Ricky Jay rocks my world

This past week's episode of The Simpsons was about magic and its guest stars included the inimitable Ricky Jay, who even threw some cards around in animated form.
I think Ricky Jay is most amazing: he is a historian of the finest caliber, a publisher of good things, a magician in an era when magic is hard to find and a talented actor too.
Plus my friend Anne adored him and his fireproof pigs and that goes a long way for vouching for someone's greatness in my book.