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Postby ABAKUA » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:06 am

Again you also misread my post. And put words into my mouth so to speak.

Whos side am I on? Im on my side.

Did I say I created the world or that Im a master of all things percussion or conga?? No.

Go back and re read my posts in their entirety. You take things out of context or do not read them in full.

I cant be bothered continuing this, Im not the one that feels they need to prove something to people on the internet. ???
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Postby JohnnyConga » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:13 am

Go in peace my Drum Brother....Happy Holidays!...."JC" Johnny Conga.....
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Postby Mr. NoChops » Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:45 am

JohnnyConga wrote:the ones I know are humble, kind, and giving. "JC" Johnny Conga......ps don't ever think of kindness or humility as a 'weakness'.....

Thanks Johnny for explaining exactly what Mr. Zaragemca isn't. He isn't humble nor is he giving. I just wanted to point that out.
Happy holidays from me too! :)
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Postby Cuidado » Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:20 am

Go in peace.
The percussion is a peace way.
I should you to listen Omar Sosa: brotherhood, peace.
Hasta pronto:D
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Postby Colacao » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:15 am

I don't know what to say more...

Yesterday I said to my wife I m stupid or what ? she say no...you are just different...just different !

so,

Feliz Navidades y buen Ano Nuevo !!!
to all the people.
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Postby dvon » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:21 pm

Colocao you are right. We are all just different and that is the fun thing about this forum: a community of conga players, conga players wanna be (like myself, jejeje) and conga, percussion and music lovers, all around the world, with very different personalities... for me it's just fun... you can learn a lot about people and cultures from forums like this one.

Saludos y Feliz Navidad y Año Nuevo desde Bogotá!
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Postby zaragemca » Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:11 pm

Four,or five years ago I have to show what I got in the battles which were set up with some percussionists around here,(including from Africa),I did it with whatever they want to pick,Congas,Djembe,etc.(that's the reason that I have jamming and have to show myself with individuals from Ghana,Guinea,Nigeria,South Africa,Senegal,India,Brazil,etc.A Samba-Bateria came to do the same,but when they started listening the cueros,back it up,and just took a lot pictures and a video of the jamming,(that was witnessed by all my students and a packed house of the place were it happenned),so I didn't arrive in a parachute,again thanks to JC and the rest of the forum members,Feliz Navidad.Gerry Zaragemca.



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Postby ABAKUA » Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:59 am

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Postby JohnR » Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:51 am

Hey, everyone has their own hangups, but where can you get the info that's packed onto this board and website from a lot of pros as well as other students, all for free??? Sure, you may have to sort through some of the BS to get to the meat, but it beats paying $25 to $60 a lesson for little pieces of training.

The way I look at it, anything the pros are willing to give away to us should be appreciated.
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Postby muddy323 » Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:12 pm

I love CongaPlace. There was some very interesting great answers for producing a open slap. The answer from Jongo,Colacao,Zaragemca were very good. I could never explain it so well. I learn from practice and watching other players. Now we have DVD, VHS and our Conga brother to help you get your sound. I been away for awhile playing bass guitar. Im starting to hear percussion again.
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Postby GuruPimpi » Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:13 pm

Nicely said!

Have a crazy year 2005!
Love, Peace, Health and GRoove!

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Postby Mr. NoChops » Tue Dec 28, 2004 7:44 am

JohnR wrote:The way I look at it, anything the pros are willing to give away to us should be appreciated.

Absolutely! I sincerely appreciate the advice given by the pros on this board. However, as I've stated before, I do not appreciate BS, whether it's coming form Bob, Billy or Giovanni Hidalgo.
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Postby zaragemca » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:14 pm

In this country U.S.A., where I'm,anybody have the constitutional rights to come out with whatever BS they want,as long as they do not violate any law,notbody in this forum have a contract to teach you,you could get a paid teacher,and make the complain to him, if he is not teaching what you want.Gerry Zaragemca.



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Postby ABAKUA » Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:52 pm

zaragemca wrote:In this country U.S.A., where I'm,anybody have the constitutional rights to come out with whatever BS they want,as long as they do not violate any law,notbody in this forum have a contract to teach you,you could get a paid teacher,and make the complain to him, if he is not teaching what you want.Gerry Zaragemca.

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Postby Cuidado » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:30 am

Hi all,
Abakua, why do you do this?
We must stop this, no?
It's normal that sometimes we don't understand what an other says.
It's finished.
We can forget, it's a great human quality.
Hasta la proxima.
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