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The State of Michigan honored Abbotts and the city of Colon with a resolution acknowledging 75 years of magic. The event was covered by the press and you can “read all about it” in the following links. Sturgis Journal River County Journal Colon MI To hear the full interview with Greg Bordner and Tom Whitford, click on the following link: Greg Bordner and Tom Whitford interview (3:05 – 2.82 MB). Below is SR-154, As Adopted by Senate, May 15,... Read more

The title of my column is supposed to be “Magic BS – Banter and Stories” but for search engine content I guess... Read more

Aloha everyone, Al The Only, your occasional correspondent here. (It takes awhile for information to travel via the coconut wireless.) In the bad... Read more

Abbotts has begun working on its 2012 Halloween project which we have affectionately called “The Greatest Magic Un-Earthed” and it will compliment... Read more

Its hard to believe another Flea Market/Auction has come and gone (pictures can be found at the bottom of this post). We... Read more

Just a beautiful day today in Colon so I put the “back in 10 minutes” sign on the front door and walked... Read more

In April a delegation of prominent American magicians visited North Korea, the first group of U.S. performers invited to that country since... Read more

Memoirs of a Small Town Entertainer Harry Opel (1883 – 1955) was a professional stage magician, juggler and amateur poet. Opel became a... Read more

Abbotts has signed off to Warner Brothers to allow them to use the Abbott name as a backdrop/reference, etc. for the upcoming... Read more

Colon Getting Set for Abbott’s 9th Get-Together From TOPS Magazine, August 1942: “Despite curtailed transportation facilities, many reservations for room... Read more