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RE: Honorary Doctorate Paco De Lucia
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Doitsujin
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 RE: Honorary Doctorate Paco De Lucia (in reply to flamencoguru)
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Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me believe there's one all-powerful force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny.
Douglas Adams. Yes this book is my bible too. 
[EDIT] I ll answere the other statements a little later. At the moment I have to fight some chinese food in my mouth and after that I have to buy some shampoo first, coz my actual one is empty.
At first, I m happy coz somebody thinks like me  huuu
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A degree these days costs three years of a student’s life and up to £20,000 by the time tuition fees and living costs are taken into account. For a fortunate few, however, there is a way round investing large amounts of time and money — appear in a reality TV show, manage a football club or tell a couple of funny jokes. Welcome to the world of the honorary degree.
More later..damn I ate too much...
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The reason universities are willing to confer honours on celebrities is that both sides win. The university gets publicity by reaching out an academic hand of welcome to someone famous, while the personality gets to wear scarlet gowns with silk facings and soft black velvet bonnets — sometimes with a golden tassel.
Exactly as I told. Do somebody hear an objective opinion about the theme "god, relligion" ?
For first, I prayed today. 
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Date Mar. 27 2007 16:35:05
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Florian
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From: Adelaide/Australia
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RE: Honorary Doctorate Paco De Lucia (in reply to Doitsujin)
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Isaak u are right i am half joking, i could go either way right now lol i could argue some points or i could dismiss it as a joke..
I will dismiss it as a joke on my behalf (cause as much as there was a litlle truth to what i was saying, more to do with my own feelings on the subject i was more interested in beeing funny than accurate or fair, ofcourse its nice to be recognised  ) however Grishas Phd has nothing to do with flamenco to my knolodge and more classical, but i could be wrong if i am , i apologise Grisha .
and re Romerito, i wasent aware , I am sure he has his own good reasons for doing it, i do not wish to speak on his behalf, I think its great, but if i had to guess Id guess hes probably doing it more for self satisfaction than perks.
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Date Mar. 28 2007 7:02:38
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Conrad
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From: Toronto, ON, Canada
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RE: Honorary Doctorate Paco De Lucia (in reply to Conrad)
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Also, this was posted on flamenco-world:
"Paco de Lucía is invested Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Cádiz (UCA). The Algeciras-born guitarist was conferred this honor on March 23rd at a ceremony held at the Superior Polytechnic School of Algeciras. The sponsor of the act and vice-rector of UCA’s University Extension, Virtudes Atero Burgos, pointed out in the ‘eulogy’ that “what is folk, what is Andalusian and what is flamenco have been added by Paco del Lucía to the artistic ambience of the cultured, to which they in fact belong”. Moreover, he went back over his artistic career and his life, falling back on his humble origins and on his ability to personalize musical crossbreeding. Following the protocol ceremony, the toque maestro admitted that this award was special to him: “When I found out about the decision by the University of Cádiz, I felt something different. I’ve always considered myself the antithesis of formal education. I’ve always been streetwise and self-taught in every sense of the word”. And that, in his case, represents “real pride in a component of effort and dignity”. In the name of the university institutions, rector Diego Sales Márquez recognized that the ceremony was “a way to at least partly reduce the enormous debt the university owes to flamenco”."
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Date Mar. 28 2007 17:01:03
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Ricardo
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From: Washington DC
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RE: Honorary Doctorate Paco De Lucia (in reply to Conrad)
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Anyway, I don't understand the purpose of the honorary doctorate. I always get confused whenever I see it happen, and nothing seems to come of it afterward.
I was darn impressed with the guitar program over at Cal state Fresno, established by J. Serrano. Imagine several young classical guitar students, sitting in classical postion with A frames sucktion cupped to the "negra" classical/flamenco hybrid guitars, but playing bulerias in compas with proper technique and sound. Later switching over to Bach and what not, classical standards. Serrano used his honory doctorate in a serious manner, established a legit curriculum and was able to some how get the students to mix in the flamenco without hurting the classical technique and rep.
Before I saw that I honestly did not think Flamenco and acedemia should or even could mix. And I say that as someone with a Bachelors in Music.
Despite all his years as an experienced player and accomp., Serrano would have had to go to school all those years to get a Degree legitamately. What a waste of time. PDL has the same piece of paper that would allow him to become a college professor if he ever so chose. Well anything ever come out of giving PDL this doctorate? Who knows, but the potential is there. He could lecture at universities and stuff, instead of concertizing.
Imagine, "um, Dr. Paco, I forgot my homework, can I have an extension? "
AT the same time, I understand the frustrations someone like Doit would have at just giving the thing to some one, especially in art since it comes more naturally to some. PDL did not have those same tests, but he had tests all through life of a different kind.
Ricardo
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Date Mar. 31 2007 18:54:15
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