Friday, August 17, 2007

"Buried Elephants: Siegfried and Roy's Secrets Revealed"

An unauthorized tell-all book by Siegfried & Roy's former bodyguards will lift the curtain on "the darker side" of the illusionists' lives, according to promotional material being circulated by the publisher.
"Buried Elephants: Siegfried and Roy's Secrets Revealed" will be on the book stands in January, about the same time as a book written by Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn is due out.
The authors of "Buried Elephants" are Jim Mydlach, his son Lou Mydlach and Jim Lavery.
According to the flier, Jim Mydlach was in charge of security for the German illusionists for more than 20 years. Lou Mydlach was Horn's bodyguard and personal assistant in the year after the near-fatal tiger incident in October 2003.
Lavery was Lynette Chappell's boyfriend for more than 20 years. She was Siegfried & Roy's longtime stage assistant.
The book's title refers to the "secret disposal of dead animals, including an elephant buried in Las Vegas, with homes since built over the site," the flier says.
The authors also allege "drug and alcohol abuse, including fake prescriptions and rehab stints," jewelry smuggling in tiger cases and trips to South America for "things"

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