AND ANOTHER THING...
Can I just ask, what is it that is so compelling about David Blaine?
I was absolutely GLUED to his damned special on Monday night. And as he hit the seven minute mark and started convulsiing and breathing in water, I stared in horror and started shouting "Oh my God, I am going to watch this man DIE on LIVE TELEVISION!" I was mortified, sickened, and yet I COULD NOT LOOK AWAY. In fact, when all was said and done I rewound the Tivo about five more times to watch that World Record slip dangerously away from him.
I like the guy, don't get me wrong. There is something fascinating about him, something intriguing and mysterious and sexy. He is incredibly handsome, and his street magic is crazy-good. Scary, too, though. (What was up with him ripping that girl's teeth out of her head until she bled and then miraculously putting the teeth back in, no harm no foul? That's just sick!)
But I don't understand his stunts. I don't understand them at all. They are intriguing and he gets exactly what he wants from them; I mean, the whole country was talking about him being in the fish bowl all last week. But I don't get it.
He is a magician.
But he does death-defying stunts? That are not magical, but rather are feats of endurance?
I don't get it.
Shouldn't he be doing something the likes of David Copperfield, like making the Statue of Liberty disappear, or something? I don't think David Copperfield ever encased himself in a block of ice for 65 hours straight. And if he DID, it would be a TRICK - he wouldn't really BE in the ice, it would be an illusion.
I guess I just don't understand WHAT David Blaine is. I always thought of him as a magician. But then he was talking to Evil Kenevil as though they were counterparts. So is he a daredevil or a magician?
Whatever he is, I want more. Even if I don't get it. But I also don't want more, because I really don't want to see the guy push it so far that he does actually die on TV in the name of entertaining a person like me.
Speaking of, he was supposed to do the morning show circuit on Monday, and could not because he was in the hospital with liver failure. Has anyone heard anything more about him? I hope he is okay.