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rickm -> appreciate what u got (Feb. 17 2013 18:40:17)
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its me again. Heres the deal five years ago I was on this forum. I played at the time what I would consider pretty good. I had a injury which requried 4 surgeries to my right hand and it will never work right again. I had been downsized from my work and couldnt find any. Depressed? yeah. Angry? yeah bitter? you bit. Ever since I struggled with this idea or retirement, hated the empty days, lack of achievement the whole story.
recently I got the manzanero, something I wanted my whole life. Why? I couldnt play it. But have always loved the tone.
Now I find that Im starting to come to grips with all this. I get up in the morning and want to play the guitar. I hate to go to bed at night because I want to play the guitar. Oh my index finger doesnt move so I have to adapt and struggle but I am grateful right now to be able to play the little bit that I can. Because I remember after surgery when I had no movement at all.
Most of you have great hands, that is no critical injury that prevents you from playing. May I say that maybe you dont work at it enough., arent diligent whatever. Dont try and get past that hurdle. But we are in a constant battle to do better and do more and always want to play like those we emulate, lik Paco or Carlos or Sabicas or whoever.
Truth is you will never play like them. You will play to the best that you will play but it probably wont sound like Paco or Sabicas. But I am posting this so that whatever stae you are in you can sit back, light a smoke, sip on your starbucks and be grateful you can do anything at all. Once that has been taken away you learn to appreciate whatever you can do.
there is a story about Sabicas. At the time he was the big gun in flamenco in Europe. He was traveling and a young man came to see him and told him Maestro your not so good, I can play your music. Watch me. And he proceeded to play several of Sabicas song perfectly, exactly as Sabicas did. And then he said well see Maestro your not the most wonderful I can do what you can do.
And Sabicas looked at him and said you have truly mastered those pieces, that is a wonderful job but you have failed the art. The young man was shocked. Sabicas went on to say, your job is to take the music higher, better. if my music was the best of my time, its up to you to take it further. To play what I play is playing history. Now go and make the music better.
That then is your legacy. Give thanks to whatever demon you profess to and take the music further. H&K
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