tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12057897885873892602024-02-07T18:43:52.745-08:00Cat Addams: Meaningless MusingsRandom musings of an odd and quirky illustrator.Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-32453910282006401602012-04-30T04:47:00.002-07:002012-04-30T04:47:45.908-07:00..quill and ink........so many distractions and so little time, for the girl who loves all that rhyme...<br />
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..fear not my friends, my ink and quill found it's way to a bit of parchment last night...creating a very rough map of Magpie Corner, the odd little town in which LuLu resides. everything from Carnegie Street, the Rotten Candy stand and Widow's Way....map coming soon....<br />
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<br />Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-69857901236193633952011-06-27T17:45:00.000-07:002011-06-27T17:45:54.667-07:00Baxter The Dust Bunny<div style="text-align: center;">...over the past few months my illustration station has been riddled with concepts of insane design and stories of oddities...</div><div style="text-align: center;">..i have narrowed down my projects to a handsome few..</div><div style="text-align: center;">..while i still slave away on poems of dear and departed magicians, i have adopted two new projects..one is illustrations for a book of macabre children's poems and the other is of my own nonsensical musings...it's about a Dust Bunny and revenge...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1VcM10WjxnGzPuG3w4LRzspu94avsIDgOQJ8SZiOoKqvRS1kN2dDIPMB-nFThJSph1lFO0EAEztyHkesjrR1MgMOlVosgl6fFPwbfiJoYv47yuEctJO9hZ9bleI98msU1TJqTXf-fPY/s1600/Baxter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1VcM10WjxnGzPuG3w4LRzspu94avsIDgOQJ8SZiOoKqvRS1kN2dDIPMB-nFThJSph1lFO0EAEztyHkesjrR1MgMOlVosgl6fFPwbfiJoYv47yuEctJO9hZ9bleI98msU1TJqTXf-fPY/s320/Baxter.png" width="184" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</i></div>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-62104964485549051142011-05-10T12:17:00.000-07:002011-05-10T12:17:01.571-07:00.. disappointment..<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">..i was greatly excited by the sound of the ice cream truck...my reaction is like that of a hunting dog on alert,...i jumped up and down to see over shrubs and vehicles to catch a glimpse of the elusive neighbourhood ice cream truck..then, much to my dismay i witnessed several small children running up to a black Jeep Cherokee with a speaker attached to the roof, selling bomb pops and drumsticks from the rear hatch...</span></span><br />
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..meet Pierre Lapin....roughly translated from french to english- Peter Rabbit..not an intentional joke..but it is quite humorous, when thinking that his death is by bunny attack...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..but for now, i'm off to have a cookie..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">morosely yours,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cat Addams</i></div>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-15107641041780317412011-03-09T10:40:00.000-08:002011-03-09T10:40:38.206-08:00...pencil sketching..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...dead inept magician #1...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">...after donning my "mad scientist" cap and setting my hands to work with some pattern paper...i have created Yurik...he likes to arrange and rearrange the books on the shelf and is rarely heard...working in silence like that of a librarian...Yurik is a delight with his wealth of knowledge and keen sense of stylizing with accessories..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: normal;"><span data-jsid="text"><i>Cat Addams</i></span></span></span>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-86977270015813234542011-02-11T16:00:00.000-08:002011-02-11T16:00:28.264-08:00...new projects...the past few months have been riddled with freak bears from another realm that put on a circus in the middle of a dense forest.... and now that i have shipped off the twenty-some illustrations to the publisher, i can relax and focus on a few of my own projects..all of which have one thing in common- MAGIC.<br />
...i am a fanatic of anything involving magic, illusions and escapes....being an amateur magician, i thought it was only proper for me to start a small book of comical magic poems...with a portion of the writing finished, i have found myself struggling to finish the rest...unsure if it is the fear of not knowing what to do when it is finished, or if my brain has actually shut down..i decided to start doodling and creating magic show posters to get my brain back on the right path...<br />
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<i>Cat Addams</i><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Morosely yours,</div><i style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cat Addams </i><br />
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I have been spending the last few weeks in the confines of our studio. Suppressed curiosity and an appetite for pumpkin cookies have me at my wits end.<br />
I am starting to feel like a character out of a Poe story.<br />
Upon that realization, I started scribbling his image on paper like a lunatic.<br />
Now it is turning into an actual project of mine.<br />
I downloaded a few images of the Gothic writer off of the inter-webs. His face is quite interesting, from his crooked nose to his abnormally large forehead. A caricature artist's dream. However I am not a caricature artist and I found it to be quite difficult, yet I forge on with this illustration that will more than likely be appreciated by only myself and handful of bedlam residents.<br />
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Morosely yours,<br />
<i>Cat Addams </i><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....just an oddity from the mind of a lunatic...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">somewhat gloomily yours,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cat Addams</i></div>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-36795566002533705192010-03-07T00:21:00.000-08:002010-03-07T00:21:58.845-08:00...I caved....<div style="text-align: center;">..and bought the Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I told myself I wasn't going to do it....but there I was at the Apple Store in Portland....surrounded by technical goodness and the name Wacom staring me in the face. After some deliberation, I realized it would be better for me if I had the stylus instead of a mouse during those evenings with Photoshop. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The tablet accompanied me for nearly 3 hours tonight. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I placed one of my old cartoons into Photoshop and started filling in some color. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-1877536737054292722010-03-04T12:38:00.001-08:002010-03-04T12:38:53.042-08:00My Review of Travel Wallet<div class="hreview"><div class="item"><p><a href="http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/products/travel-wallet?utm_source=powerreviews&utm_term=product">Originally submitted at Timbuk2</a></p><div><img src="http://images.powerreviews.com/images_products/09/76/4014906_100.jpg" class="photo" align="left" style="margin: 0 0.5em 0 0"><p style="margin-top:0">Big ol' wallet for when you need to travel heavy.</p></div><a href="http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/products/travel-wallet?utm_source=powerreviews&utm_term=product" style="display: none;" class="url fn"><span class="fn">Travel Wallet</span></a></div><br clear="left"><p><strong class="summary">Best.Wallet.Ever.</strong></p><div>By <strong>CatAddams</strong> from <strong>Oregon</strong> on <strong><abbr title="201034T1200-0800" class="dtreviewed" style="border: none; text-decoration: none;">3/4/2010</abbr></strong></div><p><div style="margin: 0.5em 0; height: 15px; width: 83px; background-image: url(http://images.powerreviews.com/images_merchants/stars/10911_stars_small.gif); background-position: 0px -180px;" class="prStars prStarsSmall"> </div></p><div style="display: none"><span class="rating">5</span>out of 5</div><p><strong>Pros: </strong>Stylish, High Quality, Slim, Durable, Lots of Pockets</p><p><strong>Best Uses: </strong>Everyday Use, Travel</p><p><strong>Describe Yourself: </strong>Casual Dresser</p><p style="margin-top:1em" class="description">I bought this wallet to use everyday, I have to be organized all the time, and this helps me do that. Perfect for people who want to carry their checkbook along side their credit cards and spare change. It also looks stylish when I carry it alone...almost like a clutch for girls who don't need to be bedazzled. Love it.</p><p style="margin-top:0.5em">(<a href="http://www.powerreviews.com/legal/terms_of_use.html" rel="license">legalese</a>)</p></div>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-26380501158899263122010-02-19T05:59:00.000-08:002010-02-19T05:59:18.407-08:00Jolly Roger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgcoaGU6qXwWMmM9HXGKV69gVziNbQjN4TSRG-8mCnyAdk591EVIpfCJJwbvdU5_c3ho_2rABXh8KTUYDGCzCOgjffP_qTPFN9s81QdygeFd6907dHc04D92H8TBuvYA36G2JVvZFa90/s1600-h/ilil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgcoaGU6qXwWMmM9HXGKV69gVziNbQjN4TSRG-8mCnyAdk591EVIpfCJJwbvdU5_c3ho_2rABXh8KTUYDGCzCOgjffP_qTPFN9s81QdygeFd6907dHc04D92H8TBuvYA36G2JVvZFa90/s320/ilil.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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I have been working on a crazy idea for the past 3 weeks. My crazy idea stars my lovely little LuLu character on a voyage across the seven seas.<br />
Loads of concept drawings and tons of scribbled gags are spilling over the sides of my drafting table.<br />
Just thought I would share two of my ideas for LuLu's jolly roger....not sure which would be better for a 6 year old who travels with a black widow spider.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somewhat gloomily yours,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cat Addams</i></div>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-44228159478114451042010-01-25T20:32:00.000-08:002010-01-25T20:32:18.978-08:00back again......so i haven't checked in in awhile...but i have been doodling, sketching and creating like a mad woman...<br />
...recently i have fallen in love with maps. maps of all sorts, old, new, town, state, country and world maps....i've always had fun with maps, i am one hell of a navigator.... :) <br />
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</div>...below is just a quick doodle of a pirate treasure map that i did for fun over the weekend... i really want to start working on a very detailed map of either France or Tahiti...stay tuned...it will happen....<br />
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<i>Cat Addams</i>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-43434855499586931222010-01-01T07:55:00.000-08:002010-01-01T07:55:54.924-08:00Ramblings..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdcjHfBWFRI30u0e_hnC9b91tWgyYEQ-tjca6UA2EB5hGYf5xyCvzgCMwi_U-8A35NRsXBft-bkUwyn7zDrhBknLyarHyqC7YAufrnPEwFUO2mv2G1qENvQWB2-d-ZWHXVskepfjCOMA/s1600-h/img035small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdcjHfBWFRI30u0e_hnC9b91tWgyYEQ-tjca6UA2EB5hGYf5xyCvzgCMwi_U-8A35NRsXBft-bkUwyn7zDrhBknLyarHyqC7YAufrnPEwFUO2mv2G1qENvQWB2-d-ZWHXVskepfjCOMA/s320/img035small.jpg" /> SS</a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">I did finally get around to finishing that cartoon yesterday, but not without a struggle.</span></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Today is going to be devoted to redrawing some of my best gag ideas, that didn't turn out so well on paper. And there are several of those, but I have chosen one in particular to start off with. </span></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">I also plan on hitting the streets with my camera to find some reference photos. You can never have too many.</span></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Trying to start this new year off right, keep myself busy and motivated.</span></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Also my website is almost ready to launch. After hours and hours of grueling work from The Editor, who I believe is at his wits end. Even for a computer geek, he is ready to pull his hair out over those insane codes.</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Procrastination seems to be winning today. My current cartoon lies on my desk quasi-finished.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I fear putting ink on it. I keep finding other things to do instead of inking. Such as rummage through drawers, re-stack papers and tackling the mountain of dishes in the sink. I even watched "The View".....now that's bad.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I need help.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So a push and a shove is what I need. Push me into my chair, shove that pen into my hand. Because at this rate, I'm not going to be doing it myself.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">As the new year approaches, I get to sit cozy in our little apartment working on illustrations and cartoons.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sipping on tea and the occasional glass of rum, nibbling on chocolates and playing records, I have drawn up a very small list of New Year's Resolutions.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">1. Send out cartoons to at least one publication every week.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Follow my Wii workout regimen.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Take up archery.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Nothing much, but enough to keep me on my toes.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have, in fact, started the first 2 resolutions on the list. The early bird gets the worm, preferably gummy worms, but I am not going to be picky.<br />
</div>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-11370525942612281922009-11-26T12:49:00.000-08:002009-11-26T15:56:57.258-08:00..a day to feast...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">In honor of this day of turkey corpse feasts, I would like to leave you with delightful little recipe from a cookbook that is very dear to my heart.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">For those with small budgets the "Chas Addams Half-Baked Cookbook" gives us Stewed Pigeons.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Carefully pluck 1/2 dozen pigeons, rinse them, wipe them with a wet towel and cut off their little heads and feet: in draining their small bodies, take care not to break the delicate entrails; save the heart, liver and gizzards. Put 2 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan, let it get smoking hot and then put in the pigeons and brown them: dust them over with one tablespoon of flour, then cover with boiling water. Season with salt and pepper and simmer until nice and tender. Meantime, gather enough peas to fill a pint measure. When pigeons are tender put the peas in the pan and cook until peas are tender. Serve in deep dish on bed of peas. <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Somewhat gloomily yours,<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Cat Addams</i><br />
</div>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-31319887984136945112009-11-15T17:03:00.000-08:002009-11-15T17:25:04.658-08:00...taking notes....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16_jXgiFTRmQBBogGz4x6oA-xwncEPcGnT4AfmpYEmlbtvrvhD2JJR2rZHZW-2znXhWEE3vUvDRYs-7PJm81WCS-O06nAblzZ1ouGgUDzLmgMXNQcxQNnTOhiJAc6rHQcjrtXxXap0oU/s1600/img019.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16_jXgiFTRmQBBogGz4x6oA-xwncEPcGnT4AfmpYEmlbtvrvhD2JJR2rZHZW-2znXhWEE3vUvDRYs-7PJm81WCS-O06nAblzZ1ouGgUDzLmgMXNQcxQNnTOhiJAc6rHQcjrtXxXap0oU/s320/img019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404505071177523218" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Recently I have taken to carrying a small notebook where ever my travels take me. May it be the lab, an aquarium or maybe just the local tea house, I have my little black notebook by my side. Humorous things happen everyday and being a cartoonist, I need to keep tabs on all of these events and mental notes just aren't what they used to be. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It's amazing how many ideas can flood one's head when out of reach of paints, ink and paper. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Seems like a simple solution really, but it has taken me years to actually become disciplined enough to do it. It's funny what motivates us.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Somewhat gloomily yours,</span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cat Addams</span></span></i></div>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205789788587389260.post-85725446487352525242009-10-31T18:53:00.000-07:002009-10-31T18:55:22.323-07:0083 years and counting...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazhhiboq330whTI-0zVGaYeSb-2Ov3G-k98jqFNCAurihlD5lae7Nuf22jlxD-D7KVZedOo-iUd5avP7bE99nGxD0c_dxIsZFhwvjSAtkMFNA7JBM7_ZksR8pjAftlBodn4SMZZArtog/s1600-h/houdinifigure.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazhhiboq330whTI-0zVGaYeSb-2Ov3G-k98jqFNCAurihlD5lae7Nuf22jlxD-D7KVZedOo-iUd5avP7bE99nGxD0c_dxIsZFhwvjSAtkMFNA7JBM7_ZksR8pjAftlBodn4SMZZArtog/s320/houdinifigure.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398947914079330098" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Strangely enough, today I found myself in a delightfully claustrophobic store. A store filled with great little oddities. Anything from fake pet vomit to bacon band-aids.<br />Upon my inspection of a "growing brain", my little eye spied the treasure of all treasures. A Houdini action figure. If you know me, you know how I admire Mr. Houdini. For just $10.99 he was mine. I am touched to find that I stumbled upon this great discovery on none other than Harry Houdini's very own death day. 83 years ago today, Mr. Houdini passed away in Detroit, Michigan. How we miss him so.<br /><br />Somewhat gloomily yours,<br /><i>Cat Addams</i></span></span>Cat Addamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549788352697273105noreply@blogger.com0