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Almost Straits / Re: 40 FINGERS - Sultans of Swing

« Last post by Pierre on Today at 03:04:11 pm »

Of course this Ricardo 

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: MK and DS pictures

« Last post by PensaGhost on Today at 02:07:59 pm »

where was that last pic taken Pensa?

Gijon Spain

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Mark's 58 burst - amazing revelations!

« Last post by quizzaciously on Today at 01:04:32 pm »

There’s still a question over what will happen in the future to instruments that are currently valuable.

Young people seem less interested in guitars these days.

https://routenote.com/blog/fenders-best-year-yet-shows-people-picking-up-instruments-more-than-ever-in-2020/

I know, but people buying a guitar to learn in lockdown is not the same as shelling out 200 grand for a burst.

Tomorrow never knows... It's like Porsche Carrera GT, for a long time it was just another Porsche, but now it's like a $1M desirable supercar.

With guitars, yes, the interest seems to go down, but I have some friends in guitar stores and they say the interest is actually only raising up! I tend to look more optimistic at this. There are more and more people in the world, around 8 billion already, so things like guitars are never going to become extinct, the guitar will only become more and more popular.

Not so long ago Australian guitars Maton became available here in Russia, and I thought it would have mild success. But people buy Matons here like crazy, despite the fact that a lot of them priced like a reasonable used car.

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Mark's 58 burst - amazing revelations!

« Last post by dustyvalentino on Today at 11:54:39 am »

There’s still a question over what will happen in the future to instruments that are currently valuable.

Young people seem less interested in guitars these days.

https://routenote.com/blog/fenders-best-year-yet-shows-people-picking-up-instruments-more-than-ever-in-2020/

I know, but people buying a guitar to learn in lockdown is not the same as shelling out 200 grand for a burst.

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Mark's 58 burst - amazing revelations!

« Last post by Tomcaster on Today at 11:53:19 am »

There’s still a question over what will happen in the future to instruments that are currently valuable.

Young people seem less interested in guitars these days.

https://routenote.com/blog/fenders-best-year-yet-shows-people-picking-up-instruments-more-than-ever-in-2020/

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Songs Of DS or MK in the movies or series

« Last post by SamGolden on Today at 08:40:02 am »

From Serie "Goliath", season 2 episode 5 : Romeo And Juliet



At 2min56

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Songs Of DS or MK in the movies or series

« Last post by Kris-b on Today at 08:26:41 am »

Once you start paying attention to film music.

Watched a film about the beauty of Scotland yesterday and suddenly there was a ten second snippet of Good on you son!

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Almost Straits / Re: 40 FINGERS - Sultans of Swing

« Last post by dmg on March 05, 2021, 11:48:30 pm »

I'v never heard of him!
When did Mark mention this Ricardo?

He occasionally refers to Richard Bennet as Ricardo. 

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Ebay Thread

« Last post by quizzaciously on March 05, 2021, 10:11:39 pm »

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mark-Knopfler-signed-poster-2001-rare-Dire-Straits/274707751485?hash=item3ff5dba23d:g:07sAAOSwJBBgQbhQ


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

With all seriousness, 2K dollars for a sheet of paper with a signature is a bit over the top...

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: MK and DS pictures

« Last post by jbaent on March 05, 2021, 10:07:39 pm »

where was that last pic taken Pensa?

Spain. I'd say Gijón or Vigo. There is an add of a Spanish tuna business. Also there is a chance that is Zaragoza.