FAB Magic Adds To Magic Capital of the World

Rick Fisher

There is a second magic store in Colon, Michigan and its addition only increases the attraction of the small hamlet to Magicians like you and me. Rick and Cheryl Fisher have teamed up with Percy Abbott?s daughter, Marilyn, to open the shop of their dreams.

On a chilly Saturday, we loaded the Inside Magic Limo and headed east from Mystic Hollow towards the Southwestern corner of the Michigan and just north of the Indiana line.

The following is a review of the exciting developments in the Magic Capital of the World that should fortify the village?s claim to that title.

Colon

, Michigan is for many of us magicians, the Mecca of our Art. I recall driving miles out of my way in a rental car during a business trip to Detroit just to visit the town where Harry Blackstone and his progeny walked and where Percy Abbott began perhaps the most famous magic store in the world.
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Latest Magic News – January 12, 2004

According to several magic news sources, Derek Dingle passed away yesterday, Sunday, in England from a stroke. Meir Yedid issued a special edition of his newly revised ? and outstanding ? Magic Times to cover the passing. Mr. Dingle has been such a tremendous influence on all of us that enjoy watching and performing close-up magic.

Read Meir Yedid?s column here.

Paul Daniels held his latest Masterclass at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday. His day-long education on the ways and means of making money in Magic was not only intense, it was worth the full price of the considerable admission fee. A full review will follow.

KVTU in Las Vegas is reporting that despite Siegfried?s recent comments, Roy
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