Bio-Vlog

My senses were correct. I was being stalked, and I instantly recognize Know-It-All’s voice. As soon as he clamps his arms around me in his clumsy bear hug, I think, “Big mistake!” I instantly drop into a deep Horse Stance to lower my center of gravity, while spreading out my elbows breaking the stupid guy’s…

After my profitable night with Know-It-All, I work my way to my pickup spot, where I meet up with Blowers. Whenever I stand alone late at night, my senses are always on overdrive, developed from my martial arts training. Murphy calls it, ‘Situational Awareness.’ As I wait, a creeping tentacle of uneasiness starts to grip…

The young waitress who served Mr. Know-It-All approaches me on my way out and says thrilled, “That jerk wanted to know your real identity.”  She says with a grin, “I told him you are one of the best card sharks in the country and he was stupid to have challenged you. I guess that’s why…

Mr. Know-It-All grabs the deck and shuffles it fourteen times before handing it back to me. More cash is piled on the table. With an unsettling aura of complete relaxation, I begin to slowly deal cards. I say contemptibly, “Watch very closely! Are you watching?” Know-It-All only grunts, restraining himself from edging his face inches…

After winning a nice pile of large bills, I decide Mr. Know-It-All has hopefully learned his lesson. I stand up from his table and say thumbing through the cash, “Thanks for the entertainment.”  I flash the wad of winnings to the manager. He says, “That was great! That jerk was rude to everyone in the…

Know-It-All now has to accept the challenge. This initial confrontation leads to a dozen more games, and I win every hand, one after the other, faster than Know-It-All can figure out what is happening. I also think I am pulling the wool over his eyes, never picking up my vision deficiency as I only pretend…

I dealt Mr. Know-It-All the winning hand just as I said I could do. I’m letting him savor the win for a few seconds before revealing him to his minions, as Sun Tzu would say, as “The Enemy Vincible” rather than who he thinks he is “Invincible.” Pinning Mr. Know-It-All with a radiating glare, I…

“At my table I have casino game protection expert George Joseph. George, when did you first meet Richard…and do you have any interesting observations?” “Well Jon, I was first introduced to Richard sometime in either 1978 or 1979.  Richard dealt the real work flawlessly and better than the fella who taught me years back in…

I am set to begin the deal, but before I can get the first card off the deck, Mr. Know-It-All slams his hand against my dealing hand pinning it to the table and snaps coldly, “Hold it!  We’re not playing stud for nothing!”  He orders his two flunkies to pull out twenties and add them…

I can feel a sly sound of contempt mixed with arrogance within Know-It-All’s voice.  The dude scoffs, “Not with me!” He grunts, “I always win!” He snatches the deck from my hands and again commands, “Sit down!”  Mr. Know-It-All starts mixing the deck. He shuffles as fast as he can, ostentatiously riffling the ends of…

I finished my shows and I’m ready for a tasty lobster. Then some strange guy starts yelling at me to come over, so I walk over to his table.  He says arrogantly, “When I play in the casinos, I never lose. No one can beat me! I always win!” As the boat slightly rocks back…

The producers of the top TV series “That’s Incredible” have approached me about being on the show. They explain excitedly, “After we have you impress people with your card skills we would like to get shots of you walking with a blind man’s white walking stick. After seeing your tricks and then find out you’re…