CONSPIRACY THEORIES – conspiracy theories are fun! They make us feel unique and important because we believe we KNOW something that large numbers of people do not. “I’m smart… you are dumb” is a pretty easy way to feel good about yourself. Conspiracies are fun and interesting to think about […]
Magic
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I really enjoy reading about the “mind games” our brains play on us. I’m currently reading a great book by David Robert Grimes called GOOD THINKING. It’s fantastic! There are lots of examples of the trickery our minds pull on us. Our minds play tricks on us because they are […]
As I stared into that old wooden Anheuser-Busch Magic Box that’s been by my side since 1975, and has literally traveled ALL over the world with me, I only had two thoughts. The first… Wow… I’ve been at this professional show business game for exactly 40 years now! Here it […]
It was 1979. I’d been fascinated by magic, theater, and the whole world of performing arts my entire life. I couldn’t get enough of it. I watched it on TV, I’d read books about it, I performed in “plays” with the local GingerBread Players group, and I even tried to […]
Magicians are folks who like to create illusions. Skeptics are folks who like to expose illusions. At first glance, you might think (skeptics and magicians) would be mortal enemies, or at the very least, play on opposing teams, because one manufactures illusions and the other debunks illusions, but if you […]
When I was 28 years old, I had been out in the world making a living as professional magician Steve Trash for more than a decade. I was a good entertainer. I was a good magician. People enjoyed my show, and I worked a lot. I had earned my stripes […]
I’m a shutterbug. I’ve shot photos my whole life (well – for as long as I can remember). Back “in the day” I could even process my own black and white film and print pics as well. I inherited my grandfather’s collection of camera’s (very good ones) when I was […]
… if you know me very well (if not… hi… I’m Steve … nice to meet you), you understand that I am a driven person who works very very hard to be a success. I believe in personal effort. I believe in individualism. I believe in personal achievement. I believe […]
Magic tricks are not real. That probably seems obvious to you. Right? But magic tricks are way more complicated than you might think. I know this because I’m a magician. I’m a professional magician. I’m the one (literally) pulling the strings, hiding the rabbits, and sawing the ladies in half. […]
TELLER IS KIND OF A GENIUS by Rockin’ Eco Hero – Steve Trash Personal confession here … podcasts are very, very popular, but I just don’t like them. I participate in them when asked to be a guest and do my best to answer truthfully. I try to bring some […]