Matthew Legare - The Man, The Myth, the Lensmaster (the hype!)
Once he got a taste for the stage, he never stopped chewing the scenery. Now he comes to Squidoo, driven by a need to mouth off about topics he knows a thing or two about - Magic, Theatre, Books, Renaissance Faires, Computers, random internet things... and anything else they will let him get away with!
A bit more background may be in order...
Matthew bounced around from state to state in his formative years - 26 moves before he graduated (his third) high school in 1985. He started dabbling in magic during his early teens - a pretty common time to do so according to Mentalist and overall Magic Genius Person Max Maven - but set it aside till the time came for him to find a way to cover his expenses when participating in one of the many Renaissance Faires in Northern California.In 2001, the Tobias the Adequate magic show was born, and Matthew lept headfirst into the world of magic with a lack of fear and / or foresight which is pretty par for the course for the guy. He's spent quite a bit of time and money getting up to his elbows in the industry, doing shows at fairs and festivals all up and down the west coast of the United States of America, and writing short, occasionally pithy articles about what he's found, his opinions, experiences, and random speculation.
And then someone told him about Squidoo. Well, I hope you're satisfied!
The AdequateBlogFeed
Behold His Foray into ... THE BLOGOSPHERE!
Matthew's "Semi-Professional" blog, hosted by Today.com, in which he babbles about things of interest to him, primarily Magic and Renaissance Faires, as this is where he does his thing as Tobias the Adequate.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byThe Adequate Empire
Gaze Upon My Works, Ye Mighty and... uh... like... read 'em or something.
All empires have to start somewhere, and here in Squidootopia, Matthew has staked his claim with this small yet mighty selection below. Said selection can only grow with time (assuming no one stops him).-
Forest Grove, Oregon
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Incorporated in 1872, this sleepy little suburb of Portland is home to a University, several wineries, a Barbershop Quartet festival, a Medieval Faire, and the World's Largest Barber Pole.
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Books on Magic History for Non-Magicians
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While Magic's secrets are closely guarded by their keepers, its history isn't a secret - just obscure. I've picked out some great books on magic history, written by great writers. You don't have to be a full fledged "Magic Geek" to enjoy these books...
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Tobias the Adequate
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Here you can see, hear, read, and occasionally be very very confused by the wonder and strangeness that is the Tobias the Adequate Show! HOLY COW! Currently, this lens is part of the Fresh Squids contest for January 2009! Woohoo!
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5 Books for New Magicians
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Getting in to magic is easy these days - just go to a web site and type in your credit card number for a 5 minute video clip that costs $20! But if you want to save your money, get some good starting wisdom and perhaps save your sanity, you can do a...
Links to the other branches of his Empire
Man does not live on Squid Alone!
- The Official Tobias the Adequate Site
- A website in which Matthew promotes his wacky festival magic show as magician "Tobias the Adequate"
- Matthew's LiveJournal
- More "personal" and less "professional" than his AdequateBlog, containing more ramblings and twitterings
- Matthew's Twitter
- Random blurbs throughout his day, some of which may have a bearing on lenses and blogs, and others are just whatever comes out of his head at the time. Back before the Internet, this would be known as "babbling like a fool". Thank goodness for the Internet!
- Matthew's MySpace
- Yep. He has a MySpace page, on which he links to... darn near everything else you might find here. Of course, if you're on MySpace, you could do worse than "friend" him, right?
Stuff Matthew Sells on CafePress
He Sells T-Shirts Down by the Seasho- oh nevermind.
The Official Shill T-Shirt
"SHILL" badge on the front - Logo on the back!
Price: 19.99
The Working Shill Golf Shirt
Because even SHILLs have to have day jobs!
Price: 22.00
The Cheap Shill T-Shirt
Our Economy Model - Let 'em know you're a Tobias Shill AND Frugal!
Price: 10.00
What? Zazzle Too?
Matthew and his eBay Auctions
Because an empire has to find funding somewhere
For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, Matthew's seeking funding for his burgeoning empire through the vending of trifles like magic tricks and comic books and such... browse and if you find something interesting, bid!
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Speak to me, my people! ... ok. Sign my guestbook.
Delusions of grandeur are all well and good, but come on - a Lens can't live on that all but itself...
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- a_willow a_willow Feb 2, 2009 @ 8:58 am
- You are one of December graduates! Come by and answer few questions to show the way to those who will follow! Wish you many, many more great lenses!
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