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Where the heck is the flamenco in AZ?!
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BarkellWH
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RE: Where the heck is the flamenco i... (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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This is for Miguel (with whom I shared lunch and good conversation at Rosita's Mexican Restaurant in Tempe last December), Kalo, and Mitch, regarding venues in the Phoenix-Tempe-Scottsdale area where there are regular flamenco guitar performances. I would appreciate any information you may have, so feel free to chime in. I was born and grew up in Phoenix. Received my BA at Arizona State University and (after a few years in the US Air Force) my Master's Degree at the Thunderbird School of Global Management north of Glendale. I left Phoenix permanently in 1974 to come to Washington, DC to enter the US Department of State and pursue a diplomatic career as a US Foreign Service Officer. When I lived in Arizona there was no flamenco at all, although we produced a top-shelf flamenco dancer, Lydia Torea (actual name, Lydia Dzambik. She was a year ahead of me in my high school, although I did not know her well), who danced with Jose Greco's troup at the same time as a very young Paco de Lucia was playing with the group. From time to time I have returned to Arizona for visits. There was a time when Gaetano was playing at the Hyatt at Gainey Ranch, north of Scottsdale. Miguel, you advised that he no longer performs there. Are there any venues in the Phoenix-Tempe-Scottsdale area that have regular flamenco performances now? I am planning a trip to Arizona this October to check out real estate in the Phoenix-Tempe-Scottsdale area and in Tucson, as I am giving serious thought to moving to Arizona within the next couple of years. Washington, DC is always interesting, but it has become a comfortable habit. I can see myself living in Arizona again, especially since I am now retired. And I can consult living anywhere. At any rate, while in the Phoenix area this coming October I would like to check out any places that might have flamenco performances. Thank you in advance for any information. Cheers, Bill
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Date Jul. 25 2013 17:48:13
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BarkellWH
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RE: Where the heck is the flamenco i... (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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Miguel, Many thanks. Much appreciated. I remember The Lakes was a pretty new community when I was living in Tempe, before coming to Washington, DC in 1974. Will definitely check it out. I will be in touch via PM after I firm up the dates I will be in the area. My wife Marta will be with me. We will divide our time between spending a few days looking around Tucson, staying with a friend in Phoenix for a few days, and ending up with a few days at the Tempe Mission Palms hotel. Marta and I would like to get together with you and your family for lunch or dinner. Your choice for a restaurant, but I don't think we could go wrong with Rosita's again! Thanks again. I'll be in touch. Cheers, Bill
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Date Jul. 25 2013 20:55:11
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BarkellWH
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RE: Where the heck is the flamenco i... (in reply to Kalo)
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Thanks, Kalo. Looks like you and Miguel have homed in on a couple of decent places to check out. I look forward to checking them out when I visit Arizona in October. By the way, does anyone know what Gaetano is doing these days? Apparently he is not playing around the Phoenix-Scottsdale area. I know in the past he has done a lot of demonstration playing for James Greenberg, who owns Zavaleta's la Casa de Guitarras in Tucson. Quite a few of the guitars that are featured on Zavaleta's website list Gaetano as the demonstration player. While I am on the subject of Zavaleta's, I bought a Manuel Adalid Viviana blanca from Greenberg in 2009. He has some fantastic guitars at his emporium (which is actually at his home). His collection of vintage guitars is worth a visit alone. He graciously let me play a 1923 Santos Hernandez flamenco. I, of course, did not come close to doing it justice. Cheers, Bill
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Date Jul. 25 2013 21:54:55
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