Having been asked to write a tribute to my mentor, friend and adopted granddad Eugene Burger, who was the world’s leading voice on the philosophy and role of the magician, inspired me to pick up the pencils after a sabbatical. Miss you Eugene. (Tribute will be published in November issue

Recently, my director and I were approached to help teach magic to a celebrity couple on a prime-time TV show. We quickly declined. Why? Television is a platform where you, as a performer, artist or whatever, will have no control over the edit, and therefore will not know how you