constructordeguitarras -> RE: Why do you love flamenco? (Oct. 12 2022 23:01:34)
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More stories, Ethan! Before I ever thought about going to Spain, an adult friend lent me the book, "The Gypsies," by Jan Yoors. It is my favorite book. I've read it at least three times. (I named my son after Jan Yoors.) It chronicles Yoors' experiences with the Rom, whom he ran away from home to travel with when he was 12 years old. I highly recommend it to everyone. Yoors also wrote "The Gypsies of Spain" and he was in Morón when I was there. We were practically rubbing shoulders, he in a deep conversation with Pohren, all of us at the bar at Casa Pepe. I wanted to say something but couldn't find an opening; I was shy. He also wrote "Crossing," a sequel to "The Gypsies," which describes his experiences with the Rom during WWII. I don't know all the details but Yoors, originally from Belgium, ended up living in New York City with two wives--at the same time; they would take turns being the legal wife. When I saw him in Morón, he was traveling with a much younger, beautiful Asian-looking woman with whom he was clearly intimate. Long after he died, I had an email exchange with his son Kore, who invited me to see him in NYC, but unfortunately I never made it back there. (I had lived in NYC for a year in 1975.) Some bargain copies of "The Gypsies" here: https://shop.alwaysreview.com/alwaysreview33/jan+yoors?utm_source=Bing&rmgcid=316735730&rmgagid=1353499248467429&rmgkid=a3a733a08e0f11b5335550e7b3c488f8&msclkid=a3a733a08e0f11b5335550e7b3c488f8 And see: http://janyoors.com/life/personal-history/
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