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“Now, You’re Sure I Cannot Escape?”

At times, I exceeded 100 mph as I moved along the roads to the Magic Capital of the World. As I turned south towards the Indiana boarder along US 69, I slowed it up a little. I dropped it down to 91 mph because the roads were bumpy and for some reason I thought I should.

I soon saw why. A Michigan State Trooper saw my excessive and unsafe speed and followed me for about a quarter mile before pulling me over.

?You know that I pulled you over because you were speeding?? he asked.

?Yes, sir, I saw your car and tried to hit the brakes but I guess not enough to slow down.?

?Well, you were going 91 in a 70 mph zone. Where we heading so quickly.?

?I?m going to the Close-Up Magic Convention at Abbott?s in Colon.?

?Is that this weekend?? he asked. He seemed genuinely interested. ?Are you a magician??

I handed my driver?s license, insurance card and registration as I told him I was.

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“Now, You’re Sure I Cannot Escape?”

I soon saw why. A Michigan State Trooper saw my excessive and unsafe speed and followed me for about a quarter mile before pulling me over.

?You know that I pulled you over because you were speeding?? he asked.

?Yes, sir, I saw your car and tried to hit the brakes but I guess not enough to slow down.?

?Well, you were going 91 in a 70 mph zone. Where we heading so quickly.?

?I?m going to the Close-Up Magic Convention at Abbott?s in Colon.?

?Is that this weekend?? he asked. He seemed genuinely interested. ?Are you a magician??

I handed my driver?s license, insurance card and registration as I told him I was.

?What do you think about that ?Masked Magician??? he asked.

?I think he?s terrible,? I said. ?He?s taking food out of the mouths of little kids that happen to have a mom or a dad who?s a magician.?

He agreed with me as he read my papers. ?I bet you like that David Blaine, though, huh??

I told him I really did like Blaine. ?He?s done a lot to revitalize magic,? I said.

?Yeah, but I think he has lucky camera angles, sometimes.?

I realized this was not just a State Trooper who liked magic, this was someone who knew magic.

?Timothy, or Tim, I?ll be back in a second.?

He walked back to his patrol car and I tried not to stare at him as I sat there wondering what kind of ticket I was going to get. I already had two speeding tickets plus an illegal turn. Conceivably, I could be going to jail or something.

He came back to my car and I was shaking like I shake after I escape from the Kellar Rope-Tie. You know that shake. It?s involuntary and you look like a dork but you can?t stop.

?Tim, I?m going to give you a break on this one,? he said. ?I?m going to write you as going less than 5 mph over. So no points, minor fine and you?re good to go.?

I thanked him. But he didn?t leave the car.

?Can you show me a trick?? he asked.

?Sure!? I?m always ready to show a trick. I pulled out my Pro-M deck and did a revelation of his selected card while he stood outside my window and the trucks whizzed past us.

He was blown away. If you?re going to use a marked deck, do it on a highway with lots of traffic. No chance of getting caught when your audience is afraid of getting made into bumper bait.

?Hey, Tim,? the officer said. ?How long is this convention going on??

I told him the Gala Show was at 6:00 pm.

?Maybe I?ll make it for that,? he said. He got back into his car and escorted me to the Coldwater exit and waved good-bye.

I looked at the ticket and it said in the ?notes? portion, ?Going to Magic Show!?

It was my lucky day and I wasn?t even at the show yet.

Next, I review Doc Eason and Chad Long.