HUNTINGTON BEACH A mid-afternoon event dubbed Houdini’s Great Escape in downtown Huntington Beach became something of a disappearing act instead.
Through a miscommunication, when street performer John “Lucky John” Domingue arrived at George’s Grill Wednesday, where the eatery was to dedicate a “Lucky John’s Down Under Dog,” it was news to the staff.
The phone exchange between Domingue and George Herrera, the restaurant owner, went something like this: “George, I’m here right now talking to the newspaper guy.”
“No, I told you, I can’t do it tomorrow. This is embarrassing.”
And so, poof, went the “Great Escape.