To stay up to date with all your SIU news, follow the Daily Egyptian on Facebook and Twitter. Staff writer Marnie Leonard can be reached at or on Twitter. “I knew I believed in hypnotism and I’ve seen hypnotists before, but this just confirmed it.” “It’s like you’re watching through another person,” Dust said. He spent the night doing things such as holding up a pretend Simba as “Circle of Life” blared over speakers, imitating how he thinks girls at SIU dance and attempting to guess the thoughts of audience members at the hypnotist’s command. (Athena Chrysanthou | said the most rewarding part of his job as a performer and hypnotist is when he can convince a skeptic that hypnotism works.Īndrew Dust was another of Jones’ volunteers. Lopez said she thought the beginning of Jones’ performance was funny, but at the end she was confused and her memory was hazy. 26, 2016, during Chris Jones’ performance at the Student Center. If it didn’t work, I would move on to the next person.” Margaret Lopez, a freshman from West Chester studying biological sciences, places her hand on sophomore Heather Duzan’s head while under hypnosis Friday, Aug. “Then, when I was learning hypnosis, I would knock on doors and try to hypnotize them. Browse 13,660 hypnotize stock photos and images available, or search for hypnotize eyes or hypnotize glasses to find more great stock photos and pictures. “I would knock on doors and say, ‘Hey, how’s it going? Want to see a card trick?’ and I practiced that way and made friends,” he said. He used magic and hypnotism to connect with his residents. In 2010, Jones earned a master’s degree in recreation from SIU, where he worked as a resident assistant. “I tried opening my eyes, but I just couldn’t.” “It was like you watched yourself as you moved, but you couldn’t control it,” she said. I bring hotspots to all,” said Margaret Lopez, a freshman from Westchester studying biology, after Jones made her declare her special power to the audience.Īfter the show, Lopez admitted she still felt like she was in a daze. Hijinks ensued as Jones in quick succession made students forget how to pronounce their own names, pick prom dates from the audience to dance with and convinced them they were zombies. Jones began the performance by first attempting to lull the entire audience into a deep slumber before pulling those most susceptible to his voice onto the stage. “They think one, ‘I don’t believe in that.’ Two, they think, ‘Oh my god, I hope he doesn’t embarrass me.’ And three, ‘Hey, has anyone ever told you that you look like the rapper Drake?’” Jones said, earning big laughs from the audience. “When I tell people I’m a hypnotist, they think three things,” Jones said as he opened the show. In fact, Jones ended up having more students volunteer to be hypnotized than there were chairs on stage. (Athena Chrysanthou | fears proved unfounded. And it’s a small room - I’m really scared there’s going to be no one there.” Hypnotized students slump in their seats Friday, Aug. “And there’s some young people in the audience. “I want to do a good job in front of people no matter what,” he said. Despite Jones’ experience performing for the huge viewership of “America’s Got Talent,” he was still nervous before SIU’s show.
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