tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post1396444736144579256..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Magicol No. 177John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-92177366513261811662011-01-15T09:28:10.071-08:002011-01-15T09:28:10.071-08:00Maybe. I'll have to think about it. He's p...Maybe. I'll have to think about it. He's pretty savage to our Harry, and I'm not sure I want to post his words on the net for all time, you know?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-57348270059043960742011-01-15T00:33:12.143-08:002011-01-15T00:33:12.143-08:00Oh yes, do make a story out of it if you get a mom...Oh yes, do make a story out of it if you get a moment.melbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032793912135092967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6559117970256959572011-01-14T10:00:45.831-08:002011-01-14T10:00:45.831-08:00I have a Genii where Vernon goes off on Houdini. I...I have a Genii where Vernon goes off on Houdini. I should make a story out of it. Vernon got a lot of milage out his "the man who fooled Houdini" billing. In this article Johnson points out that Vernon also fooled Thurston and Kellar...but somehow that's just doesn't sound as good. But, hey, respect for The Professor. I used to see him at The Castle all the time.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-25013930165098339062011-01-14T09:46:47.562-08:002011-01-14T09:46:47.562-08:00Yet it was Vernon who said Houdini's Needles w...Yet it was Vernon who said Houdini's Needles were great. I tend to think Vernon's big problem with Houdini was his perceived ego. But honestly, reading some of the diary entries and newspaper interviews, he doesn't always come across as having as big an ego as much as a great self promoter.Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64602297327987240822011-01-14T09:27:21.181-08:002011-01-14T09:27:21.181-08:00Yes, that's what he means. He calls them "...Yes, that's what he means. He calls them "Vernonites" because it was Dai Vernon who would slam Houdini for his lack of sleight of hand skills.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-3112899780996560252011-01-14T09:17:18.073-08:002011-01-14T09:17:18.073-08:00Ummm ... yes, the Ehrich Weiss Suite. Bit perplex...Ummm ... yes, the Ehrich Weiss Suite. Bit perplexed about that one myself.<br /><br />I didn't know there had been any reverse snobbery about Houdini. Unless he means the people who think he's not such a great magician but they are missing the point anyway. Sounds like the sort of thing I'd like to read.melbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032793912135092967noreply@blogger.com