I’m so glad I took the opportunity to see Ricky Jay a year or two ago when he came to the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair and talked about the history of magic in books, magazines, and posters. The man was encyclopedic.
Wished I had shared the mat with him when he still did aikido and the documentary on him, http://www.rickyjaymovie.com, is a fine introduction to this multi-talented extraordinary man.
