tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post7178806805517509663..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: "The lean make me feel like Houdini"John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-78754898775152426402019-07-11T15:13:23.463-07:002019-07-11T15:13:23.463-07:00I don't like the kitchenware. That is not done...I don't like the kitchenware. That is not done in tribute to Houdini in anyway. They are just using his name for the instant familiarity.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-15082317259577606492019-07-11T00:56:34.257-07:002019-07-11T00:56:34.257-07:00One of my pet peeves is looking up Houdini stuff a...One of my pet peeves is looking up Houdini stuff and getting results for kitchenware (not gonna say I wouldn't buy it for the name, tho) and rappers.Lisahttps://houdinifan.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-35368303080667262172017-03-12T17:19:21.350-07:002017-03-12T17:19:21.350-07:00Hip Hop is capable of expression and subtleties co...Hip Hop is capable of expression and subtleties completely unique to the genre. at its best, Hip Hop/Rap is a distinctly American art form that can convey a sense of immediacy that can be totally thrilling. i COULD list off a whole galaxy of artists or songs to change your mind... but what's the point? you've made up your mind—but listen to "The Cool" by Lupe Fiasco and THEN •bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007438682849559941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-21713637932524537812017-03-09T19:16:47.889-08:002017-03-09T19:16:47.889-08:00Rap is nothing more than vocal graffiti.
I do ha...Rap is nothing more than vocal graffiti. <br /><br />I do have a Houdini bottle opener...Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-82359076249842245762017-03-09T17:01:39.940-08:002017-03-09T17:01:39.940-08:00It's all the Lean you been drinkin'!It's all the Lean you been drinkin'!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-82399350170092031432017-03-09T16:06:05.430-08:002017-03-09T16:06:05.430-08:00Yes, you’re right. I hadn’t thought of that.Yes, you’re right. I hadn’t thought of that.Mantoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-80778912819218062472017-03-09T15:48:07.298-08:002017-03-09T15:48:07.298-08:00I'm fine as long as the reference is to the re...I'm fine as long as the reference is to the real Houdini. What I object to is when musicians, or companies that make kitchenware, just call themselves "Houdini" with no acknowledgment to our boy. They are just lifting the name and banking that it sticks to them. My greatest fear is one of the many rappers who call themselves "Houdini" (or Whodini) will become a John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-18601967941187509612017-03-09T15:45:36.728-08:002017-03-09T15:45:36.728-08:00My last sentence was badly written. I meant: ‘But ...My last sentence was badly written. I meant: ‘But to have his name and poster imagery so closely associated with heroin, well, that’s going too far.’Mantoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-15788445243763129572017-03-09T11:13:38.138-08:002017-03-09T11:13:38.138-08:00As you’ve noted before, having the Houdini name an...As you’ve noted before, having the Houdini name and image in modern pop culture is generally a good thing. Whether it be fact, fiction or fantasy, whatever gets people interested in Houdini is usually a positive endeavor. However, in this case, I find this usage a bit disturbing. This is one of those cases where I wish that somebody actually owned the ‘Houdini’ copyright, so they could shut theseMantoonoreply@blogger.com