Lance Burton delights in talking about his magic craft and the joyful memories of his early and swift rise to become a master magician. This oral history includes memories of his rise to fame from youthful phenomenon to an over-thirty year Las Vegas career that began in 1981. He believes in the extraordinary value of magic and shares a poignant anecdote of a young autistic boy’s reaction to his magic show.

Donald R. "Don" Welch (1933-2010) was a golf professional in Las Vegas, Nevada whose career included working at the Desert Inn Country Club, the Dunes Hotel, and the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort. Don Welch was born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho and grew up in Whitefish, Montana and he later graduated from the University of Montana in Missoula. In 1961, Welch became a professional golfer and began his career at the Desert Inn Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada where he was instrumental in running many successful golf tournaments.