I tried to see a Criss Angel show this week. Mindfreak was my favorite show growing up. We got tickets, we were in the theater, and the show started and everything, but I couldn't take it.
His first trick was to swallow razor blades. I'm sure it was an illusion, but I can't figure out how he did it and I started feeling sick. I was sitting down but felt my heart racing and I thought I was going to throw up. I was feeling hot and dizzy like I needed to lie down. I tried closing my eyes but hearing the crowd scream and gasp as he kept going made the feeling get worse.
Alice helped me climb over a barrier to get out so we wouldn't have to go through the crowd to the door.
I'm really disappointed. I just wanted to see him do magic. I know extreme body stuff has always been part of his brand, but I didn't expect him to start right off the bat with visceral horror. If he ever does a "lite" version of his show I would still absolutely love to go.
We literally left less than 5 minutes into the show.
When we left so quickly security rushed up and asked us a bunch of questions but eventually we made it to a bench outside to sit down. I felt better after sitting and drinking some water.
