So lately, the world of magic has greatly intruiged me. It all started after I watched Ed Alonzo at Great America perform. His combination of comedy and magic really wowed me. After seeing his performance, I wanted to meet him because he was signing after the show, but my anxious little brother didn't want to wait in line, so we left. I'm kicking myself right now, for missing this chance to meet an actual celebrity. If you didn't recognize his name or picture now, you might remember him as Max the diner owner of The Max on the hit TV show Saved By The Bell. He's going to be at Great America until September 1st. Then he's coming back again to Santa Clara to perform at the Halloween Haunt. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to meet him again. I've been learning simple magic tricks lately. It definetely helps the time pass. So far I've learned 2 coin tricks and 2 card tricks. I've noticed by trying to learn these tricks, my hands are very small. I can't palm coins in my hand due to the lack of fat being able to grip it. And I cannot fully perform the "shapeshifter" trick because the gap between my thumb and index finger is so small. Other than Ed Alonzo, I am also a big fan of Criss Angel. His stunts and illusions are very over the top amazing, whereas Ed's speciality is in Comedy and he's a pretty good magician. When I went to Las Vegas last winter, I visited the Luxor in hopes of catching a glimpse of Criss. But to my dismay,they didn't start filming the 3rd season until January 3rd, which was after we were heading back home. So I was pretty bummed but just lucky enough to see his production office. I'll be happy to meet either one some day. I also want to visit the Magic Castle, but that's membership only. Oh well, maybe when I'm older right?
