Photo By Lance Cpl. Glen Santy | Magicians and comedians Jeff and Kimberly Bornstein pose for a photo with Navy Chief...... read more read more
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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Filing into Miller’s Landing aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Feb. 10, Marines and sailors with families and friends found their seats and waited for the show to begin.
The evening’s act, performed by Jeff Bornstein, Kimberly Bornstein and Steve Mills, presented the audience a combination of magic and comedy shows.
“It’s a good date night and good way for couples to get out without going too far,” said Cpl. William Diaz, an aviation operations specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 14. “I live five minutes from base and this gives us a chance to get out of the house and meet new people. It gives me and my significant other time together we don’t usually get.”
Mills began the show with a comedy routine.
“It’s great performing for military audiences,” he said. “They’re always very appreciative and pay attention throughout the entire show.”
Mills added that comedy is rewarding when there is interaction with the audience, watching people’s reactions and getting in touch with who he’s performing for.
After Mills performance, came the main event of the evening, the Bornstein’s “Operation Magic” show, which consisted of mind readings, magic and comedy.
The couple produces their own show and has been performing since 2004 for service members nationwide. Jeff, an Army veteran, performed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in five different countries to include Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Djibouti and Saudi Arabia, which consisted of 32 shows in 23 days.
“I think it’s awesome to be here and this is an awesome opportunity,” said Jeff, who is also a Hollywood actor and stuntman with appearances in “Leathal Weapon III” and “Star Trek IV.” “These guys are the real heroes and warriors.”
During the mind-reading portion of the show, Jeff and Kimberly asked random audience members to volunteer.
“This was my first time coming to something like this on Cherry Point,” said Navy Chief Petty Officer Jason Vernier, a water survival instructor with the MCAS Cherry Point Aviation Survival Training Center. “The show was awesome and hard to figure out. Some of the tricks you could kind of get, but some there was no way to figure out. I’m still milling them over in my head.”
One trick included several random objects placed in a random audience member’s hands. Kimberly was able to guess each of the objects by reading the thoughts of those holding them.
“Cherry Point has been one of my favorite places to perform,” said Kimberly. “I was really getting a good vibe from the people. They were open minded, down to earth and fun.”
At the end of the show, the Bornsteins and Mills signed autographs and sold T-shirts while the audience members asked them about some of the acts of the show. To no one’s surprise, however, no secrets were revealed and the mystery of the amazing Bornsteins continues.
| Date Taken: | 02.10.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 02.16.2012 18:10 |
| Story ID: | 83963 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC, US |
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