I will never forget two of his most spectacular tricks. One is called Things That Go Bump in the Night.
The other amazing feet was his attempted escape from the Houdini Water Torture Cell.
What fascinated me with these tricks was the surprise transposition that takes everyone's breath away at the end. I wanted to finish my escapes with something along these lines. In 1983, we introduced a new character to the escape performance, Dr. Death. Dr. Death was an unknown shadowy figure who wore a black robe and hood. He handcuffed me, tied me in a canvas bag, and locked me in a wooden crate. The create was dragged out into the middle of the shallow end of the Quarry pool. I was given 2 minutes to escape, but I didn't get out in time. The rescue crew rushed out, removed the crate, opened the locks, and Dr. Death cut the bag open; but when the bag fell it was not me, but Mary Ann. She reached over and removed the hood from Dr. Death... and it was me!
