Wally came up to our neck of the woods a few years ago and did the one day seminar, I too am now a card carrying member of AA. Back to basics in my opinion is a whole lot better than the majority of open discussion meetings with the "who's got the problem" lets play Jr. Therapist for an hour theme.
Personally I prefer sitting across the table and reading the book with my guys, turning statements into personal questions and answering them from a place of experience. When a direction comes along we do exactly what the book says. Every man that has done this thoroughly has recovered and is sober today.