Conjuring Up Sid Caesar by Keith Varnum

Love focuses attention. When you really love something, you

are naturally pouring your interest and appreciation toward

the object of your love. The driving core of this concern and

care, on an electro-magnetic level, is creative life force. As

our love flows toward the object of our love, the object is

filled with our vital energy, enthusiasm and joy. This

energetic connection to the object magnetically pulls the

object into our sphere of experience. We attract that which we

love. It becomes created within our world.



I love the humor of Sid Caesar, one of our culture's most

talented and observant comedians. I especially enjoyed the

wild and batty characters he presented on his television show

in the 1950s. One of my favorite caricatures was called "The

Professor." An exuberant, pompous man, The Professor

pontificated in an exaggerated, self-absorbed way about

scholarly subjects, using long words, complex phrases and

complicated logic. In taking these qualities to the extreme

and the absurd, Sid Caesar helped me to release the

frustration and impatience of a lifetime of having to listen

to people just like The Professor: my father, athletic

coaches, countless school teachers, and many other authorities

and experts.



It was almost time to break for lunch at a workshop I was

conducting in New York City. To illustrate a certain point, I

was describing to the group a particular bit of shtick Sid

Caesar had done in the early days of television.



Playing The Professor, he lectured verbosely about his

subject, as usual, using convoluted sentences and ridiculous

reasoning. As he built up to a dramatic climax and was just

about to make his main point, his tie-rigid and stiff-would

flip up into his face. Each and every time the tie

unceremoniously interrupted his presentation, the studio

audience broke into gales of laugher. Knowing his tie was

going to snap up in his face every time The Professor built to

a crescendo, I laughed in anticipation along with the

audience. We couldn't wait for that tie to flip up into his

face again. The more arrogant and pompous The Professor

became, the more we anticipated his forthcoming humiliation.

There was also a mild sexual undertone to the skit which,

while never discussed, was always present in regards to the

rigid, erect tie.



With unbounded respect and admiration for the humor of Sid

Caesar, I acted out the skit for the group. To our shared

delight, I was able to demonstrate the hilarity of The

Professor, as well as convey the keen insight into human

nature Sid Caesar possessed.



My good buddy and co-presenter Tobias was in the class. He

grew up in Sweden and had never heard of Sid Caesar. My loving

re-enactment stirred an acute curiosity in Tobias to know more

about this icon of American comedy. The rest of the

participants in the gathering had been raised on American

television. Lunch forgotten for the moment, members of the

group began to share their own fond memories of the beloved

comedian with Tobias. Like me, several people even acted out

their favorite routines. It ended up being a Sid Caesar

"Love-In" as people remembered how much they looked forward to

his performances on The Ed Sullivan Show and how much they

treasured his talent and comedy.



We finally broke for lunch. Tobias and I decided to eat our

meal in Central Park. As the elevator made its way to the main

floor, Tobias mused aloud, "You know, I'd really like to meet

this guy, Sid Caesar."



I replied nonchalantly, "He probably lives in Hollywood, and

I'm not even sure if he's still alive."



With an air of uncommon determination, Tobias countered, "No,

I really must meet him. He sounds like a unique and wonderful

man."



Then, as we crossed the street bordering Central Park, I saw a

stately gentleman coming toward us who looked exactly like Sid

Caesar! I couldn't believe my eyes. He appeared older than I

remembered Mr. Caesar, but he bore an uncanny resemblance to

the comedian. I whispered to Tobias, "You know, that man looks

just like Sid Caesar.



Peering closely at the man approaching us, my friend-who had

never seen Mr. Caesar in person or on television-pronounced in

no uncertain terms, "He is Sid Caesar. I can tell."



"No, it couldn't be," I responded incredulously.



Tobias' solution was to find out for sure. We walked over to

the stranger. Tobias introduced himself as being from Sweden.

He asked the gentleman if he was Sid Caesar. Sure enough, he

was! Not only did he not mind identifying himself, but Mr.

Caesar was very willing to spend some time chatting animatedly

with us. What a treat.



For ten minutes, we listened to jokes and stories, enjoying

the man who was the same funny, friendly being we'd all talked

about before lunch. Tobias' wish was granted. He met Sid

Caesar and experienced firsthand the joy, warmth, openness and

humor of this extraordinarily gifted man.



Like vibration creates like vibration by attracting that which

exists on the same wavelength or frequency. The vibration of

our love pulled to it the object of our love. The affection

and admiration we had poured into the personage of Sid Caesar

vibrationally attracted his very real spirit to meet us in

Central Park. What a magical and wondrous universe we live

in!





Drawing from the wisdom of native and ancient spiritual

traditions, Keith Varnum shares his 30 years of practical success

as an author, personal coach, acupuncturist, filmmaker, radio

host, restaurateur, vision quest guide and international seminar

leader with "The Dream Workshops". Keith helps people get the

love, money, and health they want with his F-r-e-e Prosperity

Ezine,F-r-e-e Abundance Tape and F-r-e-e Coaching at

http://www.TheDream.com.