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Showing posts with label #HOUDINI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #HOUDINI. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The King of Koins & The King of Escape

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My most recent podcast (#23) was on T. Nelson Downs. I had never heard much of his life story so I was amazed at what I uncovered. Did y...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Carnegie On French Houdini Documentary

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Back in May of 2018, I took part in a documentary segment about the time Houdini testified before Congress. This segment was for the Fren...
Sunday, November 11, 2018

Houdini the Patriot

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Today, Nov 11, 2018, marks the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War 1. The war which began in 1914. Coincidentally, the United State...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Magic Detective Podcast Episode 6- Houdini's Final Days and Beyond

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Episode 6 of The Magic Detective Podcast is about Houdini's Final Days and Beyond. All of this comes from previous articles here on ...
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Sunday, October 28, 2018

Episode 5 Magic Detective Podcast The Early Years of Houdini

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EhrichWeiss the Champion Runner Episode 5 of The Magic Detective Podcast is up and ready to download. I had recently been searching thr...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

Magic Potion #9 Houdini Artwork

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I stumbled upon this yesterday. An unusual piece of art using HOUDINI. It reminded me of the Tony Curtis movie, when they referred to the...
Friday, July 20, 2018

Houdini Commemorative T-Shirt

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Here is something you don't see every day. A Commemorative Houdini T-shirt. This is produced by the Camel City Goods Company, and it ...
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Sunday, July 1, 2018

Houdini-opoly The Board Game For Magic Fans!

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This is really almost too good to be true. I mean, who would go to the time, effort, and even struggle to produce a version of an Opoly G...
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Saturday, May 26, 2018

Houdini Testifies Before Congress Continued

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(Library of Congress Photo) Before I can get to the next day(s) of testimony, I should mention that Houdini was doing double duty in Con...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Houdini Fake News Or Laurel/Yanny 1926?!

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Houdini leaving Congress (Library of Congress Photo) There was one exchange that took place during Houdini's Feb 26th testimony befo...
Friday, April 6, 2018

About Houdini's Character On His Other Birthday

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Today is April 6th, the day that Houdini celebrated his birthday. We know now, that he was actually born on March 24, 1874, but Houdini ...
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Saturday, March 24, 2018

Happy Birthday Houdini #144

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Well our ole friend Houdini turns 144 today. Strangely, he doesn't really look it. Another year older and another year for more revel...
Sunday, November 19, 2017

The American Queen of Mystery

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Minvera, The American Queen of Mystery was a female escape artist whose career seems to fall between 1904-1913, her real name may have ...
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Saturday, November 4, 2017

The Day Houdini Was Buried

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We often hear about Oct 31st 1926 at 1:26pm, as the time when Houdini died. But it wasn't until November 4th that he was buried. I...
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Houdini Documentary Available on DVD

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About 15 years ago, I purchased a VHS tape of a documentary called simply HOUDINI. It was by Gene Gamache and put out my Unipix. It quick...
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Houdini Month Bonus: The King Breakers

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If you've never heard the term King Breakers, you're not alone. It's a term known by most escape artists, but not really a po...
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