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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts 
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So..... the last Saturday of every September is Hulmeville Day, everyone has a yard sale, it's a lot of fun. I always do blacksmithing demos. This year I chatted with a long time resident about the "Hulmeville Oddfellows Club" of the early 1900's. Apparently the Oddfellows club hosted Harry Houdini when he passed through town. This resident explained that while Houdini was here, he signed the curtains of the stage. As he said this, I envisioned myself sneaking around with a pair of scissors at the old playhouse. He then told me that the last owner of the playhouse threw out all the props and curtains in the 1970s. What an IDIOT! This apparently has been all documented and is for real. Kinda cool, but alas, a letdown.
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jay leslie V.I.P. Southern California 9498 Posts
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You can still go down to the dump, and poke around
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Kondini Inner circle 3609 Posts
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The words dump and poke have a different meaning over here haha.
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SheldonR New user 70 Posts
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On 2012-10-31 19:35, thegreatnippulini wrote: Oh man, that just slays me! I cannot believe they threw that out. Didn't they realize what they had? The curtains have probably completely disintegrated in the dump by now. |
Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts
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It was common practice in vaudeville theatres, for performers to sign the backstage walls. I've worked in places where I knew the names of some of the performers, and what they did in their acts. Amazing!
Now, though, most of the older places have been either rehabilitated or torn down. The walls are painted black. RIP.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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Ian McColl Inner circle 1493 Posts
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On 2012-11-01 09:43, Kondini wrote: I'm laughing. You're a bad man, funny but bad........
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