… Ronald Reagan became president,
… Wheel of Fortune premiered,
… Simon & Garfunkel played in Central Park for over half a million people,
… and I was a 16-year old kid getting my first salaried job as a magician at a local restaurant — First Place West in Brookfield, Wisconsin. This old article talks about my dreams of having a larger stage show and how I dreamt of doing bigger and bigger tricks:
“I just sent for my biggest and best trick. It’s a big wooden crate. I’ll be placed in a bag with my hands and feet tied; the box will be chained and locked; my sister will stand on the crate with a curtain around us. In just 3 seconds, I will be holding the curtain and Debbie will be tied up in the locked box!”
Here I am now, 26 years later, and the dream has come true — and the tricks have certainly gotten bigger!
By the way, you may have guessed by now, but that’s not Suzan in the picture, that’s my sister Debbie.
