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RE: Paco de Lucia has passed away (in reply to Kalo)
OMG I could not believe it when I heard. I felt sick & had to leave work for a few minutes & get some air......
Just to think we have all lost the best Flamenco guitarist of all time. My daughter asked me who is going to take his place & be the next "Paco" Sadly I told her that will never happen.
There will & always ever be one Paco De Lucia!!!!!!
RE: Paco de Lucia has passed away (in reply to Kalo)
That's a bummer, I actually thought he was at least ten years older. He died too young. Seems to be a trend lately with the good guitar players, they all smoke and the inevitable cancer or heart disease get's them. I agree with Todd, it's too bad it happened in front of his kids that will hurt forever.
I saw him live twice, first time was when he did the Live in America album, and that concert was note for note an exact replication of the album. Last time was in his recent tour through Chicago. Both were really great.
RE: Paco de Lucia has passed away (in reply to Kalo)
I was shocked to get an email about Paco late last night. It does not make sense, he had many years of music and life in him. We should all thank the mother that brought him to life.
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RE: Paco de Lucia has passed away (in reply to avimuno)
All I can say is that we have lost the master of all masters. It's like I have a hole inside me. Words cannot express my sorrow. Now he is at the greatest juerga of all, with all of the greats...
I can only imagine... Camaron, Morente, Moraíto, Enrique de Melchor, La Paquera, Sabicas, Carmen Amaya... Man, what a party!
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RE: Paco de Lucia has passed away (in reply to Richard Jernigan)
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Playa del Carmen is a smaller, more authentically Mexican town on the coast a little to the south of the concrete internationalism of Cancun.
Actually, Playa del Carmen is neither more nor less "authentically Mexican" than Cancun. Cancun has a larger share of the resort crowd, but Playa del Carmen has plenty of gringos prowling its restaurants such as "Senor Frogs" and other night spots catering to the foreign tourist enjoying the "Riviera Maya," of which Playa del Carmen is a part. Just the Chamber of Commerce term "Riviera Maya" says something about how "authentic" it is.
the idea of being "authentically Mexican" reminds me of my mother, who spent the first sixteen years of her life in Mexico before moving to the United States with my grandmother. My mother thought that everything in Mexico that had changed since she had lived there was less than "authentic." I tried to convince her that Mexicans, no less than other people, were not preserved in amber. They moved on with the times. Cancun, for example, is just as "authentic" a Mexican destination for the international tourist crowd as a poor, dusty, village in central Mexico loaded with pregnant women and lame dogs is an "authentic" poor, dusty Mexican village loaded with pregnant women and lame dogs. Both are "authentic" aspects of the overall culture of Mexico today.
In any case, it is Paco de Lucia upon whom we are focused, and it is his passing that is mourned by all who care about vituoso flamenco guitar and Paco's mastery of it.
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RE: Paco de Lucia has passed away (in reply to estebanana)
Everyone I've met who encountered Paco personally attested to his approachability, humility, lack of pretense -- so flamenco musicians, pro, amateur, whatever level, can honor him by all of us trying to be that way towards each other, towards everybody -- except possibly Ruben Diaz (OK maybe we can use a small chuckle).
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RE: Paco de Lucia has passed away (in reply to Kalo)
Such a strange feeling , to feel such loss . Yet in this age of technology I still have so much of his brilliance to get to know . The only way I have ever known him . Peace and love to his Family and close friends . I will be having a few beers .
RE: Paco de Lucia has passed away (in reply to Kalo)
The cycle of life and death continues , its a bit shocking when someone we love leaves us so early but its not like he will ever totally be gone so long as the living continue to be inspired by his music.
RE: Paco de Lucia has passed away (in reply to Kalo)
Yesterday everything suddenly felt unreal and empty. People around me (non-flamencos) seemed to think I was silly for being so affected by the loss of a celebrity.
I feel less alone when I see you guys are feeling it just as deeply.
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