This is my Great-Uncle Cooper– before theunfortunate accident. But that comes later. What came before was amazing enough to buy him space in any family lore– even if what happened later had never happened at all. Of course none of them ever believed that he possessed the powers he claimed. But they humoured him until the day that he amazed them all with his wild performance. After that, they pretty much believed him, but he didn't get invited around much any more.......