RE: Funny bulerias clip

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a_arnold

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Joined: Jul. 30 2006

RE: Funny bulerias clip (in reply to El_Herrero77)

I can't help being reminded of Dave Barry's comment about his own band . . .

"We sounded like a group of people who had been given strange and unfamiliar instruments to play as therapy for a degenerative nerve disorder."

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 9 2010 11:48:55

akatune

Posts: 188
Joined: Mar. 28 2008

RE: Funny bulerias clip (in reply to a_arnold)

So this begs the question, at what point should one start performing?
That dude is pretty spastic and people are, unfortunately buying it. Maybe he just shouldn't pass himelf off as the real thing?

I'm at an intermediate level. My understanding of the theory is thin. I play once a week at a Spanish restaurant and people seem to enjoy it. No stage, no big show, just sittin at a chair and playing. If people ask, I'm honest about my ability and the fact that I'm there to learn to perform. God, I hope I don't look like that guy.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 9 2010 13:21:28