If you get the opportunity to watch some videos of Kevin Smith’s live presentation, he is an absolutely amazing storyteller. Here’s one of my favorites: Part One: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy_cLJ19HMg&hl=en&fs=1] Part Two: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9O130NYr_4&hl=en&fs=1] Part Three: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCm4Jxo3ltE&hl=en&fs=1] Part Four: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo0LbQzdz1A&hl=en&fs=1]
It’s been another week full of excitement. Despite the lack of sleep and missing home, this job has been more fun in the last two weeks than I can ever remember. This will be a long entry – hang with me! I wrote about last week’s shows and the absolutely amazing crowd at the University of Northern Colorado. This week took me to Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. I started by driving to Kokomo, Indiana for a show at Indiana University – Kokomo, which is a 100% commuter campus. I sometimes get scared about performing at non-traditional campuses like … Read more
I know I’ve left some of you wondering about the new show that I’m excited about. I was asked by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron to do a performance at their home base in Pensacola, Florida! Many of you have seen the Blue Angels at air shows or on television. Personally, I’ve been a fan of them since I was a kid and as a bit of an aviation buff, this is a huge thrill for me. I’ll also be hanging out with and doing magic for the Blue Angels at the Cleveland Air Show in August! … Read more
Hope everyone is enjoying the summer! Things here have been great. I’m in the process of moving my blournal to WordPress instead of Myspace. Most readers of my blournal read it as an imported Facebook note anyway, so it won’t matter! If you’re interested, the feed for my blournal is: http://michaelkentlive.wordpress.com/feed For me, summer means that my schedule slows down a bit from touring colleges and I performing a slightly less rigorous schedule of private performances for corporations and what not. My last performance was for the Ohio Clerk of Courts Education Committee which turned out to get a little … Read more
Originally Posted on 4/15/08