Great CBS Masters of Magic, Clips from the CBS Morning Show on Magic

 

(CBS Morning Show)

I just came across this very cool piece on Youtube from the CBS Morning Show. This is a wonderful piece of magic history. Everything on here from Bubble Magic, to Shin Lim, Jason Bishop and David Copperfield and more. It's worth the watch.

It's nearly 1 hour long. The clips are from over many years. For example, the piece on David Copperfield was shot back in 2023.  Check it out below.

White House Dinner Attack!

 

Tonight was the White House Correspondents Dinner. In the magic community, we were excited because one of our own was scheduled to perform, Oz Pearlman, the Mentalist. In fact, while the dinner was going on, Oz was doing some feats for the First Lady and President Trump and two other people. He was just revealing a word, likely the conclusion of a mind reading feat, when 4 shots were heard to ring out.

A gun man broke through a security check point and was heading to the ballroom when Secret Service fired him. I think the shots heard may have been from Secret Service. I do not know at this point if the gun man got off a shot or not. I did hear one Secret Service man was injured but alive, so I guess the gunman got off one shot at least.

In the photo above, everyone sees the pandemonium that is breaking out. Secret Service is rushing in. The sheer horror of it is captured on the First Lady's face. Oz Pearlman sees it too, and about 2 seconds later he drops to the floor along with everyone else at the table. Secret Service rushes in and grabs the President to get him safely out of the room. See photo below.

In a Press Conference shortly after, the President confirmed the gunman had been apprehended. He is a male from California. He also said they plan to reschedule the event with a month. Curious if Oz Pearlman will return to perform. This has to be beyond harrowing for everyone involved. 

HOUDINI 110 Years Ago Today In Washington DC

 

(Library of Congress)

What are you doing today, April 19? Well, exactly 110 years ago, if you were strolling through Washington DC on Pennsylvania Avenue, you'd stumble upon a huge crowd of people watching a man dangling from a rope 4 stories in the air. That same man is hanging upside down by his ankles and is wearing a straight jacket. Yes, it's Harry Houdini and he is in the Nation's Capital promoting his appearances in town. 

The location today is the building next to the National Theater on Pennsylvania Avenue. The original Munsey building was torn down in 1980. At the time of Houdini's escape, the Munsey building also housed the offices of the Washington Times Newspaper. The brick building to the left is actually The original Washington Post building.  In previous articles I wrote on this escape, I never had a photo of the event. But it occurred to me that if Houdini had done this escape in front of a newspaper office, there MUST BE photos. And sure enough, I found some!