The Hurricane Valley Journal from the beautiful Hurricane, Utah, goes front and center today with their profile of the May 17th "Magic Concert in the Park."
Stan Poole a/k/a Max the Magician, Randy McDonald a/k/a Mick McDonald, and Mel Wardean a/k/a Mr. Mel will perform their show in the Hurricane City Park. The park, as locals know, is at the corner of Main and 200 North and will be a great venue.
The author of the article is quick to point out that there may be some discomfort in watching the show. "(They) will keep the audience on their seat’s edge while performing their magic from 8 to 9 p.m."
Recall that proper posture is essential for good health and bad seating habits can take the "line" out of "alignment." We urge audience members to please sit back in their seats and have both feet firmly planted on the ground.
Mr. McDonald "is an escape artist who does linking rings, and eats fire as well as a strait jacket escape."
But Mr. McDonald has abilities beyond that of a mere magician. According to today's paper, he can physically melt individuals with his music.
The visual image sounds interesting but slightly nauseating.
"He also has a carousal band organ he does magic in front of or in combination while it plays all of the old time music. He said the band organ is called the happiest music on earth, and he’s seen some pretty rough guys just melt into little boys when he plays it."
When we went off the booze, we lost about 240 pounds but there was very little melting. We are now at our fighting weight but because we have been on the wagon, we no longer have anyone to fight. Ironic and sad sort of.
"Max the Magician does approximately100 shows a year, with about 25 percent library shows and schools or an occasional birthday party. He has played libraries around the county, and is well-known throughout the area. Doing world class comedy magic, he does a 45 minute show typically for after dinner shows for company parties, customer appreciation dinners, or conventions."
Max the Magician appears in Vegas and will give Hurricane residents a chance to see a top-shelf act.
Unfortunately, the audience will not be able to see his wonderful dove production. We agree dove acts are tough in an outdoor venue. Even the best trained dove may be tempted to fly off.
Max wanted to bring a baby skunk to the show -- perhaps in place of the wayward birds.
Kid's love skunks.
Unfortunately, The Man wants to keep the kids from seeing and enjoying a real skunk -- red-tape prevented the skunk's appearance.
"Since baby skunks are illegal in Utah, it took him two years to go through the process of applications, and non-refundable fees with Utah Wildlife Division. He finally got permission to use a skunk for commercial use for his magic shows. Upon getting a cute, descented baby skunk from a licensed breeder, Poole raised it and worked with it all summer. However, late in the summer it got sick and died."
Check out the article for a full discussion on the pros and cons of using a skunk in your magic act. Max has clearly thought this through.
Mr. Mel (Wardean) does not claim to be a professional but he has the right stuff to be a professional magician. He performs with the skills of a pro and the heart of a devotee.
"Wanting to do something to help the Hurricane Katrina victims in 2005, Wardean started nosing around in an effort to find other magicians to do a benefit show with him. He met Max the Magician at the Hurricane Library doing a show for children, and he knew some other magicians, so they teamed up to do two shows. They did one show in the afternoon and one in the evening on the stage of the Hilton Hotel in St. George. The funds went to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund."
Mr. Mel gives kudos to the Hilton Hotel for their willingness to donate a showroom for their benefit.
The show will be family-friendly and a great chance to see three very talented magicians in a very relaxed setting.
Read the full article here
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