Making friends everyday. TWICE BAKED UPDATED!!!

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 @ 12:07PM

welcome to my world

After the Ask A..Hypnotist show today, I find this email waiting for me.

boy you are really outdoing yourself today arent you. it always amazes me how big of a dick you can be when you decide you have your own agenda and are going to debunk somehting like the program today. try listening to yourself you are making the show turn into your own forum. STOP BEING A DICK. so you have your own oppinion thats great but stop trying to controll the show with it. i didnt know todays show was going to be ruined by your dumb ass i was looking forward to today all week. thanks for ruining it for all of us you dick.

ANONYMOUS LISTENER
Wow. 
I suppose the show would have been more interesting if we had all just sat in the studio and nodded our heads in agreement. 
“Oh, yes its true! We all agree! Lets just sit here and not question it at all!” Yawn.
I have always told listeners, I will be honest in my opinion.  If I had been quiet or just played along...well THAT would make me a dick.
Hows this for a mantra? “Dont be afraid of being wrong. Dont be afraid of being stupid.  Be afraid of being quiet.”

And now, this…

Kerry I would love to comment on your BLOG but am not sure how to do this! After reading the comment the ANONYMOUS LISTENER wrote about you being a dick. I was curious as to at what point did I ever ask anyone to play along? I heard you read my release and was caught off guard when you began to take what was said and twist it into me asking people in studio to play along. It seemed to be a big topic today and sadly listeners really were not able to call in and ask a Hypnotist anything. I do respect your opinion but just found it interesting where it kept being brought up before I was in studio that I was asking others to play along. I NEVER SAID SUCH A THING! Now if I had said that I would expect to be attacked and discredited but in fact I was open to coming in and hypnotized anyone, including you! I don’t think you are a dick like someone posted However was confused as to why I was being attacked when I was not in studio and had not even said a word prior to being called a fake and trying to get everyone to play along? Perhaps you can advise me and perhaps you don’t even care but perhaps your listeners would be more interested in the whole truth and not just your take on what my release stated. Hope to someday entertain the thought of making you aware of the actual facts of my craft and not just “Facts” or opinions you pulled from the internet. Oh and before I let you go, about the Guild of Hypnosis what is government, religion, or even the FCC and who regulates any such guild? Those in it! Hope you better understand the art and science of HYPNOSIS it was a great pleasure and thank you for allow me the chance to be a part of your program!

Respectfully your,

Vincent Lords

Vincent.  Theres a place I can pay 50 bucks to have a star named after me.  Does that make it official?
I never said you asked people to play along, I said that they were playing along on their own.

Sorry, everybody!  I had the nerve to participate on my own radio show!

And now: another email…
Hey Kerry,
Just read your BLOG “Making friends everyday”
That upsets me greatly that somebody would write that to you. Forget that anonymous listener. I am glad you were calling it like it is. Only somebody WEAK in the mind would allow themselves to play along at pretending to be hypnotized. I am more curious how much money and women Vincent gets for his façade then about being a hypnotist.
Maybe the Anonymous listener should turn the dial to the dumb zoo show’s “Talk to a….” feature, I am sure he will find what he is looking for in a morning show there,.. Idiocy. 
Hey- while I was writing this it looks like you have updated your BLOG with a letter from Vincent and a short reply. I would just like to say, “Thank you. Your opinion is not alone!’
Later…
Darrin

Man, I love show biz.
Oy. it keeps coming…

LOL. That is cute, a star named after you. Are you serious? Just as you need to comply and train to be a radio DJ and go through Broadcasting/ communications to do what you do. So dose that make you official or since you got your broadcasting certification from the FCC what dose that make you? It is almost funny to see your reaction to this as well as the post that followed mine by Darrin that says,
“Only somebody WEAK in the mind would allow themselves to play along at pretending to be hypnotized”. Not true, it actually takes a very powerful mind to be able to get to the level of self hypnosis. It is a weak minded person that disscredits things only because of a lack of knowledge he or she has. Think about it. I do not support anyone calling others names however do think that you really should considder your comments to be not only be weak compared to fact but given the evidence I provided at will, even going as far as offering you to be a subject. Instantly the focus was diverted as you wanted to see if your intern would be able to resist rather than you trying. Certifaction is not the point here so it is silly to keep refering to any said certification, the facts are out and I willing will accept any challenge you are prepared to comfront me with to prove it once and forall. You are entitled your opionin and I am entitled to present facts and given what you saw today it shows the lack abilitiy on your part to prove me wrong and perhaps I have failed to provide the facst that you are seeking however if I am willing to prove it to you and you turn it down (as you did) your “facts” look weak compared to what I have not only proven once but are will to prove to you one on one! Salesmen use it, religious leaders use it, the government uses it, doctors and FBI investigators use it. “It” being Hypnosis. It is all arround you all the time you just might not know it as being labeled Hypnosis.
^v^incent Lords

Vin: you really want to lump yourself in with salesmen, preachers, and politics?
(for the record..I dont have to pass ANY certification to be on the radio..whatever)
AND this. my email runneth over…

kerry, thank you for your response. believe it or not i admire the fact that you did take the time to respond to my email, and i actually agree with you. it is good radio in fact i think you have the best program on the air (not kissing your ass by the way) the show does provoke emotional feelings and it is far more entertaining than the “typical” morning shows. my comments were a little rash but that is the beauty of your program, you guys make the listeners feel as though they are part of the show and i appreciate the fact that i could voice my opinion so thank you kerry jackson. anytime a simple radio show can evoke that kind of emotion it is a wonderfull thing. you are doing your job and doing it quite well. ive been a loyal listener since the begining and will continue to be so even without your approval. i must say i do enjoy a good argument and your side of this one was well put together. no response is necessary for i am not trying to start an email war w/ you or anyone else. you and your coworkers keep kicking ass and instead of saying thanks for letting me listen let me just say this i will listen if i want to.
May whatever God you believe in bless america,
Anonymous
xoxo…
AND finally....Email from a sound mind…

Good Jesu-5.  There are some damned stupid people in this world. 
The “art and science of hypnosis?” Science isn’t subjective.  Science
isn’t art.  An approach can be creatively conceived, but it doesn’t
work sometimes, and not other times.  Every time I put a match to a
balloon full of hydrogen, it bursts into flames.  Every time I drop a
rock, it falls.

That said, as the article (from a neurologist) indicates, there may be
something to “hypnosis”, but it’s pretty fucking far from what Vinnie
or other entertainers claim it is.  Personally, I get the impression
that the scientifically verifiable version is probably a combination
of relaxation and the placebo effect.  I think that is what Bill
experienced.  Vinnie’s version, as you said, is just an added layer of
wanting to fool and be fooled.
I may be a stubborn ass, but I usually don’t trust a man who “appears”
on stage with a group of dancing girls a reliable source of scientific
information.  I think I’ll wait for some more fMRI studies, and some
geeky man in a white coat (who doesn’t have fashion stubble) to tell
me what exactly the effect and process is.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go buy a star.
Atropos

MORE!! Vincent is on a roll!!

Do you have a driver’s license Kerry, A License that indicates you are authorized to operate a motorized vehicle? I will assume you are a responsible adult that took the proper classes and test to prove you are capable to being issued a drivers license. This license is proof that you have passed a series of tests and are aware of the rules and regulations of being a legal driver much like a Hypnotherapy license you see. It assures that one has been issued a license to practice hypnosis under guidelines and regulations. It is a license issued acknowledging that the member or license holder has undergone a series of tests and agreed to and passed certain criteria. Dose this make Hypnosis real? Dose having a drivers license make you a good driver? You laugh at and question the Guild or license issues but I wonder if you are aware of all the many guilds or organizations that are created to withhold a certain guideline or knowledge what the hell is a Diploma or Doctors degree is that all snake oil in your eyes or are you just a stubborn self righteous ego freak trying to convince yourself. Fact or fiction is Hypnosis real I will let those that come to the show decide. I bet you would have a hard time trying to convince someone that has been empowered or healed that it is fake but here is my challenge to the common man. You can take kerry’s word or Mine however we are just two people with two different opinions and it is you that will ultimately decide if it real in your reality. I leave you with this, I am honest Man making an honest living doing what I do best. Giving the gift of laughter to the world one show at a time living my dream and making my mark and if that is a crime then lock my up and I will escape. Remember this. Times are tough and we the people are in a depression. Imagine if for a couple hours we went into a Theater and suspended our disbelief, we let go our critical thinking and for this couple hours we laughed, we smiled and forgot about all the crap waiting for us once we went back into the world? Imagine that it worked and people came together with friends and family and had a good time. Would it matter how this was achieved as long as it did no harm to those involved? Hypnosis: the ability to surrender to the possibilities.
Love and Light
^V^incent Lords

Vin, I have said this many times, and to your face, so it seems we agree.  Its a mutual agreement between client and performer.  At the strip club, the dancers job is to convince the client she is really into you.  The client knows its never gonna happen, but he goes slong with it.  Showbiz hypnotism is the same.  A chance for the performer, to allow the repressed client to be free without responsibilities.  “I was hypnotized!  I wasnt in charge of my actions!  DID YOU SEE ME UP THERE!??! I was on stage!” Hey..to people living out a fantasy.  I got no problem with that. Its kinda sexy!  Its when “hypnotists” claim they can help you physical or mental problems....thats not sexy.  Thats lying.

and now this from Atropos:

I also can’t find any references to Mr. Lords beating Blaine’s burial
endurance record (well, besides Mr. Lords’ MySpace page and the page
of an associate that helped him, “Dr. Silkini").  There are photos of
the event on his webpage, but no one else seemed to take any interest. 
Unfortunately, the publicity was probably suppressed by the same
folks what told us that Neil Armstrong had been to the moon.

Regardless of whether you want to deal with the putz on the radio any
more, I think it can be established that he’s just a low-rent Uri
Gellar.

Atropos

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From the cached page of “Dr, Silkini” (http://www.silkini.com is broken)

1960 was also the year that Dr.Silkini’s Super Promotions, a new type
of exciting show business, was born.
Who is Dr. Silkini? Can he “Bury” a person alive? “Freeze” a person in
5000 lbs. of solid ice? Keep people “Underwater” for days? “Entomb” a
person in a concrete block and return them alive?
Can he cause “ghosts” to appear on command? Is he a psychic
investigator? A hypnotist? A magician? Can he drive a car while
wearing a blindfold? Is he a mentalist? Can he really do all of these
strange things?
Of course he can!
Steven J. Conners, also known as “Dr. Silkini,” is the originator of
the unusual and unique stunt events “Buried Alive,” “Entombed In
Concrete,” “Frozen Alive,” and “Underwater Ordeal,” marketed to the
broadcast and retail industries.
Through the years Dr. Silkini has worked with many other notables,
from football legend “Mean” Joe Green, to the not-so-late,
not-so-great Vanilla Ice.
Perhaps one of his most stellar promotions was in Los Angeles, when
“Silkini” and hypnotist Vincent Lords teamed up for a “Buried Alive”
endurance record of nine days, breaking the seven-day record
previously held in New York by magician David Blaine.
I also can’t find any references to Mr. Lords beating Blaine’s burial
endurance record (well, besides Mr. Lords’ MySpace page and the page
of an associate that helped him, “Dr. Silkini").  There are photos of
the event on his webpage, but no one else seemed to take any interest. 
Unfortunately, the publicity was probably suppressed by the same
folks what told us that Neil Armstrong had been to the moon.

Regardless of whether you want to deal with the putz on the radio any
more, I think it can be established that he’s just a low-rent Uri
Gellar.

Atropos

Kerry,
Not only do I agree with what you said about the Hypnotist, i think its rather hypocritical and outright bizzare how much flac you are catching for it. The reason i think alot of people like myself like and listen to your show is the controversial discussion. If the hynpnotist was say, congressperson Butters, nobody would give a damn about you calling out his moronic statements. Someone calling in or visiting your show in person should be no different.
Keep it up Kerry, I’d never enjoyed listening to you more.
Jaymes

After reading your blog, and my own posts, I’d just like to ask for a
favor.  Should someone find me wandering the streets of Utah County
with my brains scrambled, clucking like a Gina, please forward those
all of those e-mails to James Randi.  Obviously, hypnosis works, and
Mr. Lords deserves the million dollars.  Otherwise, if my body if
found in a ditch with some sort of blunt-force-trauma, please send
them along to the authorities.  Thanks.
Atropos

What an adventure!  Like pro wrestling!  I’m tired, but satan is my motor
EXCELSIOR!