Thursday, September 30, 2010

"Houdini" Is Gone . . . .




















"Houdini" is gone. Oh I realize the REAL Harry Houdini passed away in 1926, for many of us - Tony Curtis WAS Houdini. Growing up without cable tv, our family owned one television that once in a while, if the attennae was pointing in the right direction and there was just enough cloud cover, we could pick up old movies on WTTV-4 out of Indianapolis. Every week found me scouring the TV Guide looking for HOUDINI starring Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh. If I was lucky enough I could see the whole movie through the 'fuzzy airwaves'. This was my only connection to magic for the longest time.

I can even remember one year when I couldn't see it because of the distortions and I sat my old reel-to-reel tape recorder next to the tv speaker and recorded most of it so I could at least listen to the words and music whenever I wanted. Those were the days. . .

Whether you agree with the movie's authenticity or not it was inspirational to a lot of aspiring magicians. So here's to you Tony Curtis - thank you - we will miss you.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

NEW WEBSITE! History Of Colon, Michigan !














Announcing an ALL NEW website! We have been working on this for quite some time now but within the next week our new internet site on the history of Colon, Michigan will be up and running. Anything you ever wanted to know about the history of the Magic Capital Of The World will be here! Never before seen photographs, interviews and much,much more. We are excited to finally bring the magic capital of the world TO the world. The official address is www.colonmichigan.org. Watch for it SOON!

Above is a photograph taken from 1953 4th of July Parade. Cool stuff!

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Great Times & Great Friends

Here on Labor Day weekend it is nice to relax a bit in the shop before the busy season begins. I am very fortunate indeed to have so many good friends here in Colon. Bill Watson, my second "dad" is taking some time out to show my granddaughter Lily how to draw a picture of a butterfly. After that we are off to the zoo and looking forward to spending some quality time with her - she is three years old and going on ...10!

I hope you are enjoying your family this weekend - have a safe and happy Labor Day!