@Patsy Faye You must have been concentrating, playing the castanets, while dancing to it then, and not seen me playing it in my stained knee length night shirt with legs needing the caressing from a razor, and my no makeup face with dentures still sitting on the bathroom counter. No one could keep a straight face with that visual.
Flamenco was originally about the verse. The lyrics are a way of looking at life. The basic song form is soleares with siguiriyas being a reverse way of the rhythm. Both are what is called Cante Jondo (deep song) or the pure form which was rooted in hardship. Very hard to explain but siguiriyas is the most serious of all the palos or song forms. A very deep sad feel to it.
@Holly Saunders I have seen one with his Fender bass, but not any others. Is his collection on this forum ?
Yes somewhere...do a search, or ask him Directly to show you, I'm sure he'll be very happy to oblige...
@Faye Fox , I found it for you.... http://www.seniorsonly.club/threads/have-had-many-hobbies.10956/...
@Holly Saunders Thank you! That is an amazing collection! Have you ever heard him play any? OH, @Hal Pollner do you have any videos or soundclips of your playing??? I can't read what the electric/acoustic is but it looks like a Gibson copy. I had a Gibson ES 350 once and also a 1952 Les Paul. Most of the Fenders, Telecaster, Stratocaster, Jazzmaster, and their 6 string acoustic. Also 2 of their basses. I liked removing the frets on the electric bass and making it fretless. Still wish I hadn't sold them although I don't play electric anymore. Disassembled my homemade 6L6 guitar amp about 10 years ago and sold the parts to a well known guitarist. The parts were worth more than the assembled amp because it didn't have a big name on it. Over the years I have had Fender, Vox, Peavy, etc., but my homemade all tube ones were always my favorite. I use to love designing and building tube audio amplifiers.
@Faye Fox , did you look at the link I posted..?..you'll find pics of Hal playing with his Band, on page 3... but aside from that, it's a really interesting thread with pics and discussions of all the hobbies of both Hal, and the superbly mechanically minded @Frank Sanoica