David Blaine: DISCUSS

[drewnice]

I'm stuck on TLC watching people's

when he gives them the blank stare after a trick.

What kinda sh*t?

I need to make some sense of this...

Mystical foll or meaningless fraud?

DISCUSS

 

I know he has a few of my girl friends under his spell.

K.

 

[DOR]

David is pretty wicked.

What abour Criss Angel? He's pretty crazy also..
Anyone see the one where he walks down a building?

 

[the3rdstream]

David Blaine is much more than a magician. He's a scholar, a visionary, a leader.

 

[djanna]

His tricks are dope, his stare is just part of his schtick, trying to be all "spooky" and shit.

 

[Reynaldo]

Mystical foll or hustler?

 

[faux_rillz]

David Blaine is much more than a magician. He's a scholar, a visionary, a leader.

He is so icey...

 

[DOR]

Criss Angel Mindfreak is on tonight on A&E at 10PM.
It's the one where he walks down the building.


I don't get how David reads peoples mind tho. I've always like the one where he helps the guy win the lotto.

 

[drewnice]

HAHAHA, Blaine just turned this homeless fellow's cup of coffee into a cup full of change and the guy holds his hands out to him and starts crooning,





"There's a spaaark of magic in your eyes..."

Bet you didn't think this would get record related, did you?

 

[SouthCrackalack]

I believe theres more than a few websites claiming/proving he's a fraud..you might want to check those out. As mentioned above..i'll go with "hustler"

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and that mindfreak dude is past corny

 

[recordbinladen]

Bet you didn't think this would get record related, did you?

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[DOR]

I believe theres more than a few websites claiming/proving he's a fraud..you might want to check those out. As mentioned above..i'll go with "hustler"

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and that mindfreak dude is past corny

I agree he's corny. But I still don't know how he does any of that shit.

 

[volumen]

I believe theres more than a few websites claiming/proving he's a fraud..you might want to check those out. As mentioned above..i'll go with "hustler"

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and that mindfreak dude is past corny

I agree he's corny. But I still don't know how he does any of that shit.
He's really good and also a goof. Not shure how he's a "fraud". Plenty of magicians act they they have "powers" when it's really just a "trick". People liked to be tricked, it's just good fun. Calling this guy a fraud is like calling wrestlers a fraud. Waste of time, it's just entertainment.

It's like when David Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty dissaper. Everyone and thier dog new he wasn't really going to make it go away, but people still tuned in to see the trick.

 

[gloom]

even white folls on you got served can pull off that 'levitation' trick...

 

[igotthatbeat]

Anyone seen that "Street Magic" dvd?

Beyond belief. The guy just levitated in the middle of a sidewalk during the daytime and shit lol

 

[SouthCrackalack]

Anyone seen that "Street Magic" dvd?

Beyond belief. The guy just levitated in the middle of a sidewalk during the daytime and shit lol

yeah, you can find some site(s) on the web explaining that trick...


too bad I forgot all the details


and..about calling dude a "fraud"..you are right, I shouldnt say that. I should just say people shouldnt believe these dudes have anykind of super powers..there is an explanation for it all.

 

[volumen]

His tricks are dope, his stare is just part of his schtick, trying to be all "spooky" and shit.

I wouldn't be suprised if it's also a way he keeps you distracted. His stare keeps you loooking back to his face and that split second is all he needs to do his slight of hand.

But ultimatly your right about it being his spooky schtick. Magicians have had to take a new twist because people were getting board with the old rabit out of a hat bit. Plus, I bet Penn and Teller had a little to do with this as they exposed a lot of trade secrets. I think it was good caused it forced magicians to re-invent themselves.

 

[Mel_Gibson]

I believe theres more than a few websites claiming/proving he's a fraud..you might want to check those out. As mentioned above..i'll go with "hustler"

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and that mindfreak dude is past corny

I agree he's corny. But I still don't know how he does any of that shit.
Calling this guy a fraud is like calling wrestlers a fraud. Waste of time, it's just entertainment.
Calling Blaine a fraud is admitting a belief in real magic, which, to me, is more bizarre than anything Blaine has done.

And call me cynical but I wouldn't believe anything I saw on television regardless of how it was presented to me.

 

[twoply]

I believe theres more than a few websites claiming/proving he's a fraud..you might want to check those out. As mentioned above..i'll go with "hustler"





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and that mindfreak dude is past corny

I agree he's corny. But I still don't know how he does any of that shit.




Calling this guy a fraud is like calling wrestlers a fraud. Waste of time, it's just entertainment.




Calling Blaine a fraud is admitting a belief in real magic, which, to me, is more bizarre than anything Blaine has done.





And call me cynical but I wouldn't believe anything I saw on television regardless of how it was presented to me.




Nah, people call him a fraud because the TV specials are edited. The levitation trick is much more subtle and unimpressive in real life, but they edit in a much more impressive levitation using wires, then they show the audience reaction from the original trick.





Hell, I can do the actual levitation trick.

 

[volumen]

I believe theres more than a few websites claiming/proving he's a fraud..you might want to check those out. As mentioned above..i'll go with "hustler"

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and that mindfreak dude is past corny

I agree he's corny. But I still don't know how he does any of that shit.
Calling this guy a fraud is like calling wrestlers a fraud. Waste of time, it's just entertainment.
Calling Blaine a fraud is admitting a belief in real magic, which, to me, is more bizarre than anything Blaine has done.

And call me cynical but I wouldn't believe anything I saw on television regardless of how it was presented to me.

Man I never even thought of it that way. So you think some of these people actual believe in magic? I just thought they were completly dissmissing any type of magic.

Now that's the wizzard rock thread I want to see.

"Blaine is a fraud, he can't beat my ability to manifest a tree spirit hottie who will do my bidding!"