My Pop's dad was a very interesting fellow. He did things his way. He lived through interesting times. Thanks to a few vacations back east and my Grandfolks heading out to visit I have quite a few fond memories and quite a few stories about them as well.
At one point in time I was in Florida experienceing humidity and swiming in lakes, trying to get the hang of shuffleboard.
I had an interest in performing magic and in talking with Grandpa he revielve that he had seen Houdini perform a straight jacket escape while suspended upsidown from a building.
Wanting a first hand account I pressed him for details. He went on saying there was a large crowd and you could barely see this guy up there squirming around like a worm on a hook then he dropped the jacket. My Grandpa was not sure what all the fuss about this guy (houdini) was.
Pretty much what you would expect from a first hand account of something...
I miss Grandpa. Shoulda talked with him more.
No comments:
Post a Comment