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	<title>- Los Angeles Magician For Hire - Zach Waldman</title>
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		<title>Visit The Magic Castle!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 08:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Waldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magic Castle Magician]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Denim]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time again.  I&#8217;m performing at The Magic Castle May 14-20, 2012. If you&#8217;d like to go, the best thing to do is email me! Send me your full name, the number of people you&#8217;d like to bring, and what night you want to go. Remember, guys have to wear jackets and ties (no [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s that time again.  I&#8217;m performing at <a href="http://magiccastle.com" target="_blank">The Magic Castle</a> May 14-20, 2012.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like to go, the best thing to do is email me!</p>
<p>Send me your full name, the number of people you&#8217;d like to bring, and what night you want to go.</p>
<p>Remember, guys have to wear jackets and ties (no denim or sneakers) and dresses for the ladies.</p>
<p>Also, I&#8217;m only allowed eight comped guests a night.  However, you can still see me without having dinner, but you&#8217;ll have to pay the $25.00/person cover charge.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m performing the late close-up shows which begin at 10:00pm.  You can arrive earlier to catch the other shows, as there is always a lot to see and do at The Castle.</p>
<p>See ya soon!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>The New Website is Done!</title>
		<link>http://zachwaldman.com/351/the-new-website-is-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 08:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Waldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Magician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bonus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Graphics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was prematurely promoting my new website, Los Angeles Magician.  It looked awesome after my buddy Tad Nyland designed the new graphics. However, there were a few things that needed to be tweaked to make it perfect. As far as I can tell, it&#8217;s all good to go now, so check it out! To celebrate [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was prematurely promoting my new website, <a href="http://zachwaldman.com">Los Angeles Magician</a>.  It looked awesome after my buddy Tad Nyland designed the new graphics.</p>
<p>However, there were a few things that needed to be tweaked to make it perfect.</p>
<p>As far as I can tell, it&#8217;s all good to go now, so check it out!</p>
<p>To celebrate the new site, I&#8217;m offering a special bonus this month for anybody that hires me for an adult private party or corporate event.  It&#8217;s a killer gift from Shari&#8217;s Berries, worth $119.  You can learn all about the gift by scrolling to the bottom of the homepage.</p>
<p>Please share my new website on Facebook, Twitter, Etc.  Also, if you click on the blog button, you can subscribe to the RSS feed on the right hand side.  If you do that, you&#8217;ll instantly get any new posts I make in your reader.</p>
<p>Thanks for checking it out!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>The Masters of Illusion and Houdini Exhibit at the Skirball Center</title>
		<link>http://zachwaldman.com/328/the-masters-of-illusion-and-houdini-exhibit-at-the-skirball-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Waldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comedy Magician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Event Entertainer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Magician]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Party Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beautiful Place]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exhibits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Houdini]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Masters Of Illusion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Phone Call]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Running One]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skirball Center]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t been to the Skirball Center you&#8217;re really missing out.  It&#8217;s a beautiful place and right now they have two magic exhibits running.  One is titled The Masters of Illusion and the other is dedicated to Houdini. I performed in the amphitheater there and a nice article was written about me.  To read [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you haven&#8217;t been to the Skirball Center you&#8217;re really missing out.  It&#8217;s a beautiful place and right now they have two magic exhibits running.  One is titled The Masters of Illusion and the other is dedicated to Houdini.</p>
<p>I performed in the amphitheater there and a nice article was written about me.  To read it, go to:</p>
<p><a href="http://brentwood.patch.com/articles/magician-amazes-and-amuses-skirball-visitors#photo-6943373" target="_blank">Los Angeles Magician Zach Waldman entertains at Skirball Center</a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m available to entertain at your high-end private party or corporate event.  Simply pick up the phone and call me at 310-922-6244.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>I&#8217;m on Thumbtack</title>
		<link>http://zachwaldman.com/325/im-on-thumbtack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Waldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Magician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magic Shows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I perform comedy and magic shows for high-end private parties and corporate events.  I recently listed my services on Thumbtack.  It&#8217;s pretty cool, and you can find my listing here: Los Angeles Magician]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I perform comedy and magic shows for high-end private parties and corporate events.  I recently listed my services on Thumbtack.  It&#8217;s pretty cool, and you can find my listing here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thumbtack.com/Los-Angeles-Magician-Santa-Monica-CA/service/154565">Los Angeles Magician</a></p>
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		<title>Visit The Magic Castle</title>
		<link>http://zachwaldman.com/318/visit-the-magic-castle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Waldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comedy Magician]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[See Zach Waldman perform at The Magic Castle December 20-26th, 2010.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://zachwaldman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/MagicCastlePic.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-323" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="The Magic Castle" src="http://zachwaldman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/MagicCastlePic.jpg" alt="The Magic Castle" width="214" height="188" /></a>I&#8217;m performing the late close-up shows at The Magic Castle December 20-26, 2010.  I start at 10:00 PM each night, but you can arrive much earlier to check out all of the other shows.</p>
<p>If you would like to be put on my guest list, it&#8217;s on a first come, first served basis.  I&#8217;m only allowed a certain number of comped guests each night I&#8217;m performing.</p>
<p>However, the cover charge is only $25.00 and since I&#8217;m working and you&#8217;ll be on my list, you don&#8217;t have to have dinner.  Of course, you can have dinner if you&#8217;d like to.  Simply email me and I&#8217;ll give you my member number so you can make reservations.</p>
<p>I look forward to seeing you there!</p>
<p>Zach</p>
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		<title>Brooke and Linda Hogan Are Sweet</title>
		<link>http://zachwaldman.com/205/brooke-and-linda-hogan-are-sweet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Waldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrity Stories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brooke Hogan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cougar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drawing Lots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fellow Floridians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard Stern]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hugs And Kisses]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Liking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lungs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nice Guy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Thursday I performed for Brooke Hogan, her mom Linda, and Linda's boyfriend Charlie.  They were really nice and super enthusiastic about watching my magic show.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This past Thursday I performed for Brooke Hogan, her mom Linda, and Linda&#8217;s boyfriend Charlie.  They were really nice and super enthusiastic about watching my magic show.</p>
<p>Check out the picture I took with them:</p>
<div id="attachment_206" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://zachwaldman.com/bookingrequests.html"><img class="size-medium wp-image-206" title="BrookeLindaHoganEdit" src="http://zachwaldman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/BrookeLindaHoganEdit-300x243.jpg" alt="Brooke and Linda Hogan with Zach Waldman" width="300" height="243" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Brooke Hogan, Zach Waldman, Linda Hogan, Charlie</p></div>
<p>I heard Brooke on The Howard Stern Show and took a liking to her.</p>
<p>When I met her, she was really down to earth, nice, and absolutely gorgeous.</p>
<p>For the record, when she came in, Brooke wasn&#8217;t wearing the jacket.  After just a few minutes, she was all bundled up.  She claimed to be cold, but I think she&#8217;s just shy.</p>
<p>Some lecherous dude in the lounge asked her to take off the jacket, and that&#8217;s when I heard her say she was cold.  That&#8217;s such a weird thing to ask a stranger, &#8220;Hey, take off your jacket, let&#8217;s see what&#8217;s doing under there.&#8221;</p>
<p>Anyway, I&#8217;m sorry you don&#8217;t get to see what she was wearing underneath, but Google her and be jealous of what I did see when she first walked in.</p>
<p>Brooke&#8217;s mom, Linda, was a lot of fun.  She gave me tons of hugs and kisses between screaming at the top of her lungs in amazement at my <a href="http://zachwaldman.com/bookingrequests.html">magic show</a>.  There&#8217;s nothing better than having a cougar all over you and drawing lots of attention to it.  Linda may be the ultimate wing-woman.</p>
<p>I also chatted with Linda&#8217;s boyfriend, Charlie, for a bit.  He seemed like a nice guy but he was standing there holding Linda&#8217;s purse, so I kind of felt bad for him.  I just diverted my eyes like I didn&#8217;t see the vagina he was holding.</p>
<p>The truth is, I did him a favor by cropping the purse out of the picture.  You owe me one dude!</p>
<p>They really were a nice group of people.  Also, they&#8217;re fellow Floridians, so we had that bond.  I invited them to The Magic Castle; I&#8217;ll let ya know if I end up taking them.</p>
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		<title>Los Angeles Magician Zach Waldman&#8217;s Demo Video</title>
		<link>http://zachwaldman.com/194/los-angeles-magician-zach-waldmans-demo-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 09:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Waldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Event Entertainer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Event Magician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Magician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Party Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trade Show Magician]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video contains a sampling of magic by Magic Castle magician Zach Waldman.  It also contains testimonials from real clients.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Enjoy Fine Dining &amp; Incredible Entertainment</title>
		<link>http://zachwaldman.com/190/enjoy-fine-dining-incredible-entertainment-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Waldman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If You Enjoy Great Food &#038; Entertainment, Check Out This Unique Fine Dining Experience

As you may or may not know, I’ve been the house magician at Crustacean Restaurant in Beverly Hills, CA for seven years!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">If You Enjoy Great Food &amp; Entertainment, Check Out This Unique Fine Dining Experience</p>
<p>As you may or may not know, I’ve been the house magician at <a href="http://www.restaurantsbeverlyhills.net/">Crustacean Restaurant</a> in Beverly Hills, CA for <strong>seven</strong> years!</p>
<p>Now, you can have a private dining experience combined with wine pairings and a private comedy magic show performed by yours truly.</p>
<p>Go to <a href="http://www.restaurantsbeverlyhills.net/">restaurants Beverly Hills</a> for details.</p>
<p>Normally, it costs $500.00 to reserve the private dining room at Crustacean.  However, with this package deal, you get the private dining room for <strong>free.</strong></p>
<p>This unique night is for groups of 15 – 20 guests but 16 is the ideal number of people.  With such a small group, you’ll have an intimate dinner along with a sleight of hand close-up magic show.</p>
<p>You can make reservations right now by calling me at 310-922-6244.</p>
<p>If you visit <a href="http://www.restaurantsbeverlyhills.net/">restaurants Beverly Hills</a>, you can view the price fixed menu and all of the details.</p>
<p>Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.</p>
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		<title>Christmas Fun for The Office (it&#8217;s better than working)</title>
		<link>http://zachwaldman.com/161/christmas-fun-for-the-office-its-better-than-working/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Waldman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I was working as a full time comedian and magician, I had a lot of jobs.  Some of these jobs were actually in offices.  Can you imagine me sitting in an office all day?  They even expected me to be there in the morning!  Obviously, if you know me, you know how long I lasted under those conditions.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before I was working as a full time comedian and magician, I had a lot of jobs.  Some of these jobs were actually in offices.  Can you imagine me sitting in an office all day?  They even expected me to be there in the morning!  Obviously, if you know me, you know how long I lasted under those conditions.</p>
<p>However, just because you&#8217;re stuck in an office all day doesn&#8217;t mean Christmas fun can&#8217;t extend to your workplace. Depending on the environment where you work, it&#8217;s certainly possible to mix holiday fun with work.  If your boss doesn&#8217;t like it, scream Scrooge in his face and blame it on the eggnog the next day.</p>
<p>One obvious choice for some fun at the office during the holidays is to have a party. You could have several, in fact. How about a cookie exchange party? Plan to do this at lunchtime one day, and during that block of time, everyone brings several dozen cookies they made. You have to set a particular number of cookies for everyone to bring.  Here&#8217;s how it works:  Everyone has an empty plate, they go around the table picking up cookies that look good to them and place them on their plate. If everyone brought 3 dozen cookies, say, then everyone gets to take home 3 dozen cookies. This is not a particularly unique idea, but one that brings a bit of fun into the workplace.</p>
<p>Keeping in mind whether or not the public visits your workplace, you might choose to decorate. Why not have a Christmas tree decorating event? Everyone brings 6 ornaments and as a group activity, everyone decorates the tree. This is a good way to build team spirit and decorate your workplace at the same time.  Sure. it&#8217;ll probably piss off the Jews in your office, but my dad&#8217;s Jewish and he got over my family decorating for Christmas.  He even still sends me money.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget to institute a &#8220;secret Santa&#8221; event at work, where you secretly buy gifts for someone and have some type of gift exchange.</p>
<p>However, ever heard of a &#8220;Santa&#8217;s helper&#8221; activity? Someone in the group has to begin this on the sly. Essentially, this first person (the only one in the know about how the whole thing began) puts together a little gift. Ideally, it&#8217;s a basket with a few gift items in it. They might be decorative items, baked goods,  bath items, or whatever else seems appropriate. Attach a card saying that &#8220;Santa&#8217;s helper&#8221; dropped by and brought these items. Now the person who received the &#8220;helper&#8217;s&#8221; gift must put together a little something for someone else and &#8211; again on the sly &#8211; deliver it to the next person. It continues until everyone has received a visit from &#8220;Santa&#8217;s helper&#8221;.</p>
<p>Nothing brings people together like a group activity designed to help others. What if your office-mates came up with an activity designed to help people less fortunate at the holidays? You might adopt a local family and everyone in the office purchases items for that family. You might choose to purchase Christmas trees for needy families. If the public visits your office often, you might even begin a &#8220;sharing&#8221; tree and people can bring items to put under the tree for needy families or children. As a group activity, the office workers can then deliver these items to the needy.  If you did indeed scream Scrooge in your boss&#8217;s face, you&#8217;ll be the one delivering the gifts.</p>
<p>The particularly festive office might want to have someone come in and do a cooking demonstration. If there are enough people interested, you can hire a cook or baker to come into your office on your lunch hour and do a demonstration or class. Say you want to bake but don&#8217;t know what to bake this year. A baker can come in and demonstrate cookies or other goodies you might not have thought to make. Or someone can come in with ideas and samples for the perfect Christmas meal. These ideas are perfect for the environment where people work many hours and are quite busy but still want to do their regular cooking and baking each year.</p>
<p>Of course, the best thing you can do is hire entertainment for your company&#8217;s holiday party.  It&#8217;s not too late!  I still have dates open and would love to come and entertain at your office or wherever you&#8217;re having this year&#8217;s party.  Simply go to <a href="http://zachwaldman.com/bookingrequests.html">Los Angeles magician</a> and fill out a booking request form.</p>
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