Had that sucker punch not ruptured his guts, today would have been Houdini’s 137th birthday.
It’s weird… I really dislike our popular magicians of today, like David Copperfield and that guy who stands still for really long periods of time, but I really admire and respect Houdini. I wonder why that is. And I wonder if, had I been born 100 years ago, I would have thought that he was a douche too.
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But note how they dodge taxes:
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/24/winamerica-low-taxes/
chris rock has a decent bit about “illusionists” like this.. to paraphrase:
‘i’m in a box.. and i ain’t gonna eat.’ that’s not a trick, that’s called living in the projects, motherfucker!
If only Google showed the same respect to Whodini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLYC7ltxOrk
Mark, we haven’t had a hooker expose’ in a long time. I think we are all due.
One wonders if they’ll commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory today. If so, I hopes it’s tasteful.
http://futureisfiction.com/blog/http:/futureisfiction.com/blog/one-hundred-year-anniversary-of-the-triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire/
I think I’ve got an idea for a great movie. What if Whodini started having old visions of things, like being trapped in a tank of water, and, over time, he becomes convinced that he’s the reincarnated Houdini, who always said that he’d come back to life? It would have a huge crossover audience.
The message is crystal clear. Much like gmail, if alive today, not even Houdini could escape Google.