Nashville Magician - Rodney Kelley

Does it feel like June already? Do you still have the New Years Eve beads and hat sitting on your dresser? I really wasn't paying much attention to the time that had went by until the last show. The last show was at a little, very nice, park ... called the William Pitts Park and it's located here in Nashville. I arrived and started to unload the show when something really weird hit me, IT'S HOT OUT HERE  !!

Doesn't sound like much, but I finally realized that Summer is upon us and the heat is on... I haven't been sweating at a show in a long time and the William Pitts Park was truly the Pitts, no, my shirt after the show was the Pitts! Thank God for the shaded area which was set for the performance, the shade was a life saver. Can't imagine doing a show in the sun, with 95 degree temps sweltering around you.

If you are having a show for a special event and you are doing it outdoors, plan a place in the shade or under your patio awning to have the show, audiences will sit and enjoy a lot more when the temperature is not bothering them. It was told to me once that "The colder the room, the easier it is to get laughter in the show", imagine trying to get laughs in 95 degrees.... part of me wonders, how did I make the audiences laugh at Opryland Themepark in that sweltering heat all those years, not only the heat but complete blacktop all around. Those were the days.

I'm here and I'm hot but the show must go on! My summer is booking quite well considering the economy and all the headaches that come with it. Yes, despite all the floods, tornadoes, and gas price hikes... the little show that could is still sweating it out and looking forward to having fun at the next one! Here's hoping your summer is going just as well ... and if your party is at the William Pitts Park, rest assured, I'll know where you are without Mapquest.