I hesitate to buy before getting feedback here. Mike Close did not think much of the videos in his review a while back.

Looking for good "workable" close up material. Will I find any on these videos?

G.

Anyone?

The videos are wonderful. Todd is an expert and a real worker.

Mike Close sometimes has clouded vision when he reviews items.

G.

Thanks for your interest in my work. Just to give you an idea of what a few pros have said:

Daryl: "These tapes are full of good, practical and commercial magic for the professional performer. If you are looking for new routines to add to your repertoire, Todd's videos are an excellent value."

Dan Fleshman: "Todd is one of the best restaurant magicians I have seen. You can't go wrong with the purchase of these tapes."

Giovanni: "Todd is a real close-up magician with real material for real people. You will learn from these tapes."

David Acer: "You can take any trick from these videos and knock on it from all sides - absolutely rock solid. Every trick has been forged in the fires of real-life performing conditions and it's impossible to put a price on that sort of magic (though somehow, Todd has managed)".

Tim Trono: "I found GET REAL to contain excellent, usable, practical material. There are several items I will use in my work for real people."

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do this or not but I will offer all Café members a special Magic Café Price of $50.00 for all 3 videos (plus postage). They are only on VHS (not DVD). You can PM me or e-mail me at magictodd@micro.com

I make this offer for a limited time and trust me, it is a good deal.

G., I will tell you this, just like any project you do in life, when you get done there are always things you would change if you did it over. In the case of my videos, I probably would have used a boom mic for the audience. I probably would have changed the backdrop or maybe the lighting. But guess what? If I reshot those videos today, the material that I originally put on them is the exact same material I would use again. Most of those routines are still serving me well today.

Todd

These videos are great! You should get them at his offer, it is a good deal.

These videos are great! I know Todd very well but was a big fan of these videos before meeting him. I highly recommend them to anyone interested in solid "worker" material.

Best
Shawn

I really liked these vids. I'm surprised anyone would give them a bad review.

Mike Close panned them, but Mike many times doesn't liek things I do.

They are a hell of a lot better than the close videos (IMHO)

Man, I agree. I thought Mike's videos werew horrible. So boring. He's a fun guy in person, but that didn't come accross in his videos.

Okay...I've seen Todd Lamanske live...and he kills!

His sense of humor and material is really great.

I bought the videos, and have been very pleased with them.

Highly recommended.

Lamanske is in and Close's stuff shirt style is...OUT!!!!

Highly recommended! Great material from the repertoire of a true entertainer and real worker.

John B. Born