1363 Farqyu's post
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 20:46:56 -0700
From: Rick McGarrey <rickmcg@FLASH.NET>
Subject: Farqyu's post
Dear Mr. Updabut,
It is amazing that a simple peasant from a small mountain village is able to so
pithily probe to the very center of this issue. You are a true voice of wisdom
crying out from the wilderness of the Turkish hinterland. Your answer was so
concise and on point, that the next time I hear some fathead blathering on
about how cool it is to dance contemporary nuevo alternative tango to Nine Inch
Nails I will respond with only two words: Farqyu Updatbut!
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 15:50:12 -0700
From: Rick FromPortland <pruneshrub04@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Farqyu's post
Rick McGarrey <rickmcg@FLASH.NET> writes:
> Dear Mr. Updabut,
>It is amazing that a simple peasant from a small mountain village is able to so
>pithily probe to the very center of this issue. You are a true voice of wisdom
>crying out from the wilderness of the Turkish hinterland. Your answer was so
>concise and on point, that the next time I hear some fathead blathering on
>about how cool it is to dance contemporary nuevo alternative tango to >Nine Inch
>Nails I will respond with only two words: Farqyu Updatbut!
I sure hope that the Bush administration doesn't subscribe to Tango-L. Karl Rove may be out of a job soon. Mr. Updatbut looks like a genius & will make a perfect spokesperson/mouthpiece for promoting & marketing GoldenAge music. He quite eloquent, articulate & extremely wise.
R
PS: Not totally serious
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 12:53:27 -0700
From: Rick FromPortland <pruneshrub04@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Farqyu's post
Skoc,
I think you might have some good intentions here, but possibly misplaced. This has nothing to do with Mr. FU purporting to be from Turkey or Turkish people. This guy could be from the Moon or who cares where. If anyone really needs to apologize to the Turkish people & this list, it might be Mr. FU. If you read carefully, you'll see its about a narrow-minded fundamentalist mindset. Mostly its about fear, fear of change. My sweety is 1/2 Syrian & speaks fluent arabic. I'll ask her father if there's any Turkish in her background. No matter, I still love her to pieces, no matter, no worries.
You don't have to answer this, but I'm curious about your opinion of people dancing to modern contemporary Tango music as well as alternative/non-tango music?
Rick
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:05:29 -0700
From: "Joseph L. Moore" <eroom_hpesoj@MAILBLOCKS.COM>
Subject: Re: Farqyu's post
Honestly all. This is probably a good time to ignore Farqyu's posts.
Read his name phonetically (whole name). He's just stirring up trouble
for fun.
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] Farqyu's post
>If you read carefully, you'll see its about a narrow-minded fundamentalist
mindset. Mostly its about fear, fear of change.
This narrow-minded fundamentalist does not fear change, but would be greatly
saddened to throw out a unique national treasure for the sake of change.
Argentine tango can and will continue to evolve as it (both music and dance)
has for well over a century, without losing its roots. After modern dance
was invented traditional ballet continued to thrive and to evolve at its own
pace alongside the newer artform. So I repeat my previous idea -- those who
want to incorporate the rest of the world's cultures into what they call
tango should simple give it another name, without calling the rest of us
names.
Until I began to travel at the age of 24 I had the idea that most countries
in the world had become homogenized and that the rest of the world was
pretty much like Chicago except for the language. Imagine my delight when I
found that in Spain people acted like Spaniards, in France they acted (and
dressed) like Frenchpersons, in Germany, Italy and so on in the other 35 or
so countries we've been to since. Now we are planning to move to Mexico,
which is so very Mexican. So let's let Argentine tango remain Argentine,
with its Argentine variations, soul and contradictions.
World tango, anyone?
Barbara
