One of my occasional haunts is blabbermouth.net. A few days ago, they announced:
Master provocateur Criss Angel, whose A&E series “Criss Angel Mindfreak” debuted last week (airs weekly on Wednesday) at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT, will make an appearance at the July 30 Ozzfest date in Chicago.
Angel will have a tented area where he will be available to interact with fans and sign autographs from 12 noon to 3 p.m. He will periodically perform close demonstrations including razor blades, metal bending, and mentalism outside of the tent. Angel will also take the stage to introduce ROB ZOMBIE.
Consider, for a moment, Angel’s angle here: he’s going to interact with fans.
Compare that with top-of-mind television magicians from the last few years. Notice a difference? Anyone? Anyone? Beuller?
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A friend of mine went to Ozzfest a couple days ago. She brought me back two boxes of Criss Angel cinnamon candy, which we’ve affectionately dubbed “Mindfreak Mints”. So not only is he interacting with fans, he’s already started with endorsements.