August 2006

In only three days we begin the 2006 EVP tour. We've got three new routines, Nick Wells is back on the team, and this semester we're doing something completely new: we'll be bringing the complete life-on-the-road experience home to you. Read on for details:

The new routines - We've created three brand-new, 100% exclusive effects for this semester, and one of them is so good, we're naming the tour after it. It's an idea I came up with about a year ago, and after months of research, trial-and-error, and prototyping, I'm proud to announce is a hit. I premiered it last month, and the response was AMAZING. In 8 years of touring nationwide, I've never seen anything like this in a live show.

Click on www.you-will-scream.com to see a teaser trailer for this effect (requires flash 8 and a fast internet connection, if the video gets choppy, just hit 'refresh' on your browser). And remember that all those responses came from just the first 3 shows I tried the effect.

Next up: the return of Nick Wells - Most of you remember Nick as our very first intern on the road. Well, now he's graduated from Texas A&M University, and re-enlisted for another semester on the road. Here's the thing, though: if he's no longer a student, then that means he's no longer an intern. Which means I need all you people to make up a badass title for him (because I'm too lazy). This year he'll be managing logistics for the show (moving stuff), handling super-secret backstage covert activities (making the tricks work), and acting as chief documentarian for the upcoming "Brian Brushwood on the Road" weekly video series. Send your suggestions to titles@shwood.com and the person with the winning title for Nick will get both a brand-new "Brian Brushwood" t-shirt, and a "EVP Tour" t-shirt.

...and finally: look below for the fall EVP tour schedule! We still have some openings available, so if you see me close to your town and want to bring me to your college, drop me a note, and we might just be able to work you in.

Brian Brushwood
Bizarre Magic, Inc.
http://www.shwood.com/

AUGUST 2006
18 - Colorado State University, Greeley, CO
19 - Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
20 - Texas Lutheran, Seguin, TX
22 - Florida Southern, Lakeland, FL
23 - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO
24 - travel day, Chicago, IL
25 - Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
26 - St. Norberts College, De Pere, WI
27 - day off, WI area
28 - Northeast Wisconsin Tech, Green Bay, WI
29 - Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
30 - Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
31 - Dakota Wesleyan, Mitchell, SD

SEPTEMBER 2006
01 - University of Wyoming, Laramie, SD
02 - Travel Day, Las Vegas, NV
06 - University of New England
08 - Carrol College, Waukesha, WI
09 - University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
13 - Johnson State College, VT
20 - SUNY Oneonta, NY
21 - ?Portland, OR? (trying to work travel for this one)
29 - Southwestern Universtiy, Georgetown, TX
30 - Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

OCTOBER 2006
05 - Arkansas State University - Beebe, AR
06-08 NACA south regional conference Birmingham, AL
12-15 NACA central regional conference, Little Rock, AR
13 - Northern Arizona University
19 - (hold) Furman University, SC
21 - Western State College of Colorado,Gunnison, CO
26-29 SHOWCASING NACA mid-atlantic regional, Lancaster, PA
31 - Rowan University, NJ

NOVEMBER 2006
02-03 NACA Northeast, Marlborough, MA
04 - University of IA
09-12 NACA Mid-America Regional Conference, Peoria, IL
12-14 NACA West Conference, Reno, NV