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MAGIC WALK OF FAME
This just in from Rick Fisher in
Colon Michigan USA.
Rick Fisher, chairman of
the Colon Downtown
Development Authority,
shared the idea of a “Magic
Walk of Fame”with the Village
Council. He said it would be
like a touch of Hollywood in
downtown Colon.“Imagine
what it could mean to our
village if David Copperfield
had a star in our downtown
Walk of Fame,” Fisher said.
“All I’m asking today is your
permission to explore the
idea and find out what it
might cost.”
Fisher, a magician who owns
FAB Magic in Colon, said
it was Annette Thornton
and Steve Chezaday who
originally came up with
the idea for a Walk of Fame.
Annette and her husband,
Carl, own Five Star Pizza in
Colon.
The Michigan Walk of Fame
is located in Lansing’s
downtown retail corridor
at Washington Square, just
8
east of the state Capitol
building. It was styled after
the Hollywood Walk of
Fame to honor Michigan
residents, past or present,
who have made significant
contributions to the state or
nation. The first inductees
were honored during
Michigan Week in 2006.
They now have six stars
installed - Monk Watson,Bill
Watson,Wilma Rench, Percy
Abbott, Neil Foster & Carl Karl
with three additional ones on
order.
Cost is only $1275.00 which
includes labor to have it set
in the sidewalk. If you want
to sponsor a magician please
include your sponsor name.
The magician’s name will
go inside of the star and the
sponsor name outside and
below the star. We have a list
of magicians that we would
like to begin with as these
folks have made a significant
contribution to the art of
magic here in Colon and
possibly / were/are residents.
“The Silver Fox” Scotty York passed away in December
2012. Scotty had performed as a professional magic
bartender in the Washington D.C. area for many years.
He was an active lecturer throughout the United States,
Europe and Japan. Mr. York was a prolific creator of magic;
including videos (“Professional Tricky Bartender: The
Scotty York Video”), marketed effects (“Goldfinger,”“Fabulous Red Snapper,” “Passport Switch Wallet”), magazinepublished routines (Genii, Magic Menu, Kabbal, etc.), and
other publications (“The Scott York Lecture Book,”“Scott
York on Cups and Balls,” and