The Texan began developing a unique act, inspired by the magic not only of these death-defying feats but also of disguising his gender, only revealing he was a man at the end, taking off his wig and parading around with a masculine gait. As he told the New Yorker, “I’d always read a lot of Shakespeare and thinking that those marvelous heroines of his were played by men and boys made me feel that I could turn my specialty into something unique.”
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One River North Trail in the residential tower in Colorado.
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As the 19th century came to a close and the 20th century picked up speed, people were absolutely held in thrall by the paranormal. Psychics and mediums sprang up everywhere as part of a movement called Spiritualism, and they promised to put people in touch with their departed loved ones. Mostly, they charged a fee, and customers came away believing they had paid for a magical experience. There were others however, who saw these mediums as con artists and frauds, preying on the grief-stricken in order to make a buck. With none other than Harry Houdini himself leading our real-life ghostbusters, these determined sceptics embarked on a very unusual and public campaign to prove to the world that they were being fooled.
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Sooo much eye candy here. Not all to my taste (and *none* to my budget ha ha) but if French provincial is your thing, there's definitely some inspiring rooms, gardens, and stuff of daydreams.
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Some bedhead Nessie/El, been thinking about whether or not two-tone hair might be better for her.
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Some days she looks like a dog and other days she just looks
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Meet Leonor Fini, the forgotten bohemian Queen of the Paris art world.
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Dr. Max Jacobson, aka “Dr. Feelgood,” injected amphetamine-based concoctions into the arms of celebrities and powerful people including JFK, Alfred Hitchcock, Truman Capote, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe and more.
Capote described the “vitamin shots” as
… instant euphoria. You feel like Superman. You're flying. Ideas come at the speed of light. You go seventy-two hours straight without so much as a coffee break. You don't need sleep, you don't need nourishment. If it's sex you're after, you go all night. Then you crash -- it's like falling down a well, like parachuting without a parachute. You want to hold onto something and there's nothing out there but air.
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