I just added more players to the cast list of THE BIG BAD THYNG for this weekend . . . there’s still some time to join us for this interactive drama live action roleplaying game costume party pot luck thingie . . . but please contact me soon. See http://www.interactivedramas.info/tbadthyng.htm for complete details. -...
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Well . . . the Phillips clan here in Taiwan has been looking forward to the Rocky Horror episode of Glee since we first heard about it. The Rocky Horror Glee Show was worth the wait . . . but . . . it left us wanting more, much more actually. Now that we’ve...
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Lorraine and I saw a Panasonic 3D TV and 3D Bluray player at Costco yesterday . . . however, no movies bundled to view the with the beastie and it looks like 3D content is not coming fast enough to make purchases of 3D equipment worthwhile for most folks. Actually, the situation seems to...
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Wow . . . talk about a visitation from the past . . . I was going through old files and came across this old post with the instructions and links to the coinz design for my old POWERCOINZ game (see http://briandavidphillips.net/2004/05/11/power-coinz for the coinzish fun). It’s a game I created to play with...
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I was recently asked about becoming a certified hypnotist through the Video-Based Hypnosis Certification Exam program offered by the Society of Experiential Trance (http://www.trancesociety.org). The certification by exam program was set up specifically for folks who are already experienced hypnotists who really don’t want to have to go through yet another course for their...
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We didn’t take many photos during the Speed Hypnosis workshop we held in Hong Kong on Oct. 9 . . . mostly as I was busy doing explanations and demonstrations and Lorraine was busy interpreting with very very little time to stop and take a breath . . . honestly, we packed more induction...
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Yeah! Folks, we’ve done it! We’ve reached our first Milestone Marker for the TRANCE SOCIETY COMMUNITY and to celebrate our 500th member, we’ve uploaded not one, not two, not three, not ten, but FIFTEEN Milestone Videos to the MILESTONE ARCHIVE group at the Community. Head on over to the free Trance Society Community at...
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I was looking for videos of Klaatu‘s version of Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft to share with my daughter Kaye and came across this little gem which mashes The Carpenters better known version with Star Trek for First Contact goodness . . . I prefer the longer World Contact Day version by The Carpenters...
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Despite the groundswell of support for legalized marijuana in California and elsewhere, the US Department of Justice says that the Federal government will continue to prosecute marijuana laws regardless of local state laws for legalization. Note that this is merely a clarification of pre-existing policy.  California has had legalized medical marijuana for some time...
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Richard Lee, keeper for Brentford, has been using hypnosis to improve his game and it’s working. See http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-sport/allsport/2010/10/12/brentford-keeper-richard-lee-sees-hypnotist-109642-27456237 for coverage and more details. I’ve worked with a number of athletes and performers to improve both their composure as well as their skillsets via hypnotherapy and other approaches. If you are in Taiwan and would...
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See the full article at “Psychiatrist ‘used sex, drugs and hypnosis to get patient to kill her husband’“ (http://sify.com/news/psychiatrist-used-sex-drugs-and-hypnosis-to-get-patient-to-kill-her-husband-news-international-kkplEejajib.html), complete with sexy attention-grabbing headline. First off, please note that the plot FAILED. She was NOT able to compel the man the kill her husband. Secondly, note that despite the headline implying hypnosis is an...
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Yes, I know these are old but I still like ‘em . . . stereoscopic goodness, hmmmm . . . Of course, use it too much and . . . And . . . the future . . . where we’re headed . . . well, at least dreamin’ . . . And ....
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The incomparable Dita von Teese performs the classic Champagne Glass Dance. This is one of the first burlesque bits I saw when I was a boy and seeing it back then I became immediately enamored of burlesque performance . . . not just because it was a naked lady stripping down and jumping into...
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樂在催眠 FUNNY HYPNOSIS 用催眠打開內心的快樂製造機 Taiwan’s Premiere Comedy Hypnosis Show http://www.comedy.com.tw/node/399 Reserve Discount Tickets: http://tickets.books.com.tw/progshow/05050101220588 http://www.briandavidphillips.com The 樂在催眠 FUNNY HYPNOSIS 催眠秀 Comedy Hypnosis Show is coming up VERY SOON! Check out the event details for the show here as I’ve added links to the Comedy Club page on the show as well as a link...
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While looking for the trailer for one film titled The Big Empty, I found this gem . . . “I’m not empty you know, I just ache inside” . . . beautiful stuff. - Brian
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