Y TU VIOLIN TAMBIÉN
From klezmer violinist Steven Greenman‘s “lawyer”:
Postscript: Galitzianers, please note, Greenman’s class begins Thursday (Nov. 18) in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Vid-loathers, here’s pretty much the same thing as the video, in text:
Klezmer violinist Steve Greenman asked my help in translating a Spanish contract. He thought he had a gig in Spain but wasn’t sure.
The contract wasn’t in Spanish. It was in Catalan, I guessed. Terceiro for tercero, for example.
We looked at an atlas. Verdict: Steve was going to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where he would teach master violin classes. The Spaniards probably had some local language up there. [Yes. Galician/Gallego.]
I said to Steve, “I saw a movie about a guy in a wheelchair filmed there. Can’t remember the name. It’s exotic. It’s nowheresville.” [The Sea Inside, 2007.]
Steven Greenman with Yiddishe Cup, 1992
Just another day for Greenman, who expects to get gigs in faraway places. He thinks the world will come to him because he has never made a mistake on violin. A klezmer gig in northwest Spain . . .
I was glad to be a part of it, even if my role was just to say “I have no idea what this contract says.”
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I’ve made too many mistakes to count! How do you think I’ve learned so much? Funny vid. I remember hearing you “perform” this at Cain Park. Thanks for the kind words.
Wonder why the vest part of the 3-piece suit is still the cliche for the lawyer look. Last saw one around 1983. No matter, you nailed the voice.
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