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by Richard Kaufman
Sat Aug 12, 2017 1:21 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Whatever happened to Bob a.k.a. 444rr?
Replies: 13
Views: 11791

Re: Whatever happened to Bob a.k.a. 444rr?

He's far from the only pedophile in magic.
Jim Pace, who created the "Web" has been in jail for years.
Children's magician Bob Markwood was in prison for years, but is now out and doing kid shows again!
And they are certainly not the only ones.
by Richard Kaufman
Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:17 pm
Forum: Form the Forum
Topic: REQUEST FOR MEMBERSHIP by EMAIL ONLY
Replies: 13
Views: 31102

Re: REQUEST FOR MEMBERSHIP by EMAIL ONLY

I am having the same problem on The Genii Forum and have had to stop taking new members. I have over 500 registrations that are impossible for me to wade through and increases every day.
by Richard Kaufman
Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:15 pm
Forum: Performing Tenyo
Topic: "Invisible Zone " - Hand Spinner version
Replies: 15
Views: 12454

Re: "Invisible Zone " - Hand Spinner version

Amano has cleverly turned Invisible Zone into a miniature version of the Blackstone Buzz Saw Illusion. Pretty Cool!
by Richard Kaufman
Wed Aug 09, 2017 12:30 pm
Forum: Focus On Tenyo
Topic: T-149 Dragon Altar
Replies: 27
Views: 119051

Re: T-149 Dragon Altar

Yet another trick with a noise issue.
by Richard Kaufman
Sun Jul 23, 2017 1:11 pm
Forum: Focus On Tenyo
Topic: T-247 Tower of Dice
Replies: 13
Views: 10339

Re: T-247 Tower of Dice

At the risk of stating the obvious: any guilt on your part, even if it lasts for only a second, is immediately picked up by most spectators.
by Richard Kaufman
Sun Jul 23, 2017 1:08 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: IBM/SAM convention
Replies: 7
Views: 4875

Re: IBM/SAM convention

Nice to meet you as well.

Magi-Fest is an enjoyable convention (not much Tenyo action). I personally have not experienced bad weather during Magi-Fest in years.

Every convention has a completely different character.
by Richard Kaufman
Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:05 am
Forum: Focus On Tenyo
Topic: T-206 Sun and Moon Tubes
Replies: 3
Views: 3721

Re: T-206 Sun and Moon Tubes

Yes, as soon as they sent it to me, the Rice Bowls became apparent.
While it does work like a Pea Can, the load chamber and the plug are of an identical color--it's much more sophisticated, water tight, etc.
by Richard Kaufman
Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:04 pm
Forum: Performing Tenyo
Topic: "Crystal Pyramid" - pirates version
Replies: 12
Views: 11173

Re: "Crystal Pyramid" - pirates version

The Tenyo version (normal release) is the green and yellow. The first release by Tenyo was at FISM, and the base is purple. The Magic Works version is different: the base is gray (like rock) and there is no pyramid (because the dumbells are afraid some child will poke his eye out). It's a flat-toppe...
by Richard Kaufman
Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:02 pm
Forum: Focus On Tenyo
Topic: T-247 Tower of Dice
Replies: 13
Views: 10339

Re: T-247 Tower of Dice

Practice is not just the "digtial" but also the psychological work you do to get comfortable with something. If you're not comfortable, it's likely you're feeling guilty about some particular moment.
by Richard Kaufman
Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:26 pm
Forum: Performing Tenyo
Topic: "Crystal Pyramid" - pirates version
Replies: 12
Views: 11173

Re: "Crystal Pyramid" - pirates version

Mr.C: if you read about "Crystal Pyramid" in Tenyoism (or watch Shimomura perform it on the video I shot) you will see how to do it without any odd noise.
by Richard Kaufman
Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:24 pm
Forum: Focus On Tenyo
Topic: T-247 Tower of Dice
Replies: 13
Views: 10339

Re: T-247 Tower of Dice

If you think it's not "comfortable," that just means you have to learn how to do it. Practice, my friends, makes perfect. This fooled the hell out of me the first time I saw it.
by Richard Kaufman
Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:49 am
Forum: Form the Forum
Topic: Login Tenyoforum has become kinda weird
Replies: 11
Views: 18092

Re: Login Tenyoforum has become kinda weird

I am not having any of these problems! But it may have something to do with the lower left corner and that map-thingy that is not functioning correctly.
by Richard Kaufman
Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:22 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Congratulations Roberto!
Replies: 15
Views: 13795

Re: Congratulations Roberto!

A new potential Tenyo collector is always a good thing. Congratulations!!!!
by Richard Kaufman
Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:24 pm
Forum: Focus On Tenyo
Topic: T-220 Crash Dice
Replies: 17
Views: 22397

Re: T-220 Crash Dice

You can find Amano's version, as well as a great version by Hase which combines it with the bulb from Ghost Lamp, in Tenyoism.
by Richard Kaufman
Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:34 pm
Forum: Performing Tenyo
Topic: “Clean Cut”- M:I version
Replies: 7
Views: 5996

Re: “Clean Cut” M:I version

Amano-san, this was one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Sugoi!
by Richard Kaufman
Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:01 am
Forum: Collecting Tenyo
Topic: Four New Tenyo Disney Themed Items
Replies: 8
Views: 11700

Four New Tenyo Disney Themed Items

Take a look at Amano-san's blog: http://jpmagic.blog34.fc2.com/
There are four new Disney-themed items.
Two for Mickey Mouse; two for Finding Dory.
by Richard Kaufman
Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:00 am
Forum: Tenyo-Like Magic
Topic: Sugawara's Ring and Ribbon Back in Stock
Replies: 31
Views: 35807

Re: Sugawara's Ring and Ribbon Back in Stock

Bob Little has nothing to do with Grant's "Swing a Ring." He claimed it was his idea and sold it to Tenyo. These are actually two completely different effects. You should not be close enough to a spectator when doing the Sugawara effect for that person to examine the ring. You perform the trick, put...
by Richard Kaufman
Sat Jun 24, 2017 12:27 pm
Forum: Tenyo-Like Magic
Topic: Sugawara's Ring and Ribbon Back in Stock
Replies: 31
Views: 35807

Re: Sugawara's Ring and Ribbon Back in Stock

Sugawara's trick is not an -under-the-spectator's-nose close-up effect, but it's certainly the most beautiful of any penetration of a ring off a ribbon or rope I've seen. You need to be at least two to three feet away. The Tenyo and Fantasma effects are both copies of UF Grant's "Swing a Ring." It's...
by Richard Kaufman
Wed Jun 21, 2017 10:46 pm
Forum: Tenyo-Like Magic
Topic: Sugawara's Ring and Ribbon Back in Stock
Replies: 31
Views: 35807

Re: Sugawara's Ring and Ribbon Back in Stock

It's f*cking amazing. Real magic. It pounds all other versions into the dirt.
by Richard Kaufman
Tue Jun 20, 2017 10:01 pm
Forum: Focus On Tenyo
Topic: T-148 Mira-Metal
Replies: 10
Views: 8996

Re: T-148 Mira-Metal

The few times I've done this trick for laypeople, about half the time they were suspicious of the case at the end. I managed this by using sleight of hand, but it put me off the trick.
by Richard Kaufman
Tue Jun 20, 2017 9:59 pm
Forum: Magic in General
Topic: My new effect
Replies: 10
Views: 10889

Re: My new effect

Madison, are you the first person to do Bruno Hennig's Card in Box with a card case and a retracting folded card? I've seen the effect done with a card case, and other versions (the first, I think, might have been a bulldog clip) where the card quickly retracts. Is your handling the first that combi...
by Richard Kaufman
Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:53 pm
Forum: Collecting Tenyo
Topic: I am Going to Share a Secret with You
Replies: 50
Views: 45632

Re: I am Going to Share a Secret with You

Not true, David. The other people will try to look at the screen on the phone because they think the spectator is seeing something different than they are.
by Richard Kaufman
Sun Jun 18, 2017 11:05 am
Forum: Collecting Tenyo
Topic: I am Going to Share a Secret with You
Replies: 50
Views: 45632

Re: I am Going to Share a Secret with You

Let the spectator take the photograph, that way he or she is not looking at the hanky directly (not through the camera).
by Richard Kaufman
Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:55 pm
Forum: Performing Tenyo
Topic: Very nice magic demonstration at Disneyland Tokyo Japan
Replies: 7
Views: 5904

Re: Very nice magic demonstration at Disneyland Tokyo Japan

He's hard to catch because he works at both The Magic Shop in Disneyland and the Arabian Bazaar in DisneySea. Also, he has days off, or days he has to work at the Tenyo office doing paperwork.