I'm not cutting anyone any slack on this kind of silly spelling error. Why? Because it can be checked in less than one second on Google. And it's more than just a spelling error. It's a false accusation. See, that's the problem. If there was just one person whose name was something like John Edward, then it wouldn't make any difference. But that's not the case. You have a prominent Senator and a ballroom dance instructor who has suddenly contracted psychic powers being confused for one another.

About a quarter of the population of the US actually have Kerry/Edwards bumper stickers on their cars, left over from the last election. This is not rocket science.

And every time some magician publicizes that he is going to take on John Edwards because he is a fraudulent psychic, it makes all magicians look like doofuses.

Remember what Mark Twain said -- "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug."

What would happen if, just for fun, a talk show host managed to do a video link to Washington with Curtis on the show and grill Senator Edwards about psychic powers? It would make Curtis a laughingstock. He doesn't need that kind of publicity.

Curtis has reported the spelling error to his publicist, as have I. I don't think he will be making this mistake again.

There's an old story about false assumptions.

An elderly matron goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, I have a horrible problem. Actually, it's embarrassing, but not all that horrible. I break wind very frequently.

"I may be addressing the Ladies' Aid Society or the Garden Club, and during my speech, I will pass wind several times. But nobody is aware of it, because there is no odor or sound. In fact, you don't realize this, but I have passed wind six times, just while I was telling you about my problem.

"Is there anything you can do to help me?"

The doctor replied, "Yes, ma'am. I can give you something to take care of that gas. But I think we need to get you a hearing aid and something to clear up your sinuses first."

So, it's better to learn early on what your mistake is than to have it spread all across the country on nationwide television.

Right on, Bill.

I agree, if this is suppose to be such a huge thing to make a show about and hit the media and all that, I think someone should atleast take the 1 SECOND to make sure things are spelt correctly as it is things like this that can kill your reputation and make you look completley unprofessional.

There is a fellow whose name everyone here would recognize who put out a promo pack that had a lot of bogus endorsements in it. Among them was an endorsement from "Tom Browkow." OOOOPS!

There is another fellow whose name everyone here would recognize who has an endorsement from Wolf Blitzer. This one is real.

Well, if challenging Blaine wasn't cool enough..lol. Curtis has a new trick up his sleeve. Returing from the dead???

http://www.mmdnewswire.com/content/view/1300/
This made me giggle!

Hmmm.........idk bout this.

WHY is challenging David Blaine cool? David Blaine carved out a unique nitch for himself and he didn't do it on other people's coat tails. That said, where is the announcement that Blaine accepted or declined the challenge? There sure was a lot of talk about the potential announcement, but no word on what he said. My guess was he said, 'Curtis who'?

nice run-on sentence.

Who is going to take you seriously with these type of errors??

I thought that the last time this nonsense was top of the topic and all of the grief he took was enough.

Oh well.

This is why I am embarassed to tell people what I do for a living.

Oh boy, another lame grandstand challenge. Two in fact. Way to head off public perception of magicians as egotistical jerks.
Cris Angel got carried away with calling out David Blaine back when he was still an alternative act and it only served to alienate people who were buying into the "Blaine's dark side" thing he was doing. His current success is in spite of, not because of, that particular play, it was his artistry and work ethic that got him where he is. In any case, David Blaine's success comes from subtleties that his critics and imitators alike fail to pick up on, but that's an issue for another time.
As for Johnathan Edward, that's like shooting fish in a barrel. Penn and Teller, James Randi and for that matter anyone who's objectively watched his show for ten minutes have already debunked/laughed at that moron, but it's nice that someone is finally willing to step forward and be Our Hero. Maybe he could also be the guy to expose David Icke.

He has exposed one thing though, the fact that editors will post any press release sent them without proofreading. Aside from the "calling out a politician as a fake psychic" gaff mentioned above, get a load of this gem from his cryogenic press release;



So if he accidentally steps in a mantrap on his way to the stage, he's covered. Tough luck if he dies as a result of the stunt itself, though.

I haven't seen this guy perform and I'm sure he's great, but so far he not only looks like a jerk but someone that's not even good at being a jerk.
Even when done competently, grandstand challenges accomplish nothing.

Looks like he recently showed up in the TV Guide.
http://community.tvguide.com/thread.jspa?threadID=800009082

I followed the link and watched the clip of the "Great Cube of Death...a similar effect that the Great Houdini once performed," as the magician claims (we now know his bad grammar isn't limited to his press releases). Seems to me it's not so "deadly" if one has 6" of air in the top of the cube.

Still, good for him for getting some great TV time.

Curtis PM'd me and explained that the gap in the top of the cube was a mistake that wasn't able to be fixed. That stinks, man. Oh, well. Still good air time.

Also - I found this kind of interesting. This is from the blog of one of the actors on the show.

Source:http://www.usanetwork.com/movies/charact......g16.html