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I'll see you in a minute. Take a look around. Library. No, it does really good. It's amazing. Or Patty around Patterson Park Avenue? Yes, ma'am. Has some parking on page three. How long did you stay there? Until I graduated. So that was just. My sister, pictured there to the left, was a member of the Campfire Girls and we used to do shows in. I was just a youngster like you. So we moved to the park with the two. The jury could. First base in Charleston, Charleston, Gainesville needed financial commitment. But now you can get past the scary. If, God forbid, she needed to get rid. Phil has a 93 year old brother and a nine year old sister in law. We are sort of responsible for taking her places very often that she gets rid of. Is that appropriate? Yes, I am. Actually, I'm a copy, and all I can see go by there. And I. I did a little. I'm sorry. Say that again. Would you want to see me do a rope trick in about two minutes? No, that's too long. What's the time? A minute and a half for me, Canary. Shall I show you a scarf like this? What are you going to do? That at the. At the other place? Yes. Okay. I'll wait out there. That way I can. I can get the calendar. I would. See the blade down here at the bottom of the. She does have the title of the book version of Talking Mental. What are you calling him? Billy, where are you? Meaning? Whatever. Whatever is convenient for you. So they. You their fight with us. It will matter. Us. So as I said at VFW hall, have the group.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136876/file/253888#t=2.37,198.23"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136876/file/253888/transcript/71635/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Upstairs. Have you always had. You always got women from the audience to participate. Did you always have a woman assistant manager? Yes. Except on a television show in order to bring the sisters on stage. But I have 20 or more children from the. I used to always like to be chosen, careful and injured. Jones climbs in weight so easy. Where do you perform now? Do you perform In a cave and a hat and all that sort of thing or a tuxedo? Actually, the TV cameras are there in the United States, and we had a large display of equipment because we are one of the larger shops. So you you displayed in conventions all over all over the world or states all over the world at magic conventions. All over the world. They so they in Italy. That's right. And he sold his magical apparatus to Dr. Alvo in San Francisco, who could table when you won. And he limits them to what, for instance, nation of war. And this is what he's autographed. And he also offers. And then he sewed. Here's a big picture of Thurston. He sold some of the apparatus. Tell you what happened. Call us the next time. In the end, we got the story out of the office, into the store and told Phil, and he said, You didn't turn that down. And I said, Well, Phil, what would you have done with this? And he said, I would have closed it. I said, If you close a retail store because I've been in retail before, I went to see it before I became a widow. I said, if you close that store for six months, you might as well forget it when you come back. I said up in despair, has always worked at this store since he was a 12 year old boy coming in here.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136876/file/253888#t=201.79,427.64"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136876/file/253888/transcript/71635/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I said, Figure out if you really feel that way. Never. I must say this. He was he has never regretted it. And Phil, what you didn't tell him when. So in other words, you closed the store down to continue to take a world cruise, continue to do a show? Trade show for me, came back. They asked him to go to New York dressed like the athletic club and do the same thing for his youngsters who perhaps can't watch it walking. That's cutting off. That was just to set the scene. Question is what you're saying by. The first. First let's you and here's. Children's. Honey, if you're good, I'll make you take time. Under other restrictions. I bet you've never eaten. I have written 5 or 6 claims for the other side. Wow. Letter word alphabet by the sound. Why don't you. Not. Not aid returns. Here's what I was performing on the ship. That was after we were married. Even when everyone before few. It's a wonderful miracle. Play in the local plane that you were tour director. So you were a response to seeing to it that the customers were happy. Happy. Right. And then you met Phil and then it was an easy job from that point on. Turkey of Cyprus. And then I assisted in a show in Switzerland that's ready for you. Entertain apparently lots of kids. Not apparently. We did thousands of TV, just one with the TV camera. There's so many of them. And that's Blackstone Senior year fellows. Yes. You were presenting him with a what? An award for feel. He had a magic club, the Yogi Magic Club. And they. He does a Chinese act. Short lived? Yes. So let me. She said that my Germany, he was army.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136876/file/253888#t=427.94,711.05"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136876/file/253888/transcript/71635/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But she studied him, though, right? Yes. Definitely. Can show we. What did you have for her last year? If you had a. Probably it would be better to have. Radiation dose and you need to put it into the car and. A large plastic bag on the back of his mind? Not really. But that's not the pocket protector being tempted. You know what I mean? Okay, I'm done. Okay. A 7:00 your time. Important thing has been done. You sure? You know? That's good. So. No, I just appreciate you getting all this stuff out here for me. This is for that. Cause it might have spurred some youngsters to emulate what they're seeing. Hey, you never know. I know that's true, but depending on what we're so lucky. Well, the entertainer. That would be the gentleman who would be wearing a tuxedo. Looked like young fellow. I say don't be so. A three year old and is expected to be back on. So I know that Little Joe there has beautiful confections. No, thanks. Well, I appreciate your. I'm a glutton for good goodies. And that's the reason I like to offer you. And you not if you want to change the format. The first thing is, at my age, once I gain it, it's so hard to lose it. So I try so hard to gain easily. But it's a constant battle of ideas everywhere we go. Of course, the captain and the crew and so forth always have. It's too much. Yeah, right. Sure. And hope they put it on. So we have to learn to never turn out. And we tell them that we're on a diet. 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