The best clowns seem to always have an endless treasure trove of gags, tricks and wonders. They seem to have an exhaustive array of abilities allowing them to maneuver in almost any situation. During my career I had the pleasure of seeing the best of them work a room or an arena into a frenzy…
You might be overwhelmed by a feeling of underachievement or even failure, simply because you weren’t what you might have been yesterday or at another time. I was tempted to fall under this delusion as I left the gym today. I put in work, but not like I did the past couple of days. Only…
Joy to the Circus Cirque Joyeux, the latest from the Dallas-based Lone Star Circus, offers up an entertaining holiday show at Dallas Children’s Theater. by Amy Martin published Saturday, December 30, 2017 Photo: Zan Keith Photography Slappy and Monday Dallas — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus may be no more, but Dallas…
Distractions are opulent in this day and age. How can anyone escape it? If it’s not one thing it’s ten others. Information floods our respective spaces, most particularly our minds and we find ourselves drained of the energy we’d otherwise use for all those supposed goals we dream and speak about exhaustively. Time becomes a…
In case you haven’t noticed, life happens in seasons. We all go through our own winter, spring, summer and fall with the occasional and unexpected weather event. Just ask the good people of Atlanta, GA and Houston, TX about the snowstorm they experienced recently. Such is life! It’s got its peeks and valleys, traumas and…
Last night was a much welcomed reminder as to where I need to exist and vibrate at all times. I returned to the big top with The Lone Star Circus Presents Cirque Joyeux Nöel . It’s a jammed packed extravaganza littered with extraordinary talent from around the globe. It’s featured at the Moody Gardens in…
Meet one of the performers who will be starring in both Lone Star Circus’ Cirque Joyeux Noel at Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Centerand Cirque Joyeux at Dallas Children’s Theater! You may recognize the face and voice of Johnathan Lee Iverson, who was the first African-American ringmaster with Ringling Bros. and Barnum &…
Talk radio host & author, Mark Levin welcomes Johnathan Lee Iverson to the Mark Levin Show to talk about his life and career with The Greatest Show On Earth and much more!
There is a temptation, particularly when all seems stalled and no real light seems to be appearing at the end of that proverbial tunnel, to stop. Fact is the seduction of stillness is strong. Despair is far more attractive than it is to gather oneself and move. What do you do when there’s no assured…
Recently, I wrote a script. A writer’s disadvantage is that he or she goes it alone. It’s laborious, even agonizing, but so exhilarating once the work is done. However, the real work only begins when, in my case the director, actors, and even producer chime in. I think any scriptwriter with any sense understands by…
