Ron.M -> RE: Profiles (Jan. 12 2009 1:04:28)
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Anyway, Ron, care to tell us where in Scotland you reside or is that a closely guarded secret? What!?....My ex-wife might find out! Jeez, I thought Scotland was just a dot on the map to you guys in the States. [:D] When I was in the States myself, sometimes folk asked me if Scotland "was, like in Europe?" after eyeing me closely for skin colour and facial features. [:D] Anyway I live near Aberdeen. I'll post a grid reference once I find it out. Thanks for your co-operation folks. There's no need for great detail. If you live on the Frozen Tundra, we don't need to know exactly where you pitch your tent. [:D] I know it's only a little bit more of a help and I don't really blame folk for not giving out too much personal data on the Net, with ID fraud and spammers, but sometimes I find it a bit strange conversing with a "disembodied voice", meaning someone who logs in with a made-up name and NO further information either in their profile or in their posts as to who they are, where they live, how they got interested in Flamenco and what their experience is to date. Even when I was travelling in Europe, one of the most natural questions that fellow travellers would ask would each other is "Where are you from?". In fact even fellow AMERICANS would ask each other, meaning which State or City. When I reply to Ricardo, Florian, ToddK, Ailsa, Kate, Sara etc etc etc, I've got a good idea where they are coming from and can understand their point of view clearly. But some others, I've no idea if they are 17 or 77, are from the USA or China, or are beginners or advanced players or even professionals working in Andalucia. Even worse... Someone could log on as say... EmilioBarajas.. and say he's being playing for 20 years and mention names like Viejin, Serranito, Jeronimo Maya and Amir Haddad like they were his buddies "Last time I spoke to Jeronimo he said..." and go on about the best tablaos and gigs in Madrid and write in a mixture of English and Spanish and I would probably listen to his technical advice and views very carefully even if a bit controversial, thinking he is probably a Madrid professional. THEN 6 months later, find out that his real name is Hector Munro, an Accountant from Edinburgh who has played around with the guitar for 20 years and is beginner/intermediate level, largely self-taught from records and the guitarists he mentions, he spoke to only briefly after a gig on one of his two-week holidays to Madrid he's made over the last 3 years and is hardly any more qualified than me to hand out advice. Ah dear...thus are the perils of the Internet. BTW...Once I had a long email exchange with a girl about Flamenco Master only to find out later that it was a MAN! But that's another story! [:D][:D] cheers, Ron
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