Poor Kennedy
Since I started working full time as a mind reader, psychological magician or whatever crazy title you give to what I do I have never taken a single day off. Even Christmas day I have been known to write adverts, contracts and check emails. It seems that its caught up with me.For the first time ever I have taken 2 days off, yesterday and today. I woke up yesterday with a really terrible headache and then quickly rushed to the bathroom to vomit. See show biz is not all glam all of the time. I have been unable to move from my bed until just now and am really upset that for the first time ever, i have had to get someone to fill in for me at my three shows tonight.
I hate the fact that these clients have booked me and I wont be turning up, although they have been very understanding and I am sure my replacement will do very well. All the same i makes me unhappy. That said, this is the first moment i've been able to sit up since 5am yesterday so there is no way i'd be able to get through my comedy act 3 times tonight without running off (probably blindfolded) to locate the nearest gentleman's room. Not good.
I am excited about 2008, and hope that i can go for another 5 years without illness, its a good record to hold. The year ahead has some exciting projects and I will let you know just as soon as they are confirmed.
On the 8th of January i'm off to Hanbury Manor Hotel in ware, Hertfordshire to perform for a client and am very much looking forward to that.
Off back to rest now, best thoughts for 2008!
Kennedy
Comedy Mind Reader and Psychological Magician
The Theory of Relativity by Kennedy
I've been working on the theory or relativity for a few years, looking at the way its constructed and have found an interesting, new approach to it which i feel will revolutionise the way you think and feel about the theory of relativity.KENNEDY's NEW THEORY OF RELTIVITY
"Its all relative"
Have a great Christmas,
Festive thoughts,
Kennedy
Psychological Magician and Mind Reader
Grumpy Kennedy
It has been one heck of a week. When I set up this blog i swore that i would never edit it, once a post is up it will not be re-written it will stay. So for that reason I will warn you that what I'm about to say may contain some language you find offensive, it might not I dont know because I havent written it yet. But i've had a bitch of a week so I might just get a little carried away with myself.So it all started when we arrived in London on Wednesday morning. I know that we are starying at Travellodge Royle Scot on this first night. So we go about asking people for directions to the place and an hour later we are still dragging our cases over crossings, avoiding accidents with cabs and busses and generally getting angry that noone, not even the hotel receptionist who I rang twice, could direct us from Kings Cross Station to their hotel which was at kings Cross. Hmmm.
So we arrive and are excited to cheque in to start on our lovely London adventure. Only to be greeted by a young guy behind the counter who can not make eye contact with me, for some reason and then snarles at me "the rules have changed so you will have to pay an additional £10.00 if you want to cheque your bags in before 3pm. We have an appointment at 2:30. I am deeply shocked by this but hand over my cash.
I get in to my room and I am greeted with 2 single beds. I'm rwenty bloody three years old and me and my aprtner have never slept in seperate or single beds. I calmly went to reception and nicely asked if they could sort something out. The same ignorant littlenumbskull tol;d me there was 'nothing he could dop about it and we should just push the beds together' what an imbosile!
My calm is starting to whither at this point, as you can imagine. I got back to the room and started moving furniture around...remind me what i was paying for again?
We quickly went out and watched the fabulous production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria. Tess loved it, good job as it was her suprise xmas pressie. After a quick tea in a small Chinese restaurant we headed for the Queen's theatre to see Les Mis.
As you may (or may not) know, Les Misterables is my all time fav show. I love it wish a passion. The show began and very quickly I notivced that the advertised lead John Owen Jones was not playing Val-Jean. Instead the part of the matyure man who has been through pain and anguish was being played by a young guy. I wanted to give him a chance.
I did. Then when act 2 came about and he broke in to the infamous Brig Him Home, I was left shiverring. The last note of the song is a high one and one that leaves the audience in stunned silence. Normally. My question is this.
If you have to cast the west end production, the difinitive version of Les Mis as people will pay in excess of £50 for, the one that they will use as a reference for what the production IS...why in the name of Jesus himself would you cast someone who can NOT reach the notes?
You have the choice of thousands of unemployed actors, singers and you choose the one that cant reach the notes as written in the immaculate score. Madness.
Anyway. The rest of the trip was good and the gigs down in the big smoke went very well indeed. Back in the North now, actually in Hexham, Northumberland inbetween a two night run of close up mind reading for company Chirstmas parties.
Speak soon.
Kennedy
Psychological Magician and Mind Reader
Brrrrr
Good morning, yes its creeping up to 6:30am and your mind reading friend is up and about. Today I'm traveling to London, our train is at 9 so we need to be up and looking lively at this hour.I have a moment while Tess is in the shower to blog, its been a couple of days and I was having withdrawn symptoms.
In the last few days some major advancements with my new public show have been made. My producer in arranging meetings with various north-eastern venues so we can look at which is going to be the most suitable.
This time the show will be in a theatre, one of medium capacity and I hope to make a two night run of it, a Friday and a Saturday in June 2008. The original plan was for March, but alas Derren Brown is performing in Newcastle Theatre Royal close to that date and we dont want mind reading overload.
So this morning I woke up to find that, just as fate would have it, our heating isnt working. Thankfully our electric shower means we can leave all fresh and clean. It does mean that I'm sitting here typing to you while wearing black cotton gloves, just to keep my body temperature above freezing. Yeah, it's cold.
As well as shows in 'The Big Smoke' I'll be spending a little time seeing some shows and the sights that I just love in London. This trip I'm lucky enough to have Row D Stalls seats for Les Miserables, which is my favorite show on the planet. That's tonight. But between then and now a few surprises lurk. I cant let the cat out of the bag just yet but I am very excited!!
Anyway, I'm off to make yet another cup of tea. Two sugars and a dash of milk. Since I'm away until Sunday I will have little, if any time to blog. So if it is the case that I dont get myself plugged in and wifi'd up before then, please accept my apologies. Although I will try because some of the gigs im working on this week are really exciting and no doubt there will be many a tale to tell.
Thanks again for your support!!
Kennedy (Newcastle)
Psychological Magician and Mind Reader
www.mindofkennedy.co.uk
Tata TV
Good afternoon. What a weekend I've had I can tell you. I almost got glassed in the face on Friday night when I was working at a private party. Narrowly escaped by making a sharp exit. Before you get too concerned, the raucous wasn't caused by me or anything I said. It was a squabble between guests which got out of hand and fists started flying. Yikes.The weekend got more and more exciting. After about a year talking back and forth, spending a lot of time working on ideas and things for a new TV channel here in the UK the company behind it decided to totally insult me. I haven't shared any of my ideas with them so they didn't take advantage of me...I was careful. Here's what happened.
I got an email, and of course I cant say any names for legal reasons, the email said that they were organising a meeting for the summer next year to discuss my ideas with the board but that they'd also like to have me perform my after dinner show for everyone. I was excited at the prospect and replied with a quaotation of my fee for spending a week with them in London, advising on how to make the new shows interactive and exciting for their new audience. Added to that my fee for my show, took a little bit off as a 'bulk' discount to be a 'nice guy'. Only then to receive a response that basically said that I had to provide my own accomodation in London and that they were only willing to pay be £500 more than the fee for my show.
Let's do the maths boys and girls. My fee + £500. Okay and then I have to pay for accomodation out of that 500. 5 nights in London i'd be lucky to get at £100 a night/ So they were expecting me to provide 5 days at 10 hours a day completely free of charge. Insane?! I thought so. I wouldn't work for 50 hours on brand new ideas, creating for a multi million pound project for free. It would be stupid to do. I could have another gig lined up that week and I have bills to pay, just like anyone else.
I tried to negotiate on time saying that I'd do a lot of work at home and spend a day presenting to the board in London as well as performing my show. They just wouldn't budge. So I said bye-bye.
Life is about give and take. These guys just weren't willing to give at all. They wanted everything I know on a plate for free, or worse...at my cost. I learnt a lot from this experience. It really doesn't matter how big these companies are. You have to believe in yourself and your self worth.
As you know, I've worked for years to get my level of understanding to where it is, I wasn't about to hand it to someone without them paying too.
Ohh, I'm off to London on Wednesday. Taking two days off and I am very excited!!
Kennedy
Psychological Magician and Mind Reader
www.mindofkennedy.co.uk
TMK and a Mind Reader
There were two scones sitting in an oven. One says to the other, "it's warm in here"The other replies "my god, a talking scone!!" Thank you TMK!!!
New Home for Blog
Hello,Today is the day to launch the new home of my blog. I will no longer be posting on my website page. I decided that blogger was the best way to go because it keep a nice archive of the things Ive been talking about, where as the page on the site was getting a little too long for comfort. All the scrolling isnt good for you.
Yesterday I met with a good friend of mine and would-be business partner. We're launching a new area of my business and teaming up to deliver some high impact revolutionary training for companies and individuals. It has to be revolutionary, you know that I hate covering old ground. I'll tell you all about it when the details are finalised.
Yesterday I was approached by North East Lifestyle magazine. They said that each issue has a section where a local celebrity writes a few words on his (or indeed her) favourite places to eat in the region. So apparently I've reached loal celebrity status. Ohheerrr! If you're in the area then keep you eyes out for the next edition and might be able to stalk me by sitting outsde of these places. Dont forget to bring the obligatory newspaper with eye holes with you to make yourself less obvious.
Next week I am off to London (not to buy a Heat magazine). Although I'm not performing until Thursday we're going down on the Wednesday. A day early so that i can take my beloved to see Les Miserables and to have a (very) short, and well deserved break. Of course I will be giving a full report on that next week.
Yes recently I have become more than a little obsessd with blogging. It went from one extreme to the next. No posts for bloody months and now one every day. I'm spending too much time travelling thats the problem. It means I can pass the time at the same time as giving me the opportunity to report back to you.
Will keep you up to date. No doubt something exciting is just around the corner. I do have a suprise in store but more on that next week.
Kennedy
Psychological Magician and Comedy Mind Reader
http://www.mindofkennedy.co.uk
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