Mark2 -> RE: Guitar making is becoming a racket. (Jan. 4 2013 16:50:03)
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Exactly-any activity or business is subject to individuals who promote themselves beyond their abilities. There is a local musician who advertises his services as a flamenco guitarist. He explained his selections as "Fendangoes, Soleerares, bullerrias, sigurrias, tengos, etc" I was amused, and sent him a private note advising that his ad might be more convincing if he spelled the names of the forms correctly. He responded by telling me he was a full time pro, and to F&%# off. :-) Since he spams craigslist, I couldn't help noticing that he corrected the spellings, but also noticed that even if he surgically implanted dr. compas in his ass, he couldn't play in compas. I'm sure he gets gigs all the time. I guess if I was in the business of trying to get those same gigs, it would annoy me a bit......but since I'm not it doesn't. I'm in the construction trade and we have some competitors who have no business being in the trade. No license, no insurance, and little knowledge or experience. Sometimes these guys get significant jobs-how a client could trust them to do the work I have no idea, but they do. Sometimes I get a bit annoyed at these guys, but they haven't stopped me from making a living. quote:
ORIGINAL: aarongreen I have to disagree with the regional label of "racket". That to me is assigning greed or any other unsavory trait in the human condition, to a specific group when we all know that it's universal.
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