A new record!
Posted on September 5, 2010
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We are looking at a very busy fall and Christmas season affording me the opportunity to perform as many characters. This is the best part of my job.
Eight characters, not including Tashah. She’s enough of a character for both of us!
9/11 The Great Zukini at West Town Mall for “Around the World”
9/12 Randall at Givens Estate in Ashevville for “Grandkids Day”
9/18 Tashah at a wedding in Asheville
9/18 Arrtimus Grim at Knoxville Center for “Pirate Days”
10/2 Fredzo the Clown, West Town Mall, Knoxville, “Fall Festival”
10/3 Betty Bob, Blue Ridge Pride, Lexington Ave, Asheville
10/9 Dr. Diggs at Knoxville Center for “Dino Days”
10/19 Pepe Le Chef at Breaks Interstate Park for a medical convention
10/31 Dr. Despicable at West Town Mall, Knoxville
Fun in a prison
Posted on August 27, 2010
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These photos are of me performing at a prison recently for kids of incarcerated dads.
The Great Zukini pours magic water and Fredzo the Clown teaches his patented Clown Handshake.
Busy Weekends
Posted on August 19, 2010
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We’ve had a pretty steady schedule of small gatherings through the summer including birthdays and a wonderful family reunion.
We’re hoping to work at LEAF and at a great restaurant in Hendersonville this fall and we’ve had tons inquiries. But more work or not, once Labor Day arrives it’s non stop through Christmas. We have shows in Asheville, Knoxville, Atlanta and Charlotte as Elves, Pirates and much, much more…..Stay tuned!
Black Mountain July 4th
Posted on July 10, 2010
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Fun with fire in Black Mountain on July 4th. Wonderful event!
Great circus movie
Posted on June 25, 2010
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Fresh Pepe video
Posted on June 13, 2010
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The video and sound quality are awful but the applause makes it all worthwhile and it shows the flair of the character pretty well. I’ll try to make this look better but for now, here you go.
Pepe Le Chef returns
Posted on June 13, 2010
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Pepe Le Chef returned to the Knoxville mall scene on Saturday for his second Mini-Chef event. This time it was at West Town.
We had a large and enthusiastic crowd of kids and parents and it seemed everyone was delighted.
We spent time through last week to construct new juggling bread sticks and it was worth every minute, they look and feel great. We used map tubes lined with wax paper and then filled the tubes half way up with expanding insulation foam before setting a 1 inch dowel into each tube. We then filled the tube with the foam and let them dry. After removing the tube we filed creases into the foam so they would look like bread, painted the loaves with acrylic latex and then coated then in fiber glass resin. They are wonderful!
The pictures are from the cooking show where I made my famous cheese cake with help from the audience and a little fire. You can see the bread on the table.
Next up for Pepe is a design for an overhead video camera and a flat screen so audiences can see what I’m making.
Pepe’s first show
Posted on June 7, 2010
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Following Pepe’s first appearance at Knoxville’s CBS morning show, on Friday (see below), it was off to Knoxville Center for a Saturday show featuring food juggling and magic. My bread sticks held together till the very last and the cake routine was fabulous.
For the classic cake routine, I carried the cake pan around through the first two rows, probably twenty kids or so, and let them put flour from a flour bag into the pan. As a visual touch, I made sure the flour was at the right consistency by putting a big pinch in the palm of my hand and blowing it into the air following a description of observing just the right amount of light coming through the flour…or something. I repeated this and made a mess several times.
I then added sugar and and all the water from a vase. After adding more flour I realized we needed more water. Magically more water appeared in the vase. This was repeated a few times as a running piece as I finished adding ingredients through magic.
Finally I added lighter fluid and lit the pan on fire. The kids gasped so loud! It was a big fire and they weren’t expecting it. I then covered the pan with the lid, everyone said some magic words, the lid was removed and a bright green frog cake was revealed. I showed it up close in front of the table and the large crowd erupted in applause. Hooray, Pepe’s a hit!
I then moved to a lengthier version of the TV cooking show demonstration of Pepe Le Chef’s famous Snack “Time” Treat, (without the overhead camera. I need to work on that).
All in all, the kids and parents loved it a lot. There were probably a hundred people attending and it was supported by several of the mall’s restaurants and vendors. And a new character is born! Pepe will be back in Knoxville on Saturday, June 12 at noon at West Town Mall. Stay tuned for pics from Saturday.
Pepe Le Chef makes his debut!
Posted on June 4, 2010
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I made my debut as Pepe Le Chef this morning on the local CBS television station in Knoxville, a delightful time was had by all. The hosts at WVLT-8 were wonderful, and with Michelle gently leading the way, I managed to pull off a 90-second breakfast treat with overhead camera and everything.
Dr. Diggs does Dino Days
Posted on May 16, 2010
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Sorry for the title, just had to do it. It isn’t often you can string five D’s in a row and still make sense!
I performed as Dr Diggs the famous dino hunter today at West Town Mall. The event was well attended and from the looks on the faces I think everyone had a great time. There were so many great kids it was amazing.
For my magic, I spun a long tale of me losing my hammer down a hole and after searching for it I found a cave and a stone box. When I opened the box it was empty but covered in a light red dust. After demonstrating how I brushed the dust away, a magical red ball appeared and I proceeded to do my wonderful, simple two ball production.
I followed that with magic dust on everyone’s hands which they all blew into the air at once to produce a scarf. I finished with a vanish and restore and I think everyone was pleased.
Juggling was fun and I’m loving the look of these new clubs.
Next up in Knoxville, Pepe Le Chef on June 5th and June 12th. Stay tuned.
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