The Wierdness Concert

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Ryan002

Posts: 173
Joined: Oct. 18 2005
From: Singapore

The Wierdness Concert

I was in Perth for about 3 days and I just *have* to tell you guys about this completely wierd "concert".

Anyway, I go there because an old friend of mine tells me to go over and listen to him play some Flamenco at a small concert. I've never heard him play anything not by Clapton before so sure, along I went.

When I got there it was apparently at someone's home in Nedlands, and there were about 30 or so people cramped into one apartment. I have just set foot in the door when a total stranger proclaims I am about to do a German number. I protest, then my buddy tells me "just do one" and I said "I don't *know* any German music".
"Damn. You can play the organ right?" (Him)
"I wouldn't know it's been 18 years" (Me)
"Nevermind, do the Flamenco strumming thing, use the A chord". (Him)

Confused as I was, I did it. They went wild. I tried to play something. They insisted on doing "that chord" again. So on and on, for about ONE AND A HALF HOURS I played the A chord, A7, Asus2, and each time I made sure to do a Rasguedo. They loved it. They hated everything else I tried to play.

Go figure.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 28 2005 6:32:31

Miguel de Maria

Posts: 3532
Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ

RE: The Wierdness Concert (in reply to Ryan002)

Were these people Japanese?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 28 2005 16:11:04

Skai

Posts: 317
Joined: Sep. 12 2004

RE: The Wierdness Concert (in reply to Ryan002)

C'mon Ryan, record and post an audio of what you did! I gotta hear it!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 29 2005 1:38:45

Ryan002

Posts: 173
Joined: Oct. 18 2005
From: Singapore

RE: The Wierdness Concert (in reply to Ryan002)

Miguel, how did you know?
As a matter of fact many were Japanese students, though there were also locals and some Indonesians. Is this sort of thing very popular over there or something?