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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Living in a Camper in the Pocono Mountains as Traveling MagiciansSo...we did a thing. We towed my in-laws' camper to the Pocono Mountains.We had landed a pretty cool magic show residency with Woodloch Pines Resort and somehow decided living together in a 19-foot camper was a great idea. I mean…a beautiful campground in the Pocono [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><h2 class=""><strong>Living in a Camper in the Pocono Mountains as Traveling Magicians</strong></h2><p>So...we did a thing. We towed my in-laws' camper to the Pocono Mountains.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f80ddc190" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10673" alt="Pocono Magicians Camper Jason Image " data-id="10673" width="367" data-init-width="1835" height="219" data-init-height="1094" title="Pocono Magician Camper Jason" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magician-Camper-Jason-.jpg" data-width="367" data-height="219" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1835 / 1094;" data-css="tve-u-19f8137fb72" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magician-Camper-Jason-.jpg 1835w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magician-Camper-Jason--300x179.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magician-Camper-Jason--1024x610.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magician-Camper-Jason--768x458.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magician-Camper-Jason--1536x916.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>We had landed a pretty cool magic show residency with <a href="https://www.woodloch.com/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">Woodloch Pines Resort</a> and somehow decided living together in a 19-foot camper was a great idea. I mean…a beautiful campground in the Pocono Mountains where we could work and live for part of the summer? Sign me up.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>"Have you ever lived in a camper before?" you ask.</p><p>No...no we haven't.</p><p>But we've survived living together in a cruise cabin for months at a time, so what's the difference? Besides, this had to be better than the time we tent camped in the middle of a farm in Ohio and ended up sleeping in our crazy hot car because of a massive thunderstorm...right?</p><p>Jason has pulled trailers before. At least, that's what I kept reminding myself as we drove down the highway with a camper hooked to the back of the truck.</p><p>We're fine.</p><p>That's what I kept saying to myself while I watched YouTube videos of campers flipping over and taking the truck with them. We're fine...</p><p>We really did try to be prepared. We left extra early so we'd have plenty of time to get everything leveled and set up before it was dark. We were also trying to beat a storm heading right for the campground, but between traffic and construction, I think we got stuck three different times in terrible traffic jams.</p><p>Somehow we still made it with about thirty minutes to spare. We got the camper leveled, everything set up, and the minute we jumped in it started to pour. Not gonna lie, I kind of loved listening to the rain hit the roof of our little house.</p><p>So, how did we end up living in a camper in the first place?</p><p>We had been talking with Woodloch Resort for a while about partnering together. After filling in for a few show dates last fall and again this spring, their Entertainment Director asked if we wanted to do a summer residency with them.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f80da2b81" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10672" alt="Pocono Magicians Woodloch Pines " data-id="10672" width="367" data-init-width="2560" height="169" data-init-height="1183" title="Pocon Magicians Woodloch Screens" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocon-Magicians-Woodloch-Screens--scaled.jpeg" data-width="367" data-height="169" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2560 / 1183;" data-css="tve-u-19f81383a98" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocon-Magicians-Woodloch-Screens--scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocon-Magicians-Woodloch-Screens--300x139.jpeg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocon-Magicians-Woodloch-Screens--1024x473.jpeg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocon-Magicians-Woodloch-Screens--768x355.jpeg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocon-Magicians-Woodloch-Screens--1536x710.jpeg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocon-Magicians-Woodloch-Screens--2048x946.jpeg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>We'd get to perform our show in their beautiful theater every week while working on new material. That sounded incredible so…we jumped at the opportunity.</p><p>Then I switched into planning mode. I started looking for ways to make staying in the mountains for several weeks fun but also profitable. I booked library shows for summer reading programs, and thankfully came across several options within about an hour of Woodloch. Then I found <a href="https://keenlake.com/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">Keen Lake Campground</a>, a beautiful family-owned campground that put us close to everything while still giving us the full Pocono experience.</p><p>One of the best parts of what we do is traveling to new places, especially small towns. We love performing in communities all over the country because it gives us a chance to experience places we probably never would have visited otherwise.</p><p>If you wander around long enough, you're almost guaranteed to find a great used bookstore, an amazing local restaurant, some wonderfully weird oddities (always a win for magicians), and a historical site or two for Jason.</p><p>A few years ago, Jason and I made an agreement. If work takes us somewhere new, we're going to experience it. We're going to say yes to adventures instead of just performing and driving home.</p><p>One of those adventures just happened to be...the World Cup.</p><p>I still can't believe we got to watch Brazil vs. Haiti in Philadelphia.</p><p>If you're surprised that I'm a soccer fan, don't worry it surprised me too. I never played soccer growing up, and no one in my family watched it. Well...I did play once. I got talked into joining a co-ed intramural game in college.</p><p>It didn't end well.</p><p>Let's just say I ended up in the ER getting a ring cut off my thumb and walked away with the only broken bone I've ever had. (Yes, I know you're not supposed to use your hands in soccer.)</p><p>Everything changed when we started working with <a href="https://www.hollandamerica.com/" target="_blank">Holland America Cruise Line</a>. Soccer was always on somewhere, and eventually we got sucked in. We randomly picked Arsenal to cheer for (who are now the Premier League Champions!) and somehow became real fans.</p><p>Back to the World Cup...</p><p>A friend's son, who worked for FIFA helped us get tickets. We happened to have the day off, and since we were only about two hours away, there was absolutely no way we were saying no.</p><p>The atmosphere was unlike anything I've ever experienced. I can still hear the chants ringing in my ears. Seeing our <a href="https://www.arsenal.com/" target="_blank">Arsenal </a>boys, Gabriel and Martinelli, play was surreal, and being surrounded by thousands of passionate fans made the entire experience unforgettable.</p><p>Oh...and within the first five minutes we got drenched in beer after Brazil scored. So yes...it was absolutely worth it.</p><p>The adventure didn't stop there.</p><p>Kolta (our spoiled and crazy dog) came along for all three weeks and loved every minute of camper life. We hiked beautiful trails, explored little mountain towns, and spent our days off seeing as much of the area as we could.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f80de6c73" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10674" alt="Pocono Mountain Magicians Stacy and Kolta " data-id="10674" width="191" data-init-width="1839" height="251" data-init-height="2419" title="Pocono Magicians Kolta and Stacy" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Kolta-and-Stacy-.jpg" data-width="191" data-height="251" data-css="tve-u-19f8136c919" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1839 / 2419;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Kolta-and-Stacy-.jpg 1839w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Kolta-and-Stacy--228x300.jpg 228w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Kolta-and-Stacy--778x1024.jpg 778w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Kolta-and-Stacy--768x1010.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Kolta-and-Stacy--1168x1536.jpg 1168w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Kolta-and-Stacy--1557x2048.jpg 1557w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>We took a trip to <a href="https://scrantonpa.gov/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">Scranton</a> and found the cutest bookstore, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pigeonpostpa" target="_blank">Pigeon Post</a>. They had an art vending machine, and we scored some adorable little <a href="https://www.richardscarry.com/artwork" target="_blank">Richard Scarry</a> prints from it. We finished the day stuffing our faces with incredible turkey Reubens from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/abesdeli#" target="_blank">Abe's Deli</a>. The sandwiches were amazing...but honestly, the pickles might have been even better.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f80df677b" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10675" alt="Pocono Magicians Scranton " data-id="10675" width="386" data-init-width="2560" height="171" data-init-height="1134" title="Pocono Magicians Scranton Skyline" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Scranton-Skyline--scaled.jpg" data-width="386" data-height="171" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2560 / 1134;" data-css="tve-u-19f8136e3aa" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Scranton-Skyline--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Scranton-Skyline--300x133.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Scranton-Skyline--1024x454.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Scranton-Skyline--768x340.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Scranton-Skyline--1536x681.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Scranton-Skyline--2048x907.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f80f046c6" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10686" alt="Pocono Magicians Houdini Photo Stacy " data-id="10686" width="244" data-init-width="1837" height="267" data-init-height="2005" title="Pocono Magicians Houdin Photo" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Houdin-Photo-.jpg" data-width="244" data-height="267" data-css="tve-u-19f81374738" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1837 / 2005;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Houdin-Photo-.jpg 1837w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Houdin-Photo--275x300.jpg 275w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Houdin-Photo--938x1024.jpg 938w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Houdin-Photo--768x838.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Houdin-Photo--1407x1536.jpg 1407w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Later that week we headed into Hawley to ride the rail bikes...but first, pizza.</p><p>We stopped at <a href="https://ravynrobynitalian.com/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">Ravyn &amp; Robyn</a> for a quick lunch and had one of the best wood-fired pizzas I've ever eaten.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.parailbike.com/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">rail bikes</a> were so unique and such a beautiful ride. We pedaled through tunnels of trees alongside the Lackawaxen River and we spotted a juvenile bald eagle, this thing was massive!</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f80e0627b" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10677" alt="Pocono Magicians Rail Car " data-id="10677" width="244" data-init-width="1842" height="271" data-init-height="2040" title="Pocono Magicians Train Cars" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Train-Cars-.jpg" data-width="244" data-height="271" data-css="tve-u-19f81376183" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1842 / 2040;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Train-Cars-.jpg 1842w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Train-Cars--271x300.jpg 271w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Train-Cars--925x1024.jpg 925w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Train-Cars--768x851.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-Train-Cars--1387x1536.jpg 1387w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>To be honest, I was nervous about living in a camper for three weeks. I thought we'd quickly get tired of living in such a tiny space.</p><p>Instead, the opposite happened.</p><p>The three weeks flew by, and I was genuinely sad when it was over.</p><p>Our shows were great and all of our little adventures were unforgettable. But my favorite part was sitting around the campsite with Jason and Kolta, riding our bikes, going for walks, and having hours to just slow down and talk.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f80e13c35" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10678" alt="Pocono Magicians Hiking PIcture " data-id="10678" width="351" data-init-width="2560" height="174" data-init-height="1266" title="Pocono Magicians HIking" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-HIking--scaled.jpg" data-width="351" data-height="174" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2560 / 1266;" data-css="tve-u-19f8137a35f" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-HIking--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-HIking--300x148.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-HIking--1024x506.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-HIking--768x380.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-HIking--1536x760.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pocono-Magicians-HIking--2048x1013.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Traveling for work is one of the greatest perks of what we do, but it can also be tiring. It was so nice just having the time to enjoy where we were for a bit.</p><p>Oh...and in case you're wondering...we only had one minor bear incident.</p><p>Jason heard something large moving around in the woods behind us but decided not to stick around long enough to see it…he jumped in our camper so fast!</p><p>And yes...I watched YouTube bear attack videos too.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f80e35a0e"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10680" alt="Bear Attack " data-id="10680" width="305" data-init-width="305" height="250" data-init-height="250" title="fight bear GIF" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/fight-bear-GIF.gif" data-width="305" data-height="250" style="aspect-ratio: auto 305 / 250;" loading="lazy"></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<h2>Join The Alans' Insider List</h2><p>Be the first to hear about new shows, tour dates, behind-the-scenes stories, special events, and exclusive content from Jason &amp; Stacy. 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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Every so often I make this big promise to myself that I'm going to write a monthly blog about our adventures.&#160;It never happens. Why? Honestly... I don't know.&#160;Okay... it's because I feel stupid saying, "I want to blog." That sounds a little pretentious, doesn't it? I can already hear all of my cousins making fun [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<p>Every so often I make this big promise to myself that I'm going to write a monthly blog about our adventures.</p><p>It never happens. Why? Honestly... I don't know.</p><p>Okay... it's because I feel stupid saying, "I want to blog." That sounds a little pretentious, doesn't it? I can already hear all of my cousins making fun of me. That's what family's for, right?</p><p>The truth is, I've always liked telling stories.</p><p>Years ago I got <a href="https://thealanslive.com/i-have-cancer/" target="_blank">sick</a>, I spent a few months being... not so great. After I got better, two things changed for me. I wanted to eat everything...and I wanted to see history.</p><p>During treatment I became obsessed with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain" target="_blank">Anthony Bourdain</a>. Stacy and I would sit on the couch watching episode after episode while I survived on mashed potatoes and about 500 calories a day. Watching someone travel the world eating incredible food made me realize how much I wanted to experience life once I was healthy again.</p><p>History was my other obsession.</p><p>I was terrible in school, but I loved history class. Ever since a trip to Washington, D.C. with my brother when I was a kid, I've loved museums, old places, and the stories behind them. Thankfully, what we do for a living gives us the chance to see some of those places.</p><p>Now before I start sounding like I'm saying being a magician is the hardest job in the world... let me stop myself. I've cleaned houses, worked in factories, and worked in the service industry. Every job has hard days and good stories.</p><p>Magic just happens to be ours.</p><p>Most of the time we drive somewhere, perform the show, and head home. But over the last few years we've tried to do things differently. If we have an extra day, we stay.</p><p>We buy coffee from the local shop, eat at restaurants we've never heard of, walk the trails, and try to experience the community instead of just passing through it.</p><p>This summer we've been fortunate enough to perform regularly at <a href="https://www.woodloch.com" target="_blank">Woodloch Pines Resort</a> in the <a href="https://www.poconomountains.com" target="_blank">Pocono Mountains</a>. Normally we'd drive up, perform, sleep a few hours, and head straight back to Cleveland.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f199a4f08"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10568" alt="Pennsylvania Woodloch Pines Magic Show The Alans " data-id="10568" width="702" data-init-width="2350" height="321" data-init-height="1074" title="" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Woodloch-Pines-The-Alans-.jpg" data-width="702" data-height="321" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2350 / 1074;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Woodloch-Pines-The-Alans-.jpg 2350w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Woodloch-Pines-The-Alans--300x137.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Woodloch-Pines-The-Alans--1024x468.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Woodloch-Pines-The-Alans--768x351.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Woodloch-Pines-The-Alans--1536x702.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Woodloch-Pines-The-Alans--2048x936.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Truth be told... I actually enjoy those drives.</p><p>But eventually we realized we were visiting one of the prettiest parts of Pennsylvania without ever really seeing it. So, we borrowed my parents' 19-foot camper and stayed at <a href="https://keenlake.com" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: medium;">Keen Lake</a> for three weeks... in hopes of creating memories and while trying not to kill each other living in a box on wheels.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f19aa2968"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10572" alt="Pennsylvania Keen Lake Camper " data-id="10572" width="564" data-init-width="1840" height="274" data-init-height="896" title="" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Keen-Lake-Camping-The-Alans-.jpg" data-width="564" data-height="274" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1840 / 896;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Keen-Lake-Camping-The-Alans-.jpg 1840w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Keen-Lake-Camping-The-Alans--300x146.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Keen-Lake-Camping-The-Alans--1024x499.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Keen-Lake-Camping-The-Alans--768x374.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-Keen-Lake-Camping-The-Alans--1536x748.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f199af625"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10569" alt="Pennsylvania Keen Lake Dog Park Picture Dekolta " data-id="10569" width="702" data-init-width="1634" height="405" data-init-height="942" title="" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Keen-Lake-Pennsylvania-Camping-Picture.jpg" data-width="702" data-height="405" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1634 / 942;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Keen-Lake-Pennsylvania-Camping-Picture.jpg 1634w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Keen-Lake-Pennsylvania-Camping-Picture-300x173.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Keen-Lake-Pennsylvania-Camping-Picture-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Keen-Lake-Pennsylvania-Camping-Picture-768x443.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Keen-Lake-Pennsylvania-Camping-Picture-1536x886.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Originally, I planned on writing about camper life myself. Then I realized something…I'm always the one writing.</p><p>So, I've been encouraging Stacy to tell this story from her point of view instead. She's writing about our first camper adventure, the <a href="https://www.fifa.com" target="_blank">World Cup</a>, and even our bear encounter... which I may or may not have exaggerated just a little.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19f199b7c76"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10570" alt="Pennsylvania Philadelphia World Cup " data-id="10570" width="702" data-init-width="1184" height="822" data-init-height="1386" title="" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-world-Cup-The-Alans-.jpg" data-width="702" data-height="822" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1184 / 1386;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-world-Cup-The-Alans-.jpg 1184w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-world-Cup-The-Alans--256x300.jpg 256w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-world-Cup-The-Alans--875x1024.jpg 875w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pennsylvania-world-Cup-The-Alans--768x899.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>This is the beginning of us writing these adventures down.</p><p>Hopefully it's the first of many. 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		<title>Creating Shows and Chicago Magic Lounge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One of my favorite parts of being a magician is designing a show for a specific space.&#160;As I write this, Stacy and I are finishing a three-week run aboard Celebrity Silhouette, where we performed two very different shows: a large theater performance and a much more intimate close-up show.ScreenshotWhenever I walk into a new venue, [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<p>One of my favorite parts of being a magician is designing a show for a specific space.</p><p>As I write this, Stacy and I are finishing a three-week run aboard <a href="https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-ships/celebrity-silhouette" target="_blank"><strong>Celebrity Silhouette</strong></a>, where we performed two very different shows: a large theater performance and a much more intimate close-up show.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-columns" style="--tcb-col-el-width: 702;"><div class="tcb-flex-row v-2 tcb--cols--2"><div class="tcb-flex-col"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19cd98b2fe2"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10426" alt="Celebrity Silhouette " data-id="10426" width="344" data-init-width="2096" height="181" data-init-height="1104" title="Screenshot" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Silhouette-Main-Stage-.jpg" data-width="344" data-height="181" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2096 / 1104;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Silhouette-Main-Stage-.jpg 2096w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Silhouette-Main-Stage--300x158.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Silhouette-Main-Stage--1024x539.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Silhouette-Main-Stage--768x405.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Silhouette-Main-Stage--1536x809.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Silhouette-Main-Stage--2048x1079.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px" /></span><p class="thrv_wrapper thrv-inline-text wp-caption-text">Screenshot</p></div></div></div><div class="tcb-flex-col"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19cd98b9c16"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10427" alt="Celebrity Silhouette Cruise Ship " data-id="10427" width="344" data-init-width="2560" height="155" data-init-height="1153" title="Celebrity Cruise SHip Silhouette" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Cruise-SHip-Silhouette--scaled.jpg" data-width="344" data-height="155" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2560 / 1153;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Cruise-SHip-Silhouette--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Cruise-SHip-Silhouette--300x135.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Cruise-SHip-Silhouette--1024x461.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Cruise-SHip-Silhouette--768x346.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Cruise-SHip-Silhouette--1536x692.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Celebrity-Cruise-SHip-Silhouette--2048x922.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px" /></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Whenever I walk into a new venue, the first thing I do is find the worst seat in the house and imagine both of my grandmothers sitting there watching. They’ve both passed, but growing up they were always asking me to speak up.</p><p>I mumble. I’ve always mumbled. Two years of dentistry helped a little… but I still mumble. If people don’t understand what you are trying to say, they will stop paying attention really quickly.</p><p>On the <a href="https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-ships/celebrity-silhouette" target="_blank">Silhouette</a> we had a giant screen that let us use cameras and visuals so every seat could follow the action. The shows were a blast, and guests talking to us afterwards usually means we did something right.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-columns" style="--tcb-col-el-width: 702;"><div class="tcb-flex-row v-2 tcb--cols--2"><div class="tcb-flex-col c-66" data-css="tve-u-19cd9a376b4" style=""><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<p>Now we’re heading back to one of our favorite places to perform: the <a href="https://www.chicagomagiclounge.com" target="_blank">Chicago Magic Lounge</a>.</p><p>From the outside it looks like a laundromat, but through a hidden door you suddenly find yourself inside one of the most beautiful magic theaters in the world.</p><p>When we perform there, we do something a little different.</p></div></div></div><div class="tcb-flex-col c-33"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19cd995387b" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame" style=""><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10430" alt="The Chicago Magic Lounge Outside Picture " data-id="10430" width="146" data-init-width="1153" height="325" data-init-height="2560" title="Chicago Magic Lounge OUtside Photo" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-OUtside-Photo--scaled.jpg" data-width="146" data-height="325" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1153 / 2560;" ml-d="-1.34375" mt-d="0" data-css="tve-u-19cd995571f" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-OUtside-Photo--scaled.jpg 1153w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-OUtside-Photo--135x300.jpg 135w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-OUtside-Photo--461x1024.jpg 461w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-OUtside-Photo--768x1705.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-OUtside-Photo--692x1536.jpg 692w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-OUtside-Photo--922x2048.jpg 922w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px" /></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Stacy opens the evening with a featured mentalism set, and later I perform close-up magic in the <a href="https://www.chicagomagiclounge.com/inside-the-venue" target="_blank">654 Club</a>, a tiny room where the audience sits just inches away.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19cd992ec5b"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10428" alt="Chicago Magic Lounge 654 Club " data-id="10428" width="702" data-init-width="2560" height="311" data-init-height="1135" title="Screenshot" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-654-Club--scaled.jpg" data-width="702" data-height="311" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2560 / 1135;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-654-Club--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-654-Club--300x133.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-654-Club--1024x454.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-654-Club--768x341.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-654-Club--1536x681.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chicago-Magic-Lounge-654-Club--2048x908.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px" /></span><p class="thrv_wrapper thrv-inline-text wp-caption-text">Screenshot</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Even though we perform separately, the shows connect. Stacy is the mentalist. I’m the magician. At one point in her show she discovers something I “forgot” and gives it to someone attending my show later that night. When the moment pays off later, the whole audience is in on the joke.</p><p>To me, that’s what magic is really about: storytelling.</p><p>If it’s done right, magic becomes the story people tell later — about the date night they planned, the hidden theater they discovered in Chicago, and the impossible thing they witnessed there.</p><p>Our shows work the same way.</p><p><a href="https://thealanslive.com/the-cleveland-magic-show/" target="_blank">In Cahoots</a> is the show we’ve performed together for the past eight years, including our residency in <a href="https://thealanslive.com/the-cleveland-magic-show/" target="_blank">Cleveland</a>.</p><p>Delightfully Deceptive is our new show debuting this fall in Cleveland, where the focus shifts more toward my sleight-of-hand magic and Stacy’s ability as a mentalist. I can’t wait to perform it.</p><p>My favorite moment of the night at the <a href="https://www.chicagomagiclounge.com" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: currentcolor;">Chicago Magic Lounge</a>, though, doesn’t happen during my show.</p><p>It happens when I stand in the back of the room watching Stacy perform. I’ve never heard audiences react the way they do when she’s on stage. Within minutes she’s talking to someone she’s never met before, and somehow it feels like she knows everything about them.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19cd9936ef1"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-10429" alt="Chicago Magic Lounge Stacy Alan ON Stage " data-id="10429" width="702" data-init-width="2560" height="316" data-init-height="1153" title="CHicago Magic Lounge Stacy Alan on Stage" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHicago-Magic-Lounge-Stacy-Alan-on-Stage--scaled.jpg" data-width="702" data-height="316" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2560 / 1153;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHicago-Magic-Lounge-Stacy-Alan-on-Stage--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHicago-Magic-Lounge-Stacy-Alan-on-Stage--300x135.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHicago-Magic-Lounge-Stacy-Alan-on-Stage--1024x461.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHicago-Magic-Lounge-Stacy-Alan-on-Stage--768x346.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHicago-Magic-Lounge-Stacy-Alan-on-Stage--1536x692.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHicago-Magic-Lounge-Stacy-Alan-on-Stage--2048x923.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Stacy is my everything. She’s the love of my life, my inspiration, and my muse.</p><p>At the same time… I can’t stand her. I can’t stand how good she is on stage. I can’t stand how naturally performing comes to her. And I really can’t stand how it constantly reminds me how much room I still have to improve.</p><p>Close-up is my natural habitat. Hers is the stage. I think that’s why we work so well together.</p><p>If you’ve never seen her perform, you really need to see her work to understand what I mean.</p><p>If you’ve never visited the <a href="https://www.chicagomagiclounge.com" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: currentcolor;">Chicago Magic Lounge</a>, you should absolutely experience it.</p><p>And if you’re planning a night out in <a href="https://www.chicagomagiclounge.com" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: currentcolor;">Chicago</a>, take a look at our upcoming dates March 19th - 22nd&nbsp;<a href="https://chicagomagicloungellc.thundertix.com/?_ga=2.84761051.393238821.1773177043-590708333.1773177043&amp;_gac=1.19596618.1773246371.CjwKCAjwpcTNBhA5EiwAdO1S9ioq1EJSB0quky5jbKximtYZOdwaJSC8P3RAWvceICen6g5KF74P3BoCpoYQAvD_BwE&amp;_gl=1*qadokz*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NzMyNDYzNzIuQ2p3S0NBandwY1ROQmhBNUVpd0FkTzFTOWlvcTFFSlNCMHF1a3k1amJLeGltdFlaT2R3YUpTQzhQM1JBV3ZjZUlDZW42ZzVLRjc0UDNCb0Nwb1lRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTAxMTQxMDA1Ni4xNzczMTc3MDQz*_ga*NTkwNzA4MzMzLjE3NzMxNzcwNDM.*_ga_FNEM5CWYC0*czE3NzMyNDYzNzEkbzIkZzEkdDE3NzMyNDgwNTckajQ3JGwwJGgw" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p>We’d love to see you there.</p></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I only have a handful of friends in the magic community.&#160;That sentence sounds like the beginning of a confession, doesn’t it? Like I’m about to spill some tea (as the kids say). And yes, I did just say "tea" and "kids" in the same sentence. That’s how this blog is going to go.&#160;In all honesty, [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>I only have a handful of friends in the magic community.</p><p>That sentence sounds like the beginning of a confession, doesn’t it? Like I’m about to spill some tea (as the kids say). And yes, I did just say "tea" and "kids" in the same sentence. That’s how this blog is going to go.</p><p>In all honesty, I don’t have a ton of friends in any part of my life. Not because I don’t want more—but because I sometimes forget to be a good friend. I have an obsessive personality. I’ll get focused on a magic trick and lose three days to it. Stacy will eventually remind me to shower and maybe, just maybe, leave the house.</p><p>Last week, we wrapped up our &nbsp;D.C. and Maryland tour. In my last post, I covered D.C. This one’s all about Maryland—a trip that reminded me how time flys, and why it’s important to pause and appreciate the people around us.</p><p>Also.. it gave us an opportunity to see Jeff. &nbsp;Jeff.. we will get to him soon enough. &nbsp;</p><h2 class="">Through Cornfields and Card Tricks</h2></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19625b50593"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-9429" alt="Greenmount Station Hampstead Maryland " data-id="9429" width="702" data-init-width="2074" height="359" data-init-height="1062" title="Screenshot" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Greenmount-Station-Hampstead-Maryland-.jpg" data-width="702" data-height="359" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2074 / 1062;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Greenmount-Station-Hampstead-Maryland-.jpg 2074w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Greenmount-Station-Hampstead-Maryland--300x154.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Greenmount-Station-Hampstead-Maryland--1024x524.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Greenmount-Station-Hampstead-Maryland--768x393.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Greenmount-Station-Hampstead-Maryland--1536x787.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Greenmount-Station-Hampstead-Maryland--2048x1049.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>I hadn’t spent much time in Maryland before this trip, but I knew the basics: the Battle of Antietam happened here, the Orioles play here, and that it reminds me of home.</p><p>I grew up in Salem, Ohio—a town full of cornfields, close-knit communities, and people who call you by your first name... or a nickname they know you by. &nbsp;That’s how Maryland felt to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In my hometown, some people call me "The Magician," others know me as Jason, and a few probably call me names we won’t repeat. That’s small-town life. When I'm recognized as the magician, I try to have a miracle on hand ready to perform. Being known as The Magician is a lot to live up to. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>As we travel, i'm finding myself meeting other small towns magicians. &nbsp;On this tour we met <a href="https://www.davethomen.com/" target="_blank">Dave Thomen</a>, the magician of Hampstead, Maryland.&nbsp;</p><p>Dave is a guy with weekly gig at a <a href="https://greenmountstationmd.com/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">The Greenmount Station</a>. Everyone knows him. He knows everyone. He's the type of guy who can call peole by their first name as he performs table side magic while they eat. &nbsp;Dave is the Hampstead version of me.&nbsp;</p><p>Once a month, he brings in touring magicians such as ourselves for a public show. This show takes place for a maximum of 36 people. &nbsp;Not because it couldn't fit more but because that's all the fire code will allow.&nbsp;</p><p>Audience members are 6 inches away as the miracles happen which makes for an interesting and unique style of entertainment. &nbsp;We’ve performed on all types of stages. &nbsp;From our own intimate stage at <a href="https://thealanslive.com/the-cleveland-magic-show/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">The Alex Theater in Cleveland</a> to most of the 700 seat theaters aboard the <a href="https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us" target="_blank">Holland American Cruise Line</a> ships, we've experienced it all. &nbsp;Dave’s venue felt like home.</p><p>In small rooms like this, the magic feels different. With the audience so close, There's nowhere to hide. It’s raw, it’s personal, and it’s the kind of magic we love most. We were able debuted new material, reconnected with some favorites, and just focused on what we do best, entertaining. Dave runs a tight show and I highly recommend you see the next performing who is visiting from out of town. &nbsp;</p><p>Also at this gig.. we got to see Jeff. &nbsp;Yep Jeff.. we will get to him soon. &nbsp;</p><h2 class="">Let’s Talk About Peter Wood</h2></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19625b5e851" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><a href="https://peterwood.com/" target="_blank" rel=""><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-9430" alt="Peter Wood Baltimore Maryland Magician " data-id="9430" width="492" data-init-width="1013" height="346" data-init-height="713" title="" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/alyson-hannigan-and-peter-wood.jpg.webp" data-width="492" data-height="346" loading="lazy" data-css="tve-u-19625cd25a3" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1013 / 713;" data-link-wrap="1" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/alyson-hannigan-and-peter-wood.jpg.webp 1013w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/alyson-hannigan-and-peter-wood.jpg-300x211.webp 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/alyson-hannigan-and-peter-wood.jpg-768x541.webp 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px" /></a></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>When Stacy and I filmed our first&nbsp;<a href="https://thealanslive.com/penn-and-teller-fool-us-the-alans/" target="_blank"><em>Fool Us</em> episode</a>, we were nervous, excited, and sworn to secrecy. I posted a cryptic photo of the airplane wing on our trip out and immediately got a response from Peter Wood saying &nbsp;"Secret mission in Vegas?" here, he would be filming his first Fool Us episode at the same time we were. &nbsp;</p><p>We met Peter back in 2014 at <a href="https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-conventions/magifest/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">The Columbus Ohio Magifest</a> convention. At a convention like this you will have a handful of coin guys, a handful of card gals and just a few people like Peter Wood. &nbsp;Those are the ones you want to get to know. &nbsp;</p><p>Peter is a tinkerer . He is someone who can look at an everyday object, tell you how it works, what it's made of and how you can make it better. &nbsp;Peter turned his basement bathroom into a complete replica of the Haunted Mansion at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/" target="_blank">The Magic Kingdom at Disney World</a>. &nbsp;Peter is a fun friend to have. &nbsp;</p><p>We knew when we planned this trip that we would be visiting with Peter and his wife Kristi. &nbsp;I once heard that the way to become smarter is by being the dumbest person in a room and by asking those around you questions. &nbsp;I always feel like I have a handful of questions that Peter knows the answer to. &nbsp;</p><p>Okay.. we are almost to Jeff... F'ing Jeff ( See Stacy's Mom.. no swearing just for you). &nbsp;</p><h2 class="">Breakfast with Tim</h2></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19625bb73a3"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-9432" alt="42 W Main St, Westminster, MD 21157" data-id="9432" width="512" data-init-width="512" height="288" data-init-height="288" title="JeannieBird" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/JeannieBird-.jpg" data-width="512" data-height="288" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio: auto 512 / 288;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/JeannieBird-.jpg 512w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/JeannieBird--300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Normally after a tour, we pack up and rush home. But this time, a young magician named <a href="https://www.instagram.com/timothylovesmagic/" target="_blank">Timothy Carver</a> asked us to grab breakfast at <a href="https://www.jeanniebird.com/" target="_blank">JeannieBird</a> in Westminster, Maryland. For once, we said yes.</p><p>Let me clarify something: I call Tim a "young magician" because I’m 41, halfway to 42, and remember dial-up internet. I get to say "young" now whenever I want to.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Tim reminded me of myself at his age. He loves sleight-of-hand and out-of-the-box ideas. When I was younger, I was obsessed with <a href="https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/card-magic/the-art-of-astonishment/" target="_blank">Paul Harris The Art of Astonishment</a> books—the same ones that helped shape David Blaine. Tim is cut from that cloth.</p><p>He’s already more experienced than I was in my 30s. He and Stacy hit it off, and I hope you get the chance to see his work. He deserves a shot on&nbsp;<em>Fool Us and I hope he shows the world what his mind has come up with</em>.</p><h2 class="">Okay... Now onto Jeff</h2><p>First things first: I’m not giving you Jeff’s last name. I love the guy, but he’s like Beetlejuice. Say his full name three times and he’ll haunt your dreams forever.&nbsp; Lets just stick with calling him Jeff</p><p>Jeff—I know you skipped the rest of this blog and came straight here. Go back and read the whole thing. I said nice things about other people before I got to you. &nbsp;Also... how do you keep getting my number? I’ve changed phones four times yet you still keep texting me? &nbsp;What the heck?&nbsp;</p><p>Jeff and I met at <a href="https://maesconvention.com/" target="_blank">The MAES convention</a> in Carlisle, PA. I was competing. He was Jeff.We instantly became friends.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;I grew up the youngest cousin on my fathers side, all of my siblings being much older than me so by the time I was in middle school I was basically raised as an only child. &nbsp; I always wanted someone to share magic with. Jeff is like an older brother to me.&nbsp;</p><p>When Stacy and I create a new trick, Jeff is the first person we share it with and the last to see it before it hits the stage. It’s a delicate relationship. You want honest feedback, but magicians’ egos are fragile. Jeff gets that. He’s honest, funny, sharp, and somehow manages to critique without crushing your soul.. sometimes.&nbsp;</p><p>We see each other once a year, and we always pick up where we left off—talking magic, roasting each other, laughing the whole way through. He introduced us to Dave and got us into the Greenmount show. He was the first to arrive and the last to leave. More than likely he just hangs out with me so Stacy will talk to him, either way I'm a big fan of Jeff. &nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-19625c590d4"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-9433" alt="" data-id="9433" width="702" data-init-width="2560" height="475" data-init-height="1733" title="Maryland Magic Show Jason Stacy and Jeff" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Maryland-Magic-Show-Jason-Stacy-and-Jeff--scaled.jpg" data-width="702" data-height="475" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2560 / 1733;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Maryland-Magic-Show-Jason-Stacy-and-Jeff--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Maryland-Magic-Show-Jason-Stacy-and-Jeff--300x203.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Maryland-Magic-Show-Jason-Stacy-and-Jeff--1024x693.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Maryland-Magic-Show-Jason-Stacy-and-Jeff--768x520.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Maryland-Magic-Show-Jason-Stacy-and-Jeff--1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Maryland-Magic-Show-Jason-Stacy-and-Jeff--2048x1387.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><h2 class="">Wrapping It Up</h2><p>I didn’t plan for this to be a blog full of praise, but here we are. Not because I owe anyone anything—but because I had a genuinely great time.</p><p>The tour was a success. We've begun booking another one throughout Virginia and main for this fall and are excited to visit again. &nbsp;</p><p>If we do? I hope to see you there. Just do me a favor... Don’t tell Jeff.</p></div><div class="tcb_flag" style="display: none"></div>
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	<div class="tve-cb"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p style="" data-css="tve-u-195f1c4065a">The first time I visited <a href="https://washington.org/" target="_blank">Washington, D.C</a>. was somewhere around 1992… but let’s not get caught up in dates. Mentioning that makes me sound old. I don’t want the kids tuning out the second they hear that—and now that I’ve said “kids,” I’ve lost another part of my audience. Let’s be honest: if you’re under 40, you’re probably not reading a blog anyway. So let’s skip ahead: we were back in D.C. this past weekend.</p><h2 class="">I’ve visited D.C. a handful of times, but only twice with Stacy</h2><p data-end="1079" data-start="702"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c3dc94">Our first trip together was around 2016. We were working a trade show at the <a href="https://eventsdc.com/venue/walter-e-washington-convention-center" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">convention center </a>on Capitol Hill. Back then, companies would hire us to create custom magic tricks that showcased their products. I can probably still perform three tricks that explain the pain of dermatitis and demonstrate what their product does—all while revealing a thought-of card. Not kidding.</span></p><p data-end="1387" data-start="1081"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c3dc96">That trip also coincided with my <a href="https://fords.org/" target="_blank">Abraham Lincoln</a> phase. I was reading every book I could find and quoting him way too often. I even slipped “Four score and seven years ago…” into a trick, which is when Stacy gently suggested I speak to someone. I still occasionally wear the stovepipe hat around the house.</span></p><h2 data-end="1387" data-start="1081" class="">Fast forward to now</h2><p data-end="1387" data-start="1081" style="" data-css="tve-u-195f1c3bb11">This trip wasn’t for a trade show. We were performing our show,&nbsp;<a href="https://thealanslive.com/the-cleveland-magic-show/" target="_blank"><em data-end="1487" data-start="1475">In Cahoots</em></a>, at another magician’s theater—for an audience that didn’t know us. I was a little hesitant at first… I didn’t want to feel like I was cheating on&nbsp;<em data-end="1653" data-start="1635">The Alex Theater</em>, our home base, with <a href="https://www.briancurrymagic.com/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">Brian Curry</a>.</p><h2 data-end="1711" data-start="1689" class="">Enter Brian Curry</h2><p data-end="1993" data-start="1713"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c39f6b">Who is Brian Curry? &nbsp;What is Brian Curry? &nbsp;When.. is Brian Curry?&nbsp;</span></p><p data-end="1993" data-start="1713"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c39f6c"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c39f6e">Brian and I met last year at a <a href="https://ffffmagic.com/" target="_blank">magic convention in Buffalo</a>. It’s an invite-only event filled with some of the best close-up magicians in the world. I think I’m invited due to a clerical error I haven’t corrected yet. I just fade into the background and congratulate everyone else.</span></span></p><p data-end="2268" data-start="1995"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c39f6f"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c39f71">The convention is a whirlwind of magic and creative thinking from all over the globe, and Brian stood out. He’s a mentalist with a fully formed character and some of the most original material I’ve seen. After we became friends, he invited us to perform at <a href="https://www.agoodliar.com/" target="_blank">his show in D.C</a>.</span></span></p><p data-end="2607" data-start="2270"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c39f72"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c39f73">Performing in another magician’s space is intimidating. Stacy and I have worked together for over 12 years, and I’ve been performing for more than 20. We’ve done shows in theaters, on cruise ships, in a plane hangar, on a moving train, and once—on a moving bus. (Cleveland.) But stepping into someone else’s venue? Whole different beast.</span></span></p><p data-end="2773" data-start="2609"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c39f75">Brian’s show,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.agoodliar.com/" target="_blank"><em data-end="2638" data-start="2623">The Good Liar</em></a>, plays in several venues. This night, it was at the Hilton downtown. Beautiful room, great setup—and right in the heart of the action. It's apparent why Brians show is the top magic and mentalism show in DC.</span></p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><h2 data-end="2794" data-start="2775" class="">What a weekend</h2><p data-end="2975" data-start="2796"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c36fd3">It was peak D.C.—<a href="https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">Cherry Blossom Festival </a><em data-end="2842" data-start="2837">and</em> Opening Day for the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/nationals" target="_blank">Nationals</a>. The city was packed and buzzing with life. I’ve never seen anything like it. It was truly incredible.</span></p><p data-end="3254" data-start="2977"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c36fd5"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c36fd7">Our audience that night was a fantastic mix—date nights, birthdays, girls’ nights out. One woman told Stacy afterward that she’d just read an article about <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/07/how-derren-brown-remade-mind-reading-for-skeptics" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">Derren Brown in The New Yorker</a> and <em data-end="3175" data-start="3170">had</em>&nbsp;to see a mentalist live. I love hearing why people decide to come to our show.</span></span></p><p data-end="3479" data-start="3256"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c36fd8">We performed our full 60-minute traveling theater show, geared more toward adults, for a warm and intimate group of 50. While we’ve performed for thousands at once, these smaller, more personal shows are often our favorite</span>.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-195f1b7fdf2" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-9410 tcb-moved-image" alt="Washington Dc Magic Show The Alans " data-id="9410" width="437" data-init-width="1143" height="299" data-init-height="781" title="Screenshot" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-Alans-Washington-Dc-Magic-Show-Peter-Wood-.jpg" data-width="437" data-height="299" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1143 / 781;" data-css="tve-u-195f1b81bd5" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-Alans-Washington-Dc-Magic-Show-Peter-Wood-.jpg 1143w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-Alans-Washington-Dc-Magic-Show-Peter-Wood--300x205.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-Alans-Washington-Dc-Magic-Show-Peter-Wood--1024x700.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-Alans-Washington-Dc-Magic-Show-Peter-Wood--768x525.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px" /></span><p class="thrv_wrapper thrv-inline-text wp-caption-text">Photo By @TheImpossiblePW</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p data-end="3880" data-start="3481" style="" data-css="tve-u-195f1c34372">We were also in the area performing for one of our favorite audiences—<a href="https://thealanslive.com/55-plus-entertainment/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">55+ communities</a>. We’ve done dozens of these across Florida and the Carolinas and finally brought the show to Virginia. We love these audiences—the people, the stories, the energy. There’s always someone with a tale about seeing Doug Henning or Harry Blackstone Jr. You never know what kind of conversations you’ll have afterward.</p><h2 data-end="3922" data-start="3887" class="">The History Portion of the Tour</h2><p data-end="4291" data-start="3924"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c3267e">I love history—reading about it, walking through it, nerding out on every detail. Stacy… well, history wasn’t her favorite subject growing up. But she supports my obsession as long as it involves walking and fresh air. As long as those two conditions are met, I’m allowed to ramble while she smiles and says, “You so smart, babe.” That’s the emotional support I need.</span></p><p data-end="4532" data-start="4293"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c32680">After Lincoln, I dove deep into the Civil War and the Revolutionary War. So we started this trip by staying in <a href="https://www.manassasva.gov/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">Manassas, Virginia</a>. After checking in, we went straight to the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/first-manassas-trail.htm" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">battlefield trails</a>. The next morning, we did another 7-mile hike at <a href="https://dwr.virginia.gov/vbwt/sites/hemlock-overlook-regional-park/" target="_blank">Hemlock Overlook Park</a>.</span></p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-195f1b8eb7a"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-9411" alt="Manassas Virginia Hike Trail " data-id="9411" width="662" data-init-width="2560" height="298" data-init-height="1153" title="Manassas Virginia Hike trail" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Manassas-Virginia-Hike-trail--scaled.jpg" data-width="662" data-height="298" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2560 / 1153;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Manassas-Virginia-Hike-trail--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Manassas-Virginia-Hike-trail--300x135.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Manassas-Virginia-Hike-trail--1024x461.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Manassas-Virginia-Hike-trail--768x346.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Manassas-Virginia-Hike-trail--1536x692.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Manassas-Virginia-Hike-trail--2048x922.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p data-end="4898" data-start="4534"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c30b68">Learning history is a strange experience. For years, I would read about the good and bad that happened throughout our past and struggle to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Most of the time I was left with questions I didn't realize I would ask which is what learning about history should do.</span></p><p data-end="4898" data-start="4534"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c30b6a"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c30b6b">After recovering from cancer, I made a promise to Stacy that we’d travel more—go to the places we read about, and experience the world firsthand. I wanted to learn how to make decisions from my experiences instead of from what I was told to believe.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p><p data-end="5031" data-start="4900"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c30b6d">From Iceland to Central America, I’ve been fortunate to walk through places where history happened. And D.C. felt just as powerful. I still don't know what to think half the time but I do know what it feels like to be in a field where thousands of soldiers fought and died for a cause. &nbsp;</span></p><h2 data-end="5070" data-start="5038" class="">Panda Magic &amp; Museum Nerding</h2><p data-end="5316" data-start="5072"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c2df7c">After our Sunday show, we spent the entire day exploring the <a href="https://www.si.edu/museums/national-zoo" target="_blank">Smithsonian Zoo</a> and the <a href="https://www.si.edu/museums/natural-history-museum" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;">Natural History Museum</a>. The zoo was packed—thanks to the return of the pandas. Did we stand in line.. no.. but we made new friends.</span></p><p data-end="5316" data-start="5072"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c2df7e"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c2df7f">Normally, &nbsp;you can just walk in no problem. This time, &nbsp;you &nbsp;needed to register in advance. &nbsp;Did I mention the city was packed?</span></span></p><p data-end="5316" data-start="5072"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c2df80"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c2df82">As we waited, we met a family from Miami. It looked like we weren’t going to get in—until they added us to their reservation… as their cousins. I’m not saying the card tricks I did for their son had <em data-end="5529" data-start="5517">everything</em> to do with it, but let’s just say we’re now officially family from Ohio</span></span></p><p data-end="5937" data-start="5605"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c2df83">Being from Ohio, I’ve got high museum and zoo standards. Our natural <a href="https://www.cmnh.org/" target="_blank">history museum</a> and <a href="https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/zoo" target="_blank">zoo</a> in Cleveland top notch so the Smithsonian museums had much to live up to. &nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-195f1b989a1"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-9412" alt="natural History museum  Washington  DC " data-id="9412" width="662" data-init-width="2560" height="324" data-init-height="1251" title="Washington DC smithsonian Natural History" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Washington-DC-smithsonian-Natural-History--scaled.jpg" data-width="662" data-height="324" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio: auto 2560 / 1251;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Washington-DC-smithsonian-Natural-History--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Washington-DC-smithsonian-Natural-History--300x147.jpg 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Washington-DC-smithsonian-Natural-History--1024x500.jpg 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Washington-DC-smithsonian-Natural-History--768x375.jpg 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Washington-DC-smithsonian-Natural-History--1536x751.jpg 1536w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Washington-DC-smithsonian-Natural-History--2048x1001.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p data-end="5937" data-start="5605" style="" data-css="tve-u-195f1c2a3ab">&nbsp;We made our way to the natural history museum and explored most of the day. &nbsp;My favorite exhibit being <a href="https://menofchange.si.edu/" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c2b631">The Men of Change</a> exhibit. &nbsp; I’ve always been obsessed with it. My first theater performance was even evolution-themed. (That should’ve been a sign.)</p><h2 data-end="5962" data-start="5944" class="">Final Thoughts</h2><p data-end="6139" data-start="5964"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c287fb">In just a few days, we walked over 75,000 steps (yes, I'm old enough to talk about my <a href="https://store.google.com/category/watches_trackers?hl=en-US&amp;pli=1" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: none;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c26582">Fitbit</a>), performed for incredible audiences, saw pandas from a distance, explored the city, and soaked in a lot of history.</span></p><p data-end="6222" data-start="6141"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c287fd"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c287fe">We came. We walked. We performed.<br data-start="6174" data-end="6177">And I think The Alans handled D.C. just fine.</span></span></p><p data-end="6282" data-start="6224"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" data-css="tve-u-195f1c28800">Next stop: Maryland. I’ll tell you all about it next week.</span></p></div></div>
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		<title>Heading Back To The Salem Ohio Community Theatre</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Returning to my hometown of Salem, Ohio to perform is an interesting experience.&#160; Here you are… back where you came from showing people you’ve known forever your magic tricks.&#160; Sounds fun, doesn’t it? It is... but also completely nerve wracking!&#160;Before we begin, lets talk about Salem. I graduated from there in 2002, my family still [&#8230;]</p>
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	<div class="tve-cb"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<p>Returning to my hometown of Salem, Ohio to perform is an interesting experience.&nbsp; Here you are… back where you came from showing people you’ve known forever your magic tricks.&nbsp; Sounds fun, doesn’t it? It is... but also completely nerve wracking!</p><p>Before we begin, lets talk about Salem. I graduated from there in 2002, my family still lives there, and I don’t live far away. &nbsp;Salem is the place where I played sports, made friends and learned magic. &nbsp;It’s also a place full of history.&nbsp;</p><p>I remember being in class at Reilly school when we started learning about Salem’s history. &nbsp;The houses we passed on Lincoln, those were homes on the underground railroad. &nbsp;The first <a href="http://history.salem.lib.oh.us/files/WellDoneSister.pdf" target="_blank">women’s rights convention </a>was held in Salem and <a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfksen-0912-065#?image_identifier=JFKSEN-0912-065-p0001" target="_blank">JFK</a> found the need to stop and speak at Reilly stadium just weeks before he was elected president. &nbsp;Salem is full of stories people sometimes forget to tell.&nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18fca767c8c" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><a href="https://www.wfmj.com/story/24050972/locals-remember-president-john-f-kennedys-visit-to-valley" target="_blank" rel=""><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7645" alt="JFK Visits The Valley and Salem Ohio " data-id="7645" width="444" data-init-width="995" height="250" data-init-height="560" title="JFK Visits The Valley" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JFK-Visits-The-Valley--jpeg.webp" data-width="444" data-height="250" data-css="tve-u-18fca7d34b2" style="aspect-ratio: auto 995 / 560;" data-link-wrap="1" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JFK-Visits-The-Valley--jpeg.webp 995w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JFK-Visits-The-Valley--300x169.webp 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JFK-Visits-The-Valley--768x432.webp 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px" /></a></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>I see it as a small town that’s in the process of revitalizing itself into something it once was. My summers as a child were spent downtown at the jubilee, the annual street fair put on by the city. I loved every minute of it.&nbsp; And Friday evenings… I can still see the band marching down Ohio Ave past my house to enter the stadium.&nbsp; Do they still do that? &nbsp;These are the memories I have of my hometown.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18fca77840c" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7646" alt="Reilly Stadium Salem, Ohio" data-id="7646" width="373" data-init-width="720" height="247" data-init-height="477" title="Reilly stadium" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Reilly-stadium--jpeg.webp" data-width="373" data-height="247" data-css="tve-u-18fca7cecb1" style="aspect-ratio: auto 720 / 477;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Reilly-stadium--jpeg.webp 720w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Reilly-stadium--300x199.webp 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p><br></p><p>Each time I go home I find something new to explore.&nbsp; The downtown is starting to remind me of what it must have been like during the heydays of the city. Salem is starting to look like the town I remember.</p><p>So…back to me and my magic.&nbsp; I can’t go 2 paragraphs without talking about myself… sorry.</p><p>I always had a love for magic. I started when I was 13 and learned every trick I could find just to show my friends and family.&nbsp; Performing small tricks for one person at a time is one thing, taking that to the stage…that’s another.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>Around 2007, I became involved with the Salem Community Theatre. It’s an amazing 300 seat theater that shares a spot in history with the rest of the town. &nbsp;My parents tell me about seeing old movies there before it was turned into a performing theatre. &nbsp;I was asked to emcee a variety show put on by the community actors. Think Saturday Night Live but actually funny.&nbsp; It was my first time being around a group of creative people who came up with something they just had to get out into the world.&nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18fca7855fd"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7647" alt="Salem Ohio Community THeatre" data-id="7647" width="628" data-init-width="718" height="601" data-init-height="687" title="salem-ex-3" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/salem-ex-3-jpeg.webp" data-width="628" data-height="601" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio: auto 718 / 687;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/salem-ex-3-jpeg.webp 718w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/salem-ex-3-300x287.webp 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>I was asked to emcee the show and had to come up with 10 new tricks that would work on a stage.&nbsp; I was terrified, I was nervous and I was immediately hooked.</p><p>From what I can remember, things went well.&nbsp; Some tricks worked, some didn’t, and I didn’t pass out. That’s a habit of mine when I talk in front of people or seeing needles.&nbsp; Afterwards I had somehow conned them into letting me do a one man show I called, “The Evolution of a Comedy Magician” They were all in!</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18fca7a1612" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7648" alt="Salem Ohio Show Evolution of a comedy magician " data-id="7648" width="196" data-init-width="391" height="303" data-init-height="604" title="Comedy Magician" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Comedy-Magician--jpeg.webp" data-width="196" data-height="303" data-css="tve-u-18fca7c9af7" style="aspect-ratio: auto 391 / 604;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Comedy-Magician--jpeg.webp 391w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Comedy-Magician--194x300.webp 194w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>I owe a lot of my current success to the that first big stage show break at The Salem Community Theatre. I learned so much about being on stage. I learned what to do and what not to do, how to take risks and when to pull back. Most importantly I learned what it would take to do this for a living.&nbsp;</p><p>Over the next few years, I would return to the community theatre’s stage and perform an updated version of my show.&nbsp; This became a tradition which Stacy would start to enjoy too.&nbsp; I’m sure the nerves are different for her.&nbsp;</p><p>The reason I bring all of this up is the fact that the experience I gained from performing in Salem has been a huge reason why I have been able to make a career out of this.&nbsp; The support we get from my hometown is one of the major reasons I have had more opportunities as a performer than most.&nbsp; Salem is a place full of people who won’t hesitate to tell you if they like something or if they don’t.&nbsp; Constructive criticism is the best way to grow as a creative person, more of that is needed in the world.</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>This weekend we are returning to The Salem Community Theatre to perform an updated version of our show which has taken us around the world.&nbsp; Within the last 2 years we have had the pleasure of working on dozens of cruise ships while visiting a handful of countries.&nbsp; We’ve been given an opportunity to make our show better.&nbsp; The one thing I always look forward to is being back on the Community Theatre’s stage.&nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad" style="" data-css="tve-u-18fca874f73">
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I’m writing this as our ship passes by Cuba. &#160;Working on a cruise ship has allowed Stacy and I to explore the world while at the same time miss out on many opportunities at home. &#160;Tonight, our episode of Fool Us will air while we are sitting on a plane on our way back home. [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>I’m writing this as our ship passes by Cuba. &nbsp;Working on a cruise ship has allowed Stacy and I to explore the world while at the same time miss out on many opportunities at home. &nbsp;Tonight, our episode of Fool Us will air while we are sitting on a plane on our way back home. &nbsp;I honestly wish we were able to watch this with our friends and family. &nbsp;</p><p>That’s where I want to start today, with friends and family. &nbsp;So many of our family members have been very supportive of our career choice. &nbsp;I remember my parents asking me if I really wanted to be a magician. &nbsp;When I said yes, my Dad immediately began helping me build illusions for my act. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18eaf12735e" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7333" alt="Jason and James Greenamyer" data-id="7333" width="308" data-init-width="1084" height="329" data-init-height="1158" title="Screenshot 2024-04-05 at 11.44.14 AM" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-11.44.14 AM.png" data-width="308" data-height="329" data-css="tve-u-18eaf127f95" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1084 / 1158;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-11.44.14 AM.png 1084w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-11.44.14 AM-281x300.png 281w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-11.44.14 AM-959x1024.png 959w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-11.44.14 AM-768x820.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p><br></p><p>So.. what does this have to do with our episode of Fool Us?&nbsp;&nbsp;As I mentioned in my last post, we rarely throw a trick into our show without practicing it first.&nbsp;&nbsp;Typically after creating a new trick we will head out to Open Mic nights around Cleveland and Akron, testing it on unsuspecting audiences.&nbsp;&nbsp;The problem with our Fool Us trick, we didn’t have the time to do so.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The Friday before we left for Vegas, I called my cousin Steve and asked for help. Would he be able to round up enough friends who would be interested in seeing our new trick firsthand? &nbsp;Within minutes we had a few dozen people interested in helping. &nbsp;</p><p>Stacy and I drove down to my hometown of&nbsp;<a href="https://cityofsalemohio.org/" target="_blank">Salem, Ohio</a> and got to work. &nbsp;We had groups of two come into an undisclosed location and act like Penn &amp; Teller. &nbsp;We would perform our trick, ask questions, take notes and send them on their way. &nbsp;This happened every 20 minutes for 7 hours straight. &nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18eaf12fbae" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7327" alt="Salem, Ohio Jason Alan Greenamyer" data-id="7327" width="431" data-init-width="925" height="242" data-init-height="520" title="Downtown_Salem,_Ohio" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Downtown_Salem_Ohio-jpg.webp" data-width="431" data-height="242" data-css="tve-u-18eaf13125d" style="aspect-ratio: auto 925 / 520;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Downtown_Salem_Ohio-jpg.webp 925w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Downtown_Salem_Ohio-300x169.webp 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Downtown_Salem_Ohio-768x432.webp 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<p><br></p><p>This repetition was hugely important to our act. &nbsp;With every performance we were able to see what worked and what didn’t. &nbsp;When you create a new trick in your mind you envision it working a specific way. &nbsp;When you add people to the mix, things change quickly. &nbsp;If it weren’t for the people of Salem, I don’t think we would have ended up with what we did. &nbsp;</p><p>Our flight was scheduled to leave early on Monday morning so the weekend before was more than tense. Nervous that our trick wouldn’t make it to Vegas we tripled our chances by making 3 of everything. &nbsp;I had one version in my bag, Stacy had another and we had a backup in our checked bag. &nbsp;We weren’t going to mess this up. &nbsp;</p><p>When we landed in Vegas on Monday, we had 4 days before we filmed our episode. &nbsp;We spent this time working with the production team, talking to the prop guys, filming our intro video and rehearsing our trick. &nbsp;</p><p>Performing a magic trick in front of an audience is natural to me, filming an intro video where we talk about ourselves, not so much. &nbsp;Neither Stacy or I are fans of talking about ourselves directly into a camera, but this was a different experience. &nbsp;Besides the main trick we performed on stage we had to gather a handful of small visual tricks to show off our skills. &nbsp;Never in my life would I imagine being on the top floor of a Vegas hotel showing off my sleight of hand. &nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18eaf139a38" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7332" alt="The Rio Las Vegas" data-id="7332" width="525" data-init-width="300" height="294" data-init-height="168" title="images-3" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/images-3.jpeg" data-width="525" data-height="294" data-css="tve-u-18eaf13a446" style="aspect-ratio: auto 300 / 168;" loading="lazy"></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p><br></p><p>The hardest part about the entire experience was the waiting game.&nbsp;&nbsp;With 4 days before filming, you would think we would go out and explore the town.&nbsp;&nbsp;That was the plan if it wasn’t 120 degrees by 10am.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each morning, we would wake up at 5am, walk around the strip and rehearse our lines.&nbsp;&nbsp;We were the only people waking up before noon in the city of lights.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Finally, after days of waiting it was our turn to try and fool the boys. Prior to your performance you are brought down to an area below the stage along with a handful of other magicians. &nbsp;Standing below and hearing the crowd above was the most surreal experience I’ve ever had. &nbsp;To my left are some of the greatest magicians of our time, to my right props from P &amp; T’s live show. &nbsp;What in the hell are we doing here. &nbsp;</p><p>The remainder of the evening is a complete blur. &nbsp;3 years ago, when we were first on Fool Us we were unable to use anyone on stage due to Covid. &nbsp;This time, we had full access and we decided to go right at the boys. &nbsp;We were going to bring P &amp; T on stage and try to fool them up close and personal. &nbsp;If I’m being honest, I don’t remember much once we began. &nbsp;Here I was standing next to Teller while Stacy was performing a trick for Penn. I think I blacked out.&nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18eaf1404a4" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7326" alt="Penn &amp; Teller with Jason and Stacy Alan Cleveland Magicians" data-id="7326" width="400" data-init-width="1512" height="534" data-init-height="2016" title="IMG_1397" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1397-rotated.webp" data-width="400" data-height="534" data-css="tve-u-18eaf1414af" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1512 / 2016;" loading="lazy" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1397-rotated.webp 1512w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1397-225x300.webp 225w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1397-768x1024.webp 768w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1397-1152x1536.webp 1152w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p><br>So, this is where I leave you.&nbsp;&nbsp;I can’t tell you if we Fooled them or not, if the trick went well or not, but I can tell you that I’m proud of what we came up with.&nbsp;&nbsp;One of our main goals was to do something that P &amp; T would look at and enjoy.&nbsp;&nbsp;Something that they could say, “Well that’s original” and I think we accomplished that.&nbsp;&nbsp;So please, tune in on April 5<sup>th</sup> at 8pm eastern time and enjoy. &nbsp;Until then... see you on the other side. &nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Know the minute a new blog is posted. &nbsp;Stay up to date with Jason and Stacy Alan by signing up below</strong></p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_custom_html_shortcode"><code class="tve_js_placeholder"><script src="https://magocdn.azureedge.net/Scripts/form.js" type="text/javascript"></script></code>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160; As I write this, I’m sitting on Holland America’s ship The Oosterdam anxiously waiting for Friday to arrive. &#160;It seems like time is moving in slow motion as I count down the minutes to the airing of our second appearance on Penn &#38; Teller Fool Us on the CW Network! As I [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As I write this, I’m sitting on Holland America’s ship <a href="https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/cruise-ships/oosterdam/9" target="_blank" class="" style="outline: currentcolor;">The Oosterdam</a> anxiously waiting for Friday to arrive. &nbsp;It seems like time is moving in slow motion as I count down the minutes to the airing of our second appearance on <a href="https://www.cwtv.com/shows/penn-teller-fool-us/" target="_blank">Penn &amp; Teller Fool Us on the CW Network!</a> As I re-read that sentence it’s still crazy to me that we were given the opportunity to be on the show twice!!! I mean these guys are my idols!</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Some of you might not know who Penn &amp; Teller are and why I look up to them so much so let’s start there. &nbsp; If I asked you to name a famous magician more than likely you would say someone named David. &nbsp;But I would immediately say Penn &amp; Teller. &nbsp;P &amp; T were introduced to me when I was very young. &nbsp;I was given their book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penn-Tellers-Play-Your-Food/dp/0679743111" target="_blank" data-tcb-href="https://www.amazon.com/Penn-Tellers-Play-Your-Food/dp/0679743111">Penn and Teller’s How to Play with Your Food.</a></p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18ea5c48879" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penn-Tellers-Play-Your-Food/dp/0679743111" data-tcb-href="https://www.amazon.com/Penn-Tellers-Play-Your-Food/dp/0679743111" target="_blank" rel=""><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7309" alt="Penn &amp; Teller How To Play With your Food Book " data-id="7309" width="296" data-init-width="868" height="341" data-init-height="1000" title="Play with your food " src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/91gQP3h-sCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-jpg.webp" data-width="296" data-height="341" data-css="tve-u-18ea5c4ae5d" data-link-wrap="1" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio: auto 868 / 1000;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/91gQP3h-sCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-jpg.webp 868w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/91gQP3h-sCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-260x300.webp 260w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/91gQP3h-sCL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-768x885.webp 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px" /></a></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; That’s what draws me to them, they’re the Bob Dylans of magic. &nbsp;P &amp; T do what they want, say what they feel and stay true to themselves. &nbsp;This is how I’ve always tried to present myself. &nbsp;If you have an opinion, even though it might be wrong, stay true to it until you learn better. &nbsp;Someone once told me that Stacy and I, being a couple in magic, had to do illusions to be relevant or work on big stages. &nbsp;Immediately I thought …that’s bullshit. &nbsp;I try to emulate and keep us close to our heroes, so I’ve always known in my heart that the key to our success lies in being ourselves on stage and only presenting things we believe in!&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Fast forward to the spring of 2024. &nbsp;Auditions for the 10<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;season of Fool Us had been open for months.&nbsp;&nbsp;Stacy and I still hadn’t come up with an idea that we would really want to pitch for the show, so we decided not to audition.&nbsp;&nbsp;That’s when I bought us a bottle of wine, a new game and decided to suck up.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; You see Penn had come out with a new party game called,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.explodingkittens.com/products/you-lying-sack" target="_blank"><em>You Lying Sack</em></a>. &nbsp;We absolutely love playing party games, but nobody wants to play games with us…I don’t know why <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> &nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18ea5c5e6c3"><span class="tve_image_frame"><a href="https://www.explodingkittens.com/products/you-lying-sack" target="_blank" rel=""><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7310" alt="Penn Jillette You Lying Sack " data-id="7310" width="225" data-init-width="225" height="225" data-init-height="225" title="images-2" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/images-2-jpeg.webp" data-width="225" data-height="225" data-link-wrap="1" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio: auto 225 / 225;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/images-2-jpeg.webp 225w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/images-2-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Anyway…that evening while Stacy and I were playing and getting inebriated she said to me, “We should do something with Penn’s game on Fool Us”. &nbsp;Since I have no restraint, I immediately emailed the producers of the show and asked if anyone had pitched a trick with Penn’s game. &nbsp;To our surprise they responded within minutes and said no they haven’t, but they loved the idea and wanted to hear more. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Straightaway we started playing with ideas…what are we going to do with this game to make it into a trick? Should we play a round with Penn and beat him every time? &nbsp;Should we use the game pieces and do a classic magic trick with them. &nbsp;That’s when we decided to go in a completely different direction. &nbsp;What if we sold out, sucked up and begged for a trophy? I sent another email to the producers, and they were really intrigued. &nbsp;They then asked to see the trick. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Problem being, we didn’t have one. What could we do to show our desperation for a trophy? &nbsp;What could we do to fool Penn &amp; Teller? What if we did 2 tricks at once? &nbsp;I tried to fool Teller while Stacy tried to Fool Penn? &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; We messaged the producers with our idea, and again they wanted to hear more. &nbsp;Now, they wanted to see the trick in action. &nbsp;So exciting….but we hadn’t come up with a way to do it yet. &nbsp;Here we were with an almost definite YES, an idea for a routine and no working trick. &nbsp;That’s when things got real. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Magic is a lot like music in the sense that most of the songs you know, and love were created through collaboration, a team of writers and musicians. There are a few artists that work in complete solidarity but most of the greatest hits took more than one mind to be created. &nbsp;Magic is the same way. &nbsp;Here we were, with this idea for a trick and nowhere to go. &nbsp;That’s when we picked up the Bat-Phone and dialed <a href="https://brickandmortarmagic.com" target="_blank">Brent Braun</a>. &nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18ea5c69afa" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><a href="https://brickandmortarmagic.com" target="_blank" rel=""><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7311" alt="Brent Braun J &amp; B Magic Shop " data-id="7311" width="519" data-init-width="1200" height="272" data-init-height="628" title="social_sharing_29327b79-66e6-48a4-a93c-5ed207b08e6b.jpg" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/social_sharing_29327b79-66e6-48a4-a93c-5ed207b08e6b.jpg.webp" data-width="519" data-height="272" data-css="tve-u-18ea5c6b142" data-link-wrap="1" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio: auto 1200 / 628;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/social_sharing_29327b79-66e6-48a4-a93c-5ed207b08e6b.jpg.webp 1200w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/social_sharing_29327b79-66e6-48a4-a93c-5ed207b08e6b.jpg-300x157.webp 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/social_sharing_29327b79-66e6-48a4-a93c-5ed207b08e6b.jpg-1024x536.webp 1024w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/social_sharing_29327b79-66e6-48a4-a93c-5ed207b08e6b.jpg-768x402.webp 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px" /></a></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p><br></p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; To stick with our music analogy, imagine you have this wonderful idea for a song but are feeling a bit stuck on what direction to go but luckily you have a direct line to Taylor Swift. &nbsp;You can call her, tell her what you have in mind, and she will guide you to something better than you ever imagined. &nbsp;That’s Brent Braun.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He listened to what we had in mind and brainstormed with us until we solved our problem of not having a working trick. &nbsp;It was simple, brilliant while at the same time deviously deceptive. &nbsp;We finally had a working trick on our hands. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; We emailed the producers one last time, laying out what we had in mind and started playing the waiting game. &nbsp;A few days later, we got the answer we were waiting for…..YES...they wanted to see this on their show. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Now the real work began. &nbsp;Creating, learning, and perfecting a new trick is a process that can take years to accomplish. &nbsp;Just for some perspective, I recently put a new trick into our cruise act that has taken me 4 years to tweak to the point where I felt it was stage worthy. But….for Fool Us we had just a little over 4 weeks to figure everything out and make it look polished and professional for T.V. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Immediately we went into hyper magic mode. &nbsp;We decided not to take any gigs, not see friends or family, and solely focus on this project. &nbsp;We wanted to present something on T.V. that would really show our true colors and we had 4 weeks to do so. &nbsp;Every day from 5am to midnight we would work on this trick, designing props, working on the method and writing scripts. &nbsp;We would come up with a new joke, send it to the producers for approval and wait for feedback. &nbsp;All I can say about this is…I’m sorry Criss Angel…Stacy came up with that line.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Halfway through this process is when things went wrong. &nbsp;For those of you that don’t know I went through a health scare a few years ago that’s still affecting me to this day. Around day 12 into these 15-hour workdays things went really really wrong. &nbsp;We made a trip down to Brent’s J &amp; B Magic Shop in hopes of getting some in person help. &nbsp;After working on the trick for a few hours we took a lunch break and that’s when my body decided to shut down. &nbsp;I remember sitting at lunch, eating tacos and all of a sudden…I didn’t know where I was. &nbsp;I could see the food in front of me, I could hear Stacy talking, but nothing else was working. I needed a break, and I needed it now. That’s when I decided to take a few days off and relax.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;After a few days of rest, we went back to work.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each day we would film the trick, Stacy would work on a props, and we would send it to the production team.&nbsp;&nbsp;They would tell us what they liked, what they didn’t like and what we needed to change.&nbsp;&nbsp;This happened over and over again until we finally reached the week before filming.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As I mentioned earlier, we aren’t ones to throw a trick up on stage without rehearsing it. &nbsp;Here we were, getting ready to go on national television and perform something we’ve never done in front of a live audience, and we need run time. 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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;&#160;Crunch numbers, make plans, go over the plans, crunch numbers again, chicken out, make new plans, crunch numbers one more time just in case…….almost pull the trigger….never mind let’s wait one more month….okay…Now or Never!! That was our entire year leading up to January 14th, 2014…the day I quit my job and joined the circus.&#160;That’s [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Crunch numbers, make plans, go over the plans, crunch numbers again, chicken out, make new plans, crunch numbers one more time just in case…….almost pull the trigger….never mind let’s wait one more month….okay…Now or Never!! That was our entire year leading up to January 14<sup>th</sup>, 2014…the day I quit my job and joined the circus.</p><p>That’s right I quit my job as a full-time therapist and supervisor of eight people to become a mentalist alongside my magician husband. Oh, and did I mention I did all of this right before my 30<sup>th</sup> birthday. Seems a little crazy for a successful young professional who was climbing the so-called corporate ladder.&nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18d0ae868e5" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7205 tcb-moved-image" alt="Stacy Alan Mentalist In College " data-id="7205" width="255" data-init-width="394" height="255" data-init-height="394" title="Picture1" loading="lazy" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Picture1-jpg.webp" data-width="255" data-height="255" data-css="tve-u-18d0ae87a23" style="aspect-ratio: auto 394 / 394;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Picture1-jpg.webp 394w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Picture1-300x300.webp 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Picture1-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px" /></span></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p><br></p><p>Yeah, it was crazy, and I still think it’s crazy, but I wouldn’t change it for anything! Never in my life did I think I would wake up and call myself a full-time performer, a performer of magic, nonetheless. Before meeting Jason, I had never stepped foot on a stage or even thought twice about learning a magic trick. But here I am ten years later performing on cruise ships and appearing on national T.V. Pinch me!</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad">
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</div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p><br></p><p>When we first met, the feeling I got (and still get) watching Jason perform for others was hard to describe. I could spend hours watching him connect with random people through magic. Their genuine reactions and the rawness of his joy while performing sparked something in me. I loved my job, but I wanted to share in what Jason was doing.</p><p>We had loads of conversations about me working with him. At first he was completely against it; he mentioned once when we were dating that I would never be in his show. After 10 years of working together almost every single day…although I can’t picture us doing anything else…I can see where his hesitation came from. Don’t get me wrong Jason is my world and we have a very solid relationship, but married entrepreneurship isn’t for the faint of heart.&nbsp;</p><p>As I reflect back on my 10 year journey as a mentalist I can happily say….I’ve loved it all, the good and the bad. The good is obvious, incredible travel, adventures with my best friend all the time, beautiful venues, making people happy, creating, learning new things, growing as a performer and so much more.&nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-columns" style="--tcb-col-el-width: 702;"><div class="tcb-flex-row v-2 tcb--cols--2"><div class="tcb-flex-col"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18d0aeaf58b" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7208" alt="Jason and Stacy Alan Holland Cruise Line " data-id="7208" width="159" data-init-width="611" height="252" data-init-height="968" title="Holland" loading="lazy" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Holland-jpg.webp" data-width="159" data-height="252" data-css="tve-u-18d0aeb1540" style="aspect-ratio: auto 611 / 968;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Holland-jpg.webp 611w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Holland-189x300.webp 189w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px" /></span></div></div></div><div class="tcb-flex-col"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-18d0aebc968"><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-7209" alt="" data-id="7209" width="344" data-init-width="880" height="258" data-init-height="660" title="Jason stacy" loading="lazy" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jason-stacy--jpg.webp" data-width="344" data-height="258" style="aspect-ratio: auto 880 / 660;" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jason-stacy--jpg.webp 880w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jason-stacy--300x225.webp 300w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jason-stacy--768x576.webp 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px" /></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<p><br></p><p>The bad…well the bad is like any other job. There are parts of being a performer that are harder than I ever imagined. I’ll admit I hate practicing and Jason hates that I hate practicing….so you can guess how that goes. &nbsp;Not having a steady paycheck or a company to provide health insurance can be so challenging. But the hardest parts of being a performer for me are stage fright and learning how to separate work life and real life with Jason.&nbsp;</p><p>Stage fright is no joke…. there have been a lot of big moments in our career together where I’m not sure I could have done it if Jason hadn’t literally nudged me out on stage. Going from a muggle to a full-blown professional mentalist is no small feat. It took many long nights, hard work, anxiety, fights, high fives, failures, laughs and tears to get myself to place where I felt like I wouldn’t immediately die from imposter syndrome when I stepped foot on a stage.&nbsp;</p><p>And although I said work/life balance is one of the biggest challenges for us…we always find a way to make it work. Jason has always believed in me, always pushed me to do more and he was the first one to tell me that I could and should take risks! I am forever grateful for his encouragement and unwavering support as we navigate this crazy life together.&nbsp;</p><p>I cannot wait to see what the next ten years of our magical life brings us!!</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad">
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 17:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>When you perform magic for a living, people ask you interesting questions. &nbsp;We get asked things like, “How did you do that”, “Do you have a rabbit”, or “Is that really your wife” &nbsp; I’m not referring to those; I’m talking about the questions that truly make you think. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="" data-css="tve-u-180d7e8ff92">A few weeks ago, we were preparing for a&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(106, 107, 108);" data-css="tve-u-180d39e6301"><a href="https://thealanslive.com/magicians-in-wadsworth-ohio/" target="_blank" class="tve-froala fr-basic" style="outline: none;">magic show in Wadsworth, Ohio</a></span>. &nbsp;<span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(106, 107, 108) !important; color: var(--tcb-skin-color-5);" data-css="tve-u-180d7e9c532">We we</span>re working alongside <a href="https://mainstreetwadsworth.org" target="_blank" class="tve-froala fr-basic" style="outline: none;" data-css="tve-u-180d7e99453">Mainstreet Wadsworth</a> to organize a fun family night out at a beautiful theater called, The OJ Work Auditorium. While promoting the show we were asked to appear on the 97.1 morning radio show. &nbsp;Before we go any further, I know what you’re thinking. &nbsp;Is he really married to her… Yes…. And what is radio magic? &nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-columns" style="--tcb-col-el-width: 702;"><div class="tcb-flex-row v-2 tcb--cols--1"><div class="tcb-flex-col"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-columns" style="--tcb-col-el-width: 702;"><div class="tcb-flex-row v-2 tcb--cols--2"><div class="tcb-flex-col c-66"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Magic over the radio is no different than magic in person except for the fact that nobody in the audience can see you. &nbsp;I guess that’s a huge difference, isn’t it? &nbsp;Instead of the audience watching a trick take place they are hearing the reaction of a trick being done to someone else. &nbsp;It’s fun and interesting because the magician, whose job is to bend the truth, must fully tell the truth to an audience who can’t see you. &nbsp;I started performing radio magic years ago, here is a clip from back then. ere...</p></div></div></div><div class="tcb-flex-col c-33"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_responsive_video thrv_wrapper tcb-lazy-load tcb-lazy-load-youtube" data-type="youtube" data-rel="0" data-modestbranding="1" data-aspect-ratio="16:9" data-aspect-ratio-default="0" data-float-visibility="mobile" data-float-position="top-left" data-float-width-d="300px" data-float-padding1-d="25px" data-float-padding2-d="25px" data-url="https://youtu.be/etHwiyzY_qk">
	

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</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-columns" style="--tcb-col-el-width: 702;"><div class="tcb-flex-row v-2 tcb--cols--2"><div class="tcb-flex-col c-66"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>Anyways, while on-air at <strong><a class="tve-froala fr-basic" data-css="tve-u-180d39eea6b" href="https://wadsworthcommunityradio.com" style="outline: none;" target="_blank">97.1</a></strong> the host asked us a question that truly made me think. &nbsp;He asked, “What is the most memorable performances you've ever had?”. &nbsp;Impacted… I think this is the word that caught me off guard. &nbsp;What is the one moment in my career that changed me emotionally. &nbsp;I immediately thought of a little boy I met in Akron years ago. &nbsp;</p></div></div></div><div class="tcb-flex-col c-33" data-css="tve-u-180d817e3f4"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_responsive_video thrv_wrapper tcb-lazy-load tcb-lazy-load-youtube" data-type="youtube" data-rel="0" data-modestbranding="1" data-aspect-ratio="16:9" data-aspect-ratio-default="0" data-float-visibility="mobile" data-url="https://youtu.be/zKFuW-ahRqk" data-float-width-t="300px" data-float-padding1-t="25px" data-float-padding2-t="25px" data-float-width-m="300px" data-float-padding1-m="25px" data-float-padding2-m="25px" data-float-position="top-left" data-float-width-d="300px" data-float-padding1-d="25px" data-float-padding2-d="25px">
	

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</div></div></div></div></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-columns" style="--tcb-col-el-width: 702;"><div class="tcb-flex-row v-2 tcb--cols--1"><div class="tcb-flex-col"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<p>One of the perks of being a magician is how we get to interact with so many people. &nbsp;In a typical week Stacy and I will meet and perform for between 200-2,000 people. &nbsp;Some of these interactions are when we get to perform close up magic for a few individuals at a time or are seen by thousands of people during our stage shows. &nbsp;So, when someone asks you, what performance impacted you the most, you have a large selection to pull from&nbsp;</p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv-columns" style="--tcb-col-el-width: 702;"><div class="tcb-flex-row v-2 tcb--cols--2"><div class="tcb-flex-col c-33"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption" data-css="tve-u-180d7e6c188" style=""><span class="tve_image_frame"><img decoding="async" class="tve_image wp-image-5359" alt="Stage Magician Jason Alan " data-id="5359" width="207" data-init-width="288" height="310" data-init-height="432" title="Stage Magician Jason Alan" loading="lazy" src="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Stage-Magician-Jason-Alan-.jpg" data-width="207" data-height="310" data-css="tve-u-180d7e71e5b" srcset="https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Stage-Magician-Jason-Alan-.jpg 288w, https://thealanslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Stage-Magician-Jason-Alan--200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px" /></span></div></div></div><div class="tcb-flex-col c-66"><div class="tcb-col"><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element">	<p>The one performance that I remember the most was during a kids show 6 years ago. &nbsp;I had been asked to perform for a group of kids who were involved with&nbsp;<a data-css="tve-u-180d39f09fa" href="https://www.projectedbear.org" target="_blank" class="tve-froala fr-basic" style="outline: none;">Project Ed Bear</a> here in Akron, Ohio. &nbsp;Ed Bear is an organization that partners with children’s hospitals to create wonderful experiences for kids and families affected by cancer. My job was to try and bring joy to these children’s lives. &nbsp;</p><p>The show was amazing! &nbsp;All the kids were more than willing to participate and be involved. &nbsp;This is one thing I miss about mainly performing corporate magic, the feeling of seeing a child respond to pure wonder. &nbsp;During the show I had one little boy who wouldn’t’ stop laughing. &nbsp;No matter what I did he would lose it and I could tell he was enjoying every minute. &nbsp;</p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element"><p>After the show I saw him sitting at the front of the stage, so I went up and talked with him. He told me how much fun he had and how amazing the show was and how he didn’t want it to end. &nbsp;That’s when I realized he was blind. Here was a boy who was fighting for his life and even though he couldn’t see any of what I was doing, he was laughing. Magic still had the ability to reach him.&nbsp;</p><p>This story popped into my head because of an event we did this last weekend in Columbus, Ohio. &nbsp;Stacy and I had the pleasure of performing at <span style="color: rgb(106, 107, 108);" data-css="tve-u-180d39e0a9a"><a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/cmhchhf-hilton-columbus-at-easton/" target="_blank" class="tve-froala fr-basic" style="outline: none;"><span style="--tcb-applied-color: rgb(106, 107, 108) !important;" data-css="tve-u-180d39e0aa4">The Hilton in Easton</span></a></span> for the <a href="https://wish.org/oki" target="_blank" class="tve-froala fr-basic" style="outline: none;" data-css="tve-u-180d39ff807">Ohio, Kentucky &amp; Indiana Make A Wish</a> division. &nbsp;My next blog entry will be all about that. &nbsp;</p><p>Before this conversation on 97.1 I would constantly ask myself what is it that I do? &nbsp;I mean if I were to fill out a job application right now…. would my skills include: finding a playing card or pulling a rabbit out of a hat? Or, if we were stuck on an island together, what could I really help you with? Start a fire…..not your guy. &nbsp;Need to know how to make a beveled base table large enough to hide your coconuts while skinny enough to not draw attention from the pack of monkeys trying to steal your lunch… I’m your guy. &nbsp;</p><p>I guess the real answer is, we interact with people and hopefully give them a break from reality. &nbsp;Our job is to use magic as a catalyst to help others get some comic relief, take a break from stress and everyday life. And sometimes……our job is to have fun while making people say…..”How the hell did you do that!!!??” &nbsp;</p><p>See you next time. &nbsp;</p></div><div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad">
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