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I was feeling bored awhile ago so I decided to check out a guitar forum I used to frequent when I started playing a few years ago before I found this forum. Everyone on this forum should really appreciate what we have here.
Here we have: Great players who are willing to share Sincere enthusiasts Very very useful exchange of information Mature discussions
On the guitar forum I mentioned, they have: Immature discussions on who they think suck or rock Some people who obviously don't know what they're saying and try to act smart Lots of nonsense that look like advice
I'm glad I'm here and so should everyone else..
Cheston
PS. I've always enjoyed flamenco and classical discussions on genral guitar forums, they make me laugh and sometimes really irritate the hell out of me. I did try to share what I know but the same issue just keeps coming back. 'A good classical song would be Classical Gas or Stairway To Heaven'
Everyone on this forum should really appreciate what we have here.
I agree. Before I discovered this forum I knew nothing about Flamenco and only owned the "Friday Night In San Francisco" album thinking that that was Flamenco! Since joining a few months ago, the forum members have helped me choose my first Flamenco guitar, helped me find a teacher and directed me toward the best albums to buy (aswell as a few to avoid!).
This forum keeps me on track. When I'm at a dead end with practising, there's always some remarks or advices on the forum that help me to carry on. Some things I learned here are so value to me that sometimes I feel guilty of not giving back anything.
I can't imagine another guitar forum where I could have a robust debate about technique without anyone falling out, or where people can give their honest views about famous people (the Paco threads) without it ending in a slagging match.
So much to learn from the different contributors here, but mutual respect, that's what makes it so good.
We all owe Simon a lot. Especially for the video of his dog. More Rhodesian Ridgeback videos please!
I didn't make this forum, everyone else did. We have a small, global community with a common interest that does not involve hate, bigotry or violence. It has changed my life and even where I choose to live, but it's all down to you guys.
I have a higher aspiration that the whole Web will turn this way and encourage others to talk, make friends, make plans and not enemies; but that's another story.
River says "woof" from the sofa, where he is snuggled against the chill as olive wood burns in the stove that Anders gave me (see what I mean).
If you could smell the acrid smoke drifting in the night air of my street, and hear the dogs bark in the next village, across the valley. That is what flamenco can give us, by just listening.
More videos are on their way, I am getting busy. You have no idea
Yeah Skai, This is my favourite Forum too. Things can get passionate...and I've got strong feelings about stuff that I vent here as well.. But regardless, were amongst friends and folk who share roughly the same kind of feelings when they put on a Camaron track etc.
Being civil shows the integrity of the members here. Once you lose your sense of humour, then you lose a grip on reality IMO.
hehe I did come after i think, but i remember you were quite a hot topic :-) and there were users allready here that stuck up for you and said " This in not cool, bitching about a guy who is not here to defend himself"
thats the kind of users we have here
Whenever someone says something negative about someone theres always another user saying " Hang on man" keeping it fair for pple here and outside, making sure that we dont become a ignorant bunch who cant see past theyr forum.
There have been many arguments and disagreements but in the end common sense has always won.
Flamenco can sometimes be a difficult and solitary journey. The forum is a great source of inspiration and education for me. No spam, no ego maniacs, great discussions amongst tolerent people who genuinely love this artform.
Simon, you have created something good here, I'm going to have a nice chilled Tio Pepe in your honour a little later
This forum is incredible Previously I was groping around in the dark...until the day I clicked on the right link from a search engine. I think the chemistry here is great, as everyone gets along fine and no one gets hassles, even n00bs like me.
ORIGINAL: JBASHORUN I agree. Before I discovered this forum I knew nothing about Flamenco and only owned the "Friday Night In San Francisco" album thinking that that was Flamenco!
Same went for me, but this cant be said so imo. Flamenco is more than friday night but friday night to me is also a part of flamenco. Friday night brought me to learn more about flamenco and guitar, so im very thankful for this album. I still think its an enormous record, but unfortunately i overheard it at that time and am not able to listen to it
TOPIC: yes this forum is really different from others. The members make the forum and the members here is really carefull/accurate and passionate about music.
Friday night brought me to learn more about flamenco and guitar, so im very thankful for this album.
Exactly. My first interest in acoustic guitar music was "neuvo Flamenco" and Flamenco Lite, then I discovered Friday Night In San Francisco, and that led me to progress to Paco's "Antologia" album... the rest is history (as they say). Its not 100% Flamenco, but I'm certain it has lured many listeners into the world of Flamenco music. If only because of Paco's insane picado!!!
ORIGINAL: koella Some things I learned here are so value to me that sometimes I feel guilty of not giving back anything.
I agree it is so good to have a forum where there are no flame wars and everyone is mutually supportive and appreciative, and all with great sense of humour too.
When this forum began Simon started an appeal called " Giving something back" which helped a young dancer from Granada take his place at Mario Maya's school. The second appeal was for a young singer Carmen, again from Granada, to take singing classes with guitar accompaniement. Both were children from the percussion workshop I was involved in and had never had classes in their lives. Many people from this forum saw these kids perform when we went on a tour of America or had bought a copy of the album that Harold and I produced.
Right now our appeal is for the legendary guitarrist El Parilla who is destitute after suffering a stroke last year. Estela wrote this after going to visit him.
"Some brief details about this legendary guitarist. Along with Manuel Morao he played for and recorded with all of the great Jerez singers and played an important part in developing what we all today consider "the Jerez sound". He was Paquera's regular guitarist and inseparable friend for 25 years - last year I stood next to him as Paquera's coffin was lowered into the ground...he was devastated. Parrilla was responsible for rescuing the Jerez tradition of villancicos which had been conserved in just a few families and were on the verge of extinction...now Jerez is alive with villancicos every Christmas, on many street-corners, in homes, peñas and bars, a wonderful piece of culture he preserved for future generations.
The man was fully active and dynamic when this stroke put an end to it all last November. Now he sits on a dingy couch in a dingy room and rocks back and forth holding his head with his non-paralyzed right hand, occasionally saying a word or two. The family tries to make him comfortable, but he is clearly suffering. "
This appeal would be away of giving something back to the flamenco community and show that we care, especially to a guitarist who has inspired so much. Flamenco Teacher had a collection and EL Parilla was overwhelmed that people were thinking of him. It would be wonderful if we could get some funds in our appeal in order to make his Christmas a little bit easier.
So every little helps, and it is a way of giving something back.
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