047: Aaron Fisher on Creativity, Passion, and Coaching

Aaron Fisher, author of the best-selling book, “The Paper Engine – Tension, Focus and Design in Card Magic” (and a serious "Dead Head", too), recently heeded the beckoning call to “Head East, young man” as he traveled from the Left Coast to re-establish residency on the East Coast. Along the way, he lectured to well over a dozen cities leaving a tsunami of better equipped and more knowledgeable magicians in his wake.

While in Houston, he visited with me and talked about his creative climb to become a complete card conjurer. He discussed his growth path, his mentors and teachers, his pursuit of his passion and his creative process. There is a lot of good stuff and good advice and good morsels that will help anyone who is interested in our craft.

For more information on Aaron Fisher, please visit his website at: http://www.AaronFisherMagic.com/

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Aaron Fisher visits Houston, Texas

Aaron Fisher has devoted his professional career to understanding a deeper level of magic, craftsmanship, artistry and performance. He has not been on a lecture tour for many years and this particular tour will be his last for many more years. Those who were lucky enough to catch him this time around received tremendous, one-time only discounts on his lecture materials and they certainly learned a lot of good moves and commercial card effects.

But don’t worry; you can still receive personal instruction through one-on-one, online lessons with Aaron Fisher. You can “supercharge” your learning and cut your learning curve in half by subscribing to Aaron’s online coaching classes. For more information, take a look at his website and videos at: http://www.aaronfishermagic.com/coaching.htm

Aaron and Scott enjoying a Scotch while recording the podcast.

046: Steve Trash on Character Development

This podcast was perhaps one of my easiest interviews and features someone who maybe talks more than me. Steve Trash, the "Rockin' Eco-Hero" visited Houston for a few weeks to perform on the Kid's Country Stage at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. You can read the article from the March 12, 2012 Houston Chronicle website at: http://bit.ly/wezWsj and you can view some pictures of Steve in costume and see him entertaining (and educating) audiences.

He has performed for over 27 years and developed a character that not only personifies his credo "Reduce - Recycle - Reuse" but he set the standard for solidifying the tangible, real life embodiment of what could otherwise be a difficult concept: the environment.

There are so many directions this interview could have gone and indeed it could have easily slipped into a multi-part installment highlighting his various facets. In this podcast, Steve talks a little about his background but more importantly, he discusses how he found his character and developed his passion. I think you will enjoy the many sides of this complex, and jovial Rockin' Eco-Hero...Steve Trash.

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