tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post4063293862035548795..comments2024-02-11T15:29:31.409-05:00Comments on Richard's Pretension: Antipodal UkesRichard Bellushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-48502080193889200532016-03-23T00:13:06.011-04:002016-03-23T00:13:06.011-04:00The range of songs and genres is such that it wasn...The range of songs and genres is such that it wasn’t really possible to pick one that was representative for the video. There is something to appeal to almost anyone. Rather like Mark Twain’s remark about Connecticut weather, if you don’t like it wait five minutes. <br /><br />Hey, I’d go see Weird Al, too. Also the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Future-Hinson/dp/B0001KL4IQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458706125&sr=8-1&keywords=the+future+is+unknown+hinson" rel="nofollow">Unknown Hinson</a>. Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-71171159988054557812016-03-22T20:05:19.351-04:002016-03-22T20:05:19.351-04:00Ok you've intrigued me with this one. And you ...Ok you've intrigued me with this one. And you said my musical taste was eclectic. :) But all in all it sounds like this was a fun time.<br /><br />And who am I to judge. I saw Weird Al Yankovic in concert last year and had a blast. Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-37933912500254124502016-03-11T15:38:18.485-05:002016-03-11T15:38:18.485-05:00The ukulele was designed in Hawaii in the 1880s. A...The ukulele was designed in Hawaii in the 1880s. According to Wiki it was based “on several small guitar-like instruments of Portuguese origin.” It spread to the mainland and around the world immediately after WW1. The instrument was adapted to all kinds of popular music in its 1920s heyday. <br /><br />I looked up Jake on youtube. Skilled hands can make amazing sounds with ukuleles.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-12954293171614756492016-03-11T15:03:05.366-05:002016-03-11T15:03:05.366-05:00Yeah, I bet it was fun. I love to get out and hear...Yeah, I bet it was fun. I love to get out and hear some live music. I caught two local events with some college wind ensembles at the junior college and over at the branch of UT. Both were fun and enjoyable. One of them included some USO type big band music like In The Mood and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, it was fun and an upswing mood pill. <br /><br />Don't hear a lot of ukulele these days. I guess a lot of that is derived from island music? A friend of mine sent me a CD copy of Gabby Pahinui, The Best of Gabby Vol. II. There's some vocals on it that do take a bit to get into, but most of the CD is instrumental, and very pleasant. It's tropical isle music. You can hear & pick up a copy used on Amazon for $4.00 http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Of-Gabby-Vol/dp/B004O0VGMS/ref=pd_sim_15_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=512PfLsuEFL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0GSRATVFJWFJDM1NCSSA It sort of reminds me of the soundtrack to that movie The Descendants, which I liked too. <br /><br />Jake Shimabukuro is a pretty hot musician right now on the ukulele. He has many albums out currently.El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com