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" With the weather as beautiful as it gets on Earth, and a few minutes to spare from our busy production schedule, I took a walk up Broadway to Lincoln Center where performance artist, magician and master self-marketer David Blaine is carrying out his latest death-defying stunt. Thought you might enjoy seeing a few snaps. If you haven&amp;#039;t heard, Blaine is spending a week underwater, encased in an 8-ft. acrylic sphere, in preparation for a nationally televised TV special on May 8, in which he will attempt to escape from chains while holding his breath longer than anyone has before. (So you can keep score at home, the underwater breath-holding record is 8 minutes, 58 seconds, set by Tom Siestas on Dec. 12, 2004.)  It&amp;#039;s certainly unusual to see a man in a snow globe in front of the Metropolitan Opera House, but I wouldn&amp;#039;t call it magic. Anyway, I&amp;#039;m glad to report there were no hecklers on the scene. I can also report that the water was pretty cloudy.  Need to know more about David Blaine? Who doesn&amp;#039;t? Visit his Web site. -- James Ross Blaine and a fan connect. His helmet includes a camera and two-way communication equipment. A side view -- note the upside down Met Opera house in the sphere. Blaine flexes for PM. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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