I stop shaving and let my beard grow every first day of fall.

• It is much warmer for my face...
  • Every spring I make my beard disappear
    • I know Spring is not until tomorrow,
      but this year I'm going to get a jumpstart on spring!
• But I need your help...

Here's what we're going to do.

• I'll count to 3 and everyone say "Abracadabra" OK?
  • We don't want to mess this up, so can we practice?
    • When I say 1, 2, 3, you say... "Abracadabra" right?

Hmm, one thing every good stage magician must learn is to be able to read their audience.

• Looking around...
  • I'd better make this a bit easier...
    • No No No, I'm not saying because of you...
      It's that guy over there 🙃

When I was doing magic shows for pre-schoolers and Kindergartners,

• I found out Abracadabra was a bit too hard for them to say.
  • So when I needed their help with a particularly hard magic trick,
    • I had them say "Peanut butter & jelly!"

I really really need your help,
but after looking around at my audience,
we had better practice, OK?

• When I say 3, you say, "Peanut butter & jelly!" OK?
  • Here goes...
• 1
• 2
• 4
  • Ahem! 🙄 Did I say 3?
  • Then why did I hear a few of you say Peanut butter & jelly????
  • Let's try this again... Pay attention this time, OK?

Good! but we need to be a bit louder, please!

👍 YEAH! buddy!

That should work... Let's give it a try...

Let's make that beard disappear...

Here goes...

💥

Hmm... Gotta get another hat!
(For those of you who remember Rocky & Bullwinkle...)

• Thanks for your help everyone!
  • But the wife says that's still a bit too scraggly!
    • So...

Let's try this one more time!

Please, listen to me here...

• I need you to say "Peanut butter & jelly!" as loud as you can, OK?
  • Do NOT hold back OK?
    • Quick look around.
      If you don't see anyone,
      could you SCREAM "Peanut butter & jelly?"
      Please?
      Thanks!
• Let's fix this...

Here goes...

• wait
• wait
• wait
  • You do remember your part, right?
    • I need everyone to SCREAM "Peanut butter & jelly!" as loud as you can, OK?
• OK, I'm counting on you... Here we go...
• wait
• wait
• wait
  • REALLY LOUD, right?
    • OK, I'm counting on you... Here we go...
• wait
• wait
• wait
  • I think to make this work, I had better say Abracadabra,
    • then you SCREAM "Peanut butter & jelly!" as loud as you can, OK?
• OK, I'm counting on you... Here we go...
• wait
• wait
• wait
  • We had better go over this one more time...
    • I'll count to 3 (1 2 3) and say Abracadabra,
    • then you SCREAM "Peanut butter & jelly!" as loud as you can, OK?
• wait
• wait
• wait
• Do you think we need to practice one more time?
  • No? OK Let's do this!!!
    • OK, I'm counting on you to be really loud... OK? Here we go...
  3. Abracadabra!

💥

Tada!
Woohoo!!! We did it!!!

.
read this using your "Elvis" voice...

Thank you!
Thank you very much!!!

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