Throughout my years in magic I've met many great people. Everyday I remind myself that all of this is possible due to the people I've met at various times in my life that have been along for this amazing ride.

One of those people is my good friend Ryan Reed. He and I had the pleasure of meeting over 5 years ago while I was working on a project. He was brought onboard as a consultant for a specific effect and we've remained friends ever since. I was even the best man in his wedding last year. He and I share the same passion for magic however my passion is onstage and his is being the unseen factor offstage which helps to put all the pieces together. From lighting, music, video and effect design Ryan's work can be seen throughout my show. It's key people like him that help to make the Magic of Bill Blagg (MOBB) what it is today.

Ryan and I will be meeting up in Las Vegas next week to review a current fabrication project in the works and discuss current plans for this season. I'm looking forward to seeing what exciting ideas he has come up with for staging these new effects and how I can apply my personality to make them unique and features of our show. Be on the look out for these new illusions in our upcoming east coast tour starting in July.

-BB3


(Ryan and I in San Fran stopping for a pose)

There are so many things that go on behind the scenes in regards to touring shows and ours is no exception. As an audience member you arrive at the theatre a little before show time to find your seat and settle in for the show. On the other side of that equation are the people who are responsible for getting our show to the theatre, loading in all of the gear, setting it all up and of course running the show. Once the show is over the complete opposite happens but in a fraction of the time.

On an average day you'll find my team arriving at the theatre in the early hours of the morning to start this whole process. I had a close friend join me for a full day at a tour stop to see the whole process take place. At the end of the day he looked at me and said, "I never had any idea the amount of work it takes to put your show on. It's a whole other world coming in the stage door and standing on the stage seeing the show being set up."

I want to take this moment to thank my entire team and the local crew who work so hard to make our show possible. None of this would be possible without them.

-BB3


(shot of our show beginning initial set up)

My family had the pleasure of hosting Mr. Walter Blaney from Texas recently. Walter is well known in the magic industry as a performer and an inventor of magic & illusion. His most notable invention is the Blaney Ladder Levitation which has been performed by David Copperfield, Harry Blackstone, Lance Burton and many others. I also perform an illusion in my show called the "Suspension 3001" which he invented which allows me to make a member of the audience float in mid air! My father recently completed building Walter's famous Sawing a Lady in Half illusion which has never been released. (A pic of us is above)

My parents, crew and fiance' had a great time hearing Walter's stories from his years in the magic community. It was truly a memorable event. We took a trip to the famous Magic Inc. in Chicago, IL, where Walter was able to reconnect with long time friends in magic and make some new ones.

This is by far one of the most amazing weekends in magic I've had the opportunity to be a part of! It was unbelievable being able to have a legend in the industry sitting on the couch in my house sharing stories about some of the legends in this industry I've admired for years.

Cheers to you Walter! Look forward to seeing you soon!

-BB3

Hey everyone!!! What a crazy 2009 it has been and it's just getting started! So much going on and to share!! Sorry for all the energy but I'm hyped up on some green Monster Energy Drink!! Holla! Where should I begin...

My new site is live! We're tweaking a few final changes and then finishing up my online store "Third Gear." Have a few meetings this weekend to finalize the goods and once they're set the store will be live so keep checking back.

Make sure you take a second and hit the home page and sign up for my MOBB e-mail list. This way you can get secret updates that won't be posted here in my blog. Trust me...you want to make sure you are on that list!

I have so much more to share so I'll be back! I want to thank Vipin, Rachel and Ryan for all their hard work! Feels great to have the blog back online and the new site up and running.

-BB3