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But he did get his break after he attended Wright State University. Around 1980, he found out that the Colonial Lounge in Piqua wanted to have a cartoon night. The next thing he knew, he was drawing customers one night a week for a year. After that job, he had his own kiosk at the Salem Mall for two years. That’s what earned him a customer base and following as an entertainer.

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