Shame on me for not publishing a post for two weeks! I just have to write about last night's gig, though, at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY. What a blast! I had the opportunity to perform for the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors' annual convention. I was the after-dinner entertainment for their main banquet. I kept hearing everyone talk about "nice apples," and I couldn't figure out why the topic of apples was so hot. This is wintertime, afterall. Finally it dawned on me: it's the acronym for the Association's name, NYSAPLS! : )

One of the guys I brought on stage was HUGE ... no, GARGANTUAN. I asked his name as he towered over me, and he said, "Big Mike."

"Gee," I said, "I don't know whether to feel threatened or protected!"

I needn't have worried, he was fun. They all were. Great crowd, and great audience, great food, great fun. I love this stuff.

This is the K&G Lodge Fishing Resort on Lake Ontario, where I did a few hours of "mingling magic" last night.

What a great way to spend New Year's Eve, having a blast astonishing the guests at Kristi's Restaurant at the lodge! People come to the K&G Lodge from all over the world for charter fishing excursions during spring and summer. But on New Year's Eve it was the locals of Oswego, NY, who showed up and saw a strange fish indeed for this small town: a tuxedoed gentleman sporting a deck of cards and a mischeivous, impish glimmer in his eyes, creating a riot of laughter and amazement at table after table.

I hope they all have a very magical 2010, and best wishes to Greg and Kris at the K&G Lodge for a prosperous year!