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Over There: 'Flash Mob' Plans to Taunt David Blaine

Aired September 19, 2003 - 07:50   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: David Blaine is up to his old tricks, suspended over the city of London, the River Thames, in a glass box, fasting, he hopes, for 44 days. Today is day 14, and there is no love from the Brits.
"Over There" we go to London, checking in with Richard Quest.

Why don't you guys leave this guy alone, huh, Richard?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Because he's there, Bill.

HEMMER: Yes.

QUEST: And that's a good enough reason to it. He's been hanging around now for 14 days, causing mayhem and chaos and confusion to the traffic of London, and we've had enough, according to the British people.

Let me tell you, in the last week since we've been following this closely, David Blaine has been attacked -- well, metaphorically and physically. One man climbed up on the scaffolding next to him and shook hard at the guide rope that's holding the poor man up. So, he swayed like a hammock. And then he tried to cut his water supply, poor man. He was quickly arrested and carted off.

Are you familiar with flash mobs, Bill?

HEMMER: Yes, sure.

QUEST: You know, these people that just sort of come together. Well, look, flash mobs...

HEMMER: Are you one of them?

QUEST: Oh, I'll not be flashing anything, if you don't mind.

HEMMER: Yes, yes, we do mind, so just keep it to yourself. On you go.

QUEST: A flash mob is due to get together. It's made up of gay men and women. Don't ask me why that's relevant, but that's what they are. And they're going to throw chipolata sausages at David Blaine.

The whole object and exercise, Bill, is to keep him awake. Look at this. This is a Web site that is actually dedicated -- and maybe we can take this full. You can see it's called wakedavidblaine.com.

HEMMER: Come on!

QUEST: And the object and the exercise is to keep him awake throughout. Many people have been talking about it. Others have been arrested. People are taking bets as to whether or not Blaine will make the 44 days. And it all comes down, once again, we don't -- the British people don't seem to like what he's doing.

HEMMER: Why is that? What's the big hassle with what he's doing? Is it really tying up traffic that much in London, Richard?

QUEST: He's showing off is what they say. He's showing off and taking himself too seriously.

HEMMER: Nothing like a little bit of publicity and PR.

You're not one of those hecklers out there, by the way, are you?

QUEST: I'm not. I am most certainly not. I've been there and I've been heckled myself.

Look, Bill.

HEMMER: Yes.

QUEST: I want to ask you...

HEMMER: Yes, go ahead.

QUEST: I want to ask you, are you a fetal man, a log man or a starfish man?

HEMMER: You know, define log man. I was looking at that earlier today. Starfish, we think it's pretty self-explanatory. You go.

QUEST: This is all to do with a survey about how people sleep. And apparently, there are six common ways that we all sleep, and how you sleep says a lot about you.

So, a demonstration. Bring in Angeline (ph). Come along in and introduce yourself. There you are. Have a seat.

HEMMER: Hi, Angeline (ph).

QUEST: There you are. This is Tony, by the way. Tony the Teddy. Right. Now, she can go to sleep. No, she's going to demonstrate the fetal position.

HEMMER: All right.

QUEST: Apparently, more than two to one women all sleep in this position, and it says that they are tough on the inside and sensitive within.

HEMMER: So what's the log?

QUEST: The log, please, Angeline (ph). HEMMER: Still on the side though, I see. Not on the back.

QUEST: Still on the side. Now she's easy going, sociable and good at meeting new people. Only 15 percent of us sleep like that.

And finally, come on, Bill, what...

HEMMER: The starfish. We want to see the starfish.

QUEST: The starfish, Angeline (ph). Yes.

(CROSSTALK)

HEMMER: You know, Richard, they call it cable for a reason, don't they?

QUEST: And you're worried about losing the AOL in AOL Time Warner. We ought to be more worried about our jobs.

The starfish, she's in tune with the needs of others. She doesn't like to be the center of attention, but she's always ready to offer help and advice.

HEMMER: Great analysis. Will you give our best to Angeline (ph)? She was wonderful today as a prop there, and Tony there in London, perfect. At ease or take a nap.

QUEST: At ease.

HEMMER: Hey, Richard, great to see you. See you next Friday. And keep the freaks away from David Blaine, will you?

You know, he said in the last stunt he pulled in New York the freaks in the middle of the night are the ones that kept him going. So, it may be that the incentive on behalf of the Brits to give him a hard time will keep him there for 44 days. We shall see. Bye, Richard.

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Aired September 19, 2003 - 07:50   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: David Blaine is up to his old tricks, suspended over the city of London, the River Thames, in a glass box, fasting, he hopes, for 44 days. Today is day 14, and there is no love from the Brits.
"Over There" we go to London, checking in with Richard Quest.

Why don't you guys leave this guy alone, huh, Richard?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Because he's there, Bill.

HEMMER: Yes.

QUEST: And that's a good enough reason to it. He's been hanging around now for 14 days, causing mayhem and chaos and confusion to the traffic of London, and we've had enough, according to the British people.

Let me tell you, in the last week since we've been following this closely, David Blaine has been attacked -- well, metaphorically and physically. One man climbed up on the scaffolding next to him and shook hard at the guide rope that's holding the poor man up. So, he swayed like a hammock. And then he tried to cut his water supply, poor man. He was quickly arrested and carted off.

Are you familiar with flash mobs, Bill?

HEMMER: Yes, sure.

QUEST: You know, these people that just sort of come together. Well, look, flash mobs...

HEMMER: Are you one of them?

QUEST: Oh, I'll not be flashing anything, if you don't mind.

HEMMER: Yes, yes, we do mind, so just keep it to yourself. On you go.

QUEST: A flash mob is due to get together. It's made up of gay men and women. Don't ask me why that's relevant, but that's what they are. And they're going to throw chipolata sausages at David Blaine.

The whole object and exercise, Bill, is to keep him awake. Look at this. This is a Web site that is actually dedicated -- and maybe we can take this full. You can see it's called wakedavidblaine.com.

HEMMER: Come on!

QUEST: And the object and the exercise is to keep him awake throughout. Many people have been talking about it. Others have been arrested. People are taking bets as to whether or not Blaine will make the 44 days. And it all comes down, once again, we don't -- the British people don't seem to like what he's doing.

HEMMER: Why is that? What's the big hassle with what he's doing? Is it really tying up traffic that much in London, Richard?

QUEST: He's showing off is what they say. He's showing off and taking himself too seriously.

HEMMER: Nothing like a little bit of publicity and PR.

You're not one of those hecklers out there, by the way, are you?

QUEST: I'm not. I am most certainly not. I've been there and I've been heckled myself.

Look, Bill.

HEMMER: Yes.

QUEST: I want to ask you...

HEMMER: Yes, go ahead.

QUEST: I want to ask you, are you a fetal man, a log man or a starfish man?

HEMMER: You know, define log man. I was looking at that earlier today. Starfish, we think it's pretty self-explanatory. You go.

QUEST: This is all to do with a survey about how people sleep. And apparently, there are six common ways that we all sleep, and how you sleep says a lot about you.

So, a demonstration. Bring in Angeline (ph). Come along in and introduce yourself. There you are. Have a seat.

HEMMER: Hi, Angeline (ph).

QUEST: There you are. This is Tony, by the way. Tony the Teddy. Right. Now, she can go to sleep. No, she's going to demonstrate the fetal position.

HEMMER: All right.

QUEST: Apparently, more than two to one women all sleep in this position, and it says that they are tough on the inside and sensitive within.

HEMMER: So what's the log?

QUEST: The log, please, Angeline (ph). HEMMER: Still on the side though, I see. Not on the back.

QUEST: Still on the side. Now she's easy going, sociable and good at meeting new people. Only 15 percent of us sleep like that.

And finally, come on, Bill, what...

HEMMER: The starfish. We want to see the starfish.

QUEST: The starfish, Angeline (ph). Yes.

(CROSSTALK)

HEMMER: You know, Richard, they call it cable for a reason, don't they?

QUEST: And you're worried about losing the AOL in AOL Time Warner. We ought to be more worried about our jobs.

The starfish, she's in tune with the needs of others. She doesn't like to be the center of attention, but she's always ready to offer help and advice.

HEMMER: Great analysis. Will you give our best to Angeline (ph)? She was wonderful today as a prop there, and Tony there in London, perfect. At ease or take a nap.

QUEST: At ease.

HEMMER: Hey, Richard, great to see you. See you next Friday. And keep the freaks away from David Blaine, will you?

You know, he said in the last stunt he pulled in New York the freaks in the middle of the night are the ones that kept him going. So, it may be that the incentive on behalf of the Brits to give him a hard time will keep him there for 44 days. We shall see. Bye, Richard.

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