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A Deck Full of Burgers

“Here’s a deck of cards. Show me something.” We’ve all heard that line before. In fact – if nothing else – I think I’ve opened at least one or two past articles with that very phrase. So question number one is do you have a quick trick or two with …

Act Accordingly

Introduction by Jeff Stone I became aware of Oliver Meech early 2009 when he sent me a copy of his book The Plot Thickens to review. I was immediately impressed with the quality of the book as well as the material. What follows is a segment from his latest book, …

Take Charge

We’ve all had the occasional unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances come up from time to time when booking a show. Many performers panic or blame a bad show on the circumstances instead of taking control of the situation and making it work. See if any of the following situations sound familiar …