(Hank) Moorehouse 1934 – 2011 - The Society of American Magicians

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menTal epic Trick aVailable From your FaVoriTe dealer Distributed by D. Robbins http://www.ezmagicrobbins.com Price $22.00 revieW by Payne All I can say about this “prop” is that you get what you pay for, which in this case isn’t much at all. For a start, a proper Mental Epic is supposed to look like a chalkboard or a more contemporary erasable white board. This “prop,” to use the term loosely, more closely resembles a cafeteria tray than it does the previously mentioned two items. To say it is shoddily put together is to insult all other things that are shoddily put together. The frame is constructed out of miserably thin vacu-formed plastic reinforced with shiny black tape. The areas given to you to write in are painfully small, about two and a half inches square. This combined with the fact that they are also recessed about a half an inch makes writing anything in them cumbersome. There are three doors to cover the performer’s predictions, which on the outset look handy. But the way they are constructed (tape hinges) keeps them from staying open on their own when you do the final reveals at the end of the trick. So you’re left showing that prediction one matches and then closing the door; then moving on to prediction two, and then again closing that door before moving on to revealing prediction three. This makes for a less than impressive final display of all three matching predictions at the conclusion of the effect. The visual image that the audience is left with is that you got one prediction correct. Add about thirty-five bucks to what you’d typically pay for this thing and you can pick up Paul Romhany’s excellent book The Mental Epic Compendium (reviewed in the July issue), which has many variations on this effect. All of which look a hundred times better than this prop. The only positive thing I can mention about this piece of apparatus is that it does come with an erasable whiteboard pen that you can use for something else. Avoid this poorly made prop like the plague. � If you wish to have your product reviewed please send it to: BIll Duncan P.O. BOx 50562 Bellevue, Wa 98015-0562 70 M-U-M Magazine Joining Forces By Debbie Leifer s.A.M. Veterans entertainment chair “Joining Forces – Taking Action To serve America’s Military Families” is the powerful initiative spearheaded by First Lady Michelle obama and Dr. Jill Biden to support and honor America’s service members and their families. The initiative focuses on employment, education, and wellness, while engaging in a comprehensive effort to raise awareness about the service, sacrifice, and needs of military families. i’m sure all magicians will agree that the relaxation, humor, and entertainment derived from our art is a joy to engage in while recovering from injury, illness, or trauma. imagine how appreciative an audience of men and women who have served our nation would be to receive the gift of a magical performance while confined to a Veterans Hospital or Veterans Nursing Home. When you attend your next assembly meeting, please consider making the suggestion that your members get together to donate a performance at your local/regional Veterans Hospital! our Veterans entertainment program, also known as “Operation Hocus Pocus,” is described in great detail on the Web at www.magicsam. com/VHSP-home.asp. You’ll find pages on How To Volunteer, Tips and guidelines, and a list of VA Hospitals across the U.S. that your assembly can contact to donate performances. You’ll also see an image of the impressive Veterans Program Lapel Pin you’ll be sent to celebrate the performance you’ve so generously donated. Many of our members and officers wear that pin with pride. We’ve got good company! Major League Baseball, Sesame Street, AOL, The American Heart Association, McGraw-Hill Publishing, YMCA, Best Buy, Intel, Wal-Mart, and the U.S. Tennis Association are among the diverse corporations and organizations supporting veterans and the Joining Forces program this year. so, borrowing a phrase from one of those popular organizations, let’s all “step up to the plate” and hit a home run this year by donating our time and talents to entertain our veterans confined to hospitals and nursing homes across America. �
Spotlight on... neil tobin neil is President of assembly 3. He has instituted a fund-raising séance each October and acts as the necromancer who performs the séance. He sets up the room, does the blackout, and requests club volunteers to help. neil started an annual magic competition held at chicago’s navy Pier. This free show was created to bring magic to the attention of the general public, and up to twenty area magicians take part. The first-, second-, and third-place winners each receive a specially made wand. The first-place winner receives a show contract. neil publicizes the show, lines up community judges, requests club volunteers, and emcees the competition. – Darlene Bull AUGUST 2011 71
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