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by **Jobasha** » Jan 16th, '09, 20:10

Don't get me wrong I do enjoy his close up, despite not caring for the personality, but he does go against pretty much all ideas of what makes an entertaining magician. The big stunts on the other hand........

by **JellyBaby** » Jan 16th, '09, 22:47

IAIN wrote:personally, i dont see the whole "hating on" david blaine...

you guys owe him a lot - and if you find him boring, fair enough...however...

i feel as though you are missing the point of his persona...

the whole almost stoner/wierdo thing was deliberately put together, pulling from forms of waking hypnosis as well as how to disorientate people and pull them into "your world"...

he did drag magic back in from the cold afterall...otherwise you'd all have mullets, shiney velvet sutis and saying "here are 52 different cards....take me wife...please!"

I also find it very refreshing that he isn't trying to be funny. If your only performing to someone for a few minutes then strong magic makes average gags unnecessary.

by **Robbie** » Jan 17th, '09, 12:20

Grimshaw wrote:Robbie while your post was funny, what makes it funnier is that you're prepared to admit this stuff on a Forum on the World Wide Web.

Good on ya.

I have no shame.

"Normal is not something to aspire to. It's something to run away from." --Jodie Foster

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