But, Paul, please tell us what you really think of David Blaine. Mr. Daniels is featured on England’s ITV and in the UK Press for comments some would consider negative. You be the judge.
Mr. Daniels told reporters that US magician looks like “a bum on the street.” We understand that “bum” can mean one of two things in the UK; either a hobo/street-person, or a butt.
We think he is saying Mr. Blaine looks like a hobo/street-person.
The sentence doesn’t make sense if he is saying Mr. Blaine looks like a “butt on the street.”
Anyway.
ITV wrote, “Daniels, whose lighter brand of magic has been eclipsed in recent years by illusionists such as Blaine and Derren Brown, said the New Yorker had only done ‘half a dozen tricks very well.’”
Mr. Daniels went on:
“Blaine isn’t glamorous, he’s scruffy. He can’t be bothered to get dressed up. He’s wearing what a bum on the street would wear. I don’t think Blaine puts anything into magic at all – I think he was a street performer who did half a dozen tricks very well.”
Well, sure, but . . .
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