Sammy Cortino To Set World Record Houdini Fashion

Illusionist Sammy Cortino will hold an August 6th press conference at Hickory City Hall where he will set a world record in an unprecedented stunt inspired by Harry Houdini's early and later works. End Quote

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC (1888PressRelease) July 07, 2010 - In a lightning-fast attempt to set a world record at his public press conference held on August 6, 2:00PM at Hickory City Hall, Magic's Royal Duke Sammy Cortino will execute his challenge, "Synthesis", an unprecedented fusion of Harry Houdini's early sleight of hand work presented in the style of the mystifying stunts that later brought the illusionist international notoriety. In this challenge, Sammy will set the world record for magically producing (manipulating) the most playing cards in 90 seconds: 300, which is 6 decks of standard playing cards stacked at 4.5". To increase the difficulty, the illusionist will be blindfolded and manipulate the cards with both hands. In Cortino's research, there is no record of any illusionist in history with his sleight of hand skill of manipulating cards with both hands using the technique employed for the stunt. The record attempt will take place at the Julian G. Whitener Municipal Building (City Hall) in downtown Hickory, NC August 6 at 2:00PM.

At present, Sammy has trained over 60 hours for this 90-second attempt. "This is the most difficult routine I've ever produced in my almost 20 years in magic. This 90-second stunt is so condensed, it's as challenging to rehearse as my 90-minute grand illusion show."
Cortino says, "Houdini started performing sleight of hand as the 'King of Cards', before focusing on escapes. Taking
Houdini's card manipulations and presenting it as a challenge like his later work fuses the ends of his career into one presentation."

Officiating the attempt will be Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright. The event will be streamed live on Cortino's Facebook Page so fans worldwide can be part of this historic magic event. To see the record attempt's stream channel, visit the Official Sammy Cortino Website: SammyCortino.com

Sammy Cortino's "Synthesis": Friday, August 6. 2:00PM. Doors open 1:30PM. Julian G. Whitener Municipal Building (City Hall) Lobby. 76 N. Center Street, Hickory, NC 28601.

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