Hey TC,
hope you don't mind me asking but what does TC stand for?

Yeah! It would be "Too Cool" to know what your initials mean!

T C Tahoe

Ok, here is what happened, mostly.

I had been working on a satirical silent act. It was meant to make fun of how cool magicians thought they were. It was a real fun 7-minute act. It sorta took off, more then I had thought it would.

I was offered a job opening up for this Hawaiian rock band in Lake Tahoe. I should point out I was only seventeen at the time, so I started acting like an ass, bragging’ about going to Tahoe. One of my friends said, sarcastically, “I guess we’ll have to start callin’ you MR. Tahoe”. Yes, I thought, that’s the name of the character.

And it was, for a long time. Then the act started to grow, I had people asking if they could just book Mr. Tahoe. I needed a first name. Then I remembered there was this guy I used to performer with, I won’t mention any names, but people used to call him, again sarcastically Too Cool, ‘cause he really thought he was.

So, that is what it all stands for, Too Cool Tahoe.

Now it’s your turn, where does the name Reno Mazaratti come from?

I used to be partners with a guy (actually he was the talented one, I rode on his coat tails) who eventually became big time. He had a character and we needed a character to go along with his, our first idea was sir reginald geek. I guess I should be glad that one didn't stick.

Anyway Reno Mazaratti seemed to fit. Now I just use the name on the Internet so he knows it's me. At least I hope he knows it's me. Like I said he kind of hit the big time in magic and I'm not sure how much time he spends surfing the magic boards. Heck I don't spend much time on them. I'm a lurker. Anyway, that's my story.

OK, just stop it.

Ladies and Gentlemen (Ok and magicians),

This is Kelly Jennings. One of the best coin men I have ever known. Riding on my coat tails, indeed.

By the way, remember how ***** your father was when he saw the ad with your caricature and the name under it was “The Geek”?