our friends please don’t be alarmed I came to the big stick because this one
came to the big stick because this one
came to the big stick because this one has a soft voice now her name is Ferrara
has a soft voice now her name is Ferrara
has a soft voice now her name is Ferrara and she was born in Slovakia in the
and she was born in Slovakia in the
and she was born in Slovakia in the hands of my very good friend Lucien
hands of my very good friend Lucien
hands of my very good friend Lucien holic and she will be my co-speaker
holic and she will be my co-speaker
holic and she will be my co-speaker she’s fluent in any language and can
she’s fluent in any language and can
she’s fluent in any language and can express herself much better than I can
express herself much better than I can
express herself much better than I can we will sing together a song out song
we will sing together a song out song
we will sing together a song out song from Slovakia which is talking about his
from Slovakia which is talking about his
from Slovakia which is talking about his bowing this morning is so awkward for
bowing this morning is so awkward for
bowing this morning is so awkward for either freedom fighter of forest robbery
either freedom fighter of forest robbery
either freedom fighter of forest robbery depending on your on your view you know
depending on your on your view you know
depending on your on your view you know and somebody like Robin Hood know his
and somebody like Robin Hood know his
and somebody like Robin Hood know his name of the ownership but there were
name of the ownership but there were
name of the ownership but there were others but they are she was very popular
others but they are she was very popular
others but they are she was very popular and is like many folk legends about him
and is like many folk legends about him
and is like many folk legends about him the song says my father was a good man
the song says my father was a good man
the song says my father was a good man but I have to be spying and the reason
but I have to be spying and the reason
but I have to be spying and the reason is because of the wrongs from the Lord
is because of the wrongs from the Lord
is because of the wrongs from the Lord and truth is destroyed
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hey whore aha doll oh hi Jorge hi I’m
hey whore aha doll oh hi Jorge hi I’m horny more chess board Aubry llamo see
horny more chess board Aubry llamo see
horny more chess board Aubry llamo see beads boy neke more your church board
beads boy neke more your church board
beads boy neke more your church board Aubry the are mu see b-boy me
Aubry the are mu see b-boy me
Aubry the are mu see b-boy me [Music]
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[Music] Hermosa Beach Bowie
Hermosa Beach Bowie
Hermosa Beach Bowie boukreev devarakonda upon au poivre OS
boukreev devarakonda upon au poivre OS
boukreev devarakonda upon au poivre OS Bonica Krivda upon o bharata whose
Bonica Krivda upon o bharata whose
Bonica Krivda upon o bharata whose Bonica
this what the song was saying was truth
this what the song was saying was truth in medieval savatya
in medieval savatya
in medieval savatya and it’s still true today in many
and it’s still true today in many
and it’s still true today in many countries when power is abused and I was
countries when power is abused and I was
countries when power is abused and I was born into society like that and
born into society like that and
born into society like that and totalitarian communist Czechoslovakia
totalitarian communist Czechoslovakia
totalitarian communist Czechoslovakia and for me that was the normal and
and for me that was the normal and
and for me that was the normal and everything was suppressed and controlled
everything was suppressed and controlled
everything was suppressed and controlled no speech travel everything you know
no speech travel everything you know
no speech travel everything you know whatever every aspect of your life even
whatever every aspect of your life even
whatever every aspect of your life even music even music what was controlling
music even music what was controlling
music even music what was controlling what what do you could play and what you
what what do you could play and what you
what what do you could play and what you could listen to what the radio stations
could listen to what the radio stations
could listen to what the radio stations could be could be broadcasting besides
could be could be broadcasting besides
could be could be broadcasting besides the propaganda but somehow some western
the propaganda but somehow some western
the propaganda but somehow some western music filtered down through smuggled
music filtered down through smuggled
music filtered down through smuggled records and a reel to reel tape copying
records and a reel to reel tape copying
records and a reel to reel tape copying and I was I was following it as much as
and I was I was following it as much as
and I was I was following it as much as I could and I really loved the Western
I could and I really loved the Western
I could and I really loved the Western music American music mostly and learn
music American music mostly and learn
music American music mostly and learn taught myself to play guitar and bass
taught myself to play guitar and bass
taught myself to play guitar and bass string banjo and had several bluegrass
string banjo and had several bluegrass
string banjo and had several bluegrass groups and play blues and and it
groups and play blues and and it
groups and play blues and and it festivals that got me in trouble with
festivals that got me in trouble with
festivals that got me in trouble with authorities because the festivals were
authorities because the festivals were
authorities because the festivals were not controlled by Communist Party song
not controlled by Communist Party song
not controlled by Communist Party song was problem but life went on and then in
was problem but life went on and then in
was problem but life went on and then in 1968 there was a glimmer of hope that
1968 there was a glimmer of hope that
1968 there was a glimmer of hope that all this will change with new leader and
all this will change with new leader and
all this will change with new leader and it was like a new program of socialism
it was like a new program of socialism
it was like a new program of socialism with a human face so yes I okay now now
with a human face so yes I okay now now
with a human face so yes I okay now now we won’t be able to travel abroad and
we won’t be able to travel abroad and
we won’t be able to travel abroad and can say what we think and have to say
can say what we think and have to say
can say what we think and have to say job you know unplanned there was a rule
job you know unplanned there was a rule
job you know unplanned there was a rule a rule number one don’t think number
a rule number one don’t think number
a rule number one don’t think number rule if you have to think don’t speak
rule if you have to think don’t speak
rule if you have to think don’t speak if you have to speak drawn the ride and
if you have to speak drawn the ride and
if you have to speak drawn the ride and if you have to write don’t sign it and
if you have to write don’t sign it and
if you have to write don’t sign it and if you sign it recall itself that said
if you sign it recall itself that said
if you sign it recall itself that said that you are taking it back alright
that you are taking it back alright
that you are taking it back alright I go I go back to my original thing and
I go I go back to my original thing and
I go I go back to my original thing and cheques have to say jokes and all the
cheques have to say jokes and all the
cheques have to say jokes and all the time in any situation so this this
time in any situation so this this
time in any situation so this this intelligences lost it only about five or
intelligences lost it only about five or
intelligences lost it only about five or five months and then the Russian army
five months and then the Russian army
five months and then the Russian army invaded with tangles planes and and
invaded with tangles planes and and
invaded with tangles planes and and stayed in the country replaced the
stayed in the country replaced the
stayed in the country replaced the leaders of course and conditions were
leaders of course and conditions were
leaders of course and conditions were much worse than even before but you have
much worse than even before but you have
much worse than even before but you have to live I finished school went to work
to live I finished school went to work
to live I finished school went to work fell in love married had two sons and
fell in love married had two sons and
fell in love married had two sons and then I got into troubles again I was
then I got into troubles again I was
then I got into troubles again I was supervising in an electronic factory and
supervising in an electronic factory and
supervising in an electronic factory and communist came to me and said oh he was
communist came to me and said oh he was
communist came to me and said oh he was supervising you have to be you should be
supervising you have to be you should be
supervising you have to be you should be member of Communist Party we are
member of Communist Party we are
member of Communist Party we are offering you membership in Communist
offering you membership in Communist
offering you membership in Communist Party and I was very politely very
Party and I was very politely very
Party and I was very politely very politely told them that it is such a big
politely told them that it is such a big
politely told them that it is such a big honor and it’s done I don’t you know I’m
honor and it’s done I don’t you know I’m
honor and it’s done I don’t you know I’m not worthy enough well I
not worthy enough well I
not worthy enough well I I said no basically so so I lost my job
I said no basically so so I lost my job
I said no basically so so I lost my job as a supervisor and I didn’t really mind
as a supervisor and I didn’t really mind
as a supervisor and I didn’t really mind it that much but what I realized that I
it that much but what I realized that I
it that much but what I realized that I have just destroyed future of my two
have just destroyed future of my two
have just destroyed future of my two sons who were excellent in school and
sons who were excellent in school and
sons who were excellent in school and now they would not be allowed to get any
now they would not be allowed to get any
now they would not be allowed to get any higher education because the regime all
higher education because the regime all
higher education because the regime all the Spanish is the children for the
the Spanish is the children for the
the Spanish is the children for the plans they can then came the last straw
plans they can then came the last straw
plans they can then came the last straw I found out that Soviet Union is not
I found out that Soviet Union is not
I found out that Soviet Union is not offering other countries who would like
offering other countries who would like
offering other countries who would like to join the Soviet Union as another
to join the Soviet Union as another
to join the Soviet Union as another Republic that is possible it was
Republic that is possible it was
Republic that is possible it was approved by a Soviet and I said oh my
approved by a Soviet and I said oh my
approved by a Soviet and I said oh my god those idiots in Prague who are
god those idiots in Prague who are
god those idiots in Prague who are ruling they will do it and then we will
ruling they will do it and then we will
ruling they will do it and then we will never get out so we decided to do
never get out so we decided to do
never get out so we decided to do very risky thing leave everything what
very risky thing leave everything what
very risky thing leave everything what we have accumulated very hard but
we have accumulated very hard but
we have accumulated very hard but bye-bye very hard work in the past 12
bye-bye very hard work in the past 12
bye-bye very hard work in the past 12 years
years
years this furniture one piece of furniture
this furniture one piece of furniture
this furniture one piece of furniture every year you know and just try to
every year you know and just try to
every year you know and just try to escape with our boys
escape with our boys
escape with our boys so the the hardest thing was sitting on
so the the hardest thing was sitting on
so the the hardest thing was sitting on on the bus on the cross point there was
on the bus on the cross point there was
on the bus on the cross point there was a check check station I’d been checked
a check check station I’d been checked
a check check station I’d been checked by checking station and they I had had
by checking station and they I had had
by checking station and they I had had to fight my my desire to look at my 9
to fight my my desire to look at my 9
to fight my my desire to look at my 9 year old son but I didn’t want to draw
year old son but I didn’t want to draw
year old son but I didn’t want to draw any attention to him because he was
any attention to him because he was
any attention to him because he was holding in his hands
holding in his hands
holding in his hands doggy stuffed toy in which were hidden
doggy stuffed toy in which were hidden
doggy stuffed toy in which were hidden all day all the Western money I bought
all day all the Western money I bought
all day all the Western money I bought on black market and if they would be
on black market and if they would be
on black market and if they would be discovered we wouldn’t go anywhere and
discovered we wouldn’t go anywhere and
discovered we wouldn’t go anywhere and go go to jail because it was it would be
go go to jail because it was it would be
go go to jail because it was it would be clear that we start that we are not
clear that we start that we are not
clear that we start that we are not going on a vacation pretending to go
going on a vacation pretending to go
going on a vacation pretending to go Slavia that we are that we want to
Slavia that we are that we want to
Slavia that we are that we want to escape and documents they didn’t find
escape and documents they didn’t find
escape and documents they didn’t find them either so to make the long story
them either so to make the long story
them either so to make the long story short after several weeks in Yugoslavia
short after several weeks in Yugoslavia
short after several weeks in Yugoslavia we were able to cross to Austria after 8
we were able to cross to Austria after 8
we were able to cross to Austria after 8 more months in refugee camp in Austria
more months in refugee camp in Austria
more months in refugee camp in Austria it was already
it was already
it was already we were already free but you know we
we were already free but you know we
we were already free but you know we need to get Sahara we landed in
need to get Sahara we landed in
need to get Sahara we landed in Baltimore Maryland my new hometown so
unbelievable thing thing happens after
unbelievable thing thing happens after only five years the communism in Russia
only five years the communism in Russia
only five years the communism in Russia and in Eastern Europe collapse and I as
and in Eastern Europe collapse and I as
and in Eastern Europe collapse and I as an American citizen could go back and
an American citizen could go back and
an American citizen could go back and see my mother and sisters and friends
see my mother and sisters and friends
see my mother and sisters and friends which I thought I would never see in my
which I thought I would never see in my
which I thought I would never see in my life
life
life and connect with my old culture which
and connect with my old culture which
and connect with my old culture which was before suppressed but now now I
was before suppressed but now now I
was before suppressed but now now I really needed something something like
really needed something something like
really needed something something like that and then several visits later I
that and then several visits later I
that and then several visits later I visited my Slavic friend and brought in
visited my Slavic friend and brought in
visited my Slavic friend and brought in bunch of cities and he gave me his fury
bunch of cities and he gave me his fury
bunch of cities and he gave me his fury which he made as a gift and I think him
which he made as a gift and I think him
which he made as a gift and I think him very much for that because I fell in
very much for that because I fell in
very much for that because I fell in love with that instrument that is sound
love with that instrument that is sound
love with that instrument that is sound with his voice and started to play I
with his voice and started to play I
with his voice and started to play I played for myself I wanted to play for
played for myself I wanted to play for
played for myself I wanted to play for others to share this beauty so I started
others to share this beauty so I started
others to share this beauty so I started to play for others and then there were
to play for others and then there were
to play for others and then there were some performances and more for us buying
some performances and more for us buying
some performances and more for us buying from Slovakia more instruments more
from Slovakia more instruments more
from Slovakia more instruments more other flutes overtone flutes and that
other flutes overtone flutes and that
other flutes overtone flutes and that that I am where I am today
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okay so I cut it shorter if you if you
okay so I cut it shorter if you if you ever wondered how I can play so many
ever wondered how I can play so many
ever wondered how I can play so many tones on on an instrument with only side
tones on on an instrument with only side
tones on on an instrument with only side three holes well and I don’t to bore you
three holes well and I don’t to bore you
three holes well and I don’t to bore you with too much fun this is
with too much fun this is
with too much fun this is overtone flute so if I have all three
overtone flute so if I have all three
overtone flute so if I have all three holes closed I can play that many tones
holes closed I can play that many tones
holes closed I can play that many tones look at this and then by opening the
look at this and then by opening the
look at this and then by opening the three side house I just fill in the
three side house I just fill in the
three side house I just fill in the missing stones in the overtone scale
missing stones in the overtone scale
missing stones in the overtone scale [Music]
no I my my wife had a question which
no I my my wife had a question which maybe you would you you have in mind to
maybe you would you you have in mind to
maybe you would you you have in mind to ask so that that’s what she said well
ask so that that’s what she said well
ask so that that’s what she said well you know back then when we were in
you know back then when we were in
you know back then when we were in Czechoslovakia you needed to play
Czechoslovakia you needed to play
Czechoslovakia you needed to play American music okay so now you’re in
American music okay so now you’re in
American music okay so now you’re in America why why do you need to play
America why why do you need to play
America why why do you need to play Slavic music because it completes me you
Slavic music because it completes me you
Slavic music because it completes me you know when I was playing on stillinger
know when I was playing on stillinger
know when I was playing on stillinger and playing the American music I was
and playing the American music I was
and playing the American music I was part of the world Dillinger population
part of the world Dillinger population
part of the world Dillinger population who were playing the same music and also
who were playing the same music and also
who were playing the same music and also because it was forbidden but now I
because it was forbidden but now I
because it was forbidden but now I I needed to connect with my with my
I needed to connect with my with my
I needed to connect with my with my roots and the flora is a bridge to my to
roots and the flora is a bridge to my to
roots and the flora is a bridge to my to my original background and it just
my original background and it just
my original background and it just completes me as a musician and as a
completes me as a musician and as a
completes me as a musician and as a human being and I still like the Western
human being and I still like the Western
human being and I still like the Western American music I still play the Benjamin
American music I still play the Benjamin
American music I still play the Benjamin and guitar and compose for it and I play
and guitar and compose for it and I play
and guitar and compose for it and I play the traditional music now I can play
the traditional music now I can play
the traditional music now I can play both
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