{"id":666,"date":"2013-02-17T19:50:17","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T03:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calirose.com\/blog\/?p=666"},"modified":"2013-02-17T19:50:17","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T03:50:17","slug":"little-ones-visit-the-cc-strummers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/little-ones-visit-the-cc-strummers\/","title":{"rendered":"LITTLE ONES VISIT THE CC STRUMMERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_667\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 640px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/littleonesvisitstrummerswhoowhoo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-667\" title=\"littleonesvisitstrummerswhoowhoo\" src=\"http:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/littleonesvisitstrummerswhoowhoo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Thanks to CC Strummer, Young C. for this picture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Surprise! Surprise! That&#8217;s what happens last Thursday morning when a whole class of little ones from Farragut Elementary School in Culver City unexpectedly drop by my ukulele group, The CC Strummers, to sing a special song FOR US and leave a bundle of hand-made valentines on the table. It is Valentine&#8217;s Day after all! There are as many kids as ukulele players and they joyously squeeze into our already jam-packed room. With parents and teachers in tow.<\/p>\n<p>When the kids finish, we applaud them heartily and they start to leave. Ah&#8230; Not so fast little ones! We have ukulele players here! The CC Strummers launch into a group kanikapila, singing &#8220;This Old Man.&#8221; In the key of C. By ear! The kids are thrilled. Their little eyes are big as pancakes and after we end the song at &#8220;This old man, he played seven, he played knick-knack up in heaven,&#8221; all of us &#8212; grandmas, grandpas, parents, tiny music makers &#8212; are cheering and frankly, glowing&#8230; From the inside-out.<\/p>\n<p>In this life, you just don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going to happen in the next five minutes! Giant meteors crashing from the sky&#8230; And unexpected visits from little valentines!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surprise! Surprise! That&#8217;s what happens last Thursday morning when a whole class of little ones from Farragut Elementary School in Culver City unexpectedly drop by my ukulele group, The CC Strummers, to sing a special song FOR US and leave a bundle of hand-made valentines on the table. It is Valentine&#8217;s Day after all! There are as many kids as ukulele players and they joyously squeeze into our already jam-packed room. With parents and teachers in tow. 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