Well, it's been almost a month since my last posting. But there really has been little to post about; until this past weekend.
Thursday, magic buddy Scott Sullivan and I headed down to Atlantic City. No, we're not really high-rollers, but we are big fans of Mark Kalin and Jinger. They brought their show "Real Magic" to the Trump Marina for the summer. This really has to be one of the finest magic shows I've ever seen. A perfect blend of huge illusions and impressive sleight of hand. Our favorite piece, known as the Wakeling Sawing in Half. This is pretty close to the original presentation for the now classic sawing a woman in half. Now this illusion has been performed and improved for decades. Versions with glass boxes and even NO box have been performed on TV. There is something special about Kalin and Jinger's performance. Two spectators hold straps which secure Jinger in place at her neck and feet. Steel blades are slammed through the middle of the box, (and the lovely Jinger) and the spectators pull the halves of the box apart.
This past Sunday, I made the trek with my friends Amy and Amber to another seaside town, Baltimore. On the agenda was a visit to the Maryland Science center to check out the exhibit "Body Worlds." This is a marvelous exhibition of real human bodies through a process called plastination have been preserved and displayed to reveal the inner anatomical structures. Remember the old Visible Man that we all had in 4th grade? Well, this is the Visible Man, made from a REAL MAN! Different specimens are displayed in various poses to display muscles, skeletal and circulatory systems etc. Some were behind glass, but many weren't; so you're only inches away from a real human specimen to study various organs, muscles and body systems. If you ever have the opportunity to view this exhibit, I highly recommend it. You will never look at your body, or anyone else's the same. www.bodyworlds.com
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