Larry, you mentioned you were in the Army. Any performing done for the USO? I just enlisted in the Navy, under the terms of doing USO shows. Thanks so much,

Tomasko

Im in the airforce for four years now stationed in wyoming and w ehave a thing called Tops and Blues I want to try out buti need to come-up with a stage act. Im a close-up performer. Any Advice Larry?

This sounds like the military has changed a bit. When I was in the Army, we did shows as part of a "Special Services" unit. USO was strictly for civilians who were entertaining troops. Many years after my Army service, I did a number of USO tours but never heard of servicemen in the USO at that time. Has this changed?

I was in the Military Police. I performed at the Officers Club at Ft. Meade. Special Services while stationed at Operation Southern Pines. And finally while stationed at the Maryyland Military District as an assistant to the Provost Marshal. It was during this period that I made the conversion from magic to mentalism. The full story is in the bio in Stunners.

Well didn't know that I am Military police in the airforce. And as far as tops and blues. its a program that usually has singers and actors but if you try out andget excepted then you will be released from your unit for a year to trave l with everyone else to everybase in the world to perform.

It was my magical background that enabled me to perform my way into the MP when the other guys I went in with ended up in the tank corps. With a service audience comedy is king. It wasn't till I performed at the retirement party of my C.O. that I converted to mentalism. Shortly thereafter I was honorably discharged in 1953. I never went back to magic, but I did retain the desire to get a laugh, especially if I was the butt of the joke.