"I started performing professionally in 1975, and began my career as a Renaissance Festival performer that same year. I performed at the Texas Renaissance Festival for 26 years as Merlin the Magician. I also performed in that character at Scarborough Faire for 13 years, and at other renaissance festivals as Merlin and as Hocus Pocus. I also performed at Dickens on the Strand for several years as Professor Palmer -- an old west style performer.

I have written several books on magic, and have translated several items from German into English, most notably Magical Adventures and Fairy Tales, Fourth Dimensional Mysteries and Farewell Performance by Punx, Paramiracles by Ted Lesley and Sheherazade and  The Cézanne Code by Borodin.

One of the high points of my career was when I was able to enter the main circle of Stonehenge in my Merlin outfit and have my photo taken there. Another was being able to meet and spend time with Punx.

My other interests are cowboy acting and playing music on the keyboards, banjos, guitar and mandolin."