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Being the positive person I am, if Criss Angel didn’t seem to be so arrogant, perhaps I’d have more positive things to say about him and his brand of whatever it is he does. I did see Criss’s live show and I thought it was very cool. However, he must have been off that night because his pass could have formed a shadow on the wall. Am I being too critical? Maybe but that’s what comes with the arrogance I’m sensing.

Back when I first heard about Criss Angel, it occurred to me that a challenge shot out to David Blaine was only a matter of time. I saw Criss in a giant fish tank and knew exactly what was happening. In a matter of days, someone informed me that Mr. Angel was out of the fish tank and just challenged David Blaine. I actually remember having a conversation with Eugene Burger about this.

Perhaps I’m being too moral but this challenge nonsense bothers me. It’s quite obvious to me and has been for quite some time that Criss is going to feed of David’s fame as much as he can and in any way he can; even if that means flat out, unsophisticated and unprofessional challenges.

Personally, I don’t think there’s enough magic (in any form) in the world and we should all be on the same team. After Criss Angel puts so much obvious effort into making himself “unique,” he goes out of his way to compare himself to and challenges David in efforts to score the publicity he says he’s not interested in. To me, the fact that Mr. Angel is so interested in putting David Blaine down is what detracts from his credibility.

Honestly, I think David Blaine gets enough grief about his behavior. I believe Criss should worry more about practicing his pass and less about who?s the best magician because neither of them get my vote. I find it odd that being the ?best magician? doesn’t even have anything to do with magic. How exactly did Criss Angel receive the Magician of the Year award? – He throws that around like it’s an Oscar. No offence to Mr. Hassini and the IMS but his only competition (commercially) is David Blaine and the community doesn’t seem to be much of a fan.

What does it take to get a Merlin award? A TV special, make up and an attitude?

Did Criss get the award just because he?s not David Blaine, the black sheep of the magic community? Let?s face it – the world is interrelated. Had there not been a David Blaine, there would probably not be a Criss Angel ? at least not one who walks around on the street just like the person he apparently dislikes. Did David get a Merlin award?

Where?s MY Merlin award? (Laughs)

I have an idea! – Lets get the networks to air a magic face off… Forget the starvation, shit talking and ego trips. Just a standard camera and real magic – STANDARD CAMERA is key here. After these far fetched TV specials, I really wonder…
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IBM International President, David Sandy

Dear IBM Ring Contact,

I am writing to you with some information I’d like you to consider sharing with your Ring members. I know this is lengthy, but I really believe the content is quite important.

As you know, there is an ever-growing concern within our industry dealing with ethics in magic. Specifically, I am referring to the act of stealing another inventor’s intellectual property and building/manufacturing these tricks and illusions for resale. This unethical practice seems to have become more popular than ever before. Perhaps, in part, because our own industry has not policed itself very well… or perhaps because many have felt there couldn’t be anything done to stop this practice… or perhaps, and unfortunately, some people just don’t care. This does not change the fact that this behavior is wrong and unethical.

All members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians agree to:

1) Oppose the willful exposure to the public of any principles of the Art of Magic, or the methods employed in any magic effect or illusion.

2) Display ethical behavior in the presentation of magic to the public and in our conduct as magicians, including not interfering with or jeopardizing the performance of another magician either through personal intervention or the unauthorized use of another’s creation.

3) Recognize and respect for rights of the creators, inventors, authors, and owners of magic concepts, presentations, effects and literature, and their rights to have exclusive use of, or to grant permission for the use by others of such creations.

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There are those who would suggest David Blaine?s 44 days in a plastic box was a mere self-centered stunt designed to gain attention for his uncanny ability to be hated by spectators.

We will have you know that according to the London Telegraph, the stunt that has been called the magic equivalent of a TV test-pattern or a presentation of 44 Card Repeat, has actually furthered medical science.

According to the London Daily Telegraph, Professor Jeremy Powell-Tuck asked a group of doctors and nurses, “Is this man undernourished?”

Dr. Powell-Tuck pointed to a picture of Mr. Blaine as he appeared after stepping from his Plastic-Condo-on-the-Thames.

Here?s the first amazing part.

The doctors and nurses he had assembled presumably came from the United Kingdom and yet not a one was apparently able to identify Mr. Blaine as the man who had just starved himself for the last 44 days.

Apparently reaching the doctor and nurse demographic requires more than 44 days of non-stop news coverage in the U.K.

The consensus was that Mr. Blaine did not look undernourished.

Two nurses noted that he looked like he couldn?t afford medical care in the United States or was likely to have asked them for money if they had encountered his skinny yet bearded face on the street.

“Ha ha!” said Dr. Powell-Tuck, “he was undernourished.” And Dr. Powell-Tuck would know, he was the nutritionist in charge of weaning Mr. Blaine from no-food to food.

“He went into the box weighing 96 kilos, he came out weighing 70.5. That’s a 27 per cent reduction. His body mass index had gone from slightly over the normal range to slightly under.”

A kilo is roughly 2.2 pounds and is usually followed an equivalent “street value.”

Initially Dr. Powell-Tuck (ironically, this is the name of a spring-board diving maneuver that was last attempted by Greg Louganis at the Nationals in Ft. Lauderdale) was convinced Mr. Blaine was a fake and wanted nothing to do with the starvation stunt.

He was asked to assist in the re-entry to real food program (also available to those of us who thrive on McDonalds Value Meals) and he eagerly accepted the invitation.

Dr. Powell-Tuck has worked on the research showing the effect of maintaining insulin levels in critically ill patients at normal levels.

His research has shown that the mortality rate is halved by keeping the insulin levels in check. With his knowledge of…
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