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Posted on 06/27/2002 8:10:12 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
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NEW YORK CITY--Recent polls indicate that a growing number of Americans are fearful the current crisis in the Middle East may prevent the government from implementing an immediate solution to what has become known as the "David Blaine Problem." "This city, let alone this world, isn’t big enough for David Blaine and the rest of us," said Thomas Rye, a 42-year-old city mechanical engineer who was blocked from entry into his Manhattan apartment last month as Blaine astonished the world with yet another "miracle." Blaine, best known for his eerie Charles Manson stare, his friendship with Leonardo DiCaprio and his offbeat brand of street magic where he does the same three card tricks repeatedly, is not just getting on the nerves of New Yorkers. No less than 41 state legislatures have bills pending that would ban Blaine and any future television specials in their state. The international community has threatened to follow suit with their own bans. "I'm sorry but the guy just annoys the crap out of me," admitted South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges. "I realize the problems in the Mideast are important and we're facing a tremendous long-term battle against terrorism, but I couldn't help hoping just a little bit that he would die after the last stunt." The Blaine backlash began two years ago after his most famous publicity stunt, when Blaine had himself encased in a block of ice for 62 hours while American television viewers watched him urinate with the aid of a catheter. Adding fuel to the fire was his most recent feat involving a freefall off a Manhattan building. "The guy practically shut down the city because he wanted to jump off a building onto a huge pile of cardboard boxes," said Jennifer Bayer, a midtown resident who witnessed the recent feat outside her bedroom window. "Oooh, it was like real magic. He jumped and then he must have magically created gravity and some wind resistance because any normal human who jumps into a gigantic pile of boxes would certainly die." Not only did Blaine survive, but but within hours of making several 'I'm in so much pain' noises and being rushed off in a fake ambulance, he began work on his third, recycled television special. "I gotta say, he's even creepier than David Copperfield," said David Copperfield's former girlfriend, supermodel Claudia Schiffer. "And that's saying a heck of a lot."
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Above: Americans pray David Blaine dies in a giant block of ice
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Talk about an unholy alliance.
What's with that levitation thing? That is freaky, period!
His magic is run of the mill, but his performance is excellent. That levitation trick of his looks so good when he does it. I know how to do it, its an oooold trick, but I can't set it up as good as he does. He has a certain style that is very disarming... kinda spooky.
Most magicians are simply conjurers who use slight of hand and props to perform illusions, which they portray as "magic". Blaine is the opposite. He is a man with real occult power, who is presently pretending to be a "magician".
Look for his feats to become more and more spectacular and to elicit more and more adulation from a gullible and spiritually unaware public.
How do you know?
I'd sure like to know how he levitates. I was also impressed with one stunt from his last special where he slips the woman's watch off her arm, somehow gets it placed in a display window of a jewlry store that's down the street...then puts his hand through the glass to redeem the watch. Pretty impressive.
How is that possible? Hence, my "deal with the devil" comment.
South Park Blaine cult.
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