A few days ago, we read in the local newspaper that on May 8th, Chris Angel, the illusionist/magician, was going to perform some sort of escape from the waters below the London Bridge. Well, we said that might be something worth investing a little time, so, around 11:30 am yesterday, we drove down to the bridge to discover a huge crowd on both sides of the channel. This wasn't a performance per se, but rather, the production company was filming this escape for a future episode of "Chris Angel - Mindfreak", to air this summer on the A&E channel. We stood on the city side of the channel for about an hour, watched the divers in the water, the basket on the end of the crane went up and down a couple of times, but we couldn't see much else happening. As the multitude of boats jockeyed for position, their drivers trying to get the best vantage point, and as the crowd got bigger and bigger, still nothing much happened. Fortunately we had a viewing position under a tree where the mid 90's temperature was at least tolerable. Finally, my impatience got the best of me, and we left a little before 1pm. It turns out, that was probably a good decision, because the online article in the paper this morning, stated that they lowered the chained up Chris Angel into the water at 3:02, and after about 4 minutes, "he escaped his would be watery grave" The crowd, part of which started gathering as early as 10am, was estimated to be over 5,000, according to the newspaper. Since we didn't really see anything happen, if nothing else, it was an interesting hour or so of people watching, which very often, is the best entertainment anyway.
A few days ago, we read in the local newspaper that on May 8th, Chris Angel, the illusionist/magician, was going to perform some sort of escape from the waters below the London Bridge. Well, we said that might be something worth investing a little time, so, around 11:30 am yesterday, we drove down to the bridge to discover a huge crowd on both sides of the channel. This wasn't a performance per se, but rather, the production company was filming this escape for a future episode of "Chris Angel - Mindfreak", to air this summer on the A&E channel. We stood on the city side of the channel for about an hour, watched the divers in the water, the basket on the end of the crane went up and down a couple of times, but we couldn't see much else happening. As the multitude of boats jockeyed for position, their drivers trying to get the best vantage point, and as the crowd got bigger and bigger, still nothing much happened. Fortunately we had a viewing position under a tree where the mid 90's temperature was at least tolerable. Finally, my impatience got the best of me, and we left a little before 1pm. It turns out, that was probably a good decision, because the online article in the paper this morning, stated that they lowered the chained up Chris Angel into the water at 3:02, and after about 4 minutes, "he escaped his would be watery grave" The crowd, part of which started gathering as early as 10am, was estimated to be over 5,000, according to the newspaper. Since we didn't really see anything happen, if nothing else, it was an interesting hour or so of people watching, which very often, is the best entertainment anyway.
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