David Blaine
- Levitation -
'Can I show you somthing that trancends the mind ?' - David Blaine
FROM: David Blaine Street Magic - ABC TV Show
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Levitation
is a phenomenon of psychokinesis (PK) in which objects, people, and animals
are lifted into the air without any visible physical means, and float or
fly about. The phenomenon has been said to have occurred in mediumship,
shamanism, trances, mystical rapture, etc.
Some cases of levitation appear to be almost spontaneous,
while spiritual or mystical adepts
are said to be able to control it consciously.
Street Magician: David Blaine
David Blaine was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 4, 1973.
Encouraged by his mother, Patrie White, he became a master of
magic. At the age of four, he saw a magician perform magic in a
subway and he decided to get his first trick from a Disney shop,
the pencil through the card.
At ten his family moved to Jerseyville, New Jersey,
He began to get
interested in acting as a teen. He traveled to Manhattan
everyday to go to an acting school he attended. He did a few
commercials and small appearances on soap operas.
When he was 16, he
LEVITATED
for his doctor who immediately took him in for
examination. At 17, he moved back to New York by him self and
lived in Hell's Kitchen, a place which quickly tests your mettle.
David started performing at rich parties. He performed to people
such as Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
David Geffen, Mike Tyson and Madonna. He became real good friends with Robert De Niro
and Leonardo De Caprio.
He made a tape of his magic and sent it in to ABC.
They were astonished and requested an interview.
When they saw his magic first-hand, theyjumped at the chance to make a special.
David produced David Blaine: Street Magic. The special reaired September 14, 1997.
David Blaine has been in some other specials
including Oprah Summer Magic and Late-Night with Conan O'Brien.
On April 5, 1999, David Blaine Buried himself Alive for a week under six feet
of Plexiglas tank filled with 4000 pounds of water, an attempt no other magician
has tried, to promote his new special: David Blaine - Magic Man.
After he got out, he was on Conan again, and The Rosie O'Donnell Show.
Apparently he lost 24lbs. Even Regis mentioned him on his show.
Houdini's granddaughter approved it.
While in his glass coffin, he outlined a new publicity stunt for his next
special. The stunt turned out to be freezing himself within a 6-ton block of ice
in New York City on November 27, 28, and 29, in the year 2000.
He withstood 62 hours within the ice block, but was visibly shaken, emotionally and
physically.
On Tuesday May 21, 2002, at about noon, David climbed a 80 foot pillar in Bryant Park
in the City of New York. The platform on the top was 22 inches in diameter.
Two low-level handholds were installed for safety in case David was subjected to
extra-powerful gusts of wind. Towards the end of the day on Wednesday May 22, 2002, work
crews built-up a carefully designed pile of cardboard boxes on one side of the pillar.
Just before 11pm that night, David jumped from the platform onto the boxes and was
then extracted from the pile by the work crews. The total time David spent on the
pillar was over 34 hours.
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David Blaine Quotes:
'Can I show you somthing that trancends the mind ?'
'I have the ability to bring people to a place where you belive, if you can read
people, you know the cards they take.'
'When I do magic, people give reasons why they believe I do it. They are
usually wrong. The reason I do it is for the wonder. For me, wonder is the
greatest feeling that there is. So, what I do is create a moment with the
absence of the outside world in which we are living...a moment of truth where
there is no BS.....a moment where we are not worried about who is mad at who
and who is fighting who, what race they are....what creed. And magic strips
that away. I just want to be someone who inspires people to feel that for one
moment.'
REF: http://groups.msn.com/DavidBlaineMagicMan
REF: http://groups.msn.com/DavidBlaineMagicMan/interviews.msnw?action=get_m
essage&mview=0&ID_Message=26327&LastModified=4675411288287305323
'Is it true you're planning to be thrown off Tower Bridge in London in chains ?'
Verity Brown, Edinburgh
'Yes, I'm going to be weighted down with lead boots and heavy chains and then
released, hopefully into the Thames. If I don't surface within seven minutes, I'll
have proved I'm not a witch.'
'Is it true you're planning a trick where someone shoots you? If so, where will
they be aiming and what are your chances of survival ?'
Tom Schmidt, Barking
'Yes, I do plan on taking a bullet. Over 100 magicians have died trying this stunt
– Houdini backed out of doing it because he didn't want to risk dying. So they
will be aiming wherever gives me my highest chance of survival.'
'You've been quoted as saying that Jesus was a magician. Which of his
miracles could you recreate ?'
Ed Curtis, Hove
'Returning from the dead.'
'What is the greatest magic trick ever performed ?'
Christine McDonald, Salford
'Returning from the dead.'
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Excellent Links to David Blaine Info:
David Blaine's Official Web Site
David Blaine Magic Man - Message Boards
About.com list of David Blaine Links
MSN Group - Forum
Magic Directory's Web Page on David Blaine
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