Nothing Happens Until You Dream

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They say imitation of the most sincere form of flattery...but is it really.  In this episode, based on Chapter 35 of Rick Thomas' book Nothing Happens Until You Dream, Rick tells Tammy Trujillo about how learning involves copying when you start something but at some point, a person needs to take what they've learned and begin creating for themselves.  Rick talks abou...

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When you're three and your parents are in their 30s, that gap is huge.  But as we get older (and our parents do too) that gap seems to narrow and change.  In this chapter of world renowned illusionist Rick Thomas' book The Tiger Whisker, Rick talks with Tammy Trujillo about how that relationship changes but at the same time, stays the same.  Rick tells Tammy about hi...

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We've all been inspired by someone at sometime in our lives and in this episode from Rick Thomas' book Nothing Happens Until You Dream, Rick tells Tammy Trujillo about some of the famous magicians who inspired him to create his own magic and his master illusion Mansion of Dreams which he currently performs in Branson, Missouri.  Rick explains that to be inspired is n...

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We've all heard the phrase - Practice Makes Perfect.  But does it? World famous magician Rick Thomas started his performing career in ballroom dancing and along with his sister Tamara, were champions.  You can bet he heard that line a lot.  But in Chapter 33 of his book The Tiger Whisker, he tells co-host Tammy Trujillo that it wasn't until high school that he found ...

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The mind is a very powerful thing. Just ask World-Reknown Illusionist Rick Thomas.  Everything that you see in his amazing stage show - Mansion of Dreams - started as a thought in his mind and through his magic, he has made them become reality.  In this episode from Rick's book The Tiger Whisker, Rick tells Tammy Trujillo how, as a child, he truly believed he could fly. T...

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Costumes are a major part of a grand stage show like Rick Thomas' Mansion of Dreams. In this episode, Dress for Success, Rick and Tammy Trujillo talk about how those costumes help make the magic come alive for not just the audience but for the performers as well...and how that concept can also apply to our daily lives.  Rick talks about how he feels a committment to look ...

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Everyone wants to be satisfied - but should we be?  That's the question world famous illusionist Rick Thomas looks at as he and Tammy Trujillo explore Chapter 30 of his book The Tiger Whisker.  Rick talks about the one illusion that he wanted so badly early in his career and that he finally got and mastered, but that it only led to wanting more.  That one illusion lead to...

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Yes, it's true!  World Famous Illusionist Rick Thomas mows his own lawn at his home in Branson, MO.  Not because he can't find a gardener or because he just likes to do it.  In this episode, Rick tells Tammy Trujillo why he chooses to mow his own lawn and what it means to him.  Rick and Tammy also talk about the passing of famed magician Dirk Arthur and Rick recalls ...

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Saying Good-bye to someone special in your life is often hart.  For world-reknown illusionist Rick Thomas, saying good-bye to his magnificent tigers was heartbreaking, but the time had come.  In this episode of Nothing Happens Until You Dream, Rick talks about his life with and after the tigers and explains how he knew his Las Vegas show had to go on without them.  Then he tal...

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When you have a signed contract, you have a done deal right?  Maybe not, at least not if you are in Korea.  In this episode of Nothing Happens Until You Dream, we explore Chapter 26 of Rick Thomas' book The Tiger Whisker.  Find out what happens when Rick is faced with being stranded in Korea with his entire cast and five of his tigers.  And Rick and Tammy Trujillo talk ab...

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We all have them - good days and bad days.  In this episode, world-famed illusionist Rick Thomas talks about what happens when a 700-pound tiger has a bad day and tells one harrowing story that left him injured just hours before his Las Vegas Show.  Plus Tammy Trujillo and Rick talk about how easy it is to make anyone's day better and why that is important to everyone.   

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A huge stage, elaborate set, dancers, music - what could go wrong.  You'd be surprised.  In this episode, World Famous Magician Rick Thomas talks about the times that things have gone wrong during his elaborate stage shows in Las Vegas, Branson and around the world and recounts one time when even he was at a loss for words!  Tammy Trujillo and Rick agree that while we all...

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In this episode, master illusionist Rick Thomas talks about his recent birthday and birthdays in general and why he says the wrong person is being celebrated.  Rick tells Tammy Trujillo why he has always believed the celebration should include your mother.  After all, she is the one who did all the work to bring you into the world!   Rick also recounts a touching story of what...

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Letting go of the past can be one of the hardest things to do.  Memories of even the tiniest things can suddenly come into your mind without a bit of prompting and sometimes they can be harmful and even devastating.  Rick Thomas faces his past every night when he performs his amazing Mansion of Dreams and in this chapter he and Tammy Trujillo talk about facing and confronting ...

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Not everything is what it appears to be! Sounds like we are talking about Rick Thomas' spectacular magic, but not this time.  In this episode, Rick talks about a night when he was performing in Las Vegas that he could not keep his eyes off a man sitting in the front row because no matter what he did, no matter how amazing the illusion, this man would simply not react.  An...

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This is the episode you have been waiting for - The Tiger Whisker!  It's not the end of the podcast - far from it - but it is the story that propelled Rick Thomas to write the book and it is the story that changed his life and how he views the world.  Bring your tissues because both Rick and Tammy Trujillo choked up on this amazing story of how one small gesture meant so ...

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Tigers played a huge role in world-famous illusionist Rick Thomas's show for many years - not just in Las Vegas - Rick took his show all over the world.  So what does it take to travel around the world with six very large and powerful tigers?  Rick talks about how he did it and what it cost! And it wasn't just about sharing his magic with people everywhere, it was al...

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Is there really such a thing as a 'typical' day when you work with six magnificent and powerful tigers?  There is if you are world-famed illusionist RIck Thomas.  In this episode of Nothing Happens Until You Dream, Rick tells Tammy Trujillo about what it took to keep those tigers healthy and happy and transport them each day to his showroom in Las Vegas and then back...

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Are orange Siberian Tigers really orange?  And do White Tigers really exist?  What in the world is a Liger? The answers may surprise you.  In this episode, world-famous illusionist Rick Thomas talks with Tammy Trujillo about the perils currently faced by Siberian tigers, the origins of White Tigers and how Ligers came to be.  It's an episode dealing with some very interes...