Back on that godforsaken night in January when we were cringing in horror watching Criss Angel recreating famous Houdini’s straitjacket trick with zero tension and negative charisma, we couldn’t help but think: “dear god. The old man must be turning in his grave.”
Well, now, a little further up the Strip from Believe, we’ve found another reason for Houdini to be turning in his grave. This time, however, we like to think he’ll be turning for pleasurable reasons.
For lo and behold, we have come across another wandering Vegas magician (cf Shimshi at the Wynn and even our perennial fave Paul Vigil who is currently on hiatus from strolling round King Ink at the Mirage). This one calls himself Smoothini the Ghetto Houdini. From what we’ve seen of him, we can see little resemblance to Houdini. And being foreign, we're not sure whether Washington Heights in Manhattan, where he hails from, qualifies as the ghetto. He is, however, pretty damn smooth, so we’ll forgive him for assuming the Great Mantle. It's a better name than Dirk Arthur, that's for sure.
We’ll tell you more about him next week, but in the meantime here’s a trick we captured on camera when we saw him in action the night before last. Natty, no?
Hopefully that will whet your appetite. And if that doesn’t, maybe the knowledge that he uses 87 dildos in his stage show will. If you can’t wait for all to be revealed next week, you can catch him every night from 11pm to 2am at Zinger’s – the karaoke bar in the Hawaiian Marketplace opposite CityCenter, in front of Polo Towers. No, it’s not the most auspicious place to meet a top class magician, but trust us, this one is worth braving the surroundings for. Though earplugs are recommended.
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