Free DVDs! Your Choice!

Greetings from everyone at Hank Lee’s Magic Factory. No time for idle chit chat this week, so let’s get right down to it.

There is all kinds of news on this year’s Cape Cod Conclave. First of all, we have just added magical super star Bob Sheets to our already incredible lineup! If you have never seen Bob perform, you are in for a real treat. If you have seen him perform, then you already know what a treat awaits you!

This year, due to popular demand, we have added a One Day Registration for Saturday only. So, if you can’t make it for the entire weekend, but you still want to come down for a day, here’s the deal: The One Day Registration costs $85.00 per person. For that, you get to attend all of the Saturday events, including the Dealers’ Room, plus you get a ticket to the Saturday evening show. It’s a really good deal. We are not set up online to handle the One Day Registrations, so if you want to register for just Saturday, give us a call at 800 874 7400 and we will hook you up. Of course, you can register for the full weekend at www.magicfact.com.

You may have noticed that we are now posting our online demo videos in both Quicktime and Windows Media Viewer format. Many of you told us that you could not view Quicktime demos, so we added the WMV format. Now you can watch the demos on any computer, anywhere!

On a sad note, we are losing far too many in the magic community. In the past few weeks, we have lost Terry Seabrooke, Tim Conover, Pavel, Steve Dacri and now Dr. Robert Albo. Enough already! They will all be dearly missed.

Time for some goods news! Check out this week's excitement!

DVD GIVEAWAY: So many new DVDs; so little time! So, what could be better than an old-fashioned DVD Giveaway! For the next seven days, from right now until Thursday, March 3rd, at midnight, you have the opportunity to get DVDs for free! But, you have to get them the old fashioned way. You must earn them.

Here's the way it works: For every order of $100 or more, you get one free DVD (your choice of any single DVD that sells for $35.00 or less). If you spend $200 or more, you get two free DVDs (again, your choice). $300 or more gets you three free DVDs. And on it goes. The more you buy, the more you get for free! It's an incredible deal when you figure that the average price of a DVD is $35.00! In order to claim your free DVD, just put the name of the DVD in the Customer Notes Box at the bottom of the second page of the online checkout (after you fill in your name, address, etc.) at www.magicfact.com. If you phone your order in to our toll free number at 800 874 7400, just let the order-person know what free DVD(s) you want. If you FAX the order to us at 781 395 2034, same thing. Just let us know which ones you want. Remember, the giveaway ends on Thursday March 3rd, at midnight!

Now, let’s take a peek at this week’s Hotlist!

(1) Psi-Poker: The latest creation from Ben Harris.
This new effect is totally self-working, requiring no skill or gaffs. The secret is ancient, but it’s never been used in this manner before.
So, what is Psi-Poker?
The effect is a multiply prediction of how a game of “Texas Hold ‘em” will play out from a shuffled deck. Hand a prediction to a spectator for safe-keeping before you introduce a deck of cards. The prediction is never again touched by the performer. The deck is shuffled, and another spectator is asked to decide from where the cards should be dealt. He cuts the deck to do this, or he can simply point to any spot in the deck. His choice is free. It is emphasized that his decision will ultimately decide the fate of the game.
Now, two hands are dealt: one for the spectator, and one for the performer. The game plays out in an exciting manner. Ultimately, it is a very close game. The spectator almost forms a winning straight but just misses by one pesky card.
The prediction is now read and it successfully predicts:
1. Who will win the game and how.
2. That the spectator will almost form a straight.
3. The exact card that the spectator was looking for to complete his straight.
It’s a triple prediction which describes how the game played out and the exact card that the spectator was looking for! It’s quite an impossible moment. Remember, the spectator could have decided to deal the cards from any point in the deck!
Important Points:
* The result is different each time. This means that Psi-Poker can be used in situations like walk-around, table-hopping, or on the streets.
* There are no gaffs of any kind. This uses a single deck of playing cards and a single prediction.
* No poker knowledge is required.
* The prediction is not tampered with in any way.
* The spectators deal the cards at all times.
Psi-Poker could well be the self-worker of 2011. You’ll have so much fun performing this. Texas Hold ‘em is a hot topic, and Psi-Poker lets you relate in and amaze without lifting a finger.
$20.00 (30.1453)

What they are saying about Psi Poker:

"Ben has discovered something quite amazing about Texas Hold'em and #######. Using that discovery he has created a very clean, hands off effect. This is a lovely gambling themed prediction that taps into the popularity of the world's most famous card game. It's an incredibly easy but powerful effect." - Marc Paul (UK)

"PSI Poker is a fantastic idea. The game itself is very popular. The handling is so natural. I like everything about it.” - Steve Dusheck (U.S.A)

(2) F-1 Wallet – Jason Rea: Ask yourself this question. Does your current card to wallet routine allow the following?
A card is selected, signed and put back into the deck. Instantly, you can show that the selection has vanished. You can even count the cards and there are only 51.
Your wallet has been in full view since before the card was even selected.
Yet when you open the zipper compartment the chosen card is inside.
Now, imagine that whole routine is achieved with absolutely no sleight of hand at all. Read that again Zero sleight of hand. Not one little bit!!
The F1 Wallet is easy enough to be used by the beginner and looks so impossible that the pros will love it!!
Have you ever wanted a palm and no-palm card to wallet that is designed to look and function as a standard day to day wallet, yet contains two killer lightning-fast load functions; sure you have! Well, Jason’s wallet combined with his F1 gimmick allows just that. The wallet has been designed by Jason Rea to ensure it’s a real-world worker.
On the instructional DVD Jason takes you through some of his pet routines including:
F1 Card to Wallet
This could be the cleanest and easiest no-palm card to wallet ever. Jason's routine is slick, fast and totally sleight-free. You will not believe the speed in which the card appears in the wallet!
F1 Repeat Card to Wallet
This effect is a commercial winner. A three-phase routine with two selected cards. The first selection is found via the use of a long card (a lovely gag but nevertheless very impressive to your spectator). The second card is found in the zipper compartment of your wallet. Finally, with the wallet in full view, your spectator sees their signed card go in to the middle of the deck (they can even push it in themselves and it really is their signed card). Quick as a flash you open the wallet and remove their card again! You will not believe how easy this effect is to perform. If you’re a working pro this could be the only card effect you need to use at the table.
F1 Torn and Restored Card
It looks impossible; it’s a real crowd pleaser with a killer knock out finale. It’s so easy to do and is ideal for walk-around and close up.
F1 Multiple Selection
Three cards are selected and signed by your spectators. The cards are lost in the deck. After a little fun with your audience you open your wallet and remove all three cards from the zipper compartment. The wallet can be sitting on the table before the effect even starts!
The special F1 gimmick can be easily adapted to your preferred brand of playing card.
The F1 comes with everything you need (apart from a long card for the gag) to start working it right away. $97.50 (30.1571)
Note: Coming in stock very soon. Pre-order now and we'll pay the shipping!

(3) Tag-O-Magic: I remember it like it was yesterday....I was out with friends when that lovely lady turned to me and said, “You're a magician? Do a trick.”
I had left the house unprepared!
No gimmicked decks, no special coins, and not a packet trick wallet in sight. I reached for my car keys in a mad dash to the magic shop and that's when I remembered it - I just bought Tag-O-Magic!
That little tag turned me from “Zero” to “Hero”! Thanks Tag-O-Magic.

Tag-O-Magic is a custom designed and specially die-cut key tag that attaches to your normal key chain and allows for amazing and ever present magic under any circumstances!
Imagine this: you openly break a plastic tag off your everyday key chain. The spectator hears the snap of the plastic and clearly sees the broken tag. But with a simple wave, the broken tag is completely restored!
But wait - there's more!
In an instant, the restored tag pops back on your key ring! The plastic tag apparently melts through metal to return to its original position. You broke it, you restored it, and like real magic it's back where it belongs.
And yes, it's fully examinable!
Tag-O-Magic also has a handy “B” side filled with hidden effects just waiting to be revealed: psychological forces, mathematic mindbenders, a pasteboard prediction, and a classic mental miracle using the spectator's very own smart phone. You'll never be unprepared for magic again!
Comes complete with custom-made key tag set and detailed instructional DVD.
$19.95 (10.1622)
Available for shipping the third week of March. Pre-order now and we will ship yours for free!

(4) Tea Leaf Reading and More (2 DVD Set):
If you have already enjoyed learning from Leaping Lizard's Palm Reading DVD sets, you already know the type of unique and easy to learn instructional DVDs they create. In this new 2 DVD set Leaping Lizard tackles a subject matter that is seldom written about and one which can be daunting for the new reader to learn.
You begin with your host, a reader with over 37 years of experience, who leads you step by step into learning how to read Tea Leaves. Dean will teach you, as he does members of the lay public and new age customers. He will teach you the real methods used by tea leaf readers around the globe.
Using one-on-one narratives and interesting animated segments, you will learn how to interpret the various blobs, clumps and smears within the bottom of a tea cup.
Because there is so much information about symbolism and shapes in this set, the second DVD contains PDF files that you can print out to learn and study.
Also included is bonus material in the form of several other methods of readings that are similar to Tea Leaf Reading. These include:
Blei Giessen - A German method of divination using metal figurines that are melted down and tossed into water. Still practiced today, this New Years Eve tradition is relatively unknown in the USA.
Wax Splatter Readings - This traditional method of reading is popular among Santaria and similar religions, involves colorful wax, splattered into a dish of water. A nice alternative to Tea Leaf Reading in many circumstances.
Dry Tea and Herb Readings - What do you do if you are not allowed to serve or drink tea? Here is a way to do Tea Leaf Readings using dry tea or other herbs. Never shared before.
Lip Stick Print Reading - This is a popular one with the ladies and for those who perform in convention environments. A simple lip print on a card andal can be revealed!
And, as usual, there will be some discussion of the business aspects of doing readings, logistics of Tea Leaf Readings, what kind of tea to use, how to use bag teas and loose teas and much more! $75.00 (DVD01242)

(5) Moneypulation DVD Vol. 1 - Lawrens Godon:

Visual Coin Techniques for the Advanced Magician
14 no-gaff, stand-up routines and techniques!
In this volume Lawrens Godon reveals a revolutionary system of coin manipulation based on a single sleight, often neglected and rarely used. With this knowledge at hand you will have a whole set of incredibly visual utility sleights and ideas at your disposal.
No-talk teaching and slow-motion sequences make everything easy to learn.
Original, deceptive and elegant, designed to be performed for larger groups as well as under most close-up situations, these coin effects are right up the alley of those who enjoy working at chest level.
Not a DVD for beginners, but any magician familiar with intermediate level coin techniques will be able to learn the material taught.
Content:
The Dynamic Back Thumb Palm
The Trapdoor
A V A (Appear-Vanish-Appear)
Spellboundary
Three Fly
Silk Contact
Fly Again (performance only)
Cointumacious
Bonus:
On/Off
Fake Drop
Wanded
Continuous Production
Crystal (glass ball routine)
$39.95 (DVD01241)

"The Coin Magic of Lawrens Godon is incredible! I was completely fooled. I had long awaited the release of his DVD on the Dynamic Back Thumb Palm..." - Ponta The Smith

"I spent some time with Lawrens during the European Coinmagic Symposium in Milano and had an opportunity to see some of the most difficult coin magic look absolutely effortless. Anyone who can muscle pass a coin directly into Harada Hold every time is someone I need to watch...closely. I recommend Lawrens Godon's work to anyone." - Eric Jones

(6) Time For A Change DVD – Lee Alex: In 2010, Lee Alex presented his Time For A Change lecture 27 cities and towns, in 10 different countries worldwide. In 2011 the lecture will continue with 7 countries and 24 cities already on the list!
Magicians who perform in all branches of the art were excited byt the lecture on the subject of quick-change costumes for magicians.
In collaboration with British illusionist Russ Stevens, Lee Alex now presents this information on DVD.
* Detailed explanations of the construction of the costumes
* Explanations for dressing the individual costumes
* Methods for performing the costume changes quickly and efficiently
* Presentation ideas for the solo performer and using an assistant
The following five costumes are demonstrated and explained:
* And So To Bed - pajamas, bathrobe and slippers change to a full tuxedo.
* One Piece Suit - a full tuxedo changes to a casual suit of contrasting color.
* Two Piece Suit - a casual suit changes instantly into the magician wearing cargo shorts and a short sleeved Hawaiian shirt.
* Surf the Wave - the magician is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and cargo shorts. In a flash the magician’s outfit changes into a white long-sleeved shirt and long black trousers, plus the "Color Change Waistcoat".
* The Long and The Short of It - the basic principle of changing from a short costume (with skin revealed) to a long costume is explained.
Bonus – The real secrets of the Color Change Vest: detailed performance explained for the first time showing the correct methods of this best selling magic item.
$34.95 (DVD01240)

(7) Magic Zone Party Banner Tape: I wish this had been available when I was doing kid shows! It's the best. It is bright yellow, three inch wide tape with bold black lettering: MAGIC ZONE DO NOT CROSS! It look's like the tape police use to mark off crime scenes. Only, you use it to mark off your performing space. It's a great way to keep the kiddies under control and away from your props.
* Use it to set the stage for living room parties or to dress up the stage.
* Perfect for Safety Magic programs.
* Re-Usable, but inexpensive enough to leave at the party as a souvenir.
You get a giant 500 foot roll. $49.95 (70.835)

(8) The Vanishing: Harry Houdini performed his final miracle in 1926. Or did he?
Your audience will be amazed as photographs of locked handcuffs mysteriously open and an image of Houdini vanishes without a trace.
This lovely packet effect transforms a mundane card routine into a true piece of close up theatre.
The Vanishing uses a compelling story line and powerful visual magic to take your audience on a magical journey with the world's most famous magician.
* Easy to Learn
* No Adhesives or Roughed Cards
* No Elmsley Counts Needed
Comes complete with custom designed photo card set, photo envelope, and a detailed instructional DVD.
$19.95 (10.1623)
Available for shipping the third week of March. Pre-order now and we’ll ship yours for free!

(9) Cataclysm – Armageddon Edition: This new Armageddon Edition comes complete with all the information contained on the original DVD plus some killer bonuses!
For the first time Brian shares his pet handling for this astounding effect.
As an added bonus, and with kind permission, Mark Elsdon has included his incredible follow up to Cataclysm called Devastation.
From the creative mind behind the best selling card effect Trilogy comes Cataclysm, which has been called Brian Caswell’s greatest creation! Imagine showing a deck of Bicycle brand playing cards. Each card has a number written on the back. Your spectator names 3 playing cards and these are removed from the face up deck and placed on the table. A photograph is shown to contain 3 face-down playing cards each bearing a different number on the back. Unbelievable as it sounds, when the cards are turned over the numbers match!
Yes, it really is that clean!
Easy To Do
No Sleight Of Hand
No Funny Moves
No sticky Stuff
No Rough & Smooth
No Duplicate Cards
No Thin Cards
Instant Reset!
You will absolutely love Cataclysm! It really is the cleanest effect of it's kind.
Requires a regular Bicycle red deck
$31.90 (30.1452)

(10) Web Runner: I am not a big fan of the novelty. We carry 99.9 percent magic stuff. And just a teeny tiny number of novelties. But, when I saw this one, I just knew you would love it!
It’s the first remote controlled toy of its kind! This spider has realistic, fully functioning, articulated legs, glowing red eyes and can move over any smooth surface.
Having 360 degrees of spin motion, it will move on floors, walls and even upside-down.
Its advanced air suction technology allows the spider to cling onto walls!
The spider is controlled wirelessly via its combination remote control and charging station (6 AA batteries not included). Limited edition collector’s comic book as well as a lifelike spider bite temporary tattoo included.
$25.00 (50.971)

And, that’s this week’s Closer and Closer To the Conclave Hotlist. Great stuff at great prices. Who’s the best? I already know. But, I do love to hear it.
As always, I thank you, one and all, for taking time out from watching the snow melt to visit us, whether it’s online at www.magicfact.com or in person at 102 North Street in Medford. Either way, we love the company.
Hank

Greetings from everyone here at Hank Lee’s Magic Factory. I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day, and took advantage of our very special Valentine’s Day event. I can tell you that we packed and shipped a ton of orders this week. The elves did a great job getting all the orders out the door. They are tired. I am happy. I know they like it when I’m happy. When Hankie’s happy, everyone’s happy. Or so I am told.

This Monday is President’s Day here in the US. I think it only applies to Presidents of the United States, and not to presidents of companies. So, I don’t expect any President’s Day cards or any President’s Day presents. Unless, of course, you feel so inclined. In which case, I thank you in advance.

When I was a kid, I loved Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Way before there were action figures, I had a Roy Rogers play set that included Roy, Dale, Pat Brady, Trigger, Bullet and even Nelly Bell the Jeep! I also had a Roy Rogers lunchbox. I’ll bet many of you did as well! I still have the lunch box, but the thermos is missing. And, I would really like to make it complete. Anyone have just the thermos? Let me know. I know, what does this have to do with magic?

Facebook is a mystery to me. I consider myself pretty hip when it comes to new technology. You can tell by the fact that I used the word hip exactly how hip I am. Still, I get lost in the Facebook world. I know I have a ton of friends on Facebook. None have been to my home for dinner or even gone with me to the movies. But, they are my friends. My virtual friends. Anyway, this week I tried a little experiment and sent a invitation to the Cape Cod Conclave to all of my Facebook friends, I think. A lot of people responded that they are coming. Good news! I think that you should all sign up to be my friend on Facebook. Friends with benefits? I am not sure. Depends on the benefits. All you have to do is go to www.facebook.com and search for me, Hank Lee. Then, you can request to be my friend and I will confirm you. We can all Facebook together. And, maybe I’ll send you a tweet.

So much new stuff has come in the door this week. The new Silver Line coins from Tango are unbelievable. So beautifully made. Linking Cigarettes is back in stock, and flying out the door just as fast as we get them. The Mother of All Book Tests 2.0 has been selling like crazy. The mentalists out there know quality when they see it, and don’t mind paying the price for that quality. Of course, we have a very nice list of new items in this week’s Hotlist.

But first, check out this week’s excitement!

FREE SHIPPING: Until Thursday the 24th of February at midnight, we are offering free ground shipping on any order over $30.00 to anywhere in the US, including Alaska and Hawaii! Just enter the special code SHIPMEFREE in the Discount Coupon Box at the bottom of the first page of the online checkout at www.magicfact.com. We will happily pick up the ground shipping charges on your order. Of course, if you want your order sent UPS Ground, UPS Three Day, Second Day or Next Day, you will just have to pay the difference.

Note: Your email confirmation from our online system will still list the shipping as free, but we will charge the difference when we ship your order.

Overseas customers will save as well! We will pay one-half of the Air Post shipping charges on your orders until the 10th of February! Just remember to enter the special code SHIPMEFREE in the Discount Coupon Box, or let the person taking your phone order know when you place your order at 800 874 7400.

Now, let’s take a look at this week’s Hotlist

(1) Vegas Vacation – Carl Christman: A brilliantly designed effect that allows the performer to predict every aspect of the spectators' imaginary trip to Las Vegas. They will be able to freely make a variety of choices. In a finale they will always remember, you will reveal a detailed prediction of all their choices.
Begin the performance by telling the spectators about an imaginary trip to Las Vegas that you want them to help you plan.
One person is asked to choose an airline, Delta, United, or American Airlines.
Another person is asked to choose the type of accommodation, economy, deluxe or a suite.
Once these two decisions are made you pass out four rack cards that might be found in the lobby of a hotel. They are for the Bellagio, the MGM Grand, the Luxor and the New York, New York Hotel and Casino.
Tell them that you would like to give everyone a chance to participate, so each person holding one of those cards will choose either the accommodations, the spa package, the buffet or the Cirque du Soleil show.
As each person chooses, the costs of each choice are written down on the outside of a pre-printed envelope.
Once all of the choices are made you hand the envelope to another spectator who is asked to tally the expenses.
To everyone's surprise, when that spectator opens the envelope and reads the enclosed letter, it miraculously predicts their first two choices and the total cost of the trip!
Comes complete with 4-page instruction sheet, 6 rack cards, 3 envelopes and 1 letter.
$39.95 (40.776)

(2) Wild Deck – Jim Kleefeld: A deck of cards for people who do kid shows!
The Wild Deck is a new, regular deck of playing cards, but with a unique twist. The deck consists of 55 cards, each with a different, colorful picture of a wild animal.
Each card is bright and colorful and the animals depicted come from all over the world.
Perfect for an Around-The-World magic show or any other magic with children.
Each card has regular indices so your volunteer can choose to remember either "three of hearts" or "ostrich."
The spots and pips are hidden in the art design of each animal, making for interesting tricks.
In addition, the deck has a one-way back, and there is a second animal hidden in each picture. The cards are custom printed on regular playing card stock so they handle like any other deck. The Wild Deck comes with a gorgeous printed saddle-stitched book on heavy matte paper with full color illustrations throughout. Honestly, if you saw this book in person, you would immediately pay the price for the book alone without the special deck. But, you get both for the one price.
$25.00 (50.023)

(3) 365 – Chris Congreave: Chris Congreave's take on the diary effect is an absolute killer! His self-working approach combines the classic diary effect with a card at any number plot. 365 Is a commercial, entertaining performance piece and ideal for close up, parlor or stage.
Just set up your own diary and you're ready to go.
Effect
Your spectator is handed a pocket diary and asked to turn to their birthday or a day which has some meaning to them. They will see you have written a lucky number by their selected date (this you claim was worked out via the use of numerology)
A deck of cards which has been sitting on the table since the beginning is now removed from its case. The cards may be shuffled if you so wish.
The cards are shown to be different and your spectator is asked to deal to his lucky number. This is done fairly and the card he lands on is the very same card as your prediction which is also held in the diary.
No Multiple Outs
No Fishing
No Memory Work
No Sleight Of Hand
Totally Self Working
Instant Reset
Prediction May Be Held And Handled By The Spectator At All Times
Spectator Deals The Cards
Always The Card At Their exact Number
$28.75 (30.1569)

(4) Principles of Mentalism – Richard Osterlind: What is it about mentalism that makes it so appealing to audiences and why do so many mentalists fail to understand this attraction?
Do audiences really want to see experts, and how do pseudo-demonstrations of NLP and psychology destroy the charm of mentalism?
How does technology affect mystery and why is the biggest mistake in mentalism the use of hidden computers and electronic gadgets?
Inside the pages of this remarkable book, Richard shares his secrets on all aspects of performing. Learn how to make your mentalism more commercial and powerful than you would have believed! Learn the secrets of effectively developing your performing style and how to deliver what people pay to see! Richard will even teach you what to think during your performance and why this is so vital!
Meant as a companion to Richard's monumental work, The Principles of Magic, this book may be his most provocative and insightful work to date.
Some of the chapters inside this remarkable book include:
* What the audience sees first.
* What are the different levels of mystery?
* How to properly use uncertainty, tension, surprise, elation, exhaustion, humor and release.
* The secret of the remarkable Power Silent Script.
* Why procedures are not problematic and how they are actually beneficial to your mentalism.
* The practical selection of effects.
* Why levels of ability are so important.
and much, much more.
If you are serious about your mentalism, this book will lead you in new directions you never thought possible. Whether you are a magician wishing to move into mentalism or are an advanced mentalist, you will find concepts and ideas within these pages that will startle you and force you into new dimensions.
86 pages. 5.5" x 8.5.” Perfect Bound.
$25.00 (BK01760)

(5) Meridian Technique – Mark Elsdon: How many times have you done a strolling gig or cocktail party and performed for group after group, packed up, and left with no bang, no "wow," no feeling that you just killed them? Sure, everyone was impressed, but it just didn't seem to add up to much...
In The Meridian Technique, the author will teach you a technique he has refined and used over the last few years to create a lasting impression that will keep them talking about you and your magic for years after you walk out the door. It will have the people that pay you at the end of the gig knowing you rocked the house and want you back. It will have you leaving each gig feeling fantastic, knowing that you made the impression that you are one of the best magicians in the world. In the booklet, he describes ten tricks he uses and exactly how he uses them.
In his performances, he gets great reactions throughout the crowd, but constantly builds up for one larger effect they will see at the end. At that point, everyone is excited and waiting to see a miracle that they have all had a part in by examining and signing objects and discussing the impossibility of what you propose to do. When you do this final 'lasting-impression' effect, you make them realize you are head and shoulders above other magicians they might have seen. You make them realize they have seen something special. You make them feel part of things. You ensure that the person paying you knows they got their money's worth and wants to have you back.
As an example, imagine at a strolling gig you have every member of every group you work for examine and sign a borrowed coin and a borrowed bottle. You explain upfront exactly what you are going to do with that coin. Everyone sticks around to see if you can actually do it and sure enough at the end of the gig a crowd has gathered to watch you take the coin and bottle that have been thoroughly examined and signed and magically put the coin in the bottle. The place goes wild, the booker feels good about his smart decision to hire you, and you, the performer, finish on a high - with a bang rather than a whimper. This takes the classic coin in bottle to a whole new miracle level.
All ten of the effects featured in the booklet are designed to 'play-big' and have you concluding your performance to a group of people rather than just a few. The cumulative effect of ending your gig with a final, larger trick expands the impact of your performance exponentially and reaps personal, performance and financial rewards.
40 pages. Saddle stitched. $28.00 (BK01759)

"The technique will change the way an audience perceives you as a magician. Whether you are an experienced close-up performer or just starting your career, The Meridian Technique is a must-read!" - Peter Duffie - (MAGIC magazine, June 2009)

(6) Color Diffusion – Gary Jones: Nothing in card magic wows a spectator more than the Color Changing Deck. That is why so many magicians use the effect in their act.
Gary Jones has created a packet trick that combines a great psychological presentation with a knockout color-change ending and, because there are only a few cards used in the effect it’s perfect to carry in your wallet.
As a bonus, you also receive Gary’s great Color Remix. It’s an easy to do, fun to perform Oil and Water routine that has a killer kicker of the backs changing color at the end!
Comes complete with all the cards you need to perform both routines as well as a full instructional DVD outlining both routines in detail.
Easy To Do
Instant Reset
No Funny Moves Or Counts
All The Impact Of A Color Changing Deck
No Rough & Smooth
$24.95 (30.1568)

(7) Bandz – Rubber Band Craze – Two Disc Set - Chastain Criswell:Two products in one! The first disc is a full-length DVD devoted entirely to magic with traditional rubber bands. The second disc takes advantage of those new funny shaped rubber bands – the hottest teen fashion craze since skinny jeans!
Quadruple your arsenal of rubber band magic with borrowed bands, made possible by the popularity of shaped rubber bands among both children and adults! Imagine performing "Silly Bandz Handcuffs" or vanishing an elephant right in front of your audience, rubber band style!
* Works with all rubber band types!
* Use your favorite shaped rubber bands!
* Invent custom tricks with character shapes!
* Two discs of colorful rubber band magic!
Bandz is in epub format on CD-ROM (for PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android) plus the Magic with Rubber Bands DVD.
Easy to do! For beginner or pro! Learn more than a dozen mini-illusions, free from complicated sleight of hand, with regular or shaped rubber bands. Link two rubber bands together, restore broken rubber bands, vanish and appear rubber bands, even pull rubber bands through solid objects!
$24.95 (DVD01239)

(8) Linking Wooden Rods – John Rogers: Perform all of the old favorite cigarette sleights with these wooden rods! Just because cigarettes are not politically correct doesn't mean you can't astound viewers with your manipulative skills.
Same size as a cigarette
Sharp edge aids sleights
Stiffer than a cigarette improves handling
Lightweight makes sleights easier to perform
Lightly stained - Hand burnished
Hand crafted by John Rogers
You Get:
2 Wooden Rods
Carrying bag
No instructions
$15.00 (10.1621)

And that’s this week’s Hotlist. For all of you, my Facebook friends and others.
As always, I personally thank you for taking time away from friending and tweeting to spend some time with us either online at www.magicfact.com or in person at 102 North Street in Medford. Either way, we love the company!
Hank

Valentine's Day Sales Event!

Greetings. The sun is shining and it’s a beautiful day. It really is amazing what a couple of bright, sunny days can do for the psyche. As the winter progressed and the snow piled up and the sun disappeared for weeks on end, everyone’s mood deteriorated, even mine. I know, hard to believe. But, we are all sunny and cheerful now. Even me.

Monday is Valentine’s Day. Don’t forget to get a card or two, a nice box of chocolates and some flowers for your significant other. And, if you are feeling extra generous, there’s nothing that says, “I love you” like a finely printed Gift Certificate from Hank Lee’s. Everyone likes to be appreciated on Valentine’s Day. And no one likes to sleep on the couch. So, get on it. Time’s a wastin.’

This past Wednesday we received the sad news that our good friend Pavel had passed away. A fine performer and a truly creative inventor. He will be missed.

All kinds of good stuff happening on the magic scene this week. First off, we have added 12 new titles to our Streaming Video category. If you haven’t tried this out yet, I only have one thing to say. Why not? With Streaming Video, you can download almost 200 different titles and watch them right on your computer. No waiting for them to be delivered by the postman. In just a wink and a blink, you will be watching high quality video. To get all the information on Streaming Video, Click Here:

On Tuesday, the 15th, we will begin shipping the Mother Of All Book Tests 2.0. The buzz has been hot and heavy on this one. People have been waiting patiently for it to be released, and Tuesday is the day. If you do mentalism of any kind, you should really get all the details and then order one for yourself! Here’s the link to download the full brochure on this amazing item:www.hanklee.org/moab2brochure.pdf
Once you have read all about it, place your order and we’ll send yours off!

In the “I’ve Been Waiting For These” Department, a couple of items that have been on long back-order have arrived in stock. Invisible Paint is now in stock, and all of the back orders have been shipped. If you have been waiting for this one to be immediately available, wait no more! And, the Maric Glass has finally come back in stock and again, all of the back orders have been shipped. We have plenty more available, so if you have been holding off until it was in stock, now is the time.And, that’s all the news for this week. Time to check out this week’s excitement!

VALENTINE’S DAY SALES EVENT: We love you all. And, there is no better way to show our love than by giving you a nice gift! For the next 96 hours, from the very moment you receive this email until Monday, February, 14th at midnight, everything (well, almost everything) is on sale at 30% off the retail price. All you need to do is enter the special code VALENTINESDAY in the Discount Coupon Box of the online checkout at www.magicfact.com and we will automatically deduct 30% from your order total. If you are calling your order in to the Toll Free Order Line at 800 874 7400, FAXing your order to us at 781 395 2034 or emailing us your order to magicfact@aol.com make sure and mention the special code so you can save a huge 30%!

• The minimum order to use the 30% off discount is $30.00.
• The 30% is deducted from the retail price of the item. No intermediate discounts (such as HankoGram pricing) may be applied. In the case of sets, such as DVDs and Videos, the 30% is deducted from the retail price of each item and not from the set price.
• We cannot combine offers.
• Certain items, due to contractual restrictions, are not included in this sale. All Joe Porper items, Viking/CW items, Kennedy Enterprises items, Colin Rose items, Mike Caveney Books, Johnson Products items, theory11 items, MagicSmith items, Greater Magic Teach-In DVDs, One Of A Kind Collectors' Items and a few other items are not included in the sale.
• If you place an order for an item that is not on this list or not noted in our online catalog, but is excluded from the sale, we will let you know before processing your order.
• Coupons and Reward Points may not be used as part of this sales event.
• As the discount is automatically generated, you must put the special code VALENTINESDAY in the Discount Coupon Box. You may have to scroll to the bottom of the page to find the box, but it is there. If you are not sure how to do this, please phone your order in to our toll-free order line at 800 874 7400, and we will take care of you. We cannot offer discounts retroactively.

And that's it. It could not be easier. So, get your order together and save yourself some serious money! But, act quickly. The sale positively ends Monday, February 14th at midnight, Eastern Time.
Have fun!

Now, here is this week's Hotlist!

(1) Xtension – Alex Kolle: The creator of that through-the-roof sensation The Hawk, has agreed to reveal another of his legendary high-flying astonishments!
Stick a single sticky note onto a card or card case, scribble something on the sticky note and the scribble instantly and visibly transforms into a spectator's name, or the name of a card or any prepared image that you like! The stunned spectator immediately peels off and examines the transformed sticky note. And yes, they can even wear it as a magical name tag
You can also tear up the sticky note, stick the pieces onto the card or case, and the torn pieces visibly and instantly restore! And yes, your spectator can always peel off, examine and keep the transformed sticky note.
And for a through-the-roof X-Tension bonus, Alex teaches how to make his incredible Popcorn Cards. Cut the deck into four face-down stacks, wait a few seconds and, without touching anything, cards suddenly pop off the packets like popcorn, leap into the air, flip over face up, then land back onto the packets to produce four face-up Kings or Jacks!
It's all almost too much to believe. Just watch the demo and make your plans to perform the world's first fully automated four-of-a kind finale'!
Comes complete with pad of sticky notes, sticky note gimmick, supplies to make your own and supplies to make Popcorn Cards.
$35.00 (DVD01237)

(2) Spectacular: The latest coin effect from Johnny Wong, Spectacular comes with two very special coins, one being a US Half Dollar, the other a brass Chinese Coin.
Also included is an instructional DVD, which contains a variety of illusions such as coin penetrations and transpositions.
Here are some spectacular effects you can perform with this coin set:
* Chinese Coin thru glass table
* Coin thru glass cup
* Quick-Thru any glass
* Chinese Coin through a spectator’s hand
* Unique two coin transposition
* Produce three Chinese coins, then change into a Half Dollar
* Three Coins fly into glass cup

This is a gimmick that will certainly spark your magical imagination!
$105.00 (20.448)
Also available in Eisenhower Dollar: $145.00

(3) Topsy Turvey Soda Bottles: They’ll love this one, because it happens right in their own hands! Show two real, full soda bottles and two tubes with modern graphics. A spectator uses one of the bottle-tube sets and you use the other. Both tubes are placed over the bottles. Now, the spectator must do exactly what you do. Tip the bottles back and forth, then forth and back. Now lift the tubes. Your bottle is exactly right side up. But, his is upside down! How can that be? Try it again. Again, he does exactly what you do. And, again, his is upside down and yours is right side up! On the last try, his bottle finally matches yours! Hooray! At the end, you can even produce a third bottle, which you can give your helper as a souvenir!
* These Topsy Turvey Bottles use a different method than the old Tricky Bottles, but are just as easy to handle and perform.
* Uses standard 500ml soda bottles, available worldwide
* The bottles are plastic, so they won’t break if accidentally dropped.
* Quality manufactured in the USA
$42.95 (60.1728)

(4) Bullet Party DVD Set – John Bannon:
Become a card-carrying member of the Bullet Party.
John Bannon, internationally-renowned magic guru, is back, unleashing two new discs crammed with fantastic material.
An unabashed packet trick aficionado, Bannon presents two new red-hot fractal blockbusters, Bullet Party and Mega 'Wave. Simple to do. Multiple climaxes. And powerful magic. You get all the necessary cards (13 USPCC printed pasteboards).
If two sophisticated "fractal" packet tricks are not enough, Bannon brings on another eleven jaw-dropping card tricks (and one brilliant in-the-hands false cut). All with regular cards. All virtually impromptu. All with no difficult moves.
Volume One:
Bullet Party
Final Verdict
Box Jumper
Riverboat Poker
Poker Pairadox Redux
Fractal Re-Call (Revised)
Crocodile False Cut

Volume Two:
Mega 'Wave
Fat City Revisited
Wicked
Bullet Catcher
Drop Target Aces
Four Shadow Aces
Big Fat Bluff Aces
$40.00 (DVD01236)

(5) I Scream Ice Cream – Supreme Magic: Back in the day, when Supreme Magic ruled the kidshow world, we were their #1 distributor in the USA. Edwin Hooper would send magic by the container load, and we would sell it to our customers as well as to other dealers. When Supreme Magic closed, we were left with a considerable amount of their fine products. Rather than sell it off at once, we put it in the “Supreme Vault,” waiting for the right time to sell.
That time is now! Slowly, we are going to sell our Supreme Collectables. Starting with I Scream Ice Cream.
One of the best “turn it around” tricks ever conceived. Every kid knows the little ditty, “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.” And, scream they will!
Bring out a large cardboard cutout of a vanilla ice cream cone. The cone is 11 inches tall and six inches across., nicely silk screened in three colors.
Explain to the kids that you will try and change the flavor from vanilla to strawberry, by magic!
Get the kids to scream for ice cream. As they do, you slip the cone behind your back, and when you bring it out it has changed to strawberry!
The kids are quick to tell you that all you did was turn it around. Huh? What?
Offer to do it again.
Again, they scream for ice cream, you slide the cone behind your back and when you bring it out, it has changed back to vanilla!
By now, the kids are screaming their brains out!
They know exactly what you are doing. Or so they think!
One more time. This time, the cone goes behind your back and when you bring it out it has changed to strawberry/vanilla swirl! Their little jaw will drop!
Still, they want you to turn it around. They want to see the other side. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. They are now running, not walking, down the garden path. And, you are just waiting to turn on the sprinklers!
After a sufficient amount of yelling and screaming and turning the cone this way and that but never around, you do it. You turn the cone around!
And on the back is a picture of a very silly looking clown! Shazam!
Again, these are original Supreme items, brand new in the package. There are just a few of these available, so act quickly!
$35.00 (50.168)

(6) Signed – Mariano Goni: The most straightforward signed coin transposition between you and two spectators! The most powerful and memorable magic happens in the hands of the audience.
A Half Dollar is examined or borrowed and initialed on each side by two spectators.
One spectator holds a purse from the start, the other is given the signed coin and closes the hand. He sees the signed coin in his hand before closing it.
At that moment, the magic begins!
Show a Quarter, then make it transpose with the signed coin! The spectator opens his hand. He has the quarter, and you have the signed coin.
But that's not all!
You point to the second spectator holding the purse, and, making a gesture, the signed coin vanishes from your hand only to reappear inside the purse. The spectator himself removes the coin and checks the initials on both sides!
Important Points:
No sleeving.
Carry it in you pocket.
Coin can end up in your wallet, or an envelope.
Spectator can keep the coin as a souvenir.
Featuring the Gravity Switch by Mariano Goni.
Easy to master.
Complete with US coins.
Standing or sitting, two routines explained.
Bonus: "Laser Trip", where the signed coin travels from a laser beam to a wall. A must see!
Comes complete with custom gimmicks engineered by the Tango Magic.
$80.00 (20.451)

(7) Flipper Coin Pro – Walking Liberty Half – Tango Silver Line:
Tango Magic's Silver Line is composed of gimmicked coins made from high quality silver coins.
Effect: The magician shows two coins, places them on the table and puts a glass (brim upwards) on the coins. Incredibly one of the coins appears inside the glass.

Tango Magic produces some of the highest quality gimmicked coins in the world. As a bonus to thank you for your purchase, Tango has included in this package Tangopedia, a four-hour instructional DVD. This DVD includes basic instructions for more than 50 gimmick coin routines using a variety of their specialty coins such as Expanded Shell-Coins, Copper/Silver/Brass, Scotch and Soda, Pen Through Coin, Folding Coins, Okito Boxes, and more. $200.00 (20.452)

(8) Flipper Coin Pro Gravity – Walking Liberty Half – Tango Silver Line:
Tango Magic's Silver Line is composed of gimmicked coins made from high quality silver coins.
Effect:
The magician shows two coins in his left hand, takes one of the coins with his right hand and closes the right hand. When he opens the right hand the coins have disappeared.

Tango Magic produces some of the highest quality gimmicked coins in the world. As a bonus to thank you for your purchase, Tango has included in this package Tangopedia, a four-hour instructional DVD. This DVD includes basic instructions for more than 50 gimmick coin routines using a variety of their specialty coins such as Expanded Shell-Coins, Copper/Silver/Brass, Scotch and Soda, Pen Through Coin, Folding Coins, Okito Boxes, and more. $200.00 (20.453)

9) Ultimate Guide To the Billiard Balls – Three DVD Set – Levent: This monumental three-DVD set will teach you the Multiplying Billiard Ball routines of the greats of magic, including Cardini, Roy Benson, Ade Duval and Paul Potassy.
In these videos, Levent gives you step-by-step instructions for all the moves and techniques you need to know in order to perform this stage magic effect. The instructions range from the most simple and basic moves, to complex and difficult sleights. Levent also shares never-before revealed secrets.
Included is Levent’s complete re-creation and explanation of Cardini’s entire eight-billiard ball routine and the six-ball routine of Roy Benson. These explanations are a master class on manipulation as practiced by the best exponents of the art.
Over five hours of video!
$59.95 (DVD01235)

(10) Expanded Shell – Walking Liberty Half – Tango Silver Line: Tango Magic's Silver Line is composed of gimmicked coins made from high quality silver coins.
Effect:
A coin passes through a note/bill borrowed from a member of the audience.

Tango Magic produces some of the highest quality gimmicked coins in the world. As a bonus to thank you for your purchase, Tango has included in this package Tangopedia, a four-hour instructional DVD. This DVD includes basic instructions for more than 50 gimmick coin routines using a variety of their specialty coins such as Expanded Shell-Coins, Copper/Silver/Brass, Scotch and Soda, Pen Through Coin, Folding Coins, Okito Boxes, and more. $120.00 (20.455)

(11) Sixty Great Magic Posters – Book And DVD: Based on poster art from the great age of stage magicians, this unique collection presents images of Harry Houdini and other prominent illusionists. Full-color illustrations depict conjurers performing acts of hypnotism, levitation, and other mystifying feats. Posters can be used in arts and crafts projects, printed at poster size, and played as a slide show on a computer or DVD player. $20.00 (BK01758)

(12) Tango Ultimate Coin – Silver Line: The Tango Ultimate Coin Silver Line is the result of many years of hard work and professional experience. This gaffed coin allows you to do hundreds of magic effects. It will soon become a classic that will be found in every magician’s pocket.
The set includes a gaffed coin and an instructional DVD.
In this DVD you will learn different effects such as: Matrix, 3 Fly, Coin Thru Glass, Coin Thru Deck, Coin Across, Coin Transposition, plus many more ideas and techniques that will give you the tools to create your own magic tricks.
$200.00 (20.450)

(13) Hippety Hop Rabbits – Magnetic: These are the finest Hippety Hop Rabbits we have seen.
Two 14” tall cut-outs of a white rabbit and a black rabbit are shown. You place a cover over each bunny. The trick is for the white rabbit and the black rabbit to change places. So, you make them change! But, wait, you just turned the covers around!! So, you offer to do it again. And again you just turn the covers around! Obviously the white rabbit is black on the other side and vice-versa. The kids waste no time in telling you that you're just turning them around!! So, in an effort to calm them down, you finally turn the rabbits around and Oh, no! The back of one rabbit is red and the back of the other is blue!
This is undoubtedly the best made version of this classic kids' trick on the market today. The rabbits are made from full-dyed, washable plastic material that is directly screen printed, so no film that can become detached. Tastefully decorated tubes.
The rabbits automatically change, no matter where you touch the tube, thanks to the clever magnetic principle.
A true professional prop.
Comes complete with rabbits, covers, and complete instructions.
$290.00 (50.425)

(14) Copper/Silver Coin – Walking Liberty – Tango Silver Line: Tango Magic's Silver Line is composed of gimmicked coins made from high quality silver coins.
Effect: The magician shows two coins, a Half Dollar and an English Penny. He places both coins under a handkerchief. He then takes the Half Dollar and places it on top of the handkerchief, raises the handkerchief slightly to show the English Penny, but incredibly now there is a Half Dollar under the handkerchief and the English Penny on top of the handkerchief.

Tango Magic produces some of the highest quality gimmicked coins in the world. As a bonus to thank you for your purchase, Tango has included in this package Tangopedia, a four-hour instructional DVD. This DVD includes basic instructions for more than 50 gimmick coin routines using a variety of their specialty coins such as Expanded Shell-Coins, Copper/Silver/Brass, Scotch and Soda, Pen Through Coin, Folding Coins, Okito Boxes, and more. $70.00 (20.454)

And that’s this week’s Hotlist. Looking it over, I am amazed at how many new coin effects are on the list. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this many new coin items in one week! So, if you are a coin magic guy, this is the week for you!
As always, I want to personally thank you for finding the time to visit with us. Whether it’s online at www.magicfact.com or in person at 102 North Street in Medford, we do love the company!

Hank

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Greetings from all of us here at Hank Lee’s Magic Factory. The long Arctic Winter. Weeks without sunshine. Icicles nearly twenty feet long hanging from the roof (I kid you not on this. And, those aren’t even the biggest ones). Ice Dams (is this a purely New England phenomena?) causing water to seep into the house requiring more buckets every day. And, the most frustrating phenomenon of all. Phone calls from our friends in the South asking us how the weather is here in the Northeast. How is it? I’ll tell you. It’s cold and snowy and slushy and wet and gray. So, while you love you all very much, don’t call and ask about the weather. We know it’s bright and sunny and warm where you are. No need to rub it in.

This week was Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil came out, did not see his shadow, so we are told it will be an early Spring. Yippy! Can’t come son enough for me.

I received some very nice emails about last week’s Conclave blog. And, some registrations. I am glad you folks liked the blog, and even more pleased that you will be with us at the Conclave.

Lucas The Singing Son has returned to Oberlin College. Waaa. I am sad. It’s great to have him, or Aron, or both boys, home. Lucas spent his extended Winter Break with us. So, not only did we have his delightful company, but we had a built in snow shoveler. Now, what am I supposed to do? I guess I’ll have to give Bonnie ten dollars and a shoveling lesson the next time it snows.

In the world of Magic, two long-awaited items came in stock this week. Folks have been waiting for a couple of months for the Sponge Tennis Balls to come back in stock. On Wednesday, a giant box of them arrived, and all of the back orders were shipped!

And, Linking Cigarettes came in stock and have been dispatched as well. We do have some of each item left in stock right now, so if you have been waiting to order either one, now is the time!

Lots of new items this week, including the Perfect Nail Bend. It’s a fantastic bending nail that works on the “memory metal” principle. And, it is priced lower than any other “memory metal” item ever. Get one of these on order right away. And, we’ll pay the shipping anywhere in the world!

And, that’s all the news from these parts. Stay tuned for this week’s excitement!

FREE SHIPPING: Until Thursday the 10th of February at midnight, we are offering free ground shipping on any order over $30.00 to anywhere in the US, including Alaska and Hawaii! Just enter the special code SHIPMEFREE in the Discount Coupon Box at the bottom of the first page of the online checkout at www.magicfact.com. We will happily pick up the ground shipping charges on your order. Of course, if you want your order sent UPS Ground, UPS Three Day, Second Day or Next Day, you will just have to pay the difference.
Note: Your email confirmation from our online system will still list the shipping as free, but we will charge the difference when we ship your order.Overseas customers will save as well! We will pay one-half of the Air Post shipping charges on your orders until the 10th of February! Just remember to enter the special code SHIPMEFREE in the Discount Coupon Box, or let the person taking your phone order know when you place your order at 800 874 7400.

Now, let’s take a look at this week’s Hotlist

(1) Perfect Nail Bend: If only Uri Geller had known what the future would hold when he bent that first spoon! Now, no metal object goes unbent! Spoons, keys, forks, and now nails!
Perfect Nail Bend is the latest entry in the world of metal bending, and unbending!
The nail actually bends itself either while you hold it or inside the spectator’s hand.
Display a long, solid steel nail.
Holding the nail at your fingertips, you concentrate.
Suddenly and unexpectedly the nail slowly bends, by itself.
The bent nail can be handed out for examination. It is bent and it is solid. You can even drive the nail into a block of wood with a hammer. It is that strong!
But, wait, there’s more!
Hold the bent nail, again at your fingertips. Slowly and eerily, the nail unbends, until it is in its original straight condition.
Perfect Nail Bend uses hi-tech memory metal. Nothing is used except for the nail itself.
You can perform this close-up and surrounded.
Just a little preparation before you perform, easy to do, no sleight of hand.
The nail is approximately to 9.8cm long.
You get two nails, the one that bends and the one that unbends, plus a thermal carrying bag, designed to fit in your jacket pocke,t which contains a gel-type ice pack to keep the nails cold until ready to use (for those who live in especially warm climates) and full instructions.
And, the price. I hope you are sitting down. Unlike other memory metal products, this one carries a totally user-friendly price tag. Just $60.00! And, that’s for both nails, the carry bag and the gel-pack. $60.00 (40.775)
And, remember, we’ll ship this one free anywhere in the world!

(2) Angelux: Diego Antoine is a Uruguayan magician who created Angelux, a fantastic system that allows you to perform incredible and inexplicable productions and disappearances.
Watch the video demo and be amazed!
Comes complete with DVD and all the necessary props to perform Angelux.
$25.00 (10.1620)

(3) Highflyer – Peter Eggink: A must-have for anyone who performs the Ambitious Card!
A card is freely selected and signed across its face by the spectator. The signed card is repeatedly placed into the middle of the deck and arrives magically back on top! Explain that you can’t actually “see” the card appear at the top of the deck.
For that reason the you sign your name on the back of the spectator’s signed card, and once again the card is placed back in the middle of the deck and shuffled thoroughly.
With just a shake of the deck, and under impossible conditions, the spectator’s signed selection visually and magically reappears on top of the deck!
Now for the final kicker: Explain that the signed card is so ambitious that sometimes it wants to go even further than the top.
The signed card is placed face-up on top of the deck and the deck is placed onto the spectator’s hand.
Slowly, the signed card begins to levitate off the deck. Suddenly and unexpectedly the card fires upwards all the way to the your fingertips!
Finally the signed card is given away as souvenir. Remember, during this phase the magician never touches the deck!
The full training DVD will guide you step by step on how to perform the routine, sleights and techniques. Custom handmade gimmick on Bicycle stock included. $30.00 (30.1567)

(4) Risk – Francesco Tesei: The Russian Roulette theme is extremely popular and Risk is one of the best available. Every aspect makes sense, everything is logical and above all else the method is so simple, yet has fooled some of the top names.
What makes Risk so good is that everything is within your control: no magnets; no electronics; no equivoque; no forcing of any kind; no envelopes; no cards, nothing. The staple guns are real, the staples are real, the reactions are real, but the Risk is not.
Risk is so direct in method that all you need to do is work on your presentation. Francesco even gives you his scripted routine that fooled Marc Spelmann so much so that it immediately became part of his act.
Even if you are a close up performer, Risk is that type of effect that packs small but plays big and is the ideal effect to show that special booker or client at the end of an event. Francesco has performed Risk on television and in theatres for thousands of astonished people around the world for the last 5 years.
$31.95 (60.1757)
Please note that this is a DVD only, which teaches the routine in full. You will need to provide your own staple guns.

(5) Revolution DVD – Aaron Fisher: The Revolution & Helter Skelter are two of the most strikingly visual card effects you will ever see. Even better, these effects are easy to perform. In fact, you'll be performing the Revolution change in minutes!
Aaron Fisher teaches card magic better than anyone working today, and this DVD will show you why. First, he shows how to do these powerful effects with a minimum of practice. But that's just the beginning.
Next, Aaron takes his cameras to the Sorcerer's Safari Summer Camp - the best place to learn magic. You'll get a front row seat in Aaron's card class, right next to the campers themselves. You'll watch, laugh and learn as the campers question Aaron and perfect these miracles. Even better, you'll hear Aaron's genuine answers to their fascinating, real world questions. After you watch, you'll agree - this is the next best thing to attending magic camp yourself!
After watching this DVD you'll:
Master the Revolution - Simply the most striking visual change you'll ever see. And you can do it yourself after just five minutes
Astound with Revolution #9 - A wave of your hand, and the selection turns face up. Another wave and the entire deck visually reverses!
Close Shows with Helter Skelter - Over a decade in the making, Aaron's Color Changing Deck is literally one the most powerful, visual effects possible with ordinary cards. Like all the material on this incredible DVD, you'll be amazed when you see how easy it is to perform!
Any time you learn an effect from Aaron Fisher, you get much more than just the trick itself. You'll get valuable extra information normally reserved for Aaron's private students; everything from how to adapt the effect to every conceivable performing situation, to how professional card men switch decks under fire, with no sleights.
Put it all together, and The Revolution featuring Helter Skelter is truly like having a real private lesson with one of magic's finest teachers, at a fraction of the cost!
$30.00 (DVD01231)

(6) Cereal Triks: A new slant on a classic sucker effect.
The cabinet holds a full size box of your favorite cereal.
This effect has a special gimmick that allows you to pour cereal into a bowl at the beginning.
The fun really takes off when the empty box is placed inside the magic cabinet.
You offer to make the cereal box vanish. Work the audience into a frenzy by opening one door then the next to show no cereal box. For the finale, you open both doors and the cereal box is gone!
As a kicker, the box re-appears, anywhere you like: In a grocery bag; attached to your back; anywhere your imagination dictates.
* Solid Oak
* Special Gimmick
* Works With Any Standard Sized Cereal Box
Cereal Triks is perfect for any family show!
$155.00 (60.1726)

(7) Impromptu And Colorful Prediction - Pablo Amira: Are you able to know the outcome of random events in advance?
If you want to learn new ways to create precognition experiences, this book is for you.
Effects that are tested in the real world and proven effective and meaningful.
Contents:
First Experience in Precognition
Impromptu Prediction: Predict thoughts in any situation.
Create meaningful moments of mystery.
Essay:
C.C.C.: A theory about performances.
Second Experience in Precognition
Colorful Prediction:
3 Colored Envelopes
2 participants
1 moment of mystery and laughs.
A minimalistic approach to the classic "Technicolor Prediction".
New presentations, subtleties and ideas from other performers.
More than 50 pages of ideas.
Bonus: Gerard Grey, a great mentalist and thinker from the UK, came up with a cool idea based in "Colorful Prediction"
$29.95 (BK01757)

(8) Nothing But The Best DVD - Volume 1 – Darwin Ortiz: Darwin Ortiz is a rare combination of technician, creator, thinker, and performer. Darwin's sleight-of-hand skills, combined with his knowledge of gambling scams, have led to his consulting for gambling casinos in a dozen countries. His books on card magic are considered modern classics as are Strong Magic and Designing Miracles, his two best-selling books on magic theory. As a performer, Darwin has worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities throughout the country, in addition to both the Bush and Obama inaugurals. He has also appeared on numerous television shows and even on stage in a two-man show with David Roth.
In this landmark DVD series, Darwin performs the most stunning effects from his legendary repertoire - all newly shot in stunning digital clarity - for a very enthusiastic audience. You'll first see Darwin perform a complete show (a lesson in itself on how to routine card magic to create an immersive and entertaining experience!) Then, after the show is over and the audience has gone home, Darwin teaches his diabolical methods in meticulous detail so that you can add these amazing effects to your own repertoire. What's more, you'll also be treated to some of Darwin's theories on magic and its performance - sage words from one of its most thoughtful practitioners.
Darwin Ortiz had a very simple goal with this DVD series, one you'll most certainly agree that he's achieved - nothing but the best!
Volume 1
The Vegas Shuffle - A progressively more impossible, three-phase gambling routine that even non-card players will enjoy.
The Psychotronic Card - First you perform one of the most astonishing and convincing vanishes ever of a selected card. Then the card is found in the spectator's own hands!
Four To One - One card becomes four; four cards become one. One of the strongest transpositions in card magic, and it happens under the spectator's hand!
The Unholy Three - It starts as an amazing three-card location and it ends with one of the most powerful surprise kickers in card magic.
Museum Piece - A true work of art - magically, aesthetically, and presentationally.
Test Your Luck - An impossible coincidence, and the spectator does it all.
Best Of The Best (performance only) - A tour-de-force demonstration of incredible gambling skills, both physical and mental.
Theory - One of magic's greatest thinkers offers his insights on three of the most important subjects in magic: The Magical Experience, The Audience is Not the Enemy, and Meaning.
$35.00 (DVD01232)

(9) Nothing But The Best DVD – Volume 2 – Darwin Ortiz: In this landmark DVD series, Darwin performs the most stunning effects from his legendary repertoire - all newly shot in stunning digital clarity - for a very enthusiastic audience. You'll first see Darwin perform a complete show (a lesson in itself on how to routine card magic to create an immersive and entertaining experience!) Then, after the show is over and the audience has gone home, Darwin teaches his diabolical methods in meticulous detail so that you can add these amazing effects to your own repertoire.
Volume 2
Beyond Collecting - Most versions of this plot are marred by overhandling. In this direct version, the Aces simply materialize. A moment later, the selections materialize between them
Passing Through - Marlo's Push-Through Failure is taken to new heights to produce a novel demonstration of impossible skill.
Hard Target - The traditional sandwich plot is transformed into a display of uncanny skill. Two selected cards are located under the most impossible conditions.
New Hitchcock Aces - You'll never find a stronger impromptu Ace assembly - as entertaining as it is amazing.
The Marker - This is considered by many to be the best presentation ever devised for the Torn and Restored Card. It's meaningful, motivated, and memorable.
Darwin's Wild Card - This classic effect has never looked more magical. Visual magic at its best.
Supercharged Nine-Card Location - More than just a collection of great revelations, this version contains a groundbreaking idea that makes the whole effect far stronger.
Theory- One of magic's greatest thinkers offers his insights on three of the most important subjects in magic: Conviction and Conditions, Causality, and The Critical Interval.
$34.95 (DVD01233)

(10) Nothing But The Best DVD – Volume 3 – Darwin Ortiz: In this landmark DVD series, Darwin performs the most stunning effects from his legendary repertoire - all newly shotin stunning digital clarity - for a very enthusiastic audience. You'll first see Darwin perform a complete show (a lesson in itself on how to routine card magic to create an immersive and entertaining experience!) Then, after the show is over and the audience has gone home, Darwin teaches his diabolical methods in meticulous detail so that you can add these amazing effects to your own repertoire. What's more, you'll also be treated to some of Darwin's theories on magic and its performance - sage words from one of its most thoughtful practitioners.
Volume 3
Jumping Gemini - This modern classic is widely regarded as one of the greatest packet tricks ever created-and it uses only four cards from an ordinary deck.
The Lucky Deck - You start with a blank deck, you end with an ordinary, examinable deck and in between, you have great, entertaining audience by-play.
Modern Jazz Aces - Considered by many to be the definitive version of Peter Kane's classic effect.
The Dream Card - Not just a Card-to-Wallet, this is a surreal experience the spectator will never forget.
Darwin's Three-Card Monte - Darwin's legendary routining skills are on full display in this authentic version of the famous con.
The Ultimate Card Shark - Darwin considers this the strongest gambling routine he has ever found. You control one card, then four, then twenty, then all fifty-two.
Mexican Poker - A post-graduate course on the classic Ten-Card Poker Deal along with one of the best versions ever from a past-master of this effect.
Blind Aces - This Ace-cutting effect is a masterful demonstration of card control that often evokes standing ovations.
Theory - One of magic's greatest thinkers offers his insights on three of the most important subjects in magic: The In-Transit Action, Pacing, and Handling Hecklers.
$34.95 (DVD01234)

And, that’s this week’s I Know How Bright And Sunny It Is In Florida Hotlist. How hot? I don’t know. I forgot what hot is! We’ve got something for everyone this week, so get a move on and check it out.
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Hank