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A century ago, America was amazed that Harry Houdini was able to hold his breath under water for three-and-a-half minutes. In the mid-1980s, an 11-year-old boy in Brooklyn, New York, was tying Houdini’s record in the neighborhood swimming pool. That boy was David Blaine, and in 2008, he smashed the world record by holding his breath underwater for an unbelievable 17 minutes and four seconds. For more than a decade, David Blaine has been attracting the attention of the world, including the world’s leading scientists, with his high-profile physical endurance stunts. Starting his career as a street magician who appeared to do the impossible with a deck of cards, he was soon following in the footsteps of Houdini—seeking out that which seems physically impossible and doing it for real. To that end, he’s been buried alive for a week, survived on nothing but water for 44 days, stood atop a 100-foot-tall pillar with no safety net for 36 hours, and barely survived being encased inside a six-ton block of ice for three days and three nights. While David Blaine is surely trying to amaze with the creativity and showmanship of his stunts, he is also on a very real and personal path of discovery about the extremes to which the human body can be pushed and the suffering that the human spirit can endure. Counted among his personal inspirations are his mother, Harry Houdini and writers Viktor E. Frankl, Primo Levi, Dostoyevsky and Herman Hesse. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Blaine discovered his passion for magic at the age of four when he saw a magician perform in the subway. His single mother encouraged his passion and he began performing professionally for private parties when he turned 13. At 19,
he made his first television appearance and then immediately after, began doing private parties in St. Tropez and traveling around the world with his magic. By the age of 23, Blaine had created, directed and produced an original television program titled Street Magic, which revolutionized the way magic is portrayed on television and garnered rave reviews by critics. Since then, Blaine has produced nine more specials, including Beautiful Struggle in 2010. Blaine has performed magic privately for Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Gates, Henry Kissinger and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, as well as President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and other international leaders. He also performed alongside Michael Jackson and during the Super Bowl halftime show. In 2010, Blaine performed magic for 72 straight hours in Times Square, raising nearly $100,000 for relief efforts following the earthquake in Haiti. Blaine resides in New York City with his fiancée, Alizee Guinohet. The couple welcomed a magical daughter into the world in January.
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Named Richmond Broadcaster of the Year in 2007, tonight’s moderator has been riding the airwaves since she was 14. Known as Virginia’s Storyteller, May-Lily Lee’s observations and interviews celebrate the diverse fabric of the Commonwealth, and her pursuit of excellence in storytelling has earned her four regional Emmy awards. May-Lily’s passion is exhibited through her work on Virginia Currents, the most recognized and longest-running statewide television program in the Commonwealth, introducing Virginians to the quirky, the topical and the inspirational. As a teen in the DC metro area, MayLily developed a keen interest in magic and performed under the stage name “May-Ling the Magic Maiden.” She made regular appearances with her magic on WRC-TV’s Stuff and WJZ-
TV’s Bumblebunkers. Studying journalism at University of Maryland, she graduated early at age 19. In l989, May-Lily began working full-time with PBS’ Community Idea Stations, and is still with them today, appearing over the years on such shows as Battle of the Brains, Behind the Lines, and Virginia Legislature: The Week. Last year, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducted her into the coveted Silver Circle at the regional Emmy Awards, honoring her contributions of the past quarter century.
Janet Martin A native of Richmond, Virginia, Janet Martin divides her time between New York City and Richmond. When not touring in Europe or the United States, she can usually be found writing or in the studio. Janet’s guitar style took shape at an early age, influenced by bluegrass flat-picking, electric rock and blues. A bright new world opened up for her when she began listening to Led Zeppelin and Jimmy Page’s use of open tunings. Janet’s acoustic work can best be described as hypnotic. Equally captivating is her electric guitar playing in which she pays homage to the early blues masters; Muddy Waters in particular. With a vocal style that has been described as both dream like and soul stirring and guitar figures that are expressive, passionate and
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David Blaine Endurance Feats Buried Alive (1999) Entombed below ground in a cramped plastic box, beneath a three-ton water-filled tank, Blaine survived for seven days on only a small ration of water each day. An estimated 75,000 people visited the site to peer through the water at Blaine, including Harry Houdini’s niece who said, “My uncle did some amazing things, but he could not have done this.” Frozen in Time (2000) Blaine stood encased in a massive block of ice in Times Square for 61 hours, 40 minutes and 15 seconds. The stunt took a tremendous toll on Blaine physically and it was a week and a half before he was able to walk unassisted. Vertigo (2002) For 35 hours, Blaine stood atop a 100-foot-high and 22-inch-wide pillar in New York City. With his legs weak from standing atop the pillar for so long, he ended the feat by jumping into a pile of cardboard boxes below. Above the Below (2003) Blaine spent 44 days suspended 30 feet above the River Thames in a transparent Plexiglas case
measuring three feet by seven feet by seven feet. Blaine went without any food or nutrients and survived on just 4.5 liters of water per day. The effects of the fast were documented in the New England Journal of Medicine. Drowned Alive (2006) Blaine was submerged in a water-filled sphere for seven days and seven nights, using tubes for air and nutrition. Doctors from Yale University have studied Blaine since to discover the human physiological reaction to prolonged submersion. Guinness Book World Record (2008) On an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Blaine achieved a new world record by holding his breath underwater for 17 minutes and four seconds. Dive of Death (2008) Blaine attempted to hang upside down for 60 hours, but found it wasn’t possible. The Atlantic Bottle Crossing In the near future, Blaine plans to set himself adrift across the Atlantic Ocean in a bottle, an idea that came to him in a dream.
In the tradition of early 20th century performers like Harry Houdini and “Carter the Great,” the posters promoting David Blaine’s various endurance feats are striking works of art. Our thanks to Mr. Blaine for allowing us to reproduce a selection of these promotional posters here and to B&B Printing for the color. Illustrations by Mark Stutzman.
On September 24, 2008, David Blaine survived after hanging upside down 50 feet above the skating rink in New York City’s Central Park for 60 hours, then took a “dive of death” from a 44-foot-high platform.
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A favorite musical group of the audience, The Butterbean Jazz Quartet are: Lee Covington (piano), Rusty Farmer (acoustic bass), Terri Simpson (vocals) and Keith Willingham (drums).
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Ted Koppel “Iran: Yesterday and Today” Hodding Carter, Paul Duke and Larry Speakes Diane Sawyer with General Brent Scowcroft Charles Kuralt
1 993-1994 November January February March April
“America in the Year 2000” Lamar Alexander, Marvin Cetron, Senator Warren Rudman and Chris Wallace Louis Rukeyser with Frank Cappiello and Michael Holland President George H. W. Bush Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Bob Newhart
1 987-1988 January February March April
Oprah Winfrey George Will “The Cold War – Will it Thaw?” Marvin Kalb, Jeane Kirkpatrick and Vladimir Pozner Art Buchwald
1 994-1995 November January February March April
General Colin Powell Walter Cronkite with Judy Woodruff Dave Barry Tom Clancy Jack Kemp and Senator George Mitchell
1 988-1989 January February March April
Sam Donaldson John Chancellor and Henry Kissinger “Should Drugs be Legalized?” William Buckley and Charles Rangel Dr. Carl Sagan
1 995-1996 November January February March April
Ambassador Carla Hills and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney “Space and Flight: The First & Last Men on the Moon” Neil Armstrong, Capt. Eugene Cernan, David Hartman and Dick Rutan Calvin Trillin Charles Kuralt “The Presidency, The Press and The People” Ed Bradley, David Gergen, Pierre Salinger, Sheila Tate and Bob Woodward
1 989-1990 January February March April
Paul Duke, Howard Fineman and Charles McDowell “Perspectives – From Right to Left” Frank Carlucci, Bettina Gregory, George McGovern, William Proxmire and William Rusher Mike Wallace Alistair Cooke
1 996-1997 November January February March April
Dick Cavett and Carl Reiner Ray Brady with Paul A. Volcker “To Preserve and Protect: The Story of the American Presidency” Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough Sir David Frost interviews Andrew Lloyd Webber “The Legal System in America” Marcia Clark, Philip K. Howard, Prof. Arthur Miller, Dr. Rodney Smolla and The Hon. Kym Worthy
1 990-1991 October January February March April
Chancellor Helmut Schmidt “Crisis in the Persian Gulf” Admiral William Crowe, General Alexander Haig, Robert McFarlane and Edwin Newman H. Ross Perot Art Buchwald and Andy Rooney “Space and Beyond” James Burke, Dr. Frank Drake and James Lovell Barbara Walters Margaret Thatcher Larry King with General Norman Schwarzkopf “DNA: From Catching Criminals to Constructing Dinosaurs” Patricia Cornwell, Dr. Victor McKusick and Dr. Marc Micozzi Mark Russell
1 997-1998 November January February March April
Bill Moyers Wynton Marsalis Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Dan Raviv Mary Tyler Moore Peter Lynch
1 991-1992 October January February March April
1 998-1999 November January February March April
Rt. Hon. John Major Robert S. Bennett and Dr. William J. Bennett with Tim Russert Harry S. Dent, Jr. and Lou Dobbs Lily Tomlin Dr. Robert Ballard and Jean-Michel Cousteau
1 992-1993 October January February March April
Terry Anderson “Japanese/American Trade Debate” with Hiroki Kato and T. Boone Pickens Dr. Joyce Brothers Bill Cosby Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev with Cokie Roberts
1 999-2000 November January February March April
Julie Andrews with Catherine Crier “The Century” Todd Brewster and Peter Jennings “Technology and the New Marketplace” Ray Brady, Michael Connors and John Krubski Archbishop Desmond Tutu James Carville and Newt Gingrich with Tim Russert
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Senator John Glenn Tom Brokaw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Daniel Schorr Frank McCourt Dr. William Kelso
2 001-2002 November January February March April
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Cal Ripken, Jr. Robert Shiller and Jeremy Siegel with Geoff Colvin Candice Bergen Rt. Hon. Mary Robinson Thomas L. Friedman
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2005-2006 November January February March April
Robert Redford Sherry Lansing General Colin Powell Tom Wolfe Rick Wagoner with Geoff Colvin
2 006-2007 November January February March April
Burt Rutan Malcolm Gladwell and Alvin Toffler B.B. King Jim Lehrer Dr. Jared Diamond
2 007-2008 November January February March April
President Vicente Fox Carly Fiorina Michael Douglas with Jeffrey Brown Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. David Brooks
2 008-2009 November January February March April
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2010-2011 November January February March
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