fineones Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 LAS VEGAS (Oct. 4) - A tiger attacked magician Roy Horn of duo ''Siegfried & Roy'' during a Friday night performance, leaving the superstar illusionist in critical condition, authorities said.An audience member at The Mirage hotel-casino said the white tiger lunged at Horn, who tried to beat the animal off with a microphone.''The tiger went for his neck, then drug him offstage,'' said Andy Cushman, a 23-year-old reporter from New Jersey. ''He looked like a rag doll.''Mirage spokesman Alan Feldman said Horn had a serious injury to the left side of his neck. Feldman said Horn, who turned 59 on Friday, was taken into surgery.Horn was in critical condition at University Medical Center, said hospital spokeswoman Cheryl Persinger. Clark County Fire spokesman Bob Leinbach said that on the way to the hospital Horn was able to talk with the ambulance staff.Cushman said Horn, the dark-haired member of the duo, appeared alone on stage with the tiger about 45 minutes into the show, and told the audience the animal was making his debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 ...damn dat fucked up...i know they treat the animals right but i can't see wild cats couped up in cages or on a stage...i hope he makes it, but i guess it was only a matter of time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgym Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 Originally posted by phatman ...damn dat fucked up...i know they treat the animals right but i can't see wild cats couped up in cages or on a stage...i hope he makes it, but i guess it was only a matter of time... I agree that it was only a matter of time btw, are they a gay couple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatman Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 Originally posted by gmccookny btw, are they a gay couple? ...i've always wondered that myself...but just let it go...kinda like the ambiguously gay superheros you see on tv funhouse on saturday night live... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgym Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 Originally posted by phatman ...i've always wondered that myself...but just let it go...kinda like the ambiguously gay superheros you see on tv funhouse on saturday night live... yeah , you're right.Or like the ambiguously gay tandem of DG and apples :spin2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineones Posted October 4 Author Report Share Posted October 4 yeh thats what im sayin ...its fucked up ..but we all knew it was gonna happen just a matter of time and its Vegas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solbeam Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 omg that's horrible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowgrlnyc Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 wow....thats scary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghhhhhost Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 he prolly tried to touch the tigers penis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineones Posted October 4 Author Report Share Posted October 4 red rocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStephen Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 you play with fire, you're gonna get burnedI wonder how many times this happened in circus acts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest00901 Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 Have Fun In Vegas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullseye Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 ghey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyshady Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 Originally posted by fineones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solbeam Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 related story...tiger in the pj's October 5, 2003 -- In the urban jungle that is New York, cops found a 400-pound tiger and a 3-foot alligator relative in a Harlem apartment yesterday after their owner was hospitalized with suspicious bites on his arm and leg, police said. Antoine Yates, the would-be tiger tamer, was arrested last night in Philadelphia, and charges of reckless endangerment are pending. Yates had checked into Harlem Hospital on Wednesday, telling doctors he was attacked by a pit bull on his right arm and right leg, but physicians who examined him weren't buying it, police said. Yates checked out Friday and doctors called police, who had already received an anonymous tip, and a unit was sent to Yates' fifth-floor apartment at 2430 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard yesterday morning. Cops drilled a hole through the door, inserted a portable camera and saw something they don't see every day in Harlem - a tiger pacing the floor like he was in an Exxon commercial. "This is clearly a first," said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. "This is an 'Only in New York' story." Curious residents huddled near the building around 4 p.m. as Emergency Service Unit officer Martin Duffy rappelled from an upstairs window and shot a tranquilizer into the five-room apartment. Two loud roars could be heard outside for more than half a city block. Duffy said the tiger charged the window before he was knocked out. "I got pretty nervous, I'm not going to lie," Duffy said later. Officials planned to ship the tiger to a conservatory in Ohio. "This is the best scenario that could happen from this," said Mike Pastore, director of field operations for the Center for Animal Care and Control. Pastore said officers also discovered a 4-foot caiman, an alligator-like reptile, which was removed from the apartment. Yates was tracked down last night at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital after a relative called police and said he was in the City of Brotherly Love. Police said Yates may have had the tiger for two years. "He's good with animals," Craig Smith, a neighbor, said of Yates. Robert Cook, the chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, said the tiger was in good shape, but said "it's crazy to do this." Wayne Pacelle, an official with the Humane Society, said more than 15,000 people keep big cats as pets, which is against the law in 19 states. New York is not one of those states. "These tigers have not been domesticated," Pacelle said. "They can kill." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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