"I may have posted this introduction on someone's board thread by mistake, I apologize"

Hello fellow collectors!  I'm originally from St. Paul Minnesota, but have been living in Dayton Ohio US for the last 30+ years. I've been a fan of Magic since the age of 11 when my parents bought me a Mattel brand "Show Stoppers" Magic kit. I love it and practiced my tricks. I performed for family and friend over a few years and then seemed to move on, but still a fan. Jump ahead from 1969 to 2015... My 12 year old son calls me to watch something on You-Tube... Magic!  He was interested and amazed with the tricks a Magician could perform! So, after making sure he was indeed interested and truly amazed to the point of wanting to learn and possibly perform... I unpacked my original 45 year old "Show Stoppers" kit and welcomed him to the fray. He's excited, learning, frustrated, impatient, motivated and amazed!! With his interest, the flame of my love of Magic and "always" Decks of Playing Cards, has rekindled my desire to again learn Magic, and to start collecting Deck of beautiful, artistic, decks.  I hope this wasn't too winded. Thanks for reading! I look forward to growing with you and to attend an upcoming convention or two in the next year.  Tommy