When your stage name "Magic Bus" far predates Magic Johnson, The Magic Bus by The Who, and all the bus lines and kiddie books that now feature "The Magic Bus." When you, like most magicians, trustingly and obviously forgot to patent or copywrite any magic ideas, capture or save any original web site addresses, or save any trade names including any old designs or stage personas. Yikes! When if you did any of the above, you'd be spending a small fortune each year!

When your favorite part of the Phantom of the Opera is when the sparks shoot off the Phantom's staff or when he appears in the mirror to Christine.

When the mailman gives you a dirty look when he delivers the monthly supply of magic magazines and catalogs.

When you can't walk around in your basement because of the piles of magic stuff all over the place- a tornado would be neater.

Posted: Jun 15, 2009 8:50pm
When you dropped everything and read your copy of "ADVANCE" issue number 6 that arrived in the mail today. That you considered buying the Double Silk Load Genii Tube advertised in ADVANCE even though you already own a single silk load Genii tube.

When someone asks you about one particular routine of Mark Wilson and you know exactly which episode of Allakazam it is on.

That you had your Dad drive you as a kid over 3 hours to the Michigan State Fair in Detroit to see Mark Wilson perform. That you when you see the Dough Boy, you think of Mark Wilson.

When you still refuse to wash the hand that Nani Darnell touched in that grocery store parking lot back in the 1950's when she gave you your magic wand and buddha paper trick you got for proving you bought a 6 pack of Dr. Pepper and a package of Neuhauff franks.

You still carry the Rebo the clown autographed picture in your wallet...

When your car has no space to carry any passengers at all and all the space is packed full of magic stuffs.

When you know Homer Hudson.

When you can actually say you watched Ted Quan nearly impale Trixie Dodson Bond on that sword suspension.

That you saw Jack Gwynne perform live the trick that is now etched into his tombstone.

That you know the name of the non-magic magazine Bob Lund used to edit.

Posted: Jun 16, 2009 8:41pm
That you have been in the basement of the library of The American Museum of Magic. And in the basement at Abbott's. Or paid for Andre' Kole's dinner. Or absolutley love ridiculously obscure magic name dropping...

That you might elude to AK as being an obscure magic name, which makes mine completely moot and unmentionable.



Jay (don't mention it) Hoffman Leslie

When you know the name of the TV show that Lou Derman used to write for that involved an animal act.

When you know the names of all he band members that Richard Himber played with.

When you still have an original key-r-ect.

When you have a picture of Lou and Francis; autographed!

When you do not know who the guys those guys above were mentioning eventhough you have all kind of info about magic.

When you go to Abbott's just to hear the floor squeak...

When you cannot stop making different versions or designs of the same prop.