Houdini and Me

Houdini and Me — page 5
A century ago this was Harry Houdini’s house He lived here for the last twenty two years of his life Most likely you know Houdini’s name but you probably don’t know all that much about him He was a famous magician and illusionist but he was most famous for being an escape artist They would lock him up in handcuffs in a jail cell a rolltop desk a giant milk can and a mailbag He was even locked inside a hot water heater He’d always find a way to get out A Chicago envelope company once sealed him inside the world’s largest envelope He escaped Houdini even escaped from inside a giant football They could lock him up in just about anything anything and he would find a way to get out There was nobody else like him A century ago Harry Houdini was one of the most famous people in the world When I walk up the stairs in my house it’s cool to think that Houdini walked up those same stairs When I go down to the basement it’s the same basement where Houdini practiced practiced his escapes When I go to sleep at night 3