12 September 1996

Magician

Ken Van Laar claims to be run a camera repair shop, but it's just a front: Ken Van Laar is a magician.

People bring him ostensibly broken photographic equipment, which miraculously works as soon as he touches it. Ken could easily start a religion or found a cult, but he's happy just running a camera repair shop.

I have him touch my cameras whenever I'm in the neighborhood. I'm not superstitious, just prudent.