#rick thomas

the rise and fall of rick and waylons relationship is something that will always be inside of my head.

the fact that they didnt really get along the best when waylon first joined, but then eventually they became quite close even going on boy dates together... n then like. in the events leading up to waylon leaving/getting fired... he got like. completely shitfaced n like kicked rick in the back all while rick was recovering from a back injury or something... n then from there rick just like. held onto that grudge.

idk if he still is all obstreperous towards waylon or not but ... knowing rick n his pettiness he probably at least is a tiny bit... but still... OUGH

i still dont know when they got divorced but I'm going to guess sometime between 2010 and 2015 ?? give or take.. somewhere between there... bcos I know on his myspace it said in 08 that he was still married or whatever ..... so rlly its like. idk sometime between 09 and like. 2015 or whatever . 2015 because someone said something in 2015 ab being glad they arent together anymore .

No trip to Branson, Missouri, would be complete without seeing the amazing stage show of Rick Thomas. Among the many honors presented to Rick Thomas include the coveted “Magician of the Year” by the Academy of Magical Arts and Magic’s highest recognition "Illusionist of the World" by the World Magic Awards. Thomas has also been featured on numerous national television specials including the NBC series "The World’s Greatest Magic" and “Masters of Illusion” on the CW plus other appearances on MTV, FOX, TLC, Animal Planet, the History Channel plus his own special on ABC.

Rick has completed five world tours covering over 50 countries, including sold out performances at Caesars Colosseum, headlining the Sydney Opera House in Australia and performing both on Broadway and Las Vegas. 

Few entertainers have succeeded in Las Vegas like Rick Thomas. His show ran consecutively for 15 years in the most magnificent theaters on the Las Vegas Strip, performing a staggering 600 shows a year. He is honored to have received the Key to the City of Las Vegas and also titled the most successful show for families in its history.

In this podcast, you will get to know the man behind the illusions and the cats. Though Rick no longer works with big cats on stage, he is still committed to helping this endangered species. He chats about working with big cats and the dangers. He also talks about his career in Las Vegas and around the world that has landed him “softly” in Branson where he may end up retiring…if there is such a thing for a world class illusionist.

Rick Thomas “Mansion of Dreams” - Buy discount Tickets

So it seems all of Greenville's fundamentalist community is a-buzz about mental illness: Mazak, Pettit, and, of course, our other Friends of the Archive, Daniel Berger and Rick Thomas.

After Pettit's statement that there's something mentally wrong with his faculty member, Greg Mazak, Rick Thomas and Daniel Berger get together over coffee again. Rick advises parents and teacher that if a person has "suicidal ideations," the problem is probably that ol' yarn: peer pressure. At 1:45, he states:

When helping a person with suicidal thoughts, one area you must address is their relationships. We are relational beings. Those considering taking their lives have influences that are not helpful. What are their bad companions? It could be people, places, and things: the music they listen to or the news they watch. It could be their friends or their circumstances. When you engage this person, please note all their relational connections, and make your appeals to create redemptive companions and contexts that will help them.

I tell you what, folks. Get the child to a professional. Don't do this yourself. You need a credential expert, not your own personal hangups about rap music or Rachel Maddow.

Daniel Berger joined Rick Thomas in 2017. And if you watch their coffee talks, you can get a sense of their uncredentialed ideas. 

Like this genius one. And by genius, I mean, fallacious:

I'm not saying Kraepelin didn't actually believe his theory... It wasn't like he was saying, "I'm just gonna hoodwink people." But that whole eugenic theory was based on, it's actually what compelled scientifically the Nazis to accept Kraepelinianism the whole eugenic theory that Ernst Rüdin carried out.

It’s not worth the energy to unravel this. You can search about Emil Kraepelin and Ernst Rüdin yourself. But the argument is nothing by reductio ad Hitlerum.