Due to the diligent efforts of Steve Bauer and his devotion to the memory of our late dear friend Jerry Andrus, the quite unique Andrus home in Eugene, Oregon, has been accepted to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places! This will mean that it's to be proudly preserved and offered to the public so that they can enjoy the wonders that this very special man created to show the world that they have yet more to learn about how our senses can -- and do -- deceive us...
Jerry is of course revered by the magic community around the world, and now the state of Oregon has one more attraction to offer visitors, something that should excite their interest and set them thinking about how they perceive their surroundings. Those of us who knew Jerry well and basked in his presence, have special memories of his generous and noble philosophy, a man could not -- I emphasize, could not -- tell a lie, to the extent that even when his beautiful hands caressed a deck of cards, he was not able to state that the spectator had chosen "any card" if and when Jerry had actually "forced" the chosen card on that individual, rather than really allowing him/her to freely choose one... Jerry would say, "You now have a card in your hand," rather than, "You've chosen any random card." Now, folks, that's what I call "honest"...!
Damn, but it's good to know that our friend has been honored in this way! Steve, you've done us and the State of Oregon a huge favor, though you know, as I do, that Jerry Andrus himself would be astonished that anyone made such a fuss about him...
James Randi.