Chris Rider (Hairculese) Bending A Penny By Hand

In the fall of 2009 my friend John McGrath came to the States from Ireland for a visit. He had brought a gift with him and presented it to me on the train as we rode to Pennsylvania from New York where his flight landed. It was a small bag of old English & Irish pennies. Without hesitation I opened up the bag and retrieved one of the antique coins, folded my bending suede over it and laid into it with all I I bowed it right there seated across from my friend who was diligently watching! Over the years I have played around with the coin bending every so often, but it was only a casual interest mostly from watching Stanly “Stanless Steel“ Pleskun’s coin bending demonstrations. Early this year I had received the news that a close friend and mentor had passed on, Mike “Mighty Atom Jr.“ Greenstein, at the age of 95. Once Mike had passed I had an intense resonation with the coin bending feat and pursued it with invigorated desire and complete belief in my ability to do it! This video was recorded on