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Aladdin New user United Arab Emirates 3 Posts |
I've heard a lot of good things about Jay so thought it's time to take a closer look at his material and am considering what to purchase.
I prefer the DVD medium, so I want to go for either the 2 "Secret Files" volumes or the 3 volume set of the "Very Best of Jay Sankey". Can I have some opinions of which to go for? I guess I'm an intermediate close-up magician and performing for friends and family but have been known to do the occasional party. I already have a number of card effects in my reportoire so although I wouldn't mind learning a few more I would ideally like to see more non-card material. |
BenSchwartz Elite user Southern California 499 Posts |
Get the Very Best Of Jay Sankey. I find the material in there is MUCH better. I LOVE Jay Sankey. He is one of my favorite magicians. He's great. His card stuff is offbeat and phenomenal. A genius when it comes to magic in my opinion.
"The experience of astonishment is the experience of a clear, primal state of mind that they associate with a child's state of mind." ---- Paul Harris
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LeConte Special user Bay area 830 Posts |
I have not seen The Very Best Of Jay Sankey, but I do own The Secret Files and I love it! I imagine all 5 DVD's are worth picking up.
I can't wait to get The Best Of now, seeing that Ben recommends it even over Secret Files.
Drive Carefully
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WilliamWHolcomb Special user Twinsburg, Ohio 533 Posts |
I agree with LeConte...all of them are very much worth getting! If you can only afford one set then I'd get The Best of Sankey...it's packed with great material!
William Holcomb
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Bill Veteran user and Pretty Nice Guy 373 Posts |
Right on. The "Best of" is by far superior to "Secret Files". They are my favorites in my entire collection of DVD's.
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LeConte Special user Bay area 830 Posts |
Man, I can't believe something could be way better than The Secret Files. I feel like I'm going to pop now unless I get the 3 DVD set by Sankey right away!
I guess I'll have to put some book purchases on hold to get these first. I thought I was done buying DVD's for awhile, but I was wrong it would seem. The conviction of your responses is appreciated.
Drive Carefully
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ixnay66 Inner circle Denver 1525 Posts |
The routine in Secret Files he uses to get gigs was too good to release.
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BenSchwartz Elite user Southern California 499 Posts |
Ya... I wish he would have just told me that routine.. lol... you and me ixnay lol. Yes.. get his 3 DVD set. Oh and by the way, he's WAY funnier, way better quality too.
"The experience of astonishment is the experience of a clear, primal state of mind that they associate with a child's state of mind." ---- Paul Harris
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Aladdin New user United Arab Emirates 3 Posts |
At the moment I can only afford one set so it looks like it's going to have to be "The Very Best of" series.
If they're as good as everyone says then I guess I'll think about the "Secret Files" later. Thanks everyone for your comments. |
Rcitgo Special user Emporia,Va. 738 Posts |
I have both sets and I like "The Best OF" more than "The secret files".
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ixnay66 Inner circle Denver 1525 Posts |
Do you have Volume 2 Ben? That's the one I don't have. Most of the material on them I have in printed form but there's a couple of items I don't have in note or book form.
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Magicboy41772 Regular user 135 Posts |
The very best of Jay Sankey 1 is my favorite video! It is worth buying the whole set because the material is great.
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magicgirl New user 63 Posts |
If anyone is considering buying "The Best Of" set in DVD, Penguin Magic has it for $84.99 with free shipping. Not only that, for this week they are running a promo where they will take 10% off anything you order with the promo code "nextlevel". That means the set would cost just $76.50 with shipping included! I'm kicking myself because I just bought the VHS set for $60 on Ebay plus $10 in shipping plus $2 for insurance. That means for a lousy $4.50 I could have had the DVD set . Oh well, lesson learned...
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Terry New user 93 Posts |
Magicgirl:
Thanks for the tip, I just ordered and saved some cash! |
ixnay66 Inner circle Denver 1525 Posts |
Penguinmagic.com has good prices and free shipping on the stuff they have. Well worth looking into.
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