David Blaine duped the audience of ABC as well as those congregated in Manhattan to witness a once in a life time feat. Can you say S H A M? The two hour extravaganza hyped the stunt that was to have dazzled us. Instead it left everyone shaking their heads.
After being told that the illusionist would be suspended upside down for a full 60 hours, we now find out that he was given numerous rest breaks at hourly intervals throughout the 2-1/2 day stunt. A platform was brought to him by a hydraulic boom and he spend as much as a full 20 minutes on his feet regularly. Many fans feel that an asterisk should be placed in the record book to show the modified time.
This huge disappointment is reminiscent of the Geraldo Rivera special back in 1986. The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vault was an ill conceived adventure where the television viewers watched as a demolition crew broke through a below ground level stone vault expecting to witness the discovery of a buried treasure trove. The show ended with Rivera finding some old broken bootleg liquor bottles. His career credibility has never been the same.
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