From the Archives, 1975: Spoon bending Uri Geller mystifies Melbourne

First published in The Age on March 20, 1975

Uri goes on an airport bender – I’m no magician he says, putting a curve into a few bunches of keys

Uri Geller started bending things as soon as he boarded his jet in Sydney yesterday morning. For openers, he bent one of the hostesses’ wings, then, he reported later, he wandered into the cockpit and confused one of the clocks.

Within minutes of arriving in Melbourne, Geller effortlessly bent a whole press conference around his long and supple fingers.

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