tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post8866382172888215699..comments2024-03-27T08:03:12.221-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Center For Inquiry welcomes Houdini (and I)John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-29025320510033794442016-01-24T00:32:40.392-08:002016-01-24T00:32:40.392-08:00Doug Henning talked about it on a '70s TV show...Doug Henning talked about it on a '70s TV show. He described meeting Marie, getting the material he put in his book, and what she told him. I can't remember what show. Might have been Dinah Shore or Mike Douglas. The Magic Castle might had it archived on video. At some point I will try to find it.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-5381459487908887552016-01-23T20:42:21.411-08:002016-01-23T20:42:21.411-08:00I don't think her sister said that. I can find...I don't think her sister said that. I can find it nowhere.Professor Slim Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560047621149566925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-5587643795926029042015-11-21T22:10:43.048-08:002015-11-21T22:10:43.048-08:00The version of events I've chosen to believe a...The version of events I've chosen to believe and relate in my talk is the version told by Bessie's sister, Marie, who was the closet person to her. That Bess, in a moment of weakness and alcoholism, gave Ford the message and he took advantage of her and the situation. Bess became so distraught she tried to kill herself (possibly twice).<br /><br />I know there are some, like yourself, John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-41779293060085964132015-11-21T21:19:02.445-08:002015-11-21T21:19:02.445-08:00Why would you call hearing from her husband the ex...Why would you call hearing from her husband the exact code she was expecting "An Ordeal"? I've never heard her attack Arthur Ford once. And people seem to omit that everything was verified by the evidence in the sealed Houdini Vault on Fifth Street. Are you claiming that Bess told Arthur Ford everything and betrayed her husband?Professor Slim Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560047621149566925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-17136396737940084152015-10-22T07:24:56.210-07:002015-10-22T07:24:56.210-07:00Thanks so much for the kind words, Bullet. It was ...Thanks so much for the kind words, Bullet. It was great seeing you and Jill there.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-47247596023013560982015-10-21T21:15:45.552-07:002015-10-21T21:15:45.552-07:00It was a really fun presentation, John! Serious, s...It was a really fun presentation, John! Serious, spooky, informative and just enough laughs. After one revelation about Lady Doyle, Jill turned to me and said: "Amazing the lengths some dames will go to just for new furniture!"<br /> The Bessie/Arthur Ford situation was so gracefully described it made the clip from Religious Racketeers all the more powerful.<br /> i especially Bullet Valmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602986456504407419noreply@blogger.com