David Blaine: What the?

First off let me say I am an absolute fan of card tricks and all that stuff. If David Blaine or any other person who had just read a book on card tricks walked up to me, I would be entertained for hours. So when DB (you got to like how they made his initials look like a spade last night), does his Street Magic, I'm in. During his primetime special for "Dive of Death," which I'll get into, they showed close to 2 hours of his performances on the street. And I mean on the street. You see some of these crowds he found? It could be considered magic that he survived. Regardless I was just as blown away as everyone else by the money tricks, card mind f's, and lottery ticket predictions. Let's face it, the stuff he's doing is out there, and I have no idea how he does it. But that's where it should end for D. Blaine.



Instead you got a guy who stands in a block of ice for days, stands on a pole high above the Earth, attempts to hold his breath for a NFL quarter, and then last night this "Dive of Death." Did they ever explain the point to this? Ok I get that he hung like a bat upside down for 60 hours... or so we were told. Apparently he was up there less than 50 minutes on this past Monday when he was standing upright. He got water breaks and time to releave himself. That's not magic, that's precautionary. I don't get it. John Saunders, the reluctant MC for the night, made a brief mention of people who had been in Central Park and seen Blaine standing, but according to the distinguished doctors on hand (where did they find these guys), they said that he was never upright long enough to completely orient his body. Ok, fine.

After the "60*" hours was up, Blaine was hoisted into a crane and placed atop the 44 foot apparatice. The countdown clock ticked down, all that remained was the "Dive of Death." So, what was he going to do again? Just dump onto the platform? Well I certainly didn't know, no one ever said what was supposed to happen. With everyone watching Blaine took a step off and started to fall, it didn't take long until you could see the cable attached to him. What the? Blaine briefly touches the giant base only to be pulled gently back up to the sky. Not only did we not know if this was the plan of attack, but they obviously failed to mention any of this to Saunders, who as Besse pointed out, gave the awkward and ultimately premature "That was amazing."

Was it amazing? Maybe the fact that people looked on for hours in Central Park to witness... whatever that was, could be considered amazing. Saunders continued, "and like that he disappears into the atmosphere." Come on. Next thing you know, ABC is running the credits on the screen as I wait for answers that never came.

According to David Blaine himself, who was on with the smoking hot Kelly Ripa and the ageless Regis today, he said, he was supposed to jump and, at 10 feet, be swept away by a bunch of helium-filled balloons. Really? Maybe it's better it didn't work out. How is that any better? What a disaster. "Dive of Death?" with balloons. What is he, a clown now? I just don't get it. Stick to street magic David.


What card am I thinking of?

(Week 4 NFL picks coming tomorrow)

-Keefe