Tag Archives: ukulele
VLOG: My weekly harangue of Cal’s Books is complete!
Somehow, making this trip commensurate with what I’m actually reading at the moment gives me a certain . . . um . . . continuity.
Finally, the step out . . .
I have this friend named Stu, who told me his conversations go like this: “I’m headed to work today. Can’t wait to get there.” “Why, what are you going to do?” “Play Ukulele all day, and you?” This doesn’t necessarily … Continue reading
A mishmash of Ukuleles, Yosemite, and Strum Shops
My buddy Rob phoned me up earlier in the year to see if I wanted to go to Yosemite and climb Half Dome. I said yes. Then I realized that seventeen-mile cardiovascular death march was going to require me to … Continue reading
Step Number two: Come up with an idea. Um, NOW might be helpful.
I had no intention of posting a follow up to the “possibly getting published” post from the other day. But then I realized. I’ve been writing for different things for years. I’ve been published in things that saw regionally-limited circulation. … Continue reading
And on that note, I think I’ll Have Victor Wooten sign my ukulele
NOTE: I’m writing this knowing full well that I will be heading to San Rafael tomorrow to see Victor Wooten. Thus the subject is presently at the forefront of my mind. Having first picked up a guitar at the age … Continue reading
Take a few minutes to jam with Ukulelien
In woodshedding the ukulele, I do what most do when marshaling the bloodhounds and hunting down the faint smells of related interests: I start scouring YouTube. Now, it IS possible for those outside the world of ukulele, to still be … Continue reading
Minimalism’s Groove
If you don’t mind, please give your attention for the next three-and-a-half minutes to a one–Brushy One String: The very things that we find amazing about him (aside from his affinity for camera-mugging-personality) is the idea: HOW–does he get so … Continue reading
Master Of None 