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Kentucky State Fair free shows give crowd chance to experience something new

Kentucky State Fair free shows give crowd chance to experience something new
GOOD MORNING. WHAT ARE YOU UP TO NOW? ALEX: HI. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. RIGHT NOW I'M HANG OUGHT WITH LADY HOUDINI. QUITE LITERALLY HANGING OUT WITH LADY HOUDINI KRISTEN JOHNSON. YOU DO THIS F SO MUCH LONGER THAN I'M GOING TO HAVE TO. WHAT DO WE SEE AT THE STATE FAIR? >> WE SEE ME HANGING UPSIDE DOWN WITH A STRAIGHT JACKET ON AND END WITH MY SIGNATURE PIECE, A FULL VIEW WATER TORTURE CELL. ALEX: TELL ME WHAT YOU DO. >> I GET HANDCUFFED, CHAINED SHACKLED, DROP INTO THE 140- GALLON TANK. YOU GET TO WATCH THE ENTIRE THERE IS NO CURTAIN THAT COMES UP. I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS DIFFERENT. I FIGURED IF I AM GOING TO GET WET, YOU GET TO WATCH. ALEX: THIS IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT IS UNCOVERED. >> YES, SO YOU GET TO WATCH IT THE WHOLE TIME AS I HOLD MY BREATH UNDERWATER. ALEX: HOW LONG CAN YOU HOLD YOU BREATH? >> MY BEST -- FIVE MINUTES AND TWO SECONDS. ALEX: THAT IS CRAZY. HOW LONG CAN YOU HANG UPSIDE DOWN LIKE THIS? >> I HAVEN'T EVER TESTED TO SEE HOW LONG BUT OVER 20 MINUTE BEFORE. ALEX: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK YOU? >> HOW DO YOU DO THAT? ALEX: I'M WONDERING THAT QUESTION NOW. HOW DO YOU DO THIS. I'M TRYING TO THINK OF QUESTIONS AND TRYING TO BREATHE. >> THE QUESTION SHOULD BE WHY. ALEX: WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND IN T DO THIS? >> I DEVELOPED ALL TO HAVE BACKGROUND. DID NOT COME OUT OF A PERFORMING FAMILY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. CAME FROM A FORTUNE 500 JOB AND HERE I AM. ALEX: WHAT IS THE MOST ASKED QUESTION YOU GET? >> PROBABLY HOW DO YOU DO THAT? MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE SURPRISED. WAIT A MINUTE. HOW POSSIBLE? ALEX: I AGREE COMPLETELY. WHAT TIME CAN WE SEE YOU TOD
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Kentucky State Fair free shows give crowd chance to experience something new
WLKY's Alex Durham finds out about the freebies at the fair.

WLKY's Alex Durham finds out about the freebies at the fair.

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