THE SANDMAN will perform 8 p.m. on Oct. 23 on Pomerantz Stage. The Sandman is described as a comedy hypnotist and has performed to sold-out shows at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in West Des Moines. SAB sought out Sandman after their scheduled hypnotist failed to show up during Welcome Weekend. The entire student body, as well as faculty, is welcome to attend the free show. photo courtesy of MAGICOFTHEMIND.COM
Drake students should get ready to smoke illegal ‘giggle weed’ and lose body parts — they’re about to get hypnotized.
The Sandman, billed on his Web site as the world’s No. 1 comedy hypnotist, will perform his routine on campus as part of a Student Activities Board (SAB) activity.
In the past, SAB has had a hypnotist perform during Welcome Weekend, as one of the premiere activities a First-Year student has the chance to experience. This year, however, the performer pulled a vanishing act.
“Our hypnotist didn’t show up,” SAB entertainment co-chair Maria Zhorne (P2), said. “We promised students that we would work on bringing back another hypnotist.”
The 600 or so first-year students who missed out on the August show will have another chance 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 when the Sandman will perform on Pomerantz Stage.
Zhorne said the Sandman is a hypnotist in Des Moines who frequently performs at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in West Des Moines.
“The owner at the Funny Bone actually helped us find this hypnotist,” Zhorne said. “He said every show (the Sandman) does there is sold out.”
The Sandman’s Web site describes the show as a “hip, in-your-face, take-it-to-the-edge performance.”
Zhorne said she hopes that the entire student body, faculty and staff take advantage of the free event.
“The Student Activities Board works really hard at listening to what students want,” Zhorne said.
