tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post5790423585355764823..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: The saga of Houdini and Dr. A. M. WilsonJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-43952727254106702832023-04-05T06:27:21.341-07:002023-04-05T06:27:21.341-07:00Thanks Whitt!Thanks Whitt!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-35858923382954590782023-04-05T03:01:21.763-07:002023-04-05T03:01:21.763-07:00John, regarding the battle between Dr. Wilson and ...John, regarding the battle between Dr. Wilson and Houdini, in the sphinx, September 1915, page 130, you can read Wilson's own words on why it happened, and how they apologized to each other. It was due to supposed mutual friends misrepresenting each of them that caused it. I'll try to send you a screen shot of it. Whitt SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-60066999449629749072022-09-29T13:43:09.136-07:002022-09-29T13:43:09.136-07:00Fantastic! I glad you enjoyed. I love their story ...Fantastic! I glad you enjoyed. I love their story and it's nice that it has a happy ending. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-63656951382171967232022-09-27T13:15:26.110-07:002022-09-27T13:15:26.110-07:00Loved reading this. Dr. A.M. Wilson is my Great gr...Loved reading this. Dr. A.M. Wilson is my Great great Grandfather! Ellie Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-27905992462178422282022-09-04T15:34:29.465-07:002022-09-04T15:34:29.465-07:00Oh, wonderful. I'm so happy you found this pos...Oh, wonderful. I'm so happy you found this post. Thank you. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-81779810028947258622022-09-04T14:44:33.892-07:002022-09-04T14:44:33.892-07:00My great grandfather was Dr. A.M. Wilson…thank you...My great grandfather was Dr. A.M. Wilson…thank you for sharing these stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-28889994240911390322016-10-02T00:01:45.964-07:002016-10-02T00:01:45.964-07:00Nice! And going by what you posted on Mario's ...Nice! And going by what you posted on Mario's page, it looks to be in beautiful condition. Congrats. I need to upgrade mine. I should start watching eBay!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-5527853522361872022016-10-01T21:21:46.616-07:002016-10-01T21:21:46.616-07:00Great story! I just posted my copy of that issue o...Great story! I just posted my copy of that issue on Mario Carrandi's facebook page "Magiquarian". John, you said a copy went for "Only 39.99" on ebay recently??? Well I can beat that. I recently bought mine there too, for 10.50! :) Whitt SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-60005613468265783892016-08-21T11:41:58.827-07:002016-08-21T11:41:58.827-07:00Well, that's the whole discussion, isn't i...Well, that's the whole discussion, isn't it? Much of what's said about Blaine and his stunts was said about Houdini in his day by traditionalists. Houdini's Shelton Test and Blaine's plexiglass box where related to the art of magic in that they were being done by a magician, which inherently raises the question, was it real or fake? That to me gets to the essence of magicians John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-24273773093373311282016-08-21T11:07:55.103-07:002016-08-21T11:07:55.103-07:00I was never a Blaine fan. He presented his magic i...I was never a Blaine fan. He presented his magic inartistically, and his endurance stunts have nothing to do with magic. As Vernon once said, magic is supposed to be mysterious and inexplicable. There is nothing mysterious about living in a large plexiglass box wearing diapers.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-83129059721942639382016-08-21T09:11:38.982-07:002016-08-21T09:11:38.982-07:00BTW, a copy of this 1916 Sphinx sold last week on ...BTW, a copy of this 1916 Sphinx sold last week on eBay for just $39.99.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-1959367137075351162016-08-21T07:28:51.379-07:002016-08-21T07:28:51.379-07:00Good points about Blaine. I've always been a f...Good points about Blaine. I've always been a fan and a supporter. I look at the Shelton test as the direction HH was going with his outdoor stunts. Blaine has continued that direction.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-25930896962038324412016-08-21T07:24:40.591-07:002016-08-21T07:24:40.591-07:00I've perfected that trick. My paycheck vanishe...I've perfected that trick. My paycheck vanishes every month.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-29405149879716682502016-08-21T02:28:30.726-07:002016-08-21T02:28:30.726-07:00HE ALSO INVENTED THE DISAPPEARING DOLLAR!!!!! HE ALSO INVENTED THE DISAPPEARING DOLLAR!!!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-67981730693312572542016-08-21T00:24:51.359-07:002016-08-21T00:24:51.359-07:00About a year ago, I referenced Wilson's 1908 r...About a year ago, I referenced Wilson's 1908 rant against Houdini, in a letter to MAGIC magazine, after they published a letter complaining that David Blaine was doing sideshow type stunts, rather than magic...how little has changed. I noted Houdini told Walter B. Gibson, "The act we are doing now, for $1,800 a week, is the same act we did at Hubers Dime Museum for $18 a week. If they,(Diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12379490800174666211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-90910457569922514402016-08-20T18:33:07.840-07:002016-08-20T18:33:07.840-07:00Thanks John. I've always loved the story of HH...Thanks John. I've always loved the story of HH and Wilson. Nice to know magic feuds can end.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-15066061548224159752016-08-20T18:27:33.448-07:002016-08-20T18:27:33.448-07:00Nice article, very interested.Nice article, very interested.John Hinson great nephew Bess and Harry Houdininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53681107721039708872016-08-20T17:38:24.400-07:002016-08-20T17:38:24.400-07:00Ah, that's great. Thanks David.Ah, that's great. Thanks David.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32839504573773141002016-08-20T16:56:22.050-07:002016-08-20T16:56:22.050-07:00This extract about Houdini the inventor appeared i...This extract about Houdini the inventor appeared in the old NY Tribune: "He thinks the greatest thing he ever did was inventing a diving suit from which the diver can escape. He is handing over his invention to the government. Among other things he invented the wardrobe trunk and the double-colored typewriter ribbon...."<br /> -- New York Tribune, Dec. 28, 1919DAVID SALTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270760638995836991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53834125739207847802016-08-20T12:41:26.974-07:002016-08-20T12:41:26.974-07:00Houdini himself said he was working on a book abou...Houdini himself said he was working on a book about famous magic feuds. It never came to be, but it's still a great idea for a book.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-33221957147602041702016-08-20T11:37:52.468-07:002016-08-20T11:37:52.468-07:00A fascinating story of the two men. I hope it wil...A fascinating story of the two men. I hope it will be documented further in a documentary one day.<br />Harrison Englehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283709038561396520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-44619061673489269822016-08-20T08:51:13.341-07:002016-08-20T08:51:13.341-07:00Yes, I believe it is. I included an uncropped vers...Yes, I believe it is. I included an uncropped version in a post I did showing several shots taken in the backyard of 278 from the NYPL collection.<br /><br />http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2011/12/nypl-digital-gallery-invites-us-into.html John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-57501179171494767152016-08-20T08:40:50.030-07:002016-08-20T08:40:50.030-07:00Great stuff John! That photo of HH and Wilson look...Great stuff John! That photo of HH and Wilson looks like the back yard of 278.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com