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    1. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019

      We interrupt this slow moving thread to share this photo of @Nick_Offerman and me at @lastbookstorela last night for the book launch. What an amazing time. And yes, Nick is wearing a @D_Copperfield shirt.pic.twitter.com/PlX3Jf9zy6

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    2. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019

      Houdini began to stand. But before he had a chance to tighten his stomach muscles, Whitehead unleashed a barrage of punches to his abdomen. The number of punches isn’t known, but a witness said there were as many as 10 punches to the gut in all. 12/

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    3. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019

      Houdini finally held up his hand. “That will do,” he said. 13/

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    4. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019

      Houdini was in almost unbearable agony. People have long argued if Whitehead’s punches caused Houdini’s appendicitis or if he already had felt sharp pains of appendicitis and had chosen to ignore it. 14/

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    5. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019

      In either case, there was an easy solution. Even in 1926, removing an appendix was not an especially difficult procedure. Had Houdini gone to the doctor, his life undoubtedly would have been saved. But he refused because ... he was Houdini. 15/

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    6. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019

      Houdini could not admit pain. He certainly could not admit that a punch to the stomach had wounded him. The next night, after the show, he was barely able to stand. He sweated through his clothes. He refused to go the hospital. 16/

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    7. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019

      His assistant called ahead to a doctor at the next tour stop in Detroit. When Houdini arrived, his temperature was 102 degrees. He could not stop shivering. The doctor demanded Houdini check into the hospital. Houdini refused again. The show must go on. 16/

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    8. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019

      Houdini went out to perform in Detroit. His temperature had risen to 104. He had spent the day under covers. He barely made it through the first act and collapsed at intermission. He went out for the second act. He collapsed again. 17/

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    9. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019

      Finally, he was taken back to the hotel. A doctor, Charles Kennedy, was there and insisted — against Houdini’s will — on taking Houdini to the hospital. There, Doctors were able to remove his ruptured appendix. But peritonitis had set in. 18/

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    10. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019

      We interrupt this slow moving thread to tell you that The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini is available as an audiobook, read by the excellent actor Jacques Roy. It sounds way better than If I had done it.https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Life-and-Afterlife-of-Harry-Houdini/Joe-Posnanski/9781508297680 …

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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 22 Oct 2019
      Replying to @JPosnanski

      Hey Joe, serious question: is the book appropriate for kids/preteens/early teens interested in magic?

      10:08 AM - 22 Oct 2019
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        2. Joe Posnanski‏Verified account @JPosnanski 22 Oct 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          It totally is. Wrote it with young people in mind too.

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        3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 22 Oct 2019
          Replying to @JPosnanski

          Thanks! My 13yo daughter is into magic, even has a hamster named Houdini.

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