Tag: audience of one

  • audience participation

    Regular bloggists among you will know that I have been dropping very subtle (!) hints about the magic show I performed with my friend Richard Jones on Saturday. I really enjoyed the evening, and it went really well (apart from one card illusion that didn’t work). The audience was really receptive and got involved, and…

  • playing with cards

    Recently I took this photograph of myself, ready to use in some publicity for a forthcoming magic show (watch this space for the show publicity, and check out the ‘playing cards and sawing people in half’ page for information about my magic and the club to which I belong). I had to use a tripod…

  • graduation

    Yesterday afternoon was spent at Essex University attending two graduation ceremonies. No, not for me, but in my capacity as Baptist Chaplain at the University. It was inspiring watching the hundreds of graduates and hearing the joy and excitement of their friends and families who had supported them through the process. In congratulating the Graduates…

  • sneaky shopping

    I have been undercover today. I have been a ‘mystery shopper’. I can’t say where or for what, but it was quite a strange experience. I had to pretend that I was interested in a particular purchase and then ask the assistant to help me with it. (On the whole the assistant did well, but…