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Embarking and Show Day

Last night I gave my show a quick run trough before I went to bed.

This morning I headed of to the port. I thought the ship would be at the docked across the street from the hotel, but it was the other one about 2 miles away, so I hopped in a taxi and headed over.

My show in the theater was later that night, which makes for a long day! I loaded into the theater and did my tech run-through. Then back to my stateroom for a quick nap, and then to get cleaned up for the show.

As I was heading back to the theater, I glanced at my iPad, which controls the show’s audio. There was a red light where the green light normally is on my media star. I unplugged and replugged the adapter, and it was still red. Everything looked fine on the iPad and the Media Star (aside from the red light), so I swapped out the adapter. Luckily, that was the problem; the adapter went bad. I try to carry backups for things like that, especially if they are small. Having an extra $25 adapter saved the show!

Tonight, I’ve got one show in the lounge. This is a smaller-scale show, and more like a fancy bar gig on land. It’ll be fun!

-Louie

Travelling with a Magic Show

Yesterday was a long travel day, but I made it to the hotel in Cozumel, Mexico. Luckily, the hotel is a block from the port where I’ll board the ship this afternoon.

I’m really loving travelling with my Porter Case. That’s a carry-on-size case that becomes a dolly for carrying other things. You can read my blog post about the Porter Case HERE. In the picture below, which is below the white suitcase. The suitcase has my clothes and personal things, and my backpack has all of the electronics for the show (camera, iPad, etc.)

Another thing that really helps when traveling is speaking another language. I speak a little Spanish, but it really helped me navigate customs when entering Mexico. I’ve done several audio courses in the past without much success, but the daily DuoLingo I’ve been doing for a few years has really paid off. I’m not conversational, but I can communicate, and that’s super helpful!

-Louie

Working With Other Magicians!

Last month when I was travelling to a ship to perform for a week, I noticed on their app I could see the schedule. It turned out there was another magician performing the same week that I was, and that magician was David Williamson!

It’s kinds stressful heading out to a gig where you’re working with one of your favorite magician and one that’s in almost every magician’s top ten magicians. The silver lining to that stress is that I get to hang out with him!

I’ve seen his show before on a cruise ship back in the mid 2010’s when I was on vacation with my family. He does a solid show with classic Williamson energy, I love his stage persona, it’s great!

If you get a chance to see his show, do it…and if you get a chance to work with him, do it!

-Louie