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My First Paid Gig: $50, a Hooters Shirt, and a Backyard Full of Wonder
I was 13 years old. I’d just been booked for my first real paid gig, a Labor Day party in the backyard of one of my dad’s friends. The client? A guy named Whitey. The payment? $50 cash and a Hooters t-shirt from Kalamazoo. These kids are in their mid-late 20's now... No stage. No lights. Just a backyard deck, a bunch of kids on the lawn, adults gathered around with drinks in hand, and a 13-year-old magician doing a 25-minute show with a magic coloring book and a color-changi
May 18, 2025
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