Free Hugs

I've noticed a number of students with "Free Hugs" signs around campus for the past couple of years. I thought it was something for a class, or a BYU thing or something. When I thought up this I had no idea that "Free Hugs" was an international movement that was started by a man in Australia that calls himself Juan Mann. (You can read a bit about it here) So I was planning this "Free Hugs" idea not sure if anyone would be familiar with it at all. Then I saw that Oct. 14th was national Free Hugs day when I was watching the Oct. 14th edition of the campus news show I-News. (I wasn't on the crew that day so I didn't see the story until I dowloaded the podcast on the 21st. You can subscribe to I-News on i-Tunes if you want) So I'm late I missed National "Free Hugs" Day, but hey I'm still doing some "Free Hugs" comics.

I had the chance to catch The Great Kaplan with a friend this weekend. Kaplan is a magician, who does sort of a comedy show along with his illusions. He had some good tricks, some good jokes, and a thing for bowling balls. He started the show by making a bowling ball appear (by shooting a spitball towards the cieling, where upon a bowling ball dropped through a bag he had just opened. Later on that ball and another floated to the cieling. The balls stayed there for the rest of the show) It was a good show and I'd say that if you see him passing through somewhere near you it would be a fun show to go to.