Presto The Digitator!
Presto is Fredric Broder, a local Long Beach resident whose love of magic goes back many years. His store "Presto Magic" used to be located on Atlantic Avenue, but since 2009 he has been in the Long Beach City College area on Norse Way.
There are some excellent reasons to come and visit Presto Magic. Firstly, while you may be able to find cheaper magic on the internet, you will not find a knowledgeable experienced and working magician to teach you how to do the trick you buy. |
Presto and John, who also works in the store, are happy to teach the handling of any effect to a person might purchase form them, and if later the new magician needs a refresher, they can have that too. The cost, a smile. New magicians can also learn the psychology behind the magic and that is something you will never be able to get off the internet. This is where having a real store with a real magician in it makes all the difference, especially to young people.
Fred is a long standing member of the world famous Hollywood Magic Castle, an exclusive club for magicians that can only join by audition. His membership shows how well he is respected by the magic community. To Fred, magic is not about all the flash and special effects of a Las Vegas show or the trick photography of a television show. Magic is about taking simple items and doing things with them that are not only puzzling to your audience, but entertaining as well. Fred will not oversell anyone, he is more interested in inspiring the magic for the young and old alike. |