OK Let's see, May 2011 brought me to Mexico City MEX for my first paid magic convention performance , And I thank Miami storytelling Magi Maria Ibanez for getting me booked. This was my first time in Mexico ,(after having two cruise ships cancel my first attempts lol) Myself and my fellow Magic performers (including Maria Ibanez, New friend Jason Andrews and World Champion Rocco Silano)were spoiled all week long . From staying in a five star hotel with all meals included,( plus flights, travel fees and our agreed performance fees)to day trips including bus tours, gondola boat tours and huge shopping markets. Our Hosts, the Mandrake family are all wonderful people with a great love and passion for magic. their convention, "AbraKadabra" was Awesome and I hope to be invited back next year.
June flew by continuing to perform 6 nights a week back here in the Keys, June 28-July 3rd, I spent at the IBM (International Brotherhood of Magicians) convention in Dallas TX , which had the most unbelievable line up of Magic Stars, Killer shows, Great Lectures .. What a great week!!
July 5th,I saw Motley Crue and Poison at the Hard Rock in Hollywood FL, both bands sounded great. and I had "too much fun". But I'm back on track now, exercising daily and keeping the drinks few and far between. so all is good.
NOW, the near future! I will be leaving the Keys on August 4th driving to NC to perform with a musician friend of mine Chris Bellamy,in Wilmington .at : The Trailer Bar 1701 N New River Dr Surf City NC 28445 (910-328-5744) ON my Birthday , August 6th. this is gonna be awesome!
I will leave NC on August 7th and drive with my new "Magic Trailer" in tow to Cuyahoga Falls OH, I will be headlining at The Funny Stop Comedy Club August 9-13. I haven't performed here in years! I'm looking forward to returning as the MAIN ACT!
From OH to NJ , where I will visit and perform with long time friend and old touring partner, Comedian,Ventriloquist,magician John "Gemini" Lombardi. Only two shows, both private parties,Sorry Jersey.
Then Home to Cape Cod to visit with friends and family until I feel like driving back home to the Florida Keys.
I WILL be performing on the Cape. Mostly Private parties but the big public show i will be doing will be at the very first Cape Cod Magic Festival .This event is August 28-Sept 2nd put on by the Red Jacket, for more info on this please visit
http://capecodmagicfest.com/ . I will be forming on Monday August 29th sometime between 4:00 and 6:30 pm . This will be in the school fields on RT 28 in Yarmouth. (across from town hall and Police dept). But there will be great performers there all week long!
If you're a Friend of mine and would like to attend a FULL SHOW of mine , I am performing a show for my Mother's Work.on Main St in Centerville on Sunday August 21st around dusk. If you'd like to attend this show please contact me and i'll get you invited! www.facebook.com/michaeltrixx 508-246-6544.
OK thats enough for now. until next time. Rock On!
Trixx
Friday, July 15, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
I'm Coming Home!
OK, It's been a while since I've blogged so here we go , It's been a decent season here for me in the Keys, I have been performing six nights a week for the past 5 months,And still going, this will continue until sometime in July where it will slow WAY down, For the first time in years I am prepared to take some time off during our "Slow Season" .
I will leave the Keys around my birthday ,(Aug 6th) and head to Cuyahoga Falls OH where I will headline The Funny Stop Comedy Club for a week . I will then head home to Cape Cod to perform at the very first Cape Cod Magic Festival in Yarmouth,Presented by the Red Jacket. I will perform on Monday August 29th somewhere between 2:00pm-4:00pm . This will be my first performance back home in years and I look forward to seeing some familiar faces , and spending time with family and friends.
I will return to the Florida Keys sometime in mid to late September.
In the immediate future , I leave for Mexico City MX May 18th to perform at ABRAKADABRA magic convention I am very excited for this gig,I go to many magic conventions but this is my very first paid performance at one, A memorable moment for sure!
Other news, I am excited to get my new illusion this week , I ordered it two months ago. It's the most expensive prop I ever bought, but it needed to be done, I am retiring my bunny "hocus Pocus" this year. and it's gonna be tough ending the show without him. Hocus has been in my show for 10 years! He's getting old and has served me well. I want him to be able to chill out the rest of his time. I will be giving him a "farewell tour", he will perform with me for a short time while I break in the new effect, then I will bring him to the shows for a week and let him sit and watch the show as he has never seen it!!!! he's always waiting patiently in his hiding spot, waiting til the very end of the show to make his appearance. (never thought of that til today, he has done over 2,500 shows with me and has never seen it , lol)
I am definitely ready for a little break from keys. Not to complain, it's beautiful here and I get paid to do what I love every night! but we have only ONE road here ! and man it gets very stale driving the same road at the same time , doing the same show at the same places EVERY DAY. I always love going away because I come back motivated and ready to "get back to it!"
Alright that's enough for now! ,C-ya
TRIXX
I will leave the Keys around my birthday ,(Aug 6th) and head to Cuyahoga Falls OH where I will headline The Funny Stop Comedy Club for a week . I will then head home to Cape Cod to perform at the very first Cape Cod Magic Festival in Yarmouth,Presented by the Red Jacket. I will perform on Monday August 29th somewhere between 2:00pm-4:00pm . This will be my first performance back home in years and I look forward to seeing some familiar faces , and spending time with family and friends.
I will return to the Florida Keys sometime in mid to late September.
In the immediate future , I leave for Mexico City MX May 18th to perform at ABRAKADABRA magic convention I am very excited for this gig,I go to many magic conventions but this is my very first paid performance at one, A memorable moment for sure!
Other news, I am excited to get my new illusion this week , I ordered it two months ago. It's the most expensive prop I ever bought, but it needed to be done, I am retiring my bunny "hocus Pocus" this year. and it's gonna be tough ending the show without him. Hocus has been in my show for 10 years! He's getting old and has served me well. I want him to be able to chill out the rest of his time. I will be giving him a "farewell tour", he will perform with me for a short time while I break in the new effect, then I will bring him to the shows for a week and let him sit and watch the show as he has never seen it!!!! he's always waiting patiently in his hiding spot, waiting til the very end of the show to make his appearance. (never thought of that til today, he has done over 2,500 shows with me and has never seen it , lol)
I am definitely ready for a little break from keys. Not to complain, it's beautiful here and I get paid to do what I love every night! but we have only ONE road here ! and man it gets very stale driving the same road at the same time , doing the same show at the same places EVERY DAY. I always love going away because I come back motivated and ready to "get back to it!"
Alright that's enough for now! ,C-ya
TRIXX
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Love Interest
Well It's been a couple months since I've blogged, not much to report until recently, After about 2 1/2 years of being happily single,and not really "looking",I have met a possible new Love Interest. Not sure I want to expose her name or photos to the whole world just yet , But she's a sweet sweet girl.The only obstacle is that she lives two hours away but may be moving to Miami which will bring her within an hour. We'll see what happens , but i am hoping for good things.
Other than that I have done fairly well maintaining my weight loss, and sobriety ,Not that I've been perfect but I get right back to it after small setbacks.
So far, this is the best season we've seen here in the Keys for a couple years. I have been killing in my tip hat, getting caught up on bills, and am looking forward to adding my "Wish list Illusion" to my show very soon.
Let's see....what else?.. I booked my first Magic Convention Performance, It'll be in Mexico City in May. I hope to compete at the International Brotherhood of Magician's in Dallas TX in late June early July. Then in August I will be Headlining my first Comedy Club gig for 1 week in Cuyahoga Falls OH then plan to visit home where I am in middle of booking a performance at the Cape Cod Magic Festival the end of Aug.
Things are looking up, Life is good.
Abrock-Cadabrock!
Trixx
Other than that I have done fairly well maintaining my weight loss, and sobriety ,Not that I've been perfect but I get right back to it after small setbacks.
So far, this is the best season we've seen here in the Keys for a couple years. I have been killing in my tip hat, getting caught up on bills, and am looking forward to adding my "Wish list Illusion" to my show very soon.
Let's see....what else?.. I booked my first Magic Convention Performance, It'll be in Mexico City in May. I hope to compete at the International Brotherhood of Magician's in Dallas TX in late June early July. Then in August I will be Headlining my first Comedy Club gig for 1 week in Cuyahoga Falls OH then plan to visit home where I am in middle of booking a performance at the Cape Cod Magic Festival the end of Aug.
Things are looking up, Life is good.
Abrock-Cadabrock!
Trixx
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Trixx-mas
Well, Survived another Holiday season! I went home for Christmas to Cape Cod it was great to family and some friends I hadn't seen in a long time. The highlight of my trip was getting to spend time with my best friend Blaine , his wife and their 2 year old son Sebastian who got to throw his first snowballs and Uncle Mike and his Baba (Father). It was Awesome playing with him, man that kid loves him some trains.
Not only did I have a White Christmas,we got pounded with about two feet of snow in Boston which shut down Logan airport for a day and half (after Christmas).Though I wasn't due to fly out a couple days later, the airports were still all backed up and I got flown to Memphis TN and put in a hotel for the night then spent about 6 hours in Cincinnati OH airport before finally getting back to Miami and Florida Keys.
I hate to complain about the cold, when it's still in the 60's but it does hurt my business because all my shows are outside and it just feels really cold to the locals. Oh well, Season is coming, I am already back up to 5 nights a week and will go to Six in Feb.
Last January I won first place in the Stage Magic competition at Magic At The Beach in Myrtle Beach SC . I will going to this convention again on Thurs Jan 20. They've got another great line up of Magic Stars. I will not be Competing in the stage competition again, I think after taking first you should not compete again ,So I have entered in the "Close-Up" magic competition instead. We'll see what happens. Not really my "Thing" but I'm gonna have a blast doing it!! I'll let ya know what happens in a few weeks.
Til next time, Rock ON
Abrock-Cadabrock
Michael Trixx
Not only did I have a White Christmas,we got pounded with about two feet of snow in Boston which shut down Logan airport for a day and half (after Christmas).Though I wasn't due to fly out a couple days later, the airports were still all backed up and I got flown to Memphis TN and put in a hotel for the night then spent about 6 hours in Cincinnati OH airport before finally getting back to Miami and Florida Keys.
I hate to complain about the cold, when it's still in the 60's but it does hurt my business because all my shows are outside and it just feels really cold to the locals. Oh well, Season is coming, I am already back up to 5 nights a week and will go to Six in Feb.
Last January I won first place in the Stage Magic competition at Magic At The Beach in Myrtle Beach SC . I will going to this convention again on Thurs Jan 20. They've got another great line up of Magic Stars. I will not be Competing in the stage competition again, I think after taking first you should not compete again ,So I have entered in the "Close-Up" magic competition instead. We'll see what happens. Not really my "Thing" but I'm gonna have a blast doing it!! I'll let ya know what happens in a few weeks.
Til next time, Rock ON
Abrock-Cadabrock
Michael Trixx
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