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estebanana -> RE: piezzo (Jun. 9 2018 0:01:45)
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My friend in Spain is an interesting aficionado, he loves flamenco, but he's a great bolero singer himself. He is Spanish, but he thinks flamenco shouldn't be messed with by people who do it halfway. He's a scientist by trade, but a singer after work. He wants a guitar to use for his Mexican songs and boleros. He's not into flamenco guitars, he wants something funky and original with a cutaway.
He told me something really funny once after a late nigh flamenco gathering in San Francisco- Someone from Spain was singing por buleria and the it was palo seco, he was just using a counter top to mark compas. The Americans were intoning ole's and thick praise. Some letras were old chestnuts I recognized, but a few odd ones were slipped in. My friend said he heard one in particular that got many oles and much approval. He told me that letra was not a flamenco letra that was old and standard like the others, but the les americains thought they were so deep into it they uncovered a deep old letra. He said they were deluded and pretentious and grumbled like a real sour puss. Then he burst out" Condi! That letra was the theme song to a kids TV show from the 1970's which was about a clown! Only a Spaniard my age would know that!"
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