Those scamps at theory11 had themselves a Saturday Night Contest last weekend where all entrants were charged with conceiving, filming and posting fake exposure videos to YouTube. There is some very funny stuff in here, we encourage you guys check it out.
We are just getting in under the wire on this PST, so we will keep it short. Happy 50th Birthday to Lance Burton from everyone at iTricks!
When Scarlett closed her topless review show at the Riviera, rumors swirled about her relationship with manager and boyfriend, John Lewis. Whisper of alcohol abuse, domestic violence and rampant money problems poured forth anytime the situation was mentioned amongst those in the Vegas magic scene.
Which is why it is so impressive that the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Mike Weatherford was able to get all of the rumors addressed (if not confirmed) on the record, with first hand sources. But what really takes his front page story to another level are the additional details he unearthed.
First among equals in that department: the 67-year-old Lewis who was living with Scarlett all through her Vegas tenure… has a wife who he is again living with and who may have unwittingly partly financed both incarnations of the young magicians runs.
We don’t even want to quote the story here. You must read it. Now.
Also, on the Magic Stars podcast tomorrow, we interview Weatherford for more insight into the story.
Who wants to see LA Galaxy star David Beckham blown away by a disappearing bill trick? Well do we have the video for you!
The Guest:
• Jonathan Bayme
How did David Blaine get booked as a last-minute guest for Magic-Con. We preview that convention and explain how you can experience it on iTricks if you are not going. Also, listen to Ludacris’ Criss Angel inspired song Mindfreak and much more.
As mentioned in the podcast, to submit a question for David Blaine to answer at Magic-Con, use the submission form HERE on the Magic-Con site
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Jason Mraz. Justin Beiber. Who is next? Justin Kredible demands to encase your cell phone in a balloon whilst you watch in amazement!
Press, for any magician, is a rare and important opportunity. You only get so many bites at the apple and the results will live among your clippings forever. So when Steve Cohen found out he was going to be profiled by the New York Times, we are assuming he racked his brain to figure out a very personal effect that would fry the writer.
Then, he did it.
He phoned. He told me to come to Riverside Park at 72nd Street just before sunset. “That’s when wishes come true.”
He came in a tailored suit. He has red hair, balanced features, a mellow disposition. Around us, people walked dogs.
On a small pad, Mr. Cohen drew a circle to represent a wishing well. He gave it to me and told me to write a wish inside the circle, tear off the paper and put it in my pocket. I wrote, “Travel the Appalachian Trail.”
We walked toward the water. “Moses had the Red Sea,” he said. “I have the Hudson River.”
When we got there, he dug out a quarter, scrawled his initials on it and asked me to write mine, along with a symbol. He told me to toss the coin in the river.
Leveling his gaze, he had me fixate on my wish. He mentioned something to do with travel, a politician, Tennessee. Then he said, “Travel the Appalachian Trail.”
He said my lucky coin could make the wish come true. Too bad, he reminded me, it lay at the bottom of the Hudson.
He clenched his right hand into a fist. Water seeped from it. He opened his hand. There was the coin, wet.
The full article, which ran in the today’s edition of the NYT is fantastic. Check it out.
