From the June 9th article, "
Chatham magician hopes tricks will reappear after being stolen" by Stacey Janzer in the
Windsor CBC :
Poof. The magic's gone.
Chatham, Ont.'s Marien Hopman likes to perform a trick or two when he can, but his box of magic tricks were stolen.
At 71, he's been interested in magic since he was 10. The retired professional salesman says he would perform magic at children's parties.
Last week, he spotted a sponge ball on the floor of his car and wondered what it was doing there. He opened up his glove compartment — it was empty and his heart sank. That's where he kept his treasure trove of tricks.
"I just keep it in there to so I can make people happy," Hopman said.
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