The author quotes yours truly; but what's really impressive is she pierced the veil and has a few nice quotes from David Copperfield about his recent Houdini auction purchases, including The Grim Game poster that he picked up last December for a cool $67,000.
"The Grim Game poster was a piece of the puzzle I don't have, so I spent the extra money on getting it," says David. "If it's part of a story that needs to be told, and needs to be preserved, then I might fight for it a little bit harder."
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Houdini collecting has now officially reached the outer solar system. It's now part of the chic scene of luxury collecting to have a set of Houdini's manacles framed and hanging in the living room of your mansion.
In addition to the poster, we know that a print of The Grim Game is a piece of the puzzle he is looking for. Hopefully we will get to see it one day.
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting thought Joe, and if Copperfield manages to find a copy of The Grim Game, will he share it with Houdini scholars and film buffs? I understand he owns all of Houdini's wax cylinder recordings but so far, they are under wraps.
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