I am working on a story about Criss Angel or trying to. For some reason he has been putting great effort into not allowing me to report on him. His efforts have become a sort of farce to themselves. See for yourself: The forty-something Angel has blocked me on Twitter:
A friend e-mailed to tell me she had seen a pathetic infomercial of Criss Angel hawking his magic kit. There is a pretty amusing clip of him doing same on some shopping network. My head got dizzy as host and magician could not even keep clear if the kit was a $250 value or had [...]
A long time ago I became aware that Criss Angel had a permit to carry a concealed handgun. He was living at the Luxor when I found out. And, despite the fact that I was disturbed that he could be armed at any given moment, I don’t make the laws of Nevada and Angel apparently [...]
In a recession it is easier to hire people who will pretend to be tricked than to come up with good magic tricks. That is my theory. Criss Angel is releasing a magic kit. Maybe it will be so good that people will be impressed by the tricks? Well, hint, it does not seem like [...]
I know I have had issues with Steve Wyrick in the past. Last time I spoke to the former magician he promised me a better explanation than the one he was then peddling for one of his tricks that messed up. That explanation never arrived. Then, when his nightclub/vanity-performance-space/and-killer-of- many-shows/ showroom at Planet Hollywood’s mall [...]
Criss Angel is not a rip off Houdini but a tribute artist. Or, something like that. Despite lending “Believe” its name, I doubt Houdini could have mustered the concentration to sit through the show at Luxor. There is a funny blog item from Phoenix New Times about Criss Angel’s escape a few days ago from [...]
Congratulation to local Criss Angel star of “Believe” at Luxor. He was awarded Magician of the Century by some magic group. Robin Leach was there and has a back stage interview and a photo of Angel, trophy aloft, on his blog. According to Leach, “Believe” is now claiming to be the best selling magic show [...]
I don’t want to ramble on about how bad Believe is again. I figure at this point everyone knows they are paying for the most embarrassing big ticket show since Storm at Mandalay Bay. But unlike Storm, which swiftly closed, Believe lingers at Luxor with the never quite here date where Cirque will fulfill a [...]
Siegfried & Roy were honored yesterday at the closing ceremony of the World Magic Seminar. Penn’s Tweet about the occasion: “Honoring Siegfried & Roy. Criss Angel, Lance Burton, P&T all speechified. S&R invented an art form. Wow. Roy is so wonderfully bugnutty.” Actually, Penn kind of looks like he is keeping a steadying hand on [...]
On the red carpet for “Viva Elvis,” Perez Hilton told me he had heard Criss Angel can not be fired by contract. I have heard similar things. But any contract can be bought out. And, anyone who runs afoul of casino regulators is going to be out of a resort showroom. And, a show that [...]
