Christmas Festivities

I was chatting to a magician on the phone last night and he was talking about how a lot of companies are booking entertainment, then cancelling their entire functions a week or two later. He sees it as simply a reflection of the current world economic situation.

So I wasn't surprised to hear from a client, who was interested in having me entertain with a show and some close up magic at a Christmas luncheon in mid-December, ringing this morning to cancel. Their function was still going ahead, but "in light of the current financial situation" they had a meeting with their directors who decided it would be more "appropriate" to replace the entertainment at their staff Christmas party with a guest speaker who would talk about superannuation.

Merry Christmas!