Last Thursday Sally and I took a trip to Norwood because it's beautiful this time of year or because there's a magic store and I needed a few things. Bill was kind enough to show us a few of his tricks and that is cheap entertainment folks. Bill is probably in his seventies and has been a magician for most of his life. There was a couple of guys from Dallas in the shop at the same time and boy are those Texans gullible. Seems that the one thing in Texas that might not be big is their ability catch on even after seeing the same trick for the fifth time. But I do digress. Bill showed us a couple of magic tricks that were his own doing and the right thing to do when that happens is to buy them, so I did. You may be wondering about now what this has to do with the title of my blog entry or for the Monahan family as well. I asked Bill if he knew a magician by the name of Wayne Handley and his eyes lit up and a smile as big as a Montana sky appeared between his ears. " Now there was a funny guy", said Bill. Sally never had the pleasure of witnessing Uncle Wayne's red nose nor having to endure his red panty salute but she sure did get an earful of his legacy. The real professionals remember Wayne the clown, Wayne the magician and Wayne the man who could make you laugh when he smirked prior to delivering the punch line. We went to Norwood to pick up some magic, who would have thought the visit would have been so magical. We miss Uncle Wayne but he hasn't been forgotten. Norwood is beautiful this time of year.
2 comments:
What a wonderful story. This is just what I intended for the Monahan Family Site.
every few months I find my one magic trick. I then proceed to amaze a few people for a few weeks and then it gets put away for awhile.Not sure if I learned the trick from Wayne or Thom (via Wayne), but every time I find it I think of those two clowns. Nice post Thom.
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