i get what u sayin dhag. somehow i feel that if i had regular playing time with knowledgeable musicians, i probably wouldnt need the DVD either. A lot of the techniques and concepts i know, but i just need to understand better how and when to apply them, and sometimes that comes with more opportunities to use them. There's actually one part on the DVD where he gets into how to play with overplaying musicians, which i know and actually do. The thing is, when you have to do that ALL the time, it makes it hard to grow and explore musically.
I think its kinda the difference between training workshops/classes and on-the-job training. if u get a lot of one, sometimes u dont really need that much of the other.