This past week has been a truly magical one for me. It started a week ago with me attending a mind-reading lecture in Cincinnati; it continued Wednesday when I attended a Banachek lecture in Columbus; and, it ended Friday with me being the very first guest of honor magician at Mega Magic Nite at Two Fat Guys BBQ in Massillon, Ohio. The Saturday lecture in Cincinnati was with none other than Richard Freakin' Osterlind. You can read about my experience here. Wednesday, was a great … [Read more...]
The Day I Shared the Stage with Richard ‘Freakin’ Osterlind
One recent Monday night I called my good friend and magical mentor, Leland Pennington. Normally, one of us will call the other on a weekend, but this was a Monday night, we had moved into Daylight Saving Time, it was a little warm, a little light, I was feeling good and decided to give "Pennington the Wizard" a call. Come to find out, it was great timing to give him a call for a couple reasons: One personal, the other magical. Let me get to the magical reason: Leland let me know that a … [Read more...]
Iconic New York Hotel Closes Indefinitely; Glad We Visited
Tony Rizzo, host of The Really Big Show on WKNR-850 AM, recently talked about how an iconic hotel was closing. Being the experienced radio host he is, Rizzo didn't name the hotel, rather he teased it ... letting us listeners know he would be talking about it after the break. Well, I was in the parking lot of The Daily Record, where I work as a staff writer, and I was not going to wait until after the commercials. So, I Googled it. Come to find out, it is the Waldorf-Astoria. Wendi, my … [Read more...]
Helms Old Fashion Barber Shop Only Missing Floyd
When Ryan Helms rolled into town in October 2008, he had one goal in mind: Open an old fashion barber shop like the one he frequented growing up in Akron. Any doubts about whether the throwback shop would succeed are long gone. Helms recently moved into a new storefront three doors down (literally, not the band), which provides more space and more options (like a kids' area, a lunch room for the staff, and bathrooms that offer more privacy than the old shop. I was never much for barbers. … [Read more...]
Making Spaghetti? Don’t Try This at Home (Trust Me)
One recent morning, I decided it would be good to make some spaghetti before work so I would be able to bring some Cincinnati-style chili for lunch. Using my electric pressure cooker, I made some homemade Cincinnati-style chili (in the tradition of Skyline Chili), but we had eaten all the spaghetti. So, to make efficient use of my time, I thought I would try a trick from an old infomercial: Put the spaghetti in a tube, pour in boiling water and let it sit. The product in question was the … [Read more...]
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