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bailoro2000
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Joined: Jul. 7 2003
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RE: Yay! (in reply to Thomas Whiteley)
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Hello Tom. Your "Gypsy scam" mention made me smile a little ruefully because I believe I was inadvertantly the victim of just such a one. About 15 0r 16 years ago I had a small windfall and decided to use it on a decent guitar. Being just a little less than PDL standard of knowlege I went on tour around Malaga with high hopes that I would find a magical instrument that would make me a star overnight. Eventually, after much walking on a very hot August day I found a shop that looked to be a flamenco's dream. A bunch of Gitanos were trying out keyboards and an electric base and sounding very professionaly rumba experts. To cut it short, I found what I thought had to be a good guitar (£340 pounds 15 years ago wasn't peanuts to a working guy ) and played a few tentative twitches on it. (Sort of "House of the Rising Sun" in compass with a couple of golpes for effect) An old wanut skinned guy immediately began to follow me around staring wide eyed at my precious find and nodding his head approvingly. Under the mistaken impression that he wanted it for himself I clutched it defensively and asked my wife how it sounded. Knowing as much about flamenco guitars as I know about...well..., flamenco guitars, she said it sounded okay. I became paranoid about putting it down, convinced I would lose it immediately I did so, and eventually carried it over to the counter and said I'd take it. When I left the with a grin of triumph, the old guy retired back to his crowd smilingly,( I thought ruefully) and in reality to probably wait for the next unsuspecting victim. The guitar turned out to be so good that I took up flamenco dance within the year (-: Maybe it isn't really too bad as a non-pro guitar, because my "playing" would make a Gypsy take harp lessons, but I was definitely "conned " into buying it by what I later had to admit was a clever scam. Such is life for the inexperienced ((-: Jim.
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Date Nov. 17 2003 7:20:40
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