Magic Castle---there and back again

Prior to the Castle JC performs for a Hollywood Blvd Shop keeper
So did I!

OK, Maybe I performed the Blockhead stunt...a lot!

The Magic Castle

In the Lobby with Bonnie, JC and Stephanie (Receptionists)

Geoff Williams, JC, Victor, Paul Draper

JC

At Hollywood Magic the Shop keeper nails me with a nail!

A whirlwind tour. We spent 2 days in Hollywood and got a chance to meet many wonderful people. Prior to the evenings when the castle opens we visited local shops and did a bit of window shopping and "freaking" of the people. We performed little tricks here and there and brought a little fun to the otherwise Boring Hollywood Blvd. OK...boring it was not!

I am pretty sure, though, that very few celebrities hang out around here. It is a tourist spot through and through with the multitudes of souvenir shops, out of work actors dressed in character costumes taking tips for pictures, out of work actors handing out brochures, star maps, etc, homeless people asking for handouts, hookers and a bunch of other colorful folk! We even had one homeless guy who talked to himself follow us about for a while. The best thing is we found a donut shop between our hotel and the castle....it became a frequent stop for me over the two days. Next to the donut shop was a Medical Marijuana den. (The donut shop must do great business when the munchies hit the "patients" next door. ) The MJ shop was boldly decorated with large neon signs of the familiar 5 leave herb and other signs to make it obviously clear it was there.

I will continue this thread tomorrow with stories of the performers and our own little performances.