tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post4503401211453864061..comments2024-03-28T03:08:20.391-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: McSorley's Houdini handcuffs updateJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-84812568389212420122023-02-08T15:37:25.048-08:002023-02-08T15:37:25.048-08:00RIP Captain Murphy. The Marines were sent to Hue C...RIP Captain Murphy. The Marines were sent to Hue City to liberate it from the communists who had captured it and raised their flag. They completed their mission. Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-68311466886628078632023-02-07T12:08:56.632-08:002023-02-07T12:08:56.632-08:00Those handcuffs were placed by Captain Walter M. M...Those handcuffs were placed by Captain Walter M. Murphy USMC December of 1966 before he deployed to Vietnam. That is why there is a serial number on the cuffs. He was KIA on January 31, 1968 in Hue City Vietnam. He like the Dough Boys of WW1 said he would get them when he returned from Vietnam, they have been there for 57 years.Paul J. Brown Alpha Co. 1/1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-69682046314135932842023-02-07T11:56:04.981-08:002023-02-07T11:56:04.981-08:00The Handcuffs on the bar rail at McSorley's we...The Handcuffs on the bar rail at McSorley's were not placed by Houdini, they were placed there by Captain Walter M. Murphy USMC 55 years ago before he left for Vietnam. He like the Dough Boys who left chicken bones said I will be back for these when I return from Vietnam. He never returned he was KIA in Hue City Vietnam January 31, 1968. Paul J. Brown Alpha Co. 1/1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20872780398049277102023-02-02T06:55:36.534-08:002023-02-02T06:55:36.534-08:00I went to a ceremony honoring major Murphy USMC al...I went to a ceremony honoring major Murphy USMC alpha one, one Anonymous is correct. SINY. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88829462015677146742022-07-01T13:52:11.730-07:002022-07-01T13:52:11.730-07:00The handcuffs were placed on the bar rail by Major...The handcuffs were placed on the bar rail by Major Walter M. Murphy, USMC....KIA Hue City 31Jan1968. Buried Arlington National Cemetery. awarded the Silver Star. They were placed there December 1966Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-18202964081448436992016-09-25T22:02:22.245-07:002016-09-25T22:02:22.245-07:00I remember reading in Gresham's bio that Harry...I remember reading in Gresham's bio that Harry would on occasion have a beer with his assistants after the show. He may have also drank champagne in social gatherings. But no a regular drinker by any means.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-21593219490489920052016-09-25T19:28:34.569-07:002016-09-25T19:28:34.569-07:00You can order stuff other than beer, etc in a bar....You can order stuff other than beer, etc in a bar. Soda for instance. Harry may just have had a ginger-ale or something.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293278057905828328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-91935935511951525422016-02-23T19:23:36.191-08:002016-02-23T19:23:36.191-08:00You got that right John! I remember you mentioning...You got that right John! I remember you mentioning that HH fired on all cylinders during the last years of his life, but that applies to his entire lifespan. Studying his life is a kind motivational course.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-66770496021200655622016-02-22T21:24:07.999-08:002016-02-22T21:24:07.999-08:00Houdini said he didn't smoke or drink alcohol....Houdini said he didn't smoke or drink alcohol. I don't think he was against drinking, and he maybe he took an occasional drink to be sociable, but I don't think drinking or getting drunk held any interest for him. He was so much about keeping his mind and body sharp. It's probably why he got so much done in life!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-87383798320277636782016-02-22T18:39:16.348-08:002016-02-22T18:39:16.348-08:00What was Houdini's attitude toward imbibing al...What was Houdini's attitude toward imbibing alcohol? We know he didn't really drink but did have an occasional beer. Gresham discusses it in his bio and mentioned that HH would have a pint or two of beer with his crew. Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-34532345355281084342016-02-21T12:07:36.802-08:002016-02-21T12:07:36.802-08:00There isn't anything mysterious about the seri...There isn't anything mysterious about the serial number on a pair of handcuffs. I suspected that bar patrons had stolen the cuffs over the years. It would explain that padlock we see holding the cuffs in that photo.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com