Volume 30, Number 7
November 15th, 2009

Greetings from all of us here at Hank Lee’s Magic Factory. It’s halfway through November already!

November is an important month for us, both for business and at home. At home, this November marked our 25th Wedding Anniversary, the Silver Edition. Bonnie and I have been married for twenty five years. On a day to day basis, not so much happens, but as we looked back over the last 25 years, we have really done a lot together. We have two great kids, both in college. We’ve built and renovated a couple of homes, and managed to stay together. And, we have managed to navigate the river of life that is sometimes a little rough, but always interesting.
November is also Bonnie’s birthday. 39 again this year!
Of course, November is Thanksgiving, the traditional start of the Holiday Season. You wouldn’t know it from visiting the malls or watching the television ads. They all figured that the holidays started in September. We have some great stuff in store for the holidays this year, so keep your eyes peeled (not literally, because that would really hurt).
In all, a busy, busy month.

This month traditionally marks the release of the new Tenyo Magic line. We have seen all of the new items, and no surprise, you will find them all in this month’s Hankogram! Not every new one is a world-beater, but they are all interesting!

We are working on the Holiday Extra right now. You will be able to find it online by clicking on the Extra Button on the front page at www.magicfact.com. Right now, the Fall Extra is online, but the Holiday Extra is coming right along!

And, that’s all the news from here. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and we’ll see you next month!
Hank

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(1) Miser's Delight Pro X
JB Magic has added several brand new features to the Miser’s Delight bag. Along with all the usual features, you can now make the lights cascade in and out of the bag. Plus the new incredible electronics will allow you to remove all 14 lights one light at a time. This looks fantastic
You have to see these bags to believe both the effect and quality of them. Each bag is individually made by an electronics expert.
The bags have 3 different settings: manual, variable timer and infrared. Each setting will allow 14 lights to appear or vanish one at a time inside the bag.
Manual: allows the lights to appear while you are holding the bag.
Infrared: every time you wave your hand near the bag a light appears.
Variable Timer: lights appear every few seconds in the bag while you are nowhere near the bag.
Perfect for stand up, children's shows or cabaret. Using a red D’Lite you pluck a bright red light from thin air. The light appears and vanishes at will. Finally toss the light into the bag. The light shows through the semi transparent frosted bag, then visually drops down inside the bag (this looks amazing). When the bag is full any time you wish you blow in the bag and all the lights instantly vanish.
Top quality bag and craftmanship. We will have these in limited numbers so do not miss out. Highest recommendation. High-tech magic. $200.00; yours for $160.00 (60.1626)

(2) Perfect Match
A great routine for any audience: kids, adults, families. And, dare I say it? It packs small and plays big. Really big.
The routine uses 13 large cards. Each specially printed and laminated so they will last forever.
You have six cards. The spectator has six cards, which exactly match your six. And, there is one card which reads “Magic Show Now Is Happening.”
With your cards face down, you spell the word “Magic” by moving one card from top to bottom.
The spectator can stop you at any time and spell the next letter or letters.
You can stop him as he is spelling and complete the spelling.
Each time a word is spelled, both you and the spectator turn over your cards. The two cards match exactly. Every time!
Repeat it five more times, and the cards will match each and every time. No matter who does the spelling, the cards will match.
Even better, the effect is completely self-working!
Comes complete with everything you need. $39.95; yours for $32.00 (40.697)

(3) Floating Card - Angelo Carbone
From Tenyo’s World’s Greatest Magic Series comes Angelo Carbone’s Floating Card.
Show a deck of cards and ask a spectator to freely select one card. Place that card face-up onto the deck.
Magically, the card slowly floats upward!
The selected card slowly returns to the deck. You can immediately spread the deck to show the faces of all the cards.
The new concept incorporated in this levitation leaves audiences wondering now a gimmick could possibly be involved.
This is our absolute favorite of all the new Tenyo for 2010 items!
The package contains everything you need, including a deck of Bicycle cards. $43.95; yours for $35.00 (30.1453)

(4) George Sands Masterworks Collection
- Book and DVD - George Sands was a prolific inventor and developer of original moves and polished routines that have worked themselves into the annals of magic infamy. His rope work and card tricks are some of the finest, performed by David Copperfield, Jeff McBride, Mac King, Dick Cavett and countless others. When George lectured at the Magic Castle, Dai Vernon refused to leave when requested to entertain by one of the Larsons.
This book contains seven routines with all the original 192 illustrations digitally re-mastered by a graphic artist with additional historical commentary and comedy material developed by George's son, Alan Sands. Learn the two classics: Sandsational Rope and Sands' Ropesational - the same routines learned by thousands of magicians, reworked into original routines by Daryl and Michael Finney. Plus, you will learn five more routines sure to become part of your favorite repertoire for life. The accompanying DVD contains original footage of George performing live for (1) lay audiences, (2) performing and exposing the routines live at a lecture and (3) again performing and exposing the material move for move directly for the camera.
112 Page book (7 routines) and 75-minute DVD (3 routines) combination set. $60.00; yours for $48.00 (DVD01072)

(5) Shrinking Pen - Tenyo
You are going to love Tenyo’s Shrinking Pen! The pen shrinks while being held by the spectator!
Show a pen to your audience.
Ask the spectator to pinch the pen through the cloth of a handkerchief. As she pushes downward, she feels the pen shrinking smaller and smaller.
When the handkerchief is removed, the pen is seen to have really shrunk! And, you can write with the little pen!
$41.95; yours for $33.75 (10.1545)

(6) Predict Perfect
An outstanding prediction effect where you have 100% control over 198 possible outcomes. More than ten years in the making. This routine is a reputation maker. It has every performance quality which made Meir Yedid's W.O.W. Book Test a best-seller. It is self-working. Learned in minutes. Immediately repeatable. No memory work. No stooges. No complicated mathematics. Self contained. Can be performed up-close or on stage. You will love the method as well as the effect. It is a pure pleasure to perform.
Three spectators are handed some cards with numbers on them. Each calls out a number from his set (free choice) creating a three-digit number (free choice). This is repeated until you have three different, three-digit, numbers. All the numbers are added and the total matches the prediction, which could have been mailed to them in advance.
Comes with nine specially printed jumbo cards and an instructional booklet. Can be repeated. $25.00; yours for $20.00 (40.193)

(7) The Magic In Books
- Leo Behnke - One of magic's most gifted (and prolific!) writers has finally written the story of his life in the twin worlds of magic and books, and how he has often succeeded in combining his two passions. Leo was Steve Martin's first boss (and mentor!) at the newly opened Disneyland, was one of the very first magicians hired by the newly opened Magic Castle, and worked closely with Ricky Jay and later David Copperfield to develop and maintain one of the premier magic collections in the world. Others featured prominently in his story include Gene Finnell, John Daniels, Owen Magic, Mark Wilson, Bill and Milt Larsen, John Gaughan, Johnny Carson, Jay Marshall, Clarke "The Senator" Crandall, Don and Joan Lawton, Jay Ose, Bev Bergeron, Alan Wakeling, Lynn Searles, Ray Bradbury, C. A. George Newmann, Mike Caveney, Shari Lewis, Harry Blackstone, Jr., Steve Forte, Burton Sperber, Dr. Stanley Jaks and Leo's wife, Pat. A bibliography of all the books Leo has authored, edited and/or designed is included as an appendix. This is sure to delight the many fans, old and new, of Leo Behnke! Foreword by Steve Martin. 120 pages. Hardbound. $30.00; yours for $24.00 (BK01679)

(8) Illusion Truck
Number two in the 2010 Tenyo line of great new magic!
Remove a lion figurine from the miniature circus truck.
Drop the lion inside the folds of a handkerchief. In a wink, the lion disappears!
Suddenly, the lion reappears back inside the truck! It looks oh, so magical!
The truck contains an exquisitely designed gimmick that enables you to perform a stage illusion right on your table top! $47.95; yours for $38.50 (10.1544)

(9) The Complete Oracle CDROM
– Volumes 1,2 and 3 Plus The Larry White Memorial Issue - In recent years magic has experienced a renewed and keen interest in mental, bizarre and storytelling magic, magic that does more than just fool the eyes and mind, magic that tugs on the heart strings, that stirs arcane fears and longings, magic that grabs the audience and won't let go. Sometimes the experience is light and airy, sometimes it probes a bit deeper and provokes self analysis and even resolve, sometimes it is just plain spooky!
David Goodsell and the late Larry White spent three years of their lives gathering the best of this kind of magic in their unique printed page/web page Oracle Magic Magazine, acclaimed as one of the best "little" magazines ever published. The quality of the magic as well as the artwork and creative design made every issue a unique experience. The material deserves to be archived and shared with a much larger audience.
David Goodsell has gathered all of the printed and web materials from Volumes 1, 2 and 3 and has added a special all-new Larry White Memorial Issue of Oracle Magic Magazine all on one CD. Over 1100 pages, 100 routines, and 85 contributors including names like Robert Neale, Jeff McBride, Larry White, Cody Fisher, Master Payne, Brother Shadow, Larry Becker, David Parr, Barrie Richardson and so many more. Your magic library will not be complete without this electronic magazine. $39.95; yours for $32.00 (BK01677)

(10) Millionaire's Dream
Another new one from the 2010 Tenyo line!
Coins continuously appear from nowhere, with a startling climax!
Fold up a dollar bill. A Quarter magically rises up from inside!
Produce Quarter after Quarter from the same dollar bill.
The last Quarter that appears magically changes into another dollar!
Tenyo has made the popular Miser’s Dream effect easy to learn, by incorporating two gimmicks, one hidden in the dollar bill and the other within the paper bag.
The structure of the dollar bill gimmick is identical to one published by Mike Bornstein about 30 years ago. However, it has been improved so that your dollar bill is not damaged during the simple preparation of the bill. The paper bag allows you to finish the routine with a solid climax, worthy of professional magicians!
$45.95; yours for $37.00 (20.436)

(11) Korn Silks
Karrell Fox's Korn Silks was one of his best ideas. Show your favorite production box or tube. Reach inside and produce a 36" silk with a colorful picture of a clown printed on it. One thing, though. The clown's head is missing! So, you get a kid to hold up the silk with their head in place of the clown's.
Do it again. This time produce a big picture of a monkey holding a banana. Of course, a second kid's face finishes the picture! Lots of laughs with this
The third silk is a ballerina. How cute will the third kid look holding this one up!
The final silk is the strongman! Finished perfectly by the fourth youngster,
At the end of the routine, you have a gen-u-wine Silken Sideshow! The kids holding the silks fill the stage. And, you stand in the middle getting all the applause! What a finish for any family show! Fun and mystery and a big show at the end.
Steve Goshman has done a beautiful job producing these silks, which have been in demand for years.,
Includes four beautiful, 36-inch, 100% silks and some great routining ideas. Priced very low for such a quality set. $70.00; yours for $56.00 (60.1118)

(12) Ultimate Oil & Water
– Anthony Owen - Anthony's acclaimed Oil and Water routine in which red and black cards are repeatedly mixed and magically separate. Finally the magic happens even with the cards face-up!
For the first time on DVD Anthony goes into the full details of his routine plus gives you several suggestions, improvements and additional handlings, including some which have never appeared in print or on film before! The DVD comes complete with the special cards necessary for you to master this right away and Anthony even explains how you can make up the cards yourself in the future.
Contents include:
Anthony's Ultimate Oil and Water routine and full explanation.
Sebastien Clergue's handling for the final phase.
Anthony's improved handling for the second phase; never before revealed!
Anthony's stand up handling; never before revealed in print or on film! $30.00; yours for $24.00 (DVD01068)

(13) Ant-Tack
A colony of ants attack a signed card. Hilarity ensues!
A card is selected and the spectator's favorite food is drawn on its face. The card is lost in the deck and the performer's hands are shown empty.
The cards are spread face down and one is seen to be covered in printed ants.
The card is turned over to show that it is the selected card!
With a flick the printed ants fall off the card and shower down into the spectator's hands. They scream. Oh, yes they do!
The card is then given to the spectator to keep.
Ant-Tack is perfect for leaving that lasting impression on your audience. Starts with the emotional attachment to food and ends with a surprising fist-full of ants.
Includes gimmicks with a detailed, fully-illustrated instruction manual. $17.00; yours for 13.50 (30.1449)

(14) Bermuda Triangle
Brand new from David Goodsell, the Bermuda Triangle is an excellent piece of story magic.
Almost everyone has heard of the famous Bermuda Triangle, where ships and airplanes suddenly vanish, leaving not a trace.
Display an 11” x 17” full color poster showing a map of the Triangle.
Bring out a 4” x 11” plastic triangle with a hole in its center, “found in some wreckage off the coast of Florida.” Show the triangle on both sides.
Don't put your fingers in the hole! Things that go in don't come out!
Push a silk handkerchief into the hole in the triangle, and it suddenly disappears.
Hand out the triangle for immediate examination.
Every thing you need is supplied. Silk, poster, instructions, gimmicks and triangle. And, a complete script. $39.95; yours for $32.00 (60.1627)

(15) China Surprise
The fifth item in the 2010 Tenyo line. This is perhaps the weirdest item Tenyo has ever produced. It’s cool to do at your favorite Chinese restaurant, but I can’t imagine doing it anywhere else. But, hey, that’s just me.
Here’s what happens. You magically transform a bunched up sheet of tissue paper into a shumai dumpling. Ta-da.
The gimmick is a perfect replica of a real shumai, and has been specially manufactured for this trick, through the same process used to create restaurant-quality food samples.
$45.00; yours for $36.00 (10.1546)