Starting yesterday through tomorrow, professional psychic Sylvia Browne will be performing at Excalibur, while clairvoyant, John Edward will be stationed at the Flamingo. Her top ticket price goes for $137.50. His goes for $175. Like Richard Abowitz, who wrote Psychics and skeptics coming to Vegas, I can’t help but feel turned off by these extortionist prices. Then again, I’ve never condoned making money off of other people’s miseries.

The James Randi Educational Foundation is scheduled to hold their sixth annual “Amazing Meeting,” starting on June 19 and ending on June 22. When I first read Abowitz’s article, I was under the impression that Randi’s group would be there at the same time of these psychic performances. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

Imagine if it were. While Brown accepted Randi’s $1M challenge, she has yet to prove to him that her abilities are valid. I’d love to be a silent witness if he were to crash her performance and demand that she prove to him right then and there that she is not a fraud. I’d also like to see the look on his face if she were to pull something out of his head that isn’t easily found by research. Wouldn’t that be a hoot?