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akatune

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Ricardo

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RE: Pena (in reply to akatune)

cool story jason.

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SephardRick

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RE: Pena (in reply to akatune)

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Juan really put Riqueni in his place. The best part - it was on a Stephan Faulk guitar!

A definitive "Man, Moment, and Machine" story. Juan Martin has a good ear for tone IMHO. Too bad you couldn't get a recording of it.

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akatune

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SephardRick

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RE: Pena (in reply to akatune)

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They're just people, let them relax. Anyway, I was too busy dancing and drinking

I hear you...Better to part of the moment, than the fuss of recording it.

One day I would to meet Juan Martin, whose books I studied for years. Also, play a Faulk flamenco - from the clips they sound gutsy and bright.

Thanks for sharing.

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Leñador

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RE: Pena (in reply to akatune)

Juan plays a Faulk now?? Nice, go Bananasan! I may know the Pena you're talking about. I spent some time at a Pena that Juan regulars, very cool guy, was always willing to chat eat and drink. Good peeps him and Helen are.

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tele

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RE: Pena (in reply to Leñador)

It's the first time I hear that a Peña flamenca needs to be kept secret(doubt there would be a rush even if tomatito would play), it's another story if it doesn't accept visitors without membership. It's a nice story and good for you but what's the point besides that it was a Faulk guitar?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 5 2015 23:31:52

akatune

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 5 2015 23:38:15

chester

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RE: Pena (in reply to akatune)

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The point was that it was awesome. People post all kinds of experiences and posts here with no point whatsoever. There's no point to your post, either. But you posted.

A post with no point is forgivable. A thread with no point on the other hand - is not.

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akatune

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 6 2015 2:13:20

paleto3

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From: San Diego, CA

RE: Pena (in reply to akatune)

Under what criteria would Juan Martín have schooled Riqueni? Makes no sense to me...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 6 2015 2:23:42

Leñador

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RE: Pena (in reply to akatune)

kinda figured as much, but what maturity out of the foro!
Coulda been true, perception is in the eye of the beholder, once showed a guy this video:

And he said "That's pretty good, but he can't do this!"

I wanted to stab myself in the face.........

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SephardRick

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RE: Pena (in reply to akatune)

Hey that was a cool story...But you seem a little upset...Mind telling us why?

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akatune

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 6 2015 17:43:56

tele

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RE: Pena (in reply to akatune)

I wish I could make up stories and get kicks out of it

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 6 2015 19:31:04

Cervantes

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RE: Pena (in reply to akatune)

I have been studying from Juan Martin's book for about six months because its what my teacher uses. Juan is certainly a great guitarist and teacher, not a combination you always find together. There are so many fantastic flamenco guitarists with different styles its hard to compare one to another or rate one as being "better"
Having said that I recently started studying from Paco Penas Toques Flamencos. Its a step up from Juan Martin's book in terms of difficulty, but the songs sound much more like real flamenco rather than beginners exercises. Paco actually explains this in his book that he had to compromise between writing music that a student could play but still sound real and interesting and I think he nailed it. I can't say I ever mastered the songs in Juan Martin's book and could keep playing them, but Toques Flamencos motivates me more to practice and to try and play better. I have always admired Paco Penas playing, its flawless no nonsense straight ahead traditional flamenco and nobody else does it better IMO.

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