Who's Watching the Magician?

I love performing at the Georgia National Fair. We always have big crowds and the folks that work for the fair are so nice and professional. I do five shows a day some days, and my stands are always full. Lots of old friends and new friends are crowded into the bleachers...and, sometimes, there's standing room only. Once, while doing one of my shows, I looked to the back of the audience and there was Charlie Daniels watching my show. He was there to perform at Reeves Arena and just stopped by to watch me before he had to go in and do his show.

Other times, I have been honored to look up and see Governor Sonny Perdue in my audience. Years ago, before he became Governor, he would often be at some of the civic club lunches I would perform at around Middle Georgia. I don't know if he likes my shows or just likes the potential voters in the crowds... but it's always nice to have him in the audience!

I was presenting a show at the Cloister on Sea Island a few years ago and I had a big crowd for my "Full Evening" show...the one with the big stuff, like sawing a woman in half, levitating a lady, etc. After the show, an elderly man came up to tell me how much he enjoyed my magic. I was surprised and honored to find out he was retired General William Westmoreland.

Another time, also at the Cloister, I was doing "close-up" magic (coins, cards, etc.) for a company's Christmas party. While performing my "cups and balls" routine which uses very difficult slight of hand, I looked up to see Mack King watching. Mack is a magician with his own venue in Las Vegas. He was at the Cloister to do a private show for another company Christmas party. I was a nervous wreck the rest of my show!