I found out about this Lance Burton show from seeing his billboard on the way to Yucca Valley. Luckily I was driving because I screamed and flipped out. The last time I saw a Lance billboard was on the way to Las Vegas when he had his ongoing show at the Monte Carlo. I thought I was seeing things. I was delighted to hear that he was touring.
Where to start? This was my 2nd time seeing Lance perform. I’ve loved him for years — grew up with his poster on my wall. In 2006 I took a trip to Vegas to catch his show and The Briefs at Punk Rock Bowling. I caught The Briefs first and this was the marvelous day that they asked me about touring with them. AND then I got to turn around and see Lance in his grand show at the Monte Carlo. I bought merchandise — obviously.
This was my 3rd time catching a show at Fantasy Springs. I saw The Monkees 4 year ago when I was pregnant, and just barely showing, with Giuseppe. Last year, right before my grandpa passed, he babysat Giuseppe so we could catch Peter Frampton. I got in to that show thanks to his tour bus driver, my friend, Mark. Who, at one point, was also the tour bus driver when I was on tour. What I like about this venue is that it’s a completely different building away from the casino. Perfect to bring children to and you don’t have to smell all of the cigarette smoke.
This was our date night but when we saw the amount of kids that were there we felt guilty that we left ours behind. I should have known because Lance always chooses kids to help with his act. Our seats were pretty damn amazing — 10th row back and aisle seats. Lance is still hilarious. He always has guest magicians that come out and damn, was I laughing — I don’t think the ladies behind us stopped laughing. Lance did some big tricks and would end up in the crowd — how the hell does he do it? He did some little tricks that he showed everyone how to do. He talked about the event/person that made him want to be a magician when he was a little boy.
Being a person that used to sell merch a favorite trip of the night for me is checking out the merch table. It didn’t look like much but I loved how he does it. Pictures of all of his stuff on a few pieces of laminated papers. There was one with a variety of posters and another with goodies like a program. There was a tshirt display on the table for people to check out and touch the quality and designs of the shirts. All while everything was nicely tucked away behind the table. I love this idea because you don’t have to worry about stuff getting stolen, people setting stuff on the merch, spilling stuff on the merch, and endless touching and moving items. What you see is what you get. I bought a shirt that I will wear proudly.
And then — I heard the MAGIC words — signing after the show. SHUT UP! I got in line and I spotted Mr. Electric – Marvyn Roy. He was heading for the door and I had to step out of line to go up to him. He was a lovely man. He said that the phone was magic. I said, and I’m going to pop it up on the internet in 2 minutes and that’s ultra magic. I was told about Marvyn’s Magic Theater opening mid-September. Really looking forward to that. Some old guy sized me up about who and what I know about magic. I had to get back in line for Lance’s signing which meant I was last. Took about an hour and a half to finally make it. I was sweating because I was nervous. So nervous I couldn’t say anything. He asked if I enjoyed the show but I was too busy dying. He let me come behind the table for a picture and I was going to say that I was dying — but I couldn’t. You always worry about what your favorite people will be like in person. You hope that they’re nice. Lance, you are an amazing human being. Can’t wait to take the kids to the next show.
We enjoyed late night dinner at POM Restaurant. A really yummy spot. We always talk about how our kids would love hanging at the little eatery strip upstairs. The spots include a Pizza Kitchen, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and Starbucks. We also took a gander at the Fresh Grill Buffet but we didn’t have enough time before the show and it was closed by the time we got out. Lique is located at the entrance of the bowling alley and it’s a mod looking soda shoppe. The bowling alley also has a snack bar and arcade.
I give Fantasy Springs 2 thumbs up for shows. 2 thumbs up for food options for every occasion. 2 thumbs up for parking. 2 thumbs up for that Vegas feel. 2 thumbs up for being family friendly.
Want to see Lance Burton yourself? lanceburton.com
Thinking of taking a trip to Marvyn’s Magic Theater? marvynsmagictheater.com
Want to know more about Fantasy Springs? fantasyspringsresort.com
They have a lot of upcoming shows with some big names. fantasyspringsresort.com/entertainment
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