October
10, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Albuquerque, NM) Local Magician & Escape Artist Tony
Chapparo Joins Escape Artists Worldwide In Escape Attempt
Oct 27th 2007.
Houdini's Spirit Still Lives After 81 Years.
Harry Houdini, the most famous magician that ever lived,
died on Halloween in 1926. Houdini's spirit lives on in
the heart of every escape artist of today. This year,
escape artists around the world have banded together to
honor the art form that Houdini perfected. On October 27,
just a few days before the eighty-first anniversary of
Houdini's death, 90 escape artists in thirteen countries
will perform public escapes in the largest coordinated
performance by escape artists in history.
The Worldwide Escape Artist Relay (or WEAR) began as an
idea among escape artists exchanging ideas on the
internet. The first event in October 2005 attracted over
fifty performers, including Local magician Tony Chapparo
and received widespread coverage. WEAR 2007, the second
time that the feat has been organized, is expected to
have double the number of performers. The event is being
organized through a registration page on the website
hosted by Ring 362 of the International Brotherhood of
Magicians ( www.ibmring362.org).
Magician and Escape Artist Tony Chapparo will be part of
the 2nd Worldwide Escape Artist Relay in an escape
attempt at Perry Meadows Haunt - Rio Rancho's Premier
FREE Haunted House - 916 Perry Meadows Dr. NE,
Rio Rancho NM - The escape is open to the public,
Showtime 8:30 PM.
( www.perrymeadowshaunt.com ) For directions:
www.perrymeadowshaunt.com/map.htm
In his contribution to WEAR II, Tony Chapparo an
Albuquerque, NM based Magician and Escape Artist will
attempt an extremely dangerous escape from a water filled
plexiglass tank.
Tony will be shackled with handcuffs, legirons and bound
with 20 feet of chain and padlocks as well as blindfolded
before being submerged into the glass tank which will be
locked on the outside in an air tight state with massive
padlocks.
For information: http://www.upclosemagic.net
Contact : magic.escapes@gmail.com
Phone : 505 -239 -2783
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Official WEAR II webpage: Worldwide Escape Artist Relay 2007