Line Out - Comments on Famous As Houdini http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini Last night I was helping my son with a poster for a book report about Harry Houdini. I was telling him that at one point in time Houdini was probably the most famous entertainer in the world. Every new... Copyright 2008 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:54:06 -0800 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:48:43 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by trent moorman Michael Jordan was pretty big there for a while.

Snoop Dogg? Man, I don't know. Jay-Z?

Brangelina?

Harry Potter?

]]> trent moorman http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c955954 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c955954 Last Night Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:43:32 -0800 Comment by terry miller he also asked who the most famous person now is, and our answer was the queen of england, 'cause she's on, like, a third of the worlds money.

]]> terry miller http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c956001 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c956001 Last Night Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:00:36 -0800 Comment by trent moorman You're right, the Queen's pretty huge with the money.

Snoop has his own Cadillac though. The Snoop DeVille. They even have radio controlled Snoop DeVille's at Wal-Mart.

I could see Snoop on some money, like a $200 bill.

]]> trent moorman http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c956061 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c956061 Last Night Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:37:18 -0800 Comment by Explorer Up there with MJ:

Madonna

Mickey Mouse

(apparently it's all about the Ms)

]]> Explorer http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c956194 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c956194 Last Night Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:57:11 -0800 Comment by Dougsf It's kinda hard to draw an analogy between fame, then and now. I'm going to say there really isn't an equivalent.

I'm not sure what answer I'd give if a little kid pressed me on it. Today, pop stars are covered so ad nauseam, there's nothing to compare to the mystique of the Houdinis, Charles Lindberghs, or Jack Dempseys of the past.

Jordan probably is the closest thing I can think of...but is that "now"? Maybe Oprah?

]]> Dougsf http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c956226 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c956226 Last Night Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:21:41 -0800 Comment by Abby Speaking of awesome, have you seen Lativa's Eurovision entry? It involves pirates.

]]> Abby http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c956266 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/03/famous_as_houdini#c956266 Last Night Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:48:43 -0800