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He was a member of the [[Yogi Magic Club]] in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1960s. In 1970 he was the manager of The Jokers Wild Magic Shop in Maryland. | He was a member of the [[Yogi Magic Club]] in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1960s. In 1970 he was the manager of The Jokers Wild Magic Shop in Maryland. | ||
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When Charlie Randall and Richard Hatch jointly purchased Raeke's library of in 1990, it was the formal beginning of [[H&R Magic Books]] as dealers of second hand books.<ref>MUM, March 2007</ref> | When Charlie Randall and Richard Hatch jointly purchased Raeke's library of in 1990, it was the formal beginning of [[H&R Magic Books]] as dealers of second hand books.<ref>MUM, March 2007</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:13, 2 February 2014
| Wayne Raeke | |
| Born | James Wayne Raeke circa 1934 Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Died | March 24, 1998 (age 63) Houston, Texas. |
Wayne Raeke (c.1934-1998) was a barber, amateur magician, author, lecturer, teacher, and dealer.
Biography
He was a member of the Yogi Magic Club in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1960s. In 1970 he was the manager of The Jokers Wild Magic Shop in Maryland.
After closing up shop in 1976, he moved to Houston, Texas and started the youth magic group "Jokers Wild Junior Club". He soon was diagnosed with diabetes and confined to a wheel chair. He was a member of Ring 39 in Houston and was once chosen Houston's "Handicapped Person of the Year". He was a member of the I.B.M., Order of Merlin (for 25 years of service).[1]
When Charlie Randall and Richard Hatch jointly purchased Raeke's library of in 1990, it was the formal beginning of H&R Magic Books as dealers of second hand books.[2]
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