Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Mele Kalikimaka...
If you said, "Bing Crosby (and the Andrews Sisters), 1950," you are probably older than I am. If you said, "Jimmy Buffett, 1996," that's more like it. No bonus points, but I would suggest a holiday margarita before day's end.
There was some discussion on the carbon fiber guitar forum where I participate about Christmas songs. I play a few - I mentioned that I learned Mele Kalikimaka yesterday. The discussion morphed towards ukuleles. Someone said, "You should play that song on a uke."
I mentioned, "I have a uke... somewhere around here."
This morning, Joan got it out. Oh, I could have gotten it out, but it was behind some other stuff and there would have been a melee of stuff strewn about. That's melee, not Mele. But, I digress. I haven't had that uke out in years...
If you look close, there is a Hawiian print throw behind me on the chair. Not just for this song, it's always there. I quit wearing Hawaiian print shirts when that became "a thing;" not giving up the throw, though. Sometimes I miss the annual trips we used to make to Hawaii, back when we lived in the frozen northland, but I really resent what commercial flying has become. Yep, digressing again. Back to the uke: it was horribly out of tune. I truly couldn't remember what note for each string, so I had to refer to that sheet beside me on the arm of the chair. Quickly in tune, I remembered that I couldn't remember a single chord. Back to that sheet.
I played Mele Kalikimaka, then threw in Over the Rainbow. By that time, the pointy edge of the uke was cutting into my forearm. I have really gotten spoiled by how comfortable my Emerald guitars are! I don't think I'll be making the uke a regular part of my repertoire.
After lunch out (Texas has some fine BBQ, by the way), we took a drive by the beach. Like yesterday, beautiful water. Not a lot of people out there, but we enjoyed one guy kite surfing on a foil. And, just taking it all in...
Back home, the real reason I post...
Yeah, she's so darn cute. Sweet, too. What? That reminds you of me? I was thinking that, too, but didn't want to bring it up... since you did: yes, I agree.
And let me be the first to wish you: Mele Kalikimaka!
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On edit: "That Izzy is so photogenic! Does she pose like that all the time?"
She used to. Some days...
;-)
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