RE: Instruments you bought but don't play much

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Ailsa

Posts: 2277
Joined: Apr. 17 2007
From: South East England

RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to Guest)

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Do you really want to know things like this? Better to keep a romantic view of flamenco

I'm sorry to hear what happened to you in that story Sean, but actually I would rather know the truth. I don't want an over-romanticised view of what goes on.

Musicians of all genres can be a pretty mixed-up bunch and it would be surprising if flamenco escaped that.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 20 2008 12:57:54

Ron.M

Posts: 7051
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Scotland

RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to Guest)

Yeah Sean,
I agree with Ailsa.
Musicians are amongst the most talented and most insecure people I have ever met.
Money is definitely a big factor here as it does give you a different outlook on life when you're not sure where next week's rent or grocery bills is coming from, unlike those who receive a regular paycheck.
I think you've had a bad "local" experience with a group of friends and folk you would have expected more of.
But I don't think that would be necessarily true of folk in Sevilla or Jerez etc? (Although I'm definitely with you on the fact that musicians are generally unreliable characters compared to office workers etc! LOL!)

Anyway, no harm in some good old "down home" Delta Blues on a steel string!

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 20 2008 13:29:54

Estevan

Posts: 1936
Joined: Dec. 20 2006
From: Torontolucía

RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to Mark2)

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Gotta love freakin e-bay This should arrive any day. I'm stoked!

Hey Mark, is that Tony Arnold's old sitar?!
(And how much shipping are they charging you for the piano?)

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 21 2008 7:08:23

Guest

RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to Ron.M)

Hola

An article about my singer Juan Silva appears in today's Diario de Cadiz;

http://www.diariodecadiz.es/article/ocio/234494/juan/silva/vuelta/con/los/cantes/cadiz.html

Sean

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 22 2008 7:44:18

Mark2

Posts: 1871
Joined: Jul. 12 2004
From: San Francisco

RE: Instruments you bought but don't... (in reply to Estevan)

No, I don't think so. Is he a lefty too? I bought it from some guy in montana.....he still hasn't shippped it-I'm getting antsy. Maybe he hasn't found a box for the piano

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 23 2008 8:32:45