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Mike
Super Administrator
Posts: 1568
Registered: 12-3-2002
Location: California, USA
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Mood: Happy
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Two Year Anniversary
Hey Everybody,
I just wanted to mention that today is the two year anniversary of this website. What started out as a small website of pictures of some of my ouds
using free hosting has developed into a 20 thousand hit per day website - and even more importantly - a special community for oud lovers all around
the world. This could not have been possible without all the regular visitors to the website, and without all the help and feedback of people who I
now think of as friends. There are really too many people to name, and because I don't want to miss anybody, I will just say thanks to everybody
who has offered me support and encouragement throughout these two years. You all know who you are!
As a second year anniversary offering, check the Sound Clips Forums for a great Rast Taqsim for the "Great One". Check out his modulation at about the
4 minute mark. Mind blowing stuff!
Take care,
Mike
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Multi Kulti
Oud Junkie
Posts: 252
Registered: 1-27-2004
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Mood: skaataa!
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Happy Anniversary Mike...
I wish this site can still inspire oud players from all over the world after 1000 years  ok...maybe 100 years
Nikos
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Elie Riachi
Oud Junkie
Posts: 582
Registered: 4-9-2004
Location: Kansas
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Mood: Gebran Tueni Lives For Ever, 12-12-05.
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Happy two year Anniversary Mike, "wa 3a'aball alf sineh" my friend.
Thanks for the site.
Elie
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revaldo29
Oud Junkie
Posts: 418
Registered: 6-24-2004
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Mood: inspired
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Hey,
I justed wanted to say happy anniversary to everyone and especially mike. For everyone out there like me, who learn everything they know about the
oud from the internet, this site is an absolute asset. I'm very thankful for it and hope to learn more in the years to come. 
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sydney
Oud Junkie
Posts: 579
Registered: 12-9-2003
Location: Down Under
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Mood: Bastanikar
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Happy anniversary
To you Mike and to every member in this forum.
Mike, I do thank you for your great effort and I am sure every one will agree with me that it would not have happened without you.
I personally send you all my respect and appreceiation. 
Happy anniversary to all the oud friends.
Emad from Sydney
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Zulkarnain
Oud Junkie
Posts: 667
Registered: 1-14-2004
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Mood: No Mood
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Mike's Oud FORUMS
     
Salam
Zulkarnain
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LeeVaris
Oud Junkie
Posts: 379
Registered: 12-16-2003
Location: Los Angeles
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Mood: oud lover
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Congrats
2 years!!!!!
Wow... happy anniversary
Its so wonderful to be a member of this oud community– I look forward to many more years of shared experiences! Keep on playing
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Mike
Super Administrator
Posts: 1568
Registered: 12-3-2002
Location: California, USA
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Mood: Happy
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Thanks a lot guys...all your support is awesome and very much appreciated!
Take care,
Mike
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Haluk
Oud Junkie
Posts: 419
Registered: 2-6-2004
Location: Aydin-Turkey
Member Is Offline
Mood: oud and saz producer
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Happy anniversary to you and all members.
Regards.
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tezza
Oud Addict
Posts: 47
Registered: 10-17-2004
Location: Dubai
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Mood: relaxed
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congratulations...
I've really learnt a lot visiting the site both about the oud and great oud players. The clips that people have posted of their own playing have
also been inspirational. Thanks for a great site.
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samzayed
Oud Junkie
Posts: 485
Registered: 11-1-2003
Location: Chicago, IL
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Mood: Mashee el hal
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Mike, You're the Best
Mike, Really what you've done here is amazing. This site has been the single source for uniting the oud community all across the world. This is
THEEE site for the oud. Oud players, oud makers, oud admirers are all united here to keep the oud flourishing.
Mike, Allah Ateek Billion Afia! And to all members, keep your ouds ringing!
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David Parfitt
Oud Junkie
Posts: 629
Registered: 11-16-2003
Location: Devon, UK
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Hi Mike
I would like to join everyone in thanking you for all your hard work and dedication over the last couple of years. The site keeps going from strength
to strength - long may it continue!
All the best
David
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bahleh13
Oud Maniac
Posts: 75
Registered: 7-18-2003
Location: Riga, Latvia
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Mood: Majnoun el Oud
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MABROUK MABROUK!!
This is such a wonderful event and I join the others with my warmest wishes of prosperity for this website and its webmaster, and with my most sincere
thanks to all who participated in the forums and all who were interested in Oud and Oudism, and helped keep this site alive.
The Farido Taksim for the event is wonderful, God how good it is. The
Modulation was excellent too, from Rast to Saba. He is the "ONE" of the Oudtrix!!!
Of course I was inspired by this event to record something which humbly lurks in farido's Taksim's sahdow, a little song by Melhem Baraket
suitable for the event:
"B3eidik yalli inti el 3eid
Bitdawwi el far7a el dini
W byitmannoulik bil 3eid
T3eishi el miyyit sini
Mabrouk Mabrouk
W 3a2bal el miyyit sini"
Translation for those who cant understand:
In ur festivity, o one who is the festivity
The happiness brightens up the world
And they wish u in this festivity
That u may live till 100 years
Congrads congrads
And may u live till 100 years
Yours truly,
Basel
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Jameel
Oud Junkie
Posts: 1672
Registered: 12-5-2002
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Mood: No Mood
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Two years has come and gone so fast. I remember the very beginnings of your website because it was at that time that I was making my very first oud.
Your encouragement and support was among many e-mails I received, but by a huge margin you were my greatest supporter!It is wth great pleasure that I
congratulate you on two years of the best website for the oud.
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oudman
Moderator
Posts: 359
Registered: 5-31-2003
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Wow I can believe its been 2 years.
Mabrouk to Mike and all the guys for making this the best oud site on the web.
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Dr. Oud
Oud Junkie
Posts: 1370
Registered: 12-18-2002
Location: Sacramento, CA, USA
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Mood: better than before
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I would like to add my congratulations to Mike for the second anniversary of his website and to extend a heartfelt appreciation for all his work to
keep this most excellent information site going. May we enjoy many more years of exchanging and sharing oud stuff.
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oudplayer
Oud Junkie
Posts: 849
Registered: 5-9-2004
Location: new jersey/ Israel
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Mood: ouds up
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mabrook
great site i will have to say this will be on for 1 million more years trust me its a great atmaspharwe and lovly people to talk to. thx mike for
everything u doing
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amarock
Oud Junkie
Posts: 215
Registered: 8-28-2003
Location: israel
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Mood: musical
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happy anniversary
To Mike.
Happy anniversary for this fantastic forum.
This forum is THE international reference
about oud,no doubt!
Thank you for your efforts
Bruno
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revaldo29
Oud Junkie
Posts: 418
Registered: 6-24-2004
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Mood: inspired
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Hey all,
As a tribute to this great site, I decided to make a short recording of some of things I learned on here. I really didn't know much about
playing oud 6 months ago when I first joined the forum, but I've learned much more than I anticipated. With the help of dedicated members,
I've learned so much about maqam theory and modulation. Thanks to the maqam of the month post and the ton of recordings I hear everyweek, I am
constantly exposed to new sounds. From listening to other people's recordings and hearing what they have to say about a lot of topics, I realized
that no two oud players are identical. Everybody has his/her own unique sound and way of playing, but being able to hear all of the different styles
and create your own is truly a challenge. I've been listening to a lot of iraqi music lately (Bashir and Shama) so there is some influence in my
recording. So once again, thanx mike for the site and never failing to compress my numerous files . We are all truly grateful. Well, here it is folks. Any feedback would be highly appreciated!!
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Greg
Administrator
Posts: 928
Registered: 7-22-2004
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Mike,
I take this anniversary opportunity to add my sincere thanks for your work in establishing and maintaining this important site and forum.
I find myself regularly checking the forum for new posts. For me, it is a constant source of interest and inspiration.
Thanks also to all the other forum members who share their music, thoughts and knowledge.
Regards,
Greg
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hisham
Oud Addict
Posts: 38
Registered: 2-24-2004
Location: Bierut\\Jeddah
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Mood: Mesalten
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To mike and everyone who loves this site happy anniversary.
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spyrosc
Oud Junkie
Posts: 405
Registered: 9-18-2003
Location: Northern California, USA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Grateful
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Mabrouk
Mabrouk ya akh
Kullu sana ou enta tayib
Spyros C.
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mavrothis
Oud Junkie
Posts: 1674
Registered: 6-5-2003
Location: NJ/NYC
Member Is Offline
Mood: big band envy
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Mabrouk Mike,
You know I love this site and what you do for all of us. Your site has literally changed my life.
Take care man,
mav
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mourad_X
Oud Junkie
Posts: 181
Registered: 5-4-2004
Location: Almanistan;-)
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Mood: No Mood
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Alf Mabrouk
happy anniversary mike
wa kulu 3am wa anta bichair
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Mike
Super Administrator
Posts: 1568
Registered: 12-3-2002
Location: California, USA
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Mood: Happy
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Wow guys...YOU all are the best!!! Thanks again for all your support and for making this a fun place to hang out on the Net and talk ouds with each
other.
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