Mark Pocan: “I paid for college, largely doing magic shows in Kenosha…”

“The show I was doing was like a dancing cane and things to music. And I'm a talker, hence the politician, Right? Yeah. Right. So I wound up going a little different. But I paid for college, largely doing magic shows in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where I grew up. Birthday parties. Or would you. Birthday. Christmas. I had 20 Christmas parties. One December 21. And it was month. Yeah, that sounds like a working pro to me, actually.” (08:46–08:52)

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