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Podcast Interview with Entertainer – Dan Meyer – Sword Swallower

 Podcast Interview with Entertainer CoolKay: OK, here. Do I have the infamous, the one the only famous sword-swallowing Dan Meyer on the line with me. Dan Meyer: Uh You very well do good to be here. CoolKay: , Mr Dan. So how long have you been swallowing those things? Anyway, I'm curious. Dan Meyer:  I started in 97. It took me uh  - I practiced 10 to 12 times a day every day for four years, about 14,000 unsuccessful attempts. So I got my first sword down in 2 2001. So it's been about 22 years that have actually been practicing swallowing swords, but about 25 years that I've been been uh in the working on it. CoolKay:  I'm kinda curious, I mean, that's kind of an unusual occupation. Where did the idea come from? Did you meet somebody else who did it? Dan Meyer:  I'm gonna, I'm gonna give you a little bit uh a short version of my TED talk. Uh And if any of your listeners wanna watch uh my TED talks, I've had, I've done about nine of them around the world, but one of them is called, the first one was called Cutting Through Fear. And the 1st 20 years of my life, I grew up in extreme fear. I couldn't talk very well. I would shake and stutter. I was a scared shy, skinny wimpy kid with low self esteem, inferiority, complex, fear of failure and rejection. I was just a scared straight skinny wimpy kid got teased and beat up by the bullies all the time. And um, I, when I was 20 I moved to India as a short term Lutheran missionary for about a year and ended up almost dying of malaria fever the week before my 21st birthday and the night before my 21st birthday with 100 and five degree fever, I prayed a little prayer and said, all right, God, if you let me live till my 21st birthday, I will not let fear rule my life any longer. I'm gonna put my fears to death and take on risks and challenges. And that night I made just a little bucket list of 10 things that I wanted to do with my life. Visit all the continents. Visit the seven wonders of the world. Live on a ship on the ocean, live on a deserted island, live with a tribe of Indians in the Amazon. Uh work in the music business in Nashville, work [...]

By |2024-02-29T07:16:52+00:00February 19th, 2024|Dan Meyer, Entertainment, Sword Swallower|0 Comments
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Interview with Michael Mezmer: A Hypnotist and Magician

Podcast interview with Michael Mezmer and CoolKay - May 2022 CoolKay - Hi I'm Karen from County Fairgrounds USA County Fairgrounds dot net Welcome to today's podcast County Fairgrounds here Do I have the infamous Michael Mesmer hypnotist magician on the line with me Michael Mezmer - Yes this is the infamous Michael Mesmer CoolKay - Hey you know Michael I've been looking at your videos and pictures You kinda look like Doctor Spock Have you been told that before Michael Mezmer - Uh actually I've been a lifelong tracker and uh I actually won uh there was there's a network called the Heroes and Icons Network uh that has Star Trek every evening and a couple years back they had a competition and uh they wanted to get the most valuable tracker and I end up winning the competition So yeah I do uh cos playing too as as so I enjoy it CoolKay - Ok Well he was one of my favorite characters Yep Yep Absolutely great Anyway so you do primarily more hypnosis and you're known around the world is a world class hypnotist but you're also a magician right Michael Mezmer - Yeah I do I I actually have been touring with magic for many many many many years um and all over the world And uh I I so I I known as a too because I that's what I'm primarily known as these days But honestly uh I have toured you know all my life doing magic um started doing magic when I was 11 actually All right Did you have a mentor Um you know for both of them I had I I studied with people uh for both magic and hypnosis Um the uh magic I had several Uh but I went to the Chev Chavez College of Magic uh in uh Panorama City when I was becoming a magician And that at the time was the premier place to study It's still in existence not not that particular location Uh And not the teacher I learned from cause I learned from Marian Chavez uh the magic that I learned and um she's now passed away But um it was it's the only school that was uh open to the G I Bill to be able to go and actually study using the G I Bill at that time back after World War Two And in that era And uh so I learned there and then for [...]

By |2024-01-09T23:24:16+00:00April 17th, 2023|Hypnotist, Michael Mezmer, Michael Mezmer|0 Comments
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Jack Greene: The Country Artist Who Wrote “Statue of a Fool”

podcast interview with Jack Greene a long time member of the Grand Ole Opry. Singer of "There Goes my Everything" Also podcast interview with Jack Green's manager about release of "Walking the Floor Over You"

By |2024-02-24T16:16:55+00:00August 23rd, 2021|Jack Greene|0 Comments
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I feel for the Missouri State Fair

Okay I am sure a lot of your saw this post this morning on Yahoo Missouri Fair clown draws criticism for Obama mask. Well, if this clown was looking for attention he certainly got some. This mask and act had absolutely no business at one of our big state fairs. Yes, this was disrespectful. I am somewhat of a public person too and have been for years. Once a wise mayor said this to me as I was trying to run a large public event, "If you are going to be in the public eye, there are people that are going to love you, people that are going to hate you and people in between". Think about it, that is a very very wise statement. Being President is hard hard work. I would not want the job. The President has the responsibility of making everyone happy. Hey, folks that is not going to happen. Nor is the world going to be a perfect place in the next five seconds either. So, if you "think" you could do a better job you should run for President.

By |2023-01-08T01:19:02+00:00August 12th, 2013|Missouri, Missouri State Fair, State Fair|0 Comments
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JJ Harrison, Rodeo Clown

JJ at one of his "better" moments. I had the privilege of interviewing rodeo clown JJ Harrison this year at the Denver National PRCA Rodeo in January. JJ has a lot of energy. He came to being a clown from being a school teacher - a thing which also requires a lot of energy. He basically is just a funny unrehearsed guy who loves to kid around. He is also a pilot. JJ does try to stick close to home however because of the gas prices and his four year old son. This is a great interview and in it JJ also gives some advice for youngsters who might want to follow in his footsteps.  

By |2019-03-23T22:53:16+00:00March 27th, 2013|JJ Harrisson, Colorado, Denver, Podcast, Podcast, Rodeo Clown|2 Comments
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Rick Adam – Junk Band and Silly Stuff

Rick Adam/A.K.A. Professor Paddy-Whack has toured everywhere, from Maine to China. for over 30 years he's been featured on stage, television, radio, and film. Junk Band and Silly Stuff: From Garth Brooks to Bruce Springsteen – Musical Adventures with Professor Paddy-Whack Its a Rick Adam, Holiday shot! He has shared venues with Garth Brooks, Livingston Taylor, and Phish... to name a few. He appeared on the PBS series “The Lonesome Pine Specials” in 1993, and a video of the program was added to the Permanent Collection of the Smithsonian Institute. Also, in 1998 and 2000 he performed for Bruce Springsteen at his home in New Jersey. The video is a Mini-documentary on Rick Adam /A.K.A. Professor Paddy-Whack One Man Junk Band. The Professor's rig on wheels is a "Rube Goldberg musical contraption with a Spike Jones style wackiness." With footage shot at the Fryeburg Fair in Maine where Rick has been a featured performer for the last 25 years, he performs a "Musical Mechanical Melody of the Most Melodic Melodies Know to Modern Man!" You have to, see it to believe it! Check out his Websire

By |2024-02-26T16:11:57+00:00December 31st, 2010|Christmas, Entertainer of the Month, Entertainment, Music, Singer|1 Comment
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Snuffy’s Magical Clown Review

Snuffy\'s Clown Review Snuffys Magical Clown Review has been a family-oriented act since 1972. Started by Archie Searle and Keith Hall, the project encompassed their family, including 9 members county fair. Eventually, Hall left, and Archie and his son Michael kept the tradition alive in San Francisco and then Nevada.   Snuffys Magical Clown Review  Today Michael Searle and his wife Karen star as "Mouse and Daisy" They are featured across the United States performing for a variety of venues including, state and county fairs, libraries, malls, schools, restaurants, corporate events, and private functions. They do between 300 and 500 performances each year. In addition to their work as performers, Michael and Karen are the primary managers for the Maricopa County Fair. That fair nearly went bankrupt until Michael and Karen stepped in to save the fair in 2004. The fair is now on a solid financial footing and is self-supporting. To find out more about Snuffy's Magical Clown Review, visit their website listed below: http://www.snuffysclowns.com/

By |2024-03-27T15:03:44+00:00June 4th, 2007|Clowns, County Fair, Maricopa|0 Comments
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