On Friday, we told you about illusionist Criss Angel's latest stunt--24 hours in box full of wet cement hanging above Times Square. Last night blogger asktherelic was looking for a good excuse to test out his new Blackberry phone camera, so he sauntered over to Angelville and had this to say:
Walked by and did the tourist thing myself. There were lots of annoying kids and loud Drum n Bass music playing and of course a smoke machine going off every 5 mins. They were giving out lots of DVDs and stuff, a loud promoter on a microphone.
Angel was scheduled to escape the box at around 7 AM this morning. If anyone woke up early and witnessed the escape attempt, let us know about it in comments.
The cement box stunt is hoping to draw attention to the third season of Criss Angel's show Mindfreak.
Criss Angel is set to perform a death-defying stunt on June 4th in Times Square.
Angel, who is looking to top David Blaine's 2006 Lincoln Center water bubble flop, will encase himself in a glass cube, be lifted 40 feet in the air, and have 24 hours to escape before the whole box drops to the ground. Oh, and the box will be filled with three inches of wet concrete...oh, and he will be shackled--of course.
What is at stake? Historically, the top U.S. magician cashes in on commercial appearances and dates hot models.
In the wake of Blaine's 2006 failure, Angel is set to become America's Next Top Magician if he pulls this off.
We leave you with an ominous Criss Angel quote from the clip after the jump:
A solid can not pass through a solid...unless it was really liquid.
Do you seriously want to spend New Year's Eve in Times Square? It's every New Yorker's worst pedestrian traffic nightmare times a thousand. If you're considering taking the plunge, don't expect anyone to be impressed; Times Square for NYE is about as touristy as it gets. We've heard of a few real New Yorkers who went to see the ball drop, but they apparently never returned.
If you must, here's what you'll need to prepare. This website set up by the Times Square Alliance will answer all of your questions regarding the festivities, including the exact location of the ball drop, and how to enter the area (it's not just business as usual). If you're interested in possibly catching a wave from some chump in Fall Out Boy, the MTV studios are at 1515 Broadway--their program will officially run for TV from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
There are no port-a-potties in the immediate area, so you'll want to take precautions early. For a creative way to see about your business, there are the much-heralded Charmin restrooms at 1540 Broadway, which are cleaned after each use. Unfortunately, the stalls will close at 6 p.m. on December 31, so they're not an option for your post-party puke.
Some company called Wi-Fi TV, Inc will be broadcasting live, to the web, from Times Square on New Year's Eve. The coverage will include an eight-camera mixed feed with exclusive panoramic views of Times Square and the New Year's Eve Ball from proprietary camera locations on rooftops and on the street.
If you are at home, watching the Times Square activity on the web, you probably should consider making a serious life change in 06--then again this could be absolutely riveting if done right.
We're not saying we really want to do what they did, but we do love the pluck of Amit Gupta and Zach Klein, who recently got a lot of press for a little overnight camping they did -- in the middle of Times Square.
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