The Magic of Buster Buster

In 1907, when he's about 12, they get served with warrants in New York City. And like he's barred from performing until he's 16 because of state law. But there was this weird X factor of he genuinely seemed to avoid injury. There's an innocence to Buster swinging a basketball around his head on a rope,. It's his magic as a performer is he's able to convey that he genuinely doesn't understand that's a dangerous act.

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