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gr8 escape
Among other things, October is the anniversary of Houdini's death which was actually on Halloween ...
Here is a picture of his famous Upside Down Trick - which wikipedia claims is still a mystery...
Well - i have a pretty good idea how it was done and i wonder if anyone else here has interesting theories of their own?
Houdini has of course had a huge impact down the years on popular culture and those within it,
(take a look at the list on that wiki entry - it's enormous!) from David Blaine to Robbie Williams to Kristin Hersh.
Her song Houdini Blues and video for Your Ghost can be compared to Kate Bush's song Houdini -
both seem to take escapology as a metaphor and seize on the idea of a key hidden in the mouth or passed by a kiss.... a symbol maybe... as if a gnosis of some sort could be delivered vocally by the artist.
On a more superficial level, escapology can be fun!!... but don't try it at home!
the handsome cabin boy. kate bush
there are LOADS of traditional songs about girls disguised as boys going off to Sea
and they influece my ship fics a lot - so here's a quick modern example of one of them.
i love it.
and they influece my ship fics a lot - so here's a quick modern example of one of them.
i love it.