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New Year's with Attila Hypnotist brightens up the New Year |
Inuvik, NT. January 10. 2003 by Tara Kearsey |
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The 41-year-old Hungarian magician-hypnotist, and
his sound technician, Len Braund, put on a hilarious show at The Zoo on New
Year's Eve, complete with a brilliant light show and deejay entertainment. It was Attila's third visit to Inuvik in 2002. And
this time he also headed to Fort MacPherson. "There were a lot of people at both shows. I
was the first magician they ever had (in Fort MacPherson) so it was a really
great draw for the kids and adults. "Through the entire one-hour and 15-minute
show, you watch their faces and they just go 'Wow,'" said Attila. In both Mackenzie Delta communities Attila had his audience in
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"It's a big giggle when I tell them that when
they look at me they think I lost my outfit and they think they see me
walking on stage naked," he said. During the show at The Zoo, he told one hypnotized
man that he was Spiderman. Then when the subject attempted to climb the
walls, Attila told him he had lost his spider powers. "He was really having a hard time and really
frustrated trying to climb all over the place." One female subject was told she was a 'disco
duck'. Every time the '70s song of the same name played over the speakers,
the woman began quacking and fluttering around. "She was shaking her butt and her arms ...
her friends got a big kick out of it," said Attila. The hypnotist and his sidekick were welcomed with
open arms wherever they traveled in the Mackenzie Delta. Families invited
them to their homes to feast on traditional country foods. "The farther I go from Edmonton, the more
wonderful people become," he said. In return, Attila demonstrated how to conduct some
magic tricks for a few lucky young lads. "I showed one boy named Brennan a few tricks
and I was the star of the night for him probably," he said. Attila said everyone has what it takes to become a hypnotist. All you
need is the right teacher and lots of patience. |
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