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 […]
Magic
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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 […]
Everyone needs it. Everyone wants it. Everyone deserves it. A couple of years ago a little five-year-old kid stood up right in the middle of my show. He shot right up as if he’d been stung by a bee. Everyone else was seated on the gym floor, but there he […]
THE GORILLA ON MY BOOKSHELF by Steve Trash® I don’t remember ever seeing it, yet it’s in plain sight. It’s literally on the first page of one of my FAVORITE MAGIC BOOKS of all time – Volume #3 of THE TARBELL COURSE IN MAGIC by Harlan Tarbell. It’s right there, […]
THANK YOU MRS. GRAHAM by Steve Trash® I was 17 years old, had big plans, and I knew it all. In fact, everyone but me was stupid. My plan was brilliantly simple: I’d drop out of high school, move to Los Angeles, and be famous. To my way of thinking, […]