John Shackelford - The Transformation

I am John Shackelford a Magician and Comedian. With this blog I don't want to sell you anything or try and convince you to come watch me perform I simply want to give the world a backstage look at what I am doing and my goals and how I am acheiving them.
I have toured the country with Mickey Avalon and Ke$ha, I have been featured on MTV as well as FOX News, I Predicted the 2010 SuperBowl LIVE on WILD 104.9 (Oklahoma City) 3 weeks prior to the SuperBowl. I am 19 years old (20 this year!!) I love meeting new people and doing awesome things. Feel free to chat with me I'd love to get your feedback whether it's positive or negative and I'll do my best to always respond.
I'm looking to further my Magical Career and boldly go where no Magician has gone before and with this blog and the other social media tid bits I will be throwing out there you will get to see exactly how I do it and potentially how you could do it too.

Posted 2 years ago

WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?

Asked by tumblrbot

Sometimes I feel like I remember bits and pieces of being a baby, but the first memories I really have are of my 3rd birthday party.
Week 1…..

Posted 2 years ago

     Well my primary goal with my journey here is getting into shape. I want to lose a total of 55 pounds by september. Now I’m not saying I’m superficial or anything along the lines but I need a good confidence boost, I would love to be in shape not just for my career but for me. I’ve always been the “fat kid” when I was in 10th grade I weighed in at 300 pounds, I played soccer and ended up losing 100 pounds. In 11th grade I didn’t neccessarily get complemented well I did, but not in a way that really made me feel good about myself. People said things like “Damn he lost a lot of weight” as flattered as I am that you noticed that you were no longer in my gravitational pull, it’s not what I wanted.

   I want so much more than that, I want to be able to run around and not feel like an elephant trampled me. I want to be seen as a real person not as the “fat kid” that does cool magic tricks. I want to be known for who I am (John Shackelford if you have been keeping track) I am a pretty nice guy, I accept just about everyone, I have enough life experiences so far that I can relate to just about anyone. When you think of John Shackelford I want you to think of me, does that make any sense? Seriously google the name John Shackelford there is a UFC fighter and me and several others, although I think John David Shackelford and Myself are the most notable. Go ahead look up John David he is a nice guy plus he’s a badass UFC fighter! As much as I would love to hop into a ring and knock some bitches out and then have them pick a card being the multifacited type that I am I doubt I could put in that much work and I like my face too much for that.

   I have several other goals as well, I want to take the entertainment industry and shake it up a bit letting the world know that a Magician like myself can perform with america’s top 40 and still rock your socks, which thus far I have only scratched the surface. SO through this long winded rant I am telling you, I John Shackelford will take this world by storm one step at a time. All the while I will be ranting and raving about it as much as possible : )

    I will also include videos and pictures and maybe even podcasts, I am also thinking of hosting an online late night show once a week, but I would like to gain some popularity first.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this I promise next time I won’t sound like such a premadonna : )

If you’d like please visit my youtube channel www.youtube.com/JohnShack

or my facebook, or myspace, or twitter!