Sunday, January 31, 2010, 09:13 PM
We had an awesome time in Green Bay, WI, this past weekend! Thank you to everyone who came out to see us. It was great being back! My family even made the trip to the frozen tundra to come see the show :-)
We had a few extra hours before the start of the show so we decided to do some testing on a new illusion we've been working on. The illusion is called "Departed" and it's an original idea I came up with a few years back. Many revisions later and we finally moved forward with building the actual prop. It came in last week from Las Vegas and I was thrilled to have a chance to work with it before our show on Friday night. This illusion is AMAZING!! It seriously made me jump up and down screaming! It will be in our line up starting the first week of March so I hope you can see it for yourself!
(Testing "Departed" on stage in Green Bay)
Show time came quickly so we packed up Departed and got ready to kick things off. 7:30 came and wham! the show started. The Meyer Theatre is where we performed and it was one of the first true theatres that I've ever performed in when I was getting started in the illusion business. My team always says performing in Green Bay is like coming home to where it all began. A few of my old crew members even made the trip to come see the show. It's amazing how 2 hours feels like it goes by in a blink! In the end it was a great show! Thank you again everyone!
Afterward I had the pleasure of meeting many of those in attendance. I always love to hear what people have to say about their favorite illusion(s), etc. We even had some aspiring magicians in the crowd. One of which even took a minute to show me a really neat card trick after the show. He did an excellent job showing me a card trick that involved some complicated magic sleights.
(The tables are turned...now I get to watch in amazement!)
At the end of the meet and greet line was the luckiest man in the crowd...Larry. He will forever be known to us as "Larry the Beer Guy." I've been doing a routine in my show for years called "Hospitality" which is an illusion with a milk carton that can pour virtually any drink at any time. This was the first show we poured beer from the carton and when it came time to hand it our for a taste the crowd went crazy! It's true what they say about WI and their beer! Hahhaa! Larry was the lucky man selected to taste the beer and he came up after the show and told me it was great and had me sign his cup!
(Larry the Beer Guy!)
I can't thank everyone enough for coming to the show and supporting us over the years. It means a lot to me and my entire crew. Thank you Matt, Tim, Paula and the entire gang up there who made it all possible. Can't wait to see you all again!
-BB3