THE WORLD’S GREATEST MAGICIAN

April 3, 2017

That’s right, the World’s Greatest Magician – in his price range – performed for us tonight.  And I don’t think HAL paid too much for him.  He was mildly amusing.  A variation on tricks we’ve seen a bunch of times, but he kept up a good patter and was funny.  So what more can you ask for when you aren’t paying extra for it.  One trick that was funny featured a woman from the audience who was asked to remember a card.  Then the magician got a sword, and blindfolded himself.  He told her to throw the cards on the count of three, but she heard throw the cards, and tossed them into the air.  Very funny.  He went back stage and got another deck of cards and then speared, or sworded, the proper card – the 6 of Diamonds.

The pianist we heard two nights ago, Paul Pappas, did a matinee show today and it was just as great as earlier.  He even did one song by one of my favorites, Tom Lehrer.  If you’ve heard me do “Christmas time is here by golly, disapproval would be folly,” you’ve heard one Tom Lehrer song.  Paul did “The Hunting Song,” singing, “I went out and shot the maximum the game laws would allow: two game wardens, seven hunters, and a pure bread Guernsey cow.”  I sang along with him.  It was almost like seeing Cats for the 15th time (14 really, but I sing along every time, since the 2nd or 3rd).

We don’t have to set the clocks up tonight, and my talk isn’t until 1 p.m., so I will be able to go to the buffet.  The omelet cooker, Jude, makes a great one, and I shall enjoy another.  The day I got the first omelet from her she was humming the intro to the Beatles song, La la la la la la la.  Or something like that.  Did I already tell you this?  And I responded with, “Hey Jude!”  And she said, “That’s my name!” 

I told my audience this morning, thanks to one of my correspondents, that the Undertaker lost to Roman Reigns and retired, leaving his cape, gloves and hat in the center of the squared circle.  I think there were a few fans.  Maybe a “mark” or two.  Whatever it takes!

Well, that’s today’s story, and I’m sticking to it.

TTFN