The Amazing Kreskin, New Jersey Mentalist, Turning 80

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The Amazing Kreskin is hitting a milestone.

The New Jersey mentalist turns 80 next month.

As WCBS 880's Paul Murnane reported, Kreskin is staying busy as ever. During one recent engagement, Kreskin performed 39 shows in 18 days.

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He said he can see his retirement coming.

"It's going to be 10 days after I pass away," Kreskin said.

"I'm one of these rare blessed people," he added. "I have a tremendous passion for what I do."

His work is an adventure, says the man who was inspired by Mandrake the Magician as a child.

But this is no magic act.

"Whatever I do gather is the way people think because my equipment is the thoughts of audiences," he said.

The Internet never forgets, and we live in a time, says Kreskin, when our past will catch up to us.

With a touch of sadness, he says there are no more secrets.

He recently tweeted that he predicted the hacking of Sony last March.

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