Four stringed salvation
You really should never leave home without your ukulele. There’s a video of the entire event coming, but in the meantime, just read the book: An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything.
His hair was hennaed and he was sporting a comb-over. His shirt was a button down, his khakis pleated in front, his loafers sturdy and brown. The ladies denied his requests to dance, delivered while he shook his not too generous but still present belly, his arms raised over his head. He was out with …
My band was featured in a segment about the ukulele on Seattle’s Evening Magazine. Can’t see the video? Try this link.
In case you’re curious… 1. I said something effusive and emotional on Twitter after Commander Hadfield released Is Somebody Singing. (Yes, I spend too much time on Twitter. Or do I?) 2. Jim Benning, my editor from World Hum — who also edits for Skye — caught it and said, “Hey, I have this idea… …
Ed, Me, Pete, Mark, and Jim on the set at New Day Northwest My band, The Castaways, played Crazy Train for a live studio audience on King 5’s New Day Northwest. And yes, it’s ukulele, not ukelele. Yes. This instrument is on the rise and the uke can also be used to rock out. Our …
I originally wrote this for April Fool’s Day,but I thought I’d pulled it down because of this conversation: Me: Hey, would you read my post? J: What’s the joke? I don’t get it. All this is true. Me: It’s that one part, you know… J: Well, okay, but no one is going to know that …