Back when I had a phone in my room at home, I used to get strange messages on my answering machine. People started asking for Mr. Zupp, or Shawn Zupp. Then I got quite a few messages inquiring about the availability of Shawn the Magician. One woman even gave a whole list of dates and how much money she was willing to spend. I considered taking her up on the offer. Anyway, it was always an exciting event when that little red light was flashing.

I hadn’t thought about Shawn the Magician for a while, but I had three messages on my voice mail for Paco to call them.

I just thought you should know.