Make A Wish Foundation fundraiser photos

Just before Christmas I was invited to perform at the Make A Wish Foundation's annual fundraiser in Calgary. They had a professional photographer - Phil Crozier - there with his studio lights and backdrop, taking portraits of all the guests. He kindly took a few of me before I went onstage - I love the results!

Helge Thun - this really, really made me laugh

Ok, so perhaps this is partly because it has its share of magic inside-jokes, but boy this is good. Helge Thun is magnificent regardless but this song made me giggle (and remember, English is his second language). In fact, it's the only die box routine I've ever seen that I actually enjoyed. Usually it's such drivel.

So watch and listen!

Scottish voice recognition elevator

By special request from a friend in Orkney, here's the video. It seems for some reason people in the UK can no longer see this on Youtube. How can it have been blocked? I don't know, but let's hope this goes a short way to remedying the problem!

Bless Costco.

What I save (save, not spend!) in playing cards each year by buying them from Costco rather than retail more than pays for my annual membership there.

Once a year they put them on sale even cheaper so yesterday I picked up a year's supply. Whew! No more running to the store when I get low!

Random rabbits

Today's random rabbit photos.
No reason.
None needed.

NB Augustus is the grey, Snowdon is the white

Blanket monster and breakfast bunnies

I'm still next to useless at shooting and editing video but I'm not going to let my lack of skill stand between you and some footage of rabbits enjoying the morning.

This was from earlier today. Snowdon playing 'blanket monster' in the pen, and Augustus enjoying the last few minutes of freedom before swapping places with his counterpart.

And the music? No reason except that it made me laugh when I put it in the video.

Wine!

I've been performing magic at the Westhills location of Earl's Restaurant in Calgary since...January, I think. Every Friday and Saturday evening. Last night I noticed the restaurant is now having their own wine bottled. The label is full of references and in-jokes, but what really made me smile is the fact that the crest on the label is a top hat and wand, to represent 'our house magician'. How cool is that?



In unrelated business, Snowdon has recently become far snugglier than ever before. He used to be more skittish than Augustus but for the past month or so he's sat quite contentedly on my lap for ten minutes or more, napping, chuntering and generally behaving like a pet rather than a feral beast.

How happy am I?