Get to see Michio play tomorrow night!!!

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John O.

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From: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

Get to see Michio play tomorrow night!!!

Yes yes, he actually lives and performs regularly about 20 miles away from me! His live playing gives me a warm tingly feeling

My wife is a make-up artist at the theater in Darmstadt where he plays and wants to take me back to the cafeteria where he hangs out with his girlfriend (also a performer) before the show.

What the hell do you say to somebody like him? "So you play too, huh?"

I'm nervous. I'd be very cool if it clicked personally, though...

John

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edgar884

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

Sorry, who is he John.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2006 18:24:58

John O.

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to edgar884)

http://www.michio.de/

Not sure how big he is internationally, but he's brought out a couple of good albums, one recorded with the Gerardo Nunez trio in Madrid, and composed music for the theater piece "The House of Bernarda Alba" by Federico Garcia Lorca.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2006 18:42:32

edgar884

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

THANX, I'm gonna check it out.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2006 19:06:46

Francisco

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From: SW USA

RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

Sounds like a good time, John. Have fun.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2006 19:23:12

Florian

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From: Adelaide/Australia

RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

Hey Micho is great !!! I love his album !! one of my favs..

tell him he has a big fan in Australia

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2006 2:12:42

Doitsujin

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

Hi Florian, could you tell me where you bought the album in australia? Shop name? Or internet? Or did a friend made a copy for you? Im only interested how it floats over the world.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2006 13:30:56

Florian

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to Doitsujin)

I heard a track from a friend, remembered the name all i had to do was do a search on "Michio flamenco" on google u get about 20 websites that sell it very easy.

Finding unknown guitarists that i like, is one of my favourite things to do on the net.

Why are you looking to buy a copy and having trouble finding a website that sells it ?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2006 15:03:20

Doitsujin

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

Ah yes I was wondering about that you got it in australia. Coz I only thought on buying it in a store...my fault. I still have one.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2006 18:12:38

Florian

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From: Adelaide/Australia

RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to Doitsujin)

well u cant buy good flamenco cds in a store here, only Gipsy kings , otmar libert...

U can get Sabicas, Paco de lucia and paco pena but i like variety.
U have to buy everything online.

Its amazing the things u can get here in the new world

sometimes even German beer ! and Tv

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 0:44:40

John O.

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From: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

This was most definitely one of the best flamenco concerts I've been to in a long long time. I can't believe this guy hasn't made it big yet. His style is less virtuous (not to say he's not an amazing player), more poetic, there are some very beautiful ideas in his pieces.

Also the other musicians were great and the dancer was phenominal. The singer was simply amazing. She sang a Siguiriya which put me completely in a trance.

I play a guitar from the same builder as Michio (Wolfgang Suttner) who was there as well and set it up so I could meet him, we all went out to a little café. It took a long while for Michio to get there and unfortunately there was just time to say "Hello, great show". Just as he sat down we stood up and I said "Just wanted to say hi", and he laughed. Very nice guy he is, I wish I'd had more time to talk to him. Hopefully his next concert will be on a Friday or Saturday, I'd love to drink a beer with him...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 6:26:21

Florian

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

I cant belive u left when he came to sitt.
I would have been there all night.
Why did u have to go ?

I wanna know everything next time u see him, i am a HUGE HUGE fan, i probably played his cd more than almost everyother guitarst i have , and i have all of them.

and tell him that I talk his cd to everyone i meet. Ask him his favourite guitarist, my gues is Vicente, but i wanna hear what he says.

Ask him if hes working on a second album.

Are you gonna remember all this ?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 13:18:48

John O.

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to Florian)

I really wanted to talk to him, but I had to wake up at 6:30 this morning and it was already midnight. I'm beat today as it is... There'll be more chances, it's not like he's so far away.

I'll make sure to ask/tell him all that for ya. Hope I don't make you jealous with this: I've written him an email and asked if he teaches

Vicente was exactly what I thought, and let me tell you he produces an ambience in concert you cannot possibly fathom when listening to the album..

I'll let you know when I find anything out!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 14:43:59

John O.

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

And by the way, what you have is not his first album:

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 18:03:38

Florian

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

whats his first album like ?

u are making me jelous but then thats all of you who have alot of big flamenco stars coming to your cities all the time, down here we get 1 mibe 2 a year, and one of them is allways Paco pena, i mean paco pena is fine but id love some variety.

I will just die if u start getting lessons from Micho

but in a good way.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 19:05:48

John O.

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to Florian)

To be honest I haven't checked it out yet, I'm still into his new one.

Yeah, we have a bit of luck here so close to Spain, although you don't necessarily have to be so close to meet the big flamenco masters if you're good enough (Ricardo...). And the world is so small - Michio knows Gerardo Nunez personally and introduced him to the guitar builder I know so well. Could be some day I'll get the chance to shake the guy's hand...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 19:18:27

John O.

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to Doitsujin)

quote:

Hi Florian, could you tell me where you bought the album in australia? Shop name? Or internet? Or did a friend made a copy for you? Im only interested how it floats over the world.

My streched fantasy is putting pieces together. Doitsujin... lives in the same area Michio used to, takes over accompanying for him in the area, I've never heard an upload from him, taking such an interest in how Michio's album gets around, the internet tag could be interpreted as some sort of Asian name... Doitsujin, you're Michio in diguise! Trying to mingle amongst us struggling guitarists without being recognized!!!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 19:48:02

Florian

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

well if he is he owes me a ****load of money for advertising him before most users here knew who he was.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 19:57:27

Florian

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From: Adelaide/Australia

RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to Florian)

OH yeah and heres proof

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=18494&p=3&tmode=1&smode=1

now doitsujin cough up my money

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 20:11:26

Doitsujin

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RE: Get to see Michio play tomorrow ... (in reply to John O.)

Wahahha.... you are funny guys.

pff...

No Im not Michio! Please trust me. Hes just a good friend. And I do proxy playing for him. Thats all. The thing with the lenguage has nothing to do with Michio. I knew the lenguage before I met him for the first time.

Hey John! I uploaded the Pedro Sierra falseta in past played by me for fun a bit crappy. As you could hear there, Im more an arcade player who prefer to play more showing off redneck style than soft nice tones!!hehe

Michio plays more with poetry like compositions and melodies. Very good and wonderfull but he plays very different than me.

P.S. Forget Michios first album. It doesnt represents his actual playing. Its with 90% rumbas... tsts everybody starts as a small germ before growing up..... His second album is much better.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 27 2006 21:56:11