Criss Angel is amazing!!!!!

Criss Angel takes audiences on a mystifying journey through the haunting inner workings of his mind and the surreal world created by Cirque du Soleil performers in his show Believe, directed by Serge Denoncourt.

Even the name for the show has a mysterious origin that spawns from the death of famed magician Harry Houdini.

"After my death, many people will claim that they are still able to communicate with me. If their claims are valid, they will be able to tell you a code word - that word is believe," said Houdini to his wife before he died.

The show starts with a video montage of Angel’s death defying stunts from his hit television show “Mindfreak.” After the video and the “Mindfreak” theme song have stopped playing, Angel appears to greet the crowd.

“I have the best loyal fans in the world, and I thank you,” shouts Angel as members of his devoted fan based branded “The Loyal” rise to their feet and cheer.

Angel explains that he is going to perform one of his most dangerous stunts where he goes inside of a metal cage with six million volts of electricity. The illusion goes awry and Angel is rushed off for medical treatment. Live footage of him being wheeled away in a stretcher plays on a screen hanging over the stage.

This event sets the premise for the rest of the show as the audience is taken on a curious journey through Angel’s mind after experiencing a traumatic injury.

His first thoughts are of honoring magicians’ rabbits that have died during their time of duty. Dancers in varied and ornate rabbit costumes file onto the stage and perform a riveting dance. From there the journey is full of twists, turns and a cast of strange characters. Some of the characters and scenes are whimsical while others have a macabre tone.

Angel’s illusions are interwoven into the different scenes. He does several disappearing and reappearing acts, so you never know where he is going to turn up next or in what form.
On his journey he meets two women, Kayala and Crimson who reappear throughout the show. Each of the women represents a different side of femininity as they compete for Angel’s affection. Kayala is sweet, soft and innocent while Crimson is a wild vixen who will do anything to win over Angel’s heart.

One of the stunning scenes in the show is of a field filled with red poppies that gradually fill the stage. It is reminiscent of the scene from “The Wizard of Oz” when Dorothy and her friends find themselves lost in a field of the brightly colored flowers.

Instead of having a fluid story line like some of the other Cirque du Soleil shows, the different scenes seem to come randomly, much like that of a dream. If you try to analyze how the scenes fit together while watching the show, your effort will be to no avail. Instead it is better to understand that various characters and scenes can pop-up arbitrarily, so you can focus on the cutting edge choreography by Wade Robson and innovative costumes by Mérédith Caron.

This show is a unique combination of two distinct art forms, Criss Angel’s clearly carved out persona as a magician and Cirque du Soleil. The different elements create an avant-garde dose of entertainment that you need to see to Believe.

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Another one bites the dust...

Allison Iraheta slashed on 'Idol,' leaving 3
By DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer
Thu May 7, 2:57 AM PDT

"American Idol" finalist Allison Iraheta has a reason to cry.

The flame-haired 17-year-old high school student from Los Angeles, who crooned Janis Joplin's "Cry Baby" for her rock performance this week, was revealed Wednesday to have received the fewest viewer votes, leaving three singers in the popular Fox singing competition.

Iraheta seemed to take her dismissal in stride, belting out an energized "Cry Baby" reprise then razzing the last three dudes standing -- Kris Allen, Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert. Throughout the competition, judge Simon Cowell chided Iraheta for not showing off more of her personality, but she finally lashed back at the acerbic British judge on Tuesday.

"He was asking for it," she said.

Before the results were revealed, the final four were joined by this week's mentor, former Guns 'N Roses guitarist Slash, for a frantic rendition of Alice Cooper's "School's Out." Also taking the "Idol" stage -- for the first time ever! -- was judge Paula Abdul in a smokey pre-taped performance of her new single, "I'm Just Here for the Music."

Tuesday night's pre-show drama didn't seem to linger during the lead-up to Iraheta's elimination. The behemoth "Idol" logo which toppled over was back -- and glowing -- in place above the audience. And that moving staircase was also operational Wednesday after a crew member was sent to the hospital following a reported 20-foot fall from the top Tuesday.

However, Seacrest still seemed a little shaken up following all of the tumultuous tumbling, especially after No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani strutted down the steps, behind the judges' table and through the crowd while belting out "I'm Just a Girl" for an elimination episode performance. Seacrest joked she was making him nervous running around the stage.

"It's been a high-risk place this week," he said.

The finalists left in contest are Lambert, a 27-year-old theater actor from San Diego; Gokey, a 29-year-old church music director from Milwaukee; and Allen, a 23-year-old college student from Conway, Ark.

This week, the three singers will travel to their hometowns before performing two songs next week: one of their choosing, another from the show's judges.

The next "Idol" will be crowned May 20.

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OJ in Hell

Sorry if it offends, but I thought it was hilarious!

One day in the future, OJ Simpson has a heart-attack and dies.

He immediately goes to hell, where the devil is waiting for him. 'I don't know what to do here,' says the devil. 'You are on my list, but I have no room for you. You definitely have to stay here, so I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I've got a couple of folks here who weren't quite as bad as
you. I'll let one of them go, but you have to take their place. I'll even let YOU decide who leaves.'

OJ thought that sounded pretty good, so the devil opened the door to the first room.

In it was Ted Kennedy and a large pool of water. Ted kept diving in, and surfacing, empty handed. Over, and over, and over he dove in and surfaced with nothing. Such was his fate in hell.

'No,' OJ said. 'I don't think so. I'm not a good swimmer, and I don't think I could do that all day long.'

The devil led him to the door of the next room.

In it was Al Gore with a sledgehammer and a room full of rocks. All he did was swing that hammer,
time after time after
time.

'No, this is no good; I've got this problem with my shoulder. I would be in constant agony if all I could do was break rocks all day,' commented OJ.

The devil opened a third door. Through it, OJ saw Bill Clinton, lying on the bed, his arms tied over his head, and his legs restrained in a spread-eagle pose. Bent over him was Monica Lewinsky, doing what she does best.
OJ looked at this in shocked disbelief, and finally said, 'Yeah man, I can handle this.' The devil smiled and said . . . . . 



'OK, Monica, you're free to go'.

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