It takes place the middle of July every year, at a non-descript hotel in an obscure suburb of Cincinnati on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River. It is a convention of ventriloquists. Go ahead and start making your own jokes. There are approximately 422,397 “ventriloquist convention” punch lines, and almost 7 of them are …
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KEEP YOUR SHOES ON
“The Barefoot Bandit ,” a teen-aged boy who had picked up fans and notoriety over the past couple of years via his criminal exploits and Facebook, was captured by police in the Bahamas this week. The big break came when a smart Bahamian detective realized that the fugitive might be wearing shoes.
Kearney, NE
Excellent show tonight! I have five boys ages 14-5 and we came to the festival as a home school field trip. You were inspiring! I lost my husband last August, so Father’s Day was a little tender for us, but I can’t think of a better way we could have celebrated than coming to your …
NATIONAL TAP DANCE DAY!
This is a true story: The United States Congress, with the lowest approval ratings in history, voted to make today (May 25) “National Tap Dance Day.” Thank goodness those guys are working hard on the issues that matter most to all of us. Here at Taylor Mason Headquarters, we think it’s to honor British Petroleum’s …
THE LOST TWO WEEKS
The Week-In-Rear-View-Mirror has been dormant for two weeks. We apologize! Things have been absolutely insane. Did you watch The Miss America Pageant on Sunday? The judges asked the contestants what they thought of the anti-immigration bill in Arizona, the new 1070. Miss California said, “Too much talk; not enough rock!” We’ve been all over the …
FOUR BAD HABITS THAT CAN AGE YOU
Did you see that all eight of Kate Gosselin’s children will appear on her new reality show, “Kate Plus 8?” We’ll be watching for the crying and whining and childish behavior we all know is coming. The kids, on the other hand, will probably behave very well. I met some wonderful folks this weekend – …
APPLES TO APPLES
What a week it was. Wednesday, April 14th, I performed at The Dutch Canadian Club in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I think it says a lot that I have to go to another country for work… Thursday, April 15th, I performed at The University of Wisconsin at Green Bay. I did the show in their “Phoenix …
TAYLOR MASON IN MOORESTOWN, NJ
I will appear at First United Methodist Church in Moorestown, NJ, on April 25! Showtime 7pm. Ticket information at www.taylormason.com! Do you want to be a leader in today’s world? Do you want to have hundreds – if not thousands – of people following your every move? Do you want to leave the pack behind …
QUESTIONNING WITH BOLDNESS
It’s important to stay on top of things, right? That’s fair enough. But if you’re staying on top of things, how in the world can you get to the bottom of things? Here is what I ask myself every day after I get out of bed: Should I write a novel? Record that new song …
IT’S A GAS, GAS, GAS
According to a recent Gallup poll, 89% of U.S. adults go to work each day and experience a pain of some kind. The other 11% of us are self-employed. As I’m writing this today, March 22, 2010, I am reminded that this is the date that the world’s most famous mime, Marcel Marceau, was born. …