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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 if either Criss or David would take up an offer like that. I’d actually love to jump into that mix. It’s amusing to me but also a bit sad that they create TV specials they can’t live up to.
I once wrote an essay entitled “WIM” that was actually published on here. In that essay, I confronted the popular accusation of magic being fake. I made the statement that magic…
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