Welcome to the Dennis Michael Comedy Magic Show Blog!

• "I started this blog some time ago and then forgot about it for awhile. I have recently promised myself that I was going to start doing the "Internetty" things that I started out doing but somehow got out of due to a variety of sundry reasons. So this blog is a big one."

I want to thank you in advance for checking out my new blog. I hope to keep you informed of my various activities and opportunities to see myself and other great magicians perform magic in the Denver metro area. In addition to the 2hatz Comedy variety magic show which I will get to here shortly, I have in the works some intimate performances that are soon to be officially scheduled but you will have to check back for more information on those later. I hope to also share with you my insights into successful event planning as well as just share some fun ideas, thoughts and of course my future plans for magic classes and more!


2Hatz Comedy Variety Magic Show comes back to Parker, CO

It is great to be heading back on the stage once again at the Parker Mainstreet Center Theater. Come join us for a night of fun and furious magic, juggling and comedy. Saturday, June 26th. We have two great show times. A matinee at noon and our evening show at 7pm. I am excited to be performing again with Haywire the Entertainer. This is one of our favorite places to perform. The turn out is always stellar and the audiences are always the most wonderful group of magic fans we could ask for.

Saturday, June 26th - Noon and 7PM shows

Parker Mainstreet Center

19650 E Main streetParker, CO 80138-7319

(303) 805-7728



Tickets are only $10 each and can be purchased at: http://www.2hatz.com/


Now you can follow on Facebook too!
With social networking being what it is I would be remiss if I forgot to tell you that if you are on facebook you can now sign up on the Dennis Michael Comedy Magic Show fan page! Special offers and early bird specials will be made to all who sign up and become "a fan" or as they say now "join this group". Get the heads up on upcoming shows before they are even posted on the website. Also you get in on the occasional jokes. silly thoughts and crazy contests that I come up with.


Check out the new website updates...

Kicking and screaming I am going to keep on top of my website and make sure that it too is a fun and interesting place for you to visit and check back into from time to time. I also hope to make it a more informative place and have plans for the near future of setting up a small magic store where fans can buy some easy to do, impressive magic tricks for young magicians as well as some merchandising items t-shirts etc. Please visit www.dennismichaelmagic.com today and see what is new. I have added a blog and links page that can bring you right back here and offered some interesting and informative links.

Cheyenne Botanical Gardens

Just spent a whole day yesterday entertaining at the Cheyenne Botanical Gardens. It was a grand opening for a super cool children's garden. It was an outdoor walk around event with lots of families to entertain. With people coming and going and lots of other things to see, I have found at these types of events with this unstructured free flow of attendees that it is best to just set up my small close up street table and perform from there. A little like street performing a crowd will always stop and watch. Then I can perform a set close and move to a different (and perhaps better shaded) area if needed. One of the big pitfalls to avoid in this type of set up is to be sure that you are not obstructing the flow of other attendees. The gig was not without some other challenges. I was sick.

How do you give it your best when you are sick?
The event had a great turn out and Cheyenne is about 2 hours drive north of where I live in Denver Colorado. The big downer for me for the event was that I was still recovering from a really bad cold that I picked up a few days prior. Sniffling, coughing, spewing and no voice. I was not at 100% and would probably say only performing at half my normal energy level. I didn't have a very loud voice and didn't feel very up and outgoing or creative. A strange thing did occur though and that is that I was able to just close off all my misery and personal suffering as best I could and I just slipped into "entertainer mode" This is almost zen-like state allowed me to go through the motions and still provide a very good quality performance. This is only a something that you can develop I think with years of experience. I didn't really offer anything off the cuff or improvised like I usually find myself doing. I just didn't have it in me. The 5 hours did fly by fairly quickly with only one moment that I noticed a drag in my energy. I had hit a wall and made the mistake of checking my watch. Never check your watch. I had about 3 hours to go. I may have hit the wall there but somehow I got over it.

What effects to use...
Most of the effects I performed for this kind of event are fairly portable. Cards, coins, rubber bands, etc. I would occasionally break out into a bigger show once a crowd had been built. At that time I would do a little bigger playing effect like my comedy linking rings routine, my professor's nightmare routine or a bottle through body routine. Pacing myself through this day was key.

Do I work too hard sometimes?
This weekends experience has openned my mind up a little to contemplate if I need to just chill out a little inmy presentations..When I'm healthy and full of energy I wonder if I don't rush things a bit or try to be to big for my own good. Maybe I should keep my reserve tank of energy in place for just the right moment. Perhaps there is something to be said for also slowing down my pace when I am doing my act in any other situation. The event turned out to be a really good event and although I was pretty darned wiped out by the time I got home. The client was very happy with the work I did and even added a little more "cha-ching" to the check in the form a sizable gratuity.

Well, that's all for now. I'll be posting more later. This is, I suppose, the initial part of starting a blog is getting a flow for your content.

A grand introduction

Welcome to "The Magic blog". My name is Dennis Michael and I am a professional magician working in the Denver metro area. I specialized in performing comedy magic for families and promotional events. I hope that you will find this blog to be a fun place to check in regularly and see what is happening with me in my continuing magic career as well as learn about my latest magic creations, ideas, motivations and philosopies in magic and the buisness of being a magician. I also hope to eventually have some guest writers submit their ideas and commentary. If you would like to contribute an article here or share an idea for discussion, please e-mail me and I will contact you and we can discuss your ideas. For more information on my performances you can visit my website at www.dennismichaelmagic.com