Episode 3

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0:00:08 > 0:00:11SIRENS WAIL

0:00:13 > 0:00:15HELICOPTER WHIRS

0:00:26 > 0:00:29HELICOPTER WHIRS

0:00:33 > 0:00:37MUSIC: Breathe (Emalkay Remix) by Delilah

0:00:38 > 0:00:43# I am strong when I'm quiet

0:00:43 > 0:00:49# I never let you see me stall

0:00:50 > 0:00:54# Only play on an open court... #

0:00:57 > 0:01:01CAR ALARMS SHRIEK

0:01:02 > 0:01:10# I cannot breathe. #

0:01:16 > 0:01:19Right now, I'm going to take you on a journey into my world.

0:01:28 > 0:01:30- CROWD:- Whoa!

0:01:32 > 0:01:35In this episode, I go on an all-American adventure...

0:01:38 > 0:01:40..from the shores of Venice Beach...

0:01:40 > 0:01:42No! No!

0:01:42 > 0:01:44..to the bright lights of the Vegas Strip.

0:01:46 > 0:01:49Watch as I go on a road trip into magic's heartland...

0:01:50 > 0:01:53I have never seen that before in my life.

0:01:53 > 0:01:55..and bring some amazement to the US of A.

0:01:55 > 0:01:57Awesome.

0:01:58 > 0:02:02My name's Steven Frayne, but most people call me Dynamo.

0:02:04 > 0:02:07MUSIC: For The Love Of Money by The O'Jays

0:02:14 > 0:02:17# Money, money, money, money

0:02:17 > 0:02:19# Money... #

0:02:19 > 0:02:20I hear you're the best, man.

0:02:20 > 0:02:22I'm the best.

0:02:22 > 0:02:24# Money... #

0:02:24 > 0:02:27I'm a master of pantomime mixed with robot.

0:02:27 > 0:02:31# Money, money, money, money Money... #

0:02:31 > 0:02:33Sick.

0:02:33 > 0:02:35That's sick.

0:02:35 > 0:02:37# Money... #

0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Sick.- Pleased to meet you.

0:02:42 > 0:02:45- All right.- All right. CHEERING

0:02:45 > 0:02:46You showed me your thing -

0:02:46 > 0:02:49- I've got to show you one thing, real quick.- All right.

0:02:49 > 0:02:51- So, you made this yourself, right? - Yes.

0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Sick.- It's got a little style.

0:02:53 > 0:02:56- That's a lot of money, right there. - That's a lot of money.

0:02:56 > 0:03:00I'll tell you what, just grab hold of my wrist.

0:03:00 > 0:03:01With this hand?

0:03:01 > 0:03:03Yeah. Just watch.

0:03:03 > 0:03:06# Do things, bad things with it

0:03:07 > 0:03:10# Well, you wanna

0:03:10 > 0:03:12# Do things Do things

0:03:12 > 0:03:15# Do things Do things with it

0:03:17 > 0:03:19# Yeah, yeah

0:03:19 > 0:03:22# Girl, yeah

0:03:25 > 0:03:26# For the love of money... #

0:03:26 > 0:03:28You've got to be kidding me, man.

0:03:30 > 0:03:34- I'm telling you, this man is ridiculous.- Uh-oh.

0:03:35 > 0:03:37Wow!

0:03:37 > 0:03:40Well, he, you know, he could have just asked me for 50 bucks.

0:03:40 > 0:03:44MUSIC: Black (ft Norah Jones) by Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi

0:03:44 > 0:03:46Venice Beach, California -

0:03:46 > 0:03:49despite its glamorous reputation, this seaside town,

0:03:49 > 0:03:51which sits along the North Pacific coastline,

0:03:51 > 0:03:54feels more like a meeting point for lost souls.

0:03:55 > 0:03:58I had arrived in the States three days earlier,

0:03:58 > 0:04:01after spending the past month on the beaches and favelas of Rio,

0:04:01 > 0:04:06which had been one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life.

0:04:06 > 0:04:09After my South American trip, I jumped on a flight to the US,

0:04:09 > 0:04:12where I wanted to catch a glimpse of this vast country.

0:04:12 > 0:04:15# And all that's left is black... #

0:04:21 > 0:04:23Route 93, Arizona.

0:04:27 > 0:04:30I was heading towards Nevada, and then on to LA,

0:04:30 > 0:04:33and was travelling through the Mojave Desert.

0:04:33 > 0:04:38This was biker country, so I knew the locals would be hard to impress.

0:04:38 > 0:04:40DOGS SNIFF

0:04:42 > 0:04:44How are you doing? Are you all right?

0:04:44 > 0:04:46- How are you doing? - Hey, man, cool?

0:04:46 > 0:04:47Cool.

0:04:47 > 0:04:51- How's it going? - It's not too bad, man. Not too bad.

0:04:51 > 0:04:52Yeah, I don't need these out here.

0:04:52 > 0:04:55I'm going to try something a bit fun, yeah?

0:04:55 > 0:04:57This could hurt me.

0:04:57 > 0:04:58It won't hurt you.

0:04:58 > 0:05:02Everyone, just, all of you, just stand up.

0:05:02 > 0:05:04Erm, you look quite strong.

0:05:04 > 0:05:07You look extremely strapping and...

0:05:07 > 0:05:10- I won't mess with you.- All right.

0:05:10 > 0:05:12All of you, get in a line, so, if you stand there...

0:05:12 > 0:05:15If you stand behind him and put your hands on his shoulders.

0:05:15 > 0:05:17Yeah, stand like that. Yeah, stand like that,

0:05:17 > 0:05:19and then you stand behind him and do the same thing -

0:05:19 > 0:05:21put your hands on his shoulders.

0:05:22 > 0:05:24Yeah. Perfect.

0:05:24 > 0:05:26And if you put your hands on my shoulders.

0:05:26 > 0:05:29Now, if you alone was just to push me now...

0:05:29 > 0:05:31Just give me... Just push me. I'm going to go flying, right?

0:05:31 > 0:05:33- You didn't put any effort in, there. - No.

0:05:33 > 0:05:35- I would have fallen over, yeah? - Right.

0:05:35 > 0:05:38I'm going to try and resist all three of you strong guys

0:05:38 > 0:05:41- trying to push me over.- OK.- Yeah?

0:05:41 > 0:05:44- One of two things could happen - I could get crushed...- Mm-hmm.

0:05:44 > 0:05:46..I could die or I could survive

0:05:46 > 0:05:48and we could tell this to people in years to come.

0:05:48 > 0:05:49OK.

0:05:49 > 0:05:52Now, just put your hands on my shoulders.

0:05:52 > 0:05:54On the count of three I want you all to push, yeah?

0:06:02 > 0:06:04One...

0:06:04 > 0:06:06two...

0:06:06 > 0:06:07three.

0:06:09 > 0:06:11THEY GRUNT AND GROAN

0:06:13 > 0:06:15THEY GRUNT

0:06:15 > 0:06:17Phew.

0:06:22 > 0:06:24CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

0:06:24 > 0:06:26I've never seen anything like that

0:06:26 > 0:06:28and, to be this close and see it, I don't have a clue.

0:06:28 > 0:06:32I figured we'd all be laying down in a pile on top of the little guy.

0:06:32 > 0:06:35I gave it everything I had - everything I had.

0:06:35 > 0:06:36Pushed him as hard as I could.

0:06:36 > 0:06:38He wasn't budging an inch.

0:06:38 > 0:06:41Well, you know the old saying - "Dynamite comes in small packages."

0:06:44 > 0:06:45Yeah, we're not far from Vegas -

0:06:45 > 0:06:48he should go to Vegas and maybe try that stuff.

0:06:48 > 0:06:49I'll back him up.

0:06:55 > 0:06:57TYRES SCREECH

0:06:58 > 0:07:00As I headed north,

0:07:00 > 0:07:02I came across a drifting school in the middle of the desert.

0:07:02 > 0:07:05TYRES SCREECH

0:07:05 > 0:07:08I love driving, and nothing seemed like more fun than tearing it

0:07:08 > 0:07:10around on an abandoned highway.

0:07:13 > 0:07:15TYRES SCREECH

0:07:15 > 0:07:18I wanted to try something with the drivers, so, during a break,

0:07:18 > 0:07:20I managed to grab some time with them.

0:07:21 > 0:07:23Take out any card.

0:07:23 > 0:07:26MUSIC: I Can't Hear You by The Dead Weather

0:07:26 > 0:07:29I want you to put your signature on there.

0:07:29 > 0:07:30Yeah, on this side, yeah?

0:07:30 > 0:07:32All right.

0:07:34 > 0:07:37And maybe do a smiley face or something, so it's totally unique.

0:07:37 > 0:07:39TYRES SCREECH

0:07:42 > 0:07:44Show it to everybody and show it to the camera.

0:07:49 > 0:07:51I'll put it about halfway down, all right?

0:07:51 > 0:07:53Mix the cards up.

0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Which one's your car?- The blue car.

0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Oh, right in front of us. Perfect. - Yeah.

0:08:04 > 0:08:07I want you to, basically, drive towards us relatively quickly.

0:08:07 > 0:08:10Yeah, you're going to drive past me, I'm going to stand over there,

0:08:10 > 0:08:14and stop, you know, give it a little skid before you kill everybody.

0:08:14 > 0:08:15All right.

0:08:15 > 0:08:17- Jump in your car.- All right.

0:08:17 > 0:08:19Don't worry, guys, he's a professional.

0:08:19 > 0:08:20Good luck, everyone.

0:08:20 > 0:08:22- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - Yeah!

0:08:24 > 0:08:26And don't knock me over.

0:08:26 > 0:08:28I'll try not to.

0:08:28 > 0:08:30# You're stashing money

0:08:32 > 0:08:34# There's rubies up your sleeve

0:08:34 > 0:08:37# I'm gonna teach you... #

0:08:37 > 0:08:40ENGINE ROARS

0:08:40 > 0:08:41Are you ready?

0:08:52 > 0:08:54Just roll forward a bit.

0:08:56 > 0:08:57Stop.

0:08:59 > 0:09:01Whoa!

0:09:04 > 0:09:06WHISTLING

0:09:08 > 0:09:11# Don't work on no-one else

0:09:11 > 0:09:14# I'm gonna hear you... #

0:09:14 > 0:09:16How does that happen?

0:09:16 > 0:09:18CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

0:09:18 > 0:09:20He told me to drive his...

0:09:20 > 0:09:23drive my car at everyone and do a little skid.

0:09:23 > 0:09:26He said he was going to do something with my card, but...

0:09:26 > 0:09:30somehow he managed to place it on my front tyre.

0:09:30 > 0:09:32I don't... I don't even know how that happened.

0:09:32 > 0:09:36ENGINE ROARS

0:09:38 > 0:09:40I wanted to learn from a professional,

0:09:40 > 0:09:43so Eric agreed to take me out for a ride.

0:09:43 > 0:09:45TYRES SCREECH

0:09:49 > 0:09:52ENGINE ROARS

0:10:01 > 0:10:03'After getting some pointers from Eric,

0:10:03 > 0:10:06'I wanted to show them what I could do.'

0:10:06 > 0:10:08So, first off, I need to borrow a car.

0:10:08 > 0:10:11MUSIC: 60 Feet Tall by The Dead Weather

0:10:11 > 0:10:14Don't all come at once, you know - don't all throw your keys at me.

0:10:14 > 0:10:16You can borrow mine.

0:10:16 > 0:10:18Thank you. Which one's yours?

0:10:18 > 0:10:20- The red one.- Nice.

0:10:20 > 0:10:23So, the rest of you guys, I want you to jump in your cars

0:10:23 > 0:10:28and form a steel ring of cars around me and the car, yeah?

0:10:29 > 0:10:34ENGINES PURR

0:10:34 > 0:10:36Yeah, if you back up over this way.

0:10:36 > 0:10:40ENGINES PURR

0:10:40 > 0:10:42If you come further forward...

0:10:42 > 0:10:45ENGINES PURR

0:10:45 > 0:10:48Then we're getting these in.

0:10:48 > 0:10:49Around here, yeah?

0:10:52 > 0:10:55Can you... Can we get a bit tighter here?

0:10:55 > 0:10:58Stop right there. Quite a big gap there.

0:10:58 > 0:11:01Will you bring the truck in, yeah?

0:11:01 > 0:11:06# I need constantly... #

0:11:06 > 0:11:07All right, cool.

0:11:09 > 0:11:10All the cars are ready.

0:11:10 > 0:11:13# Hooked up to my motor all day long... #

0:11:13 > 0:11:15You guys are cool. Check this out.

0:11:31 > 0:11:35ENGINE ROARS

0:11:42 > 0:11:46ENGINE ROARS

0:11:57 > 0:11:59# I can take the trouble

0:11:59 > 0:12:03# Cos I'm 60 feet tall

0:12:31 > 0:12:34# I know it ain't easy

0:12:34 > 0:12:37# I must tap your evil well

0:12:37 > 0:12:40# Cos, boy, do you come roaring

0:12:40 > 0:12:43# Like a bat out of hell

0:12:43 > 0:12:46# You drive me so reckless

0:12:48 > 0:12:53# You'll kill us all

0:12:53 > 0:12:57# Hooked up to my motor

0:12:57 > 0:12:59# All day long

0:12:59 > 0:13:02# We go down to Texas

0:13:02 > 0:13:04# Up to Montreal. #

0:13:09 > 0:13:13I managed to hitch a lift with some bikers on their way to Vegas.

0:13:13 > 0:13:14We headed down Route 93 -

0:13:14 > 0:13:17a never-ending highway that cuts through the Arizona Desert

0:13:17 > 0:13:20and is known as the loneliest road in America.

0:13:20 > 0:13:23I could see why.

0:13:23 > 0:13:25Riding through this open wilderness,

0:13:25 > 0:13:29it made me realise how much of the celebrity life is just an illusion,

0:13:29 > 0:13:32whereas the real world is a far harsher place.

0:13:32 > 0:13:35We always hear about America's success stories

0:13:35 > 0:13:39but, for everyone who makes it, thousands are left behind.

0:13:39 > 0:13:41ENGINE PURRS

0:13:43 > 0:13:47As dusk falls, the desert becomes pitch-black,

0:13:47 > 0:13:50but, suddenly, a city of fire rises out of the darkness -

0:13:50 > 0:13:52Las Vegas.

0:14:01 > 0:14:04ENGINE RUMBLES

0:14:04 > 0:14:06- Thanks very much, Mark. - You're welcome.

0:14:23 > 0:14:27'The Venetian Hotel features a lifelike replica of Venice,

0:14:27 > 0:14:29'complete with canals and gondolas.

0:14:29 > 0:14:31'To get a feel for the place,

0:14:31 > 0:14:33'I took a ride with two of the hotel guests.'

0:14:38 > 0:14:40Can I have a look at your watch?

0:14:41 > 0:14:42- Can I take it off?- Yes.

0:14:42 > 0:14:44All right. Let's have a look, yeah.

0:14:50 > 0:14:52It's pretty cool. Do you see that?

0:14:53 > 0:14:54Do you know if it's waterproof?

0:14:54 > 0:14:56- I don't know.- I have no clue.

0:15:01 > 0:15:03Erm...

0:15:04 > 0:15:05I guess it's not waterproof.

0:15:05 > 0:15:07What?

0:15:09 > 0:15:11Right. Is it gone?

0:15:11 > 0:15:12Was it expensive?

0:15:12 > 0:15:13Kind of.

0:15:15 > 0:15:18- Just a touch.- A little bit. - A little bit.

0:15:18 > 0:15:19Erm...

0:15:19 > 0:15:21I'll tell you what - watch this.

0:15:21 > 0:15:22Oh, God.

0:15:25 > 0:15:27WATER SPLASHES

0:15:35 > 0:15:38- Is that your watch? - That's a good one.- It is.

0:15:38 > 0:15:41CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

0:15:41 > 0:15:44Pretty much, he took my watch off and he threw it in the water.

0:15:44 > 0:15:45Erm...

0:15:45 > 0:15:48We went about, I don't know, ten seconds,

0:15:48 > 0:15:50and he just reached his hand in the water and pulled it out and...

0:15:50 > 0:15:52Trying to grab a fish, it seemed like.

0:15:52 > 0:15:54- ..and the watch was on his hand... - Yeah.

0:15:54 > 0:15:56and I don't...

0:15:56 > 0:15:58I can't explain it. It's crazy.

0:15:58 > 0:16:00- You are really amazing, dude. - Pretty awesome.

0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Yeah.- Thank you.- Like, this is... It was crazy.- That's crazy.

0:16:02 > 0:16:05I have never seen that before in my life.

0:16:11 > 0:16:14MUSIC: Watching The Detectives by Elvis Costello

0:16:14 > 0:16:15The next afternoon,

0:16:15 > 0:16:18I headed out on the 300-mile journey to LA -

0:16:18 > 0:16:20this time by car.

0:16:26 > 0:16:28After a few hours of driving in the intense heat,

0:16:28 > 0:16:31I took a break at a local diner just off the highway.

0:16:35 > 0:16:38# Nice girls not one with a defect

0:16:38 > 0:16:40# Cellophane shrink-wrapped... # BELL RINGS

0:16:40 > 0:16:42- Hey. - Here you go, our world-famous...

0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Thank you. - ..fabulous, amazing burger.

0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Thank you very much. - OK? Outstanding.

0:16:49 > 0:16:55# She looks so good that he gets down and begs

0:16:55 > 0:16:59HE SLURPS # She is watching the detectives

0:16:59 > 0:17:01# Ooh, he's so cute... #

0:17:01 > 0:17:02Hey! How was everything?

0:17:02 > 0:17:04You said it would be the best burger ever.

0:17:04 > 0:17:06Did I did not tell you? World-famous burger.

0:17:06 > 0:17:09- The best burger I've ever had. - I hear it all the time.

0:17:09 > 0:17:10Thank you. Well, I'm glad you liked it.

0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Do you want to sit down for a second?- Sure.

0:17:12 > 0:17:15- No complaints, right?- No.- OK. - No complaints.- OK, that's good.

0:17:15 > 0:17:17Oh, no. You've been working hard

0:17:17 > 0:17:19- so you have to, you know... - Oh, thank you. Yes.

0:17:19 > 0:17:20..sit down for a second.

0:17:20 > 0:17:21I want to try something.

0:17:21 > 0:17:24Do you have any, erm, like, any dollar bills on you?

0:17:24 > 0:17:25Oh, let's see.

0:17:27 > 0:17:29- I have a five. - A five will be perfect.

0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Is that all right?- Yeah.- OK.

0:17:32 > 0:17:35So, all I need is just to take it and,

0:17:35 > 0:17:37yeah, if you could fold it in half?

0:17:37 > 0:17:39OK. I think I can do that.

0:17:39 > 0:17:41- And then just fold it half again. - This way?

0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Yeah. Yeah, that's perfect.- OK. - And then fold in half one more time.

0:17:44 > 0:17:47- Yeah, it's fine.- OK, this side, OK. - Yeah.- Sure.- Perfect.

0:17:47 > 0:17:50Then, also, this glass, check this glass out.

0:17:50 > 0:17:52So we've got your five, right? Right there.

0:17:52 > 0:17:55Do you want to cover it with the glass?

0:17:55 > 0:17:57- Like, just, cover it?- Yeah.- OK.

0:17:57 > 0:18:00- So you can see your five right there, yeah?- True. Yeah.

0:18:00 > 0:18:03- You can't do anything with it?- Nope.

0:18:03 > 0:18:06# Oh, he's so cute... #

0:18:06 > 0:18:08Watch.

0:18:08 > 0:18:10- Just keep your eye on the five.- OK.

0:18:11 > 0:18:13Oh, my God!

0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Check it out, that's for you. - That's my tip?- Yeah.

0:18:17 > 0:18:18Oh, perfect.

0:18:19 > 0:18:22Oh, my God. That is hilarious.

0:18:22 > 0:18:24- How...? Amazing.- Put it in your pocket before it changes back.

0:18:24 > 0:18:25Oh, yeah, yeah, right.

0:18:25 > 0:18:28Don't change it back. I like it. Thank you. I'll take it.

0:18:38 > 0:18:40MUSIC: Cali Sunshine by The Game ft Bilal

0:18:40 > 0:18:42- # California sunshine - Good morning, Los Angeles

0:18:42 > 0:18:44# It's a scorching day in our Southland

0:18:44 > 0:18:47- # California sunshine - Hey, yo, Bilal, what's up? #

0:18:47 > 0:18:49I'd arrived in Los Angeles.

0:18:49 > 0:18:52Every year, thousands of people come to Hollywood with the promise

0:18:52 > 0:18:53of a better life.

0:18:53 > 0:18:57It's a place where dreams are made and broken,

0:18:57 > 0:19:01waitresses become movie stars, and vice versa.

0:19:01 > 0:19:04Hollywood seems to bring out that childlike wonder in people -

0:19:04 > 0:19:07a touch of magic where anything is possible.

0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Hello. What's your name?- Ladeinne.

0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Ladeinne.- Yeah. That's good. - And you are?

0:19:12 > 0:19:14- Kemeia.- Kemeia. Nice to meet you.

0:19:14 > 0:19:15I'm Dynamo.

0:19:15 > 0:19:17Hi, Dynamo.

0:19:17 > 0:19:18Erm...

0:19:18 > 0:19:20You've got some sweets there.

0:19:20 > 0:19:21- Yeah.- Can I have one?

0:19:21 > 0:19:23- OK.- All right?

0:19:23 > 0:19:25For the man...

0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Oh, you've only got two left, though, are you sure?- Mm-hmm.

0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Are you sure I can have them?- Yeah.

0:19:31 > 0:19:33Are you sure you don't want...? It's your last ones. Are you sure?

0:19:33 > 0:19:35All right.

0:19:44 > 0:19:46Yep.

0:19:46 > 0:19:48They really are all gone.

0:19:48 > 0:19:49Yeah.

0:19:49 > 0:19:53Do me a favour. Can you cup your hands together?

0:19:53 > 0:19:55Like that. Yeah, open out like this, yeah?

0:19:55 > 0:19:57Perfect. Watch this.

0:20:11 > 0:20:13Oh, my goodness.

0:20:15 > 0:20:17Awesome.

0:20:17 > 0:20:19Can have one?

0:20:19 > 0:20:21To see if it's real.

0:20:21 > 0:20:23It is real.

0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Pretty cool. - WOMAN LAUGHS

0:20:26 > 0:20:30It was my last day in LA, so I headed down to Venice Beach,

0:20:30 > 0:20:33a seaside town to the west of Hollywood.

0:20:35 > 0:20:37- What's your name?- Erica.

0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Erica. Nice to meet you, Erica. - Nice to meet you.

0:20:39 > 0:20:41I'm Dynamo.

0:20:41 > 0:20:42Nice to meet you, Dynamo.

0:20:42 > 0:20:45- I want to try something, yeah, with you?- OK.

0:20:45 > 0:20:47Erm... You've got a bag there, right?

0:20:47 > 0:20:48Yes.

0:20:48 > 0:20:50What's in there? Have you got, like... Have you got keys?

0:20:50 > 0:20:52Can I see some of your belongings?

0:20:52 > 0:20:54- Like, nothing personal, just, like...- OK.

0:20:54 > 0:20:56What have you got in there?

0:20:56 > 0:20:58- You've got your phone, you've got your cream...- So, my phone.

0:20:58 > 0:21:01- Yeah, camera.- ..and what's in this middle part here?

0:21:01 > 0:21:03What's in this middle part?

0:21:03 > 0:21:04Erm...

0:21:04 > 0:21:05- Oh, you've got some mints.- Mm-hmm.

0:21:05 > 0:21:07- Can I use those?- Sure.

0:21:07 > 0:21:11Perfect. Get one out. Do you want to take one out first?

0:21:11 > 0:21:14- OK. - You take one and I'll take one.

0:21:15 > 0:21:16Do you still need my bag?

0:21:16 > 0:21:19- No, no, we can pop these back in there.- OK.

0:21:19 > 0:21:24So, I've got one and you've got one.

0:21:24 > 0:21:26- You see that?- Mm-hmm.

0:21:26 > 0:21:28Yeah?

0:21:30 > 0:21:31Watch closely, all right?

0:21:36 > 0:21:37Watch.

0:21:51 > 0:21:53Look at that.

0:22:00 > 0:22:03- This is Hollywood. What's up, Dynamo?- Dynamo...

0:22:03 > 0:22:06'As I continued along the promenade, I came across a group of guys

0:22:06 > 0:22:08'selling mix tapes to passing tourists.'

0:22:08 > 0:22:11It's the Venice Beach Rock Choir.

0:22:11 > 0:22:13It's sick. All of you have different styles?

0:22:13 > 0:22:15- Yeah, everybody... - We're all independent, bro.

0:22:15 > 0:22:17- I'll tell you what. - We want some of your creativity.

0:22:17 > 0:22:19Let me work out the best way to do this, so...

0:22:19 > 0:22:22Can you hold this thing, there?

0:22:22 > 0:22:23Can you come over this side?

0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Yeah, back up, some. - Back up, some.- Back up, some.- Yeah?

0:22:25 > 0:22:26Yeah.

0:22:28 > 0:22:30If you back up a little bit, yeah?

0:22:32 > 0:22:34Now, this...

0:22:34 > 0:22:36Erm...

0:22:36 > 0:22:39- Do me a favour.- Yeah. - Grab me those scissors.

0:22:41 > 0:22:43Oh, crazy.

0:22:45 > 0:22:46Oh!

0:22:50 > 0:22:51Oh, my God...

0:22:51 > 0:22:53Y'all have to watch!

0:22:56 > 0:22:59Damn, he broke the wire and everything.

0:22:59 > 0:23:02- Oh, that's real.- Real.

0:23:02 > 0:23:04We're not working no more today.

0:23:04 > 0:23:06He better have some paper there.

0:23:06 > 0:23:09I don't like this.

0:23:09 > 0:23:11Back up a little bit.

0:23:11 > 0:23:13Pull it a little bit taut - a little bit taut.

0:23:13 > 0:23:14Oh, God, this is crazy.

0:23:15 > 0:23:18- No way.- No way, no way.

0:23:18 > 0:23:20ALL: Whoa!

0:23:21 > 0:23:24- Oh! Oh!- Man, man...

0:23:24 > 0:23:29Aw, man... How did you do that?

0:23:29 > 0:23:30Wow, dawg. How'd you do that, bro?

0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Are you going to tell us? - That's how I do it, man.

0:23:33 > 0:23:35Hey, I've seen a lot of magicians and that's crazy, bro.

0:23:35 > 0:23:38He cut the headphone all the way in half and he put it back together.

0:23:38 > 0:23:39The wires came out of it.

0:23:39 > 0:23:43Check and see if it still works, man. That's crazy.

0:23:43 > 0:23:47MUSIC: Under Your Spell by Desire

0:23:47 > 0:23:49It was my last day in the US

0:23:49 > 0:23:52and, although I'd only seen a small part of this vast country,

0:23:52 > 0:23:54I felt like I'd uncovered

0:23:54 > 0:23:56some of the magic behind the American dream -

0:23:56 > 0:23:59the ordinary people who shape its landscape.

0:23:59 > 0:24:01THEY GRUNT AND GROAN

0:24:01 > 0:24:05You know the old saying - "Dynamite comes in small packages."

0:24:05 > 0:24:08TYRES SCREECH

0:24:08 > 0:24:10How does that happen?

0:24:10 > 0:24:12# I don't eat I don't sleep

0:24:12 > 0:24:17# I do nothing but think of you

0:24:17 > 0:24:20# You keep me under your spell

0:24:20 > 0:24:22# You keep me under your spell

0:24:22 > 0:24:24# You keep me under your spell

0:24:26 > 0:24:29# You keep me under your spell

0:24:29 > 0:24:31# You keep me under your spell

0:24:31 > 0:24:34- # You keep me under your spell... # - Awesome.

0:24:34 > 0:24:36That's sick.

0:24:36 > 0:24:38# Na-na-na-na-na

0:24:38 > 0:24:40# Na-na-na-na-na

0:24:40 > 0:24:42# Na-na-na-na-na... #

0:24:42 > 0:24:43Later that evening,

0:24:43 > 0:24:45I headed downtown to the Spring Street district,

0:24:45 > 0:24:47which is home to the LA Times.

0:24:49 > 0:24:52The area used to be the financial centre of Los Angeles,

0:24:52 > 0:24:56but, during the 1980s, the district plummeted to become a neighbourhood

0:24:56 > 0:25:00with a reputation for high unemployment and derelict buildings.

0:25:00 > 0:25:02It reminded me of the streets I grew up in,

0:25:02 > 0:25:08and how its reputation meant we were cut off from the outside world,

0:25:08 > 0:25:11so, before I left, I wanted to give Spring Street a lasting memory -

0:25:11 > 0:25:14something that would live with the area for ever.

0:25:17 > 0:25:21MUSIC: Bombs Away by BoB

0:25:26 > 0:25:31SIRENS WAIL

0:25:34 > 0:25:37- What is he doing? - I don't know.

0:25:37 > 0:25:39Is he jumping?

0:25:39 > 0:25:42Is someone...? Is he going to jump?

0:25:42 > 0:25:44SIRENS WAIL

0:25:44 > 0:25:48Shouldn't someone, like, help him?

0:25:48 > 0:25:49Is he going to jump?

0:25:53 > 0:25:54Should we help him?

0:26:00 > 0:26:04GASPING AND SCREAMING

0:26:04 > 0:26:07SHE GASPS

0:26:07 > 0:26:10Oh, my... Oh, my God.

0:26:10 > 0:26:12- This is crazy.- Yeah.

0:26:16 > 0:26:18Oh, my God.

0:26:18 > 0:26:19He's taking a stroll.

0:26:27 > 0:26:29Oh, my God.

0:26:31 > 0:26:33Oh, my God.

0:26:33 > 0:26:37HELICOPTER WHIRS

0:26:44 > 0:26:46This is crazy.

0:26:55 > 0:26:57Oh, God.

0:26:57 > 0:26:59Oh, my God.

0:27:04 > 0:27:06- That was crazy. - SOMEONE COUGHS

0:27:06 > 0:27:09- He walked right down there. - That was totally crazy, right?

0:27:11 > 0:27:14# I used to dream of success Now success is inadequate

0:27:14 > 0:27:15# It seems the bigger I get

0:27:15 > 0:27:18# It's the more they get mad at me... #

0:27:18 > 0:27:20Next time on Magician Impossible,

0:27:20 > 0:27:23I head back to the UK and straight into a media frenzy.

0:27:23 > 0:27:25# So fly, no gravity

0:27:25 > 0:27:27# So high, Mount Everest... # SCREAMING

0:27:27 > 0:27:28# And the show must go on, yes

0:27:28 > 0:27:30# But I don't have to act in it

0:27:30 > 0:27:31# And they don't make a television

0:27:31 > 0:27:34# That handles the frequencies of my channel

0:27:34 > 0:27:36# And there ain't no computer that can hack it

0:27:36 > 0:27:37# It just don't have the capacity

0:27:37 > 0:27:39# Hell, no, that ain't happening You hustle?

0:27:39 > 0:27:42# Well, we are Grand Hustle and we mastered it

0:27:42 > 0:27:44# Y'all workin' on your bachelor's

0:27:44 > 0:27:45# We ball like the athletes

0:27:45 > 0:27:48# Drink wine out of chalices on Sunday like we Catholics... #

0:27:50 > 0:27:51I don't know. It's freaky.

0:27:51 > 0:27:55# Official, no artificial preservatives or additives

0:27:55 > 0:27:57# I love it all but I ain't attached to it

0:27:57 > 0:28:00# Whenever I wake up I get this feeling

0:28:00 > 0:28:03# That I can't wait up Cos time is ticking

0:28:03 > 0:28:05# Bombs away

0:28:05 > 0:28:09# Bombs away-ay-ay-ay

0:28:09 > 0:28:13# Whenever I wake up I get this feeling

0:28:13 > 0:28:16# That I can't wait up Cos time is ticking

0:28:16 > 0:28:18# Bombs away

0:28:18 > 0:28:23# Bombs away-ay-ay-ay... #