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     ugust 14, 1953, the same day some clown invented the Whiffle Ball, I emerged victorious in Hanover, New Hampshire at a convenient 2:35 PM to Norman and Leatrice Johnson.
     I am a Leo and a Snake and an only child.
  • 1966 - My first Super 8 movie, The Living Dead.
  • 1971 - Bristol Eastern High School, The Return of the Freshman, a feature-length Super 8 comedy.
  • 1972 - Builds monsters for Lake Compounce, Riverside, Elitch Gardens, Lakeside, Long Beach Pike.
  • 1974 - USC Film School, three years as teaching assistant in film animation.
  • 1979 - Directs and produces corporate and educational films. Less interesting than it sounds.
  • 1984 - Animation for Nickelodeon series Out of Control. Bought first computer, the Macintosh 512K.
  • 1985 - Decides to create a computer game and uses credit cards as business loans.
  • 1987 - Miles Computing publishes The Fool’s Errand.
  • 1988 - Electronic Arts takes over distribution. At the Carnival is published.
  • 1989 - Miles Computing goes bankrupt. Cinemaware publishes 3 in Three & Disney’s Cartoon Arcade.
  • 1990 - Cinemaware goes bankrupt. Inline Design re-publishes 3 in Three. Senior Producer for Philips.
  • 1992 - Inline Design goes bankrupt.
  • 1993 - Hanna Barbera’s Cartoon Carnival, the number one selling Philips CD-I product.
  • 1994 - Merlin’s Apprentice, a Philips CD-I puzzle game.
  • 1995 - Labyrinth of Crete, another Philips CD-I puzzle game.
  • 1996 - Philips shuts down CD-i division. Consultant to Disney Online.
  • 1997 - Consultant to Interplay.
  • 1999 - Consultant to Warner Bros. Online.
  • 2000 - Consultant to Disney Online.
  • 2001 - First Macromedia Flash project, Sheer Cliff Face.
  • 2002 - Designs $100,000 Challenge for book Mysterious Stranger by magician David Blaine.
  • 2003 - The Fool and his Money begins.
  • 2004 - $100,000 Challenge solved.
  • 2008 - The Fool and his Money shall ship!