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Penn Jillette & Emily Zolten Married

We were already to goof on this story the second it came across our email transom from Steve Daly.  Mr. Daly, the star of Showgirls of Magic told us that Johnny Thompson told him that Penn Jillette got married on Tuesday.  He was married to his longtime girlfriend Emily Zolten in the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel. 

The happy couple elected to have the wedding at the VLVWC to take advantage of the chapel?s internet webcam hook-up.  We are so glad they did. 

The ceremony lasted seven minutes and forty seconds and can be seen by clicking here. 

It is really a very nice and very romantic event.  They seemed genuinely happy together and their vows were heartfelt and moving.  The bride seemed slightly nervous but very happy.

Congratulations to the happy couple and may they have a wonderful life together.  The local television station, KLAS-TV, reported there will not be a honeymoon; ?Penn rejoins his better half, Teller, tonight on stage during their nightly show at the Rio.? 

You can read the news account of the event here.

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Joe M. Turner

We have been a gigantic fan of Joe Turner ever since he answered our email a few years ago; and then ? we’re guessing ? pretended to know us when we were introduced at the IBM Convention in Kansas City. 

He is, as we say in the biz, a good guy.

Mr. Turner is a reviewer of magic in Genii Magazine and because we have learned to trust his opinion without question, we have learned things we would never have learned, bought things we would never have bought, and not-bought things we would have otherwise bought.

Mr. Turner was the one who told all Genii readers about Bob Cassidy?s Mental Miracles tape (now DVD).  His description of the tape and assurance that even someone like me could learn it, brought us into a whole new, and profitable world. 

As we used to say in Ireland: ?Here?s the thing (pronounced ?here?s da ting?).  Mr. Turner does not have to be a nice guy.  He doesn?t have to support the causes the ?cool guys and gals? consider to be lost.  He doesn?t have to keep pushing to make magic better, more innovative, and more original. 

Mr. Turner is one of the most accomplished corporate magicians in our realm.  As someone who works for a Fortune four company, we were very impressed by the list of his past clients and recommendations.  This guy has been around and has been appreciated.  The big corporate clients aren?t usually known for their courtesy and free compliments.  If they have praised Mr. Turner as much as documented on his website, that is an imprimatur we could not…
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