Presenting... Richard "The Adequate" One day I hope to be "GREAT!" Photo by Chris @ Nu Visions In Photography Studios... They ROCK!!! Have you heard of "The Amazing Johnathan?" Well... I am Adequate! Welcome to my website...  I personally feel that if we can laugh really hard once a day, we will live at least 10 years longer. I always arrive early for my shows and set-up ahead of starting time. What's New! November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month... Help us help homeless kids!!! Check out the Absinthe Acid Jazz Trio!!! Every Wednesday Night 10:00 pm to 1:30am at Taste Restaurant on Smith St. in College Park with local performers Rion Smith, Bobby Koelble, and Matt Lapham... These guys JAM with STYLE!!! A great meal and a really cool place!!!

Specialties

Close-up, Sleight of hand, Cards, Coins, Levitation, Mentalism and Comedy

Rates:

Birthday Parties: 1 hr. show - $100.00
This is a full hour performance

Private Parties: 1 hr. show - $100.00
This is a full hour performance

Corporate Events: 45 min. sets - $75.00 per hr. (2 Hour Minimum)
These are full 45 minute sets with a 15 minute break per hour

I love making things vanish, change or just appear from nowhere! I work equally well with children and adults in groups large or small. Hecklers are never a problem... I love sceptics!!! In an attempt to answer questions I figure I should answer the most frequently asked ones first... Many people have asked me things like: How long have you been doing magic? I have been playing with magic tricks and cards since I was a little kid and became a magician about 5 years ago. What started you in magic? This took some thinking to find the original source of my infatuation with magic... When I was about 6 or 7 years old I was visiting my Dad in North Carolina (my parents divorced when I was 2). Dad & I watched the movie Houdini with Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh. It completely captivated me! I was enthralled by the story and the the man himself - Tony Curtis did a masterful job of portraying him. Later that night my Dad got out his encyclopedia (the "H" volume) and read to me the life story of Harry Houdini that it contained. I was again captivated. So I guess all the credit for getting me started in magic goes to my Dad. Every Christmas and every birthday he'd give me a new magic trick or a puzzle of some kind which I would promptly devour. He tried his best for me but I gave him no help once I hit puberty. He and I never saw eye-to-eye on most things, but to his credit he kept trying. I have done many different things and led many different lives in the last 40+ years but I am now a Professional Magician and I am truly loving my life now... So credit where credit is due, Thank you, Dad! How did you learn magic? I just collected tricks and read everything I could find on the subject of card tricks, coin tricks, rope tricks, etc. Then I found the Tarbell a few years ago and the rest is history. How many tricks do you do? At last count it is around 350 different Tricks/Illusions. Most are "Street Magic" tricks, but I have about 100 "Stage Illusions" which I use for shows, parties and the like. How did you do that? Very Well! LOL Do you do private parties? Yes, Birthdays, Office parties, Corporate Events, etc... Please reserve at least 2 weeks in advance so that I do not have booking conflicts. If you have any other questions feel free to E-Mail me and I will answer all I can. Email me at adequatemagic@yahoo.com

Magic Max, my favorite magic store! Verne McCarthy, the owner, taught me so many magical things that it would take decades to thank him sufficiently! Be sure to tell them that Richard "The Adequate" sent you!!! GoCityKids! A parent's guide to local entertainment - Kid Safe!