Caballero Interview

[Teddy Dupont]

As many of you will have seen, it is quickly becoming fashionable to interview guitarists and contributors to the various gypsy jazz forums. Yann has produced a couple of interesting pieces. I think it is important for us not to let this development pass us by so I decided to interview one of the stars of the Hot Club Forum, a person who prefers to be known as Caballero (the name being taken from a close friend of the ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev).

I managed to pin him down at his usual table at "The Ivy" early last week.

Teddy: Hello Caballero. How are you today?

Caballero: F*** OFF! I'm eating.

Teddy: Thank you.

If this feature proves successful, I am hoping to interview Thrip next time.

[Caballero]

That's poo. go on send me some questions and I'll answer 'em. I've partied with all the big gypsyjazz name dudes y'know.


I wouldn't bother with Thrip, any question you ask him and he'll somehow manage to get some form of scale formula in the answer. Even if it's about cheese.

[maca]

OK Cabo, how shaved is Stochelo's muzzie? Is it razored,bic'ed ,mac 3'd or for those dan sarf (mozzie or tache). Excuse me I am pissed as Livepool have just beaten Everto. It has jut took 15min to rite evton!

[Caballero]

In recent times, there has been a trend amongst the excellent Rosenberg guitarists to opt for the moustache-less approach. I don't think a bic would have accomplished such fine grooming, I think something more advanced has been used to get this result. Gillette Mach 3 perhaps?

Late last year, we had a moustache growing competition within one of the groups I play with. I was duped, I turned up to pre-tour rehearsal sporting a beaut of a lip-slug, while everyone else didn't. Well, sod 'em, I kept it and added some more. Facial-hair rules for this year. Makes you play faster too.

[Teddy Dupont]

.... go on send me some questions and I'll answer 'em.

But would you give me sensible answers or just your usual moist, tacky, juvenile twaddle?

[Teddy Dupont]

Late last year, we had a moustache growing competition within one of the groups I play with. I was duped, I turned up to pre-tour rehearsal sporting a beaut of a lip-slug, while everyone else didn't. Well, sod 'em, I kept it and added some more. Facial-hair rules for this year. Makes you play faster too.

Don't talk to me about taches you seedy haired wimp. This is Teddy circa 1970 with a knicker dropping beauty:-

[Caballero]

But would you give me sensible answers or just your usual moist, tacky, juvenile twaddle?

sensible answers! promise.

That picture is of Tom Selleck!

[Teddy Dupont]

That picture is of Tom Selleck!

That's what Thrip said when he first saw it. The background is that I was in America when "Magnum P.I." was being cast and I went along to the audition as I fitted the characterisation the producer had outlined perfectly. I could not believe it when that bloody Selleck got the part just because he was a couple of inches taller than me even though he had a voice like a big pussy.