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BarkellWH
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 RE: Andalucian guitars (in reply to El Kiko)
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Kiko reaches for the popcorn ....and waits..............
From the Land of the Living Dead, the Topic That Will Not Die. To paraphrase Henry II, referring to his former friend Sir Thomas More, "Will no one rid us of this meddlesome subject?"
EDIT: As has been noted in subsequent posts below, I of course meant Thomas Becket, not Thomas More.
Cheers,
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
--Rudyard Kipling
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Date Jul. 17 2013 20:22:37
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estebanana
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RE: Andalucian guitars (in reply to arielestulin)
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Dios mio, these Andalusian guitar threads are excellent opportunities to discuss new food ideas. Anything about those guitars that is practical information for buyers is already out there. Every time some babe in the woods asks about them it brings out the rainmakers...
Here's the deal they are ok guitars, try one, if you like it, buy it. If you try it out next to other guitars you may find one you like better, in which case you should buy that guitar.
Buying flamenco guitars by brand or maker is not the best way to go, buy a flamenco guitar because you like the way it sounds and plays. Don't limit your search or decide one brand is good for you. Take another guitarist with you an let them hear you play the guitar and give you feed back. Then let the other guy play it.
There have been worse guitars than the Andlalucian Line made, just research the archives and see why it raises hackles on the foro to bring up the topic. And it's important to separate Ruben Diaz as a guitar player from Ruben Diaz the salesman. He is avery talented guitarist but that is a different subject his guitar selling business.
Speaking of him as a player we could all say nice things, I think. My only problem with his playing is that it so tightly adheres to a Paco de Lucia template that I am not always interested in the material. I just have different preferences.
Anytime his name is brought up it causes a spectacle, people love spectacles, especially the populacho of the foro. Lynch him, lynch him high and then let a hung jury try him after he be dead. It reminds me of this book I read about Goya and wars between Spain and France. The sleep of reason breeds monsters. Drag the bull from the ring, no one gets the ear.
Any pop corn recipes?
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Date Jul. 18 2013 13:30:23
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BarkellWH
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RE: Andalucian guitars (in reply to Richard Jernigan)
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Your history is always so accurate--but, it was Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, not Thomas More. More was Henry VIII's chief minister until he opposed Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and paid with his head.
Thanks for the correction, Richard. I must have been mixing my Henrys. (Or perhaps dementia is setting in.) Next thing you know I'll be pairing Becket with Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt. Can an assisted living facility be far behind?
Cheers,
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
--Rudyard Kipling
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Date Jul. 18 2013 20:43:45
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BarkellWH
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RE: Andalucian guitars (in reply to Johnc)
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Richard I'm pretty sure it was just Thomas Becket, the "à" was added much, much later
You are correct, John. Contemporary accounts all refer to Becket as "Thomas Becket," with some referring to him before he became Archbishop as "Thomas of London." The "a" in "Thomas a Becket" did not appear until the Reformation and is thought to have been suggested by the name of Thomas a Kempis, the author of "Imitation of Christ." Nevertheless, one can be forgiven for referring to him today as "Thomas a Becket," as that probably is the more popular rendering of his name.
Cheers,
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
--Rudyard Kipling
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Date Jul. 19 2013 13:22:41
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