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What does flamenco mean to you?

It's a world you can reach by all sort of ways and disciplines.

21% (6)

For me only counts it has the right soul and compas.

32% (9)

I like everything that has something to do do with Spain.

7% (2)

Flamenco guitar is the best way to show how virtuoso you can play.

10% (3)

I just play to impress the girls

17% (5)

I like to be on Foroflamenco, so I HAVE to play flamenco to belong her

0% (0)

I don't care as long as I'm the fastest and have the hottest chick !

3% (1)

Flamenco for me is just a vehicle to get famous.

0% (0)

Find out about duende by sorting glass 11 hours a day

7% (2)

Total Votes : 28

(last vote on : Dec. 30 2010 19:20:21)

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 15 2007 20:27:55

John O.

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RE: What does flamenco mean to you? (in reply to Florian)

I was accompanying an intermediate course for their presentation one time and I noticed we started to get a bit too fast. I went with it because is sounded really good to the point that we almost got up to a bit of a rough speed. The energy was beautiful. I saw the instructor clapping and glaring at me. Ended without any problems and everyone was happy. The instructor heard me telling exactly what I just wrote here minus the glaring bit backstage and she walked off angrily.

I think I did the right thing

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 15 2007 20:30:52

Florian

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RE: What does flamenco mean to you? (in reply to John O.)

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Tapado

here we call it scratching, its always been that, from way before my time, i dont ask , i just do

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 15 2007 20:45:45

koella

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RE: What does flamenco mean to you? (in reply to blanca)

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ORIGINAL: blanca
But seriously: who helped you making this list? It is very funny, if you are just as creativ in your guitar playing, we can aspect a lot of you

Thank you Blanca. Don't be disturbed too much. I'm a nice guy generally. Just have this urge to make people laugh on the side.

If you search in the audio/videouploads you'll find some home-cooked flamenco thingy's by me. Just judge wether it's as creative as my poll-making.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 15 2007 21:26:03

koella

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RE: What does flamenco mean to you? (in reply to Guest)

Flo ! honoustly I didn't know you were working in a glass factory. That's a coincidence !

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 15 2007 21:27:45

koella

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RE: What does flamenco mean to you? (in reply to Florian)

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ORIGINAL: Florian
not at all suggesting that you are judging it, but there are some people who are convinced that they and they alone know what it is and what it means and what it should be and are a litlle dissmisive, no song ever affects 2 people exactly the same way, unless one has just copyed the others words.

Hm I get the strange feeling that the "love at first sight" between you and me is turning into a hangover.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 15 2007 23:45:54

Florian

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RE: What does flamenco mean to you? (in reply to koella)

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Hm I get the strange feeling that the "love at first sight" between you and me is turning into a hangover.

lol, i didnt think so, why do you disagree with what I said where you quoted me ?

i specified its not you but there are people like that and I do disagree with them.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 16 2007 4:22:28

Wannabee

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RE: What does flamenco mean to you? (in reply to Guest)

Not sure if I can put this into words exactly, but here goes....

Flamenco is the music I have always seemed to be interested in , even before I knew what it was and even before I knew what it was that I wanted to do with myself.

Even back in my electric guitar daze, I was always fascinated by Spanish sounding things and then switching to classical, I thought I had found it..but I was only to discover that what I was attracted to in Classical guitar were interpretations and compositions based largely on flamenco. How's that fer a run on sentence?

I know I'm a long way from becoming a "real" flamenco guitarist, but I sure am having a whole lot more fun musically than I did studying classical. There is a kind of energy, and I'm not sure what to call it...(spirit) that I can't find in any other music. Perhaps being a guitarist has something to do with it though.

Anyway, my dos centimos

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koella

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RE: What does flamenco mean to you? (in reply to Guest)

Ok Flo, I misunderstood.
I'm not used to you being so serious.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 16 2007 6:55:31

Florian

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RE: What does flamenco mean to you? (in reply to Guest)

I have grown up !!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 16 2007 7:24:03

Jon Boyes

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RE: What does flamenco mean to you? (in reply to Florian)

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ORIGINAL: Florian

quote:

Tapado
here we call it scratching, its always been that, from way before my time, i dont ask , i just do

I always wondered what you were on about

.. ..thought maybe you had an itch or something.

And I see your dancers do brakes too. Do they use bicycles in their routines?

Seriously though, its interesting to see that you use your own terminology - do the dancers you work with use English terms for dance moves as well?(in place of desplante, punteado etc)

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 16 2007 11:12:08