tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post3147580854039186735..comments2024-03-27T02:30:04.482-05:00Comments on Carnegie: Magic Detective: Houdini's Real MagicCarnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-50497245865574710042019-08-28T22:48:13.298-05:002019-08-28T22:48:13.298-05:00Hey Michael, thank you for pointing out my mistake...Hey Michael, thank you for pointing out my mistake. I will correct it. In fact, I just did a podcast about The Great Raymond and shared that story in there. I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote 'charles carter' above. But it was 9 years ago, lol.Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-57798095396362432202019-07-28T02:56:55.754-05:002019-07-28T02:56:55.754-05:00The altercation at the Magic club in London was wi...The altercation at the Magic club in London was with the Great Raymond, not Carter. <br /><br />I agree with you that Houdini was a better magician that is currently stated by many in the community. It was Dai Vernon that started that trend.<br /><br />Houdini's style was different from most magicians. Coming from a sideshow/dime museum background, he presented his magic as a challenge. Magic cannot be performed that way for most cases. For those tricks that suited his style, his brilliant showmanship shown through. On other stuff like producing women, it did not.<br /><br />However, he was one of the first magician's to learn the backhand palm and was very good at cards. In the same book you reference, David Bamberg said that Houdini had a nice routine that he taught to him. Michael Pascoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10314595383329719714noreply@blogger.com