On Saturday, I was two hours early for a show

in Naperville IL

(a city

near Chicago
)—a 30 year old birthday party. I had arrived long before any party-goers had arrived.

Museum of Science and Industry

Obviously, being late is a great inconvenience to the party host. Arriving too early can be an inconvenience, so it’s better to be early, but not march in the moment you arrive. Just give yourself wiggle room in case of the sometimes-inevitable hiccups along the way. This way you give both yourself and the host peace of mind. 

Funny thing at the birthday party…

The up close magic shifted into a parlor show. Everyone sat while I performed, bringing one or two people up with me for each effect.

Once done, they began chanting “encore, encore!”
So I did an encore.
Then the chanting continued, and it settled into, “Joncore! Joncore!”

museum chicago

chicago museum