Out of everything, I miss pre show the most. I love to sit back stage and listen to people shuffling into the show room with anticipation, excitement and skepticism. Wondering if I am any good, what is about to happen, why they haven’t heard of me before, and how soon they can get back to the buffet (that’s just on cruise ships).

I get nervous before almost every show. Not, “Oh I hope I do alright” nervous. More like, “I think I am going to hurl” nervous. I don’t know why. You would think after doing magic professionally since 2004 confidence would show up at some point. But alas it has not.