Monday, May 08, 2006

Drowned Alive. Really?


I visited The Metropolitan Opera House to check out David Blaine's latest stunt. It's called 'Drowned Alive'. The title confused me. I mean, what other way would you drown? And most importantly, where's the illusion? David fasted 5 days before submerging himself in a tank full of water where he'll hang out for 7 days, being feed through a tube. So, no solid food for 7 days. Um, hello? People do that everyday in Africa for free. This Monday, May 8th, when David is released from his tank, he will attempt to hold his breath for 9 whole minutes, with the hopes of beating the world record - 8 minutes, 58 seconds. Um, this is what happens when you don't hug your kids my friends.

Talking to the peeps in the plaza about David was not as cute as I thought it would be. Sure, they were nice, but I couldn't help but feel a weird cult sensation. People loved him. LOVED HIM. Like really loved him. They thought his endurance was amazing. Then other people thought he was just plain crazy.
I got a chance to interview David. I was little taken aback by how cute he was! Damn. Now you know that's game. Pimpin' all half nourished and shit from a fish tank.

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Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Shersha! - Gaelic for Freedom..

This January I went to Dublin with 2 very good friends. As my Mom would say, "We were a trip without a suitcase." Everything was stupid amount of fun. We performed stand up. We drank loads of beer. We doubled down on potatoes. We met really cute boys with accents. We drank more beer! After a while, the bartender just gave up and let us pour our own pint. I heart that place.