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Escribano
Posts: 6415
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy
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RE: Appreciate this forum (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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We all owe Simon a lot. Especially for the video of his dog. More Rhodesian Ridgeback videos please! I didn't make this forum, everyone else did. We have a small, global community with a common interest that does not involve hate, bigotry or violence. It has changed my life and even where I choose to live, but it's all down to you guys. I have a higher aspiration that the whole Web will turn this way and encourage others to talk, make friends, make plans and not enemies; but that's another story. River says "woof" from the sofa, where he is snuggled against the chill as olive wood burns in the stove that Anders gave me (see what I mean). If you could smell the acrid smoke drifting in the night air of my street, and hear the dogs bark in the next village, across the valley. That is what flamenco can give us, by just listening. More videos are on their way, I am getting busy. You have no idea
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Date Nov. 11 2005 20:19:35
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RE: Appreciate this forum (in reply to Skai)
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I agree. Cheers to everyone. This forum covers most aspects and that's big.
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Date Nov. 12 2005 7:19:40
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Kate
Posts: 1827
Joined: Jul. 8 2003
From: Living in Granada, Andalucía
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RE: Appreciate this forum (in reply to koella)
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ORIGINAL: koella Some things I learned here are so value to me that sometimes I feel guilty of not giving back anything. I agree it is so good to have a forum where there are no flame wars and everyone is mutually supportive and appreciative, and all with great sense of humour too. When this forum began Simon started an appeal called " Giving something back" which helped a young dancer from Granada take his place at Mario Maya's school. The second appeal was for a young singer Carmen, again from Granada, to take singing classes with guitar accompaniement. Both were children from the percussion workshop I was involved in and had never had classes in their lives. Many people from this forum saw these kids perform when we went on a tour of America or had bought a copy of the album that Harold and I produced. Right now our appeal is for the legendary guitarrist El Parilla who is destitute after suffering a stroke last year. Estela wrote this after going to visit him. "Some brief details about this legendary guitarist. Along with Manuel Morao he played for and recorded with all of the great Jerez singers and played an important part in developing what we all today consider "the Jerez sound". He was Paquera's regular guitarist and inseparable friend for 25 years - last year I stood next to him as Paquera's coffin was lowered into the ground...he was devastated. Parrilla was responsible for rescuing the Jerez tradition of villancicos which had been conserved in just a few families and were on the verge of extinction...now Jerez is alive with villancicos every Christmas, on many street-corners, in homes, peñas and bars, a wonderful piece of culture he preserved for future generations. The man was fully active and dynamic when this stroke put an end to it all last November. Now he sits on a dingy couch in a dingy room and rocks back and forth holding his head with his non-paralyzed right hand, occasionally saying a word or two. The family tries to make him comfortable, but he is clearly suffering. " This appeal would be away of giving something back to the flamenco community and show that we care, especially to a guitarist who has inspired so much. Flamenco Teacher had a collection and EL Parilla was overwhelmed that people were thinking of him. It would be wonderful if we could get some funds in our appeal in order to make his Christmas a little bit easier. So every little helps, and it is a way of giving something back. Kate
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