wildblue 4 #1 October 20, 2003 Not that anyone really cares... http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/19/blaine.release/index.html I just thought it was funny, they said on the news today that someone took a remote control helicopter, hung a hamburger from it, and hovered in front of the box for awhile it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #2 October 20, 2003 Exactly who cares!!! I mean...I don't get it, he's a magician/illusionist and he locks himself in a box....what's cool about that?__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #3 October 20, 2003 QuoteI mean...I don't get it, he's a magician/illusionist and he locks himself in a box....what's cool about that? I would suppose, as is the case with magic/illusionist shows, that it is the possibility that the stunt was not illusion.A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #4 October 20, 2003 Quotethe stunt was not illusion. My point exactly...hey, I can lock myself in a box...hummm..hummm....ok....then what?, Do you understand what I mean?.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,122 #5 October 20, 2003 QuoteMy point exactly...hey, I can lock myself in a box...hummm..hummm....ok....then what?, Do you understand what I mean?. I think many people in different way challenge themselves. Some take it to a more extreme level than others. I thought that a group of skydivers would definitely understand that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #6 October 20, 2003 QuoteI think many people in different way challenge themselves. Some take it to a more extreme level than others. I thought that a group of skydivers would definitely understand that. I understand the 'challenge' part, but why he uses the 'magic' stuff here when it has NOTHING to do, I mean, Houdini did pretty cool stuff, hanging himself way up from buildings, getting locked in a box and thrown in a river while chained etc etc, that was a hell of a show, another great magician/illusionist is David Copperfield, his shows are amazing (which I've seen live many times), but...seeing Copperfield locked in a box....what's fun about that? get it?. Perhaps becuase I don't like Blaine, I've seen his shows and....well...ok.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #7 October 20, 2003 QuoteMy point exactly...hey, I can lock myself in a box...hummm..hummm....ok....then what?, Do you understand what I mean?. Well, 44 days is quite a long time. It would be quite a test of will to work through the hunger and remain enclosed within a box for that length of time. The challenge is not freaking out from claustrophobia, agoraphobia or simply being visible to the public 24/7 or starving to death and staying in the box without sending the signal to end it. That would be pretty hard, I think.A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #8 October 20, 2003 Nah...now Jumping one of my pack jobs....THAT is a challenge.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #9 October 20, 2003 QuoteNah...now Jumping one of my pack jobs....THAT is a challenge. Now that's what I'm talking about. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #10 October 20, 2003 Quotebut why he uses the 'magic' stuff here when it has NOTHING to do The magic is in getting a bunch of people to pay you a million bucks to do it. In that sense, the guy does have a talent for publicity. In the end, that might be his biggest talent. I tend to agree with you, Ivan. Blaine gets a big "so what?" from me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samhussey 0 #11 October 20, 2003 I definitely think the guy has talent as an illusionist, and yes his stunts would be pretty difficult (or impossible without the proper training), but for me that can never change the fact that he's a media whore, trying to sell himself for as much publicity as he can get. It was amazing to see how people were just trying to piss him off while he was up there. I think they should have left him alone, he wasn't harming the people who were driving golf balls at him off of tower bridge, or the guy with a cheeseburger and a rc helicopter (but on the other hand, it was kinda funny) Has anyone seen the pics of his release? In one he looks kinda like Osama Bin Laden! (I'll look for a link) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #12 October 20, 2003 >but for me that can never change the fact that he's a media whore, > trying to sell himself for as much publicity as he can get. As are pretty much all performers. Publicity is the name of the game. >Has anyone seen the pics of his release? In one he looks kinda like Osama Bin Laden! I just knew we were looking in the wrong place! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #13 October 20, 2003 QuoteExactly who cares!!! I mean...I don't get it, he's a magician/illusionist and he locks himself in a box....what's cool about that? ive got a list of people who I wish would do that! LOLMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #14 October 20, 2003 Hey where did he take a piss i saw the box that was small somthing seems fishy.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #15 October 20, 2003 QuoteThe magic is in getting a bunch of people to pay you a million bucks to do it. The magic is that the guy dates a different hot model every week!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #16 October 20, 2003 QuoteThe magic is that the guy dates a different hot model every week!!! The secret of that trick is this one: FAT WALLET.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #17 October 20, 2003 Ivan, you'll never amount to anything as a magician if you keep giving away the secrets to the tricks. Especially that one! A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #18 October 20, 2003 QuoteIvan, you'll never amount to anything as a magician if you keep giving away the secrets to the tricks. Especially that one! DOH!!!! my bad. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SadSue 0 #19 October 21, 2003 Hello everybody.This is who I thought of when i heard about this stunt. http://larkspirit.com/hungerstrikes/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/10/newsid_2453000/2453183.stm How quickly people forget. Hope you don't get Banned! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
softnotes 0 #20 October 21, 2003 Must be the dumbest "stunt" I've ever heard of. But then again "Stoopid is as stoopid does" to quote Forest's Mom.Blue Skies SoftNotes "That's not flying.... that's falling with style!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
