Upgrades for 2012

The look of the old blog

If you've been visiting my blog over the last few days you might have noticed subtle and sometimes not so subtle changes to the way the site looks. I've been messing around with it, trying to get a cleaner look and one that still looks great. I moved all the links to a separate page. I have set up a spot for advertisers to the right. Of course the coolest change is the new banner across the top. Also, the top box on the right is a 'Coming Soon' box to show what is in the works or will be appearing soon on the blog.

Coming Up on Jan 1, 2012, the first new blog out of the gate "The Devil Made Me Do It" which is about the use of devilish imagery in the marketing of magicians. There will be more Houdini stuff straight from the newspapers as well. I've got a new ad to show you for The Grim Game, that I don't recall seeing before, and another look at Houdini's challenges.

Then watch for two big announcements related to magic history in the next week or so. 2012 is going to be big! Until then Happy New Year!

Houdini in L.A. In His Own Words Part4

The final part of the article Houdini wrote for the LA Herald in 1907. Enjoy!

Houdini in L.A. In His Own Words Part3

 Part 3 of the article written by Houdini himself which appeared in the Sept 29, 1907 edition of the Los Angeles Herald. Tomorrow the final part of the article.

Houdini in L.A. In His Own Words Part2

More from the article that Houdini wrote in the Sept 29th, 1907 edition of the Los Angeles Herald. Part 3, tomorrow.

Houdini in L.A. In His Own Words Part1

Here is something very interesting. The first thing to catch my eye of course was the half page graphic with photos. But then I looked over and noticed that the article about Houdini was written by him! Not sure if this has appeared in print anywhere before. Rather than transcribe it, I'm going to give you the actual newspaper to read, but in parts, as it's a lengthy article. The date is Sept 29th, 1907 and this was from the Los Angeles Herald, which is no longer in business.