what’s this with escaped artists I never was as enchanted by that as others have
was as enchanted by that as others have
was as enchanted by that as others have been when you talk about escape artists
been when you talk about escape artists
been when you talk about escape artists you’re really talking about Houdini and
you’re really talking about Houdini and
you’re really talking about Houdini and then a lot of knockoffs after Houdini in
then a lot of knockoffs after Houdini in
then a lot of knockoffs after Houdini in the early 20th century a man born in
the early 20th century a man born in
the early 20th century a man born in Budapest who claimed to be born in
Budapest who claimed to be born in
Budapest who claimed to be born in Appleton Wisconsin which is about all
Appleton Wisconsin which is about all
Appleton Wisconsin which is about all you need to know that tells the whole
you need to know that tells the whole
you need to know that tells the whole story takes a straitjacket and says as
story takes a straitjacket and says as
story takes a straitjacket and says as his tagline I defy the jails of the
his tagline I defy the jails of the
his tagline I defy the jails of the world to hold me the early part of the
world to hold me the early part of the
world to hold me the early part of the 20th century and then hangs upside down
20th century and then hangs upside down
20th century and then hangs upside down in a straitjacket way up high over a sea
in a straitjacket way up high over a sea
in a straitjacket way up high over a sea of people in Times Square many of whom
of people in Times Square many of whom
of people in Times Square many of whom are immigrants and this man self-made
are immigrants and this man self-made
are immigrants and this man self-made man by any definition you want casts off
man by any definition you want casts off
man by any definition you want casts off the chains of anything that any
the chains of anything that any
the chains of anything that any corporation or government put on him
corporation or government put on him
corporation or government put on him getting little deep on this metaphorical
getting little deep on this metaphorical
getting little deep on this metaphorical well that’s well that’s the answer
well that’s well that’s the answer
well that’s well that’s the answer though isn’t it and you know that was an
though isn’t it and you know that was an
though isn’t it and you know that was an idea of its time that was an idea of its
idea of its time that was an idea of its
idea of its time that was an idea of its time as important as Bob Dylan singing
time as important as Bob Dylan singing
time as important as Bob Dylan singing before Martin Luther King and since you
before Martin Luther King and since you
before Martin Luther King and since you have not thought of it I mean it’s
have not thought of it I mean it’s
have not thought of it I mean it’s really really very good and then other
really really very good and then other
really really very good and then other guys come along is that I got fake cuffs
guys come along is that I got fake cuffs
guys come along is that I got fake cuffs boom here we go right but that’s not
boom here we go right but that’s not
boom here we go right but that’s not what was going on there we celebrate
what was going on there we celebrate
what was going on there we celebrate Houdini because he grabbed the heart of
Houdini because he grabbed the heart of
Houdini because he grabbed the heart of America in some ways he was the first
America in some ways he was the first
America in some ways he was the first modern star is the first celebrity to
modern star is the first celebrity to
modern star is the first celebrity to appear nearly nude in public he’s the
appear nearly nude in public he’s the
appear nearly nude in public he’s the first celebrity to have descriptions of
first celebrity to have descriptions of
first celebrity to have descriptions of his shows be more important than his
his shows be more important than his
his shows be more important than his shows Houdini’s in the dictionary you
shows Houdini’s in the dictionary you
shows Houdini’s in the dictionary you know to pull a Houdini needs to
know to pull a Houdini needs to
know to pull a Houdini needs to disappear you become a verb and if we
disappear you become a verb and if we
disappear you become a verb and if we walked out on the street right now if
walked out on the street right now if
walked out on the street right now if you walk out there and say two people
you walk out there and say two people
you walk out there and say two people named a magician and you ask 10 people
named a magician and you ask 10 people
named a magician and you ask 10 people at least one of them and maybe seven of
at least one of them and maybe seven of
at least one of them and maybe seven of them will name Houdini pretty heavy you
them will name Houdini pretty heavy you
them will name Houdini pretty heavy you know it’s a hundred ears and that’s
know it’s a hundred ears and that’s
know it’s a hundred ears and that’s because he was speaking for America’s
because he was speaking for America’s
because he was speaking for America’s heart I mean just say to yourself again
heart I mean just say to yourself again
heart I mean just say to yourself again I defy the jails of the world to hold me
I defy the jails of the world to hold me
I defy the jails of the world to hold me that’s about as heavy as you can land
that’s about as heavy as you can land
that’s about as heavy as you can land somebody huh
somebody huh
somebody huh you
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