Ed Miller DVD Review

[sboudreau]

Hey Another Sankey fan. I was into magic before I started poker, I might get back to it for a change. The bankroll down swing I'm currently in is starting to get to me, I need a break.

[steamboatin]

Sklansky the Video is > Sklansky the Seminar IMO

[MyTurn2Raise]

I purchased the DVDs based on the recommendations here

[chicagoY]

Hey, he's a physics guy. There won't be any Regis type of charm there.

[chicagoY]

I just ordered mine. It said two to four weeks but I think they'll be here quicker.

[Swax]

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Does anyone know if you can purchase products directly from ConJelCo's Pittsburgh location? I go to school at CMU and would prefer to just go buy them without having them shipped. Thanks in advance. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Didn't see a repsonse to this - anyway, no you can't purchase directly from them. I also went to CMU and was back in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago and contacted them about heading over there. Apparently their warehouse isn't located here, so they don't have the stuff actually in Pittsburgh.

[maurile]

I ordered from conjelco late last week and received my order today.

[colgin]

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I'm used to watching Jay Sankey videos that he filmed himself in his kitchen, so I'm sure the production quality of Ed's DVDs will be awesome by comparison.

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I was thinking about getting a Jay Sanky DVD. Which one would you recommend.

BTW, do you have any of the David Williamson DVD's. They are all pretty good. I was friends with Dave many years ago in Washington, D.C. (before he was magician of the year and all). Great guy and great magician.

[maurile]

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I was thinking about getting a Jay Sanky DVD. Which one would you recommend.

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I would very strongly recommend Sankey-tized I and Sankey-tized II. Those are his two best, IMO. If you do coins, his Revolutionary Coin Magic is also great.

I've also got 1999, Sankey Very Much, 45, and 3-Ring Circus, which I'd rank in that order. 1999 and Sankey Very Much both have some very cool ideas in them, but they are (by Sankey's admission) kind of half-baked, half-developed. These are also the videos I had in mind when I used Sankey as an example of amateur production quality. I think it's fine -- kind of endearing -- but they are filmed from a single camera angle in what appears to be Jay's kitchen. You can't beat his creativity, though.

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BTW, do you have any of the David Williamson DVD's.

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I don't, but I've heard nothing but extreme praise for "Magic Farm" and "Sleight of Dave."

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I ordered from conjelco late last week and received my order today.

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Got the videos today. Ed's an excellent public speaker and the format of the video's graphics make it easy to follow along with his thought process. I haven't gained anything new from what I have seen so far, but thats not why I made the purchase.

As usual Ed doesn't disappoint. In fact he keeps getting better.

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