Dan and Dave in Iceland

Dan and Dave-The System

Dan and Dave-The Trilogy

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Using electro-magnetic boots, Blaine will walk on and under the wire during more than 60 hours of the challenge, all of which will be documented on a new, two-hour ABC primetime special, David Blaine: Dive of Death, Wednesday, September 24 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET). Additionally, viewers will join Blaine on a cross-country trip, as he makes his way from the east coast to the Grand Canyon performing allusions which will probably air during some other TV special he takes part in.

Blaine's previous stunt was to try and stay underwater longer than anyone else in history, but he failed on live TV. He later beat the record live on Oprah, however. I heard rumors that in the future he will try and stay awake longer than any other human in history. That is one event I would like to watch, but I guess ABC doesn't want to air non-stop Blaine for four days.

If he falls to his death from five stories, we will definitely let you know here, and maybe we'll have pictures too!

I can do nothing but apologize for the pain I've caused you.  You know, I can't help but perform disappearing acts because it is in my blood.  I'm kind of over the whole leviating while holding my breath in a frozen block of ice gig.... that is SO last year.  And for all of this, I am truly sorry- and I mean that from the deepest depths of my attention-seeking, fake-magic-trick-doing soul. 

Begging for your forgiveness,

David Blaine 

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Well. That's a lie. But it's my dream that I'll pray for every night.

But, Blaine WILL hang upside-down from a six-story highwire above Central Park for three days and two nights. During this time he'll sleep upside-down and will not be allowed to eat. 

Asshole.

Furhtermore, David wants you to stop by and say hello. Instead of hello, I say you stop by and tell him how big of a fucking idiot he is. In fact, don't stop by. Don't fuel the fire. Send his ass some telepathic messages. And when you do, ask him to do something truly worthy of a magician: Make the vaginas on these women disappear:

Δε μπορούμε να ξεχάσουμε πάντως ότι ο Sir Charles...

• Έχει τρέξει αγώνα δρόμου με τον 67χρονο διαιτητή Dick Bavetta μετά από σχόλιο του εκφωνητή Marv Albert ότι ο Barkley ήταν αρκετά παχύς για να τρέξει πιο γρήγορα από τον ηλικιωμένο διαιτητή.

• Φίλησε το κ**ο ενός γαϊδάρου ζωντανά μετά από στοίχημα με τον Kenny Smith ότι ο Yao δε θα είχε πάνω από 19 πόντους μέσο όρο.

• Προσπάθησε να κρατήσει την αναπνοή του 9 λεπτά για να σπάσει το ρεκόρ του David Blaine.

So here are Three Things from F.O.D. that make me laugh every time I watch them ...

1. Demetri Martin - This guy is my new favorite.
2. Euro Soccer - I'm not sure what's funnier, the people or the music. Full Heart!
3. David Blaine Street Magic - A great spoof on David Blaine street performances. The real David Blaine does some great stuff ... and some pretty lame stuff too.

Today, I'm starting with a David Blaine Street Magic spoof that is so amazing, you'll rewatch it 2 or 3 times back to back (to back?):

More hangover cures to come!

Hello, I came across this blog entry while searching for “magic” within wordpress.com blogs.

I read your entry with interest, and I want to assure you that

1) David Blaine is certainly not on the top of every other magician (in this generation).

He may be one of the more commercially successful magician in this generation but he’s not the best in his generation. I’m not saying he’s lousy; he’s good, but not he’s not *that* good.

Considering that you like the mind-reading aspect of David Blaine’s act, I recommend you check out Derren Brown as well. I think you’ll like Derren Brown also; he has made a few TV specials in the UK, and is quite well-known there.

2) Nothing David Blaine does is real. Well, other than him standing without food or water for days on that pole, or under water; those are real. But the stuff you brought up in your blog entry belongs entirely in the realm of magic, not reality.

Really. David Blaine did not read the mind of his spectators, and he cannot read yours. However, he can appear to, and if he does it well enough, a spectator cannot tell the difference. The mind reading, mind control and predicting the future stuff that Derren Brown does in his TV specials, in my opinion, feels very real, and much much closer to genuine mind-reading than David Blaine. Even so, nothing Derren Brown does is reality either.

3) Nothing David Blaine does is sorcery. Not the Queen of Hearts, and certainly not the Name on Arm effect.

It’s well-known amongst magicians that if you give a deck of cards to a person and asks him/her to choose a card, the probability of any card being chosen is not 1/52 even if the deck is a normal deck. Some cards are much much more popular than others, examples being Ace of Spades and yes, Queen of Hearts. It’s not a full explanation, I will only say this much and no more.

The choosing of a number from 50 to 100, and even the one with the name written on his arm, I assure you, are magic tricks. The difficult part of the trick is not getting the answer correct (or the name on the arm) in the first place, it’s getting the spectators to believe they “chose” their answer. That girl on TV (and TV audience) thinks the name is purely her choice, but the truth is that it isn’t.

I know a little about magic, suggestion and misdirection, but I don’t know how they do what they do specifically. It’s sort of like knowing how to cook, but don’t know specifically how to prepare Peking Duck. While I know how David Blaine and Derren Brown do some of their stuff, I don’t know how they do everything that they do. Still, I enjoy watching them perform, and I think they’re both good at what they do. However, remember that at the end of the day, David Blaine and Derren Brown are both entertainers with great showmanship. Nothing less, but nothing more.

If there’s one thing that magicians still don’t agree on, it’s this: will you (as an audience) enjoy David Blaine less, now that you know everything he does is not what it appears to be? That it isn’t real?

Sorry for hijacking your blog and posting this very long comment.

Rumors are running a muck. But of course, they have been ever since Brett Favre decided to unretire AGAIN. In case you aren't aware, that Wrangler - wearing Southern gentleman, Brett Favre, the perennial "Buc Killer," MIGHT be on his way to Tampa Bay. Not to mention arguably the best quarterback to play the game. A living (and actively playing) legend, thanks to Commissioner Goodell's decision to reinstate Number 4.

For the past two days, there have been reports that Favre allegedly passed on the opportunity to be traded to the Buccaneers. He, instead chose to try to return to the "Pack" and was supposedly going to be given a "fair" chance at winning his job back. Not so fast. After a 6 hour marathon-like meeting with higher Green Bay officials, including Head Coach Mike McCarthy, it was concluded that Favre "was not in the right mindset." This, of course, could mean a plethora of things. Perhaps it was expected that he should have a "backup" frame of mind. Maybe Favre walked in thinking he was God's gift to football, which he might as well be (Until Peyton Manning reaches the end of his career, maybe). In either case, Favre will not return to the Packers this year, nor will he be released, to insure that he won't be playing for any NFC North foes.

Can you imagine that? Nice Photoshop job by the way.

Speaking of other strange Brett Favre pictures, here's one of him trying to do his best David Blaine impression.

Do you have a Brett Favre fetish? Check out this site- Funny Brett Favre Pictures. Brett Favre as an astronaut is my personal favorite.

Here at the heap., we actually don't know how we feel about the Brett Favre situation. A potential legend playing for the hometown team? I like it. I mean, at least we wouldn't have to watch another excruciating Lambeau come back by the Pack. I can't even count the times the Bucs would have a lead only to see Favre lead the Packers back... especially when the Bucs played in Green Bay in the glory days of the classic NFC Central match ups. The quarterback situation in Buccaneer camp is already pretty complicated and quite jammed up. Garcia is hurt, thus we have Luke McCown starting this weekend against the Dolphins in preseason game 1. Of course, we have the indefatigable Brian Grease, who is back for another stint. And don't forget the Chris Simms saga. He is working hard in camp despite the "irreparable" relationship between him and head coach John Gruden. There is also the Bucs' most recent draftee, Josh Johnson, a rookie from the University of San Diego. Despite Gruden's hesitance to "marry" his quarterbacks (thanks Jeff Garcia), this would provide the Bucs a great opportunity to essentially "rent" a proven quarterback, one that is hungry to reach and win one last, final, championship. I mean, isn't that what the Buccaneers' organization did when they hired Gruden? Apparently, it was a rent to own bargain... the jury's still out on the Gruden era.

We'll keep you updated here on the heap. posting any further developments.

Scottish actor Alan Cumming was one of the many stars in attendance for the "Elegy" after party in New York yesterday. So many actresses have been going out sans bra's or bikini tops so I guess this is Alan's way of showing that men can go topless as well. Seriously though, did he need to wear the tie?

Here are some pix of his outrageous outfit and some of his other celebrity friends in attendance last night including stars of "Elegy" Penelope Cruz and Dennis Hopper.

This is a series of videos spoofing David Blaine's street magic show. They all revolve around David walking up and doing tricks to the same set of gay guys (I'm assuming, but its not that much of a stretch). I have put all the videos past the break because they do contain some NSFW (not safe for work) language.

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

Part 4 (where the viral ad reveals itself):

Part 5? (it is called part 4, but it is different than all the rest):

Last weekend I went to a DVD shop and saw this DVD collection of Blaine's TV show. I actually bought it because the bundle includes Christian Bale's movie "The Prestige". Just bought the book of the said movie two weeks ago.

Anyways, my Saturday night was filled with "oh" and "ah" and just like the people he bumped into on the street I also blew the phrase "how did you do that". My eyes were like locked into the TV screen and I can't just afford to blink just to trace this guy's very swift hands.

The most terrifying part was when he asked this woman to think of two digit even numbers from 50 to 100. I also attempted to you know, for the heck of it, think of a number. My brain thought of the number "68". What the heck, Blaine then blurted the number "68" out to this confused woman. "There's no way you can read my mind", the poor woman exclaimed. Unlike her, I would like to believe that the number "68" was just a coincidence. Fine.

But when Blaine made another woman chose a card from the deck of obviously 52 cards, again I decided to participate. Deep inside my mind I chose "Queen of Hearts". WTF! Blaine got it right again and the woman was just jumping and walking to and fro thinking how does this very weird bald guy knew what she was thinking. I asked the same question to myself too!

But hey, Blaine is not just reading minds and that's it. There was this scene where he asked a school girl to write the name a person to a piece of parchment. He even asked the girl to step back few meters away so that he can't see what the girl is gonna write. Then he asked the

girl to fold the parchment and to give it to him. Blaine suddenly burn the paper and scratch it on his wrist and kaboom the name that the girl wrote on that piece of parchment was already written on Blaine's left arm. Now tell me, is that magic or sorcery?

Aside from reading minds, yes, he can levitate. But still, I would like to believe that all of these are just some kind of tricks or magic for that matter and not a sorcery. It's the only trick in this world that never let you down. In fact, it entertains.

David Blaine Tricks

Check out This David Blaine Video, he is awesome

Levitation Magic Tricks. Know how to lift your feet from the ground! Learn the magic of levitating by watching this funny magic trick video!

Thread Magic Trick. See how a thread could possibly cut through your neck without making it bleed! Warning: This funny magic trick video might be sleazy for you!

Mind Magic. This Criss Angel-wannabe tries to do a mind magic trick. Find out how he does it fake with his funny magic trick video.

Magic Card Tricks. Always wondered how card tricks are done? Watch this funny magic trick video that features cards, coins, bottles, and hankies to know the secret in magic card tricks.

Hand Magic Tricks. Whether he's holding a set of card, a ball or a coin, this magician will surely entertain you with his funny magic trick video! But he sure won't tell his secret!

Magic Finger. You are sure to know the trick with this not-so-magic finger! Watch this funny magic trick video and know how to do the magic finger!

Now that you've seen some magic tricks revealed, do you think you can perform one like David Blaine or Criss Angel? ;) Join the Magic Trick challenge and let's see if you can be the next big thing!

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To give you a brief run-down of his resume, he is a semi-gothic post-punk attention hog (see Bam Margera) who poorly executes stunts on his A&E magic show "Mindfreak." All stunts are performed as he is surrounded by his weeping family who seem dumb enough to believe he is actually in danger and somehow miraculously survives every time, though they would clearly be close enough to him to realize he is a fraud and magic isn't real....unless your last name is Potter. He dresses in death related garb and has a fan following roughly approximating that of a WWE wrestler.

The upside is that he is such a bro that apparently the majority of Hollywood's pretty faces and vapid brains have fallen for his charm and entered his bedroom of mystery. We will give him some mild props for this accomplishment, but he is still solidly in the realm of the bro-masters.

Bro-nalysis: Angel begs to be a bro and covers almost every checkbox on the bro-list. He loves skulls, affliction gear, pretends to motorcycle, is overly mysterious, semi-hipster, drives an escalade and swills energy drinks non-stop. There are few in this world who demonstrate this bronomenon better than Mr. Angel, for that we can certainly induct him into the Bromunity Hall of Shame, congratulations you little champion you!

Now we share a little video that is part of an awesome series that makes fun of Mr. Blaine, be sure to check the rest out after watching this one over on Youtube.

Comedic Unholy Trinity

Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers and Ben Stiller

Magical Unholy Trinity

David Blaine, Criss "Mindfreak" Angel and Carrot top. Actually, I like David Blaine and don't even try to say that Carrot Top isn't a magician, have you seen what he's done to his body?

I will watch. I will watch you all day, right by your side. Crossing my fingers.

*UPDATE*

My dreams have just been crushed. Change of plans. DAVID BLAAAAAAAAINE!