I wish you all lived in Southern California.
At least for one weekend.
Next weekend. Because that’s when Torrance, a neat little town in the South Bay part of Los Angeles, becomes “ukulele central.”
I like Torrance because I like to shop. Well I call it “shopping therapy” and Torrance is bubbling over with glorious opportunities for that kind of feel-good escape. Don’t even have to buy anything. I just run my hand over the hangers and neat stacks at Kohl’s or the swell booties at Designer Shoe Warehouse.
Saturday, September 26, 2015 we can add ukulele music to the mix with The Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival. It’s a double bonus for me because my group, The CC Strummers, is opening the party at 10:00 A.M. on the big stage in the big plaza on what we hope will be a big beautiful California day.
We follow our set with a Strum Along where everyone is invited to play and sing with us. We’ll be doing play-it-by-ear songs like Jambalaya, Dream Baby, Hound Dog and more. In fact, if “C” is the only chord you can play, we’ve got a song for you!
I hope you can join us and Grab a Little Sunshine (which is the name of my song The CC Strummers just performed at our last show). Click here to watch our video on YouTube and sing along.
This festival is a bargain at $35 which includes continuous entertainment on the main stage AND all the workshops you can squeeze into your day! I’m teaching a class,” Let’s Arrange A Song on the Ukulele,” in the afternoon. After my nap…
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Coming soon! Craig’s Bionic wrist update. We visit the surgeon next week to find out how well his bones are knitting rightly with all that metal. “Fingers crossed” the doctor gives him a “thumbs up.”
Recently I did one of those heart stress tests because, well, I’m really stressed out. So I’m sitting there in the lab room as the very young and terribly sweet technician prepares to inject radioactive goo into my arm. She asks me, with all sincerity, “do you have any problem with needles?”
“Oh no,” I retort, “as long as they’re being stuck into somebody else.” Poor little thing. She believes me.
Oh what the hell. Our parts start leaking and wearing out but it sure helps to laugh a little and make music. (And yeah, I’m okay…)
Take care of yourselves!
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