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James

Performance Artist

About Me

I am a full time entertainer who specializes in the paranormal/bizzarre arts. From eating razor blades to reading minds, I strive to make my shows a complete journey into your mind. Be careful though, if you let me in you never know what I might find! In addition, I'm also the drummer for 2 bands, a cover band called Grudge (myspace.com/grudgemusic) and an original band called The Vintage Burning (myspace.com/vintageburning1).. ..

My Interests

Magic, Mentalism, Paranormal, Drumming, Music, RPG's, Auto Racing, Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Buddhism, Video Gaming

Heroes:

Siddhartha Gautama (Bhudda), Ghandi, Jesus Christ (as a philosopher and teacher, not as Christian savior), Criss Angel (as a performer), Richard Osterlind (a mentalist), Mike Portnoy (as a drummer), Bruce Lee (as a martial artist)

My Blog

What A Fantastic Mother’s Day!

Wow, what a fantasic day!  We started out with Abrianna and I preparing Jen's Mother's Day gifts.  I bought her a really fancy computer tray; the kind you use while in bed.  It's really...
Posted by James on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:53:00 PST

Reno Rocks!

Wow!  I'm so excited that I wanted to post something last night, but was too wiped out to type.  Everyone knows that I was really nervous about how long it was going to take for me to get so...
Posted by James on Sun, 04 May 2008 09:27:00 PST

Torn by 1900 miles

I figured that since I haven't blogged in a while, now seemed a good time to jot down some thoughts.  I'm completely torn right now in my life.  I've only been in Reno for 5 days and I've al...
Posted by James on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:37:00 PST

Thinking of having a farewell performance.

Well, now that I've had my musical farewell performance, a lot of people have been asking me if I'm going to have one more magical performance before I move to Reno.  I would definitely love to h...
Posted by James on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:14:00 PST

So Far, So Good!

Hey there everyone!  Well, we made it safely to Reno, and it was quite a journey.  We left Wisconsin Wednesday night and arrived in Reno Saturday morning.  I ended up driving the entire...
Posted by James on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:17:00 PST

Recording This Weekend!

I'm really looking forward to this weekend!  Vintage Burning is going into the studio to record a 5 song EP this weekend in Milwaukee.  I've had a blast adding my style to their sound, and I...
Posted by James on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:52:00 PST

My new bands!!!

I know it's been awhile since I last "blogged", but I've been swamped with a lot of new projects.  The 2 biggest of which are my new bands that I've recently joined.  That's right, plural!&n...
Posted by James on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:24:00 PST

Head In A Blender

Boy, things are getting crazy around here!  This Sunday I'm taping my new demo video, and I'll hopefully have a new website up and running in the next few weeks.  On top of that, I'm getting...
Posted by James on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:56:00 PST

15 days, 15 pounds

Well, I'm 15 days into my transformation, and I've lost 15 pounds and 2" off my stomach already.  Of course, having bronchitis this week didn't hurt my efforts, but I feel very good about my prog...
Posted by James on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:48:00 PST

Tarot Reading Performance A Huge Hit!

Wow, I had such a blast last weekend!  I was hired as entertainment for an employee appreciation event.  I was prepared to do either standup mentalism or tarot readings.  Well, the firs...
Posted by James on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:22:00 PST