I miss HB, and Doug Henning, representing the old and the new in the world of magic. I have not taken up a wand nor stepped on a stage since.although my love of magic has never waned. My disgust, and a desire to return home to Maine led me to destroy my own equipment except for 4 road-cases of collector's items and favorite pieces. His name?Įric Weiss, better known as Harry Houdini. He had wanted to protect his legacy, and that of others, during the heyday of magic at the turn of the century-the last century. HB told me that I was in good company, that the last man who had tried to do the exact same thing had met with failure as well. But then they were collectors, not performers. They could have been famous.but turned out to be infamous. Its failure can be attributed to the infighting and games-playing of the moneyed men of magic we asked to serve on the ad hoc board. We designed a place for magician and non-magician alike-with displays, library, performance theater, and a preservation facility to conserve all the items received. With my wife's assistance we worked ceaselessly to bring this about as there was (and still is not) a place to curate and display magic props and memorabilia from perhaps the oldest of the performing arts. My last year in the magic business was spent trying to establish a museum for the performing art of magic. It was my good fortune to count Harry and his wife Gay among my friends and Harry was my mentor for years. There are some amazing anecdotes that Harry II (HB) used to tell at the dinner table (he was an amazing conversationalist with an abundant amount of knowledge) about the two magicians and their stored belongings- there was no wall between their belongings. Harry actually had ½ a huge warehouse in New York which he shared with Blackstone Sr. Please also read the site-wide Reddiquette. Please avoid reposting TILs that have already made the front page in the past on YouTube)Īdd or tags to your posts, as necessary. Link to the appropriate start time when referencing videos (e.g. Link to the appropriate heading when referencing an article (particularly on Wikipedia) If you are interested in reading about the TILs on this list use the search box feature and enter the keywords to pull up past TILs.Īvoid mobile versions of websites (e.g. The purpose is to keep content fresh on /r/todayilearned as requested by its members. The titles have been abridged for the sake of brevity, however the context remains the same. If your TIL is found on this list, it will be removed.
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