Disclaimer: This post mentions drug addiction and graphic drug use ideation.
So, this is Danny Trejo.
But throughout the '60s, before Danny became this widely renowned action star, he was in and out of prisons like San Quentin, Folsom, and Soledad.
In his new memoir, Trejo, Danny talks about the time he met Charles Manson in jail and got hypnotized by him.
Back in 1961, when Danny was only 17, he was arrested and brought to the Los Angeles County Jail, where Manson was also being held.
Danny recalled, "He was so poor, he didn't have a belt, and instead used a piece of string to keep his pants up."
He continued, "When we first met him, it was before all that [Manson family] stuff, okay? He was like a 5-foot, slick little wimp. He wasn’t a bully. Wasn’t a thug. But he had the jargon of prison and jail."
Danny shared that in exchange for protection, Manson told his jail mates that he would take them through a guided meditation that would get them high without actually using any drugs.
So, they sat down, closed their eyes, and the meditation began. "For 15 minutes, in great detail, he walked us through the process of copping the dope, finding a place to fix, cooking the heroin in a spoon, drawing it into a needle, and sticking it in our veins."
