Hello,
To all that are reading this. My name is Clay Moore. I am a 18 year
young illusionist living the small city or Curtice
March 11, 2009
Hello again,
I have been in a magical mood this month with lots going on. We
(Disappearing Inc) has 2 shows scheduled so far. One is for Clay
High School's talent competition Eagle Idol. We are doing a
short filler in between a couple of their acts and are happy to be
back in the magical swing of things. And the second show is for our
friends in Elmore Ohio. We will soon be doing that show for over
25,000 bicyclists! As I've mentioned before this show is
almost free. We are doing it to help out our friend in Elmore. We
would love to see some familiar faces there so if you plan on coming
shoot me an e-mail
info@dimagicians.com.
Sean and I have our first formal meeting coming up this weekend
where we will be setting up the order and transition list. Pretty
much its a lot of work and I'm kind of excited about it :)... I hope
someone's reading my blogs if not well I guess I didn't waist that
much time... I have a new video to post so keep an eye on the
site it's going to be up this week for sure. Well as always
It's Magic
March 4, 2009
Hello all! Its been awhile since I've updated
this site. But now I'm getting back around to it. We found a show.
Ladies and Gentlemen Disappearing Inc. will be performing a
grand illusion show in Elmore Ohio. June 21. Over 25,000 bicyclists
will be stopping in Elmore Ohio for a 2 day extravaganza of food fun
and entertainment. this show is bound to be an amazing one.
Sean McGee is coming back on the team as an assistant magician and
illusionist. This show is almost a donation show. We are being paid
only for transportation to and from the venue. We are accepting
donations of any amount to help support our ever-growing illusion
repertoire. Keep an eye our in the local papers for our adds and
pictures.
Also for a short time only. Sean McGee and Clay Moore will be doing
birthday party magicical entertainment. This offer is our to anyone
having a birthday party within the months of April and July.
This show is meant for children and there families ages 5-12. Please
Call 419-351-1540 to speak with our office manager about scheduling
a show for your special day.
Well I will do my best to keep posting in our blog. I have more
videos to put up so keep an eye out. Thanks for reading...
It’s Magic
October 8, 2008
Random thoughts...
We need sponsors! If anyone is reading these blogs and has any interest in becoming the main sponsor for DI 2009ã we would love to hear from you. Drop us a line at info@dimagicians.com or call our offices at 419-503-0903.
Ok now that I got that out of the way…
Today is Wednesday and not a lot is happening
in the magic community. I haven’t found a sponsor yet. I’ll keep
looking. Remember if I don’t find a
sponsor that means no illusion shows next summer.
We do have a show coming up at Elmore Historical Society. I will post the Date and time soon on the NEW EVENTS page. I haven’t been very busy with magic lately. I would love to start rehearsals again but there is no point to do that if I don’t have a sponsor.
So I’m working at sears and that’s pretty much
my day. I have school then work. Some days I have school work
school. It’s just hectic.
I just want to take a paragraph and thank my girlfriend Brooke for putting up with my hectic lifestyle and still managing to find time to hang out and go on dates. She’s a keeper. I hope so knows how much she means to me.
Well that was all my random thoughts I hope you enjoyed reading them..
It’s Magic
October 6, 2008
I'm still working on the site. Its getting to be a difficult task. I have school most everyday and internet access is difficult. I will have most everything fixed by next week. I plan to send out 15 letters containing DVDs to various companies to find a sponsor. I hope it works. Well I'll keep ya posted.
It's Magic!
September 29, 2008
So it’s been awhile since I last wrote in my blog. I’ve been so busy trying to find jobs and sponsors and collage. It’s just been hard. I am in the process of updateing the website and hopefully putting up all of our photos. This is a tedious task where I have to caption every photo and add it to the list.
BIG NEWS…
If all works out we could be doing another GRAND ILLUSION SHOW! Next summer (2009) I would like to put on one more grand illusion spectacular. The show would feature 5 new illusions along with all the illusions from our last show. Many things are examined to determine if we do put on the show but mostly it relies on finding a SPONSOR.
If you our your company would like to be a sponsor of Disappearing Inc. 2009 please Call our offices at (419)503-0903 or send me an e-mail Info@dimagicians.com
Fans
Help support another show Send an e-mail to stagemg@dimagicians.com if you would attend a DI magic show this coming summer.
Well I’m off to work on the site I will keep posted thanks for reading..
Remember It’s Magic
July 14th, 2008
We did it!
3 years of planning, 6 months of Elmore
rehearsal, 2 weeks of technical rehearsal at Eisenhower, 2 great
shows. This didn't just happen out of the hat. It took planning,
building, teaching and repairing. But in the end it all paid off. We
put on 2 amazing show for a total of 687 people. And most important
we had fun doing it.
I guess the best place for me to start is by thanking those who were
there from the beginning.
To my parents,
Thank you for being there for me with my crazy idea of putting on a
magic show run by teenagers. Thank you for listening when I needed
someone to talk to. For all that you've done, for me and the show. I
don't think words can show how thankful I am. Sorry about the
55-gallon drum escape I know it makes you nervous but I know you
support me every step of the way.
To The Crew,
Thank you all so much for doing what you do. Thank you for being
there with me in the hot sticky theaters rehearsing, putting
together props, and taking them down. Without you girls and guys
this show wouldn't have been on any stage. You are the mechanics of
the show. You work without complaint backstage and move 2 tons of
equipment with out even breaking a sweat. For all you guys do and
for putting up with me I just want to say THANK YOU
To the fans,
I couldn't have done it without you! You are the reason I walk out
on the stage each night. To all that attended this show. THANK YOU!
Both nights were filled with great participants and an amazing
audience. We couldn't have asked for a better crowd.
To all,
THANK YOU! I hope we've made some memories that we all can look back
on for the rest of our lives.
I was talking to a friend the other day he asked
"How much work really went into putting together a show like this?"
I said, "I remember when this show was just a thought on a piece of
paper. A few scribbles and some question marks." That was 3 years
ago. I wanted a show that packed into boxes that could be loaded
onto a truck and moved to a different theater each night. So we
started working with new props and different people until we came up
with a show we thought could travel. This was the show we dreamed
of. We put it together not knowing where it would end up. And now
were thinking about taking it to other venues in other states. It's
just amazing how a dream can become reality if you just keep at it.
For everyone reading this saying "wow it was so easy for him I wish
I could do it," you can. But remember it wasn't as easy as it
seemed. I've gone through my set backs. Some so difficult I wanted
to quit magic all together and call it a night. But I kept with it
and ya know what? We put on a magic show for 687 people. It's been a
long journey filled with memories that I never want to forget.
I'm sitting in BW's right now typing this thinking to myself WOW : )
we did it; we put on a magic show. It just feels so surreal. I hope
we do it again.
Well its been fun typing this I wonder if anyone is going to read it. If you liked the show and would like to post a comment send it to info@dimagicians.com and well post it up for you. Thanks for all of your support and god bless.
Remember,
It's Magic
CLAY MOORE
Illusionist
June 25 2008
Hello everyone my name is Brooke Black I am the Illusion manager for
Disappearing Inc. This is my overview of our work backstage..
Enjoy
The past few weeks have
been extremely hectic for the entire crew, to say the least. It's
summertime, and we all just want to go out and have some fun. But
there's so much work to be done for this show. It's all really
stressful, but it's gotta get done, and I know it'll be rewarding in
the end. We've had a few discrepancies about the importance
of showing up to every single rehearsal; if one person isn't there,
everything gets thrown off.
It's tough trying to work around everybody's schedules, and it's
even more complicated to not have a crew member
show up. Every practice counts. Backstage, it's all about teamwork.
We've been doing great, for the most part, though. And now
that we've reach the last week or two, we really need to kick our
butts into gear! We're talking overdrive, here...
Most importantly,
things are finally starting to come together. The show feels like
it's flowing more naturally. We get there, and everyone knows where
to be, what needs done and how to do it. We get right to work, most
days. Every now and then something throws us off, but it's better
that it happens now rather than later! We joke about
those setbacks all of the time, actually. The other day, a wheel
fell off of a stand that has to permanently hold up a prop, and we
were just like, "But at least it didn't happen during the
show!" That's the one line that has become famous to the backstage
during practices!
I guess I'm going to have to list out a few of the other
setbacks. They're a pain in the moment, but they're fun to look back
on...
Clay was burning a dollar bill for the lemon trick, and the
handle melted and the burn pan fell apart! It was entertaining, for
me and Tara, at least. Who would have thought a burn pan couldn't
take the heat?
Then today, we tried to get the headsets to work. Tara didn't
have her walky-talky attached to her earpiece, Clay was holding it
and doing a "Test, 1,2" for his own benefit, and she was like,
"Hey, how come I'm not hearing anything?" Maybe you had to be
there. That's Tara ; we love her!
One of the hardest things to accomplish was probably learning to
juggle boxes with Tara . I've had my
eye poked out, we've bashed heads, tripped over things. It's been a
long haul with that one, but now we've got it down! Go us!
Basically, there isn't anything I can think of that we haven't
tackled already. *Knock on wood.* We're to the point where I feel
like we know our show better than ever, which is such a relief
compared to our last show in Maumee . It turned out well, but
I know this one will be better. If something does go wrong, which it
WON'T, we'll know what to do. We've been there before, and we've got
a whole extra year of experience under our belts this time.
I don't mean to ramble on. I just can't believe all of
the time that's passed and all of the memories that will seem so far
away at the close of this show. I'm hoping for the best!!!
Friday June 13, 2008
It's Friday the 13th and since I haven't posted in a while I thought it would be a great idea to post on this crazy day. Its been kinda crazy for the past week trying to work out kinks in the show and work with the technical aspect of everything. On that note our sound-board which is used to mix all of our music sounds and mics on stage was struck by lightning in Elmore. I have been everywhere trying to get it fixed and it seems its not going to happen. I worked in theater yesterday for 5 and a half hours it was a long hot day. And last night I took the birds out of the cage and decided to use them in rehearsal they do great. I am so tired I've spent evey second I have on magic and I am wore out.
Well I'm working on getting videos and pictures up on the site soon.
Keep ya posted
IT'S MAGIC
June 9, 2008
Sorry for not Bloging for a while. I've been very busy with Magic
stuff as well as DG's and finishing up exams for school. I thought
I'd post now.
So lately my life has been too stressful. And I wish I could of/
should have taken a step back and said. Ok life's getting too much
right now let's go jump in the lake or something. Stress is defined
as "the consequence of the failure to adapt to change" Lets face it
everyone has stress and being 17 years old trying to run a business
on my own I can get stressed. The only reason I bring this up is
because yesterday I broke down. I couldn't handle the stress anymore
I went crazy. I was rude to my parents I yelled and I just broke
down and cried. The point I'm trying to make is stress is poisonous
and if you let stress get to you, you may just die. So take it easy
out in that 95 degree weather and relax when times are rough.
Remember there is always someone out there having a worse day then
you.
But anyway its been an event filled week. I've done 2 magic shows
one for "Food For Thought" a great group (Sean even helped me out
with this one) and one small tidbit of a show for Ty. He's the owner
and manager of Maumee Indoor Theater. Just a reminder That show is
only this many days away.
CLICK HERE FOR COUNTDOWN
GET YOUR TICKETS SOON. CALL 419-503-0903 or
Click here to have
us hold them at the door for you.
Okay ill keep ya posted with new pictures and more to come videos of
the progress of Disappearing Inc.'s Summer of Illusion!
See ya there.
IT'S MAGIC
Here is that picture I said I would post. I was
performing for a group called Food For Thought. The website is
freelunchtoledo.com
check them out maybe you can help make a difference in
someone’s life this Saturday.
Today is rehearsal I will snap a couple of shots of our practice for you and post them soon. Thanks so much to anyone who is reading these posts on a daily basis. If anyone would like more information on anything you see on the site or on the blogs. Please send me an e-mail at info@dimagicians.com
IT’S
MAGIC
June 2, 2008
This weekend was amazing a lot happened. Thursday Brooke Tara and I held a 3 hour rehearsal and got threw the first act blocking. Lots of work. Tuesday is our first 2 a day rehearsal. We will be rehearsing the first act of the show then getting some lunch and then coming back for Act 2 rehearsal. Brooke made me a list of items we needed to get prior to the show so I started work on that Saturday after my performance for FOOD FOR THOUGHT. All I can say is WOW!
Food for thought is an organization of about 12 volunteers who get together every Friday night and make up 300 peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches buy 300 bags of chips, purchase 300 bananas and make up about 20 gallons of lemonade. They do all of this on Friday night and on Saturday they take it downtown to The Toledo Public Library (courtyard) there outside of the library a total of 300 or more homeless/less fortunate people show up and have a sandwich and an apple or a juice box. And get to talk to people relax hang out and feel good about it. Well I was called upon to perform on Saturday and the phone call I got was pretty short detail wise. Basically she said I need someone to perform some magic at a huge gathering. I said absolutely. I didn't know what kind of gathering so I just dressed like I was going to a banquet show. Black pants nice shirt. When I got there I knew that I dressed wrong for this one and I didn't bring the right magic for this either. So next Saturday I'm heading back in street clothes to try my hand at performing again. But in retrospective what these 12 or so people are doing amazes me and I think that some one should recognize all the hard work people do for other people. Its just amazing.
That was my Saturday and Sunday it was church. I work tech for MainstreetChurch. Monday can on quickly and exams started my morning. Only 2 more days and I am officially a senior in high school and I will be taking collage classes at Owens next year YEAH!
Well that's all I have for today. The show is coming along great and I can't wait to take it to theater.
It's
Magic
May/29/08
It would be great to have a packed house next Wednesday so stop on down!
Remember I am there every Wednesday from 6
until
So it’s off to Elmore. I’ll keep you up to date with our adventure to the show.
IT’S
MAGIC
May 27th
It's been at least a week since I posted anything,
I have been so busy with training doves to fly back to me and magic practice and construction of props that I haven't had any time to type. So let me catch you up with what's up in my life. First let me say Happy Memorial Day. I honored the fallen solders by attending a Memorial Day service with my father. Every year my father and I take a trip to our local cemetery where the American legion has a ceremony with a 21 gun solute to memorialize those brave men who gave there lives for our freedom.
I've been so busy with magic that I forgot to
eat yesterday. We are in the last month of rehearsal for the crew
and me together before we move the show to a new theater for
lighting and sound work.
Now a little rant, I woke up this morning and as always I checked my e-mails. But today I didn't see any e-mails from the people I expected. So I decided to check my spam folder. (this is the first time in a year since I checked it) and while I was scanning through the e-mails I came across about 6 e-mails from a Lady I spoke with about renting the theater at Owens Theater. This is odd because I had thought I told her that I couldn't afford to rent the theater. (It was over $2000 for one weekend) Anyways all 6 e-mails from this lady said please have a down payment soon. I haven't seen these e-mails until this morning and apparently she had been sending them for 2 or so months. Her last e-mail said "I wish you would have had the professional courtesy to notify me as soon as you decided not to book the space here" I did tell her I couldn't afford it and I feel really bad that I didn't see her e-mails but I don't know what to say. I truthfully thought I told her that I financially couldn't book the theater so here I am in awww because I don't know how all of her e-mails were in the junk folder and I Just want to say I am sorry. L
So that's life. I've been so stressed lately trying to sell tickets and perfect the show for Maumee. I need one fun free day.
I'll post
soon.
It's
Magic
The weekend Blog May 17 - 19
Sorry for not posting yesterday. It was a busy day for me. I was at school on the phone with 3 newspapers yesterday we are working on getting some more information out about our show. So check out your local paper.
This weekend was a good weekend for magic. Last
Friday I posted that I was planning a trip up to the magic shop in
What was really cool about this place was that you actually ate inside old cars turned into little booths. It was just a great time.
That evening we had a show for a very special
surprise birthday party. Lucas was turning 10 and it was a lot of
fun to perform for him and his friends and family. Congratulations
on 2 handfuls Lucas.
Remember to check out all the photos
here.
It’s Magic
Sorry about not posting yesterday it was a long
one. We arrived in Elmore around
Saturday we are booked for a HUBP show for a very special
surprise birthday party. And I will have lots of pictures of that
coming soon. For the mean time here is a picture of this Wednesdays
HUBP at First St. Marks Church after school outreach program.
These kids were amazing and I loved performing for them. They were so good that I thought why not let them help me put the blades in Brooke. This was a first for us and it turned out great. Thanks so much for having us. Check out more pictures of the shows and backstage work here. I’ll keep you posted so check here everyday for an updated blog.
It’s Magic!
May 14, 2008
Today is a rainy one. I still have both shows to perform today and as soon as I get home its load up the illusions and go. Today's show takes me to First St. Mark's church for a 45 minuet show for the youth group. Brooke will be attending this one with me and hopefully we can get some pictures there. Directly after that I'm off to BW's to perform from 6pm till 8pm. It's a long day for me. But God doesn't give you anything you can't handle so I know it will turn out just fine.
Rehearsal yesterday went okay. I wished we had more time to perfect everything but I think it will turn out great anyways.
Check out our photo gallery I've posted many pictures of behind the curtain shots and in front of the curtain. Well I'll post more tomorrow.
It's
Magic
Tuesday means work and that’s what I plan to do. We have rehearsal today in Elmore. And I hope that we can accomplish a lot today. Hilary is coming to work with the doves today and I’m going to see if I can talk her into cleaning the cages of all the animals Thursday.
Show update
I have 2 shows tomorrow one right after the other. One is a HUBP show for a church group and the other is BW’s. I’m going to do everything I can to get some pictures taken. Saturday hold another show for me a Very Special surprise Birthday Party. After that Wednesday and Saturday shows are getting set for the rest of the summer. So if anyone would like to book our show for your party or celebration give us a call at 419-503-0903
I’ll keep you posted
It’s Magic
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
To all the moms out there I would like to say ‘Thank you’ I know being a mom is a tough thing. And I’m especially thankful for my mom. I know the feeling of taking care of the whole family and still having time to do the dishes and make your bed. A story from the past
My mom was deployed to
I started a tradition two years ago, every mother’s day I go down to the local greenhouse and buy 3 flats of flowers (that’s 120 flowers) and I plant them under our pine trees in her front yard. I have a picture ill post soon.
Saturday was great too. I had a scheduled show
for
Well the weekends over and a new week begins.
Lots to do and little time to do it.
I’ll keep you posted
It’s
Magic
Amazed! That’s what I felt when I got home last night. I had 4 unanswered calls on the business phone so I called them all back to see what's up. Today I can say that I am truly booked for a full month of magic. J Every Saturday and Wednesday this month I have a show. I have a show this Saturday that I just got the specs on today. (short notice) usually I request at least a weeks notice. After Saturday, Wednesday holds both the BW’s show and a church show one right after the other. It doesn’t stop there I have a birthday party show the next Saturday and more… I really enjoy my job and its so rewarding to see a full schedule on my calendar.
Rehearsal was amazing last night we got a lot accomplished. The Chair illusion is coming around great and metamorphosis is in its final little tweak stage. The girls and I were chalanged yesterday when we were rehearsing Appearance we kinda just said “ok lets break for a while and we’ll get back to it another time” sometimes it gets stressful and the only thing you can do is take a step back and let the magic work it’s magic. The birds are supposed to be on week 2 of training (that’s a 2 foot flight from hand to hand) but lastnight they proved to me that they were ready for week 3 material (a 2 foot arch outwards) They are the best investment I’ve ever made on animals. I think one day I’m going to write a book for magicians and spectators alike to train your bird for return flight.
I’ll be taking pictures at all of the shows this weekend and in coming weeks. I’ll be posting them directly to the site so keep and eye out.
It’s
Magic!
I’ve been so busy working on this show and getting the theater paid off I’ve had so little time to post my Blog. But ill catch you up. Yesterday I performed for the patrons at Buffalo Wild Wings and it was amazing. I had the best audience I’ve ever had for walk about table magic. I was at BW’s for only 2 hours and it went by quick. A special shout out to Cherie celebrating her 13th birthday party at BW3’s last night. Today I hope to receive the special order I sent out for. It includes an illusion used for the beginning of the show. Today is a rehearsal day for the crew and I. Were working on Chair and Metamorphosis it’s a strenuous day. But we can always celebrate with Boneless wings from BW’s YEAH! Update on the birds, they’re doing great the third bird is called Spaz and he is doing great he can now do a toss outward and come to me within 2 feet. I’m so excited to put them into the show. Alright ill post more as soon as I can
It’s
Magic
Today is a work day for the crew and me. We’re
off to Elmore for a long rehearsal day. I believe today’s practice
will last until 7 or so tonight.
It’s
Magic
The Weekend Blog
May 3rd
and 4th
The weekend was amazing I got a lot
accomplished for the show. I ordered the appearing ????? (ill leave
it a secrete until the show) and got some replacement gimmicks for a
couple props. Friday I worked with the birds Duffy the bird pooped
on me during training. He really likes me. I finished up the
curtains for shadow box (another long time in the hot sewing room) I
got the rabbit outside for some air and let the birds fly around my
room for awhile. They
all seem to be doing very well. Saturday was a magical break for me.
I went to
Sunday was another story I did a lot of magical work. My day started
out with a Walk around Show, a benefit for a cancer patient who is
only 10 years old.
I was only there for 45 minuets but that’s all it took to make some kids smile. A shout out to Mark, Keep up the magic! This show I did for free. I believe if someone has a will to fight cancer then I’ll do anything in my power to help them along the way.
I woke up this morning and I couldn’t believe it, we have 2 months before our show. This is always the busiest part of the rehearsal period because we try to perfect every little detail and sometimes it gets rough. Tuesday is our rehearsal day with the full onstage team it should be a long one. I hope everyone’s ready to work that day because we will. I’ll keep you posted on our day to day activities.
Remember It’s Magic.
May 1st and 2nd
Sorry I didn't post yesterday I was so busy that I didn't have time
to type. I was on a mission yesterday to find the umbrellas used for
our new illusion VooDoo box. I thought it was going to be an easy
buy. I need a total of 21 umbrellas 32" in length from tip to
handle. I read that they carry these umbrellas at the Dollar Tree
and that they are only about a dollar each. I went to the Dollar
Tree and they don't carry any umbrellas only ponchos. Then it was
off to Dollar General to see if they carry the little parasols. They
do and they cost 5 times more then I thought they would. 5 dollars
each! For a total of 21 umbrellas it would cost me $105. Well to say
the least I'm still in the market for these umbrellas if anyone
knows of a place to get these umbrellas send me an e-mail at
info@dimagicians.com.
Wednesday I worked at Buffalo Wild Wings I had one of the busiest
Wednesday evenings I've ever worked there. I was busy from the time
I pulled in till the time the managers told me to clock out. 6 until
about 8:15. I always have a good time working at Bw's because I get
to see all the kids smile and love to see the parents reaction when
the kids have that second clowns nose appear in their hand. I took a
picture but its not the best shot I've ever taken but here it is.
Yesterday was very productive. We worked with the birds I have
pictures of them but I haven't uploaded them yet. We have decided on
names for 2 out of 3 of the birds The bigger bird the leader we call
Alpha and there is a slower bird who would rather fly anywhere
except where we want him to go. We call him Doofy (Tara named him)
Brooke is still working on a name for the third bird. The girls and
I took off for Elmore and worked on the new chair illusion and tried
on the costumes for the Shadow box. Don't they look so cool?
On the non-magic side- today I'm picking up my tux for the prom
tomorrow and getting my hair cut so I look ok for the pictures. This
is the first time I've ever gone to prom so I truthfully am excited.
Well ill get more pics up as soon as I can.
I'll keep you posted.
IT'S MAGIC