
LIMERICK Magician, Steve Spade, has ticked an event off his bucket list when he travelled to New York, USA, to the grave of his idol, Harry Houdini.
โIt was amazing, something Iโve wanted to do since forever,โ he said, โI know itโs a weird thing, but Iโm a weird guy.โ
โIt was cool to pay my respect,โ he told the Limerick Post, acknowledging the other greats such as David Copperfield, Chris Angel, and David Blaine once made a pilgrimage to the magicianโs grave.
Spade, labelled โThe Irish Houdiniโ said the experience was โsurrealโ as he โsaw him as a childhood heroโ, and having been to New York twice previously and missing the chance to visit Houdiniโs grave, Spade said, โthird time was the charm.โ
His New York visit also included a trip to Times Square where he got to practice his magic on some passers-by, where he said the reactions were different to that of an Irish audience, โsome great reactions, people were losing their minds, different to here, you always get a good reaction, but the American reaction is big and brash.โ
Steve will now take is tricks from Times Square to Electric Picnic this weekend in Stradbally as part of the Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow.