A slew of my friends will be at Dragon*Con! this weekend. My envy ratio is quite high. Really really high.
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Hypnosis Videos, Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance
Funniest Hypnotic Kiss . . .
. . . when the hypnotist cracks up
by Brian David Phillips •
Dave Rawson (web) saw that I had one of his video clips on the site (see Klingon hypnosis) and gave me a nice headsup on a hilarious bit he does involving a twist on the old hypnotic kiss gag. This video is rather funny . . . particularly when you see the hypnotist’s reaction. It’s…
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Girl Armour . . . Wearable Art . . .
. . . wow . . . just wow . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Wow. The folks at Girl Armour have created some truly beautiful pieces of wearable art. While it seems doubtful that some of the lighter pieces would do much good against a bastard sword being wielded by a really ticked off ogre, it is very clear that the ladies wearing this stuff would at least look…
Influence
Lines That Are Good . . .
. . . the team sport
by Brian David Phillips •
I saw the lists of pickup lines at . . . Lines That Are Good . . . and immediately thought they should be part of some sort of competitive event. It’s a huge list of really bad openers and each pickup line has a rating of number of times it’s been attempted and how…
Influence
Expatriate Manhunt in Shanghai . . .
. . . a reason for anonymity
by Brian David Phillips •
Well, you can’t read Chinabounder’s blog anymore unless you are invited to do so. He’s an expatriate living in Shanghai who has been keeping an online journal of his exploints between the sheets in the form of the Sex and Shanghai: Western Scoundrel in Shanghai Tells All blog. Well, it seems some of the locals…
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Modern Showgirls
by Brian David Phillips •
The folks at Modern Showgirls are hard at work creating an independent online magazine about models, photography, art, music, fashion and culture. They’re off to a good start and some interesting bits.
Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance
Bliss . . . hypnosis show . . .
. . . Sept. 22, 2006 . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Expanding our repertoire of venues . . . the Brian David Phillips Waking Dreams Hypnosis Show will be performing at Bliss in Taipei on 22 Sept. 2006, 9-10pm. The show is in English and the cover charge is only NT$200. Check out “Hypnosis Show” on my webpages at http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for more information. Bliss is located…
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Taichung Trip . . . animal craziness . . .
. . . and more . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
We are back from our Taichung holiday . . . we had a wonderful time. One thing we had intended on doing was going back to a certain horse ranch so Kaye and her friend Shen-Shen could go riding. It’s a wonderful place and we usually have a great time. When we got there, we…
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On the Road Again . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
The Clan Phillips will be out of town for a couple days. Off to Taichung. Will return shortly. All the best, Brian
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The Illuminatus! Trilogy
by Brian David Phillips •
Hail, Eris . . . yesterday’s featured article at widipedia . . . The Illuminatus! Trilogy . . . my all time favorite novel. This is the book that shaped a lot of my earlier thoughts and experiences. Re-read it as a kid while recuperating from major surgery in the hospital and the sequel series…
Hypnosis Videos, Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance
High School Hypnosis Programs . . .
. . . Tim Triplett, Hypnotist
by Brian David Phillips •
When I teach my course in Stage Hypnosis, one market that I mention as being very popular as far as entertainment hypnosis goes is that of high school events. Tim Triplett (web) is a comedy hypnotist in the US who does many sorts of shows (my students should note Tim’s got a wonderful promotional webpage)…
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polygamist community book . . .
. . . talk about self-limited edition
by Brian David Phillips •
Boise State University English Prof. Tom Trusky’s new book on polygamist communities is about as limited-edition as a book can get. It’s a sixteen-and-a-half-foot-long, continuously printed, accordion fold book that has only five copies in existence. The book is a series of panoramic photographs of the twin polygamist communities of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City,…
Hypnosis in the News
hypnosis may help improve certain types of hair loss
by Brian David Phillips •
Initial clinical trials have demonstrated that hypnosis may help improve type of hair loss. The study of patients sufferring from alopecia areata found that hypnosis sessions helped reduce stress and was effective in helping to slow, halt, and even repair hair loss from the disorder. Note that alopecia areata is a type of autoimmune disorder…
Hypnosis Videos, Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance
Speaking Klingon under Hypnosis . . .
. . . Dave Rawson’s take on a classic bit
by Brian David Phillips •
Dave Rawson (web) puts a twist on a classic stage hypnotist bit where one person is from another planet and another is the interpreter . . . Watch these two hypnotised subjects. One is speaking Klingon and the other is translating what they say. This is not the only use of Star Trek premise in…
Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance
Waking Dreams HYPNOSIS Show!
. . . great show! had a LOT of fun!
by Brian David Phillips •
Last night’s performance of the Waking Dreams HYPNOSIS Show at The Farmhouse in Taipei went great! The subjects were wonderful and they responded great with some very funny performances! Once again, my beautiful wife, Lorraine Phillips, pictured with me immediately after the show above, served as interpreter and manager for the show. We were joined…
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nude people in town center could prompt ban
by Brian David Phillips •
Brattleboro, Vermont, has a problem . . . the city doesn’t specifically have any public ordinances against being nude in public and there is no state law against it . . . so, when large groups of naked young people started congregating in a parking lot, the prudes who don’t want any naked people in…
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Kevin Federline NEEDS Hypnosis to be a Better Performer
by Brian David Phillips •
Since we recently noted that Kevin Federline TRIES Hypnosis to Quit Smoking, some folks may be interested in his debut . . . Let’s see, backupdancers take stage first to try to set energy levels, then another rapper hits to imply that he’s support so the lead must be pretty gosh darned good . .…
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Done with the eulogy?
Bring out the strippers!
by Brian David Phillips •
It looks like something akin to the dian-tze-hua-che has hit Shanghai, Done with the eulogy? Bring out the strippers!. Folks in rural areas have started bringing in strippers for funerals in an effort to increase the number of people who come (more folks at a funeral means more good fortune). The photo in the article…
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Custom Dancer Poles . . .
. . . for everyone?
by Brian David Phillips •
You can order Custom Dancer Poles which are portable and install everywhere . . . First, it’s just good exercise . . . Second, it’s realllly goooooood exercise . . . Yep, gooooooooooood exercise.
Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance
Waking Dreams HYPNOSIS Show!
. . . this Friday . . . Be There!
by Brian David Phillips •
This Friday . . . be sure to be there . . . at The Farmhouse . . . Taipei . . . the only Comedy Hypnosis Show in Taipei . . . is now a regular engagment at The Farmhouse! We are appearing the last Friday of every month! That’s right . . .…
Celebrity Hypnosis
Kevin Federline TRIES Hypnosis to Quit Smoking
by Brian David Phillips •
My students know why I have placed that special word in all caps . . . Kevin Federline TRIES Hypnosis to Quit Smoking . . . a number of hypnotic tests are phrased to use the word "try" in a certain way "your arm is tight and rigid and unbendable the more you TRY to…
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Suggestiive Suggestions . . .
. . . practical Couples Hypnosis . . .
. . . still time to sign up!
by Brian David Phillips •
Can you really influence emotional responses in others through suggestion? Is Suggestive Suggestion something that can be used to link external stimuli to internal emotional or physical responses? Yes. As we’ve seen before in discussions here, we can easily work with individuals for Linking Hypnotic Responsiveness to Pleasure Responses and that works very well as…
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Speed Hypnosis . . .
. . . . really fast quick inductions . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
There is a discussion at the moment at the Hypnosis Technique Exchange on when and where and how to use fast quick inductions. A question was asked from someone who has seen a lot of videos on the internet of people doing fast hypnosis indcutions . . . similar to the ones I have posted…
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The Fall of Frodo
by Brian David Phillips •
This is a short (twenty some minutes) adaptation of Lord of the Rings made by students in my Literature and Film class at National Chengchi University years ago. Obviously, it is a very very loose adaptation. However, it was a very fun project and the students had quite a time doing it . . .…
Hypnosis in the News
Past Life Curse Removal . . .
. . . hypnotist in the news
by Brian David Phillips •
A hypnotist here in Taiwan has made it to national news because of his unusual but expensive practice. Basically, he advertises on the internet that he will help folks remove curses from their past lives so that they can begin living a lucky and happy life today. In order to avail yourself of his services,…
