Saturday, October 30, 2010

Houdini = Halloween

Harry Houdini and Halloween go together like cheese and crackers, monocles and opera, tortillas and peanut butter - you get the idea.

Harry Houdini passed exactly 84 years ago tomorrow, and still today, despite his protestations against such practices during the last years of his life, there will be many who gather in seance to try and coax a message from the King of Handcuffs beyond the grave.

In honor of him, and the spirit of the season, a portion of a fabulous documentary:



By the way, in the interviews there is a man whose profession is listed as "Magic Historian." How in the world do I get that job?

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