David Blaine: How I held my breath for 17 min

Say what you will of Mr Blaine, I think this is an interesting listen:-

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_blaine_how_i_held_my_breath_for_17_min.html

he is a first class grade a

Nipple

YouTube - David Blaine - interview bloop

^ TBF, both nipples

Saw him in that box thing over the Thames. Remember that Paul McCartney got into a spot of bother at the time, lost his rag with a member of the public who was also staring at Blaine and fancied an autograph; old Macca goes, “Look, I’m just here to see this cunt”, or some such. Front page news the next day.

Apparently a nice lad, he's good mates with an old school buddy...

I loved that. Thanks for sharing.

and he couldn't even deliver that 20 minute lecture without drinking water

Wet

Who wouldn't suggest that David's got a touch of the pillock about him, but I thought it was interesting ditty over which to consider the horrifically naff statement, "mind over matter".

Imagine a trip to the pain cave that involved witnessing yourself almost have a heart attack, and approaching the experience with a relatively collected "Oh, okay right. This is my body convulsing due to a lack of oxygen", rather than "SHIT SHIT SHIT, I'M DYING I'M DYING". Such a degree of separation between mind and body, if indeed Mr Blaine is legit, isn't uninteresting, I reckon.

Imagine a trip to the pain cave that involved witnessing yourself almost have a heart attack.

I also reckon that a few around here would achieve a this by climbing through Highgate.

he sounds like he suffered brain damage.

...and he threw it up Naomi Campbell so fair play

Who hasn't? Not exactly exclusive material, is she. More pricks than Eric Bristow's dartboard

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I've got some good stories on her too. Or have I already told them?

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I've got some good stories on her too. Or have I already told them?

lets have em anyway

Mike Tyson, Adam Clayton, various wealthy individuals and Big Flav.

She's just a glorified brass.

Nellee Hooper, Goldie, Bob De Niro, Flavio Briotore, Ian Dowie......

^Spot the odd one out?

Roman Abramovich....