[Tango-L] ADMIN: Any email pack rats out there? (Need a few Tango-L and Tango-A emails from 2001)

2015-04-21 Thread Shahrukh Merchant
For long-time tango-L members: I'm reconstructing the digests (I'll have another more detailed email on this later), and I'm missing some Tango-L and Tango-A emails from the period 24-31 May 2001. If you have kept your own personal Tango email archives from that period, please contact me so yo

Re: [Tango-L] The Sound of the Music

2015-04-21 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
We loved having you in Pittsburgh, Keith. Keith, BTW, was scheduled to DJ two milongas, but wound up doing three. No music was repeated and everyone I talked to loved his dj'ing and the quality of music. He gave some interesting ideas at the dj'ing workshop. The locals who attended have impr

Re: [Tango-L] The Sound of the Music

2015-04-21 Thread Shahrukh Merchant
On 4/21/2015 1:40 PM, Trini y Sean (PATangoS) wrote: > When my last three emails to the list did not post, I figured it was > time to leave. Your email (as most) is not on moderation (I don't think it's ever been) and all your posts went through directly without any intervention by anyone (and y

[Tango-L] The Rules

2015-04-21 Thread Michael
Trini: You were an important contributor to the List "back in the day." Your situation compels a discussion about the rules. I don't know if the rules were created to regulate traffic or a technological issue, i.e. how many postings you can shove through a server. I now realize that the rules

[Tango-L] Etiquette for live music

2015-04-21 Thread Lois Donnay
ᐧ We in MN are incredibly lucky to have an Argentine violinist who married a Minnesotan. Her father is a bandoneon player who played in Calo's orchestra. He is currently here visiting his daughter and playing several times while he is here. Besides that, a tango singer who sings in the Homero Manz

Re: [Tango-L] Etiquette for live music

2015-04-21 Thread Michael
I think the rule is dancing begins AFTER the first composition is played. Michael Came home to New York where the Argentine Tango is better -Original Message- From: Lois Donnay Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 6:38 PM Although I have been to BA many times and have heard many live orchestras

Re: [Tango-L] Etiquette for live music

2015-04-21 Thread Huck Kennedy
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Lois Donnay wrote: > > I don't exactly know the etiquette of when to dance to a live orchestra. > Last year when an orchestra visited, dancers went out on the floor > immediately, and that just seemed so wrong. It seems to me that in Minnesota (or anywhere

Re: [Tango-L] Etiquette for live music

2015-04-21 Thread Shahrukh Merchant
Well, in Buenos Aires, its de rigueur not to dance the first piece played by the orchestra. Very often, the floor remains empty into the second and third piece. The latter is certainly not required or expected, but often happens, and is influenced by a combination of: - The mix of the crowd and

[Tango-L] the sound of music

2015-04-21 Thread Mario
please dont go Trini !! ...just the fact that you are reading this shows that you are as addicted to the list just as all we are...the lastof the Tango LL it's so easy to go on to something more important../ we could all do that.../ but we dont'..please reconsider...//if you go.. I go to