Performer Stories — Fascinating Stories from Top Entertainers

This week's storytellers are Jason Canapp, grandson of the late magician Earl Canapp, Rudy Coby, and Shawn McMaster.

In this episode you'll hear stories that share a common theme of "Close Calls."

A young magician recalls assisting his grandfather on stage during a show after a mishap of getting there, a performer is almost buried alive in a large stage prop, and a very close call occures involving some irreplacable photographs of a legendary magician known as The Professor.

The first storyteller Jason Canapp, a live cohost and content creator in the Disney Parks fan space. More importantly for this story, he is the grandson to the late magician Earl Canapp who enjoyed a nice performing career up and around the Baltimore area. In his story, Jason reminisces about a time he assisted his grandfather during a show, and what it took to get there.

The second story comes from Rudy Coby AKA Lab Man. You may have seen his ultra unique act on TV with him walking around on stage with four legs, or if you've been to a Marilyn Manson show, you've seen his work there as well, as Rudy designed all the special effects. In his story, he talks about how he almost got buried alive during the filming of one of his TV specials.

The final story is told by Shawn McMaster, a magician who's unequaled blend of sophisticated magic and hilarious comedy has made him a highly sought-after act all over the world. His ability to blend the astonishing with the absurd has delighted countless audiences both here and abroad. Here he is telling about a very close call involving some one-of-a-kind and irreplacable photos or a legendary magician known as The Professor.

Here's where you can find out more about this week's storytellers.

Jason Canapp www.herewiththemagic.com www.performerstories.com/afterhours

Rudy Coby - Magician www.rudycoby.com

Shawn McMaster - Magician www.shawnmcmaster.com

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This week's storytellers are Frank Stiles, Ran'D Shine, and Graeme "Graemazing" Reed. In this episode you'll hear about a show booking mishap, an accidental hypnotic induction, and a rather large broadcasting "oops."

The first storyteller Frank Stiles is a magician and tells us about a miscommunication while booking a show that wasn't caught until it was too late.

The second story comes from magician Ran'D Shine about the time he accidentally put a spectator under a hypnotic induction and didn't realize it.

The final story is told by magician Graeme Reed about a really big broadcasting mistake that happened at the station he worked at. Warning: this story centers around an adult subject of a sexual nature and you might want to steer clear if you're listening with kids or are sensitive to such topics.

Here's where you can find out more about this week's storytellers.

Frank Stiles - Magician https://www.facebook.com/FrankStilesMagic/

Ran'D Shine - Magician randyshine.com

Graeme "Graemazing" Reed - Magician https://www.graemereedmagic.com/ http://magicianstalkingmagic.com/

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This week's storytellers are Joe Diamond, Ran'D Shine, and Brian Glow. In this episode you'll hear about a blindfold drive, a series of fortunate travel events, and a mysterious downed flight.

The first story is by Joe Diamond, a mystery performer, and he tells us about all the things that went wrong before embarking on a blindfolded drive.

The second story is a collection of short stories from Ran'D Shine about some overall fortunate things that have happened to hime while traveling.

The final story is told by magician Brian Glow about how a flight him and his company were on was unexpectedly downed for a mysterious reason.

Here's where you can find out more about this week's storytellers.

Joe Diamond - Mystery Performer joediamondlive.com

Ran'D Shine - Magician randyshine.com

Brian Glow - Magician brianglow.com

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In this episode you'll hear about a failed magic prop, and problems that liquids can bring to performances.

The first and second stories are from actor Christopher Alton talking first about a magic prop that failed live on stage and then about how he accidentally spilled a large number of drinks onto a big name guest that he was to interview as a radio host.

The third story is more of a discussion between myself and Graeme "Graemazing" Reed, a magician out of Canada, about what can go wrong when you perform with and around liquids.

Here's where you can find out more about this week's storytellers.

Christopher Alton - Actor and Podcaster beardedthings.com

Graeme "Graemazing" Reed - Magician Graeme's Website: graemereedmagic.com Magicians Talking Magic Podcast: magicianmasterclass.com/podcast

Kris Sheppard - Magician krissheppard.com

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This episode features three stories. The first being from mentalist Jonathan Pritchard who talks about a stage prop that got manhandled and destroyed on stage by an audience member in its first performance.

Our second story is from actor Christopher Alton talking about some fun experiences he's had live on stage (and in the wings).

The third story comes from magician Brian Glow where he talks about an audience that vanished into thin air!

Here's where you can find out more about this week's storytellers.

Jonathan Pritchard jonathanpritchard.me mindreaderuniversity.com gameofimagination.com

Christopher Alton beardedthings.com

Brian Glow - Magician brianglow.com

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This episode features three stories. The first being from juggler Niels Duinker telling about a series of missteps that ultimately led to him missing the cruise ship he was supposed to perform on.

The second story is from magician Frank Stiles telling the story of how he was put on the spot to perform magic for his commander in the army without any preparation.

The third story is from magician Suzanne, who told about an uncharacteristically quiet audience and then about how she came up with the premise for one of her signature tricks.

Here's where you can find out more about this week's storytellers.

Niels Duinker - Juggler ComedyJuggler.com AmishCountryTheatere.com ComedyBarn.com

Frank Stiles - Magician Facebook Page

Suzanne - Magician SuzMagic.com Suzanne's Fool Us Appearance

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