by JohnnyConga » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:04 pm
Yes I was part of that time and world and LOVED every second of it and it was also 'my school' of learning..something that doesn't really exist anymore..Especially the 'mentoring' from musical elders...most of the time is was constructive, though depending on who you hung around could lead you to believe things that could be wrong or bad for you(were actually "cool" to do)...the young today aren't very good at taking 'constructive criticism' and not much of it going around either...but that's how i see it...and has been my experience...yes the 'Golden Era' was just that ...Mongo, Ray B, Patato, Tito, Machito, and sooooooo many others as well in those times...the kids today dont know what there missing/they missed, and I wonder if they even care ...just my thoughts...