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FAB Magic Rocks — And I’m Broke!!

FAB Magic.

FAB Magic is but a stone’s throw from the famous showroom of Abbott’s Magic Company. Colon, Michigan, is a small town with a new Marathon Gas Station (with hot dogs that will knock your socks off) and the famous Magic Caf?. But unlike my hometown of Mystic Hollow, Michigan, it has two world-famous magic shops.

Rich and Cheryl Fisher have joined with the Abbott family to establish a new and improved magic store in the heart of The Magic Capital of the World. Not far from my favorite restaurants, is the graveyard and the final resting place of magicians such as Harry Blackstone, Karrell Fox, and others. Harry Blackstone, Jr. is memorialized by a wonderful Moore-esque statue in the center of the yard. He is actually buried in California.

But Colon is not dead and not about dead magicians. The addition of FAB Magic to the town has only increased the competition – always a good thing – for both Abbott’s and FAB to produce great magic. We benefit by their efforts to outdo the other with more quality and lower prices. Think Abbott’s isn’t concerned? Check out the mailing you received recently from Abbott’s proclaiming their dominance in the market and their long history in Colon. While not a direct attack on FAB, it is at best a veiled one.

The Fisher’s have offered only those effects that they are ready to produce. Their Die Box is exactly what you remember when you first bought the D. Robbin’s version of the die box. It’s not the Abbott’s Shenanigan Die Box…

FAB Magic.

FAB Magic is but a stone’s throw from the famous showroom of Abbott’s Magic Company. Colon, Michigan, is a small town with a new Marathon Gas Station (with hot dogs that will knock your socks off) and the famous Magic Caf?. But unlike my hometown of Mystic Hollow, Michigan, it has two world-famous magic shops.

Rich and Cheryl Fisher have joined with the Abbott family to establish a new and improved magic store in the heart of The Magic Capital of the World. Not far from my favorite restaurants, is the graveyard and the final resting place of magicians such as Harry Blackstone, Karrell Fox, and others. Harry Blackstone, Jr. is memorialized by a wonderful Moore-esque statue in the center of the yard. He is actually buried in California.

But Colon is not dead and not about dead magicians. The addition of FAB Magic to the town has only increased the competition – always a good thing – for both Abbott’s and FAB to produce great magic. We benefit by their efforts to outdo the other with more quality and lower prices. Think Abbott’s isn’t concerned? Check out the mailing you received recently from Abbott’s proclaiming their dominance in the market and their long history in Colon. While not a direct attack on FAB, it is at best a veiled one.

The Fisher’s have offered only those effects that they are ready to produce. Their Die Box is exactly what you remember when you first bought the D. Robbin’s version of the die box. It’s not the Abbott’s Shenanigan Die Box and that is what makes it so special.

This Is What A Magic Showroom Should Look Like

You need to check out their site. The FAB site is on our Inside Magic Links of Fame and it should be on your itinerary for any trip to south Michigan. It is more than worth it. It is inspiring. The best of luck is sent as a wish and a prayer to Rick and Cheryl Fisher. Good luck doing that which is in the best interest of the company and the magicians who buy from the company.

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