Where have I been all my life?

I know what you are thinking, “I've been reading Magician Madness every week and I loved its humor and I dream every night that I would wake up one day and be Edd Fairman. But where has he and the blog been?” There are a few excuses, and a few reasons for that. But first, thank you so much for noticing I am so awesome that you dream to be me each night.

So why haven't I written in almost a month?

Excuses:

I was trapped in a mine. Not in Chile. And not very far underground. Actually it wasn't even a mine, it was just a pile of junk in my basement storage room that fell on me. Ok, so trapped is probably a strong word but annoyed is definitely the right emotion.

I was dead at the time. This also explains why I haven't paid my Chicago Property taxes. So, stop asking Maria Pappas.

My dog ate my blog. Any of you that have met my dog, Teller (not the magician) knows he could eat a blog. In the past he has eaten a discussion board, a bulletin board, and a dart board.

I was waiting for the perfect time to post this blog. And today (no matter what day you are reading this) is the perfect day. According to a tarot reader, a astrologer, and the perfect amount of left overs in my fridge (just enough to not have too cook but not so much that you get bored with them) today was the day I had to post this blog.

Reasons:

I was really busy.

I was in Davenport. I realize that sounds like an excuse but really it's a reason. I was really busy there. For four days I attended the APCA Midwest programing conference. I was there to promote my Comedy Magic Show for Colleges and Universities. It was a great experience. I got to meet 40 of the Student Activity Directors from around the Midwest. I had an exhibit booth and I did a performance during one of the many showcases.

Here is a picture of the booth:

I think it looks really professional. The banners were designed by Karl Ziemer of Karl Fred Design. Erin did all the booth decorating and arranging. I should have a video of my performance to post soon. I will update here.

I really want to thank Erin and Dennis Watkins (http://www.denniswatkins.net) for all their help at the conference. This was Erin and my first conference and Dennis was a familiar face and he had some good advice. I also got to hang out with my friend and local Chicago entertainer, Sheri Winkleman (http://www.marilynshows.com).