Magic moments

I was intrigued to learn this week that one well-known channel face keeps up a sideline in the illusory arts.

A recent recruit to the Dodgi sales team told me that they'd lunched with the vendor exec a few years back. Far from talking shop, he spent the entire time performing magic tricks, much to my new employee's delight.

Some cursory web research suggests he's still pulling rabbits from the hat. He's even a member of the Associated Wizards of the South. (Though I'm not entirely sure that's a magic thing...)

And, at lunch with my colleague, he made sure to save his big finale for the end of the meal. When the bill came, he completely disappeared.