It always is a little frustrating to me when people complain about small towns or rural counties and it being boring. Those are the same people who think living in the city with all the people, noise and traffic, give them an edge because "there's so much culture and so much to do." I'll admit I used to be one of "those" people. I couldn't wait to get out of my home town, but I was young and a little dumb. What I am finding now that I am older, is that if you want things to do in small towns or … [Read more...]
Food at Two Fat Guys BBQ in Massillon is Smokin’
I went to Two Fat Guys BBQ in Massillon for the magic, and I stayed for the food. Literally. Wendi and I made the journey from Wooster, Ohio, to nearby Massillon because Kevin King, an area magician who has performed around the world, invited me to be the guest of honor at the inaugural Mega Magic Nite at Two Fat Guys BBQ. You can read about my experience here. Kevin has performed around the country and has had his share of barbecue, and he told me Two Fat Guys has some really good … [Read more...]
Bobby’s Weeklong Magical Mystery Tour (Video)
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...]
Oh-Oh-Oh, It’s Magic
My husband, Bobby, is a magician who routinely performs shows throughout North East Ohio. That means that he gets paid to perform magic, usually. There are times when he does just perform for the fun of it. This is what happened when we ended up visiting our niece, Nicole, at her apartment on the campus of North Eastern University. We were there so that Nicole could help our other niece, Courtney, with something for school. While they were working on it in her bedroom, Bobby, Michelle … [Read more...]