoy it. Not to mention spoiling the event for others. Alas .. h

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Christmas Day '23

Got up early to see the sunrise and do my daily pages. I offered prayers of thankfulness and sweet memories. Sarah made sausage, eggs, and grits for Christmas morning. Excellent southern cooking, for a gal from Oregon.  We exchanged written words and gifts, then took some time to phone relatives. I had a packed show in the Underground. A woman went into seizures somewhere in the middle, due to…

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December 24, 2023

Up early today and on my morning stroll I reflected on these things: This was a great year. Sincerely.Artistically, Creatively. Geographically … I have the privilege of performing Tonight and Tomorrow. Two magic shows, one seance show. The best gift is the ability to give. I get to laugh with strangers and spread some love. “I have no gift to bring that’s fit to give a king.Shall I play for…

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December 19, 2023

A Calm Day I’m alive. I can think. I can love. My wealth, my blessings. Clean air, creative exercises, Love from my kids. Got to spend some time with them and check out old stomping grounds. That world seems yet another lifetime ago. Today is a beautiful day. Might spend it all in church, outside. h

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December 2, 2023

A Kiss Goodbye For me it wasn’t the Beatles. And it wasn’t Elvis. June 24, 1979Charlotte Colosseum  My father took me to my second live concert; a present for my 14th birthday. The lineup was: a band called Nantucket, who were a kind of southern-rock group with northern roots, the motor city madman, Ted Nugent, and the hottest band in the world: Kiss. It was a loud, energetic circus. I was…

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Medical Bills

I started a GoFundMe to help with my medical bills. I have insurance and a decent paying job, so this is a much smaller plea than it might have been … but I’m still a bit overwhelmed. Please help and share, if you comfortably can. My sincerest thanks. https://gofund.me/160b04f5 h

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NSTEMI

December 1 I woke up slowly, confused by the double vision, the pain in my mouth, the IV in my arm. I heard voices talking to me. Confused, irritated, and unhappy that every voice called me “Chris”. I had a partial block in the blood flow around my heart. (Circulation again) A “non-ST elevated myocardial infarction”.  Exacerbated by a raise in my blood pressure and high stress. A few days later…

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11/30/23

Neverland “I can stand when You’re with me.“ I sat in the parking lot, regretting choices. In the consult, the dentist told me the facts and how the best course forward was to extract my teeth, fix the infection in my jaws, and fit me with dentures. This process will take about 8 months. It makes sense, the way it was explained to me. So here I was, ready to lose my “permanent” teeth in the…

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11/23/23

Perspective Magic and Loss “Big Talk for a one-eyed fat man!” ~ True Grit Toothless, fat, cyclopian old man. Certainly … but I have an amazing, fascinating life, and i wake up grateful every day. Every. Day. I am surrounded by love, and I get to give that love away constantly. No complaints and no regrets. Today is a traditional day of being thankful for the gifts we have been given, I can…

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11/15/23

Evolution? This weekend the hotel hired me to do strolling magic for an event. “Thirteen” went on as scheduled, but I spent a few hours doing #cardmonkey stuff. It was fun … but largely unsatisfying for me. At the end I sat for a little time trying to figure out why.  The Séance show (13) is work. Hard work. I have a murky vision of what I want it to be; a spooky(ish) heartfelt, entertaining…

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11/13/23

When It Reigns There’s a reason. Or there isn’t. Life is a guided journey. Or it’s an exciting ramble, an ongoing adventure. Life is Mystery. With all the testing I’ve recently undergone some unexpected results turned up; due to an infection of my jawbone (a condition the doc thought was likely hereditary) I had to have all my teeth removed. Extracted. Pulled. It was depressing as hell.… but…

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11/5/23

Highs and Lows and an MRI The spooky season was, by all measures, a big success. The last few months have been a whirlwind; four sessions a night, six nights a week. All sold out. Exhausting but satisfying. At the beginning of October, I woke up to find the right side of my face completely paralyzed (again). Worse still, my right eye has stopped tracking, leading to severe double vision. I…

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8/23/23

On This Night in the Honeycomb … I met Sarah about six years ago, just after I made the decision to move to California. She was a server at a restaurant near the Magic Castle. We were friendly, then friends. We became Karaoke buddies. Sometime just before the pandemic our friendship deepened. Sometime during that era, we became something more. Glacier slow. Embers rather than flames. Deep…

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8/7/23

On This Night A gentleman interrupted the show to propose to his girlfriend, whose name awas Wendy. He waited for the “question the spirit” scene and declared. “I have a question!”  He then went into the Jack Nicholson scene from the Shining, the one that begins with, “Wendy … Darling. Light. Of. My. Life …” Surreal but funny. Cracked me up. h *she said yes.

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