Archive for July 23rd, 2010
Sandy’s Rants
by Sandy Marshall on Jul.23, 2010, under Columns
After a hugely successful run of Ben Whiting’s show, “American Gypsy” in Chicago, Ben and I headed south to Atlanta where the National SAM Convention was taking place. The plan was for Ben and I to work the Magic Inc. booth during the week, and then for me to do my lecture on my book, “BEATING A DEAD HORSE: The Life and Times of Jay Marshall” on the final day. Things don’t always work out the way you planned. This turned out to be the best convention I never saw. After Ben and I set up the booth on Tuesday night, I spent the next day at Emory Hospital where I had evidently hit the Trifecta. I wound up being treated for Bacterial Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), Bronchitis, and Laryngitis. As a result, I spent the entire week in bed (and not in a good way). I didn’t see any of the shows or lectures at the SAM convention. My entire focus was to get well enough to do my lecture. My good friend, John Calvert—a fine actor/magician—who will be ninety-nine years old as of August 5th, once told me that he gets up every day and acts the role of a young man. Taking his lead, I got up on the day of my lecture and although I was still pretty sick, acted the role of a well man, and managed to pull it off.
