Word: magically
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Larry Bird Night at the Boston Garden. On the floor where he performed his magic for 13 seasons, Larry said good-bye. Despite the emotion of the evening, the event did not deteriorate into a sappy and teary farewell to number 33. Instead, it offered a memorable look back at the man and the athlete. The highlight came when Magic and Larry met at center court and shared their own personal good-byes will all Beantown watching. Magic told Larry he wished it could go on forever. No one in the audience could disagree...
...eight figures a year, David Copperfield levitating on the cover of Forbes (I'm guessing camera trick), and Vegas competing with Anaheim for the family-vacation market (if Treasure Island = Pirates of the Caribbean, and Excalibur = Cinderella's Castle, Mr. Toad's Wild Hotel and Casino must be next), magic is running a close third to Elvis spin-offs and female breasts as entertainments in Vegas...
According to December's Magic magazine, there are nine major shows in Vegas that are either full-tilt magic acts or feature magicians big. But that's an underestimate, because it doesn't count Vegas regulars like the Pendragons (husband and wife magicians and body builders -- it had to happen). Nor does it count the acts that play the celebrity rooms several weeks a year, such as Harry Blackstone Jr., David Copperfield and, yes, Penn & Teller. Then there are the close-up guys who sit at your table and do tricks and jokes right in your and your date...
Speaking of selective breeding, Lance Burton, who does one of the finest dove acts in the history of the bulging vest, has actually married Melinda, "the First Lady of Magic." They have joined their hearts and lives but still have separate, competing shows in Vegas. Melinda, who has the best hair in magic next to mine, floats in the air while talking about Jesus. (If it really were Jesus holding her above the stage, would it have to be lighted so carefully...
...magic doesn't really work on TV. Miracles have to be seen live. You can't bet on things that are in the can; horse races, boxing, keno -- they all happen in real time. And in a city where getting 97 cents back for every dollar invested is advertised as a good return, you're going to want willing- suspension-of-disbelief by the truckload. The casino oligarchs figure you will start by believing you saw a hanky transformed into a pigeon, and be on the road to believing it really is your lucky day. If that nut can turn...