James Randi RIP, the Great Randi.

My quick James Randi story. I only met him once, and he told me this tale, which you could stop at almost any point and it would still be an amazing story. He said… 1/n

‘When I was on Happy Days, the Fonz and I were going to have lunch with Richie Cunningham…’

I mean, it’s a good opener.

We went to a Mexican restaurant, that was set back from the street by a long dark corridor, the only light for which came from the street door. As we were in this tunnel, suddenly, the light is blocked and we are in pitch black. 3/n

We go back to the door to see what has happened, and find that it is blocked by a large man who has become physically stuck in the thin doorway. It was Orson Welles. In a cape. 4/n

So me and the Fonz are physically pushing Orson Welles out of this doorway. Richie had already gone into the restaurant.

That’s the story. RIP the Great Randi. 5/5