David Blaine wants to Eclipse Houdini
So David Blaine continues his attempts to become more famous than Houdini...
He carries out some impressive stunts, but in this age of Blockbuster Movies, Playstations and Jackass who really cares anymore? Houdini was a legend in an age where entertainment was somewhat limited, and hence he was extremely popular. Blaine gets media converage for doing strange things, but I don't think people are really very impressed. A momentary distraction but not much more.
Blaine wants to eclipse a similar Houdini stunt, where he would go three minutes without air while freeing himself from his shackles inside an oversize milk can.
"On the way to holding his breath under water for the longest period of time ever, he would surpass the great Houdini, who managed a then-astonishing three-minute breath-hold," read the media notice for Blaine's stunt.
He carries out some impressive stunts, but in this age of Blockbuster Movies, Playstations and Jackass who really cares anymore? Houdini was a legend in an age where entertainment was somewhat limited, and hence he was extremely popular. Blaine gets media converage for doing strange things, but I don't think people are really very impressed. A momentary distraction but not much more.
posted by Jon the Hat at 5:24 PM
2 Comments:
people seem to like polemic rather than reasoned analysis
nobody reads blogs that are not updated. starting is always slow but if you continue you eventually get some links. you need to comment and link to other similar interest blogs yourself.
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