Posted by Ham
on 7/11/2009, 4:27 pm, in reply to "GREETINGS, ALL, FROM THE OMNI-ABSENT MODERATOR..."
71.145.129.86
Johnny,
you nailed it!........what a correct assesment of the onda the way it is now............
--Previous Message--
: ...I'm glad to see that this board is still
: "up and running" (no thanks to me,
: that's for sure!). I'm also glad to see
: legends like Mr. Tony "Ham"
: Guerrero and message board vets like my good
: friends Ondaman and Gringz still gracing us
: with their presence.
:
: Tejano is different, much different than
: when I first started making my opinions
: known ten years ago... It was different
: then, and even more so now. Don't get me
: wrong, now. In addition to the classic
: Chicano music which surrounded me as I was
: growing up, leaving an imprint in my mind, I
: was also raised with beautiful ranchera
: music (I had a love affair in my young mind
: and heart with Amelia Mendoza) and Norteņo
: music. Even though rock would be my favorite
: genre, Tejano, as it came to be known, would
: find a special place in my heart.
:
: As much as I love the music, however, never
: have I seen a musical industry so full of
: itself like Tejano... Even in the face of
: alienation and ostracization by the Latin
: music industry because of our "too
: regional" sound, Tejano remains
: fragmented. I'm not here to discuss the hows
: and whys; it's just something I have noted
: over the years. Even some of the artists are
: hard to talk to. I'm not saying that they
: should grovel and bow to us fans, but geez,
: at least be a bit more gracious.
: Regardless, if their music is good, I will
: buy it and support it.
:
: I have become a very discriminating fan, but
: a fan I remain.
:
: I do want to give a special "shout
: out" to my good friend Ondaman,
: however. He and I have been in communication
: pretty much since I've been on-line, and he
: knows more about La Onda than I do. He has
: been the main one who has kept me up to date
: with the latest in La Onda - as I no longer
: listen to "Tejano radio" - and for
: that I am grateful. Keep up the good work,
: Carnalito! You never cease to amaze me, and
: I'm not just saying that because of all the
: "hook-ups"!
:
: Thanks for supporting the board, ladies and
: gentleman. And thank you for using it to
: share our music, which is all but forgotten
: by the rest of the musical world.
:
: JOHNNY SANCHEZ
:
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