Monthly Archives: March 2007

Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance

Spring Scream . . .
. . . see our adult show Thurs, April 5 . . .
. . . . . . BE THERE AND HAVE A GREAT TIME!

by Brian David Phillips • March 31, 2007

Well, the preliminary schedule is up and it looks like we will be performing our R-Rated "Adults Only" Comedy Hypnosis Show at Spring Scream on the Disco Stage, Thurs. April 5, 11:00pm . . . at Spring Scream in Kenting, Taiwan. We may even have another performance later in the festival, either more of the…

The White House’s Porn Plot Against Prosecutors

by Brian David Phillips • March 29, 2007

Worth the read . . . The White House’s Porn Plot Against Prosecutors.

Hypnotherapy faces Battle in China

by Brian David Phillips • March 28, 2007

This looks like another turf war over market than genuine understanding of or appreciation of hypnosis . . . Hypnotherapy faces scrutiny . . . even the information given from the hypnotists has misapprehension in it. This news is of particular interest as a number of the local hypnotists from Taiwan have been invited to…

Rites of Spring . . .
. . . UCLA Undie Run Spring 2007

by Brian David Phillips • March 22, 2007

Enough said . . . thousands of words worth . . . here. Don’t you wish you had gone to that school?

Spring Scream . . . Comedy HYPNOSIS Show . . .
. . . we will be there and we will be trancin’!

by Brian David Phillips • March 22, 2007

It’s "official" . . . Lorraine and I will be performing our Comedy HYPNOSIS Show at Spring Scream in Kenting this year. The organizers are working with us to set things up and it looks good. The festival info is at http://www.springscream.com (we’re not listed yet, the list of performers and schedule is still in…

Kaye’s Music . . . wow

by Brian David Phillips • March 21, 2007

We used to have Kaye’s English Tutor come to our place for all of Kaye’s private lessons but lately we’ve been having her come to our place one day and then we drop Kaye off at her place the next. This is because Kaye loves to go to Sarah’s as the building has a Baby…

In the News . . .
. . . Breasts and Hypnosis

by Brian David Phillips • March 15, 2007

Recently, television news in Taiwan has been reporting about the use of hypnosis to increase breast size. Some of the reports are sensationalist and others less so. I’ve received a few messages asking me if it’s true . . . Yes. As readers of this blog know, I have done this sort of work and…

Chi, Psychic Power, or Hypnosis?

by Brian David Phillips • March 14, 2007

A friend in Japan sent these to me . . . Mr. Oki, a Tai Chi Master, demonstrates his psychic energy . . . is it chi, psychic power, or hypnosis? THROW AROUND LIKE A PUPPET Suggested weakness and large pushes with minimal effort. COME AND GET ME Fixation and then forceful movement and confusion.…

hourglass curves and wiggling walks

by Brian David Phillips • March 14, 2007

Well . . . they could have just asked me. While some folks may not agree, this all makes sense to me . . . big time . . . have hourglass curves and wiggle when you walk and you’re set. Be sure to watch the video on the site as well. Yes, scientists really…

Lene Alexandra . . .

by Brian David Phillips • March 13, 2007

Lene Alexandra’s musical talent is not quite as three dimensional as her trading assets . . . but it’ll sell. Her webpage pretty much sums it all up . . . go boobs.

Derren Brown’s version of . . .
. . . the “Gypsy Street Hypnosis” Con

by Brian David Phillips • March 13, 2007

My very good friend and fellow trancemaster, A Hypno Goovy Guy (or, David to most of us and Fonteneau to his many many hypnofans), responded to an article I linked to in this post with a video: You can never go wrong with Derren Brown. What a wonderful video. Despite getting associated with the Gypsy…

NLP and Language Learning

by Brian David Phillips • March 13, 2007

For those of you in Taiwan . . . on Thursday, March 15, I will be presenting on "Neurolinguistic Programming Techniques for Language Learners: Interdisciplinary Strategies for Affective Links in Learning" at the 2007 International Conference and Workshop on TEFL and Applied Linguistics hosted by Ming Chuan University (at the Taoyuan campus). My session is…

Gag Order . . .

by Brian David Phillips • March 11, 2007

Of course it’s “sensitive” information . . . Feds Seek To Gag D.C. Madam . . . she has a list of the names of a bunch of government officials (elected and otherwise) who have been patronizing prostitutes. Politicians don’t like folks to know when they’ve been naughty, especially the ones who are on the…

Hypnotism in Russia a street-crime weapon?

by Brian David Phillips • March 11, 2007

Just received one request for information on how to protect one from this sort of thing and three for information on how to do it . . . Hypnotism in Russia a street-crime weapon? It’s not just hypnosis. It’s a combination of waking suggestion, belief (victims have a belief in it working), engaged imagination, pattern…

Friday the Thirteenth Comedy HYPNOSIS Show!

by Brian David Phillips • March 10, 2007

. . . WAKING DREAMS . . .. . . Comedy HYPNOSIS Show . . .. . . Friday the Thirteenth . . .. . . at The Living Room . . . . . . Brian David Phillips . . . We will be returning to The Living Room in Taipei on April 13,…

What the? Angry with an ex?
. . . manipulate circumstances to kill their cat
. . . if accurate, this is messed up

by Brian David Phillips • March 9, 2007

We have three cats, they aren’t what we would consider pets but family . . . yes, even Elric the demon Siamese (more of the bad seed sort of a cat) . . . so . . . this story is messed up. If it’s true, this woman needs serious counselling. Serious manipulation for revenge.

Of Memes and Copykatting . . .
. . . CRUSH TAGGING

by Brian David Phillips • March 8, 2007

Crush this person!Get your own ThisCrush.com CrushTag! Click the pink box . . . that’s click, not lick (I know what sort of folks read my blog). Now, you can tell me if you have ever had a crush on me. Please be kind, please be gentle. Snarfed from my buddy David who is a…

Posing as a Family, Sex Offenders Stun a Town

by Brian David Phillips • March 8, 2007

Creepy to the nth degree . . . Posing as a Family, Sex Offenders Stun a Town . . . the guy is nearly thirty and passed for a teenager. This is an incredbily strange yet compelling case . . . particularly in light of recent news regarding sex-offenders being kept in prison longer than…

FONTENEAU . . . hypnosis show demo!

by Brian David Phillips • March 7, 2007

What can you expect from FONTENEAU? Expect the UNEXPECTED! My friend very very good friend Fonteneau has a new promo video for his wonderfully fun hypnosis show. His webpages are at http://fun2hypno.com (coming soon). Folks in Taipei will remember Fonteneau as he performed the first-ever HYPNOTIC SHOWCASE (Two Hypnotists, One Stage, Comedy Showcase – we…

Betelnut Beauty Exhibition

by Brian David Phillips • March 7, 2007

Here’s the set of images taken at my friend Tobie’s Betelnut Beauty Photograph Exhibition . . . he has some awesome work on the subject.

Hypnosis Web Sites Worth Visiting

by Brian David Phillips • March 5, 2007

Take a look at Dr. Bryan Knight’s list of Hypnosis Web Sites Worth Visiting . . . no check in the mail, but I do appreciate his kind words as his opinion means a lot. – Brian

Stabbing at Leia’s 22nd Birthday

by Brian David Phillips • March 3, 2007

Most Support U.S. Guarantee of Health Care

by Brian David Phillips • March 2, 2007

This is promising . . . Most Support U.S. Guarantee of Health Care . . . what is particularly promising is that Republicans have begun coopting the issue for themselves by pushing through generous universal-ish healthcare programs at the state level. While this makes the Democrats look slow . . . it also means that…

Walter Reed . . .

by Brian David Phillips • March 2, 2007

Not really all that surprised by this story . . . General Is Fired Over Conditions at Walter Reed . . . conditions have been getting worse and brass have known this . . . only after negative publicity was anything done, and so far that has been cosmetic. Note, there are a lot of…

Interview With Tobie Openshaw

by Brian David Phillips • March 2, 2007

There’s a nice piece of an Interview With Tobie Openshaw on the real taiwan about his Betelnut Girls Photo Exhibition (see more on his flickr – far better than my gallery on the subject, of course unlike most betelnut beauty photographers, Tobie actually talks to the girls and develops genuine personal relationships that enhance his…