FREAK OUT BUSINESS

A review of Christopher Carter Messes with your Mind from the Pioneer local promotes the mentalist's show which is to be presented  at 8p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10 at the Skokie Music Theatre. Carter's mind-bending talents became evident early. As a kid, he hung around his Uncle Bud's poker games. Between emptying ashtrays and fetching snacks, Carter discovered he had an uncanny ability to read "tells" -- the subtle, all-but-subliminal physical clues that indicate whether people are bluffing. Before he got out of grade school, he was able to predict which card someone was going to play merely by tuning into their body language.