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My favourite magic product of 2009 was definitely "Professional Opportunist" by James Brown. Two DVDs of top class, modern, fast moving workable magic. I gave them a rave review on here and still watch them regularly to pick up ideas.

I was therefore unsure about whether I should dig back into the past and get his previous DVD "Still Fancy a Pot of Jam" - or would it duplicate lots of material and seem a bit dated? Well I'm glad I ignored my doubts and bought it because it is absolutely brilliant. If you like ProfOpp and haven't seen SFaPoJ then it is an essential purchase.

I'm not going to go into details about the DVD contents but, if you want to know more, here is an old thread with 5 pages of glowing comments...

http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic13619-0-0-asc-.php

Not only a great magician but also a great teacher. His DVDs have a teaching style and content second to none IMHO. I had the great pleasure of meeting him at Blackpool and having him perform ITHwich (from Proffesional Opportunist) for me.

Great DVD great material, I have gone back to this one many times.

James Brown is fantastic at misdirection and his Pot of Jam / 11p routine is a wonderful moment of surreal magic.