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Day: December 9, 2009

Heels gave it up for Houdini

“College boys. Great audience. Gave me the college yell.”

— Harry Houdini, writing a friend after a 1924 performance in Chapel Hill (as quoted in “Houdini!!! The Career of Erich Weiss” [1996] by Kenneth Silverman)

Author Lew PowellPosted on December 9, 2009Categories Tar HeeliaLeave a comment on Heels gave it up for Houdini
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