Volume 29, Number 4
August 15th, 2008

Greetings from all of us here at Hank Lee’s Magic Factory.
We are now exactly halfway through August, and I am looking at some serious travel in the next two weeks. Thursday, I will be off to Florida to help Aron move into his new apartment and get it all set up. That way, I know it will be neat and tidy for at least a couple of days. Home on Saturday, then off to Oberlin, Ohio on Sunday to deliver Lucas to college and get his dorm room all set up. His orientation starts on Monday, and we will hang around and come home on Wednesday.

Once we return from the college trip, there will be just Bonnie, Bones the Dog and me. I think we need to get another dog. It’s a lot like having a new baby, only no diapers, and no college tuition to look forward to. Plus, it will give Bones someone to play with. So, I am looking for dog suggestions. Bones is a black and white Border Collie/Beagle mix and the most friendly and mischievous dog going. He needs a friend. Any ideas?

I know it’s very early, but we have been working on next year’s Cape Cod Conclave already! By this time next month, I will have all kinds of news for you, and you can believe it will all be good!

We have assembled a wonderful array of magic for you this month, some of the best I have seen in a long time. So, let’s not wait another second; just read on!

See you next month,
Hank

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(1) Coins Thru Deck
Show two coins, either two Half Dollars or two Quarters.
Place a playing card over a glass, then place the two coins on the card. In a blink, one of the coins penetrates the card and drops into the glass.
But, wait, there’s more. Much more. Take the other coin and drop it onto the card. This coin penetrates the card and falls into the glass as well!
Now, take the deck and place it on the glass. Drop both coins on the deck and they penetrate and fall into the glass!
It looks absolutely amazing. This is visual magic that will amaze you as much as your audience! This one has my personal recommendation!
Video instructions by Mr. Tango included.
Half Dollar version: $120.00; yours for $(20.396)
Quarter Version: 110.00; yours for $(20.397)

(2) Precognition Video Prediction System
Considered "The roots of this idea go back 400 years -- but Martin Lewis has yanked it into the 21st century. It was worth the wait." - Max Maven
Precognition: Clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced. In this case to foretell a video event before it occurs.
A spectator chooses one of six disks and places it into a DVD player. They then choose an episode on that disk, then a chapter from that episode. Before they hit the play button you describe a scene in detail. They then play their selection and it matches your description perfectly.
The disks can be checked both before and after, all the episodes and chapters are different.
The effect plays in almost any venue, from a TV set in a living room to a full size auditorium. If the theater has multimedia capabilities the effect plays huge.
$35.00; yours for $28.00 (40.644)

(3) Invisible Hand - Device
The Invisible Hand is the new name we give to an old device originally known as Hold Out. You can do wonders in your magic act with this device. You can vanish different objects, change colors, sizes or shapes, cut and restore a rope, etc. And, do it standing in front of the audience with your hands away from your body and away from the table. You can show your hands before and after the effect. You can do magic with balls, eggs, cards coins, silks, bills, watches, pens, etc. It is useful either in Close Up or Stage. $55.00; yours for $44.00 (70.908)

(4) Invisible Hand 3 DVD Set
- Michel
Michel is a successful professional performer devoted to Hold Out work since 1976 and this DVD set is the result of those thirty years of work and research.
The Invisible Hand is an amazing device that allows you to perform miracle effects in close up, parlor or stage magic at any moment during your act. In this DVD set you will learn 29 astonishing effects.
Volume One: You'll see the history of the Hold Out and the background of the Invisible Hand. You'll see the legendary Kepplinger, an original Jack Miller Hold Out and other models. Furthermore, you'll find a detailed description of The Invisible Hand, setting, basic moves and advanced techniques and subtleties. Finally you'll watch and learn one of the most beautiful effects you can do with the Invisible Hand: "The Silk Story."
Volume Two: You'll learn in detail more than ten powerful parlor routines. These are professional and audience tested routines. Watch and learn an amazing and wonderful version of Rising Card, Cut and Restored Rope, Bending Spoon, Dancing Silk, Bill in Pen, Newspaper Test and many more.
Volume Three: Explains incredible stage and close up effects. Moreover, you'll find a unique version of the famous Vanishing Birdcage in which the magician takes off his coat in front of the audience after the vanishing!
Watch and Learn all the wonder effects:
Silk Story
Rising Card
The Invisible Ball routine
The Bill in the Pen
The Amazing Vanishing of Silk and Coin
The Newspaper Test
The Magic Bulb
Fire from Everywhere
Fire-Silk and Ball routine
Smoking your Thumb
Spoon Bending
Free Choice
The Gazing Watch
The Magnetic cue
Alternative Ending for Silk Story
My first Sucker Trick
Magnetic Pencil
Vanishing Pen
Flash Silk Vanish
Chop Cup – Final Load
The Vanishing Lighter
Knife Routine
Vanishing Pen
Vanishing Coin in Trousers
Vanishing Coin in the Tie
Magic Purse
The Hypnotized Silk
The Bill Neff Rope Routine
The Vanishing Bird Cage
$110.00; yours for $88.00 (DVD00907)

(5) Royal Flush Tonte - Bob Sheets
Ton Onosaka is a legend in magic and this routine shows you why.
Now made with Jumbo cards and taught by Bob Sheets. All the moves and hysterical patter are included.
The classic Game of "3-Card Monte" with a new twist!
Three cards are shown: two indifferent cards, and a court card. The spectator is asked to "find the picture card," but that's not possible, for now the performer holds three indifferent cards. The court card is found inside the magician's pocket!
The game is repeated with the four-card set. Again, the spectator is unable to find the court card. The packet now consists of four indifferent cards; the court card is again inside the magician's pocket!
The performer suggests that a five card game is too difficult, so one card is set aside. The remaining cards are mixed. The spectator is asked to locate the court card, and of course, suspects that the card put aside is the court card. In fact, that card turns out to be an indifferent card. The performer finally comments, "Perhaps Monte is not your game…" He turns the cards over to display a Royal Straight Flush in Spades! "You should try Poker, instead!"
Includes the Jumbo cards, complete illustrated instructions, and DVD. $34.95; yours for $28.00 (30.1352)

(6) Cardially Yours
– Volume Two of Marlo’s Trilogy – Edward Marlo
An anthology of card magic like no other. Between these covers you'll encounter classic works of legendary Chicago card magician, Edward Marlo including:
Early Marlo;
Pasteboard Presto;
Amazing, Isn't It?;
Marlo's Discoveries;
Oddity & Other Miracles;
Let's See the Deck;
Off the Top;
Marlo in Spades;
The Cardician
These seminal texts embody some of Marlo's finest and most influential creations. From self-working miracles requiring no sleight-of-hand, to knuckle-busting sleights, shuffles, moves and flourishes, this book contains a potpourri of prestidigitation with Marlo’s first love—playing cards. Magician-foolers share the pages with audience-tested, reputation-making tricks. Edited and photographed by Gabe Fajuri, with introduction by two of Marlo's most prolific students: Simon Aronson and David Solomon.
Cardially Yours is a collection of Edward Marlo's influential works on card magic. Made up of over one dozen important publications, it includes his reputation-making work, The Cardician. Composed of the sleights, moves, tricks, routines and flourishes that made Ed Marlo's reputation as a cardician par excellence, the miracle material in these pages is at once ageless, challenging and innovative $59.95; yours for $48.00(BK01588)

"Can you imagine what it must have been like, to be sitting at Ed's table, and be dumbfounded as Ed produced a signed card from the tabled card case? I envy you to whom some of this material is truly new. Because here you don't have to choose between what’s new or what's good. In this volume, you get it all." —Simon Aronson

(7) Pimpin' DVD
Nathan Kranzo is one of the most talented people we ever booked for the Conclave. He has now released one of his pet effects – Pimpin.’
Here is the video that started a wave. For months Nathan had to constantly delete comments that people made about the video. Not because they were guessing the method, but because they were accusing him of using special FX or camera editing. Not true.
Not true at all. .
Special thanks to Paul Harris: Nathan is honored to share this effect with you that spawned from one of Paul’s great ideas. After sharing the effect with him he was very happy. When asked for his blessing he said “consider yourself blessed”.
The visual transformation is stunning. In this particular handling, Nathan performs a short ambitious card type sequence. On the Pimpin’ DVD, he explains how you can perform dozens of different card effects and then go right into this startling transformation.
One of his favorite handlings involves walking up to a group of people and offering them a card for a card effect. As they reach out their hand, the deck morphs into a handful of cash!
This is a fantastic opener for close-up or even stand up, as the transformation can be seen by large groups.
People literally scream when they see this transformation. Turning money into more money is one thing, but when a normal everyday object explodes into a handful of cash it hits them in the head and the heart. There is such a strong emotional and social connection with money.
The effect can be performed with any bills that are similar in width to a playing card. The length doesn’t matter.
Please note that when you purchase the DVD, you will receive the complete Pimpin’ training. You won’t see Nathan performing for actors who pretend to be interested, won’t see him performing it on top of the Empire State Building, or on the streets of Hollywood etc. Just Nathan sitting down one on one with you…old school style.
$24.95; yours for $20.00 (30.1356)

(8) Grab That Pinhead
Impossible magic that happens right under their noses, literally! Imagine taking two ordinary metal safety pins and causing them to melt through each other, linking and unlinking again and again and again, even in the spectator's hands.
Dan Garrett's ultimate version of the classic linking pins uses ordinary pins to recreate effects heretofore only possible with the Andrus linking pin gimmick. Bob Sheets adds his own thoughts and moves and laugh lines to Dan's routine, as Bob has performed on TV. You'll see two ultimate versions honed over 25 years and hundreds of real-life performances.
A tour-de-force close-up masterpiece that you can carry in your pocket, perform anytime and anywhere, and really pack a punch with any audience $25.00; yours for $20.00 (10.1462)

(9) Magic From The Overground
- Paul Hallas
Paul Hallas' new book is a compilation of his favorite effects from the past 25 years. Some have appeared in print in limited edition booklets and magazines (some obscure), some are previously unpublished and others were released as marketed effects. Of those that have appeared before, some have evolved over the years and additional thoughts are included.
You'll find a combination both close-up and mentalism routines, with over 50 routines in all. The close-up magic focuses primarily on cards with a few coin tricks thrown in. Includes an enlightening essay on strolling magic along with a comprehensive list of the best effects to use for strolling magic. $39.95; yours for $32.00 (BK01591)

(10) Matchician's Miracle
A box of matches is emptied on a table and the box drawer is used to cover the striking tips of the matches.
One match is selected and separated from the rest.
The drawer is removed, showing that none of the remaining matches have their striking tips.
The match chosen by the spectator is the only match with its striking tip.
Very easy to perform.
Fits in your pocket.
Very visual!
$29.95; yours for $24.00 (10.1466)

(11) Bob Solari Live In Your Livingroom DVD Set
From the simple, clever and very fragile mind of Bob Solari comes over 20 unique very commercial close-up effects performed and fully explained!
Compressed: Magically shrink an ordinary deck of cards into a mini deck right in front of the spectators’ eyes!
Bob’s Brainwave: An easy to do Brainwave where one card is gaffed.
Signed, Sealed & Amazing: A freely selected signed card vanishes, only to be found in a sealed envelope that has been in full view all along! No Palming!
Match It: A box of matches magically appears sandwiched between two selected cards. A very unique routine that you will want to add to your close up arsenal immediately!
Clipped: A freely selected card is isolated with an ordinary paper clip. This clipped card matches your jumbo card prediction.
Business Minded: Instantly duplicate whatever your spectator secretly draws on the back of your business card. Great mental magic! Great way to hand out your business card!
Solari’s Monte: Learn the secret behind this 3 card monte effect that has fooled and sold in the thousands!
Ring Rapture: Visibly melt a gold ring onto a gold necklace right in front of the spectators eyes.
Cunning Card Case: A deck of cards is shown in its case. Magically and instantly the card case vanishes. Great opener!
Ultra Match: A three card prediction that has fooled some of the biggest names in magic! No skill!
Metamorphosis Bill: A $5.00 bill and a $1.00 bill magically change places under impossible conditions. Both bills may be signed and borrowed.
Premonition: The spectator has full control over the deck yet their selection always matches your prediction!
Jumbo Prediction: An easy prediction with a jumbo card that you will use all the time.
Visible Half Thru Table: Visibly penetrate a half dollar through a table. In this version, the half dollar visibly penetrates from the bottom of the table onto the table top!
Solari’s Impossible Aces: Bob's version of the famous MacDonalds 4 Aces. His version does not utilize double face cards or sleights.
Un-Bill-Eivable: Visibly penetrate a borrowed bill with an ordinary knife. Bill is returned to the spectator unharmed! This is visual magic at it's best! N skill!
Brainwave For Dummies: An easy to do brainwave that has fooled some of the world's most knowledgeable magicians!
Fool’s Monte: An easy to follow (?) 3 card monte routine that you will use all the time.
Gift Box Prediction: A gift box is shown empty. 10 different cards are mixed by the spectator and placed in the empty gift box. A single card is freely selected from the box. This card matches your prediction every time!
Bling Bling Ring Thing: Five rings are shown, each with a different color stone. Spectator freely selects any ring and places it in an ungimmicked ring box while your back is turned. The four remaining rings are hidden from view. Immediately you know which color ring is in the box! An old time tested method!
Bonus Effects:
Solari's Original Flotation Device: Cause a borrowed playing card to rise at your fingertips, then float in mid-air! No threads, No wires, No magnets!
Bob’s Breather Cards: Two different styles, easy to make "breather card" are explained. (Breather cards makes forcing a card easy) $39.95; yours for $32.00 (DVD00913)

"Every magic effect is a gem! I ordered 6 more sets of Bob Solari's DVD's as gifts for my 6 best magician friends. I can’t think of a better recommendation than that!" - Steve Dusheck

(12) Max Maven - A Fabulous Monster
- Donna Zuckerbrot
Meet a living enigma. Max Maven is a man who seems to know what you are thinking, he is known for performing what seem to be miracles with no possible explanation. He's famous among magicians - he's probably invented more magic tricks than anyone in the history of a field filled with eccentric genius. Can Max actually read minds or is he creating illusions based on his mastery of certain psychological insights? This profile of Max Maven is built around his lifelong exploration of the twilight regions of human psychology and some of the lesser known regions of show business. We join Max in a performance that is clever, intriguing and very mysterious. $20.00; yours for $16.00(DVD00906)

(13) Kona
A deck of cards sits on the table. A spectator takes the deck, removes a card, looks at it, replaces the card in the deck and puts the cards back into the case.
It is all so fair. You haven’t even touched the deck yet.
With a wave of your hand, the selected card vanishes from the deck and appears in your wallet in a sealed envelope!
There is no palming. No sleight of hand required.
The instructions are written so that you experience the effect the first time you read them.
That’s right, you will be fooled the first time you try it! Michael Weber says “Devastatingly simple and direct. This looks even better than it sounds!” And, he’s right. $25.00; yours for $20.00 (30.467)

(14) Random Thoughts
- Devin Knight
Explain that prior to the show, you jotted down some Random Thoughts and placed them inside an envelope. Show the envelope to the audience and place it in full view, before the effect begins. Any spectator is invited to help. No stooges or pre-show work.
The spectator is shown an ungimmicked newspaper and asked to choose one of the sheets from it. You proceed to tear that newspaper sheet in half four times resulting in a stack of torn papers. This stack is placed on a table.
The spectator counts down into the packet, using a number that was arrived at by throwing a pair of ungimmicked dice. The number selection is fair and any number rolled can be used. The spectator removes the piece at the random number just thrown.
The spectator verifies that the random torn piece has words printed on both sides. Either side of the torn piece is freely chosen. The spectator looks over that side and calls off random words that would be unique to that article. Names of people, numbers, company names, etc.
As he calls out this information at random, you write the words called out on a large piece of cardboard so the audience can see and remember the words.
The envelope that has been in full view is opened and a single index card is dropped onto the table showing the envelope otherwise empty. You do not touch the prediction. Written on the index card in bold letters are the random words the participant just called out!
This is one of the strongest and most impossible-looking prediction effects you will find. Strong enough to close a show!
No duplicate pieces. No switches. No Swami Gimmicks. No secret writing at any time. No complex formulae. No specially printed newspapers.
Use any borrowed newspaper. No sleights. Dice are ungimmicked.
Comes complete with everything you need to do the effect including envelopes and dice. You provide the newspaper. Includes 27 pages of fully illustrated directions covering every detail and nuance of this effect. $19.95; yours for $16.00 (40.643)

(15) Extreme Change Bag
- Jim Pace and Lin Dong Bo
East meets West, in a showdown for the ages. The change bag is engulfed in flames!
The Extreme Change Bag is a revolution in transformation effects, as you place anything into an empty bag, only to have it burst into flames and, for example, WHOOSH, your white silk becomes a dove. Anything you can do with your current change bag can be done with the Extreme Change Bag, with the exciting addition of fire! $85.00; yours for $68.00 (60.1535)