Special Head

Hiya! How's it going for you so far today? As a special thank you for dropping by today, I have a invoked a special South Asian prayer on your behalf: "May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the armpits of anyone you don't like ...assuming I am not included, of course!" Fill your mug with some choice Arabica juice and levitate a heavenly virtual muffin onto your place while I bring you up to date on "Special Head". (You may have seen him on 'America's Got Talent').

The self-proclaimed skills of Special Head, whose real name is Danny Wolverton, are Levitation, Yoga, Meditation, and Acro Balance, Comedy hip hop, live looping Xylophone, Bass, Beat Boxing, Throat Singing, Flute, Synth and some hard hitting beats. Glitch Hop, Down Temp, Break Beats, and Dub-step are also skills he has. I have no idea what half of those are, do you?

He apparently learned levitation in Rajasthan, India while studying under his Guru Racktalian Ranjbar. Special Head channels all seven chakras with a Transcendental Meditation technique. With strength training, balance and yoga Special Head performs the seemingly impossible. 

There is always controversy around any kind of 'magic' or illusions and though on the surface (or perhaps above the surface would be more apt here) his levitation appears genuine and mind-blowing, it seems it was a 'magical trick'.

"Notice how his left arm is stiff when he stands up and he carefully raises the cane into place on the floor. There's a seat under his robe attached to a swivel bar that runs up and over to his arm, then he connects it to the cane when he raises it and the cane connects to a base under the carpet. When he stands up the swivel bar is locked into place; that's why his arm is stiff."

Hot dang! I was all set to believe, too!

See ya, eh!

Bob

PS: It is quite interesting, though so if you want to watch the episode, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdL4d3hEJ0Y