The tie-dyed Magician lifted the conch to his lips. It was the size of a large medicine ball. As the Magician began to blow, Cat Man leaned in. He closed his eyes and began swaying back and forth. The single, sustained note, continued for some twenty seconds. Cat Man was in a trance.

"Thank you so much for that," Cat Man said afterward, sounding relieved as if he'd just had sex. "I've been in a lot of pain in my life lately, both in my body and mind. You have healed me. Thank you."

Continue after the jump for a small smattering of other such scenes from last weekend's Oregon Country Fair.