Sorry, with over 100 posts it's hard to keep them all strait.

Where can you find out where Greg will be lecturing?

CFrancis-

In my last communication with Greg, he said it would be a very small lecture tour and he didn't give details of all the locations. His lectures are highly interactive and lots of fun for everybody.

Greg will be here in San Diego on June 7th. (If you happen to live in the Southwest United States and want some information I can give you all the details). I'm looking forward to the lecture, and like others, I'm waiting to buy the dvds from Greg in person.

Matt

Cfrancis, what state do you live in? I'm not sure of what places he will be visiting when, but I do know that he will be in Grand Rapids MI on June 22nd. Don't know if that helps you at all though
Dann

Mr. Wilson is very talented. I have his previous DVD's and use material from them. I bought these new DVD's from my local shop and while his performances are wonderful, I didn't think there was anything new that made it worth the purchase.

They are beautifuly filmed and if you don't have his previous offerings, are well worth the money.

If Greg was the Chef Special...

I think I will be buying soon.

Volume 3 has now been reviewed! Check it out!
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......orum=111

Do you ship to Canada?

I have every DVD Greg released and thought this set equally matched his previous releases. Vol. 2 wasn't so hot but watching one of the best performers today work on the streets to just anyone is worth the price of admission. I don't regret purchasing this set at all. I would rather have performances without explainations then no bonus performances at all.

Does anyone know if the "pitch and ditch" is the same one taught as on the spot. As far as I know, with the one on On the Spot, it is to make a coin disappear, with this one it sounds like a coin is tossed into the air and it changes to another coin? Interesting.

Sorry I haven't checked this thread in a while. Thanks to those who responded to my lecture question. I live in Florida. Anyone know if he'll come somewhere down in the South East?

Anyway, I just received this set as a gift. I've watched the first dvd and it's terrific. But I only own a couple of other dvds from him so a lot of the material was new to me. Even the stuff I had seen before I thought had new and fun handlings. I really like the quarter in watch. Nice, improved variation on Quicksilver.

Can't wait to watch the other two dvds.

So any word on the pitch and ditch? (see 2 posts above)
Dann

Most of the material on these dvds that has appeared on his previous videos has been updated or improved. Pitch and Ditch is one such effect, and the improvement is pretty good.



Brian

Very interesting. I can't wait until I get this set on June 22nd!
Dann

These have fallen flat. He's just doing the same old hat. If you have his other offerings, you don't need these!! The only thing that would have been worth the price of admission would have been his handling, with new refinements of Ortiz's Jumping Gemini. Well, Rishie Sanders on his Super Cards DVD blows this out of the water.

Man! Chris, do you ever have anything positive to say? This set has gotten very good reviews and has very usable material from what I've heard. To say that Greg is doing the "same old hat" is kind of a funny statement since this is "his latest and greatest" it is expected to be stuff from other tapes. To imply that it is not good material is just silly since it's almost all previously released material that has been improved and has already been among magician's favorite stuff.
Dann

Yeah, this set is a greatest hits/new stuff. They even say on the box it's his "latest and greatest". That means new and old.

The dvds are very good. I actually like vol. 1 and 2 better than 3 but I still think there is plenty of usable stuff on all of them. A lot of his old routines have been improved. I've heard a lot of magicians say that if you find one or two effects in a dvd or book, it makes the thing worth it. Well, I've found plenty of effects on these to use and, as always, watching Greg work is an education in and of itself.

I think this set is well worth the money.

I have not seen the new tapes, but to talk about Pitch and Ditch...

Pitch and Ditch is taught on Off the Cuff as the mid-air coin change. In On the Spot it is only taught as the vanish. It sounds like the version on In Action will be pretty much the same as Off the Cuff, but Greg may have added a few new pointers. Hope this was helpful.

Kevin

Hey Kevin,
Thanks for the insight. I appreciate it. I just can't think of how this move could be used as a mid-air change, but I supose I'll have to wait until I get the set in a few weeks. Thanks again.
Dann

Dann-

In Action does in fact use Pitch and Ditch as a mid-air transposition. Very nice and simple effect. The basic move is also covered in more detail than it was in On the Spot. I do not own Off the Cuff, so I can't comment on it.

If you haven't already purchased the set, you can buy it new from http://www.madhattermagicshop.com for $75.00 plus actual US postgage. Very nice shop - I cant say enough nice things about the folks that run it.

Cheers,

Tiki

I've never interpreted the phrase "latest and greatest" literally as new and old. It is a common phrase which typically means the newest and supposedly best in a succession.