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gj Michelob
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Estebanana, Jason at gj
I had the great pleasure to finally meet Jason McGuire in person, earlier today, as he visited along with the kindest Stephen Faulk to help me figure out how to adjust my new German Vazquez Rubio blanca. Jason is playing (in the picture) a Stephen Faulk’s blanca, a lively and lovely instrument, as was the company.
As much as videos are contributing to our learning curve, nothing can replace the overwhelming presence Jason’s performance radiate. Thank you for playing for my wife. The house is still shaking…!!!
Stephen, I am impressed by your competence and knowledge, but your personality, kind, patient, insightful and bright is a rare blessing.
Thank you, gentlemen.
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Date Jan. 12 2010 18:00:09
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gj Michelob
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RE: Estebanana, Jason at gj (in reply to at_leo_87)
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Thank you for your compliments, Kavachian and At_Leo. It is my little home-office away from NY, in San Francisco.
That chair under the painting, where Jason was sitting holding the Stephen Faulk’s blanca, is my “spot” where I sit and play “stealing” time throughout the day, between phone calls, books and contracts. As Jason and Stephen noticed, the room has proper acoustics, possibly the best room I had thus far. Although not armed and dressed as a recording room, a wall of books, the old wooden furniture and carpet seem to compliment sound handsomely.
Jason and Stephen tried my Conde Negra, now nearly six months after German V. Rubio removed the layer of plastic (lacquer) and French polished it. It never sounded as good as she did under Jason’s taming hands. Just to add more doubts on whether I should sell it….
The gentleman in the painting is an attorney from a more elegant époque –and he is holding a cigar (too distant a shot to appreciate the detail), lightly burning a curly wave of white smoke. Hence the “smoking lawyer”, a now rare encounter, as I have become.
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Date Jan. 13 2010 5:49:43
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gj Michelob
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RE: Estebanana, Jason at gj (in reply to Arash)
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ORIGINAL: at_leo_87
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i don't like red walls.
but red is the color of flamenco!
well, yes, what can i say?
then, i don't want flamenco on my walls
Witty exchange.
The Chinese contractor who painted (stucco) the walls "red" did so most reluctantly.... even though "red" is the color of good luck and fortune in China(and of a little booklet made famous by a local leader).
He replied as Arash did.. no need for good luck on the walls.
However, the red walls are juxtaposed to the white wood of library, French doors and window frames, along with dark old furniture. The room has (I feel it doea have) a distinguished, club-like feel to it, evoking the tones of the main lobby of the University Club in New York, which unfortunately does not allow photographs I could share to persuade Arash .
However yet, not everyone likes red.... bulls apparently get really exercised over it 
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Date Jan. 13 2010 13:56:09
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gj Michelob
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RE: Estebanana, Jason at gj (in reply to Ricardo)
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Guys. Living room guitar samplings are quaint, and nice, but I would have forced you ALL out to a nice bar with beer and smoke and got a good juerga going with dancing girls and stuff, had I been there. Sheeeesh.
Nice you guys met up!
Ricardo, on that thought, the litte "red" room is in fact the "smoking" room [industrial smoke filter] and we also more than indulged in sampling of wines...
When you will come visit, however, I count on you forcing us to hit them bars 
Michel, I wouldn't want to mislead you on cross-cultural affairs and taste, see I spent 24 years in Venice, Italy and 24 in New York City; finally, this summer, I moved to America!!
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Date Jan. 14 2010 5:26:15
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