Don't know if anyone remembers the fact that before working at the DHMC Parker used to be a Stage magician. Also, if you ask him he'll emphasize that he was a stage magician and not a stage hypnotist, the same way he emphasizes that he's a therapist and not a hypnotherapist. It was a fun few- - ThreadSky

brushie-art.bsky.social • 468 days ago

Don't know if anyone remembers the fact that before working at the DHMC Parker used to be a Stage magician.

Also, if you ask him he'll emphasize that he was a stage magician and not a stage hypnotist, the same way he emphasizes that he's a therapist and not a hypnotherapist.

It was a fun few-

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brushie-art.bsky.social•468 days ago

-years of his life doing shows wherever he could find work, got really into it too lol. Had a corny stage name too, "The Mesmerising Pendulum Parker" ("The Mesmerizing PP" was also used a lot, but he took it in stride.)

Had a whole costume, a pocket watch in his pocket, and a cane with an LED-

brushie-art.bsky.social•468 days ago

-inside the orb that would make it glow "magically", also had a little speaker that would play a snap sound so he could "snap" even while wearing gloves. Also wore contact lenses on stage so people could stare into his eyes easier.

His stage persona was really over the top and a lot more-

brushie-art.bsky.social•468 days ago

-energetic and goofy than normal Parker, which really gave him the opportunity to go loose. He also had an assistant that I still haven't figured out the name of, she isn't the girl in the picture if you were wondering. They had a close relationship back then.

The whole routine in this pic was-

brushie-art.bsky.social•468 days ago

-that he calls someone from the crowd and takes off his gloves once they are onstage to show he isn't hiding anything. proceeds to do a quick induction saying her hands are gonna be stuck together, and it being Parker, it works, and then he goes "but we should probably let the crowd see what you-

brushie-art.bsky.social•468 days ago

-see in your pretty little head, Dear" The he produces a piece of cloth from his sleeve and covers her stuck together outstretched hands.

He does a whole routine of telling her to visualize the ropes while he adjusts the cloth (he's just adjusting some trick ropes around her hands) and then with a-

brushie-art.bsky.social•468 days ago

-snap he lifts them off and it looks like they suddenly appeared.

Then he directs her to a chair, does the whole crowd countdown you see in the picture, then when it reaches one, he'll swoop the hat over her face, and inside the hat is a little glow-in-the-dark prop that just says "SLEEP" and only-

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