Paul Bruhns -> RE: Snooping on the "other" forum (Mar. 10 2004 12:13:41)
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OK GUYS: I can see your points, now that I've had a night's sleep. I won't run away from the comment I made last night, and I'll defend the point I made, even if I was less than eloquent in my delivery of it. I know Richard well enough, and he is a geek when it comes to flamenco guitar. Yes, he can break down a player's technique into very small and subtle parts, and how he does that I don't know, he just hears it at a different level than most of us do. But what you probably don't get from these written words is that Richard is more willing to share and help anyone who asks for it. He spend a couple hours with me once just showing me (in any way it would take) how to internalize a compas with alegrias. Never once did he get frustrated or just give up. He wanted me to GET IT, because he knew I wanted to GET IT. I know everyone has an ego and it can get tripped at some level. When Richard is being beligerant about a certain point, it never comes accross as condecending in person. Maybe it does in print, but that is not his nature in real life. I can see past what you don't in print because I know him in person. That's true of others I know in the FT forum as well. I know Ramin and Behzad, and they are great guys. We are always discussing points of flamenco, and if it were in writing it would look disrespectful... but it's never that way in person. I beg to apologize for my insensitive delivery in my previous post. I ranted, and I should have slept on it before I made my point. I was frustrated. And, by the way, I love Pepe Habichuela, Perilla De Jerez (Manuel Fernandez Molina) and Eva Yurbabuena's husband Paco Jarana... so if you want to chat technique and approach to the music, there are lots of different artists to ponder. All have something to give. As I close, I hope you will remember this point... I would like you all in person, I'm sure of it. So, I won't take the words on paper as a measure of who you are. Cheers, Paul
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