James Randi was an inspiration to me. He was one of the many magicians (including Penn Jillette) who also turned their attention toward exposing many paranormal claims. He was a first-rate debunker of those who prey on fear, ignorance and superstition, as well as an entertaining communicator. I was fortunate to be able to see “The Amazing Randi” make a presentation in person at the CSICOP Conference in Buffalo, NY in 1983.

It is awesome to see these charlatans fails so dramatically and so publicly