{"id":1141,"date":"2019-05-22T06:44:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T06:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/?page_id=1141"},"modified":"2025-07-21T17:30:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:30:01","slug":"the-greatest-adventure-chapter-13","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/the-greatest-adventure-chapter-13\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Adventure Chapter 13"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I join Geoff on the carnival, and it is quite the experience.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1669\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mastermagician.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mastermagician.jpg 605w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mastermagician-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">During the winter Jack had new sideshow banners painted. This is the one of Geoff.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1671\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/christina.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/christina.jpg 670w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/christina-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This is supposedly me, with Geoff below holding the line from the helium tank.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1672\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Zig-Zag.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Zig-Zag.jpg 733w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Zig-Zag-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">That is my face poking out of the Zig-Zag illusion. I was the star of this act, and not a magician&#8217;s assistant. All Geoff did was push the parts around.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1673\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Belle-Talking-Headless-Girl.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Belle-Talking-Headless-Girl.jpg 852w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Belle-Talking-Headless-Girl-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Belle-Talking-Headless-Girl-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I introduce the Headless Woman illusion.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1677\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/geoffincuffs.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/geoffincuffs.jpg 648w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/geoffincuffs-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I got to put Geoff in cuffs many times a day.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1680\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/manwoman.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/manwoman.jpg 800w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/manwoman-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/manwoman-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Geoff and I doing the Sub Trunk, the trick where we had the most things go wrong. Nothing exposing it, though, and normally it went well and we were pretty fast.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1678\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tornado-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tornado-1.jpg 731w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tornado-1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A tornado wipes us out, and Geoff and I were right in the middle of it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-1683\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/jimlinville.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/jimlinville.jpg 611w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/jimlinville-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Guess which act in the show Geoff is describing to family friend Jim Linville. I&#8217;ll give you a clue. If you were in Slytherin you would love it. His wife Sue took most of the photos we use here chronicling our Sideshow adventures when we were near Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"600\" class=\"wp-image-1149\" src=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9-5-Dick-Williams.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9-5-Dick-Williams.jpg 576w, https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9-5-Dick-Williams-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dick Williams met us on the lot and was kind and gracious. He also had major accomplishments in magic we were unaware of at the time.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/adventure\/\">Table of Contents<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/the-greatest-adventure-chapter-14\/\"> Next Chapter<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I join Geoff on the carnival, and it is quite the experience. During the winter Jack had new sideshow banners painted. This is the one of Geoff. This is supposedly me, with Geoff below holding the line from the helium tank. That is my face poking out of the Zig-Zag illusion. I was the star&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/the-greatest-adventure-chapter-13\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9SkGF-ip","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1141"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575,"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1141\/revisions\/2575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belledaily.com\/magic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}